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Franklin School Fifth Grade
2009-2010 5th Grade Newsletter
General Fifth Grade Information
Daily Schedule:
- Homeroom
- Independent Reading
- Specialists
- Math
- Science
- Social Studies
- Guided Reading
- Literacy Skills
- Lunch/Recess
- Literature Groups
*Each class will go to the computer lab and library as needed.
Reading
- Trade Books
- Independent Reading
- Reading Response Journals
- At Home Reading
Spelling
- Curriculum Vocabulary
- Student Writing Lists
- Individual Lists
Homework (Usually)
- Spelling & Math Every Night
- Reading Every Night
- Science 2 Days a week
- Social Studies 2 Days a week
** Should be checked by an adult, errors discussed and then corrected.
Adult should initial agenda books nightly. Homework should not take longer than 1 hour.**
Bedtime should be before teachers’ (9:30 p.m.)
Fifth Grade Curriculum Information
Fifth Grade Math Topic Units
- Place Value/Addition and Subtraction
- Multiplication, Division and Algebra
- Measurement/Data and Graphing
- Addition and Subtraction of Fractions and Decimals
- Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Decimals
- Geometry and Measurement
- Ratio, Proportion, Percent, and Probability
- Algebra, Integers, and Coordinate Graphing
Reading Genres
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September
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Poetry
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October
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Fantasy/Science Fiction
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November
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Realistic Fiction
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December
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Mysteries
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January
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Historical Fiction
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February/March
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Autobiographies and Biographies
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April
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Folk Literature
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May
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Newbury Medal Winner
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June
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Free Choice
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Grade Five Science
- Classifying Animals
- Invertebrates
- Vertebrates
- Scientific Method
- Weather
- Newton’s Laws
- Energy
Grade Five Social Studies
- Early Foundations of Government & Civics
- Conflict
- Exploration & Settlement
- Current Events- Time Magazine
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