Fifth Grade

FIFTH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS

五年级将语言艺术作为综合人文课程的一部分. Students are taught vocabulary, comprehension, phonemic awareness, handwriting, spelling, reading, study skills, writing, grammar, speaking, and listening skills. 这些组成部分将使用社会研究中的主要来源来解决, short stories, poetry, and novels. 每周教授词汇课，可能包括具有挑战性的单词.

学生将接触到各种写作形式，包括表达, imaginative, analytical, informative, and persuasive writing. They are challenged to produce an excellent product. 五年级学生全年都在继续使用写作过程. Students will master writing well-organized, 五段结构文章，包括多种句子结构和丰富多样的词汇.

FIFTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

五年级将用一年的时间讨论美国历史上的“自由”这个主题. What does it mean to be free? 纵观我们的历史，人们愿意为获得自由和保护自由做些什么? Building upon their course work in the fourth grade, 这门课将从印第安人与西部扩张的关系开始. Units of study will also include slavery and the Civil War; women’s suffrage; World War II and the Holocaust; and the Civil Rights Movement.

FIFTH GRADE MATHEMATICS

在五年级，学生熟练地使用非负有理数来解决问题. 他们运用以前学过的程序来测量各种几何图形并收集, organize, and analyze data. 学生解决涉及面积和周长的问题，并通过写作和解释数值表达式和开放式句子进一步发展代数意识. The concept of volume, as well as relating volume to multiplication and addition, is taught through geometric measurement.学生还将学习在坐标平面上绘制点的图形，以解决现实世界和抽象问题.

FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE

这门科学通识课程介绍了将在初中深入学习的主要概念.In the Fifth grade, students will learn about the following topics: Ecosystems, The Water Cycle, The Solar System and Chemical Reactions/Properties of Matter. In the Ecosystems unit, 学生探索生物体如何相互依赖并形成相互关联的生态系统. 他们将调查食物链/食物网以及生产者/消费者和分解者的重要性. In the Solar System unit, students explore the Earth, Sun, 通过观察月亮和星星的阴影和天空中变化的模式. 他们还将探索太阳系中的行星，并开始考虑太阳系之外可能存在的东西. In the Water Cycle unit, students investigate the distribution of water, 它如何在地球系统中循环并探索它对人类社会的影响. Lastly in the Chemical Reaction unit, 学生通过溶解日常化学物质来制造溶液，并通过探索简单但令人惊讶的化学反应来研究物质的性质. Through these investigations, 学生开始为物质的微粒性质建立概念模型.

FIFTH GRADE SPANISH

此外，LES将西班牙语作为第二语言纳入五年级. 五年级是小学到中学西班牙语的过渡阶段. 我们的语言课程的重点仍然是西班牙语的知识(写作), grammar, 口语和理解部分)以及拉丁美洲国家和西班牙的文化.经常使用阅读和写作活动，以便学生为明年的中学做好准备. 为了最终流利地掌握一门语言，重要的是要达到这些技能水平并加以练习. Spanish classes will be held two times a week. 五年级的西班牙语是一个及格/不及格的课程，考虑以下因素:

Respect in the classroom: We are all learners of language in the classroom. 一个安全的课堂环境，鼓励学生用西班牙语表达自己. Spanish is a supportive, collaborative and engaging class.

Homework: Most written/artistic work we will try to complete in the classroom. However, some unfinished work may need to be completed for homework. Homework assignments are to be completed promptly.

Effort and Participation西班牙语课每周上两次，每次45分钟.Spanish is taught in an interactive, authentic, 视听方式，使学生完全投入到外语学习中. The primary reason we learn another language is so that we can communicate with others; therefore, the students need to be active and engaged learners.

Grades (pass/fail): Student performance is based on the following: homework, participation, effort, oral and written work, respect for the class and students. 这些领域中的每一个都贯穿整个学年，以便学生清楚地了解他们如何在西班牙语方面取得成功.Consistency, 支持和尊重是学生在西班牙语知识和理解方面强劲增长的基础.

Also, 为了更好地理解西班牙语，我想通过使用免费应用程序来包括技术，例如:

Duolingo App

ConjuGato App

Spotify App

Autentico App (from the textbook)

Google Art and Culture App

FIFTH GRADE MUSIC

五年级的学生将学习打击乐合奏的基本原理. 学生将继续学习阅读和演奏更困难的节奏与对比部分. 他们将学习当代和古典音乐，除了所有的东西，一个真正的打击乐合奏可以完成, 从复杂的室内乐到在足球比赛中常见的夸张的鼓线节奏.

JUNIOR CHOIR

Fourth and Fifth Grade students are part of The Junior Choir, 在哪里向他们介绍团体表演所需的技巧.他们学习唱法，如何跟随指挥，以及如何融入一个团队.They also learn how to work with the Senior Choir to create harmony. The Junior Choir performs multiple times during the year, at Chapel Services during holidays and for special events.The year culminates with The Musicale, where they perform songs from different genres. This is a mandatory performance.

FIFTH GRADE ART

学生将继续探索彩色铅笔、蜡笔、记号笔和颜料等传统媒介. They will study different styles of art, based on various artists. 此外，他们将以挂绳和针线的形式介绍绳艺术. 学生将了解艺术可以以多种形式创作，并学习如何结合不同的媒体来创作一件艺术作品.