WHAT’S GOING ON IN

5^TH GRADE’S WORLD

Volume I, Issue II March 2002

WE HAVE A WINNER!

Thank you very much for all your creative suggestions! We had over 50 name suggestions for our fifth grade monthly newsletter. Our Newsletter Team had the tough job of narrowing down the choices and selecting a final winner. As you can see by the new title above, the winner was "WHAT’S GOING ON IN 5^TH GRADE’S WORLD," submitted by Kellise Dela Cruz in E8. Congratulations! Kellise will receive two movie tickets to Consolidated Theatres. Thanks again for participating in our Name the Newsletter Contest!

DID YOU SEE THAT NEW TEACHER IN GRADE 5?

Before Mrs. Laforteza was a teacher, she was a swim coach. She chose teaching as a career because she wanted to help kids learn and be successful. Her favorite subject is Science because it is a hands-on subject in which everyone can participate. She has taught all subjects, you know, English, Social Studies, Math, etc. We got a little tense while interviewing her. We asked her what she thought of this school. She thinks it is great. She said the students were kind and respectful. Another thing she teaches is PE. She is helping out the track team now and believes in Physical Education. A couple of times she told us that she ran a marathon and it took her a year to train. She taught us to set goals and believe in ourselves. Welcome to Mrs. Laforteza, our new Science and PE teacher. Good luck with the Science Project everyone!

MARCH EVENTS

Here’s some dates to remember for the month of March!

March 11 - 15 HCPS Practice Tests March 13 CAMP MONEY DUE!

March 19 - 29 SPRING BREAK!

March 20 1^st day of Spring

March 31 Happy Easter!

MARCH BIRTHDAYS

Grade 5ers having birthdays in March are: Sarah Garcia, Casey McGlynn, Joshua Kolii, Corey McGlynn, Stacey Shigekane, Aisha Bretz-Reese, Robbiann Burkhard, Christian Alexander, Elizabeth Andres, Mark Gurtiza, Maika Kunioka, Jason Komori, Kelli Murakami, Devin Oda, Aurae-Ann Reyes, Ho’o Yamashita, Tamara Stephens, Kathleen Tanaka, and Mari Taoka.

If you’re born in March, Happy Birthday! If we’ve missed you, please be sure to let your Newsletter Rep know!

MORE NEW FACES ON CAMPUS….

Have you seen a new face on campus at recess, lunch, or even in your classroom? Well, maybe you’ve seen one of our new classmates. We’ve had a bunch of new recruits in January and February! Welcome to Ernest Santos in E8, Chris Valentine in F8, Aurae-Ann Reyes in E6, and Alyssa Fisher in F6. Welcome back to Francisca Mayo in E5 also! Welcome all to our Mililani Uka Grade 5 Ohana!

IT’S COMING……………..

Remember all those forms you sent in for Middle School Registration? Well, your tracks are being assigned as we speak, and the Middle School is planning to let us know in MARCH which track you’ve been assigned to. Once we receive the information, your teacher will pass out the letters which will let you know what track you’re on for 6^th grade. Hopefully we’ll get it before Spring Break!

CAMP CAMP CAMP

Our roving writer, Gregory Chang, did some research and found out some of the fun activities that are planned for us at 5^th Grade Camp in April! Here’s a look a some of the things we’ll get to experience at camp (remember, it’s only SOME of the activities, there will be more!):

COMING UP IN THE NEXT ISSUE……..More Middle School News, Camp updates, SAT info, and much more….so see ya next month!