WHOlives Service Learning Week

On Monday through Friday starting April 15th, Quest Academy will begin a simple week-long activity that teaches COMPASSION, COLLABORATION, AND INNOVATION in a very hands-on way. This WHOlivesService Learning program also offers STEM-related principles that apply to real-life problems. You can learn more at www.WHOlives.org/learning.
 
WHOlives is a nonprofit 501c-3 organization based in Utah, with a mission to bring water, health, and opportunity to children in developing countries that are at great risk, due to scarce and contaminated water.
 
In an assembly at Quest Academy on Monday, April 15 we will discuss the world water crisis with a short 20-minute audio/visual presentation and introduce the Change for Water Challenge. The Challenge invites students to bring in coins throughout the week to help create a well in Africa.
 
Thank you for your support of this powerful week of service learning. Students are encouraged to do chores at home or for friends and neighbors to earn coins to bring to school each day. We also encourage students to find one sponsor to donate $5/month for 12 months, giving clean water to 12 children for life. With your help, our school will bring water, health, and opportunity to thousands of children in need. 

⇒Elementary Challenge – Note to Parents

April 15 – 19

Here is a look at the upcoming week:
 
Monday:
  • WHOlives Assembly 10:00
  • Math tutoring 3:00 – 3:30
Tuesday:
  • Bring pennies & nickels to school
  • STEM 8:30 – 9:30
  • No tutoring
Wednesday:
  • Bring dimes to school
  • Library 9:00 – 9:30
  • No tutoring
Thursday:
  • Bring quarters to school
  • No tutoring
Friday:
  • Bring dollars to school – Dollar Dress Down
  • Short Day 1:30 
Homework:
Students should read at least 20 minutes per day.

ELA:
This week our class will be focusing on how different groups of people contribute to a single cause. For example, we will be taking a look at how different groups of people contributed to the war effort during the Second World War.
⇒ Wonders Unit 6 Week 1 

Fluency Practice:
⇒ Grade 5 Fluency Passage

Math:
The following letter explains what we will be working on in math this week. You can read the letter and invite your child to share what they know about the concept by doing the activity together.
⇒ Lesson 30 Family Letter
⇒ Lesson 30 Family Letter Spanish



Arts Festival

Arts Festival-Friday, April 26th from 5:00-8:00PM @ Quest Academy

-World’s Best Corndogs and Waffle Love food trucks
-Coloring Contest (K-5th grade) with prizes
-Chalk Art Contest with prizes
-Arts Showcase, categories are: pencil, colored pencil, paint/watercolor, photography, and other (sculpture, origami, pastels, chalk, etc.) with prizes
-Shirt Tie Dying
-Group Art Project

If you would like to submit a piece of art in the Arts Showcase, we will be collecting these soon. You may enter more than one art piece in the showcase. Also, stay posted for information on the group art project and shirt tie-dying. Finally, the coloring page for the coloring contest will be distributed to teachers next week. It will be due back to your teacher no later than Wednesday, April 24th if you would like it to be judged in the contest. 

⇒ Fill this form out if you are interested in showcasing your art!



Student Council 2019 – 2020

Please make sure you read through all of the attachments thoroughly and fill out the Google Form by Friday, April 12th at 2:00PM if you are a 5th-grade student interested in running for student council for 2019-2020 school year. You will be notified if you have been chosen for an interview and the assigned interview time on Monday, April 15th. Interviews will be conducted by teachers, staff, and/or administration and will be held Tuesday, April 16th, Wednesday, April 17th, and Thursday, April 18th, from approximately 3:05-4:00PM in the office. 
***All students, please list the citizenship as an “S” and the GPA as a 3.0.

Sub Zero Presentation

jpegOn April 24th, Sub Zero will be coming to our school to present to the entire 5th Grade. They will be showing Physical and Chemical change in matter. They will be doing this by using ingredients to make ice cream and then spaying it with liquid nitrogen. Each student who would like ice cream will need to pay $3.00 to the front office, prior to this activity. All students will be able to experience the presentation, but we will only allow students who have paid to eat the ice cream. Please click on the link below to give permission.

⇒ Sub Zero Permission Slip

April 8 – 12

Here is a look at the upcoming week:
 
Monday:
  • Reading tutoring 3:00 – 3:30
Tuesday:
  •  STEM 8:30 – 9:30
Wednesday:
  • Library 9:00 – 9:30
Thursday:
  • Math tutoring 3:00 – 3:30
Friday:
  • Short Day 1:30 
Homework:
Students should read at least 20 minutes per day.

ELA:
This week our class will be focusing on how natural events and human activities affect the environment. As an example, we will explore activities related to agriculture and the environment. Here are some activities that you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we’ll be practicing.
⇒ Wonders Unit 5 Week 5 

Fluency Practice:
⇒ Grade 5 Fluency Passage

Math:
The following letter explains what we will be working on in math this week. You can read the letter and invite your child to share what they know about the concept by doing the activity together.
⇒ Lesson 29 Family Letter
⇒ Lesson 29 Family Letter Spanish


Class Party

Our class has earned a class party for great behavior! Students can wear PJ’s tomorrow and bring an electronic from home, but the electronics cannot access the internet. Anyone not wearing pajamas or a uniform will be required to pay $1 for dress down day.

Volunteer Hours

Are you having a difficult time getting your volunteer hours? Would you like to help the school and buy out your hours?  A donation of $150 will take care of your 30 hours for the 2018-2019 school year. If you don’t need your full 30 hours you can make a donation of $5 per hour you need. This donation will be used to put nice stamped cement along the front of the school where the grass won’t grow and creates a muddy mess.  If you’re interested in volunteering and need ideas, please contact your student’s teacher or POQA.  If you have contact information for a person who lays cement or a person who can move a tree, please let Kitty McKissen at poqavp@gmail.com know. If you are unsure how many hours you have, refer to the email you received the beginning of the month from Help Counter or contact Catherine Sumner at csumner@questac.org  Please take your cash or check donation to Q1 or Q2 office.  If you need a receipt, let the office ladies know and POQA will gladly write one for you. Thank you for volunteering and helping make Quest the BEST!!!

3/25 – 3/29

Here is a look at the upcoming week:
 
Monday:
  • Reading tutoring
Tuesday:
  • STEM 8:30 – 9:30
  • Math tutoring
Wednesday:
  • Library 9:00 – 9:30
  • Singing 2:30 – 3:00
  • Math tutoring 3:00 – 3:30
Thursday:
  • Math tutoring 3:00 – 3:30
Friday:
  • Dollar dress down
  • Short Day 1:30 
Homework:
Students should read at least 20 minutes per day.

ELA:
This week our class will be discussing how scientific knowledge changes over time. In particular, we will be focusing on our solar system and how knowledge of it changes as scientists gather new information.
⇒ Wonders Unit 5 Week 4 

Fluency Practice:
⇒ Grade 5 Fluency Passage

Math:
The following letter explains what we will be working on in math this week. You can read the letter and invite your child to share what they know about the concept by doing the activity together.
⇒ Lesson 28 Family Letter
⇒ Lesson 28 Family Letter Spanish