12/9-12/13 Fifth Grade Weekly Highlights
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Dear Fifth Grade Families,
I hope everyone is having an amazing weekend. We are entering our last full week of school before Christmas break, and I am filled with excitement for all the festive and meaningful activities we have planned! Here’s a look at what’s coming up for the week of Dec. 9 -Dec. 13. Please make sure to read all the important information below to avoid any questions that may already be addressed. If you missed last week’s email, you can find updates on my school blog: /news/12-2-12-6-fifth-grade-newsletter.
Deadlines:- January 15: 50 State Project Board
- February 24: 2nd Trimester Mass Reflection (7 reflections required)
Focus of the Week:
- Math: Represent Addition and Subtraction with Different-Sized Parts
- Writing: Persuasive Writing
- Grammar: Nouns as Subjects and Subject Complements
- Religion: Lesson 8, Faith Fact (Study guide provided)
- Science: Ecosystem
- Social Studies: Missions and Martryrs
Tests
Wednesday- Religion Session 7 Test (Study Guide posted last week)
Thursday
- Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
- Nouns as Subjects and Subject Complements Quiz
Monday, Dec 9th – All School Mass
We are observing the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. We will have our weekly All School Mass in the Church at 8am. All students must wear Formal Mass uniform. No need to wear mass uniform on Friday.Wednesday Dec. 11th– ChristmasSweater, Jeans AND Hot Chocolate sale
Students can come to school wearing Christmas Sweater and school bottoms. $1 for jeans.Friday, Dec 13th- Christmas Show, Noon Dismissal, and Daycare offered till 3pm
Please RSVP here for the event! Make sure to invite your families and RSVP by Thursday, December 12th at midnight.
THE HOLIDAY MARKET IS ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2024, ANDSTARTS AT 4PM AND GOES UNTIL 8:30PM. THE CANDLELIGHT PROCESSIONAL WILL BEGIN AT 6:00PM. STUDENTS NEED TO BE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AT 5:30PM THAT EVENING. Please have students eat before the show begins at our Christmas Market!The room assignments you will be dropping and picking your students up at is as follows: K-2: Homerooms, 3rd: Rm. 7 (Daycare), 4th: Rm. 6 (PE), 5th: Rm. 5 (Music), 6-8: Homerooms. You will also pick-up your students from these locations.
Please make sure to bring the following: Chairs, blankets, anything else to keep you warm, and LED candles so you can glow with the show!
Attire
5th Grade: You have a variety of parts in the show! Please see the email from Mrs. Garcia for dressing up!
Note: Everyone should wear their “formal attire” to the Christmas show. This means you can
pick between Christmas red, green, gold, silver, and white. Men should dress in nice red or
green dress shirt tops, black dress pants (NO JEANS), and black dress shoes and socks.
Ladies should dress in a Christmas formal dress with tan or white tights and black dress
shoes. Or they can wear a Christmas blouse with a black skirt with tan or white tights and
black shoes. Hair should look nice and formal up or down. You will put your Nativity outfits
over this. If you are an Angel, you can wear a white dress.
PLEASE NO SANTA HATS OR REINDEER EARS. WE WANT TO LOOK FESTIVE AND FORMAL!Secret Santa
It’s Christmas season! Our class party will be on December 16. As we agreed in class, we will have a Secret Santa, and the spending limit is $10 ONLY.
Rules:
From 12/06 to 12/13, you must provide 3 mini gifts. (Note: These don’t have to be of monetary value. They could be something simple like items in your Secret Santa’s favorite color, a piece of chocolate, or a snack.)
Main gifts must be turned in on or before Tuesday, December 13.
On December 16, you will present your main gift at our Christmas party.Wishlist of their Secret Santa was given out last Friday.
Students must bring their wrapped shoebox on Monday, Dec. 9. We will place the wrapped shoe boxes under our Christmas Tree. Please remind your child to write their own name outside and must be able to open the box. Their Secret Santa will place their gifts in the box.
50 State Poster Board Project
We’re excited to kick off our 50 States Poster Project! Each student will create a poster board about their chosen state, showcasing its unique details and fun facts. This project is a chance for students to explore their state creatively while learning geography, history, and culture. This can be done at home and are expected to be completed and turned in on/before January 15. Kindly check Google Classroom or attached file for further information.
Note: Please purchase the “trifold or presentation board” in Dollar Stores ONLY. I would like for their presentation boards to be uniform. If you are having difficulty in purchasing or finding one please let me know.
Upcoming Events:
For more details, please refer to the [school calendar here].- Dec 9 – Kinder and 4th grade Las Posadas and 8am Mass for Holy Day of Obligation (Feast of the Immaculate Conception observed today)
- December 11– Christmas sweater day, $1 fundraiser for StuGo to wear Jeans, hot chocolate day (presale 12/2-12/9 for $2 each)
- December 13 – NOON Dismissal, Christmas Program, Market, Tree Lighting: Holiday Cash Raffle Winners announced outside on blacktop, OUTSIDE, dress accordingly, bring lawn chairs and blankets (more info to come from Mrs. Garcia)
- Dec 16 and 17 – Noon Dismissal on both days, 12/16 Daycare till 6pm, 12/17 NO DAYCARE due to last day of school before Christmas break, Staff Luncheon off campus at 12:15, please pick up kids on time
- Dec 18-Jan 3–Christmas Break
- Jan 6 –Classes Resume
Lastly, if you’d like to support our classroom, here’s the link to our Classroom Wishlist: Wishlist.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out.
Thank you & God Bless!
Warmly,
Ms. Alejandre