Fortis 5th Grade - Week 28 (March 28-April 3, 2022)

Anything in magenta is optional. 

Anything in blue should be turned in as homework on the next campus day.

MONDAY/WEDNESDAY:

5th Grade
Week 28
MONDAY
3/28/2022
TUESDAY
3/29/2022
WEDNESDAY
3/30/2022
THURSDAY
3/31/2022
FRIDAY
4/1/2021
DiscipleshipWONDER: "Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!" (Psalm 33:8 - ESV)
PERSEVERANCE: "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap a harvest, if we do not give up." (Galatians 6:9)
BiblePsalm 140-142Read and discuss Psalm 143-144. Complete homework activity sheet.Psalm 145-146Read and discuss Psalm 147-148. Complete homework activity sheet.Virtue Reflection
MathFP-S. Ch12, L6 (Practice) - TG p160-161; TB p152-154;FP-S (subtraction facts test tomorrow). WB Ex6, p120-122.Subtraction Facts Test. Begin review packet.FP-A. Continue working on review packet that was started yesterday. Due Monday.FP-M2. Complete review packet. Due Monday.
SpellingSTEP 26: Review card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.STEP 26: TestSTEP 27: New teaching. Dictate new words.STEP 27: Dictate sentences 1-4.
Writing/Grammar
RESEARCH PAPER: Teach students how to make note cards using books about George Washington.
RESEARCH PAPER: Begin reading source texts and making note cards. You will have two weeks to complete this.
Immune system editing practice
RESEARCH PAPER: Continue reading source texts and making note cards.
Reading
The Secret Garden
Discuss poetry packet. Introduce The Secret Garden. Read Ch1 aloud.Read Ch2-3Read aloudRead Ch4Read Ch5-6
LatinOpen-book translation quizCh27 - Listen to CD of memory page. Make vocab cards for first five wordsCh27 - Grammar lessonCh27 - Listen to CD of memory page. Make vocab cards for last five words. Study this week's words and maxims for next week's quiz.
HistoryTexas Timeline. Introduce skit.Read Story of Texas, Part 2 - p85-107. Answer questions #24-26 in the Texas HIstory Packet. Color the timeline card for Texas Becomes a State. Glue it into your journal, and copy the corresponding jingle below.Texas Timeline. Work on skit.Read Make Way for Sam Houston, Ch1. In your history journal, write a narration (7-10 sentences) that tells what happened in this chapter. You must utilize proper mechanics. Parents, please check all work and have student make corrections.
ScienceMitosis and meiosisRead TB p242-248 (stop before WDYR). Take notes on NBJ p186. Answer WDYR questions #11-14 on p185.Take notes on study guide and discuss, review all questions.Use the study guide to prepare for Monday's test. NOTE: Homework will be graded during the test, so be sure to bring NBJ on Monday.
Memory WorkMATH: Subtraction Facts Test on on 3/30
POETRY: Song of Life Recitation on 4/27
GEOGRAPHY: U.S. States and Capitals Test on 4/13
KEY DATES: 1-24 Test on 5/2
SCIENCE: Lymphatic system - Test on 4/4


TUESDAY/THURSDAY:

5th Grade
Week 28
MONDAY
3/28/2022
TUESDAY
3/29/2022
WEDNESDAY
3/30/2022
THURSDAY
3/31/2022
FRIDAY
4/1/2022
MONDAY
4/4/2022
DiscipleshipWONDER: "Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!" (Psalm 33:8 - ESV)
PERSEVERANCE: "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap a harvest, if we do not give up." (Galatians 6:9)
BibleVirtue ReflectionPsalm 140-142Read and discuss Psalm 143-144. Complete homework activity sheet.Psalm 145-146Read and discuss Psalm 147-148. Complete homework activity sheet.Virtue Reflection
MathCh12, L5 (Straight Line Graphs) - TG p156-159; Tb p148-151; WB Ex 5, p116-119FP-S. Ch12, L6 (Practice) - TG p160-161; TB p152-154;FP-S (subtraction facts test tomorrow). WB Ex6, p120-122.Subtraction Facts Test. Begin review packet.FP-A. Continue working on review packet that was started yesterday. Due Monday.FP-M2. Complete review packet. Due Monday.
SpellingSTEP 26: Dictate sentences 1-4.STEP 26: Review card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.STEP 26: TestSTEP 27: New teaching. Dictate new words.STEP 27: Dictate sentences 1-4.
Grammar/
Writing
RESEARCH PAPER: Teach students how to make note cards using books about George Washington.
RESEARCH PAPER: Begin reading source texts and making note cards. You will have two weeks to complete this.
Immune system editing practice
RESEARCH PAPER: Continue reading source texts and making note cards.
Reading
PoetryThe Secret Garden
Read "Love After Love," "What Are Heavy?" and "I Hear America Singing" and then answer the question. Completed packet due on Monday.Discuss poetry packet. Introduce The Secret Garden. Read Ch1 aloud.Read Ch2-3Read aloudRead Ch4Read Ch5-6
LatinOpen-book translation quizCh27 - Listen to CD of memory page. Make vocab cards for first five wordsCh27 - Grammar lessonCh27 - Listen to CD of memory page. Make vocab cards for last five words. Study this week's words and maxims for next week's quiz.
HistoryTexas Timeline. Introduce skit.Read Story of Texas, Part 2 - p85-107. Answer questions #24-26 in the Texas HIstory Packet. Color the timeline card for Texas Becomes a State. Glue it into your journal, and copy the corresponding jingle below.Texas Timeline. Work on skit.Read Make Way for Sam Houston, Ch1. In your history journal, write a narration (7-10 sentences) that tells what happened in this chapter. You must utilize proper mechanics. Parents, please check all work and have student make corrections.
GeographyComplete U.S. States practice map. Write the name of each state and its capital.Complete U.S. States practice map. Write the name of each state and its capital.
ScienceComplete the Possible Purpose Page on p187 of the NBJ, See instructions on TB p248 (These instructions assume you don't have a notebooking journal.)Mitosis and meiosisRead TB p242-248 (stop before WDYR). Take notes on NBJ p186. Answer WDYR questions #11-14 on p185.Take notes on study guide and discuss, review all questions.Use the study guide to prepare for Monday's test. NOTE: Homework will be graded during the test, so be sure to bring NBJ on Monday.
Memory WorkMATH: Subtraction Facts Test on on 3/31
POETRY: Song of Life Recitation on 4/28
GEOGRAPHY: U.S. States and Capitals Test on 4/14
KEY DATES: 1-24 Test on 5/3
SCIENCE: Lymphatic system - Test on 4/5

