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Fifth Grade

What will your fifth grader learn about this year?

A goal of FCPS is to provide opportunities for students to demonstrate learning in authentic ways and support students in the development of skills that employers are seeking for the workforce. Teachers in FCPS are enhancing learning opportunities to include the Portrait of a Graduate attributes:

  • Communicator
  • Collaborator
  • Ethical and Global Citizen
  • Creative and Critical Thinker
  • Goal-Directed and Resilient Individual

Fifth Grade Program of Studies (POS)

Visit the following pages for an overview of any of the below programs:

Family Life Education (FLE)

Additional information and opt out request forms

Related Pages

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Sixth Grade

What will your sixth grader learn about this year?
students looking through a magnifying lens doing a science experiment

Third Grade

What will your third grader learn about this year?
student holding a pen in one hand and the cap in the other while drawing on paper

Fourth Grade

What will your fourth grader learn about this year?
first grade students reading poetry

First Grade

What will your first grader learn about this year?
student investigating a caterpillar with a magnifying lens

Second Grade

What will your second grader learn about this year?
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Program Improvement and Innovation Plans (PIIPs)

Relevant details and data for many programs offered by the Instructional Services Department in Fairfax County Public Schools.