Grade 5

Welcome to fifth grade, the finale of the elementary years spent at Maplebrook! 

• Literacy
  • Reading: Throughout the year, we strengthen vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension skills.
  • Writing: We focus on 5th-grade grammar while writing nine distinct pieces across a variety of genres, including expository, narrative, argumentative, and letter writing.
• Math
  • We begin the year with whole-number multiplication and division before progressing to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with fractions and decimals.
• Social Science
  • We explore American history, tracing the timeline from Native American cultural regions through World War II.
• Science
  • We cover physical and earth sciences, focusing on matter and energy, the structures and properties of matter, and earth and space systems.
• Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
  • We develop practical strategies to help students build resilience, independence, and self-advocacy.

Through outdoor education, students get the opportunity to learn about nature through activities like tree climbing, archery, team-building initiatives, orienteering, forest study, a campfire, and so much more.

Fifth grade offers unique experiences through safety patrol, student council leadership, and other personal growth opportunities that will prepare students for their transition to middle school.