An employee may take up to 12 workweeks of family/medical leave in a 12-month period. He/she may take all 12 weeks at once, or may take leave in shorter increments of hours, days or weeks. An employee may take up to 26 weeks per 12-month period to care for an ill or injured service member under the FMLA.
Quick Answer. Children in the fifth grade in the United States are generally 10 to 11 years old. Fifth graders commonly perform research projects that test their writing skills, read literature of various genres, study physical science and basic chemistry, do more complex math problems with fractions and focus on American history.
1 The child is at least five years of age. 2  The child has attended a public school kindergarten for a long enough time to enable school personnel to evaluate the child's ability. 3  The child is in the upper 5 percent of the child's age group in terms of general mental ability.indergarten Enrollment. Since school is mandatory for six year old students, parents and guardians of six year old students must enroll their children in school (Education Code [EC] Section 48200).