5th Grade Cub Scouts

Adam, Roman, Ismael and Ivan graduated from cub scouts last night.  They have stuck with this since 1st grade! Most of them are moving on to Boy Scouts! Great job boys!

Arbor Day Contest!

Congratulations to Angela Cabalang for winning Southgate's Arbor Day contest. Angela is a talented artist who created a beautiful picture to celebrate Arbor Day. She won first place out of all Southgate Schools and was honored at the city council meeting this week! St. Pius is so proud of Angela and her hard work!

Angela is receiving her plaque from the mayor of Southgate. She is also having a tree planted at St. Pius in her honor.

Camp Tamarack!

Even though our day at camp was a little cold and rainy we had a blast!

ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS:

Fifth grade loved seeing and feeling the different types of reptiles found at Camp Tamarack!

T'AMAZING RACE:

Each group was challenged to work together to figure out clues and tasks! From archery to acting these kids did a great job during the T'Amazing race!



Crossroads of Michigan

I am so proud of the fourth and fifth grade students. In March all three classes worked together to collect food and hygiene items. I am recently received a letter from the Crossroads of Michigan organization thanking our students for their donations. They did a wonderful job helping others in need.

Marvelous March!

This month the fifth and fourth grade students are collecting food and hygiene products for a local charity. We are excited to put our Faith in Action for Crossroads of Michigan! During Lent we are working towards praying more and helping others. Fifth grade students also presented Stations of the Cross last Friday and did a wonderful job! My students also have been working hard to submit essays in various writing competitions. The latest essay was about students overcoming barriers in their lives. The essays were outstanding and very touching. We are looking forward to going to Camp Tamarack in April and going on a retreat in May! We can't believe how fast this year is flying by!

Trade Fair

Each year fifth grade students have a trade fair day. This activity is created to simulate trading and bartering in earlier times. It also gets students involved in effectively advertising their products. As always I was more than impressed with their creations! After the trade fair we held a discussion on how it went. The fifth graders amazed me with the strong connections they made to economics and the trading life of early settlers.I am so proud of my class' accomplishments!

                               Before we began trading the fifth graders set up their products!

Valentine's Day Recycled Bag Contest!

Each year fifth grade students have the option of collecting their valentine's in a revamped plastic bag! Students get very creative on how to change an already existing bag into a recycled piece of art. I love seeing what they come up with each year.

 This plastic bag card holder was similiar to a kangaroo! The cards were placed in the front pouch!