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...
Wednesday, October 26 - Pizza/DOGS/Spirit Day
Wednesday, October 26 - Picture Retake Day
Friday, October 28 - Fall Festival
Saturday. November 12 - Lap-a-Thon -- NEW DATE
"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 fractions of a remainder.
- Multiply two fractions to get a product of 1.
- Find the reciprocal of a fraction, a mixed number, or a whole number.
- Practice multiplying fractions.
- Practice solving multi-step word problems.
- Improve speed and accuracy of division facts.
SPELLING:
- Assess mastery of words containing the sound of /m/ spelled MB.
- Learn to spell words containing the sound of /g/ spelled GU.
GRAMMAR:
- Review and practice capitalization rules.
- Review and practice punctuation rules.
- Identify and write topic sentences and clinchers.
- Write a summary of a book that includes a brief description of characters, setting, plot, climax, and resolution.
- Learn four new vocabulary words and be able to use them in writing.
READING:
- Summarize a passage through oral narration.
- Identify virtues, as well as elements of truth, beauty and goodness, in reading passages.
- Improve reading comprehension.
- Assess mastery of previously learned material.
- Know that Latin adjectives and nouns must agree, and that adjectives can come directly before or after a noun in Latin syntax.
- Memorize the five main Latin cases.
HISTORY:
- Be familiar with Patrick Henry's famous speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses.
- Be familiar with the major accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.
- Know the names and major contributions of other Founding Fathers.
FOUNDING FATHER POSTER: Students should make a poster highlighting the life of one of the Founding Fathers (see assignments below). Using books or reputable internet sites, do some research about the father you have been assigned. The poster board should be red, white, or blue and include these elements:
1. A picture of the person 2. Three other pictures representing his life or accomplishments. Include a caption under each picture to explain why it is included.
3. A meaningful quote by the person.
4. A list of the person's most important contributions to the formation of our country (minimum of three).
4. A list of the person's most important contributions to the formation of our country (minimum of three).
Students will present their posters to the class next week. Grades (worth one history test grade) will be based on accuracy of the material, inclusion of the required elements, neatness, creativity, and the quality of the presentation. A grading rubric will be posted on the documents link for you to view as you work on this project.
ASSIGNMENTS:
George Washington - Trevor, Ava
John Adams - Grace, Lauren
Thomas Jefferson - Brody, Cynthia
James Madison - Amelia
Alexander Hamilton - Elias, Talitha
Ben Franklin - Maddy, Eli
George Washington - Trevor, Ava
John Adams - Grace, Lauren
Thomas Jefferson - Brody, Cynthia
James Madison - Amelia
Alexander Hamilton - Elias, Talitha
Ben Franklin - Maddy, Eli
John Jay - Jordan
Patrick Henry - Millie
Thomas Paine - Maleah
Samuel Adams - Jessa
James Monroe - Kayla
SCIENCE:
- Know the major components of the respiratory system.
GEOGRAPHY:
- Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
- Continue memorizing the names and locations of the countries of Central America.
MEMORY WORK:
Geography: 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.
KEY DATES (quiz on 11/30)
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
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
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE EXCERPT (Recitation on 11/10):
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
Poetry: Our second-quarter poem is The New Colossus. Students will recite it for a grade on 11/17:
The New Colossus
Written by Emma Lazarus in 1883
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles.
From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips.
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
Link to "New Colossus" YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0B9CitsfU0