Welcome to
Fifth Grade Math!
My name is Marie Van Der Horn (also known as Ms. VDH), and I teach 5th Grade Math. I have been a part of the LCCS community for the last 14 years. When I am not solving math problems, I love to sing, explore new sights, and spend time with friends and family. My students quickly learn my favorite color is purple, I love to have fun, and I love coffee and Chinese take-out. Before teaching 5th Grade, I taught Kindergarten for 12 years. I do all I can to infuse the fun of Kindergarten into learning division, fractions, and problem solving. I believe in working and playing hard. At LCCS, I also work with the Musical Theater Department and I am the adviser of the LCCS Chapter of National Junior Honor Society. As a teacher, I hope to inspire every student to be their very best version of themselves.
Contact Information: mvanderhorn@lccsnj.org
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Grading
Grades will be calculated using the following percentages for each category:
30% Tests
20% Quizzes
20% Homework
20% Projects
10% Classwork/Participation
Grades will be updated at least every two weeks and can be accessed via the Student Portal.
Letter Grade Percentage
Range
Projects
Students will be assigned one or two (possibly three depending on the units of study) projects per marking
period. Most of the projects will be completed at home, but there may be an occasional project completed
in class. Rubrics will be provided with the project details to guide your completion.
Homework
Homework is usually assigned Monday-Thursdays, however, there is an occasional weekend assignment.
Homework is given as a review of the classwork completed that day. If that day’s classwork is not
completed, it is the student's responsibility to complete it for homework.
In Fifth Grade Math class, we study:
Understanding Place Value
How are whole numbers and decimals written, compared, and ordered?
How can sums and differences of decimals be estimated?
What are the standard procedures for adding and subtracting whole numbers and decimals?
Operations with Whole Numbers and Decimals
What is the standard procedure for division and why does it work?
What is the standard procedure for dividing with two-digit divisors?
What are the standard procedures for estimating and finding products involving decimals?
What are the standard procedures for estimating and finding quotients involving decimals?
Numerical Expression, Patterns, and Relationships
How are the values of an algebraic expression and a numerical expression found?
Volume of Solids
How can three-dimensional shapes be represented and analyzed?
What does the volume of a rectangular prism mean and how can it be found?
Operations with Fractions
What does it mean to add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators?
What is a standard procedure for adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators?
What does it mean to add and subtract mixed numbers?
What is a standard procedure for adding and subtracting mixed numbers?
What are the standard procedures for estimating and finding products and quotients of fractions and mixed numbers?
Geometry
How can angles be measured and classified?
How can polygons, triangles, and quadrilaterals be described, classified and named?
How are points graphed?
How can we show the relationship between sequences on a graph?
How are the values of an algebraic expression and a numerical expression found?
Measurement and Data
What are customary measurement units and how are they related?
What are the metric measurement units and how are they related?
How can line plots be used to represent data and answer questions?
How can numbers be used to describe certain data sets?