5th Grade News
Upcoming Dates
- Dec 19 Sing at Laurels and deliver gift bags
- Dec 21 Christmas Parties from 1:30-2:30 pm
- Dec 22-Jan 2 Christmas Break
- Jan 3 School Resumes
Fifth Grade Christmas Service Project
Thank you very much for the donations for residents at the Laurels. We filled approximately 40 gift bags, created some beautiful cards, and colored some festive pictures. We’ll present them after the students sing to the residents on Monday, December 19th.
Safety Duty
Thank you to all of you who are making that extra effort to get our 5th graders here early (8:30) or picked up late (4:00) to cover our safety duty. We have needed to add 2 new posts this year, so we now need to cover 8 posts per day, times 5, makes us need 40 slots to be filled. Mrs. Willmore and Mrs. Higgs’ classes have had a harder time covering these posts so we have decided to combine their classes to cover January, March and May. Mr. Bolhuis’ class will be covering February, April and June. Hopefully this will help us in getting all posts covered without kids having too many days. Please let us know if you have any questions!
Christmas Party Volunteers-Thank you to the following people who signed up to help with the parties. Please let us know if you need anything beforehand.
Bolhuis’ Class-24 students
Sweet Snacks- Anne P, Kim V
Salty Snacks- Tricia K
Healthy Snacks- Tami W
Game- Brandi VH
Drinks/Cups if needed- Tammy B
Napkins/Plates- Bob F
Higgs’ Class
Sweet Snacks- Connie M, Jennifer N, Tammy V
Salty Snack- Laura R, Tara R
Healthy Snack- Heidi V
Game- Cara C, Erin G, Laura R, Tara R
Drinks/Cups if needed- Kate D
Plates/Napkins- Kristi W
Willmore’s Class
Sweet Snacks- Jessica N & Renae T
Salty Snacks- Carly V & Mandi M
Healthy Snacks- Kelli H
Game- Tina B
Drinks/Cups if needed- Lisa H
Napkins/Plates- Michelle M
Safety Duty
Thank you to all of you who are making that extra effort to get our 5th graders here early (8:30) or picked up late (4:00) to cover our safety duty. We have needed to add 2 new posts this year, so we now need to cover 8 posts per day, times 5, makes us need 40 slots to be filled. Mrs. Willmore and Mrs. Higgs’ classes have had a harder time covering these posts so we have decided to combine their classes to cover January, March and May. Mr. Bolhuis’ class will be covering February, April and June. Hopefully this will help us in getting all posts covered without kids having too many days. Please let us know if you have any questions!
Camp Pendalouan Can Drive
Our final can drive for camp will take place right after Christmas break- Tuesday, Jan 3rd to Monday, Jan 9th. The reason for this timeframe is hopefully we can return people’s holiday cans. Volunteer opportunities went home day if you can help return cans.
Subject Overview
Reading: We have kicked off our unit on nonfiction reading. Students will be working on identifying main ideas with key details, summarizing and working with different text structures. They can read a nonfiction selection as well as a fiction selection at the same time.
Writing: Students will be creating an informational text on how an animal, of their choosing, adapts to their environment.
Math: Students have begun Unit 4-Multiplying Whole Numbers and Decimals.
SS: Our next unit is Colonization and Settlement.
Science: Students are learning how animals adapt in their environment and understanding the difference between inherited and acquired traits.
