Dear Fifth Grade Parents,
I hope you are doing well and enjoying the Advent season. We are now on the countdown to Christmas break and the kids are so excited!
Christmas Program
December 15th, Our Christmas Program begins with the Holy Rosary School band at 6:00 pm. All classes K-8 will have a chance to perform. We’re excited to see this tradition return. Please have your child in their classroom between 5:30 pm and 5:45 pm. Students need to arrive in “Sunday Best” attire. 5A Parents will be required to pick up their child from the classroom after the program.
Schoolwide Advent Service Project
This year we have two schoolwide projects going on and families are encouraged to participate as you feel comfortable and are able.
For the preschool – grades 6, we will be collecting diapers, pullups, wipes, and new or gently used coats and kids clothing for Westside Baby and other local organizations that support families in our Seattle Community.
Items can be dropped at the school in the front hallway between November 28th and December 14th. Items will be delivered on December 14th after they are blessed at our school Mass that day.
- December 9th – 1st Trimester Report Cards
- December 15th – Christmas Program 6pm
- December 16th – Noon Dismissal (No BASE) Dress in Festive Christmas colors and Sing Along!!
- December 19th-January 2nd – Christmas Break
- January 3rd – School Resumes
Religion
We have been reading about “The Birth of Christ” in the Bible during class. We have also been learning the 5 Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary. Each student received a hard copy listing the Glorious Mysteries. I read them aloud in class from the Bible and then each table group reread them in class as well. Students have been practicing retelling these Bible stories in their own words in the order they occurred. Next week students will retell these stories to me in their table groups as a quiz. I will do this over a three day period during religion class. We will be starting our Epiphany poems & Watercolor Drawings next week.
Math
Monday (12/12) – Chapter 3, Chapter Review
Tuesday (12/13) – Ch. 3 Pre-Test
Wednesday (12/14) – Ch. 3 Test
Thursday (12/15) – Ch. 3 Test
Friday (12/16) – Aleks
Math – Mr. Schreck
Chapter 5, Add & Subtract Decimals
Monday: Lesson 2, Estimate Sums & Differences
Tuesday: Lesson 3, Problem Solving: Estimate or Exact Answer
Wednesday: Review Lessons 1-3
Thursday: Quiz, Lessons 1-3
Friday: ALEKS
Math – Mrs. Heuer
Monday: *5.8 Metric Units of Capacity
Tuesday: *Review (Day 1)
Wednesday: *Review (Day 2)
Thursday: *Measurement Test (Unit 5)
***Students will get volume 1 of their 6th grade books. We begin our 6th grade content after break.***
Friday: *No class – Have a wonderful Christmas!!
Science
Students will learn about the smallest living unit, the cell, by examining the internal structure of an onion. Students will observe and sketch onion cells using microscopes.
Social Studies
We are currently learning about Chapter 6 Early English Settlements. Students have learned about Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth. Students have been divided into groups and have answered a list of questions for an “Act-it-Out”. We will be having these presentations on (12/12). Students are encouraged to bring in props and something to wear for a costume! (Please do not buy anything, just use something you already have at home.) The test for this Chapter will be on Tuesday (12/13) for 5A and Wednesday (12/14) for 5B. A study guide was pushed out on Google Classroom one week before the test.
ELA
Hello HRS families. Next week, we are continuing our holiday reader’s theater: Who Stole Santa’s List. This mystery has students looking for evidence to try and accuse a character of stealing Santa’s list. It’s also an opportunity to practice speaking and listening skills. This should take the whole week. No spelling words next week. Have a wonderful break!