5th Grade Weekly Newsletter

2026 - 2027

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We had such a wonderful week filled with learning, laughter, and creativity! 🎃

Here are some highlights to ask your child about:

Halloween Cards for Living Well: We made Halloween cards to bring a little joy to the residents of Living Well.
All Saints Mass: We came together as a school community to celebrate All Saints Mass and honor the saints.
Montessori Halloween Carnival: Our 5th graders did an amazing job leading the Montessori Halloween Carnival! They showed such kindness, hospitality, and leadership throughout the event. We are so proud of them!
Halloween Costumes and Trick-or-Treat Stations: We enjoyed seeing everyone's creative costumes and participating in the fun trick-or-treat.
Child Care Parade.
Spooky Stories with Our 2nd-Grade Buddies: Students had the opportunity to share their spooky stories with their 2nd-grade buddies. What a fun way to celebrate their writing!
SEL and the Coloring Competition.
The dancing tissue ghosts with static electricity.

Curriculum Connections

Math: This week, we completed Chapter 3, Addition and Subtraction of Fractions. Next week, students will work on the Performance Task, complete the chapter practice, and review the concepts we have learned in preparation for the Chapter 3 Test on Thursday.

Reading/Writing:

Wrapping Up Hello, Universe

As planned Monday, we made a push and finished Hello, Universe. We had a fun discussion afterwards, some electing to write additional chapters to the book. Wednesday, students took their final assessment on Hello, Universe. I am thrilled to report that the class did a fantastic job! They showed great insight, strong comprehension, and thoughtful engagement with the characters throughout our unit.

Parent Action: Please ask your child to show you their graded exam, which went home in their folders!

Spooky Story Showcase & Buddy Reading

Our young authors officially finished their spooky stories on Thursday—and they are truly incredible! To celebrate their hard work and creativity, we spent Friday morning reading our finished stories aloud to our second-grade buddies. It was wonderful to see our fifth graders step up as leaders, expression-filled storytellers, and supportive mentors.

Looking Ahead

Spelling: We took a brief pause from our regular spelling list this week to dedicate our full focus to our writing showcase and novel assessment. We will resume our normal spelling routine next week!

Social Studies: This week, we explored the Indigenous peoples of the Americas and learned about how they came to the Americas. We will continue building our understanding of their history, cultures, and connections to the land.

Languages and Specialists: Languages and specialists are moving at a great pace. Ask your students about those classes and their teachers!"

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Popcorn Corner Friday

Sponsored by Global Girls to support College Monfant, and continue the virtue of hospitality shown by Sister Mary Paula.
Join us after school from 2:40–3:15 PM on these dates:
- Friday, November 20
- Friday, December 18
- Friday, January 29
- Friday, February 26
- Thursday, March 18
- Friday, April 23
- Friday, May 28

Rotation Days - Specialists schedule update

Mansour:

Blue Day: Art at 8:10, Spanish at 2:00

Red Day: Music at 8:10, library checkouts at 8:50 (first Red Day of the week), French at 2:00

Yellow Day: P.E. at 8:10, Stem at 1:00, Chinese at 2:00

Drake:

Blue Day: Music at 8:10, Chinese at 2:00

Red Day: P.E. at 8:10, library checkouts at 8:50 (first Red Day of the week), Spanish at 2:00

Yellow Day: Stem at 8:10, Art at 1:00, French at 2:00.

For Both Classes:

Religion will be once or twice a week at 1:30.
SEL is once a week for each class at 1:30
Orchestra meets on Tuesdays at 11:30 and Ms. McGuire hosts an ensemble on Fridays at 2:45 regardless of rotation day. Questions: reach out to Jmcguire@vischool.org
Vistory with Mrs. Hansen twice a month.