Fifth Grade News

December 7th, 2025

End of 2nd Nine Weeks - Late Work

The end of the 9 weeks is Thursday, December 18th. Please help your child complete their late/missing work by Tuesday, December 16th. Canvas and Skyward are great places to keep track of the work they owe!

Snack Donations: Students eat snacks daily in our classrooms. Some students who do not bring a snack are sent to the nurse and provided a snack upon request. Her supply is getting low. To ensure every student has a snack during the day, we are for anyone who is able to provide a box of Skinny Pop or Salted Veggie Straws for donation. Students can drop off donations to their homeroom teachers. Thank you so much in advance for your generosity!

Holiday Movies

On Thursday, December 18th, fifth graders will be watching a holiday movie together. They will be able to choose from 6 different movies, which will be shown in each of the 5th-grade teacher's classrooms. We have put the titles of the movies below. If you have a problem with your child watching any of the movies, please reach out to us so we can make sure they don't choose that particular movie to watch. Thanks!

Home Alone
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Elf
Arthur Christmas
The Santa Clause
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim Carrey)

Holiday Decor

We let students know that we are happy to put up all kinds of decor in our classrooms to represent the world's various holidays. Hanukkah, Eid, Diwali, Lunar New Year, Kwanzaa, and more! We know not all holidays are celebrated in December, but we want to be able to represent many holidays over the next couple of weeks in our classrooms!.

Save the Date

Wednesday, December 17th

-5th Grade Holiday Party @ 1:15 in the cafeteria

Thursday, December 18th

-End of 2nd nine weeks

-Early dismissal @ 11:45

Friday, December 19th - Friday, January 2nd

-Winter Break (no school for staff & students)

Monday, January 5th & Tuesday, January 6th

-District PD Day (no school for students)

Upcoming Curriculum

Reading/Language Arts:

I-Ready Middle of the Year Assessment

Math:

Unit 5 Test: Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing Fractions & Decimals
I-READY Middle of the Year Assessment

Science:

I can design and explain solutions such as recycling or proper disposal to minimize environmental impact of the use of natural resources.

Social Studies:

I can recite the Preamble.
I can describe how the Constitution lays out the three branches of government.
I can describe how each state can have its own laws, money, and taxes.

5th Grade Baby Photos Needed For Yearbook

Each year, we have a special section in our Glenhope yearbook dedicated to our 5th graders and their baby pictures. If you would like your child’s baby picture to be featured in the yearbook, please send us their picture no later than Wednesday, December 10th. You can visit the link below and submit it digitally or send in a physical picture (to Mrs. Robertson) that will be returned. Thank you!

Link for Baby Gator Pictures: 5th Grade Baby Gator Photos

5th Grade Community Service Initiative

We have a goal this year for 5th-grade students to complete 8 hours of community service outside of the school day by the end of the year (4 hours per semester). Students who achieve 4 hours by December 5, 2025, and an additional 4 hours by May 1, 2026, 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) we plan to hang in the 5th-grade hallway to track the hours completed as the school year progresses. We cannot wait to see the tracker fill up! This is an optional opportunity for students, but we hope to see several participate!

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.

5th Grade Community Service Log

SO FAR, WE HAVE OVER 158 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS LOGGED FOR 5TH GRADERS!

<---- Take a look at some pictures we have received of 5th graders volunteering!

Who Do I Email?

We know it can be confusing to determine which teacher to email for a specific situation.

For academic questions/concerns/comments, please email your child's specific teacher:

5th Math - ashley.carter@gcisd.net
Science & Social Studies - christi.robertson@gcisd.net
ELAR - elizabeth.quiroz@gcisd.net

For generic 5th-grade questions/concerns/comments, please email your child's homeroom teacher.

GT Corner

Check out this article, titled Gifts for the Gifted, which gives gift ideas for the highly gifted!

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/shopping_guide.htm

Lead With GCISD

252 GCISD juniors and seniors have earned academic honors from the College Board’s National Recognition Program. To read more about this, please click the link below:

https://www.gcisd.net/article/2393355

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