5th Grade

Students will:

• Listen/respond and read/explain Scripture

• Discuss characteristics of holiness found in people in Scripture and today

• Demonstrate knowledge and appreciation of the Scriptures by tracing themes

• Write stories, plays, poems about the Scriptures

• Read about the lives of Saints

• Explain symbols of the Sacraments

• Demonstrate knowledge of Assessment of Catechesis in Religious Education

(ACRE) vocabulary

• Relate historical events and persons to the time of Jesus and the early Church

• Participate in frequent prayer experiences using a variety of formats

• Act as a peacemaker in the classroom and on the playground

 

FAMILY LIFE

Students will:

• Analyze how each person is unique, created in the image of God

• Evaluate how each person is created to love and be loved

• Identify the physical traits/talents that come from racial/ethnic background of parents

• Explain all human life in -physical, psychological, spiritual dimensions are good

• Recognize the role of conscience self-control plays in directing appetites/sexual desire

• Demonstrate an understanding of the reproductive systems of the male and female

• Distinguish between HIV disease and AIDS

 

VIRTUS

Students will:

• Participate in Lesson 5: Grooming

• Participate in Lesson 6: No Secrets

• Participate in Lesson 7: Internet Safety

• Participate in Lesson 8: Creating and Following Family Rules

 

MATHEMATICS

Students will:

• Compute with very large and very small numbers, positive integers, decimals,and fractions

• Understand the relationship between decimals, fractions, percents and integers

• Perform calculations and solve problems involving addition, subtraction, and simple division and multiplication of decimals

• Identify, describe, and classify the properties of, and the relationships between, plane and solid geometric figures;

• Display, analyze, compare, and interpret different data sets, including data sets of different sizes

• Understand statistics and probability

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

Students will:

• Increase vocabulary and reading rate with recreational reading and study in all subjects

• Read aloud narrative and expository text fluently and accurately with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression

• Discuss main ideas and concepts presented in texts

• Read and understand a variety of different genres

• Pursue independent opportunities to develop an appreciation for life-long reading

• Identify and correctly use grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and capitalization skills

• Practice good penmanship/cursive writing

• Identify genres of writing

• Write a variety of clear and coherent paragraphs, essays, letters, poetry, and research reports using the writing process

• Deliver a complete presentation using only notes

• Listen and read to analyze others’ essays and reports

 

SCIENCE

Students will:

• Classify plants and animals by life processes as well as by kingdom

• Learn about the habitats, niches, and population of a ecosystem

• Identify and classify elements on the periodic table and creating compounds

• Understand how energy is classified and how it changes form.

• Understand the movement of water on Earth between the oceans and land through the processes of evaporation and condensation

• Identify the layers of the Earth and what causes changes in the Earth’s surface

• Understand the use of energy from the Sun and the uneven heating of the Earth

• Describe the solar system which consists of planets and other bodies that orbit the Sun in predictable paths

• Investigation and Experimentation processes investigations

• Study atoms and elements, chemical characteristics of matter and compounds

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

Students will:

• Understand the major pre-Columbian settlements

• Trace the routes of the early explorers

• Describe the cooperation and conflict that existed among the American Indians and the new settlers

• Understand the political, religious, social, and economic institutions that evolved in the colonial era.

• Be able to explain the causes and the consequences of the American Revolution

• Describe the people and events associated with the development of the U.S. Constitution

• Trace the colonization, immigration, and settlement patterns of the American people from 1789 to the mid 1800s

• Know the location of the current 50 states and the names of their capitals

• Describe the diversity of the U.S. population

• Identify American shared democratic heritage

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

Students will:

• Understand the major pre-Columbian settlements

• Trace the routes of the early explorers

• Describe the cooperation and conflict that existed among the American Indians and the new settlers

• Understand the political, religious, social, and economic institutions that evolved in the colonial era.

• Explain the causes and the consequences of the American Revolution

• Describe the people and events associated with the development of the U.S. Constitution

• Trace the colonization, immigration, and settlement patterns of the American people from 1789 to the mid 1800s

• Know the location of the current 50 states and the names of their capitals

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TECHNOLOGY

Students will:

• Demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems and are proficient in their use

• Use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions

 

FINE ARTS

Students will:

MUSIC

• Possess basic music literacy

• Appreciate music and be able to evaluate

• Strive to display music performance skills

• Appreciate and participate in the creative process to express emotions and feelings

• Appreciate music of other cultures and periods of history

• Understand the care of instruments and other materials

 

ART

Students will:

• Use the elements of art, especially point, space, and form to make creative products

• Use principles of art to analyze and create product

• Use a variety of art materials creating two and three-dimensional art

• Appreciate the many kinds of art made in America and other cultures

• Identify artists by background and unique traits

 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Students will:

• Learn motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities;

• Develop a knowledge of movement concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activities;

• Assess and maintain a level of physical fitness to improve health and performance;

• Develop a knowledge of physical fitness concepts, principles, and strategies to improve health and performance

• Practice good sportsmanship.