Fifth Grade

November 2023

Important Dates and Reminders

  • Thursday March 7, 2024: Virtual Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences (1:00PM – 3:00PM and 5:00PM – 8:00PM); report cards distributed via NYC Student Accounts
  • Monday March 25, 2024: Coffee and Conversation at 9:30AM
  • Friday March 29, 2024 and Monday April 1, 2024: Schools are closed for observance of Easter

Reading

Module 6: Students will read multiple stories answering the following question: How do different art forms impact people in different ways?

Writing

Module 6: Students will write a personal narrative that tells a story of what happened. The narrative will include a beginning, middle, and end, as well as vivid details.

Math

Topic 10- Understand Volume: Students will have a deep understanding of the measurable attribute of volume and using numbers and operations to describe and compute the volume of rectangular prisms and composite shapes.

Topic 11- Convert Measurements: Students develop their understanding of customary and metric units of length, capacity, weight, and mass. They will learn to convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given measurement system.

Science

Modeling Matter (What happens when two substances are mixed together?)

Social Studies

European Exploration (How do issues of power, wealth, and morality influence exploration and colonization?)

Fifth Grade Teachers

  • Mr. Asselta
  • Ms. Russo
  • Mrs. Cantalupo
  • Mrs. Every
  • Mr. Petromanolakis