5th Grade
Fifth Grade Graduation Dance 2019
Fifth Grade Teachers
(left to right)*
Mrs. Lalicata- Class 5-411
Ms. Skulikidis- Class 5-413
Mrs. Bloom- Class 5-417
Mrs. Alves- Class 5-411
Mrs. Ellis- Principal
Mrs. Levithan- Class 5-416
*not pictured: Ms. Lee- Class 5-409
(left to right)*
Mrs. Lalicata- Class 5-411
Ms. Skulikidis- Class 5-413
Mrs. Bloom- Class 5-417
Mrs. Alves- Class 5-411
Mrs. Ellis- Principal
Mrs. Levithan- Class 5-416
*not pictured: Ms. Lee- Class 5-409
Welcome to 5th Grade
Fifth Grade June Benchmarks
Reading
You will be missed.
Good Luck.
Fifth Grade Teachers
- Students must be reading at a level W or higher.
- Students must be able to quote accurately from text when explaining what it says, and explicitly drawing inferences from text.
- Students must be able to summarize and re-tell important parts of a story.
- Students must be able to determine the theme in stories, dramas and poems.
- Students must be able to determine the main idea found in informational texts.
- Students must be able to compare and contracts two or more characters, events, settings, or concepts found in texts.
- Students must be reading independently for 40 minutes each night without interruptions, with an increase of an additional 5 minutes every other month.
- Students must be able to explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fit together to provide overall structure in a particular story, poem or drama.
- Students must be able to use appropriate language when using different reading strategies.
- Students must find text evidence to support their answers across genres including articles, poems and passages.
- Students must be able to link details within a text to determine theme of a literary text.
- Students must be able to determine the meanings of words or phrases as they are used in text, including figurative language such as: similes and metaphors.
- Students must use paragraphs, indentation, punctuation (capital letters/correct ending marks), capitalization, spelling of sight words and homophones.
- Students must be able to write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
- Students must be able to write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
- Students must be able to write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, descriptive details, and clear sequences.
- Students must be able to write a clear and coherent 5 paragraph essay in which development and organization are appropriate to task, purse and audience.
- Students must be able to conduct short research projects using several text and multimedia sources.
- Students must be able to apply knowledge of patterns to place decimals to products and quotients.
- Students must be able to multiply and divide fractions by fractions, mixed numbers and whole numbers.
- Students must be able to create line plots, ordered pairs, and numerical patterns in graphing.
- Students must be able to graph and analyze relationships with data.
- Students must be able to convert customary units of length, weight, capacity and time in both customary and metric measurements.
- Students must understand the properties of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional figures, and how to determine volume.
- Science
- Students must be able to describe how nutrition and exercise affect our health.
- Students must be able to explain the advantages of ingesting different nutrients into our bodies.
- Students must be able to explain the harmful affects of unhealthy lifestyles.
- Students must be able to describe the characteristics of different regions of the world (climate, plant life, animal life).
- Social Studies
- Students must be able to analyze what affect geography has on different cultures.
- Students must be able to determine the influence that European explorers had on colonization.
- Students must be able to evaluate how key forces shape nations (Mexico, United States, Canada, Brazil, Dominican Republic).
- Academic & Personal Behaviors
- Students must be able to correctly copy information from the board to their notebook.
- Students must be able to complete classwork and homework assignments to the student’s best effort.
- Students must demonstrate computer skills: using pages, saving documents, and understanding cyber-bullying and its efforts.
- Students must be able to work cooperatively in groups by carrying out individual responsibilities.
You will be missed.
Good Luck.
Fifth Grade Teachers
September 2020
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We are very excited to have your child as one of our fabulous 5th grade students this school year! We are looking forward to the opportunity to work with you and your child. This year will be filled with learning experiences and fun adventures. Throughout the year, we will strengthen and expand our skills as readers, writers, and mathematical problem-solvers as we tackle new concepts and challenges in all academic areas. We will read, write, and discuss new topics to help improve our literacy skills. We know that 4th grade presented many challenges during the shift to remote learning in March. We are aware that your children have all had varying experiences during this time, and we have been revising our curriculum to include time for review in all subject areas. We are all in this together! We have high expectations for the academic year, and we are devoted to helping your child succeed! We believe that all students are unique and capable of learning. We believe that the home-school connection, combined with open communication is very beneficial to help promote a healthy relationship between all of us. We are thrilled to be working with your child this year, and we cannot wait to see all the amazing achievements this year brings!
