Fifth Grade and English

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May 20th - 24th

IMPORTANT DATES:
  • Sun May 19 - K-8 sings in church  
  • Fri May 24 - Early Dismissal
  • Mon May 27 - NO SCHOOL
  • Tues May 28 - 5/6 Field Trip
  • Fri March 31 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL/Closing Chapel (10am dismissal) 
Announcements: 

Port Washington is offering Summer School! Registration for summer school is open through May 25th.  If you need remedial classes, there is a teacher recommendation needed.  Please contact Mrs. Gieschen to get that email completed.  There are lots of fun classes offered! Summer School Classes are Monday through Thursday!

English

We will get to drafting our focused biographies this week. I encourage you to check in with your child towards the end of the week to see how their draft is coming along.

Health

5th W Health In 5th W Health we will finish discussing the seven nutrients.

Math

This week, we are learning about converting measurements, reading data displays & patterns. Students will be finishing their bakery projects, but no major tests are planned.

Music

School-Wide Notes… Details on Ms Bremer's music page
  • Gr. K-8 Class Singing Schedule for the year!
  • Spring Concert Fri, May 17, 2024 Includes ALL 3rd & 4th graders, Children's Choir, PraisePower, JiVE, JuBellate & bands
  Classes singing in Worship… (keep watch for changes) 
  • Sun, Oct. 29, 9:30am Gr. 4-5 sing in Worship (Reformation)
  • Sun, Jan 21 - 8am Gr. K-8 students A-K; 9:30 am Gr. K-8 students L-Z
  • Sat., April. 27, 5pm Gr. 2-3 sing in Worship
  • Sun, May 19 - 8am Gr. K-8 students L-Z; 11am Gr. K-8 students A-K
  Choir/JuBellate Notes… * Groups & Schedules  ** Extracurricular Handbook
  1. PraisePower (Gr. 3-4) - Rehearsals start Mon, Sept 18 & first sing for worship, Sun. Oct. 22, meet 7:40am
  2. JiVE (Gr. 5-8) - Rehearsals start Wed, Sept 13 & first sing for worship, Sun. Oct. 8, meet 9:10am
  3. JuBellate (Gr. 5-8) - Rehearsals start Mon, Sept 11 & first play for worship, Sun. Oct. 29, meet 10:30am
Eligibility checked every 2 weeks (Gr. 5-8) for students in extracurricular Music Groups (Jazz Band, JiVE, Chapel Singers & JuBellate). The Extracurricular Handbook specifies the requirements.   General Music Class… 
  • Gr. 3-5 - Ms Valerie Bremer, teacher
  • Gr. 6-8 - Ms. Valerie Bremer & Mr. Jamie Fischer, teachers
  • Bands - Mrs. Heide Young, teacher

PE

Welcome back to PE!  We have some great activities planned this year.

Reading

The goal is to finish Gregor the Overlander this week. We have just begun Part 3: The Rat, and we will join Gregor as he goes on his quest to rescue his dad!

Religion

5th Religion This week in Religion we are going over I Am For You in Friednzy and learning about Esther and Job.   Memory Work Due Thursday May 23  Memory Quiz #36: 1 Peter 5:6-7 ~ Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Science

5th W Health In 5th W Health we will finish discussing the seven nutrients.

Social Studies

5th grade will cover a few more 1900's/2000's topics this week before having a final assignment for Unit 8.

Vocab

We will wrap up unit 15 this week. 
  • Homework: Pg. 157-159 (due Thurs) 
  • Test: Friday May 24th
  • Resources: Unit words can be found on Google Classroom and the sidebar of Mrs. Wulfkuhle’s webpage.

Quarter Class