Fifth Grade
In
Religion we attend Mass every Friday with the whole school.
We also spend time learning more about the sacraments, saints,
miracles and family life. This religion curriculum is provided
by the Los Angeles Archdiocese Department of Catholic Schools.
Math is also an important part of our curriculum. Division, fractions, decimals are mastered during Fifth Grade. Ratios, proportions, statistics, pre-algebra, measurements and the metric system are some of the things we learn.
Language Arts is another important discipline we continue to develop with book reports, listening, comprehension, introduction to poetry and the Reading Renaissance Program, which we do in collaboration with our school library program.
Social studies is a substantial part of our academic curriculum
and drives many fun activities. We make reports on
California, the states, and the United States Presidents,
while studying the Age of Exploration, the Colonies, the
American Revolution, etc…
Fifth Grade field trips are designed to reinforce learning in social studies and fine arts. The trips include a visit to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (every year) and the Stagecoach Museum (on alternate years). In addition, Fifth Graders attend a live performance each year at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza or the Pepperdine Smothers Theater in Malibu.
Fifth Grade
also is the year our students can become altar servers, and play on our SPBS Bears athletic teams for the first time.
As you can
see, Fifth Graders are busy during the school year, but at
the same time we have fun while learning!