Respectfully,
5th Grade Teachers
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We are very excited to have your child as one of our fabulous 5th grade students this school year! We are looking forward to the opportunity to work with you and your child. This year will be filled with learning experiences and fun adventures. Throughout the year, we will strengthen and expand our skills as readers, writers, and mathematical problem-solvers as we tackle new concepts and challenges in all academic areas. We will read, write, and discuss new topics to help improve our literacy skills. We know that 4th grade presented many challenges during the shift to remote learning in March. We are aware that your children have all had varying experiences during this time, and we have been revising our curriculum to include time for review in all subject areas. We are all in this together! We have high expectations for the academic year, and we are devoted to helping your child succeed! We believe that all students are unique and capable of learning. We believe that the home-school connection, combined with open communication is very beneficial to help promote a healthy relationship between all of us. We are thrilled to be working with your child this year, and we cannot wait to see all the amazing achievements this year brings!
Respectfully,
5th Grade Teachers
Fourth Graders Entering Fifth Grade
Summer Packet
Dear Parents and Students,
We are pleased to present this summer’s learning packet for students entering fifth grade. We know that summer is here and we are ready to take vacations and spend time with family and friends. Time for fun and relaxation are important, but we also know that time away from school can cause a lapse in learning.
Reading:
Please read for 30 mins daily on RazKids or You can also access more books to read by logging onto these free websites:
● https://www.getepic.com/
● https://www.raz-kids.com/
● https://www.myon.com/index.html
(School Name: NYC Reads Elementary Username: nyc Password: read)
Writing:
Please purchase a notebook of your choice, you can also decorate the notebook.
Please use the attached July and August calendars to write daily using the writing prompts. Remember to date each entry. You will bring this notebook to school in September.
We are pleased to present this summer’s learning packet for students entering fifth grade. We know that summer is here and we are ready to take vacations and spend time with family and friends. Time for fun and relaxation are important, but we also know that time away from school can cause a lapse in learning.
Reading:
Please read for 30 mins daily on RazKids or You can also access more books to read by logging onto these free websites:
● https://www.getepic.com/
● https://www.raz-kids.com/
● https://www.myon.com/index.html
(School Name: NYC Reads Elementary Username: nyc Password: read)
Writing:
Please purchase a notebook of your choice, you can also decorate the notebook.
Please use the attached July and August calendars to write daily using the writing prompts. Remember to date each entry. You will bring this notebook to school in September.
5th Grade July Writing Assignments
You can download July and August daily writing assignments by clicking on the links below:
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5th Grade August Writing Assignments
Math:
Please continue to practice your math skills by signing onto your Khan Academy account. You can also practice your multiplication and division facts by logging onto these free websites:
● https://xtramath.org/#/home/index
● https://www.khanacademy.org/
● https://www.mathplayground.com/
● https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5
Additional free resources/websites:
● https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
● https://pbskids.org/games/reading/
● https://www.exploratorium.edu/explore
● https://www.funbrain.com/
Suggested 5th grade Summer Reading list:
● James and the Giant Peach by: Roald Dahl
● The City of Ember by: Jeanne DuPrau
● Maniac Magee by: Jerry Spinelli
● Hatchet by: Gary Paulsen
● Island of the Blue Dolphins by: Scott O’Dell
● Holes by: Louis Sachar
● Frindle by: Andrew Clements
Thank you for your cooperation and for ensuring that your child completes these assignments. Have a safe and healthy summer! We want your child to continue to learn, grow, and have fun.
Respectfully,
5th Grade Teachers
Please continue to practice your math skills by signing onto your Khan Academy account. You can also practice your multiplication and division facts by logging onto these free websites:
● https://xtramath.org/#/home/index
● https://www.khanacademy.org/
● https://www.mathplayground.com/
● https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5
Additional free resources/websites:
● https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
● https://pbskids.org/games/reading/
● https://www.exploratorium.edu/explore
● https://www.funbrain.com/
Suggested 5th grade Summer Reading list:
● James and the Giant Peach by: Roald Dahl
● The City of Ember by: Jeanne DuPrau
● Maniac Magee by: Jerry Spinelli
● Hatchet by: Gary Paulsen
● Island of the Blue Dolphins by: Scott O’Dell
● Holes by: Louis Sachar
● Frindle by: Andrew Clements
Thank you for your cooperation and for ensuring that your child completes these assignments. Have a safe and healthy summer! We want your child to continue to learn, grow, and have fun.
Respectfully,
5th Grade Teachers
TheSummer Homework Package is also available as a PDF file if you would like to download and print. Please download File "5th_grade_summer_packet_.pdf "
Online Learning
Each fifth grade student received a picture on the remind app of all their logins.
Join Google Classroom and follow the lessons as they are posted.
Use this flow of the day to help structure your days.
More to come!
Stay well! ❤️ Fifth Grade Teachers
Each fifth grade student received a picture on the remind app of all their logins.
Join Google Classroom and follow the lessons as they are posted.
Use this flow of the day to help structure your days.
More to come!
Stay well! ❤️ Fifth Grade Teachers
5th Grade Cluster's Schedule
for Remote Learning
5th Grade Cluster's Schedule