A Whirlwind

The past two weeks in 5th Grade have been spent doing a whirlwind of different activities.

Parent/Teacher Conferences
During the week of October 21 - October 25 Alexander Doniphan held their Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences. Parents were updated on their student's progress so far this year, as well as, .  It was great to see all of our fifth grade parents and to share a little bit about each of our students during this time.  If you were not able to make it to a conference please contact your kiddo's teacher so we can arrange a conference at a convenient time.

Fall Party
On Thursday, October 31 Alexander Doniphan celebrated the season with our fall parties!  Our students went above and beyond with some great costumes this year.

We want to say a huge "THANK YOU!!!" to our party planners and parent volunteers who through a fantastic party for our kiddos!  YOU ROCK!

Visiting Author
On November 5th our students had the opportunity to hear from one of their favorite authors, Kelly Milner Halls.  Ms. Halls love to write about subjects that tend to gross and creep other people out, such as ghosts, dinosaurs, and other things.  We had a great time asking her questions and hearing about all of her crazy adventures.

Passion-Based Learning
This year, Alexander Doniphan wants to instill a sense of responsibility for the world around us in our students by having each grade take on a worldwide or nationwide cause to raise money for by doing different activities.  This past week our 2nd graders raised over $400 for endangered animal protection by raffling off different prizes.  The Grand prize was a hot-air balloon ride.  Way to go 2nd grade!  Be looking in the near future for announcements about 5th grade's passion-based project!

Birthdays in October
We celebrated our one birthday, Addy Shiddell, at the end of the month with caramel apples.  It was a great fall treat and we all had fun celebrating with Addy.

Continue to look here for updates and posts about what's going on in class from week-to-week.  If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to email or call your kiddo's teacher.

Have a great day!

Fifth Grade Team