Religion

• Learn fundamental Catholic teachings, doctrine and prayers: parts of the Mass, Church calendar/seasons, Apostle’s Creed, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father, Act of Contrition
• Become familiar with the tradition, prayers, and mysteries of the Rosary
• Learn the seven principles of Catholic Social Teaching
• Give examples of people who lived these principles and apply principles to student’s life
• Realize that they are called to live a virtuous life
• Learn that the Theological Virtues are foundations for moral living
• Learn how to use their conscience to make correct moral decisions
• Learn the following moral guides: the Two Great Commandments, the Beatitudes, the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy, and the authority of the Church
• Learn the major divisions of the Bible and where to locate the books of the Bible
• Relate some of the stories of the Bible
• Learn the Infancy Narratives, some parables, miracles, some events in the Acts of the Apostles, and an overview of the Epistles
• Use scripture as a basis for prayer and reflection
• Locate significant biblical cities on a map

Spelling

• Learn major principles and patterns of English spelling
• Learn spelling strategies for familiar and unfamiliar words
• Learn spelling strategies/vocabulary development for homonyms, antonyms, and synonyms
• Focus on a phonemic sound and spelling conventions
• Practice dictionary and thesaurus skills
• Continue vocabulary development
• Develop proof-reading skills and conventions
• Real-world connections for spelling list words
• Learn prefixes and suffixes

English

• Sentences and Paragraphs (5-sentence)
• Parts of Speech (nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, pronouns)
• Capitalization and Punctuation
• Writing Process
• Writing Personal Narratives
• Writing Stories
• Writing Instructions
• Writing a Research Report
• Writing to Express an Opinion
• Writing to Persuade
• Listening, Speaking, and Viewing Skills
• Reading/Writing Poetry

Handwriting

• Print neatly and clearly in the Zaner-Bloser format
• Write cursive neatly and clearly in the Zaner-Bloser format

Reading

• Continue to develop oral reading skills and listening skills
• Identify character, plot, setting, main ideas, and supporting details in readings
• Develop comprehension, vocabulary, and decoding skills in both fictional and expository texts
• Identify various genres
• Read across various genres
• Reviewing books and writing book reports
• Read self-selected materials
• Exposure to novels through summer reading and classroom activities
• Read and explore at least two novels through classroom units during the year
• Integrate literature into other curriculum areas

Mathmetics

• Place Value & Money
• Compare, Order, and Round Whole Numbers and Money
• Number Theory and Averages
• Measurement: Customary & Metric
• Time and Temperature
• Collect and Analyze Data
• Congruence, Symmetry, and Transformations
• Determine the area and perimeter of rectangles
• Find and name locations in coordinate systems
• Build models that illustrate intersecting, parallel and perpendicular lines
• Express mathematical relationships using equations
• Explain strategies for performing computations mentally
• Collect data using observations, surveys, and experiments
• Represent data using tables and graphs
• Understand and apply basic concepts of probability
• Understand basic algebraic expressions
• Write and express basic algebraic expressions
• Solve basic equations with addition/subtraction and multiplication/division
• Multiply by 3-digit numbers
• Use negative numbers for temperature
• Find mean, median, and mode for data
• Use division with 2-digit divisors

Science

• Basic Skills
• Scientific Method
• Inquiry and Reasoning
• Science Lab Tools and Procedures

Life Science

• Classifying Living Things (vertebrates, invertebrates, plants)
• Survival of Living Things (food chains and ecosystems)

Earth Science

• Shape of the Land (water, wind, ice-erosion)
• Importance of Natural Resources (soil, rocks, minerals, and energy)
• Problems with Trash (pollution, landfills, conservation)

Physical Science

• Describe and Measure Matter
• States of Matter
• Changes in Matter
• Magnetism (properties, fields)
• Electrical Energy (static, current, circuits, real-world uses, combined with magnets)
• Weather and Climate (Air/Atmosphere, observing weather, weather patterns, seasons, and climate

Social Studies

• Explore Michigan’s geography, history, government, and economy
• Locate a state on a map and identify the region to which it belongs
• Identify major physical features of a region on a map
• Learn about major natural resources that belong to a given region
• Study United States Regions, including pertinent historical connections
• Identify the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities that accompany citizenship