Religion

• Understand the Church as a sign of Christ’s presence among us
• Learn the role of bishops and archbishops in the Church
• Learn what a martyr is and learn about the lives of some martyrs
• Learn what ecumenism is
• Be familiar with the Archdiocese of Detroit missionary work and the universal call to spread the Gospel
• Understand how people enter the Church through the RCIA program
• Deepen understanding of each of the Sacraments, their signs, symbols, and meaning
• Realize that Baptismal vows are a call to holiness
• Understand that some women and men take special vows as a fulfillment of their Baptismal vows; these are sisters, brothers, and priests
• Learn the names of some religious communities
• Understand the vestments, articles, liturgical roles, postures, etc., used during Mass
• Deepen their knowledge of the Liturgical Year
• Experience prayers of praise, thanksgiving, petition and sorrow, and realize the differences among them
• Learn the Mysteries of the Rosary and the Stations of the Cross
• Understand the four Gospels and how they tell the story of Jesus’ life
• Understand Paul’s letters and how they benefit the Church
• Understand Christ’s Great Commandment of loving one another as He loves us

Literature

• Read 3-4 chapter books
• Study cause and effect/compare and contrast
• Learn to draw conclusions/make predictions
• Identify different literature genres
• Identify themes
• Reading
• Continue to develop oral reading skills and listening skills
• Explore the multiple meanings of words
• Short stories
• Comprehension
• Story maps
• Context clues
• Summarize

English

• Use of prefixes and suffixes
• Learn to use multiple resource
• Learn note taking skills
• Develop paraphrasing skills
• Develop spelling and grammar skills
• Write 5-7 sentence paragraphs
• Write stories in different genres
• Understand the parts of speech
• Write a research paper that includes a bibliography and footnotes
• Creative writing

Mathematics

• Represent and analyze mathematical situations using algebraic symbols
• Collect data using observations, surveys, and experiments
• Predict the probability of outcomes
• Make and use coordinate systems to specify locations and to describe paths
• Recognize and generate equivalent forms of fractions and percents
• Develop fluency with multiplication and division up to four digits
• Write and solve equations
• Make and interpret double line graphs and bar graphs
• Find common factors, common multiples, and prime factorization
• Multiply and divide decimals and mixed numbers by mixed numbers
• Find the area of triangles, parallelograms, and complex figures
• Find the circumference of a circle
• Understand meaning of ratio and percent
• Compare fractions, decimals, and percents
• Solve algebraic equations with more than one unknown
• Simplify algebraic equations

Science

• Identify and list the different sources of heat found in the universe
• Understand the molecular motion of solids, liquids, and gases
• Understand the properties of matter
• Understand the principles of the Periodic Table
• Demonstrate proper use of a microscope
• Compare and contrast plant and animal cells

Social Studies

• Understand the history of the United States: The Birth of a Nation
• Explore the ideals of government, laws, and economics of the U.S.
• Understand the geography of the United States
• Learn more map skills (i.e., keys, compass rose, legends, and scale)
• Read and develop time lines
• Understand the causes of the Civil War and how it effects our country today
• Learn about two major cities in each of the fifty states