Mrs. DeLuca: Grade 5, Grade 6 ELA

It has been a busy October at HCA! This month, the fifth grade has enjoyed visitors, exciting announcements, and school celebrations. See below for some snapshots looking back on the month. Last Thursday, fifth grade visited with Lt. Lanni as part of our partnership with the Upper Darby Police Department. ------------------------------------ HCA students enjoyed a picnic lunch outside on Monday sponsored by Student Council. Making the most of beautiful fall weather! Enjoying the sun while it lasted this week. Chris and Sam enjoy dining al fresco in the shade. ------------------------------------ Fifth and sixth graders visited the Book Fair on Tuesday. Izzy and Gabby searching for the perfect book! A successful visit! A HUGE THANK YOU to the Danifo and Swain families for their donations to our classroom. The students will enjoy new nonfiction and fiction books in our library. ------------------------------------ Sixth graders have...

On Tuesday , the entire school gathered in the morning for a Founder's Day prayer service. As part of our worship, each grade was commissioned with their service project or partnership for the year and blessed by the school community. We received a frame to remind us of our commitment to service, which will be on display this year in our room. Aidan Z. holding our service award at the commissioning prayer service on Tuesday. This year, the fifth graders will be partnering with the TLC Food Pantry in Havertown. Throughout the year, they will be visiting to deliver food, help assist in the organizing of the kitchen, and possibly even organize a toy drive at school during the holiday season! This is a unique opportunity for our students to give back to the community while truly living one of the Corporal Works of Mercy. On Friday , the fifth graders joined the middle school to help run Founder's Day games and service activities during Community Time. Below are some s...

On Thursday, the sixth grade visited Sonshine Christian Academy, a local early childhood center, which is the sight of their service project this year. They brought fall-themed stories to read to their new young friends. Each month, we will return to share stories, songs, crafts, and games with the children and teachers. They had a great time and look forward to their next visit!     ----------------------------------------------- Molly, Garrett, and Sean enjoy a song with their new friends, the Fireflies!

Our students settled right back into a routine this week fresh off of their return from College Settlement. In Language Arts, both grades have been reviewing The Writing Process in class.  Fifth graders are working on their first fictional narratives of the year: a short story about overcoming a difficult task (with an optional "spooky" twist). Throughout the week, they brainstormed and planned out their ideas on a story map, wrote a first draft, practiced self and peer editing, and will be publishing their final versions on Google Classroom. Izzy C. and Arrington M. brainstorming ideas for their short story. Joslyn H. and Daniel L. get to work starting their rough drafts. Sammy K., Lauren M., and Raheem J. busy at work on the first version of their stories. Aidan Z. practicing the first step of the revision process: self editing. Lauren M. and Sammy K. conduct a peer conference after editing each other's stories. The sixth grade class is als...