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January 31, 2025
January 31, 2025
Valentine's Party
Valentine's Party
5th Grade will be having a combined Valentine's party on Thursday, February 13th from 1:15 - 2:15 in the Glenhope cafeteria.
Students will be handing out Valentines after the party in classrooms. If your child plans on making Valentine's, please note we have 50 students in 5th ASPIRE. We aren't having students make Valentine boxes in class, but we do suggest they bring something to hold all of their Valentines in!
*Pro tip - have your child fill out the "from" section of their Valentines and leave the "to" blank - that will make it so much easier for them when they pass them out!*
The 5th-grade committee is collecting gift cards for the bingo game prizes and will also need volunteers to help on the day of the party. If you are able to help with either or both of these items, the sign up is below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044CABAB2FA3F85-54778734-valentines#/
GHES 5th Grade to CTMS
GHES 5th Grade to CTMS
Our field trip to CTMS is next week. Please be sure that you have completed and returned the field trip packet by Monday, February 3rd. If the packet somehow didn't make it home with your child, we have linked it below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ooHWn91qd2mQ_N_4lzhm_Ws8Xz1pMT36/view?usp=sharing
After our field trip on February 5th, students will receive their course selection papers. They will fill those out and then submit them to their homeroom teachers by February 10th. Mrs. Canafax and the 5th-grade teachers will review them to check that everyone has signed up for appropriate courses, then the week of February 17 Mrs. Canafax will meet with all 5th grade students to guide them through entering their course selections in Skyward. The Middle school counselors will give parents an opportunity to review what students have entered in Skyward before summer break.
Check out our 5th to 6th grade transition website for more information about everything related to moving from elementary to middle school! Bookmark this site, as the elementary and middle school counselors will add more to it as information becomes available.
Questions? Please reach out to lauren.canafax@gcisd.net.
5th Grade Volunteer Opportunity
5th Grade Volunteer Opportunity
As many 5th graders are working on volunteer hours for this semester, we wanted to share this opportunity with you! Mrs. Cohen is doing the lemonade stand fundraiser again this year for UTSW Cancer Center on Sunday, March 2nd. Below are the links for shifts and supplies if your child is interested in helping out!
LAST CALL FOR BABY GATOR PHOTOS!
LAST CALL FOR BABY GATOR PHOTOS!
Mrs. Robertson is in charge of the "Baby Gators" page in the Glenhope yearbook, which is a special honor given to all 5th graders. We would love to feature every student's baby photo. Mrs. Robertson needs all baby photos ASAP - please get those to her as soon as possible, as the yearbook has to be completed soon. Send your photos to: christi.robertson@gcisd.net
Save the Date
Save the Date
Tuesday, February 4th
-Spring Picture Day
Wednesday, February 5th
-GHES 5th Grade to CTMS
Friday, February 7th
-Spirit Day & Pep Rally
Thursday, February 13th
-5th Grade Valentine's Party @ 1:15-2:15
Friday, February 14th
-Bad Weather Makeup Day (NO SCHOOL)
Curriculum
Curriculum
Reading & Language Arts:
I can apply reading comprehension skills when learning about the voyage of the St. Louis.
I can synthesize my persuasive essay into a Public Service Announcement.
I can apply critical thinking skills when creating my storyboard for my Public Service announcement.
I can apply my technology skills when creating my PSA video.
5th Grade Math:
I can use the order of operations to solve numerical expressions.
I can do my best on my i-Ready lessons in order to meet my monthly lesson goal and to get closer to reaching my growth goal.
I can use my problem-solving skills and outside-of-the-box thinking to do my best on the Math Olympiad.
I can read a word problem and write the corresponding equation. I can solve for the unknown in an equation.
I can write equations from word problems and solve for the unknown variable.
Science:
I can apply what I’ve learned during the Earth & space unit to do my best on the TEKS check.
I can analyze my performance on the Earth & space TEKS check to identify my strengths and weaknesses.
I can identify structures of plants and identify their functions. I can identify adaptations of plants and describe how those adaptations help animals to survive.
I can identify structures of animals and identify their functions. I can identify adaptations of animals and describe how those adaptations help animals to survive.
I can differentiate between inherited traits, acquired traits, inherited behaviors, and learned behaviors.
Social Studies:
I can determine the relevance of Ben Franklin's Join or Die message for the 21st century.
I can analyze Thomas Paine's message in his "Common Sense" pamphlet.
Using a SIFT organizer, I can interpret an original song from the American Revolution"Rich Lady Over the Sea".
I can apply my knowledge about the Battle of Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris, through choice board activities.
Hayes/Weinstein Community Service Photos (keep scrolling!)
5th Grade Community Service Initiative
5th Grade Community Service Initiative
We have a goal this year for all 5th-grade students (and teachers) to complete 12 hours of community service outside of the school day by the end of the year (6 hours per semester). Students who achieve 6 hours by December 13, 2024, and an additional 6 hours by May 9, 2025, will receive a party to celebrate their achievements. When your child completes community service, please be sure they are logging their time in the Google Form linked below. We have hung a tracker poster (pictured here to the left) in the 5th-grade hallway to track the hours completed as the school year progresses. We cannot wait to see the tracker fill up!
SO FAR, 5TH GRADE STUDENTS ARE OVER 510 HOURS FOR THIS SEMESTER!
Also, if you snap photos of your child during their community service, please send them our way! We would love to see the work they are doing. We have included some of the photos we have received so far (to the right). It makes our hearts so happy to see students volunteering in their community!
Without love, do you have grit?
Without love, do you have grit?
We've discovered a quote from author Jon Gordon (The Energy Bus). It has made us reframe our thinking when it comes to grit because this statement rings true. If kids don't love what they're doing, they won't put the effort to become great at it...and you can't force love. Students may feel okay about a subject (such as writing), so they won't show that grit...they won't show that extra effort to keep trying and trying until they master it. This has led us to think of questions such as "What can we do to make students have that love for certain subjects?" "What if they don't develop that love?"
GT Corner
GT Corner
Have you ever heard of Ian Byrd? He has become a guru in the realm of gifted education. Many of us in ASPIRE rely on Ian to help us shape and enhance our curriculum. You should check him out using the links below!
Website: http://www.byrdseed.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ianabyrd
Lead With GCISD
Lead With GCISD
NBC 5 visited Cross Timbers Middle five years ago for a special day and specifically highlighted the ASPIRE program. To watch the news clip, please click below.
Stay in the Loop!
Stay in the Loop!
Website:
https://ghes.gcisd.net/o/ghes/page/5th-aspire-hayes-weinstein
Location:
Glenhope Elementary
6600 Glenhope Cir N
Colleyville, TX 76034
Phone: (817) 251-5720
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5thASPIRE/
Twitter: @5thaspire
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