  {"id":9089,"date":"2016-10-20T14:24:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T14:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-806601-2764940.cloudwaysapps.com\/?page_id=9089"},"modified":"2023-09-07T12:40:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T12:40:00","slug":"grade-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.milton.edu\/k8\/lower-school\/academics\/grade-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Grade 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f8991d&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Grade 5<\/h1>\n<p class=\"normal\">91探花\u2019s fifth grade students grow as conceptual thinkers and focus on understanding events and situations from multiple perspectives. Students learn how to uphold and effectively communicate their own ideas, while also practicing the critical skill of listening to others for understanding. They become increasingly independent, in their learning and their organization habits. They learn to pace themselves, managing short-term guidelines for increasingly complex long-term projects. Grade 5 students are role models for 91探花\u2019s Lower School, leading weekly meetings and serving as buddies to our youngest students in Kindergarten. Students in Grade 5 grow in confidence as they expand their leadership skills.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243;][et_pb_column_inner _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\">In Grade 5, students ask \u201c<em>What is leadership? How do leaders lead? How can I make an impact on the world?<\/em>\u201d They investigate United States history, economics, civil rights, civil law and women\u2019s suffrage. They explore geography\u00a0and Greek mythology and culture. Students strengthen their independent writing skills, responsible for editing and revising their own work. They develop proficiency in persuasive writing, and they write and present poems to peers and parents. 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