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Help Us Make Next Year the BEST 5th Grade Year Ever!
As you may know, 5th grade is a special year at MES, where we celebrate the accomplishments of our amazing students throughout their elementary school journey and prepare to send them off to middle school. Traditionally, there are special events and opportunities for our 5th graders throughout the year, and as you can imagine, it takes A LOT of volunteer support to pull everything off. At a very high level, here are some of the events and opportunities that traditionally happen at MES related to 5th grade (in addition to all of the usual school-wide MES fun):
August
- Kick off to "First Fun Fridays" (small treats offered at recess to the 5th grade on the first Friday of the month throughout the year)
- Students begin new extracurriculars, including Student Council, Yearbook Club, and Morning Announcements
September
- 5th Grade Movie Night (an MES tradition that takes place on a Friday evening in the auditorium)
October
- 5th Grade Haunted House at the Monster Bash Halloween Carnival
November
- Proposed 5th Grade Service Project (typically in conjunction with the Student Council)
- 5th Grade Yearbook Baby Pics and Ads are typically due
January
- Proposed 5th Grade Social Event (TBD; potentially a second movie night?)
- Rising Rams "Ramily Night" at Howard Middle School
February/March
- Overnight Trip (formerly to Blue Ridge but will have a new location this year)
- Game Show Night (a new tradition started this past year that was a HUGE hit)
- Howard Curriculum Talk (organized by Howard Middle School)
April
- MES Parent Panel on the Middle School Transition
- Howard Fun on the Field Event
- Proposed 5th Grade Service Project
May
- 5th Grade Graduation Yard Signs
- "Senior Week" (including an End of the Year party, Senior Awards, and the 5th Grade Variety Show)
- 5th Grade Moving On Ceremony
Of course, nothing is set in stone yet and these plans can be changed based on the preferences of our current families and students. But regardless of the final plans, pulling this off is going to take A LOT of help! To help us start strong in August, we wanted to begin gauging interest from all of our current 4th grade parents and caregivers NOW. If you'd like to assist with anything listed above, or just want to be a happy helper with general organizing, please let us know by completing the 2024-2025 MES 5th Grade Volunteer Form below.
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