Hello Families- Here is the last blog for the year! 

Calendar Dates:

May 26- No School / Memorial Day

May 28- 5th grade plays bells  at mass

May 30- Last Day of School/Early Out 

May 30th- 9:00- Field Day

10:30 Bathroom Break

10:45 Silly String (in courtyard)

11:00  PTO All School Grilled Burger Lunch (courtyard)

12:00- 8th Grade Clap Out! 

12:10- Dismissal

5th graders should wear tennis shoes for field day events...no sandals. 

Reading- In their take home folders are their scores from last week's module test. They did really well! I was very pleased. Even the lower scores were higher than they have been in the past!!! 

I did start a new story. I don't know that we will finish it all, but I wanted to continue some normalcy.  On Monday I read them and excerpt  from a biography on Rita Moreno. She is a singer, actress, and dancer. She had to deal with racist issues while trying to find her place in Hollywood. I showed them one of the songs she sings in the musical West Side Story.   I gave them a little background of what the movie is about and then showed them the same song in the newest movie version. I think they were more impressed to see the women dancing in heels and having to wear dresses. I had to remind them that that was the norm back then. 🤣 We are also going to read about Louis Armstrong. He is a famous jazz musician. I thought these would be great ways to end our year since they did their biography reports last week. 

Book Reports- I am slowly getting them graded. I try to do a handful a night among the other papers and tests I am checking. 

Math- I gave them math problems the other day with adding and subtracting fractions. Some of the problems had three fractions. For example : 

(1/5+ 2/5) - 1/10. That threw a few of them off. They had a hard time grasping that they were doing the same thing only with one more fraction. We also did some estimating with mixed numbers and then adding or subtracting. 

Religion- We are going to be finishing up this chapter before we leave for the summer. They will have a test on  Tuesday since we don't have school on Monday. 

5th graders will play bells at mass on Wednesday! 

Desks/ Lockers- I plan on having them clean out their desks and lockers on Thursday afternoon. They should have a big and empty book bag to put their stuff in! 

Did you see that PTO is providing us grilled hamburgers on the last day of school?? The kids will get to eat before leaving for the summer! 

This will be my final blog to you! I still can't believe we are near the end! This year seemed to go faster than others in the past! I have enjoyed your kids immensely! Thank you for allowing me to be with them this year. I know they are going to love middle school! While it may bring on more homework and projects- they will love the atmosphere and getting to share their specials with kids from 7th and 8th grade. They better remember to say hi to me in the hallways next year! This is a great group of kids! I will miss them!  I also know that for some of you this is the last child I will have of yours. 😞 I hope everyone has a great summer! I don't really have any set plans.  I think I will be here walking, reading books, and taking care of my flowers for the most part, but I will probably spend time with my sister Penny in Waverly.  We hope to have more answers for her in June. Whatever you do- have fun and  enjoy the summer temps!!! 

God Bless you and your families! Have a wonderful summer! 🌞🏖🔉

Miss Surma