Fifth Grade News

January 4th, 2025

Thank You - Holiday Party

Thank you to everyone who donated supplies and volunteered their time to help out by organizing the party and/or running the party!s

Save the Date

Monday, January 5th & Tuesday, January 6th

-District PD Day (no school for students)

Wednesday, January 7th

-Beginning of the 3rd nine weeks

Upcoming Curriculum

Reading/Language Arts:

I can reset my brain and body to follow classroom expectations so we can start the new year strong.
I can use inference, self-reflection, and formal writing skills to set actionable goals for the new semester.
I can monitor comprehension of the text and answer guiding questions.
I can use text evidence to explain how a character overcomes obstacles and set a personal goal for the new semester.

Math:

I can describe the meaning of parentheses in an expression.
I can create expressions based on word problems and simplify numerical expressions.

Science:

I can demonstrate that Earth rotates on its axis once approximately every 24 hours and explain how that causes the day/night cycle.

Social Studies:

I can identify key events that led up to the War of 1812.
I can identify members of Congress who supported going to war with Great Britain.
I can map the naval battles from the War of 1812.
I can identify the primary reason why U.S. settlers were not trusted by many American Indian nations across the country.

5th Grade Community Service Initiative

We are happy to report that we had 54 fifth graders complete at least four hours of community service this semester! That's right at 50% of our fifth-grade population! We are so proud of our students and cannot wait to celebrate their efforts during a little celebration this week!

We cannot wait to see how many of our students will accept the challenge next 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.

5th Grade Community Service Log

SO FAR, WE HAVE OVER 256 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

Have you checked out the GC-SAGE website in a while? It has great resources for parents as well as dates of upcoming events. Check out the site below:

http://gc-sage.org/

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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