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.
According to the Indian Affairs own statistics, by 1938, 75 percent of. aboriginal children were below grade three level, and only 3 in a 100 made it past grade. six level. By comparison to other schools, half of the children in school were past. grade three level, and one third were past grade six level.