What's Currently Happening in 5th Grade....

Please be advised no new assignments or activities will be assigned to students for the remainder of the academic school year.  All resource materials provided will not be graded and are optional for students to complete.  Check out the files and documents tab to the left of this page for additional links and resources. 

PWCS Home Learning Page:
https://www.pwcs.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=340225&pageId=41506907

PWCS Continuity of Learning Timeline:
https://www.pwcs.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=340225&pageId=42141665

Current Units of Study:
Math: Unit 9 Geometry
Science: Sound & Light
Social Studies: Southwest Region
Reading: Figurative Language
Writing: Descriptive Writing

Instructional Calendar for Content Areas

QUARTER ONE
Math:
Unit 1- Problem Solving with Addition and Subtraction (8/26-9/6)
Unit 2- Problem Solving with Multiplication and Division & Area (9/9-10/2)
Unit 3- Measurement (10/3-10/25)
Science: 
Unit 1- Living Systems (8/26-10/7)
Unit 2- Rocks and Fossils  (10/8-11/1)
Social Studies: 
Maps and Geography (first half of the quarter) 
Northwest (second half of the quarter)
Reading: 
Fiction 
Writing:
Narrative 

QUARTER TWO
Math: 
Unit 4- Fraction and Decimal Number Sense (10/28-12/6)
Unit 6/7- Fraction and Decimal Computation (12/8-12/20)
Science: 
Unit 3- Geological Processes (11/6-11/20)
Unit 4- Oceanography (11/20-1/24)
Social Studies: 
Southeast (first half of the quarter)
Midwest (second half of the quarter) 
Reading: 
Nonfiction
Writing:
Opinion/Persuasive

QUARTER THREE
Math: 
Unit 5- Data Analysis and Statistics (1/6-1/17)
Unit 8- Patterns Functions and Algebra (1/20-2/21)
Unit 9- Geometry (2/24- present) 
Science:
Unit 5- Matter (1/24-2/21)
Unit 6- Sound (2/21- Present) 
Social Studies: 
Southwest (current)
West (next) 
Reading: 
Poetry
Writing: 
Descriptive

QUARTER FOUR
*Haven't taught yet*
Math
Probability
Science
Light
Social Studies
Canada
Mexico
Central America
Caribbean Islands
Reading
Author Study- Pick your favorite author and practice all reading strategies
Writing
Expository 

Updated: 4/14/20