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5th Grade Overview
August 24-28, 2026
Chapel Uniforms: Boys will be required to wear a button down and BBS tie starting after Labor Day on Wednesday, September 9.
House News: We will kick off our house year with the sorting for 4th grade and new 5th grade students next Tuesday, August 25th. Students can all wear their house shirts on Wednesday, August 26th.
Our first competition will be on Friday, September 4th, in the afternoon. Students should wear their house shirts on that day.
AR T-shirts: 5th grade students will be able to wear the current AR shirt on Fridays once they have earned it (with the exception of House Games, on which they should wear House shirts).
F&F: We will begin our first F&F unit, Sequence of Events. Reading homework (with 5+ notes) is assigned 2-3 days a week, on average. Students should take notes based upon their process questions. Students may read on their own, with a parent, or with Audible. Study materials will be in student binders. I recommend students study 1-2 vocabulary and process questions a week so they will not feel overwhelmed one or two days before the test. We are beginning to train them that studying from here through college will gradually require more preparation. Testing will be announced in a couple of weeks.
English: In Writing, our Writing Workshop is underway! We are working on “All About Me” projects and introducing poetry. In ELA, we have completed our unit on noting the differences between sentences and fragments and will begin identifying types of sentences.
Math: Unit 1 covers volume and multiplication strategies, including the standard algorithm, partial products, the over strategy, and doubling & halving. Homework will go home Monday and is due Friday.
Science/Social Studies: Next week we will begin our unit on the Civil War - causes and steps leading up to it.
Spelling: List 1 and its Spelling Activity Sheet was placed in binders last week. The Spelling Activity Sheet is due Wednesday, September 2. Test 1 will be on Friday, September 4.
Bible: Memory Verse: The first memory verse we’re going to work on this year is our verse for the school year, Hebrews 10:24-25. “Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds…encouraging one another”