Link to Google Folder: 5th Grade Documents
Anything in blue should be turned in as homework on the next school day.
Anything in magenta is optional (at the discretion of the co-teacher).
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
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
COMING SOON...
Monday, August 23 - Co-Teacher Training (Veteran Parent Q&A Panel), 9 a.m. on the Playground
Wednesday, August 31 - Pizza, DOGS, and Spirit Day! Students may wear a Fortis T-shirt with jeans or denim shorts. Students who do not wear a spirit shirt must wear regular uniforms. Students should still pack a snack and a water bottle.Monday, September 6 - Labor Day Holiday. No on-campus classes on these days. All students will have a full day of homework on Tuesday.
"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us and establish the work of our hands..."
Psalm 90:17
MATH:
- Solve multi-step word problems involving whole numbers.
- Review use of bar models to solve word problems.
- Practice comptes related to writing and evaluatiing expressions.
- Assess mastery of order of operations.
- Review multiplying two-digit and three-digit numbers by a two-digit number.
- Review estimation strategies.
- Multiply up to a five-digit number by a two-digit number.
- Increase speed, accuracy, and recall of multiplicaiton facts.
SPELLING:
- Assess mastery of words with /ū/ spelled "a."
- Learn to spell words containing the sound of /k/ spelled "ch."
GRAMMAR:
- Know what an adverb exception is, be able to identify one in a sentence, and know that adverbs can appear directly before or after a verb, or at the beginning or the end of the sentence.
- Classify and diagram pattern 1 sentences that include adjectives and adverbs.
- Recognize when there are words in the subject part of the sentence that modify a verb in the predicate part of a sentence (inverted word order).
- Identify adjectives and adverbs independent of the classification process.
WRITING/VOCABULARY:
- Learn the definitions of the four vocabulary words and be able to correctly use each word in an original sentence.
- Practice dictionary skills.
- Write key word outlines.
- Retell and write a paragraph using only a key word outline.
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/grammar" tab in your binder. Study the meaning of each word.
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/grammar" tab in your binder. Study the meaning of each word.
2. Use the vocabulary activity homework sheet, and a paper 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. Write these on the back of the card.
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. Write other forms of the word when applicable. For example: "prosper" (v) and "prosperous" (adj) would also be acceptable forms of the word "prosperity" for students to use in their writing assignments.
i. OPTIONAL: Complete the etymology section. Etymology is the history of the word. You can find this information in a paper dictionary or online. Write which language the word derived from and the meaning of the orgiinal words. For example: "prosperity comes from the Latin word PROSPERUS, which means "doing well."
j. After the homework sheet is completed, please hole punch it and place it 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:
- Use context clues to decipher unfamiliar words.
- Be able to summarize a passage through oral narration.
- Expand vocabulary.
- Identify virtues, as well as elements of truth, beauty and goodness, in reading passages.
LATIN:
- Learn ten vocabulary words and the chapter maxim.
- Memorize the first declension "mensa" chart and be able to use the chart to decline a noun.
- Know that all nouns have number, gender, and case.
- KNow that nouns ending wiht "a" are almost always feminine.
- Know that Columbus was attempting to find a western route to Asia when he discovered the "New World."
- Know that Columbus landed in the Caribbean, on the island of San Salvador.
- Be familiar with some of the controversy surrounding Columbus's legacy.
SCIENCE:
- Know the main benefits and functions of the skeletal system.
- Be familiar with the basic characteristics and structure of bones.
- Identify key facts from a reading passage.
GEOGRAPHY:
- Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
- Learn the names and locations of the world’s seven continents and five oceans.
- Know some characteristics of the tropics and the polar regions.
- Know the basic climatic and demographic differences between Greenland and Iceland.
MEMORY WORK:
Geography: We'll be working on the continents and oceans for the first few weeks. 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 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:
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
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
Poetry: This quarter, we'll work on memorizing and reciting Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV):
My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.
9 Then you will understand what is right and just
and fair—every good path.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Discretion will protect you,
and understanding will guard you.