Students make portraits of each other. Christamore House volunteer project. The ornaments vary from year to year, with students giving input on the designs. Working in a small format, students draw out of doors in the Trinity Herb Garden. Small viewfinders are used to focus on small areas of interest, and the pen line drawings are colored later in the art room.
Students write paragraphs and dialogues to be presented in class.
Class instruction encourages spoken French. Subjects covered build on grammar and sentence skills introduced in Grade Four. Verb conjugation becomes more complicated and students are expected to know and understand more vocabulary. Students also may travel to France and live with a family there for three weeks. The goals of the Grade Five program include to read with discernment and joy, to write with clarity, impact, and style, and to listen and speak effectively.