Current Recitation
O Captain! My Captain!
(We will be reciting this at the assembly on Friday, May 8th)
by Walt Whitman
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead. (Due 4/3/26)
O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills,
For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding,
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your head!
It is some dream that on the deck,
You’ve fallen cold and dead. (4/10/26)
My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,
The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!
But I with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead. (5/8/26)
Geography
Throughout 5th grade, students are expected to learn, memorize, and then be tested on United States geography. They will need to know the capitals, states, and abbreviations, as well as knowing where they are placed on the map. Below is the current schedule.
Study Resource: The U.S.: States in the West - Map Quiz Game - Seterra
Western Region (Tested on Oct. 2nd, 2025)
Olympia, Washington WA
Salem, Oregon OR
Sacramento, California CA
Phoenix, Arizona AZ
Carson City, Nevada NV
Salt Lake City, Utah UT
Boise, Idaho ID
Helena, Montana MT
Cheyenne, Wyoming WY
Denver, Colorado CO
Santa Fe, New Mexico NM
Austin, Texas, TX
Oklahoma City, OK
Honolulu, Hawaii HI
Juneau, Alaska, AK
Midwest Region (Tested on Dec. 12th, 2025)
Practice test on Nov. 21st, 2025)
Topeka, Kansas, KS
Lincoln, Nebraska NE
Pierre, South Dakota, SD
Bismark, North Dakota, ND
St. Paul, Minnesota, MN
Des Moines, Iowa, IA
Jefferson City, Missouri, MO
Madison, Wisconsin, WI
Springfield, Illinois, IL
Lansing, Michigan, MI
Indianapolis, Indianna, IN
Columbus, Ohio, OH
Great Lakes -
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Southeast Region (Tested on Feb. 6th, 2026)
Practice test on Jan. 23rd, 2026
Little Rock, Arkansas, AR
Baton Rouge, Louisianna, LA
Frankfort, Kentucky, KY
Nashville, Tennessee, TN
Jackson, Mississippi, MS
Montgomery, Alabama, AL
Charleston, West Virginia, WV
Richmond, Virginia, VA
Raleigh, North Carolina, NC
Columbia, South Carolina, SC
Atlanta, Georgia, GA
Tallahassee, Florida, FL
Northeast Region (Tested on March 20th, 2026)
Practice Test: March 9-11th, 2026
Augusta, Maine, ME
Concord, New Hampshire, NH
Montpelier, Vermont, VT
Boston, Massachusetts, MA
Providence, Rhode Island, RI
Hartford, Connecticut, CT
Albany, New York, NY
Trenton, New Jersey, NJ
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, PA
Dover, Delaware, DE
Annapolis, Maryland, MD
All 50 states (Tested on May 8th)
No practice test - be reviewing and practicing in class and at home!
