5th Grade Curriculum Overview
Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School
5th Grade Curriculum Overview
Kara Peterson, Principal
Melisa Collins , Assistant Principal of Student Affairs
Peggy McEvoy , Assistant Principal of Academic Affairs
Laurel Brown, Curriculum Coordinator
Helping Children at Home - Parents As Partners
For more curriculum detail - Please
visit the Curriculum Overview Page for 5th Grade Parents
Former U. S. Secretary of Education William Bennett states, "Not every teacher is a parent, but every parent is a teacher." We, in Barnstable, have seen the power of parents to affect student achievement. If parents are involved in the education of their children, they, once again, give their children that all-important message, along with a positive example, that education is important.
| The ways you, as a parent, can be involved are: | ||
| · Provide an area free from noise and distraction | ||
| · Decide together the best time for study, and set aside that time daily | ||
| · Remind your son and daughter
that there are three keys to success in school 1. Do your very best each day in your classwork, and turn in work that makes you feel proud. 2. Do your very best each day in you homework, and turn in work that makes your feel proud. 3. Be respectful and responsible. |
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| · Praise your child for a job well done. | ||
| · Check your child's Agenda Book each night for homework assignments, and use it as a tool to communicate with your child's teacher. Please remember to sign the Agenda Book. | ||
| · Make sure your child attends school regularly and comes to school on time. Try to limit dismissals. | ||
| · Meet with your child and set goal for each term. For example, copy your child's report card and set goals together. Use this to measure progress throughout each term. | ||
| · Let your child know every day that education is important. | ||
Successful education requires schools and families to function as full partners in educating our children.
Thematic Units
All thematic units are standards-driven, based on the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.
Theme 1 Explore Our |
Reading Different Genres: Fiction Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability Number Sense and the Operations of Addition and Subtraction (whole numbers and decimals) Geography Exploration and Settlement Earth in Our Solar System Weather *Technology/Engineering throughout the year |
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Theme 2 Weathering a
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Reading Different Genres:
Fiction
Reading Different Genres: Non-Fiction Multiplication (whole numbers and decimals) Division (whole numbers and decimals) Thirteen Colonies Weather |
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Theme 3 Revolutionary Ideas |
Reading Different Genres:
Non-Fiction (including research)
Reading Different Genres: Poetry Fractions and Ratios The American Revolution A New Nation Matter and Forms of Energy Ecology |
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Theme 4 Expand Your Horizons |
Reading Different Genres: Wrap-Up Geometry and Measurement Our Nation Grows: Expansion and Conflict Ecology |
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Updated January 14, 2010