Fifth Grade at Santa Clara Elementary School is a "bridge year", as we help prepare our students to succeed in the upcoming SCES Junior High departmentalized program. We strive to provide excellence in Catholic education during Fifth Grade, while helping our students build critical life skills, learn to make good choices, and form lasting friendships.
The Common Core State Standards and standards-based Language Arts, Math, Religion and Social Studies are a substantial part of our Fifth Grade academic curriculum and drive many engaging student projects.
In addition, SCES provides excellence in Catholic education. Catholic faith formation is enhanced throughout all aspects of each day here at SCES.
SCES believes in educating the "whole child", therefore our Fifth Graders participate in an extensive variety of Enrichment Classes: Spanish, Art, Music, STEM, and Physical Education. Also during Fifth Grade, our students have finished their training and are ready to become parish Altar Servers at Santa Clara Church.
The Fifth Grade class field trip at SCES is specifically selected and designed to reinforce Social Studies curriculum learned in the classroom by taking the class on a visit to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Our credentialed and qualified SCES Fifth Grade teacher utilizes these core academic programs and cutting-edge digital-based supplemental materials, which our students utilize through wireless classroom iPads, and by interfacing with the classroom’s touch screen SmartBoard.