Language Arts
- Students continue to refine reading skills by reading and discussing various literary pieces
- Students move beyond learning to read and begin reading to learn
Math
- Estimating and measuring
- Multiplication and division
- Standard, expanded, scientific notation
- Functions, the coordinate plane & graphing
- Geometric figures, area and perimeter
- Mean, median, mode, averages
- Order of operations
- Place value
- Math properties
- Fractions and percentages
- Inverse operations
- Scale drawings
- Powers
- Algebraic equations
English
- The writing process
- Parts of speech
- Main ideas and themes
- Capitalization & punctuation
- Summarizing
- Writing persuasive, descriptive essays
- Book reports
Science
- Cells
- Classification system
- Plants
- Weather and climate
- The solar system
- Matter
- Atoms and elements
- Kinetic & potential energy
- Renewable and nonrenewable resources
Reading
- Stresses vocabulary development, improved reading comprehension and introduction to good literature
Science
- Motion & forces
- Work and machines
- Energy and power
- Waves & sound
- The electromagnetic spectrum
- The solar system
- Magnetism
- Electric charges and current
- Matter
- The periodic table
- Chemical reactions
- Atoms and bonding
American History
- First Americans
- Settling America
- The colonies
- Seven Years War
- The Constitution
- Settling the far west
- Industrial Revolution
- The Civil War and Reconstruction
Spelling
- Compilation of spelling lists
Art
- Use of different media
Music
- Exposure to different instruments
- Musical notes
- Rhythm & Harmony
- Musical Beats
Spanish
- Introduction to basic Spanish vocabulary
Physical Education
- Exercise and fitness
- Team sports
- Swimming
- Rules and Sportsmanship
Computers
- Advanced Keyboarding
- Microsoft WORD, PowerPoint, Excel
Manners
- Secular ethics and violence reduction program
- Classroom manners, respecting elders, eating manners, the golden rule, honesty, appropriate language, temper control, sportsmanship