Dear 5A Parents,
We have been working very hard in 5A! The Talent Show was amazing today. Congratulations to all our Band members who did an amazing job as well as our other 5th grade Talent Show performers!! I hope you have a relaxing weekend.
Ms. Semandiris
Field Day: 5A voted to wear Blue and Black colors for Field Day on Friday May 22nd. If you have not turned in your permission slip please do so ASAP.
Maps Testing Make-ups: If your child missed a Maps Testing day or did not finish a test, they will be finishing during the Maps Make-up Test times offered during the next week.
- May 20th – Celebration & Ice Cream Social (See EFC)
- May 21st – 6th Grade Ancient Civilizations Wax Museum in HRS Hallways!
- May 22nd – Field Day, Noon Dismissal
- May 25th – No School, Memorial Day
- Jun 11th – Noon Dismissal
- Jun 12th – Last Day of School(10am dismissal)
2025/26 School Calendars
2026/27 School Calendars
The following is a curriculum update for the week of May 18 – 22, 2026:
Religion –
Students will continue working on Chapter 18 Liturgy of the Eucharist. Students will have completed the Chapter 18 Study Guide by the end of next week. The quiz for this Chapter is on 5/28.
Math – Ms. Semandiris
Monday (5/18) – Ch. 10 Lesson 8 Multiplication as Scaling
& p. 757 Check My Progress
Tuesday (5/19) – Placement Tests (no preparation needed)
Wednesday (5/20) – Ch 10 Quiz Lessons 5 -8 Check My Progress
Thursday (5/21) – Ch. 10 L. 10 Divide Whole Numbers by Fraction Units
Friday 5/22) – Field Day (No Math)
Math- Ms. McGuigan
Monday (5/18) – Weight and capacity conversions
Tuesday (5/20)- 6th Grade Math Placement Test (no preparation needed)
Wednesday (5/21) – Metric Conversions
Thursday (5/22 – Metric Conversions
Friday (5/23) – Field Day!!
Math – Mrs. Heuer
Monday (5/18) – 10.2 Volume of Triangular Prisms
Tuesday (5/19) – Placement Tests (no preparation needed)
Wednesday (5/20) – Volume Review
Thursday (5/21) – 10.3 Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms
Friday (5/22) – Field Day!
Science
Students will focus on the rock cycle next week. Looking at how different forms of rock form and how rocks on our planet go through their own cycle over millions of years.
Social Studies
We are learning about Lesson 13 The Revolutionary War. We began by analyzing a game of tug-of-war with three groups of people. The three different teams were wearing different colors of shirts: The Blue Team, Red Team and the White Team. We then talked about how each of the teams resembled the groups that were involved in the Revolutionary War. Next week, we will be taking a closer look at the Battles of the Revolutionary War. Students have completed a vocab assignment on Google Classroom as well as in the book. They have also read the lesson (pages 264 – 273.) with a partner and completed page 272 which students created a simile comparing the Revolutionary War to a game of tug-of-war. Students will receive the study guide for this lesson on 5/18. Looking ahead, the test is on 5/29. Please take note of the States and Capitals Test dates below!
Dates for the States & Capitals Test:
5A State Test May 19th
5A Capitals Test May 26th
5B States Test May 20th
5B Capitals Test May 27th
ELA
Hello HRS families! Next week, we will continue Genius Hour. The name comes from the idea that students use a class period (a.k.a the “hour”) to explore a topic of interest. My role will be to help students use proper research skills, paraphrase information, finding citations, and stating the main idea of an article. Students should be thinking about their topic choices and come to school Monday with 3 possible options. I’d like students to refine their topics to a specific question or statement. For example, if a student wants to do a project about volleyball, they could refine it by asking, “what are the origins of volleyball,” or, “The History of Volleyball.” We will do research in class on chromebooks, and students will find articles that pass the CARP test: is it credible, does it have an author? Is it relevant? What’s the point-of-view (are their biases)? I am still teaching kids how to conduct research, so I’d prefer if they wait until research days to look for articles, unless they are reading a book about their topic. Many students have found books related to their topics, which is a wonderful idea. They can be reading that at home and use it as a source for their project. I’m looking forward to seeing students explore a topic they are passionate about, and teaching the class using their presentation. Have a great weekend!