Fifth Grade

Our fifth grade curriculum is Illustrative Math which will be taught during our core math blocks to all fifth grade students. Embedded within are many differentiated opportunities and groupings. During Flex time, students that wish to dive deeper into mathematical concepts will have opportunities to challenge themselves with our Accelerated Learning Site and enrichment curriculums. 

Sixth Grade

IM Desmos is the curriculum for sixth grade. 

A compacted sixth/seventh grades IM math class is offered to those students that are ready for the challenge. 

All students and parents will participate in the process of selecting the math placement of their child in sixth grade.  Each spring, Sakai’s math placement team (math teachers, support teachers, administrators, and counselors) will consider many different data points and factors when deciding the most appropriate course to offer each child, including:

• Work ethic 
• Demonstration of the Standards of Mathematical Practice 
• Interest and curiosity in math 
• Academic achievement 
• Mathematical reasoning
• Computation skills 

One very important takeaway from discussions with math departments at Woodward and Bainbridge High School is the elimination of a single entry point to an accelerated math track. In fact, there are now many different paths students can take to ensure they are enrolled in the math courses they aspire to take at Bainbridge High School. We want to ensure students are adequately challenged in math so they can continue to grow their mathematical understanding, confidence, and curiosity.

Students in accelerated courses:

• have good, consistent homework habits, and strong grades in most or all subjects.
• are able to synthesize and apply knowledge.
• seek for understanding and move beyond purely procedural learning.
• think beyond the textbook.
• are more resilient and persevere to handle critical thinking assignments.
• are strong theoretically and can work with abstract ideas and sophisticated notation.
• require less guidance and can work independently.
• remember information and ask questions to fill in gaps.