Dear 5A Parents,
We have had a very productive week! We are hoping for the Mariners to win tonight!! For those of you who like to plan ahead, 5A will be leading the Prayer Service for the school on December 5th. I wanted to tell you in case you need to make arrangements to come. We would love for you all to come! It is on Friday, December 5th in the School Hall. Plan to be there at 8:30am to get a seat. It usually starts at 8:40am.
Mid-Trimester Reports
Students will be coming home with their Mid-Trimester Reports and Fall Maps Testing Scores. We ask that students return the envelope (empty) next week. Please note that on the Mid-Trimester Report you will see a section which shows students grades from Alma. There will also be a section for “Behavior and Work Skills”. This section will not be on the Report Card for Trimester 1. It is however an area that students are working on constantly. Students also do a self-reflection of how they feel they are doing in these areas.
Fall Fund Drive:
We are getting close to 100% class participation. Our class will earn a sweet treat for reaching this goal, so please help us reach it!
We’re halfway through the Fall Fund Drive and thrilled to share that we’ve already raised 50% of our $200,000 goal.
Your support helps ensure our students continue to benefit from essential programs like art, library, music, PE, Spanish, and technology — all vital to educating the whole child.
Let’s keep the momentum going! Help us reach our fundraising and participation goals by encouraging friends and family to contribute to the Fall Fund Drive. Every gift makes a difference.
Reminders
- Oct 18th – Fall Open House
- Oct 21st – Picture Retakes
- Oct 24th – 8th Grade Pizza
- Nov 10th – No School, Teachers in service
- Nov 11th – No School, Veterans Day(No BASE)
2025/26 School Calendars
The following is a curriculum update for the week of October 20 – 24, 2025:
Religion
Next week we will continue our study of Chapter 2 Made to be with God. Students have been learning about the Samaritan Woman (John 4:7 – 29). We are learning that when we long for God only the living water of his grace, his loving gift of his own life, will satisfy you. We also learned that material things will not satisfy our longings, only God will. Next week students will create a Google Slideshow about Our Catholic Life: How do we seek God? They will also begin to work on the Chapter 2 study guide as well. The test for this chapter is on Tuesday ( 11/4)
Second Step
Lesson 2 Bystander Power
Math – Ms. Semandiris
Monday (10/20) -Chapter Review p. 145 – 147
Tuesday (10/21) – Pre-Test
Wednesday (10/22) – Chapter 2 Test
Thursday (10/23) – Chapter 2 Test
Friday (10/24) – Blended Learning Centers
Math Ms. McGuigan
Monday (10/21) 3.5 Estimate Quotients
Tuesday (10/22) 3.7Partial Quotients
Wednesday(10/23) Mid Chapter Quiz
Thursday (10/24)3.8 Three and Four Digit Dividends
Friday (10/25) 3.9/3.10 Quotients with Zeros and Place the First Digit
Math – Mrs. Heuer (5th)
We will continue working on adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers.
Monday (10/20) – 3.6 Subtract Unlike Fractions
Tuesday (10/21) – 3.7 Add Mixed Numbers
Wednesday (10/22) – 3.8 Subtract Mixed Numbers
Thursday (10/23) – 3.9 Subtract with Regrouping
Friday (10/24) – TBD – Likely an ALEKS review of the chapter.
Science
Students are beginning a new unit about Ecosystems and how something like an oil spill can affect the ecosystem as a whole. Students will learn vocabulary, take notes, and then run labs about pH of soil after contamination and investigate what may have caused the pH changes in a city.
Social Studies
We will have our Inuit Family Act-it-out’s on Monday (10/20). Students should have their answers to the Act-it-Out questions ready for Monday!! Students have been asked to bring in props/costumes such as: a winter coat, gloves, scarf, anything that someone would wear in the Arctic!!) Students receive the Lesson 2 study guide today on Google classroom as well as a hard copy today. They should begin studying a bit each night for the test next Friday 10/24. We will also play a review game in class next week.
ELA
Hello HRS families! Next week, we will continue our study of Number the Stars, with extra emphasis on finding motifs to turn into theme statements. Students are also beginning to cite evidence from the book to use in short paragraphs. Students can expect some reading at home next week, as well as the vocab and spelling test on Friday. They should continue finding challenge words from the novel and use context clues to guess at the meaning. This can make for good conversation about the book at home. Have a great weekend!