Hello Parents
Happy New Year! Your students are working hard this second half of the year. They are learning to
write a narrative essay and working with decimals in Math. We have even challenged ourselves and have
been doing some sixth grade Math. We are continuing to read the classic Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott
O’Dell and will soon be learning about the thirteen colonies in Social Studies.
A friendly reminder – quarter two is quickly coming to an end If your child has been absent recently,
please remind him/her to turn in work next week. Quarter three is right around the corner, so
keep up the good work!
Hope to see you all at the open house on Friday night, January 27.
Mrs. Sepulveda
Hello, Parents
School has been successfully in session for one week. Your children have been working hard to get back into the swing of things. They have learned the school, classroom, playground, and lunch rules. They have started to learn the classroom routine and have worked hard to make new friends. I am very proud of their work. We have some exciting activities that we will be working on this quarter. Here is a brief preview.
Religion
- We will be looking at how Jesus shares His life with us and His mission
- New Life in Christ
- The Celebration of Baptism
- The Liturgical Year and the importance of Ordinary Time
Math
- Reviewing Place value
- Reviewing Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division
- Fractions and Number Theory
- Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Spelling/Vocab
- Words with sk, sp, st
- Words with ng, nk, th
- Words with kn, mb,gh, st
- Adding –s and-es
- In Vocabulary, working our way through lessons 1-4
Language Arts
- Working on sentence formation
- Simple subjects and simple predicates
- Writing a Descriptive Essay
- Writing a personal narrative
Reading
- Reading stories that are working with the concept of sequence
- Stories that are working with the concept of Character
- Novel Study-Island of the Blue Dolphins
Social Studies
- The United States Today
- Our Geography
- The Native Peoples of North America
- Native Peoples and their cultures
Science
- Living and Nonliving Organisms
- Cells-Animal and Plant
- How animals are classified
- Life cycle of a plant
- Genes
August 27, 2011
Welcome to Fifth Grade! I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and your child to Fifth Grade. I hope you enjoyed your summer. Let me tell you a little bit about your new teacher. I came from St. Didacus School where I was a Sixth Grade teacher. I, too, am a product of Catholic school education. I am really looking forward to working with you this coming year. I wish you a safe and fun summer and see you back on August 29.
