Dear Fifth Grade Parents,
It was great seeing you all last night at the Camp Seymour Parent Meeting! Please remember to turn in the permission slip by March 29th. .
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.
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.
- Mar 8th – Noon Dismissal, Teacher-In-Service
- Mar 20th – Parens Club Meeting (In Person)
- Mar 22nd – Report Cards
- Mar 29th – Noon Dismissal
- Apr 1st-5th – Spring Break
- Apr 12th – Bingo Bash
- Camp Seymour May 1 – 3, 2024!!!
Religion
Next week we will begin 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.
Steps to Respect
Lesson 7 Disagreeing Respectfully
In this lesson, students will learn to distinguish between respectful and disrespectful ways to disagree. They will learn to communicate their own perspectives and learn ways (skills) for disagreeing respectfully.
Lesson Concepts:
- Disagreeing respectfully involves using assertiveness skills.
- Disagreeing respectfully helps you strengthen your relationships, avoid misunderstandings, and prevent aggressive conflicts.
Math – Ms. Semandiris
Monday (3/11) Ch. 6 Pre-Test
Tuesday (3/12) Chapter 6 Test
Chapter 7 Expressions and Patterns
Wednesday (3/13) Ch 7, L 1, Hands On: Numerical Expressions
Thursday (3/14) Ch. 7, L 2, Order of Operations
Friday (3/15) – Aleks Practice
Math – Mr. Schreck
Chapter 8, Fractions & Decimals
Monday: Review Lessons 1-4
Tuesday: Quiz, Lessons 1-4
Wednesday: Lesson 6, Compare Fractions
Thursday: Lesson 7, Use Models to Write Fractions as Decimals
Friday: Lesson 8, Write Fractions as Decimals
Math – Mrs. Heuer
Monday: *6.7 (Day 2)
Tuesday: *Review (Day 1)
Wednesday: *Review (Day 2)
Thursday: *Ch. 6 Test
Friday: *TBD
Science
Students will use a bone chart to identify the species of small animals that barn owls prey upon. Students will mount bones from the owl pellets on paper to create a display poster.
Social Studies
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, students are reading “Part Six: August” of Wonder. There will be a new double-entry journal on Google Classroom. We will be doing a lot of reading in class and at home as we get towards the end of the book. I introduced Socratic Seminars to 5th graders a few weeks ago, and it’s been so inspiring to see them engage in collaborative discussions with each other. In these, students bring their understanding of the book and their life experiences to discuss valuable themes and motifs from Wonder. I love to see all of your kids truly engage with literature. We’ll also have a new set of spelling words, which I will take from the novel instead of the blue vocab book. This vocab acquisition will improve your child’s experience reading Wonder. Have a great weekend!