Dear Gesu Families, The start of the second quarter brings excitement into our classrooms as students are introduced to new skills and explore new concepts. Below you will find brief overviews of what students will be introduced to this quarter in each content area. We are looking forward to seeing the personal growth of each student. Thank you for your continued partnership as we truly are one proud Gesu family.

Mrs. Regan Kazel Principal

Ms. Katelyn Seliskar Assistant Principal

Grade 5 Curriculum Quarter 2

Religion Students will focus on exploring the different parts of the Mass. Students will also be introduced to the season of Advent and ways to prepare for the birth of Jesus.

ELA Students will explore identifying key details, comparing and contrasting characters and determining the theme of a text through novel study. Students will practice supporting a point of view with reasons and information by writing opinion pieces. They will also continue to study words through mentor sentences and Latin/Greek roots.

Math Students will be practicing long division by one and two-digit divisors. Students will be introduced to adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals.

Science Students will be introduced to lab skills through explorations into topics of motion, habitats and ecosystems. During this quarter, students will be creating their own small ecosystem.

Social Studies In the month of November, students will complete a Veterans Day service activity. Students will also explore ancient North American civilizations, including the Aztecs and the Mayans.

Art Students will be introduced to different forms of artwork and will practice creating these different forms. There will be a specific focus on ceramics.

Music Students will be introduced to orchestral instrument families, notes of the treble clef and basics of jazz music.

Spanish Students will practice conjugations of the verb “ser” (to be) and pairing it with adjectives.

Technology Students will continue to work with Scratch Programming. They will also be introduced to Google tools and elements of digital citizenship.

Library Students will be introduced to books about holidays and will review non-fiction text features. Students will also participate in an author study about Patricia Polacco.

Physical Education Students will practice throwing and catching skills using different targets and implements. Complexity will be increased by adding defenders.

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