Overview Fifth graders are maturing quickly both physically and academically. They use interactive textbooks that resemble those that they will see for the rest of their educational career. In addition to honing their reading and writing skills, they start to learn how to research topics and bring together information from various sources. In Math, Fifth graders focus on operations with fractions as well as division algorithms. Socially, their personal relationships are beginning to change along with their bodies. In Fifth grade, students study US government and participate in the DARE program from our local police department. Part of the increasing complexity of literature in fifth grade is due to the subject matter. Students study more intense issues in the world and learn how to address conflict. They have regular visits from the guidance counselor to help them navigate their world. Encourage your child to read daily by using engaging literature that helps them explore topics deeper. Books, magazines and even websites can be great sources of reading material. Children see their parents as role models, so allow your child to catch you reading!

Unified Arts Fifth Grade students participate in all the Unified Arts classes along with their academics. Operating on 15 day rotation cycle, students have Music, Art, PE, and Health.

All Students Must Succeed! Nottingham Elementary School has an intensive Response to Intervention (RtI) program. The purpose of the program is to ensure that all students learn the intended essential math and literacy skills. Reading and Math Specialists, along with Special Education teachers and the classroom teachers, identify students in need of help through periodic universal screening tools. Students then receive instruction above and beyond what takes place in class.

Nottingham School Organization Nottingham Elementary School is part of SAU 44 which serves the towns of Nottingham, Northwood and Strafford. The school’s curriculum is based on state and local standards which are anchored in the Common Core State Standards. Specific details of the school’s curriculum can be found on the school website under Curriculum or at the following address: https://sites.google.com/a/nottingham.k12.nh.us/ Nottingham School 245 Stage Road Nottingham, NH 03290 Phone: 603-679-5632 Fax: 603-679-1617 Website: nottingham.k12.nh.us

Grade 5 Curriculum Guide

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Science

Literacy Ecosystems

Select Literacy Standards Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics. Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent. Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Microworlds

Math

Matter

Required Gr. 5 math fluencies*:

Light and Sound

Multi-digit multiplication

Select math standards

Social Studies

Write and interpret numerical expressions. Analyze patterns and relationships. Understand the place value system.

US Regions

Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths.

US History

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Westward Expansion

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Economics

Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions.

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Colonial Times

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Revolutionary War

Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system.

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Industrial Revolution

Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions.

Represent and interpret data. Geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition.

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

Classify two-dimensional figures into categories based on their properties.

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

Motion and Design

*ALL students must be able to achieve the re-

quired grade level fluency by the end of the year.

Note: Full detailed standards for all subjects can be found on the school website.