Fifth grade is another crucial transition year. Children are beginning to mature more, both physically and emotionally. This is really a "gateway" year, as students prepare to take the skills and knowledge they have acquired in the primary and intermediate grades to new heights.

At right is a picture of our Fifth Grade teacher, Mrs. Dorn, as drawn by Jamie, one of her students.

Religion:

During class we will cover the Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Faith.

As a whole we will be studying the Keys to Character:

• Spirituality
• Respectfulness
• Trustworthiness
• Citizenship
• Caring
• Responsibility
• Fairness

Language Arts/Spelling:

The fifth graders will be experimenting with different types of writing: journaling, research reports, descriptive writing and essay writing are just a few. We will also be doing a lot of reading, including monthly book reports.

Mathematics:

We will continue and extend our work with multiplication and division. We will also cover topics of place value, decimals and geometry.

Science:

In science we will dive into a new book covering topics such as light and sound, matter and energy, and the solar system.

Social Studies:

Parts of American history will be covered during fifth grade social studies. The children will also work on state reports during the first semester.