Fifth
Grade
Continued
Q. What do
they study in Social Studies?
A. This is
a review of maps and globes. We study U.S. colonization,
the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, states,
westward
expansion, and the Civil War. Computers will be available
to research for any reports or information they need.
Q. What TAKS tests do they take?
A. In the
spring they will be taking Math. Reading and Science.
Q. What activities can they be part of?
A. Throughout the school year they will be able to join
Destination Imagination, do science fair projects, be
part of the choir, join the UIL competition, be part of
the Spelling Bee, or be in the Student Council.
Q. What responsibility and organization skills will they
learn?
A. We encourage
our students to be responsible for their own behavior
and academic success. They are responsible for how they
are
cooperating with teachers and other students. They are
responsible for
doing and completing their work. We teach them to organize
their school work. They maintain a binder of their work
for six weeks. All of their assignments are in this binder.
They maintain a weekly assignment sheet that is in the
front of the binder. We teach the students to file all
work in this binder. By examining the binder, every parent
can observe what their child is working on in school,
if they have any homework to finish, and the grades they
have earned so far.
Camp Classen
Since 1974 the Lewisville Independent School District
fifth graders have been provided the opportunity to participate
in a one-week Outdoor School experience at camp in the
Arbuckle Mountains of Oklahoma. This program lasts
Monday through Friday and takes place at the Camp Classen
facility north of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Our fifth graders will attend Outdoor School from March
29th- April 2nd, 2003. We will be taking parent
counselors as well as teachers to help chaperone the students.
Each group of students will be assigned to a cabin with
2 counselors. No group will be larger than 14.
Our days at camp are very structured. Team building
is emphasized throughout the week as students participate
in curricular and recreational activities. Students
will go on hiking trails each morning. Lessons along
these trails and related laboratory activities incorporate
and extend the environmental and geology concepts students
have learned in the classrooms. We will rotate our
afternoon activities. These activities include boating
or canoeing (life jackets must be worn at all times),
fishing, archery, arts & crafts, challenge course
and team sports. Evening programs feature a talk
by an area naturalist, cabin skits, nature scavenger hunts
and a bonfire.
Q. Why Outdoor
School?
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To provide
academic experiences for students in an outdoor setting
which are not available in the regular school setting.
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To provide
sensory experiences which will help students develop
awareness of and appreciation for the interdependence
of the natural and physical worlds.
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To provide
social experiences for students which promote a cooperative
spirit and team building within the group
Trail Lessons:
2-3 hour lessons extending 5th grade science curriculum.
These trails include: a Water Trail, Geology Trail, and
a Fossil Trail.
Day Time Activities
Include: Team Building, Archery, Boating, Owl Pellets,
Compass activities, Crafts and Sports.
Evening Activities
Include: Guest Speakers ( A naturalist, Astronomer, and
Ecologist), Campfires, Mini Olympics, Nature Games and
Skills/Awards.
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