BLOG KEY:

General:

Act – Activity
Ch – Chapter
Ex – Exercise
L – Lesson
p – Page(s)

Math:
TG – Teacher’s Guide
TB – Textbook
WB – Workbook
FP – Facts Practice (A, S, M, or D denotes which sheet to use)

Writing:
IEW- Institute for Excellence in Writing
KWO - Key word outline

Science:
TB – Human Anatomy Textbook
NBJ – Notebooking Journal
WDYR - What Do You Remember?
TLFS – Trees, Leaves, Flowers and Seeds 


"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: Our classroom virtues this month are perseverance and wonder. Jesus himself warned us that in this life, we would have many troubles. He knew that we would face heartache, grief, and pain throughout our time on earth. He also knew that many of his followers would face doubt, fear, and persecution, and so we are often reminded in scripture to persevere through all of the hardships life throws at us. School is an excellent arena for training in perseverance, as we are so often tempted to give up when things become difficult or tiring. Wonder is a virtue that allows us to marvel at the goodness and glory of our marvelous God and to stand in awe of all his mighty works. The schoolwide virtue is patience, which is always a great one for us to revisit. These two virtues go hand-in-hand. We are called to be patient as we wait for the rewards of our perseverance to come to fruition.

MATH:
  • Improve speed and recall of math facts.
  • Assess mastery of subtraction facts.
  • Review previously learned concepts to prepare for upcoming test.
SPELLING:
  • Assess mastery of generalizatyions for adding the -ly suffix.
  • Learn additional generalizations for adding the -ly suffix.
WRITING/GRAMMAR:
  • Identify key facts about specitfic topics in non-fiction reading passages.
  • Make note cards when conducting research.  
  • Use proofreading symbols to edit passages.
READING:
  • Summarize a passage through oral narration.
  • Identify virtues, as well as elements of truth, beauty and goodness, in reading passages.
  • Improve reading comprehension.
  • Use context clues and knowledge of root words to deduce the meanings of unfamiliar vocabulary words.
  • Write a narration to summarize a chapter.
  • Expand vocabulary.
LATIN:
  • Assess translation skills.
  • Learn ten new vocabulary words and a new maxim.
HISTORY:
  • Know what living conditions were like in the Republic of Texas.legendhero in Texas history.
SCIENCE: 
  • Identify key facts in a non-fiction reading passage.
  • Take notes.
  • Use a study guide to prepare for a test.
  • Understand the difference between mitosis and meiosis.
  • Know that humans are created in the image of God.
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 states and capitals of the USA.
MEMORY WORK:
Geography: A hard copy of the maps can be found behind the "maps/poems" 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 24 key date this year. 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. 

KEY DATES 
1. Leif Ericsson Explores America - 1000
2. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 1492
3. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 1587
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. Declaration of Independence - July 4, 1776
12. American Revolution - 1775-83
13. U.S. Constitution Ratified - 1787-88
14. Industrial Revolution - late 1700s
15. Louisiana Purchase - 1803
16. Lewis & Clark Expedition - 1804
17. War of 1812 - 1812-1814
18. Monroe Doctrine - 1823
19. Underground Railroad - early 1830s
20. Chrokee Trail of Tears - 1830-38
21. Battle of the Alamo - 1836
22. Texas Becomes a State - 1845
23. Mexican War - 1846-48
24. California Gold Rush - 1849


Poetry: Our fourth-quarter poem is Song of Life

Song of Life

By Charles Mackay

 

A traveler on a dusty road

Strewed acorns on the lea;

And one took root and sprouted up,

And grew into a tree.

Love sought its shade at evening-time,

To breathe its early vows;

And Age was pleased, in heights of noon,

To bask beneath its boughs.

The dormouse loved its dangling twigs,

The birds sweet music bore—It stood a glory in its place,

A blessing evermore.

 

A little spring had lost its way

Amid the grass and fern;

A passing stranger scooped a well

Where weary men might turn.

He walled it in, and hung with care

A ladle on the brink;

He thought not of the deed he did,

But judged that Toil might drink.

He passed again; and lo! the well,

By summer never dried,

Had cooled ten thousand parchéd tongues,

And saved a life beside.

 

A nameless man, amid the crowd

That thronged the daily mart,

Let fall a word of hope and love,

Unstudied from the heart,

A whisper on the tumult thrown,

A transitory breath,

It raised a brother from the dust,

It saved a soul from death.

O germ! O fount! O word of love!

O thought at random cast!

Ye were but little at the first,

But mighty at the last.