Dear 5A Parents,
We had a wonderful Halloween Party today! The students will always remember the mummy making and all the creative designs. Thanks to all our Room Parents and parent volunteers for helping out and being there for the fun! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Ms. Semandiris
Reminders:
- Oct 30th – Halloween Free Dress
- Oct 30th 8th Grade Pizza Lunch
- Nov 6th – Glow Bowl
- Nov 11th – No School, No BASE
- Nov 20th – Noon Dismissal
- Nov 23rd-25th – Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences
2026/27 School Calendars
The following is a curriculum update for the week of November 2 – 6, 2026:
Religion
Students will be finishing up their Our Catholic Life – How do I seek God? Slideshow next week. It will be due on Thursday. We will be taking the Chapter 2 Test on Tuesday. Students should be rereading the chapter as well as studying their study guide on Google Classroom.
Second Step: On Thursday we will be doing a Growth Mindset/Goal Setting Lesson 1: Let’s Dream Big. On Friday students will be using the goals they created to start their Conference Slideshow. In 5th Grade we have student led conferences so we will be preparing the students during the month of November.
Math – Ms. Semandiris
Monday 11/2 – Review for T3 Test Red Book
Tuesday 11/3 – Review for T3 Test Red Book
Wednesday 11/4 – Topic 3 Fluently Multiply Multi-Digit Whole Numbers Test
Thursday 11/5 – Topic 3 Fluently Multiply Multi-Digit Whole Numbers Test
Friday 11/6 – Test Corrections & Successmaker work time.
Math- Ms. McGuigan
Monday 11/2 4-3 Let’s Build Multiply a Decimal by a Whole Number
Tuesday 11/3 4-4 Use Models to Multiply a Decimal by a Decimal
Wednesday 11/4 4-5 Patterns in Multiplication
Thursday 11/5 Mid Chapter quiz
Friday 11/6 Use Number Sense to Multiply Decimals
Math – Mrs. H/Mr. J
Monday (11/2): Review Day 2
Tuesday (11/3): Unit 4 Test
Wednesday (11/4): 8-2 Multiply Whole Numbers by Fractions
Thursday (11/5): 8-4 Multiply Fractions
Friday (11/6): TBD
Science
Continuing our discussion on ecosystems and how disruptions can affect the whole system, students will be creating and cleaning up their own small oil spill. We will test materials and will be using our findings to use the Engineering Design Process to question, imagine, plan, create, test, and improve upon their plans to clean the oil spill. They will use multiple different materials and strategies to try and get their spill cleaned and/or contained.
Social Studies
Next week we will begin Lesson 4, Why Europeans Came to the New World? Students will examine objects/artifacts from an explorer’s ship. Then they will categorize artifacts as navigation tools, motives for exploration, or new products from the Americas. Students will work in pairs as research scientists and deep sea divers. They are encouraged to bring in swim goggles for class during this lesson! Looking ahead, the test for this Lesson will be on (11/19). The Study Guide will be on Google Classroom on (11/12).
Looking Ahead:
States & Capitals Practice -At the end of May, we will have a States Location Test and a Capitals Test. Students should be practicing at home throughout the year. I have attached a document on Google Classroom with some resources for students to have to practice their State Locations and State Capitals. These two quizzes will be at the end of May. I will be showing the students the format of the test next week. I will announce the exact date during the beginning of the Second Trimester!
ELA
Hello HRS families! Next week, we will continue to read and analyze Number the Stars, making our way through chapters 6-8. Students will also have a new set of spelling words, which will be unit 8 for us. Students can expect homework pages due on Tuesday and Thursday, keeping with the same schedule practiced with Mrs. Davis. On Friday, we did some creative Halloween writing, using moody pictures to inspire imagery, sensory details, and figurative language. We will wrap that up on Monday. I hope you have an outstanding Halloween weekend.