5th Grade

Fifth grade is the first experience students have with Hope Partnership School. In this formative year, Mrs. Maureen Oblea focuses on building a community and family atmosphere in the classroom.

Mrs. Oblea tries her best to teach to the heart of her students. After 14 years of teaching at Hope, Reflection and evaluation help drive her instruction. She strives to make her classroom and academics engaging, uplifting and inspiring.

She has developed many activities that work to strengthen her students’ character and build their confidence. Those techniques to facilitate learning and academic success are paramount to the fifth grade experience. They include: the hopeful tree, personal and family totem poles, identity heart maps, "free time Friday" and numerous lessons with an emphasis on social-emotional learning. 

Every year, she implements mindful movement, brain breaks, field trips to the Philadelphia Magic Gardens and The Liberty Museum, interactive book reports, fun reward activities and two trips to a local horse barn. 

Mrs. Oblea focuses her curricula on novel studies, common core state standards, discussions, group work, and project-based learning. She places a focus on social justice and critical thinking skills. It is important to her that her students become caring and concerned citizens. She believes her role as a teacher is to inspire Hope Core Values and develop a passion for lifelong learning in her students.