Ms. Therrien


Welcome to Fifth Grade with Ms. Therrien

Readers Workshop:

∙ Interpretation Book Clubs-analyzing themes

∙ Text Complexity- Moving up Levels of Non-Fiction

∙ Argument and Advocacy- Researching Debatable Issues

∙ Review Genres

∙ Social Issues Book Clubs

∙ Fantasy Book Clubs- The Magic of Themes and Symbols

Writer’s Workshop:

●Narrative Craft

●The Lens of History: Research Reports

●Shaping Text: From Essay and Narrative to Memoir

●Research Based Argument Essay

●Reading Review Unit

●Fantasy Writing

Math:

  • Decimals in the Number System
  • Addition and Subtraction of Fractions with Unlike Denominators
  • Understanding Fractions as Division
  • Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers and Decimals
  • Multiplication With Whole Numbers and Decimals
  • Division with Whole Numbers and Decimals
  • Measuring Volume with Models and Formulas
  • Multiplying with Fractional Values
  • Multiplying Fractions by Fractions
  • Division: Unit Fractions with Whole Numbers
  • Line Plots
  • Understanding Numerical Expressions
  • Classifying 2-D Figures
  • Graphing in the First Quadrant
Your child will be working independently, with a math partner and in small groups during math instruction

Social Studies:

●Map Skills/Geography

●First Peoples

●European Explorers

Science:

●Mixtures And Solutions

●Earth & Sun

●Living Systems

Social Emotional Instruction:

●Self-Regulation Strategies-Whole Group Mrs. Saurette

●Choose Love & Kingian Non-Violence Principals- Ms. Therrien