Appropriate English usage is emphasized in all writing in fifth grade. Teachers either use a workbook or specifically personalized word list to teach the spelling curriculum. From earthworms to sponges, from tides to voyages on oceanographic research vessels, from atoms to individualized chemistry experiments, and from lunar phases to the many moons of Jupiter, students will immerse themselves in an exciting adventure into the many aspects of the science curriculum. The science program emphasizes using the Experimental Method and applying it to variety of hands-on learning experiences and experiments. The Social Studies curriculum starts us off with the Revolutionary War and America's fight for independence.
Westward expansion is studied as students board wagon trains and head for the wide open west.
Later, the Civil War and the fight to abolish slavery is especially meaningful as students read about the story of Harriet Tubman and see a live performance of Freedom Train . The reading and writing curriculum plays an integral part in this year's Social Studies program. Students continue reinforcing basic math concepts through a variety of hands-on activities and with a text book. Problem solving is used throughout the math program to ensure our students are thinking about mathematical problems and reasoning through the logic to solve those problems. Mathematics is all around us and every effort is made to integrate mathematics into the content areas.