The fearless fifth grade team is back!

From top left to right: Caitlin Commiato, Imelda De La Cruz, Roberto Mata, and Brenda Hurns 

Teacher	Section	Subject
Caitlin Commiato	General education	ELAR
Imelda De La Cruz	Bilingual	ELAR/Social Studies 4th/5th
Brenda Hurns	General education	Math and Science

 

Your child will learn:

📚 English Language Arts & Reading

Fifth graders read more complex texts and write with stronger structure and clarity.

• Advanced comprehension: theme, author’s purpose, text evidence

• Comparing genres: poetry, drama, fiction, informational

• Vocabulary: Greek/Latin roots, context clues

• Writing: multi‑paragraph essays (narrative, expository, persuasive)

• Grammar: complex sentences, conjunctions, punctuation, verb tenses

• Research: summarizing sources, organizing notes, citing information

🔢 Math

Fifth grade math deepens understanding of fractions, decimals, and volume.

• Fractions: adding, subtracting, multiplying with whole numbers

• Decimals: place value, operations, comparing

• Volume: rectangular prisms, real‑world problems

• Coordinate grids: graphing points

• Multi‑step problem solving

• Patterns & relationships

• Financial literacy: budgeting, saving, spending

🔬 Science

Students explore Earth systems, energy, and organisms in more depth.

• Matter: physical properties, mixtures, solutions

• Energy: electrical, light, thermal, mechanical

• Force & motion: gravity, friction, variables in motion

• Earth science: water cycle, weather systems, natural resources

• Organisms & ecosystems: adaptations, food webs, interactions

• Scientific investigation: variables, data charts, conclusions

🌎 Social Studies

Fifth grade focuses on U.S. history and government foundations.

• Early American history: Indigenous peoples, exploration, colonization

• American Revolution: causes, key figures, major events

• U.S. Constitution: branches of government, rights, civic duties

• Westward expansion

• Economics: supply/demand, trade, free enterprise

• Geography: regions, landforms, map skills

• Culture & citizenship: diversity, responsibility, leadership