Everything in magenta is optional.
NOTE: Everything in magenta is optional.
It's Virtual Spirit Week at Fortis!
Monday - Wear your favorite (& appropriate) pjs and post a picture of you in your coziest spot!
Tuesday - Wear your craziest socks and help do some laundry!
Wednesday - Wear your Fortis Spirit Shirt and do something active that you enjoy.
Thursday - Dress like a superhero and do a random act of kindness.
Friday - Share a picture doing something you love to do!
"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us and establish the work of our hands..." Psalm 90:17
Mrs. Allan’s meeting room:
Or, you can join by phone (without video)
+1-408-418-9388 United States Toll
Access code: 294 851 568
CONTACT ME: The notes included below are related to things that are new or that I anticipate you may have questions about. I did not include notes for every subject every day. But if you have any questions, please contact me:
- Email: gallan@fortisacademy.net
- Text or call (parents only please): 512-699-8889
- Facebook: "(5th Grade) Fortis Class of 2027" - let me know if you want an invitation to be added to this group.
- Webex room conference (email me to schedule a time to meet)
DOCUMENTS you'll need to print for the week (sent via email on Friday evening and uploaded to the Google Drive):
- Multiplication Facts Test
- Volume Quiz
- Volume Quiz Key
- Bibliography Page Information Sheet
- Wax Museum Spiel Information Sheet
- Fruit or Vegrtable? Worksheet
- Texas History Timeline Chart
- Week 31 Assignments Due
GRADES/WORK TO SUBMIT THIS WEEK:
Assignment
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Due By
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How to submit
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Research paper bibliography
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Wednesday, 4/29
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Type and email the Word
document to me OR handwrite, and email to me as a pdf. See notes below on how
to do this.
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Volume Quiz
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Tuesday, 4/28
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Email the grade to me after all
corrections have been made.
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Math facts TEST
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Tuesday, 4/28
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Email the grade to me.
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Math facts (if not exempt)
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Friday, 5/1
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Completed? Y or N
1 2 3
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SENDING A PDF IF YOU HAVE AN IPHONE
1. Open the Notes app (it comes standard on iphones)
2. Click on the "write" icon in the lower, right-hand corner. It looks like a square with a diagonal stick in it.
3. Click on the camera icon.
4. Click "scan documents."
5. Take a picture of the first page.
6. Drag the dots on the corner of the frame to adjust scan size if necessary.
7. Click on "keep scan."
8. Repeat for the remainder of the pages.
9. When you are finished, click "save" in the bottom, right-hand corner of your screen.
10. Next, hit "done" in the top, right-hand corner.
11. Click on the send document icon in the top, right-hand corner (looks like a rectangle with an arrow pointing up.)
11. Choose the email option, and send it to me: gallan@fortisacademy.net
There may be a similar way to do this on an Android, but I'm not familiar with it. If anyone knows, please share!
2. Click on the "write" icon in the lower, right-hand corner. It looks like a square with a diagonal stick in it.
3. Click on the camera icon.
4. Click "scan documents."
5. Take a picture of the first page.
6. Drag the dots on the corner of the frame to adjust scan size if necessary.
7. Click on "keep scan."
8. Repeat for the remainder of the pages.
9. When you are finished, click "save" in the bottom, right-hand corner of your screen.
10. Next, hit "done" in the top, right-hand corner.
11. Click on the send document icon in the top, right-hand corner (looks like a rectangle with an arrow pointing up.)
11. Choose the email option, and send it to me: gallan@fortisacademy.net
There may be a similar way to do this on an Android, but I'm not familiar with it. If anyone knows, please share!
MONDAY NOTES:
9:00-9:45 a.m. - Morning Webex meeting. We will have a book discussion about Ch7-15 of The Secret Garden. Students should bring:
* The Secret Garden book
* The Secret Garden book
12:30-1:00 p.m. - Afternoon Webex meeting. I will talk to the students about how to write their bibliographies and they can share the Escher-type designs they created. Students should bring:
* Escher designs they created (this was an optional assignment)
* Information (sent via email) about the bibliography.
2:30-3:00 p.m. - Optional Webex meeting for homework help and read aloud. I will answer any homework questions and then read By the Great Horn Spoon aloud with students for whatever time is remaining.
Science
Students are encouraged to watch the video about the differences between fruits and vegetables.
* Escher designs they created (this was an optional assignment)
* Information (sent via email) about the bibliography.
2:30-3:00 p.m. - Optional Webex meeting for homework help and read aloud. I will answer any homework questions and then read By the Great Horn Spoon aloud with students for whatever time is remaining.
