Students are encouraged to read at home, edit their writings, and memorize spelling words. This will help them be literate fifth grade students. We are a community of learners with many rights and just as many responsibilities. Our goal is always quality and excellence. This site has links to several biography sites as well as the New Century Classroom's Heroes Project Web page.
Wetlands Learn about four types of wetlands found in many areas around the world.
Time for Kids Check this site for weekly news from Time Magazine. The New York Times Learning Network Connect you classroom to the world at this site. This is a search engine for children to find information. Click on News to find current events. In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, presidency highlights, and some odd facts on each of the presidents.