(Please scroll down for activity sign-up sheets)
5th Grade Activities (5GA) are run by and for 5th graders and their parents. In the Fall, 5th graders run several community services that support our Hastings Community and serve as fundraisers for social events for all 5th graders.
In addition to all of the above, in September the school runs an overnight trip to Thompson Island.
To make 5th Grade Activities successful, we need parent coordinators and volunteers for all events; 5th graders also volunteer for the community service fundraisers. If you are worried that you don’t have experience in any given coordinator or volunteer role – don’t! Coordinator instructions have been developed over the years for all roles and will be given to all coordinators. There are still openings for parent coordinators, please scroll down to the sign-up sections to look for specific activities.
The Halloween Party is our biggest event in terms of both effort and fun. We ask every 5th grade parent and child to join the team and share the workload by volunteering for the Halloween party as well as one other event over the course of the year. Parents and students should sign up for just one Halloween volunteer slot until 2 weeks before the event – this gives other parents a chance to also volunteer. Volunteering allows each and every student and parent to be a contributing part of 5th grade activities.
About a month out from each 5GA event, Sign Up Genius will be opened. So please, come back to this site often and use one of the links below to volunteer for specific activities and events.
Program timeframe: Year-round
Committee co-chairs: TBD
Committee email: fifthgrade@hastings-pto.org
Committee treasurer: TBD
Treasurer email: 5gtreasurer@hastings-pto.org
Thompson Island Trip
The dates of the trip are TBD. You will be receiving all the required forms in August with the summer letter. No volunteers/parent chaperones attend this trip and it is organized by the school. Read more information about the Thompson Island Trip
Coordinator: Rachel Finkel / your fifth grade teacher
Sign-ups for Community Service and Fundraising Activities
| Activity | Date | LINKS |
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| Hastings back-to-school picnic ice cream sales Sell ice cream at the picnic Coordinators: TBD |
Parent sign-up Student sign-upcoming soon |
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| Fall parent-teacher conference babysitting 5GA parents oversee 5G students watching young students and siblings while their parents attend Coordinators: TBD |
Parent sign-up Student sign-upcoming soon |
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| Halloween Party This Hastings Institution is our main event and tons of fun. All parents and 5th graders should volunteer for this community Halloween Party. Coordinators: TBD |
Parent sign-up Student sign-upcoming soon |
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| Fall parent-teacher conference babysitting 5GA parents oversee 5G students watching young students and siblings while their parents attend Coordinators: TBD |
Parent sign-up Student sign-upcoming soon |
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| Halloween Party This Hastings Institution is our main event and tons of fun. All parents and 5th graders should volunteer for this community Halloween Party. Coordinators: TBD |
Parent sign-up Student sign-upcoming soon |
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| Spring parent-teacher conference babysitting 5GA parents oversee 5G students watching young students and siblings while their parents attend conferences. Coordinators: TBD |
Parent sign-up Student sign-upcoming soon |
Sign-ups for Social Event Organization
| Activity | Date | LINKS |
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| Class photo Work with Coffee Pond to schedule class photo, get it framed and hung on Hastings’ wall for future generations. Coordinators: TBD |
Fall | Parent sign-up coming soon |
| Class gift Each class gives Hastings a farewell gift. Help generate and gather ideas and pricing with student input and coordinate the purchase of the gift. Coordinators: TBD |
Spring | Parent sign-up coming soon |
| T-shirts Coordinate sizing and ordering of a Hastings t-shirt for all 5th graders. Coordinators: TBD |
Spring | Parent sign-up coming soon |
| Yearbook Using software programs, work with 1-2 parents to pull together yearbook. Also candid photo coordinator needed. Coordinators: TBD |
Spring | Parent sign-up coming soon |
| Moving On Ceremony End of year celebration of our fifth graders. Slideshow coordinator also needed. Coordinators: TBD |
Parent sign-up coming soon |
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| Canobie Lake Amusement Park This is NOT a 5GA event which means that parents are responsible for getting their own children to and from the park as well as their supervision at the park. That said, many students enjoy going to Canobie Lake Amusement Park immediately following the Moving On Ceremony. |
(same day as Moving On Ceremony) | N/A |
| Pool Party The last Friday of the school year. A day of fun at the town pool, model after prior years or bring your own touches to this celebration. Coordinators: TBD |
Parent sign-up coming soon |