End of the Year Events and Celebrations

Dear Fifth Grade Families,

Can you believe how quickly the school year has gone?  Well, as things

are winding down for the school year, we wanted to give you an update about plans for the rest of our year together.  As you can tell, we are going to be quite busy over the next few weeks.  Our plans are as follows:

1.  Fifth grade teachers will be taking our students to Wydown on Wednesday, May 7, 2014.  We will leave Captain at 1:15 p.m. and should be back no later than 3:00 p.m.  While there, the students will take a tour of Wydown and enjoy a refreshing treat.  Permission slips for this field trip will be sent home the week of April 28, 2014.

2.  There will be no school for students at Captain, Glenridge, or Meramec on Friday, May 16, 2014.  Teachers will use this day to prepare final report cards for the 2013-2014 school year.

3.  Field Day is scheduled for Friday, May 23, 2014.  Each student is asked to wear his or her Community Team shirt (or a similarly colored shirt) on that day and bring a sack lunch as well.  For those choosing to order lunch at school on Field Day, a sack lunch will be provided.  As the day draws nearer, order forms for sack lunches will come home to families.  Field day will be held in Concordia Park, but if there is rain we will hold all events at Captain.

4.  The End of the Year Pool Party is scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, 2014.  It will take place at Shaw Park (Inclement Weather Location: The Center of Clayton).  We will leave Captain at 10:45 a.m. and arrive back at 2:00 p.m.  Lunch will be provided for the students.  Students may wear their swimsuits under their clothing or they may change at school that day.  Students will not need to bring any money for this trip, as lunch and snacks will be provided to them.

5.  Our Fifth Grade Promotion Celebration is planned for 9:00 a.m. on the last day of school, Friday, May 30, 2014 .  The ceremony will be held in the cafeteria, however we ask that the students report to their classroom upon arrival to school that day.  Students are asked to dress nicely for the ceremony, however formal dress is not required.  After the ceremony, there will be a small reception hosted by the fourth grade parents in the gym for the fifth grade students, their families, and other invited guests.  We look forward to seeing you each then.

As always, please feel free to contact us with any questions that you may have.  Thank you for all of your continued support as we wind down a great school year.

Sincerely,

Miss Benoit

Ms. Crowley

Mrs. Ketzer

Mrs. Williams

Picture for Fifth Grade Promotion Ceremony

Dear Fifth Grade Families,

We hope you are having a wonderful week!! It seems hard to believe that we are in the midst of April and beginning to plan for our end of the year celebrations. As our Fifth Grade Promotion ceremony approaches, we wanted to ask for your assistance. At our Fifth Grade Promotion, there is a wonderful slideshow at the ceremony that celebrates the students’ growth.  This slide show will include baby pictures of the students.  We are lucky enough to have Mr. Mark Lynn, Captain's Technology Specialist, put this slideshow together for our students and their families.

Please send a baby picture to Mr. Lynn no later than Friday, April 25, 2014!  You may submit pictures in two ways:

1. Attach a picture to an email to Mr. Lynn.  His email address is marklynn@claytonschools.net. This is the preferred method of picture delivery.
2. Drop a picture to Ms. Patti at the front desk.  Please place it in an envelope with Mr. Lynn's name on the front and your child's name so that we can return the picture to you.

No matter how you deliver the picture, please put your child's name on it!  

Thank you so much for your help!  Please contact us with any questions you may have!

Gratefully,

The Fifth Grade Team