August 2024

 Dear Fifth Graders and Families, 

Welcome to fifth grade! We hope you are enjoying the last few days of summer break. We are looking forward to an exciting school year. Our intention is for you to grow socially, emotionally, and academically throughout the year.  We strive to foster a classroom environment filled with rich experiences, engaging projects, great achievements, and lasting friendships.  This year will bring many fun opportunities to go along with the responsibilities and rewards that come with being the oldest in the school.

The FIFTH GRADE TEACHING TEAM is led by Ms. Kennedy, Mrs. Field, and Mr. DeMaio.  To best prepare our students for middle school, fifth grade is structured in a departmentalized model.  Each teacher provides English Language Arts instruction to their homeroom students.  Students switch classes for the content areas (Ms. Kennedy- Social Studies, Mrs. Field - Mathematics, Mr. DeMaio- Science).          

You will find a list of materials that your child will need in order to start off the new school year.  If you purchased materials from the list online, please just cross it off this one.  There is no need to buy materials again.  As a reminder, please label all supplies.  We greatly appreciate it if your child has all of these items by the end of the first week of school.  

Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to working with you this year! Enjoy the rest of your summer!

 Sincerely,

The Fifth Grade Team

Ms. Kennedy  (Social Studies) 

k.kennedy@wi.k12.ny.us

Mrs. Field (Math) 

c.field@wi.k12.ny.us

Mr. DeMaio  (Science) 

j.demaio@wi.k12.ny.us