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What in the WORLD is 5th Grade all about?!

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Science
This year you will learn about many topics in science! We will study the topics of:
  • Earth Surfaces
  • Heredity
  • Matter
  • Magnetism
  • ...and Mrs. Lystrup's personal favorite...Electricity!
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Social Studies
Our main subjects for social studies include:
  • Explorers
  • 13 Original Colonies
  • Revolutionary War
  • Westward Expansion
  • Civil War


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Reading
We will read the following books while you are in 5th grade:
  • Bud, Not Buddy
  • Where The Red Fern Grows 
  • A Taste of Blackberries
  • ​Wonder
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Writing
You will learn how to write an opinion essay and an informational essay. We do weekly debates to get you thinking about your opinion. For example, here are some of the debates we will have this year:
  • Should students go screen free for a week?
  • Ban Halloween costumes at school?
  • Fine kids who skip school?
  • Should we have school uniforms?
  • Should restaurants ban children?
  • Any many, many more!
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Math
We have 3 main areas of focus:
  • Fractions
  • Division & Decimals
  • Volume



Mrs. Lystrup
Email: llystrup@alpinedistrict.org (there's 2 "L"s in that!)
Phone: 801-756-8537 Ext. 112
Mrs. Asay
Email: marrianneasay@alpinedistrict.org
Phone: 801-756-8537 Ext. 112