Manoa Elementary
5th Grade Information
*Information is based on how they have been done in the past. Please watch for emails and/or flyers with this year’s specifics and possible changes. Thank you! It’s going to be a GREAT year!!
Free Yearbook for every 5th grade student
Yearbook & Graduation video pictures: Send in an envelope marked “PTO, 5th grade pictures, child’s name & homeroom”, by email, Manoayearbook@gmail.com: baby picture, Kindergarten photo if your child did not attend Manoa for kindergarten, a candid/class photo, pictures from Manoa events K-5, Identify all children in photos.
Car Wash Fundraiser: (usually in September) Fundraiser to fund a legacy gift to the school.
T-shirt design contest: (usually over spring break) design 5th grade class yearbook picture t-shirt, class will vote on the winner.
Variety Show: (usually after spring break) All 5th graders are invited to perform a chosen song in the finale and be emcees.
Fun Fair: (May) Dunk tank, 5th grade parents sign their child up for shifts to get “dunked”.
Field Trip: to the Middle School (early June) student tour and principal presentation.
Party: (early June) School field trip with all district 5th graders, parents cover bus & pool fee & provide transportation from the school once buses arrive back to the school. Food & drinks provided.
End of the Year Picnic: (June) Parents cover the cost of activities, help supervise and provide: supplies, food, drinks, set up, clean up and grilling. Fun activities: DJ, dunk tank, bungee run and ice cream truck treat.
Rising 6th Grade parent orientation: (June evening) information sessions & guided tours of the middle school.
Graduation: (morning of the last day of school) in the school gym, 4 adults per 5th grader (NO small children), student reflections, Manoa & middle school principal remarks, songs & a video. Reception in the cafeteria immediately following. Manoa parents donate food & drinks, scholars receive gift from PTO.
Morning broadcast participants: Need 2 news anchors, camera operator, director & equipment technician for the morning announcements