It has been a great couple of weeks in 5th grade! October is going to be a lot of fun. We need help with our Halloween party on the 31st. Please email me if you are interested. Science: We finished up our unit on the engineering process and started learning about the states of matter....Read More

We’ve had such a great time in 5th grade so far! In the past couple of weeks, we met our buddies, created working cars out of cardboard, had a blast at Fall Fest, wrote amazing stories, planned a trip to Seattle, and started our science unit project. Here’s a deeper dive into what we’ve been...Read More

We had a wonderful first week of 5th grade! It was so fun getting to know everyone a bit more in depth, and I can’t wait to see how much this class grows! We also started our book report presentations, which have been so much fun. Rules and Procedures We learned about rules and procedures...Read More

Happy Catholic Schools Week! We are celebrating our school this week, and having lots of FUN! Thursday we will get together with our Pre-School Buddies for a special activity. Friday we will participate in the Red and White Games! Continue to read to see what we are doing in class: Language Arts: We continue to...Read More

How can it be December already?! It feels like it was just Halloween, and now Christmas is just two weeks away! 5th grade has been a whirlwind of activities and learning. Language Arts: We are reviewing complete subject/predicate vs. simple subject/verb. We continue to learn different suffixes, prefixes, and roots and their meanings. We also...Read More

Thank you to all Parents who made this years 1st Classroom Party a success! Everyone had SO much Fun! Here are some photos to prove it!                 Have a Wonderful Weekend! – Mrs. WitkowskiRead More

Fall has come and we are ready for sweater weather! 5th grade has been busy! Language Arts: We have been discussing possessive nouns and pronouns, and knowing when to use subject and object nouns. We have been doing some free writing on various topics, including how they would survive if zombies took over! Science: The...Read More

Hello 5th Grade Families! We have finished our iReady Diagnostic testing for Fall, and will be working every week on our iReady Lessons. Each student will need to complete 45 minutes and have 2 lessons passed in both Reading and Math. This is required through the Archdiocese of Chicago, and students will be given points...Read More

Hello 5th Grade Parents! Your student has settled in to our classroom schedule. We are full force into our learning and understanding of new concepts/skills. We will also be having our first quizzes and tests in various subjects in the next few weeks. Language Arts/Writing: We are reviewing the parts of speech. Each student is...Read More

Another year has begun, and it has been a HOT one! The last few days we have been getting to know each other, reviewing rules and expectations, and putting together systems that will help us in our learning process this year. Starting next week, we will be diving in each subject and homework will be...Read More