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“Preparing Today’s Child for a Successful Tomorrow”

Elementary Curriculum Guide

5th Grade-Mr. Farrugia and Mr. Holzer

Through partnerships with families, community members, students, and fellow educators, Richmond School District will be recognized for its academic excellence by developing the whole student to become a lifelong learner.

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Math

Everyday Math4 Last reviewed 6/20/21

  • Unit 1 - Area & Volume
  • Unit 2 - Whole Number Place Value & Operations
  • Unit 3 - Fraction Concepts, Addition & Subtraction
  • Unit 4 - Decimal Concepts; Coordinate Grids
  • Unit 5 - Operations with Fractions
  • Unit 6 - Investigations in Measurement, Decimal Multiplication & Division
  • Unit 7 - Multiplication of Mixed Numbers, Geometry, Graphs
  • Unit 8 - Application of Measurement, Computation, & Graphing

Resources for Families

https://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/

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Literacy

Units of Study

  • Unit 1 Journeys (Informational Text, Poetry, Historical Fiction)
  • Unit 2 Observations (Informational Text, Realistic Fiction, Argumentative Text)
  • Unit 3 Reflections (Realistic Fiction, Legend and Drama, Poetry)
  • Unit 4 Liberty (Historical Fiction, Informational Text, Biography)
  • Unit 5 Systems (Informational Text, Historical Fiction, Argumentative Text)

This comprehensive literacy solution incorporates the pillars of the reading and writing workshop philosophy with engaging texts, hands-on resources, and integrated digital tools to help students meet the rigorous standards and grade-level expectations for all students. The instructional model follows connected Reading and Writing Workshops that focus on mini lessons to teach the important skills and strategies students need to be highly competent thinkers, readers, and writers ready for college and career. Designed to teach students to think carefully about what they read, discern what is relevant to them, and what is important in their world.� myView Literacy offers a balanced instructional model with an emphasis on conceptual understandings, standards-based instruction and application through rigorous performance tasks and the workshop model.

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Science

5th grade utilizes Mystery Science.

Life Science

  • Ecosystems and The Food Web

Physical Science

  • Chemical Reactions and Properties of Matter

Earth Science

  • Water Cycle and Earth’s Systems
  • Stars and The Solar System

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Social Studies

5th grade utilizes Wisconsin Studies Weekly.

  • Unit 1 - Inquiry
  • Unit 2 - North America Before European Conflict
  • Unit 3 - The Age of European Exploration and Colonization
  • Unit 4 - The American Revolution
  • Unit 5 - Creating a New Nation
  • Unit 6 - Geography and Economics
  • Junior Achievement - Biztown

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Assessments

The Richmond School District’s academic standards have been developed over the course of the years blending the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards, Essential Elements (alternate standards for students with severe disabilities), Financial Literacy Standards, and Next Generation Science Standards. For more information, please see your child’s teacher.

State Assessments

  • Forward Exam

District Assessments

  • NWEA MAP Assessments

Classroom Assessments

  • Formative and Summative for each subject
  • Beginning, Middle, End of Year (ELA and Math)

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Specials

  • Library - 1 day per week 30 minutes
  • Makerspace - 1 day per week 45 minutes
  • CAPS - 1 day per week 45 minutes
  • Music - 1 day per week 40 minutes
  • Choir - 1 day per week 40 minutes
  • BAND - 2 days per week 40 minutes each; 20 minute instrument lessons per week (optional)
  • Art - 1 day per week 60 minutes
  • Physical Education - 2 days per week 30 minutes each