5th Grade

Niki Kurten   nkurten@sacredheartgradeschool.org

   Janine Olian   jolian@sacredheartgradeschool.org

Tuesday:  Mass with Bishop Brennan @ 8:15   Friday Schedule for classes

Friday:  Gym Jam  Wear gym uniforms  Bag Lunch for everyone

Reading/Spelling:   Friday:  Spelling and Vocabulary tests

Esperanza Rising in class with group activities

English:  Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates   In-class graded activities

Completing Mystery Narratives

Math:  “Surprise” Decimal Study

Nightly homework

Science:  Thursday:  Chapter 2 test

Classification WebSearch activity in class.

Social Studies:  Tuesday:  Quiz on Chapter 2  Lessons 1 & 2

Lesson 3 How the North Won

Religion: Wednesday:  Test on Chapter 4

Students are welcome to bring Baptism, dedication, or blessing items to share.

Chapter 5 Celebrating Baptism

Niki Kurten   nkurten@sacredheartgradeschool.org

   Janine Olian   jolian@sacredheartgradeschool.org

Wednesday:  October Dress Down Day

Looking Ahead:  Friday October 14 Gym Jam

Reading/Spelling:   Continue class novel:  Esperanza Rising with class activities

Friday:  Vocabulary and Spelling tests

English:  Creative Writing:  Mystery Narratives

Math:  Tuesday:  Test Lessons 1 – 15

Science:  Chapter 2 Animal Classification 

Friday:  Chapter 2 quiz  (It is a short chapter!)

Social Studies:  Lesson 1  Life during the Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, Women in the War

In-class graded activities.

Religion:  Baptism information due Tuesday, October 4

Chapter 4 open book test Tuesday, October 11.

Niki Kurten   nkurten@sacredheartgradeschool.org

   Janine Olian   jolian@sacredheartgradeschool.org

Friday:  Progress Reports go home

Reading/Spelling:   Class novel “Esperanza Rising” with class graded activities.

Root Word: “dict”

Friday:  Vocabulary and Spelling tests

English:  Creative Writing Activities

Parts of Speech:  collective nouns, nouns as subjects and subject compliments

Mentor Sentence study in class.

Math:  Friday:  Test Lessons 1-10

Practice multiplication facts.

Science:  Completing Chapter 1

Thursday:  Chapter test.  Study guide given Monday, 9/26.

Social Studies:  Chapter 2 War and Reconstruction

In-class graded activities.

Religion:  Chapter 4 New Life in Christ

Quiz Tuesday October 4.

Niki Kurten   nkurten@sacredheartgradeschool.org

   Janine Olian   jolian@sacredheartgradeschool.org

Wednesday:  Picture Day for both Homerooms   Please consult handbook guidelines.

Thursday:  1st Day of Autumn Dress Down Day

Reading/Spelling:   Skill:  Character Traits

Reading conferences beging.

Friday:  Vocabulary & Spelling tests

English:  Creative Writing

Wednesday:  Possible quiz on nouns

Math:   Thursday:  Test on Lessons 1-10.

Science:  Systems of the Body:  Digestive, Circulatory, Respiratory

Social Studies:  Lesson 3 “The Struggle over Slavery”  and Lesson 4 “The First Shots Fired”.

In-class graded activities.  Begin Chapter review.

Friday:  Chapter 1 test

Religion:  Chapter 3  The Sacraments of the Church

Memorize the names and groups of sacraments for quiz Thursday

Niki Kurten nkurten @sacredheartgradeschool.org

   Janine Olian   jolian@sacredheartgradeschool.org

Tuesday:  5A Fall MAP Testing

Wednesday:  5B Fall MAP Testing

Thursday:  Both Class Testing

Friday:  5B Mass 8:15

Looking Ahead:  Tuesday, September 21 Picture Day for 5th Grade

Reading/Spelling:   Friday:  Vocabulary quiz and Spelling test

Read for 20 minutes each day.

English:  Daily class practice on Nouns

In-class writing activities.

Math:  Daily class practice

Practice multiplication facts daily at home.

Science:  Beginning Lesson 2 Cells of the Body

Lab Monday – Thursday.   Friday:  Short quiz on Lesson 2

Social Studies:  Lesson 2 Resisting Slavery

In class graded activities

Religion:  Focus on Work of Mercy

Friday:  Open book quiz on Chapter 2

Niki Kurten   nkurten@sacredheartgradeschool.org

   Janine Olian   jolian@sacredheartgradeschool.org

Monday:  Labor Day  No School

Reading/Spelling:   Kick-Off for 40 Book Challenge

Spelling:  Long A and long E vowels.  Friday:  test

Friday:  Vocabulary quiz

English:  Possessive & Collective Nouns.  Graded activities during the week.

Creative Writing

Math:  Practice Math facts.

Friday: test

Science:  Completing Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What are Cells?

Wednesday or Thursday:  Quiz on cell organelles (diagrams)

Friday:  Lesson 1 Quiz

Social Studies:  Chapter 1 Lesson 1 North and South Grow Apart

Graded activities during the week.

Religion: Chapter 2 Jesus Shares His Mission with the Church

Test early week of September 12

Niki Kurten   nkurten@sacredheartgradeschool.org

   Janine Olian   jolian@sacredheartgradeschool.org

Monday:  Study Lab begins 3:00-4:00

Tuesday:  Open House 6:00pm  Begins in Co-Cathedral

Friday:  5A Mass @ 8:15

Reading/Spelling:   Genres

Friday:  Vocabulary quiz and Spelling test  Words are in Language Arts folder in everything binder.

English:  Nouns

Creative Writing

Math:  Multipication facts review and graded quiz

Place value.

Comparing & adding whole numbers.

Science:  Begin Chapter 1 Cells to Body Systems  Lesson 1 What are Cells?

Lab mid-week.

Social Studies:  Completing Overview  Lessons 3 & 4

Friday:  Test of entire section.

Religion: Wednesday:  Open book test on Chapter 1

Begin Chapter 2 Jesus Shares His Mission with the Church

Please note:  These are tentative plans for the coming week.  Check your child’s assignment noteboook nightly for any changes to the assignments/test dates.

Niki Kurten   nkurten@sacredheartgradeschool.org

   Janine Olian   jolian@sacredheartgradeschool.org

Reading/Spelling:   Summer reading “Restart” activities.

Spelling words:  Months of the year and days of week.  Test Friday.

English:  Review parts of speech.  Class activities.

Math:  Facts and place value review.  Class activities.

Science:  Getting Ready for Science with class activities.

Thursday Open book quiz

Social Studies:  Overview – Becoming a Nation section

Daily graded activities using materials.

Religion:  Chapter 1  Jesus Shares God’s Life with Us

Tuesday 8/30  Open book quiz 

Niki Kurten   nkurten@sacredheartgradeschool.org

   Janine Olian   jolian@sacredheartgradeschool.org

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Religion: 

Helen Inghram   hinghram@sacredheartgradeschool.org

   Janine Olian   jolian@sacredheartgradeschool.org

Thursday, June 2, 6:00 pm – Fifth Grade Celebration (Parents and 5th grader invited)

No school for 5th Grade only.

Friday, June 3, 8:15 am – 5th grade Mass

Friday: 11:30 Dismissal

Many thanks for your kindness and generosity throughout the year.

We wish happiness, safety, and many blessings to you and your families.

We will miss you!

Religion:  Preparations for Final Mass

Science:  Super Science articles and activities

English:  Creative Writing

Math: Lesson 119, etc. and review work

Social Studies: Chapter 8 Lesson 3 WWII and Scholastic News

Reading: Story Works

Spelling: No spelling test this week