5th Grade Newsletter

We hope you are all enjoying the long weekend. We are hosting a Sky Ranch Parent Meeting on Thursday, October 22, at 6pm in the cafeteria. During the meeting you will receive your child's packet and all the information needed for attending camp. Please read below for important dates and more information about activities happening at Baker.

• October 9-13 - Student Holiday (no school)

• October 22- Sky Ranch Parent Meeting @ 6 pm in the cafeteria

• October 20- Pink Out Day for PISD

• October 29- Trunk or Treat

Sign up for the Baker 3D Printing Club TODAY! Students in 4th and 5th Grade will have the opportunity to learn and work with TinkerCad and design creations to print on our 3D printers in the Library. Space is limited to 15 students in each grade for this first session. This club will last about four weeks and meet in the Library during your grade level lunch starting Tuesday, October 27th. We can't wait to see what you create! The deadline to sign up is NO LATER than Tuesday, October 20th. Students, visit your Grade Level Library Google Classroom to sign up.

All 5th Graders will need a recorder for Music class beginning Thursday, October 15th. Link to purchase a new one (if you don't already have one from last year) is HERE.

YOUR CHILD IS INVITED TO PLANT A PUMPKIN IN OUR PUMPKIN PATCH DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. THIS IS AN OPTIONAL ACTIVITY AND SHOULD BE DONE AT HOME. YOUR CHILD CAN CHOOSE A CHARACTER FROM A BOOK AND TRANSFORM THE PUMPKIN INTO THAT CHARACTER. PLEASE USE ARTIFICIAL PUMPKINS FOR THIS PROJECT! YOU MAY BRING IN A COPY OF THE BOOK THAT MATCHES YOUR PUMPKIN FOR THE DISPLAY IF YOU WISH!

WHEN: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5th, 2026 THROUGH FRIDAY OCTOBER 30th, 2026

IN THE BAKER LIBRARY PLEASE PICKUP PUMPKINS BY FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6TH

ELAR: We will starting our next unit on poetry.

Math: The students will learning and practicing long division.

Science: We will be starting unit 2 about force and motion.

Social Studies: We are going to be talking about the French and Indian War.

Doctor’s Notes and Appointments: Please send an email with doctor's notes to

Baker-attendance@prosper-isd.net.