Fifth Grade Overview
Make Every Day Count in Lower School
FIFTH GRADE SAMPLE SCHEDULE
AM: Homeroom, Science, Math, Recess, Spanish, Innovation Lab
PM: Lunch, Recess, English, History, P.E.
AM: Homeroom, Science, Math, Recess, Spanish, History
PM: Lunch, Recess, English, Media, Music
AM: Homeroom, Science, Math, Recess, English, Spanish
PM: Lunch, Recess, English, History, Study Hall
AM: Homeroom, Science, Math, Recess, Art, Spanish
PM: Lunch, Recess, English, History, P.E.
AM: Homeroom, Town Meeting, Math, Recess, Projects, Spanish
PM: Lunch, Recess, English, Art, Assembly
FOSTERING RESEARCH & STUDY SKILLS
ENCOURAGING LEADERSHIP
INCREASING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS MULTIPLE FIELD EXPERIENCES
As leaders of the Lower School, Fifth Graders experience a year of significant personal and academic growth. Theymodel leadership during Town Meetings and activities with their younger buddies while preparing for the increased academic workload, responsibility, and organizational demands of middle school. Teachers promote independence and responsible decision-making through project-based, inquiry-driven, and reciprocal learning experiences.
AtHarfordDay,ourLowerSchoolprovidesanengaging,enriched educationalexperiencethatnurturesthewholechildacademically, socially,emotionally,andcreatively.Ourexpertfacultyfoster curiosity,confidence,andagenuineloveoflearningwhilechallenging studentstotakeintellectualrisks,askthoughtfulquestions,and becomeresourceful,independentlearners.
Throughourenrichedcurriculum,fieldstudyprogram,and specializedlearningenvironmentssuchasourInnovationLab, studentsexplorenewideas,thinkcritically,collaboratewithpeers, anddevelopessentialproblem-solvingskills.Thesemeaningful experiencesencouragecreativity,resilience,andindependencewhile layingastrongfoundationforfutureacademicsuccess.