Dear Fifth Grade Parents!
Thank you so much for participating in the Teacher Auction Fundraiser. We all had a fun time as well!
Save the Date:
Camp Seymour Parent Informational Meeting: March 12th, 6pm in the HRS School Hall. (Parents Only Please!) Camp Seymour is April 30 – May 2, 2025.
Camp Seymour Chaperones – We are actively looking for Parent Chaperones to come to camp with us from April 30 – May 2, 2025. Please email us if you are interested!! *To be a Chaperone you need to be up to date on all your Safe Environment classes.
LENT
During Lent, one of the pillars we focus on is almsgiving. This means that we strive to intentionally focus on serving others in need during this Lenten time. As a school we will do two things to focus on serving those in need during Lent. First, we will take up a special collection on six Fridays during Lent to support Catholic Schools impacted by the fires in Los Angeles. We have an amazing group of students helping to organize this. On these Fridays in Lent (3/7, 3/14, 3/21 (half day), 3/28, 4/4 and 4/11) students may come to school in free dress if they bring in a donation (minimum $1) to support this important need. We strongly encourage students to earn $1 each week doing some act of service around their home. This way they will connect their own service to their almsgiving. Students may come in uniform on these days if they choose not to participate, and please no free dress passes these Fridays.
Second, we will continue our tradition of supporting a local men’s shelter in Seattle, St. Martin de Porres. We will take up collections as follows (optional as well, but encourage participation if possible). We will deliver the donations from our school to St. Martins each of these Fridays.
Friday March 14th
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)
Friday March 21st (noon dismissal, should be able to still take a collection):
Last Names A-L: Disposable razors and shaving cream (travel size)
Last Names M-Z: Brown Bag Lunches (perishable OK)
Friday, March 28th
Last Names A-L: Brown Bag Lunches (perishable OK)
Last Names M-Z: Travel toothbrushes/toothpaste
Friday April 4th
Last Names A-L: Men’s socks
Last Names M-Z: Brown Bag Lunches (perishable OK)
Friday April 11th
Last Names A-L: Men’s deodorant (regular or travel sized) or Brown Bag Lunches (perishable OK)
Last Names M-Z: Men’s deodorant (regular or travel sized) or Brown Bag Lunches (perishable OK)
Finally, though not a school collection, you may participate in Operation Rice Bowl. Each family should have received one rice bowl and those can be returned to school during Holy Week.
Upcoming Dates:
- Mar 5th – Ash Wednesday Mass
- Mar 8th – Auction
- Mar 12th – 6pm Parent Camp Seymour Information Meeting in School Hall!
- Mar 14th – 8th Grade Pizza Lunch
- Mar 21st – Noon Dismissal, Staff In-Service
The following is a curriculum overview for the week of March 3 – 7, 2025:
Religion
We are currently working on Chapter 17, Liturgy of the Word. In this chapter we will reflect on God’s personal invitation through Scripture, recognize the Bible as the written Word of God which we must read, reflect on and use in our prayers. We will also be identifying the type of content in the Old Testament and the New Testament. Students will then learn and be able to describe elements of the Liturgy of the Word, an integral part of the Mass and all sacramental celebrations. The test for this chapter is on (3/13). Next week Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. We will be taking time in class on Monday to make our goals in the areas of Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving.
Math – Ms. Semandiris
Chapter 7 Expressions and Patterns
Monday – L. 2, Order of Operations
Tuesday – L. 3 Write Numerical Expressions
Wednesday – Check My Progress p. 505
Thursday – Quiz on Lessons 1 & 2
Friday – Aleks and Review
** All missing assignments need to be turned in by Friday March 7th**
Math- Ms. McGuigan
Monday:8.5- Least Common Multiple
Tuesday:8.6- Comparing Fractions
Wednesday:Review of lessons 4-6
Thursday:8.7 Fractions as decimals
Friday 8.8 Fractions as decimals
Math – Mrs. Heuer
Monday (3/3) *Review (Day 2)
Tuesday (3/4) *Ch. 5 Test: Integers and the Coordinate Plane
Wednesday (3/5) *6.1 Powers and Exponents (short class because of Ash Wed. Mass)
Thursday (3/6) *6.1 (Day 2)
Friday (3/7) *6.2 Order of Operations
Science
Students are working on a unit about describing properties and creating mixtures. Students are creating graphs to represent data, learning about what happens when solutions are mixed, how particles act when they are dissolved in water, and what happens when a solution is evaporated.
** All missing assignments need to be turned in by Friday March 7th**
Social Studies
Next week students will take the Lesson 8, Slavery in the Americas test on Monday, March 3rd. Students should be studying for the test over the weekend using the study guide on Google Classroom. Then we will be moving on to Lesson 10, Tensions Grow Between the Colonies and Great Britain. Overview: Analyze the causes and effects of events that caused tension to grow between the colonies and Great Britain by using an “Unrest-O-Meter.” Essential Question:What British actions angered the colonists in the 1700s? ** All missing assignments need to be turned in by Friday March 7th**
ELA
Hello HRS families! Next week, we are continuing Part Four: Jack Will. There is another double-entry on Google Classroom for students to work on at home and while reading. I’m seeing great improvements with students’ commentary. We are working towards writing a theme essay that uses citations (quotes with transitions) to support a theme of students’ choice. The commentary, or written analysis, is a primary goal and accomplishment for 5th grade language arts. Great job, students! There will also be a spelling and vocab test next Friday.
WIth the end of the trimester right around the corner, I’d like to remind students of expectations for missing work. Remember, if you are turning in late work, please let me know with an email or in person. A simple, “I finished the…” would be greatly appreciated. Also, for excused absences, such as being sick, students won’t get a late penalty, but the work does need to be turned in (unless individual accommodations were discussed with me). Try to get late work turned in within a reasonable time frame. I know it’s difficult when students are sick for an extended period of time, so feel free to connect with me so that we can discuss a fair due date. All late and missing work needs to be turned in by the 7th. Thank you so much!