Your Teacher Is . . . Mrs. Maryanne Rohrer
Mrs. Rohrer is one of our tried and true teachers at St. Ambrose. She has 28 years of experience teaching students at the following grade levels: Kindergarten, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven and Eight.
For more information on Mrs. Rohrer, please see the Staff page!

Religion:
The theme is "We Worship." Fifth grade students worship in daily prayer, Lenten sacrifice and service to others. Some service projects are monthly visits to the residents of Rest Haven Nursing Home. Christian behavior towards all students is expected. The Mass is studied, along with the Sacraments and we concentrate on the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Commandments. The series we utilize is Loyola.
Spelling:
Each week we have a new word list. Extra credit words are also used.
Reading:
The Houghton Mifflin Reading series is new this year. We also break out into literature reading groups. In addition, we do projects and book reports relating to our Reading assignments.
English:
The series we use is McGraw-Hill and there is a major emphasis within my class to do creative writing exercises.
Math:
The Heath Mathematics series is used. There is an emphasis on fractions and challenging word problems. A train leaves Boston going 75 mph . . .
Social Studies:
MacMillan/McGraw-Hill books are used for the Social Studies curriculum. Here we concentrate on geography skills and history from Early American civilizations to the Ratifications of the Constitution.
Here's Our Country, City and State Game Champions (Mrs. Rohrer tries to stump the 5th graders by asking them names of capitals and other tough geography questions)
Science:
This part of our routine is taught by our resident mad scientist, Mr. Steven Kulich.
Art:
We do alot of creative sketching, along with studying great masters such as Picasso and Dali. We also do various art projects throughout the year.
Music:
We study songs connected with American History and some of the great masters such as Mozart and Beethoven.
Phys. Ed.:
This is a time for us to relax our minds by taking in some fresh air and exercising our bodies by playing games and knowing the rules of fair play.
Penmanship:
Definitely a "forgotten" skill. We'll review and practive formal penmanship as needed. Sometimes this is very necessary -- just ask any pharmacist!
Computer Class:
More details will be forthcoming on our computer classes.
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR INCOMING STUDENTS

-- 4 Copybooks (non-spiral)
-- 5 Folders
-- Scissors
-- Colored pencils, markers or crayons
-- Glue
-- Looseleaf
-- Pens (Blue or Black)
-- 1 Red Pen
-- Several pencils
-- Homework Assignment book (available at school)
-- A Simple Calculator
-- Protractor
-- 1 Ruler
-- 2-3 blank computer disks

You Can Email Me At . . .altssa@ptd.net
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