1. To the 5th Grade Curriculum
Welcome Parents
To the 5th Grade Curriculum

2. 5th Grade Spanish
Unit One -Spanish Speaking Countries: Los Paises Hispanohablantes.  This unit identifies Spanish Speaking countries and many features of them. Unit Two- Finding Out About Others: Enterandose de los Otros:  This unit teaches students to describes themselves and others.  It also teaches students to express their feelings, likes and dislikes. Unit Three- Let's Eat!  A Comer!  This unit teaches the names of different kinds of food.  It also teaches about mealtimes between Spanish Speaking countries and the USA. Unit Four - My Community/ Mi Comunidad This unit teaches the students about communities.  This unit also teaches the students how to ask for and give directions to get to different places.

3. Math Math Message Math Boxes Parent Letter Math Games
Study Links Packet
Student Reference Book
Division
algorithims
multiplication

4. Math Assessment Class Work & Homework Math Boxes and Quizzes
Checking Progress (parent signature)
Timed Facts Tests

5. Science Scientific Process Concept—Energy Skill—Investigation
Motion and Design
Living Systems
Mixtures and Solutions
Scientific
Process

6. Social Studies Constitution/Bill of Rights Concept: America’s Past
Starting with Native Americans through Westward Expansion
United States
Constitution

7. Word Work “Informed Spelling” Inventory and Spelling Stages Mondays
Words and Patterns Introduced
Practice Activities
Fridays
Test
10 Pattern, 5 High Frequency, and 10 New Pattern Words
Weekly Homework Packet Due Fridays

8. Word Work
Parent Letter and Word List
Weekly Activities

9. Writer’s Workshop Writer’s Notebook Conventions Organization Ideas
Sentence Fluency
Word Choice
Voice
Writer’s Notebook

10. Writing Genres Personal Narrative Personal Essay Literary Essay Poetry
Persuasive Position Paper/Research
Fiction
Memoir

11. Reading Workshop Fountas and Pinnell Leveling
Shared Reading—Selections/Genres
Leveled Readers
Comprehension Strategies & Skills
Cross-Curricular Links

12. Technology
We will be using multiple technology tools that will be integrated into the curriculum!
Wiki’s
Moodle
Blog

13. Bingham Farms School Rules
HONESTY – I am honest to myself and others.
RESPECT – I respect myself, others and my environment.
KINDNESS – I am kind to myself and others through actions and words.
RESPONSIBILITY – I am responsible to myself and others.

14. Organization
Clean Desk
Planners
Homework

16. Z.A.P. Zone 
Zeros Aren’t Permitted
Kids who did not do their homework at all or to the best of their ability will have to do it during lunch and recess in the Z.A.P. Zone.

17. Our New Bingham
Farms 5th Graders