Dear Fifth Grade Parents,
Camp Seymour – We are actively looking for Parent Chaperones to come to camp with us from May 3 – 5, 2023. Please email us if you are interested!! *To be a Chaperone you need to be up to date on all your Safe Environment classes.
Lenten Service Project:
Lenten Collection for St. Martin de Porres Shelter:
Fri. February 24th –
Last Names A-L: Brown Bag Lunches (perishable OK)
Last Names M-Z: Large and small bath towels (gently used, if clean and unstained are OK)
Fri. March 3rd:
Last Names A-L: Disposable razors and shaving cream (travel size)
Last Names M-Z: Brown Bag Lunches (perishable OK)
Fri. March 17th:
Last Names A-L: Brown Bag Lunches (perishable OK)
Last Names M-Z: Men’s socks
Fri. March 24th:
Last Names A-L: Men’s deodorant (regular or travel sized), toothbrushes, toothpaste (travel size toothpaste)
Last Names M-Z: Brown Bag Lunches (perishable OK)
Fri. March 31st
Last Names A-L: Brown Bag Lunches (perishable OK) and/or reading glasses
Last Names M-Z: Brown Bag Lunches (perishable OK) and/or reading glasses
- February 17th – Noon Dismissal
- February 20th – Presidents’ Day – No School/No BASE
- February 21st – Mid-Winter Break – No School
- March 4th – Auction
- March 10th – Noon Dismissal (Teacher-In-Service)
The following is a curriculum update for the week of February 22 – 24, 2023:
Religion
When we return to school next week it will be Ash Wednesday. We will begin our Lenten journey. Students have already made their Lenten goals in the areas of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. They wrote their Lenten Goals on a heart and then decorated it. We will tie these hearts with ribbon and place them on our prayer table in the classroom. Next week we will also begin Chapter 16, Gathered as One. In this chapter students will learn that in the liturgy,
- The Holy Spirit forms the community as an assembly to one another.
- The Eucharist unites Christ’s followers to him and to one another.
- In the Eucharist, the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ. He is really and truly present in the Eucharist – Body, Blood, soul, and divinity.
- In worship and daily living, the community shows that through the Eucharist, Christ lives in us, and we live in Christ.
Students will be receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Friday, 2/24.
Math – Ms. Semandiris
Ch. 6 Multiply and Divide by Decimals
Wednesday (2/22) – Ch. 6 Lesson 1, Estimate Products of Whole Numbers and Decimals
Thursday (2/23) – Ch. 6 Lesson 3, Multiply Decimals by Whole Numbers
Friday (2/24) – Ch. 6 Lesson 5, Multiply Decimals
Math – Mr. Schreck
Chapter 7, Expressions & Patterns
Wednesday: Lesson 3, Write Numerical Expressions
Thursday: Review Lessons 2 & 3
Friday: Quiz, Lessons 2 & 3/ALEKS
Math – Mrs. Heuer
Monday: *No school
Tuesday: *No school
Wednesday: *Review (Day 1)
Thursday: *Review (Day 2)
Friday: *Likely the Ch. 5 Test: Integers and the Coordinate Plane
Science
Students are learning how energy moves through an ecosystem. Students will discover what food chains, food webs and energy pyramids show about energy flow in an ecosystem. To help students understand these concepts, they will create a food web and energy pyramid for an Antarctic ecosystem.
Social Studies
Next week we will continue to learn about Chapter 8 Facing Slavery.
Essential Question: What was the impact of slavery on African people?
We will be diving deeper into the history of slavery in the Americas by analyzing primary sources, images, and literature from different parts of the journey enslaved Africans experienced. Students are working in small groups to learn about three dilemmas the West African people faced. Students will be working on reading notes which are on Google Classroom. We will be taking a closer look at the triangular trade.
Objectives
Social Studies
- Describe life in West Africa in the 1500s and how the trade of enslaved people began.
- Identify the components of triangular trade.
- Analyze how Africans survived the Middle Passage and responded to a life of slavery in the colonies.
ELA
Hello, and happy mid-winter break. When we return, we will continue reading Wonder. The long awaited spelling test will be on Thursday, and we will use the same words students wrote down before I was out sick (glad to finally be back!). We will also be making bookmarks using our favorite passages from the novel so far. Have a great break!