FUEL 5th Grade Monthly Update

Hello 5th Grade Families!

We are trying something new this year! I will share out a monthly flyer specifically for 5th grade families that will be focused on 5th grade events and to-dos. This final year of elementary school can often be a whirlwind of events and activities - our goal is to send one of these informational newsletters out each month with your need-to-knows!

Note: this does NOT take the place of the FUEL weekly newsletter. Your school-wide events, dates, etc. will still all only be in that newsletter. The regular newsletter will also contain 5th grade events as well, but this will hopefully help to streamline the information for you in this final semester.

If you have any feedback, please feel free to send it my way via Remind or email: katharine.jeffrey@ferndaleschools.org

Here we go! Please check out the first newsletter from our FMS team to help aid in the 5th-to-6th grade transition and to answer some of your burning questions! You will find details in this box each month and important links for scheduling (late February, early March) and field trip information (late May).

Mrs. Castle's January FMS Counselor Newsletter

Upcoming 5th Grade Dates

5th Grade Spelling Bee 2025

Ferndale Upper is enrolled once again in the Scripps Spelling Bee for winter 2025! Classroom Spelling Bee lists went out before break - see the dates below & contact your student's ELA teacher if you have any questions!

• Between Jan.15th-Jan.24th each 5th grade class will participate in a class spelling bee.

• Then, classroom winners will go on to compete in a FUEL bee on Tuesday, February 11th .

• The winner of the FUEL bee will go on to compete at the Oakland Schools Scripps Regional Spelling Bee at Oakland University on Saturday, March 1st.

End-of-Year Celebration Dates

• Thursday, June 5th - 5th Grade Celebration, 2 pm @ FUEL Playground
• Friday, June 6th - 5th Grade Hallway Clap-out, 11:40 am