MRS. BRUSH - 5th & 6TH Grade
5th grade is an exciting year at Good Shepherd. Students in 5th grade participate in the Math Bowl, Bible Bowl, Spelling Bee and Young Author Competition. They also have the lead roles in the spring musical. We work hard at being responsible for our own school work, being independent learners and being respectful of others.
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Math
We learn to... Add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers Add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals Convert Metric and English measures Convert temperatures from Celsius to Fahrenheit and back Use Equations Finding area and perimeter of squares, rectangles, and triangles. Religion
We use the One In Christ curriculum We learn about... God and His Word The Holy Spirit and the Third Article God the Father and the First Article Jesus and the Second Article God Hears Prayer and The Lord's Prayer Worship in Liturgy and in Life The Sacraments: Holy Baptism and the Lord's Supper The Commandments Witnessing: Faith for Life English
In English we learn the parts of speech and grammar. We also learn to edit and revise writing. We learn and practice expository, descriptive, narrative and persuasive writing. Students classify sentences marking the part of speech of each word in the sentence and the type of sentence. |
Reading
Practice good reading strategies like sumarizing, sequencing, asking and answering questions, identifying characters, setting and plot, making inferences and others Practice being readers who look for author's purpose, message of a text, and mood and tone of a text We use guided reading, whole class reading, literature circles, and independent reading Science
In science we do many labs, experiments, investigations, and activities. We work on finding information in the text and using what we know to think critically. The topics we cover include... Cells Heredity Ecosystems Biomes Earth's resources How the Earth changes Weather Space Matter Physical and Chemical changes Forces Energy |