Welcome to Mrs. Payne's Fifth Grade webpage.  Please email any questions you may have to Stephani Payne 

 What to expect in Grade 5...

Chapel is on Monday except for special holidays and weeks where there is no school on Monday.

We will have PE 3 days per week.  Latin classes will be daily.  We will visit the library once a week.  We spend 30 minutes outside every day, weather permitting.  Students will have a choice between classroom music and beginning band.   

Our study of Religion will include:  a look into the life of Martin Luther from the pre-Reformation era until the writing of the Augsburg Confession, a study of  Old Testament history from Moses and the Exodus through Israel's captivity and return, and a look at the prophecies fulfilled in Jesus through His birth, death, resurrection, and ascension into heaven.

In literature we my read: 

• Call it Courage
• D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
• The Children's Homer
• Number the Stars
• The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Teacher read-alouds may include:

• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
• Shh! We're Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz
• What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? By Jean Fritz
• Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld
• Johnny Tremain

In English we will:  Write three point paragraphs, expository essays, persuasive essays, and narratives.  You'll review Pattern One and Two, as well as learn to classify Pattern Three, Four, and Five sentences.

In Math we will: use Saxon Math 6/5.  We will study numeration: digits, original numbers, place value, number lines, and expanded notation; addition and subtraction of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and mixed numbers; multiplication and division of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and mixed numbers; powers of whole numbers; square roots; compare and order fractions and decimals; read and write percents, converting percents to fractions and decimals; estimate whole numbers, decimals, mixed numbers, sums, differences, products, and quotients; number theory including evens, odds, prime and composites; word problems.

Our study of history will include:  U.S. History from the first Americans and their explorations through the establishment of the English colonies.  We will study the American Revolution, the writing of the Constitution, and Civil War era. 

In Science we will study:

• Life Science - Simple living things, Invertebrates, Plant growth adaptations, and Biomes
• Physical Science - Classifying matter, Changes in matter, Motion and forces, Electricity and magnetism
• Earth Science - Weather, Energy Resources, The Solar System
• Human Body - Support and movement and Control systems

For memory we will memorize: The six chief parts of the Luther's Small Catechism and selected Bible verses related to our Catechetical memory; Learn By Heart.

Some exciting field trips may include:

• Native Lands - The students will hear stories of the native people, learn about different animals of the land, and learn about the Native American culture and what life was like for them.
• George Ranch

Special events & projects:

• Science fair project