Welcome to our class webpage!
I have taken some time to develop this webpage to inform
students and their families about what we are doing everyday
in room 302! Below you will find a list of topics and
subtopics that you may navigate your way around. Please click
on the links below or on the toolbar to your left to begin to
explore. There is also contact information above, so if you
need to get a hold of me you can. If there are any changes or
suggestions to our page, send me an email to let me know. I am
hoping to put
pictures on this page soon, so that you and your family can
see our learning in action!
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Miss DelVecchio
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Our Curriculum
5th Grade Core
Core is a block of the day, which meets
for 135 minutes or three periods of a student’s day.
Core is Language Arts, where students focus on reading,
writing, listening, and speaking. In this block,
students explore words through Word Study and language
skills, followed by writing and reading.
To
meet the many different academic needs in the classroom,
students will spend time in appropriate guided reading
groups, reading and writing independently, and also
participating in whole class instruction.
Daily
recreational reading is critical to continue fostering
growth and enjoyment. All students will be expected to have
a book at school to read independently. Students can borrow
a book from our classroom library, the school library, or
bring one in from home. Each night, your child will be
expected to read silently for at least 20 minutes.
5th Grade Social
Studies
In fifth grade Social
Studies we build on prior knowledge, while gathering and
learning about the United States, Colonization, and Government
as we begin to prepare for the New York State 5th Grade Social Studies
test.
Following those units we continue
to focus on industrialization, expansion, and globalization in
the United States. For the remainder of the school year we
will discuss Canada and Latin America. We will use Essential
Questions (questions that make you think and reflect on what
you are learning) to find common themes and similarities
throughout the year.
