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, March 8 - Field Trip to Cedar Park Library/Quest Village Park
Wednesday, March 8 - Spirit Day
Week of March 12 - Spring Break
Monday. March 27 - Moms in Prayer
Wednesday, March 29 - Pizza/DOGS/Spirit Day
"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us and establish the work of our hands..." Psalm 90:17
MATH:
- Show that the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360 degrees.
- Construct triangles and quadrilaterals.
- Practice and review concepts related to angles, triangles, and quadrilaterals.
- Improve speed and accuracy of math facts.
SPELLING:
- Assess mastery of words with the /ibl/ sound spelled ABLE.
- Analyze two ways to spell the /ibl/ sound.
GRAMMAR:
- Classify and diagram sentences in a variety of patterns.
- Know the parts of a library.
- Know the parts of a nonfiction book, and be able to use the parts to locate specific information within a text.
READING:
- Summarize a passage through oral narration.
- Identify virtues, as well as elements of truth, beauty and goodness, in reading passages.
- Expand vocabulary and improve reading comprehension.
- Assess mastery of previously learned vocabulary words, charts, and maxims.
- Memorize the 21 accusative-case prepositions.
- Memorize the charts for the irregular verb SUM.
HISTORY:
- Know the names of some of the early explorers in Texas (Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca, Coronado, LaSalle), as well as their contributions to Texas history.
- Know that Spain, France, Mexico and the Republic of Texas were the first four flags to fly over Texas.
- Be familiar with the major events of the Texas Revolution, including the Battle of the Alamo, the Goliad slaughter, and the Battle of San Jacinto.
- Be familiar with the names of the key players in the Texas Revolution, including Gen. Santa Anna, Col. William Travis, Col. Fannin, James Bowie, Davy Crockett, James Bonham, and Sam Houston,
SCIENCE:
- Know the difference between mitosis and meiosis.
- Take notes from a lecture.
- Use a study guide to prepare for a test.
- Assess mastery of concepts related to the lymphatic system and human growth and development.
- Identify key facts and ideas in a reading passage.
- Take thorough notes.
PHYSICAL SCIENCE PACKET: For the next three weeks, we will be completing a physical science unit to provide students with exposure to some of the terminology and concepts they will encounter in their science classes in the School of Logic. Please have students thoroughly read the assignment and take notes on notebook paper. The notes should include: 1) all vocabulary words and their definitions, 2) a 1-2 sentence summary of each paragraph, and 3) any other facts they find interesting or important. Several weeks ago, we went over the pages assigned for this week in class, so the material should not be entirely new to them. I wanted to start off with something that was not wholly unfamiliar. Please encourage your students to take the time to look at all the pictures and to read all the captions and graphic elements on these easy-t-read pages.
GEOGRAPHY:
- Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
- Continue memorizing the U.S. states and capitals.
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: 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. Constitution is Ratified - 1787-88
14. Industrial Revolution Begins - Late 1700s
15. Louisiana Purchase - 1803
16. Lewis and Clark Expedition - 1804
17. War of 1812
18. The Monroe Doctrine - 1823
Poetry: Our fourth-quarter poem is
Song of Life
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 parched 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.
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 parched 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.