Curriculum Overview for Grades 5/6

Room 202 – Mr. Iorio – 2009/10

Hello again,

The following document is meant to give an overview of what your child will be
learning this year in Room 202. If you have any specific questions, comments, or
concerns please e-mail me at john.iorio@tel.tdsb.on.ca and I will respond to your
concerns or set up a time for us to meet. This outline has been created based on the
Toronto District School Board of Education Documents and the Ministry of Education
Guidelines for all subject areas, as well as individual needs and interests of students.

I believe in an open and consistent communication between home and school. It is

important for us to work together to ensure the success of your child. Therefore, I’m
planning to use my “News You Can Use” blog (mriorio.blogspot.com) to keep
parents/guardians and children informed and up to date. The blog will contain
descriptions of what we are doing each term, as well as information about community
events our class is involved with, here at Frankland. If you have any suggestions of what
information might be helpful to you, please drop me a note and I’ll try to include it.

The children will be receiving their French instruction from Ms. Farmer and their
Music instruction from Mr. Roedding.

Sincerely,

J.A.Iorio
:O)
Subject Term One Term Two Term Three
Language Readin Goal - Recognize a variety of Goal – Read and Goal – Reflect and
g text forms, text features, and demonstrate an identify their strengths
The text stylistic elements and understanding of a as readers, areas for
outline demonstrate an understanding variety of literary, improvement, and
presented of how they communicate graphic, and informational strategies they found
here is an meaning. texts, using a range of most helpful before,
overview strategies to construct during and after reading.
only. Narratives with focus on meaning.
Summary and Main Idea. Non-Fiction focus on
The Non- Fiction focus. Character Education.
Junior
Division Grade Five - Making Grade Five – Making a
will be Choices Difference
using Grade Six – Healthy Grade Six – You in the
Nelson Living Report Writing World
Literacy
Language Writing Narratives with Poetry focus on Non-Fiction Focus on Non-Fiction Persuasive
Arts language emotion developing 5 Part Essay Writing.
Program
for Grade Five – Mystery Grades Five – Procedural Grades Five/Six –
Reading Writing developing a thesis,
and Grade Six – Suspense Grade Six – Letter developing a rebuttal
Writing. Writing
Oral
Visual Goal – Use speaking skills and Goal – Listen in order to Goal – Reflect on and
strategies appropriately to understand and respond identify their strengths
communicate with different appropriately in a variety as listeners and speakers,
audiences for a variety of of situations for a variety areas for improvement,
purposes. of purposes. and the strategies they
found most helpful in oral
communication situations.

Media
Goal – Demonstrate an
understanding of a variety of
media texts and identify the
purpose and intended audience.
Goal – Identify some
media forms and explain
how the conventions and
techniques associated
with them are used to
create meaning.
Goal – Reflect on and
identify their strengths
as media interpreters and
creators, areas for
improvement, and the
strategies they found
most helpful in
understanding and
creating media texts.
Mathematics Grade Five Grade Five Grade Five
Patterns in math Ch1 Measuring Length and 3-D Geometry and 3-D
This math program Numeration Ch 2 Time Ch5 Measurement Ch 11
comes from the Data Management Ch3 2-D Geometry Ch 7 Fractions Ch 12
Nelson Math series Addition and Sub Ch 4 Area and Grids Ch 8 Probability Ch 13
for grades five and Multiplication and Div Ch 6 Multiplying Decimals Ch 9 Patterns and Motion in
six. Although the Dividing Decimals Ch 10 Geometry Ch 14
outlines “seem” Grade Six
similar the depth Patterns in math Ch1 Grade Six Grade Six
and breadth of Numeration Ch 2 Measuring Length Ch5 3-D Geometry and 3-D
study are allows for Data Management Ch3 2-D Geometry Ch 7 Measurement Ch 11
a deeper level of Addition and Sub Ch 4 Area Ch 8 Fractions, Decimals,
exploration in grade Multiplication and Div Ch 6 Multiplying Decimals Ch 9 Ratios, and Percent Ch 12
six of concepts Dividing Decimals Ch 10 Probability Ch 13
worked on in grade Patterns and Motion in
five. Geometry Ch 14

Science Grade Five Grade Five Grade Five

 Forces acting on  Human Organ  Properties of
Structures and System Change in Matter
Mechanisms
 Conservation of Energy
and Resource Grade Six Grade Six
Grade Six  Understanding  Understanding
 Understanding Matter and Life Systems
Structures and Energy – (Biodiversity) –
Mechanisms (Flight) – Electricity and Examining the
Space Exploration Electrical Devices traits and
 Understanding Earth characteristics
and Space Systems - used to classify.
Space
Social Studies Canada and World Connections.... Heritage and Heritage and Citizenship...
Citizenship... Grade Five
Early Civilizations and
Grade Five Grade Five Aspects of Citizenship
Aspects of Citizenship and Early Civilizations * identify and compare
Government in Canada features of two or more
early civilizations
Grade Six Grade Six Grade Six
Canada’s Links to the World First Nation People and First Nation People and
European Explorers European Explorers
* identify the results of
contact for both the
Europeans and the First
Nation peoples
Health & Physical Grades Five and Six
Education  Healthy Eating
 Locomotion/traveling
Drama and Dance Grades Five and Six
 Knowledge of Elements
(techniques) – Interpret
and communicate the
meaning of a novel
through drama.
Visual Arts Grades Five and Six
 Knowledge of Elements –
identify elements of
design and principles of
design.
Thank you for reading to the end!
:O)
Grades Five and Six Grades Five and Six
 Healthy Eating  Growth and
 Growth and Development
Development  Stability Skills
 Physical Activity  Physical
(cardiovascular Activity/Fitness
and cooperative  Living Skills (rules
games) of fair play)
Grades Five and Six Grades Five and Six
 Creative Works  Critical Thinking
(interpretation, (function, and
and contribution to
dramatization) the community)
Grades Five and Six Grades Five and Six
 Creative Work –  Critical Thinking –
produce two and explain their
three dimensional interpretation of
works of art that a variety of art
communicate works and support
ideas. it with examples
of how the
elements and
some of the
principles of
design are used.