5th Grade: Mrs. Bourdeau

Major Themes covered:

Plants: vascular and non-vascular, seeded non-seeded
Animals:  Kingdoms invertebrate and vertebrates
Snail unit
Biomes
New nation- New States- Westward Expansion
Slavery and Civil War
Immigration
Western Hemisphere neighbors

Requirements and general information:

All students must read at least 25 books
New York State Social Studies, English Language Arts, and Math will be taken
Nature’s Classroom 4 day field trip in the spring
Look for weekly spelling lists and reading logs every Monday
Scholastic Newspaper used for current events and vocabulary development

Recommended websites:

www.division.com
www.coolmath4kids.com
www.spellingcity.com

Test preparation:
www.nysed.gov