May 9, 2014
Here's "5C"ents worth of wonderful information:
Here is the final update for the year: the weeks of
May 12th and May 19th!!!
We had a wonderful week of activities, a BIG THANK YOU to all the parents who helped with our field trips and field day!
Please note: that the quarter ends on Friday, May 16th. ALL "redos" must be turned in by then, if not sooner.
There are free dress days coming up: Monday the 12th and Tuesday the 20th. Tuesday the 20th is also Clean Up day. Please bring an empty backpack and extra grocery sacks to transport all of your supplies home.
*We will be collecting used school supplies during clean up day to donate to the Catholic charities to be distributed to the students in need. If you wouldn't mind donating your child's supplies, please let him or her know this in advance.
*Each classroom is being asked to make a card for Fr. Jim's 40th Anniversary as a priest. We will be doing this next week. If possible, please send $1.00 which will be included in your child's card for Father. Please send money by Friday, May 16th.
*Home and School will be providing a hot dog lunch for all students on Tuesday, May 20th.
If you child has a summer birthday and would like to celebrate it with his classmates, we will do that on May 20th.
"First Cent": What we will be studying:
Religion: Our Benziger Family Unit this will take us to the end of the year.
Reading: We will will finish the year out with our Literature Circle Unit.
Grammar: Review of Unit 3 in Grammar, test will be the week of the 12th.
Science: Simple Machines and vocabulary quiz on Thursday.
Social Studies (according to Miss Livingston): National and Global Economies
Spelling /Vocabulary: There will be no spelling this week due to the field trips we have planned and Field Day.
Math (according to Mrs. Wilds):
Practice Opportunities for Mad Minutes:
Addition-Monday after school
Subtraction - Tuesday afterschool
Multiplication - Wednesday at recess
Division - Thursday at recess
Make sure your child is checking their Friday Folder and returing it empty to me. It is important to check to see if there are any corrections in their Friday Folder that they need to correct.
WHAT'S GOING ON THIS WEEK (AND BEYOND):
MONDAY 5/12: Assembly at 8:15. Free Dress Day for all! Library presentation in the afternoon.
TUESDAY 5/13: End of the year buddy activity.
WEDNESDAY 5/14: Band is late this week.
FRIDAY 5/16: All school Mass.
MONDAY 5/19: NO SCHOOL! TEACHER WORK DAY!
TUESDAY 5/20: Step-Up day! and Clean Up day! Happy Summer Birthdays to Shaylee, Sophie, Ben, Benny, Nick, Jake, and Will!!!!
WEDNESDAY 5/21: Last day of school! Dismissal after Mass!
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!!!
"Second Cent"Long term projects and tests:
"Third Cent": Safety Patrol Schedules & Server Schedule
The safety patrol schedule is now posted at the top of this newsletter.
PLEASE REMEMBER.....
1. Morning Patrol begins at 7:40 AM and ends at 8:00 AM.
2. Afternoon Patrol begins at 3:10 PM and ends at 3:25 PM.
3. If you cannot be at your assigned duty for any reason, YOU are responsible for finding a substitute.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE MORNING DUTY!!!!!!(EVEN IF YOU ARE SICK)
4. Failure to be on duty during your assigned time will result in one demerit.
5. Students MAY NOT switch jobs/locations without notifying Mrs. Hagge
6. Students are to be out on duty the ENTIRE week!
7. Safety Patrol: Just an FYI right now......Please have your child dress in weather appropriate apparel for their safety patrol duty throughout the year. If it is rainy, please have them wear a poncho or other waterproof apparel to keep your head and body dry. If it is cold, please have them wear a coat, had and gloves!! A poncho side note: Your child will be able to use their ponchos for Outdoor Education in 6th grade too!
"Fourth Cent": Reminders
*Remember if you child receives a grade of 79% or below they can fix their mistakes for half credit. This needs to be in a timely manner from the time your child receives his homework. (1-2 days)
* Make sure your child is checking the website. It is a great time to have them start their own planning and organization, traits we are working on in the 5th grade.
*Edline News----- Edline grades are updated. There is an option to receive an e-mail when grades are updated. This is a great options so you don't have to constantly be checking! If you see an **, your child used a homework pass or was absent. If you see a 0, it is a late assignment or there wasn't a name on it! If you see a X your child has been excused from this assignment.
"Fifth and Final Cent": Keep in Mind
*Box Tops-----Our goal is 18 box tops per student per month, so ask grandparents, aunts and uncles, neighbors to help us out.
Thank you,