Science
Students are encouraged to watch the video about the differences between fruits and vegetables.
TUESDAY NOTES:
Math
FACTS TEST - Set a timer for 5 minutes. When the time is up, have the student stop. Send me the grade.
VOLUME QUIZ - Administer the quiz. Grade using the key sent via email and then send me the final grade.
Writing
Students need to write a biliography using the white bibliography cards they made at the beginning of the reserach paper project. Before beginning, please read the information sheet sent via email.
History
Make Way for Sam Houston is a biography that supplements our history text. It is optional.
Science
Print out the Fruit or Vegetable chart sent via email. Have your student identify which part of the plant the food comes from and then determine whether each is a fruit or a vegetable.
WEDNESDAY NOTES:
9:00-9:45 a.m. - Morning Webex meeting. I will walk through the review problems with the students. I will also talk to them about the requirements for the research paper spiel. Students should bring:
* math textbook
* notebook paper
* pencil
* Wax museum spiel info (sent via email)
* math textbook
* notebook paper
* pencil
* Wax museum spiel info (sent via email)
12:30-1:00 p.m. - Afternoon Webex meeting. We will talk about fruit. Students should bring:
* Completed Fruit or Vegetable chart (sent via email)
* pencil
2:30-3:00 p.m. - Optional Webex meeting for homework help and read aloud. I will answer any homework questions and then read By the Great Horn Spoon aloud with students for whatever time is remaining.
* Completed Fruit or Vegetable chart (sent via email)
* pencil
2:30-3:00 p.m. - Optional Webex meeting for homework help and read aloud. I will answer any homework questions and then read By the Great Horn Spoon aloud with students for whatever time is remaining.
Writing
THURSDAY NOTES:
Students should choose ten of the words below and use them to write a silly or serious story about the pandemic/quarantine:
- incesseant
- trepidation
- zealous
- exemplary
- fathom
- impotent
- imperative
- placidly
- prominent
- affirm
- privily
- espouse
- tedious
- scrutinize
- implement
- potential
- aspire
- auspicious
- elated
- adverse
- revel
- encounter
- jaunty
- lure
Writing
RESEARCH PAPER WAX MUSEUM SPIEL: Please thoroughly read through the notes I sent via email before beginning. This should be a 30-45 second presentation that is practiced enough that it can be mostly done from memory, although students may use a note card for reference--NOT TO READ FROM! The notes include an example spiel.
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OPTIONAL MEMORY WORK:
Geography: We'll continue memorizing our states and capitals. A hard copy of the map can be found behind the "memory" tab in your child's binder. Additional maps, as well as MP3s of the song, are available at this link: Geography Resources.
History: Students will memorize 21 key dates this year. The key dates have accompanying jingles that do not have to be memorized, but will help students remember the dates and the corresponding events. We will test over the first sixteen dates on 4/29:
1. Leif Erikson Explores America - 1000
2. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 1492
3. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 1583
4. Founding of Jamestown - 1607
5. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth - 1620
6. Salem Witch Trials - 1692
7. First Great Awakening - 1740s
8. French & Indian War - 1754-63
9. Boston Tea Party - 1773
10. Paul Revere's Ride - 1775
11. July 4, 1776 _ Declaration of Independence
12. 1775-83 - The American Revolution
13. 1787 - Constitution was adopted by the United States
14. 1803 - Louisiana Purchase
15. 1804 - Lewis & Clark
16. War of 1812
17. 1823 - The Monroe Doctrine
18. Early 1830s - Underground Railroad
19. 1830-38 - Cherokee Trail of Tears
20. 1836 – Battle of the Alamo
21. 1849 - California Gold Rush
1. Leif Erikson Explores America - 1000
2. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 1492
3. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 1583
4. Founding of Jamestown - 1607
5. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth - 1620
6. Salem Witch Trials - 1692
7. First Great Awakening - 1740s
8. French & Indian War - 1754-63
9. Boston Tea Party - 1773
10. Paul Revere's Ride - 1775
11. July 4, 1776 _ Declaration of Independence
12. 1775-83 - The American Revolution
13. 1787 - Constitution was adopted by the United States
14. 1803 - Louisiana Purchase
15. 1804 - Lewis & Clark
16. War of 1812
17. 1823 - The Monroe Doctrine
18. Early 1830s - Underground Railroad
19. 1830-38 - Cherokee Trail of Tears
20. 1836 – Battle of the Alamo
21. 1849 - California Gold Rush
Poetry: Song of Life.