Fifth Grade Teacher

Alexa Zook

Math – Students will focus on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of decimals and fractions.  Place value, geometry, and measurement are all skills that compliment our focus.  

Language Arts – Students will be able to combine paragraphs and build a theme paper into a cohesive product utilizing the writing process.  Students will also practice using new vocabulary, spelling words correctly, and continue identifying parts of speech.

Reading– Students will be given the opportunity to read many different genres of stories as we practice reading aloud, to ourselves, and with a small group.  Students will regularly practice reading and listening comprehension skills to help build overall understanding.  

Science – Students will learn about living processes including ecosystems and human systems, light and sound, matter and energy, and the solar system.  Students will also begin to work on note taking skills.

Social Studies – Students will learn about United States history starting with the earliest settlers in America and those who explored America.  We will also learn the capitals of our 50 states.  

Religion – Students take an indepth look at each of the seven sacraments along with four special chapters devoted to the special seasons of the church year: Advent, Christmas, Lent, and the Triduum.