Fifth Grade
By JoAnn Hladky and Shelly Mayo
April 25, 2008
The year is coming to a close. The fifth graders have been busy finishing up assessments in math, science, social studies, and language arts. Oh What a busy time!
In Social Studies, we continue to learn the history of our country. Students are becoming aware of the events that led up to the Civil War. They have learned about the difficulties the colonists had to deal with in order to survive as a nation. The class has also learned about the causes and effects of the Civil War
The
fifth graders have been learning about the circulatory and
respiratory systems. They have learned the main parts and
functions of each system. They will finish up the year with
an Invention unit .They will learn about famous inventors and their
inventions as well as invent some creative inventions using
everyday items. They will also be creating new ice-cream and
toothpaste flavors and then advertising their new product.
Hopefully every
one got to watch Allegra and Adriana on Channel 10/11 as
weather reporters. 
Weather Reporters
In Math, students have been working with fractions, decimals and percents. As well as negative numbers and parentheses in number sentences. We will finish the school year studying various uses for negative numbers and develop methods for comparing, adding,and subtracting positive and negative numbers..
popular activities include Tic Tac Toe, Checkers, Uno, Guess Who and card games. The fifth graders are welcome to visit their adopted grandparents during the summer months.
This year has been filled with new challenges and experiences. Thanks to all of the parents and students for their cooperation throughout the year. Have a great summer!
