Anything in magenta is optional.
BLOG KEY
General:
Act – Activity
Ch – Chapter
Ex – Exercise
L – Lesson
p – Page(s)
Math:
HIG – Home Instructor’s Guide
TB – Textbook
WB – Workbook
FP – Facts Practice (A, B, C, or D denotes which sheet to use)
Writing:
IEW- Institute for Excellence in Writing
KWO - Key word outline
Science:
TB – Textbook
NBJ – Notebooking Journal
WDYR - What Do You Remember?
COMING SOON...
Monday, September 28 - Co-teacher (AKA Parent) Training. 1-2 p.m. (note the time change) in the sanctuary. Q&A session with a panel of experienced Fortis parents. Come with your questions, big or small! More details coming soon.
Wednesday, September 30 - Pizza, Spirit, and DOGS Day!
Wednesday, September 30 - MDO/Grammar School Playdate at Lions Foundation Park in Liberty Hill immediately after school.
Monday, October 5 - 5th Grade Colonial Celebration!
"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us and establish the work of our hands..." Psalm 90:17
DOCUMENTS you'll need this week (uploaded to the Google Drive):
BIBLE/VIRTUES: This month, we'll be focusing on the virtues of courage and respect. When the Pilgrims left Holland for America, it required a tremendous leap of faith and must have taken an extraordinary amount of courage. Once they arrived here, it took even more courage to face the challenges of a strange and difficult new life, fraught with hardship. In addition, we will spend time discussing the importance of respect for God, respect for our fellow classmates and friends, and respect for our leaders and those in positions of authority.
MATH:
- Improve recall speed of multiplication math facts.
- Assess mastery of the relationship between fractions and division.
- Review factors and multiples.
- Add and subtract unlike fractions.
- Add and subtract mixed numbers.
SPELLING:
- Assess mastery of words ending in TURE.
- Learn to spell words ending in ICE.
GRAMMAR:
- Know how to classify and diagram a Pattern 1 sentence that includes possessive nouns and pronouns.
WRITING/VOCABULARY:
- Practice dictionary skills.
- Learn four new vocabulary words and be able to properly incorporate them into writing.
- Write key word outlines using the story sequence chart.
- Know that all narrative stories have three parts: characters and setting; plot; and climax/resolution.
VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES:
1. Cut out the blue cardstock PAGE (not the individual cards) in the back of the IEW book that corresponds to this week's lesson. Color the pictures on the front and fill in the words in the blank on the back. Hole punch the page, and place it behind the "writing" tab in your binder. Study the meaning of each word.
2. Use the vocabulary activity homework sheet and a dictionary to complete the following for each word:
a. Write the word.
b. Draw a line between letters in the word to correctly divide the syllables (if applicable).
c. Write the part(s) of speech. NOTE: The acronym NVP AA PIC is used in Shurley grammar to help students remember the parts of speech. We will encounter it in a few weeks in our grammar studies, but it should be review for most students.
d. Write the definition(s) of the word.
e. Use the word in a sentence (other than the one on the back of the card).
f. Try to find at least one (more if you can) synonym and antonym for each word.
g. Using a dictionary (online or print copy), look up the etymology for each word. Write the oldest form of the word available and what the roots mean. Does it come from Latin, Greek, or some other root? What do those roots mean? Can you understand how the words got their meaning in modern-day English?
h. OPTIONAL: Write other forms of the word. For example: "prosper" (v) and "prosperous" (adj) would also be acceptable forms of the word "prosperity" (n) for students to use in their writing assignments.
i. After the homework sheets are completed, please hole punch them and place them behind the corresponding page of vocab words in the binder. I will periodically look in binders to check them for completion in order to record the homework grade.
READING:
- Summarize a passage through oral narration.
- Engage in meaningful Socratic discussion.
- Identify virtues, as well as elements of truth, beauty and goodness, in reading passages.
- Learn ten new vocabulary words and a maxim.
- Know that second declension nouns are masculine.
- Be able to use a chart to decline a second-declension noun.
HISTORY:
- Know when and where the Salem Witch Trials occurred, and understand the factors that led to them.
- Know that Henry Hudson discovered Long Island Sound, which led to the settlement of what is now New York City.
- Know the names of George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards and understand their role in the Great Awakening.
KEY DATES TEST PREPARATION: The key dates test will list the six events, in random order, and students will have to fill in the dates from memory. Students will not be tested over the jingles, but they are extremely valuable in helping students retain not only the dates, but also some important context and details surrounding the event.
- Continue memorizing the major muscles of the body.
- Begin memorizing the components of the digestive system and understand the function(s) of each.
GEOGRAPHY:
- Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
- Memorize the names and locations of the islands of the West Indies.
- Be familiar with the climate and geological features of the islands in the West Indies.
- Be familiar with the term archipelago and know that it is a group of islands or an island chain.
MEMORY WORK:
Geography: We'll continue our study of the islands in the West Indies. A hard copy of the maps 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 a portion of the Declaration of Independence (bolded portion only) and 21 key dates.The key dates have accompanying jingles that do not have to be memorized, but will help students memorize the dates and retain details about the events to which they correspond. We will test over the first six dates on 9/28:
1. Leif Ericsson 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
Poetry: This quarter, we'll work on memorizing and reciting Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV).