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We are almost there!  Today marks the last week of elementary school for these not so little kids.  The excitement is evident and the students are ready for promotion and celebrations.  We do have a bit more work to do, so read on for what to be ready for this week. 

Math: This morning we reviewed finding the volume of three dimensional shapes and using those skills in context to solve word problems.  Tomorrow we will review the packet the students worked on today and will take a short quiz to assess their skills.  For the remainder of the week we will play math games to review all we have learned this year.

Writing/Grammar: Today students should have completed their assessment over  Across Five Aprils, by writing a letter from Jethro's point of view to President Lincoln. We also began a short read aloud of The Wise Woman by George Macdonald.  We most likely will not finish the book, but I hope to pique their interest in this beautiful piece of prose.

Science: Today we reviewed the nervous system in class and we will do the same tomorrow.  Students were also put in groups today, and we will be having an egg drop contest in class tomorrow!  Our quiz over the nervous system will be Wednesday.

History:  Today our students chose a topic and worked on writing a letter to President Obama about a topic of their choice!  Tomorrow they will peer and self edit before sending them off in the mail.

Important Dates:

• Wednesday, May 25, 5:30 pm: Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremony
• Wednesday, May 25-Friday, May 27: Half Day Dismissal, 12:05 pm
• Friday, May 27, 9:30-11:00 am: End of Year Celebration

Important Information

There has been some confusion about what to wear for the promotion.  Students should be dressed in semi-formal attire.  T-shirts will be handed out as a gift at promotion and they may wear these with uniform pants on Friday.

The following is from the newsletter which went out last week:

The fifth grade promotion ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 25^th at 5:30 p.m. in the gymnasium. Fifth grade students should arrive in the gym at 5:15 and be seated with their class sections. Fifth grade students should follow the semi-formal dress code outlined in the family handbook.   We will have plenty of space in the gymnasium to host your families and friends at this memorable ceremony, so there is no limit on the number of guests each family can bring. Refreshments will be made available to all at the end of the ceremony. Make note that we will not be providing professional video recordings of the ceremonies. We look forward to celebrating this special occasion with your fifth grade students!

For the class party on Friday, our amazing parent volunteers would like for you to know the following:

We are looking forward to celebrating a fabulous school year on Friday May 27th.  All 5^th graders will be celebrating together in the MPR.

 A few details for the party

 1. Students should plan to wear their 5th Grade T-shirts with uniform shorts, pants or skirts.  The shirts will be handed out ahead of time. 

 2. Please remind your student to bring their yearbook if they purchased one! They will be singing them at the party.  

Students who did not order a yearbook can sign the 5^th grade

T-shirts or bring journals/paper to have signed.

3. Students are welcome to bring cameras.  There will be 3 photo booths at the party.  Volunteers will be available to snap photos of students.

Please remind them they are fully responsible for the camera at all times.  Labeling cameras is recommended. 

NOTE: PLEASE make sure that all donations for the party are in your child’s classroom by Wednesday May 25th as we will be checking everything off the list that morning.