The textbook used for math is published by Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley. Class begins with a problem of the day, which emphasizes higher order thinking skills and helps students see connections among various topics. You may get more information and activities about our math series by visiting Math Surf. Other topics taught include astronomy, weather, and environmental studies and agriculture. Student lessons involve individual work and a variety of group dynamics.
Students also utilize an in-room technology lab with seven computer stations.
Science process skills taught overall include predicting, organizing and analyzing data, measuring, classifying, deductive reasoning, and inferring. Researching, cooperating, developing projects, and communication skills are also developed during Science. The textbook used for 5th grade American History is Houghton Mifflin s, Build Our Nation . We do quite a bit of group work, some research projects as well as whole class activities.