Boomerang Newsletter: March 1, 2024

Dear Fifth Grade Parents,

We will have our Parent Informational Meeting about Camp Seymour on March 7th from 6:00pm – 7:00pm in the HRS Library. Please make sure to save this date! (This meeting is for the parents only.) Camp Seymour is May 1 – 3, 2024.

Lenten Service Opportunities!

During Lent, one of the pillars we focus is on 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 five Fridays during Lent to support Father Dunstan and his school in Kenya.  You may remember Father Dunstan who was with us for a school Mass in January and who celebrated Christmas Masses with us.  Father Dunstan has a school in Kenya and they are trying to build a kitchen in order to keep their food safe from animals to feed their students.  Our students will get to learn more about this in class.  On these Fridays in Lent (2/23, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, and 3/22) students may come to school in free dress if they bring in a donation (minimum $1) to support this important need in Kenya.  We strongly encourage students to earn the $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 8th (noon dismissal, should be able to still take a collection):

Last Names A-L:  Brown Bag Lunches (perishable OK)

Last Names M-Z:  Travel toothbrushes/toothpaste

Fri. March 15th:

Last Names A-L: Men’s socks

Last Names M-Z:  Brown Bag Lunches (perishable OK)

Fri. March 22nd:

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.

Thank you for being a partner in serving others during this Lenten time.

Family Communication Letter

  • March 7 – Camp Seymour Parent Meeting 6pm in HRS Library (Parents Only Please)
  • March 8th – Noon Dismissal, Teacher-In-Service
  • March 20th – Parens Club Meeting
  • March 22nd – Report Cards
  • March 29th – Noon Dismissal
  • April 1st-5th – Spring Break

Religion

*The Second Trimester ends on March 8th. The last day to turn in late/missing work or make up tests is on Thursday, March 7th.

Next week we will be reviewing for the Chapter 16 test in class on Monday. The test is on Friday, March 8th. Students have finished the study guide and we went over the correct answers for the study guide in class. We will also be learning about St. Patrick and writing our own Limerick’s about his life.

Math – Ms. Semandiris

*The Second Trimester ends on March 8th. The last day to turn in late/missing work or make up tests is on Thursday, March 7th.

Monday (4/4) – Quiz Ch. 6 Lessons 6 – 9

Tuesday (4/5) –  Ch. 6 L. 11, Divide Decimals by Whole Numbers

Wednesday (4/6) – Ch. 6 L. 13, Divide Decimals

Thursday (4/7) – Ch. 6 L. 14, Divide Decimals by Powers of 10

Friday (4/8) – Chapter Review

 

Math – Mr. Schreck

Chapter 8, Fractions & Decimals

Monday: Lesson 1, Fractions & Division

Tuesday: Lesson 2, Greatest Common Factor

Wednesday: Chapter 2 Review

Thursday: Lesson 3, Simplest Form

Friday: Lesson 4, Problem Solve-Guess, Check, and Revise

 

Math – Mrs. Heuer

Monday: *6.3 Variables and Expressions

Tuesday: *6.4 Write Expressions

Wednesday: *6.5 Properties

Thursday: *6.6 The Distributive Property

Friday: *TBD Review of week or 6.7 Equivalent Expressions

 

Science

Students will investigate the niche of the barn owl by dissecting owl pellets. Students will use a bone chart to identify the species of small animals that barn owls prey upon.

 

Social Studies

*The Second Trimester ends on March 8th. The last day to turn in late/missing work or make up tests is on Thursday, March 7th.

Next week students will take the Lesson 8 Slavery in the Americas test on Monday, March 4th. The study guide is on google classroom and students were assigned to study each night in preparation for this test. Next, we will be moving on to Lesson 10, Tensions Grow Between Great Britain and the Colonies. The Essential Question for this lesson is:

What British actions angered the colonists in the 1700s?

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.”

Objectives

Social Studies

  • Make connections between a class experience and the historical events in the colonies after the French and Indian War.
  • Identify how key events created tensions between the colonists and Great Britain between 1754 and 1774.
  • Analyze the character traits of King George III and predict how a different kind of king might have changed the history of the British colonies.

Language Arts

  • Role-play an adult giving a student an order. This represents the King giving orders to the colonies.  (speaking and listening)
  • Analyze the causes and effects of events between the colonies and Great Britain. (reading)

ELA

Hello HRS families. Next week, we will continue reading Wonder in class and at home. I’d like to take a  moment to remind students to be completing double-entries while they read, either electronically or on paper. Students can use the “Transition Examples” document on Google Classroom to add variety to their commentary about a quote. I will also begin teaching how to write a theme essay using an example theme. This will help kids see the end-goal of their hard work on the double-entries. Please note that the spelling/vocab words from this week were taken from parts 1-4 of the book. The words are on Google Classroom, and I’ll send home a copy of the words plus definitions. Have a great weekend!