Welcome to Fifth Grade

Welcome to fifth grade where we are focusing on "Building Brighter Futures!" We are off to a great start. Thank you, parents, for your support and cooperation, in preparing your students for middle school. This should be a terrific year!
 
Fifth Grade Curriculum
Math:
*Place value through the billions
*Addition & subtraction of whole numbers and decimal numbers
*Multiplication & division
*Fractions & mixed numbers-equivalent, simplifying, comparing, adding, subtracting
*Measurement-customary & metric
*Basic geometry
*Ratio, statistics, probability
*Problem-solving
(Please note that estimation is woven into each of the above strands)

Social Studies:
*Basic United States geography (regions of the US)
*United States history from Colonial America through recent times
*Structure of US government

Science:
*Land and Water/Erosion and landforms
- effects of moving water on land and effects of land on movement of water
*Ecosystems/Plants, animals, biomes, adaptations
- discover ecosystems as a community of organisms and its interaction with the environment
*Microworlds
- study of the microscope; observations of living and non-living things
*Energy and Sound
- evaluate different forms of energy to determine use and relevance
*Astronomy