A.B. McDonald Elementary School

Our 5th Grade Team! 

Staci Brandner & Heidi Broenneke

Daily Schedule

Monday- Thursday

8:20-8:30 Morning Routine
8:30-9:10 Math
9:10-9:55 Specialist
9:55-10:30 Math
10:30-11:00 Study Hall (T/W/TH-Library/2nd Step/Homeroom)
11:00-11:35 Reading
11:35-12:20 Lunch/Recess
12:20-1:45 Reading
1:45-2:00 Recess
2:00-2:45 Rotation (Science/Social Studies/Writing)
2:45-3:00 Pack Up/Dismissal

Friday

8:20-8:30 Morning Routine
8:30-9:10 Math
9:10-9:55 Specialist
9:55-10:30 Math
10:30-11:00 Rotation (Science/Social Studies/Writing)
11:00-11:35 Reading
11:35-12:20 Lunch/Recess
12:20-1:45 Reading
1:45-2:00 Recess
2:00-2:10 Homeroom
2:10-2:15 Pack Up/Dismissal

Learning Targets

Math:

• Math fact fluency
• Problem solving
• Place value, including decimals to the thousandths
• Operations with fractions, multi-digit whole numbers, and decimals

Reading:

• Opportunities to read and discuss a variety of genres
• Reading comprehension strategies
• Building reading fluency
• Understanding figurative language
• Developing vocabulary and word knowledge

Social Studies:

• Early explorers
• Colonization
• American Revolution
• States and Capitals
• American Government

Writing: 

• Compose descriptive, narrative, informative, and opinion pieces
• Revising and editing

Science:

• Nature of Science:  Scientific Method, problem solving.  
• Physical Science:  elements, mixtures, and compounds.
• Life Science:  plants and animal cells, ecosystems, intro to genetic traits. 
• Earth and Space Systems:  gravity and impacts of seasons