Mrs.
Barry Welcomes
You to 5th Grade 
About me:
I have a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis on
Science and Math, as well as, a Masters Degree in Curriculum from
Michigan State University. I have taught preschool through grade
eight and worked in both parochial and public schools. I have lived and
taught in Michigan, Connecticut, and New Hampshire.
I enjoy walking and doing crafts, when I have the time.
I also am a huge sports fan, my favorite being football. I like to
garden and keep busy with the flower beds and paths my husband and I
have created around our home.
Philosophy:
That each student has his or her own unique talents and abilities and to
help them recognize their strengths, work on their weaknesses, and
achieve to their full potential.
Goals:
To introduce and teach the Fifth grade curriculum as set by the
Diocese.
To build better organizational and time management skills.
To instill pride in their work and encourage working to their highest
potential.
To encourage creativity and problem solving strategies.
To develop and grow in their faith and how they practice it.
Religion:
We
discuss the sacraments, learn to use the Bible, pray and work on putting
what we have learned about faith into practice.
Math:
We continue to develop our computation skills, introduce geometry,
improve our understanding of fractions, and work on improving our
problem solving strategies.
Practice those math
fact with
Interactive Math Facts
Science:
We begin with minerals, and proceed through matter, our environment,
the universe, and light and sound.
Languages:
We concentrate on learning the parts of speech and fine tune our
grammar skills. We also work on writing better paragraphs by
improving our sentence structure and especially our topic and
concluding sentences.
Vocabulary and Spelling:
We work on becoming better spellers and increasing our vocabulary.
Penmanship:
We work on improving the legibility, shape, size, and slant of our
letters.
Reading:
We practice our reading skills and work on strategies to help our
comprehension.
Social Studies:
Taught by
Ms.Sylvain
Homework Help and Hints
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