Dear Fifth Grade Parents,
5A students have been working very hard this week! They are very excited about their Inventions that they will be bringing in next Friday. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Ms. Semandiris
Upcoming Dates:
- Jan 20th – No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Jan 24th – PrimRose Planting
- Jan 24th – Gator Bowl
- Jan 26th – Catholic Schools Week Begins
- Feb 7th – No School, Teacher-In-Service
- Feb 14th – Noon Dismissal, Valentines Day
- Feb 17th – No School, Presidents Day
- Feb 18th – No School, Winter Break
- Feb 21st – Bingo Bash
The following is a curriculum update for the week of January 21 – 24, 2025:
Religion
Next week students will take the Chapter 15 test on Thursday (1/23). We will have a review lesson on Tuesday (1/21).
Second Step
Lesson 9: What Can I Change?
**With adult guidance, students will be able to identify things they can change to manage strong emotions in recurring situations.
Math – Ms. Semandiris
Tuesday (1/21) – L. 9 Hands On: Subtract Decimals
Wednesday (1/22) – L. 10 Subtract Decimals
Thursday (1/23) – Chapter Review
Friday (1/24) – Pre-Test
Monday (1/27) – Chapter 5 Test
Math – Ms. McGuigan
Tuesday (1/21)- Chapter 6 Review
Wednesday (1/22) – Chapter 6 Review
Thursday (1/23) Chapter 6 Test
Friday (1/24) – Chapter 6 Test (if needed)
Math – Mrs. Heuer
Monday (1/20) MLK Day
Tuesday (1/21) *Ch. 1 Test
Wednesday (1/22) *2.1 Fractions and Decimals
Thursday (1/23) *2.2 Fractions and Percents
Friday (1/24) *2.3 Percents and Decimals
Science
Next week students will be continuing the work of aerospace engineers, while learning about how changing variables in parachutes affect fall time. Using this information they will be planning and making parachutes. Students will revisit the Engineering Design Process while working through this unit.
Social Studies
Next week the test for Lesson 6 will be on (1/21) for 5A and (1/22) for 5B. Students should be looking at the study guide which is on Google Classroom to prepare for the test. On Friday 1/24 we will be spending the class period exploring new resources I have put on Google Classroom to practice for the States and Capitals test which will be at the end of May.
ELA
Hello HRS families! Next week, we will continue reading Wonder. I will put assigned reading homework on the matrix. Students have a double-entry journal for part one, on which they need ten quotes for pages 1-80. We will also have a new set of vocab and spelling words on Monday. Have a great weekend!