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5th Grade News Week of May 22, 2017
MATH Fifth graders will be practicing measurement! NO MATH QUIZ THIS WEEK. We will also be recapping ALL
we’ve learned in math this year (which is a LOT). Let’s
finish strong in math! Keep up the awesome work!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! May 15 – Hermione
May 29 – Logan
June 27 – Tara
July 12 – Clara
July 29 – Joseph, Trinity
LANGUAGE ARTS
*The 5th graders will finish
out the school year working
on a poetry unit! The
students will write their
own poems such as acrostic
poems, alphabet
alliteration, cinquain, color
poem, haiku, and much,
much more!
*We will also create a book
which will include the
entire year of our “Idiom of
the Week!”
*On Friday, the students
will be practicing the school
play during our class time!
*Don’t forget to visit the
library over the summer!
😊
RELIGION This week, fifth graders will experience a mini-retreat required by the Diocese of Joliet. The retreat is called: Students on Retreat with Pope Francis – The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola in Daily Life. Students will compose a brief letter to Pope Francis sharing with him the graces they received this year.
SCIENCE We have all enjoyed the ecosystem conservation PowerPoints and news skits group presentations! We will finish those creative and informative presentations this week. We will also conduct a small research project and
STEM activity! Science rocks!
SOCIAL STUDIES
Part 3: Reconstruction Period We will cover the following topics this week: Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination, Reconstruction, Amendments XIII, XIV, and XV. The students will write a reflection of what they learned about the Civil War.
IMPORTANT DATES & ANNOUNCEMENTS *Tuesday, May 23rd
Play Practice after school, 3:00 – 4:30 (grades 4-6)
Band Party at the High School, 3:00 – 4:30
*Wednesday, May 24th
May Crowing Mass, 1:30 p.m. – All Are Welcome!
Play Practice after school, 3:00 – 4:30 (grades 4-6)
*Thursday, May 25th
Play Practice after school, 3:00 – 4:30 (grades 4-6)
*Friday, May 26th
School Play 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
No Band Today
*Monday, May 29th
Memorial Day: NO SCHOOL!
*Tuesday, May 30th School Picnic
* Wednesday, May 31st -- Last day of School
Mass at 9:30 a.m.; awards ceremony after mass, students will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m.
NOTE: Tuesday, May 30th our
1st – 6th graders will walk to
Perry Farm to enjoy their
picnic. 4th-6th graders
please bring in donations
of small individual
assorted chips!
6th Grade News Week of May 22, 2017
MATH 6B- mean, median & mode; NO MATH QUIZ THIS WEEK 6A- ratios and proportions TEST ON TUESDAY
Let’s finish strong! Sixth graders have learned SO much
this year & worked so hard- I’m so excited to see them
flourish in junior high math. ☺
SOCIAL STUDIES
Sixth graders will finalize their Latin American Unit learning all about the Aztec and Inca early Civilizations. The students will be able to describe the encounter and consequences of the conflict between the Spanish, the Aztecs and Incas and the roles of Cortes, Montezuma, Pizarro, and Atahualpa.
LANGUAGE ARTS
*The 6th graders will complete their final project on The Outsiders this week! *We will also be watching the movie, The Outsiders, to wrap up our novel study! *Please remember to visit a library or Barnes & Noble over the summer! It’s very important to read, read, read! *Those students working on science fair over the summer will receive some information regarding their report. Mrs. Mesenbring will be in contact with you via email, so be on the lookout!
RELIGION This week, sixth graders will experience a mini-retreat required by the Diocese of Joliet. The retreat is called: Students on Retreat with Pope Francis – The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola in Daily Life. Students will compose a brief letter to Pope Francis sharing with him the graces they received this year.
SCIENCE Sixth graders will only have one science class this week due to mass practice, play practice, May Crowning Mass, and the school play! We will spend that time reviewing the scientific method with a lab!
IMPORTANT DATES & ANNOUNCEMENTS *Tuesday, May 23rd
Play Practice after school, 3:00 – 4:30 (grades 4-6)
Band Party at the High School, 3:00 – 4:30
*Wednesday, May 24th
May Crowing Mass, 1:30 p.m. – All Are Welcome!
Play Practice after school, 3:00 – 4:30 (grades 4-6)
*Thursday, May 25th
Play Practice after school, 3:00 – 4:30 (grades 4-6)
*Friday, May 26th
School Play 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
No Band Today
*Monday, May 29th
Memorial Day: NO SCHOOL!
*Tuesday, May 30th School Picnic
* Wednesday, May 31st -- Last day of School
Mass at 9:30 a.m.; awards ceremony after mass, students will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! May 14 – Anna
May 25 – Nathan
May 27 – Vivian
June 7 – Brennan
June 24 – Alejandra
July 1 – Grace
July 3 - Sean
July 5 – Molly
July 26 – Axel
NOTE: Tuesday, May 30th our
1st – 6th graders will walk to
Perry Farm to enjoy their
picnic. 4th-6th graders
please bring in donations
of small individual
assorted chips!