5th Grade AUGUST: BACK TO SCHOOL

Dear 5th Grade Parents and students,

Welcome Back... and I want to be the first to officially WELCOME you to St. Paul Middle School!   I am so excited to have an awesome fifth grade year with all of you!  We are going to have so much fun learning and growing together. I have been praying for you and I look forward to getting to know each and every one of you in the months to come.  

I wanted to touch base with you before you come for Orientation Day, on August 21.  The times for this day are from 10-12 and 4-6. 

1. First, get your picture taken upstairs in the FLC (Family Life Center / Cafeteria). 
2. Then, make your way down to our 5th grade homeroom in room 120.  Please come into the classroom, say hello and go through the stations I have set up for you. If you are unsure what to do, please ask!

🔼I will have a few items for you to pick up:

• Your daily / weekly class schedule
• Supplies (if you ordered from 1st Day Supplies)
• Ozaukee Art Fair project and maybe a check

🔽You have a few items to drop off:

• "Tell the Teacher More" form.  If you sent it electronically, I will have a copy printed for you. If you need another form, just let me know.
• Kleenex Boxes and Clorox Wipes
• Locker Combination
• Physical Forms from your doctor (to participate in any extracurricular sports) & Signed Handbook Page (to participate in any extracurricular activities or sports)

📝Other things to do in the classroom

• Sign up for fall sports
• Sign up for extracurricular music groups
• Parents can drop off or sign the extracurricular athletic / music handbook

✏️🎒 If your child has their school supplies, they may bring them in and set up their lockers.  You will find lockers are labeled with student names. 

💻 Chrome Book Info: I also want to let you know that each 5th grader will borrow the same Chromebook from last year - to use throughout the year at school.  Your 5th grader will carry the Chrome book from room to room and be able to use it when the teacher has given permission to do so.  Personal devices from home will not be used by any student at school.  The middle school teachers have all agreed that the Chromebooks are not to be used in the morning when they get to school to finish homework that should have been finished the night before at home.  However, if a student has a question on an assignment and needs to access an assignment on the Chromebook to ask a teacher for help, that is allowed.  These Chromebooks will stay at school, and will accompany your child throughout the day as they move from class to class.  If you have a case at home for a chromebook, you are welcome to bring it to school and use it with the chromebook you will be given. This is not required.

⛪👗 The first day of school is Monday, August 25.  It is a chapel day, so please remember to wear chapel attire. If you are new to our school and have questions about this, please email me and I can provide more information.

🏫 K-8 Back to School Night:  Our Back to School night is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept 2.  Everyone should meet in the Family Life Center at 6:00 for the large group meeting.  Then you will be dismissed to go to your child's homeroom teacher's meeting.  You can choose to either go to the 6:30 or the 7:15 homeroom teacher meeting.  There will also be two band meetings.  One at 7:15 and the other at 8:00. 

📅 Right Around the Corner

• Aug 27: Panther Parent Food Truck Night
• Aug 29 & Sept. 1: No School - Labor Day Weekend
• Sept 2: Back to School Night - Starts at 6:00  
• Sept. 8-19: Fall MAP Testing
• Sept 24: Photo Retakes
• Sept. 26: Harvest Festival
• Sept 27: 5/6 Girls Volleyball Tournament