Fortis 5th Grade - Week 7 (September 18-22)

Link to Google Folder5th Grade Documents

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

Anything in purpole denotes a formal assessment.

Anything in magenta is optional (at the discretion of the co-teacher). 

5th Grade
Week 7
Monday
9/18/2023
Tuesday
9/19/2023
Wednesday
9/20/2023
Thursday
9/21/2023
Friday
9/22/2023
Virtues/Bible
COURAGE: "The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?" (Psalm 27:1)
RESPECT: "Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor." (I Peter 2:17)
CONFIDENCE: “In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” (Ephesians 3:12)
Read and discuss Judges 13-16 (Samson).Read & discuss I Sam. 1-2:11; 3. Complete questions in homework booklet.Read and discuss I Samuel 8-10.Read & discuss I Samuel 11:12-13:15. Complete questions in homework booklet.Complete Virtue Reflection in homework booklet.
MathFP-10. Ch4, L6 - TG p117-119; TB p94-97; WB Ex6, p87-89FP-M2 (new sheet). Ch4, L7 - TG p120-122; TB p98-101; WB Ex7, p90-91FP-10. Ch4, L8 - TG p123-125; TB p102-105; WB Ex8, p92-93FP-M2. Ch4, L9 - TG p126-127; TB p106-107. Complete as many problems as your student needs to feel confident; WB Ex9, p94-96 for extra practice.FP-M2. Ch4 - Review 1. TG p128-129; TB p108, #1 (a. and b. only), #2-5, #6 (a.-f. only), #7 (a.-h. only).
SpellingSTEP 6: Review card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.STEP 6: QuizSTEP 7 - New teaching. Dictate new words.STEP 7: Dictate sentences 1-4.
GrammarCh6, L3 - review subject pronouns (possessive pronouns).Ch6, L4 - complete test for practice only. Skip Ex 4 & 7.Ch7, L1 - all (possessive nouns)Ch7, L2 - Jingle Time and Grammar Time
Writing/Vocab
VOCAB WORDS: anticipate, content (adj), resentment, cunningly
Introduce Finn and the dramatic opener.

Distribute checklist and begin rough draft of Damocles.
L6 - Complete rough draft of The Sword of DamoclesSee note below. Parents, please ensure that all elements of structure and style are included and properly labeled. Staple checklist to the front.
Complete this week's vocab activities.

Distribute and review checklists. Begin writing final draft.

L4 - Write final draft of the Aqueducts paper. Always staple in this order: final (purple) checklist on top, final draft, rough checklist, rough draft.
Reading
Golden Goblet
Read George MullerRead Ch14. Orally narrate and discuss.Proverbs 2:1-11 RecitationRead Ch15. Orally narrate and discuss.Read Ch16. Orally narrate and discuss.
LatinCh6 Vocabulary Quiz.

Ch7 - Introduce chart for the irregular verb
sum.
Ch7 - Listen to CD/audio and recite memory chart twice. Make vocab cards for the verbs (1st conjugation).Ch7 - story, worksheet, derivativesCh7 - Listen to CD/audio and recite memory chart twice. Make vocab cards for the four nouns (2nd declension masculine). Complete practice quiz sections A-C on p51-52 to prepare for Monday's quiz over the nine words and the maxim.
HistoryL28 - SamsonRead L29 - "Zhou Dynasty."Israel asks for a king.

Timeline cards: Samson, Zhou Dynasty
HISTORY JOURNAL: Paste colored timeline cards for Samuel and King Saul into journal. Paste the timeline of the Great Kings of Israel into your journal.
GeographyMiddle EastFind and write down 10 facts about Syria, Lebanon, or Turkey. Be prepared to share with the class next week. Study Middle East map
ScienceDigestion discussion and activities.Read p78-81. Skip "Try This" activities. Take notes as you read, and then answer question #10 on p54 of your journal.Discuss renal system.


Complete write up for tooth experiment.
Complete the Digestion Comic on NJ p55. (See instructions on TB p81.)
Memory Work (review and practice daily)GEOGRAPHY: Middle East Test on 10/11
MATH FACTS: Large Multiplication Facts Test on 9/27
SCIENCE: Major muscles; digestive and renal systems, Test on 9/27
KEY DATES #1-7: Test on 9/25
HISTORY: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Test on 11/8
POETRY: Proverbs 2:1-11, Due for Recitation on 9/20

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, D, etc. denotes which sheet to use)

Language Arts:
AAS - All About Spelling
IEW- Institute for Excellence in Writing
KWO - Key word outline

Science:
TB – Human Anatomy Textbook
NJ – 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

IMPORTANT DATES:
Saturday, September 23 - Dodgeball Tournament, Glad Tidings Church
Wednesday, September 27 - Pizza, Spirit Day, and DOGS day
Monday/Tuesday October 9/10 - Grammar Parent-Teacher Conferences

 MATH:

  • Add mixed numbers with unlike denominators.
  • Subtract a fraction from a mixed number or a whole number.
  • Subtract a mixed number from a mixed number or a whole number.
  • Practice adding and subtracting mixed numbers.
  • Review previously learned concepts to prepare for upcoming test.
  • Improve speed and accuracy of 10s, 11s and 12s multiplication facts.
SPELLING:
  • Assess mastery of words ending in "ture."
  • Learn to spell words ending in "ice."
GRAMMAR:
  • Label and diagram sentences that include pronouns.
  • Know that there are three pronoun cases: subjective, objective, and possessive.
  • Know that possessive nouns and pronouns function as adjectives in a sentence.
WRITING/VOCABULARY:
  • Know that all good narrative stories have three main parts: characters/setting, plot/conflict, and climax/resolution, and be able to identify these parts in a story.
  • Be familiar with the concepts of rising and falling action.
  • Create a key word outline for a narrative story.
  • Use a dramatic opener to draw a reader into a story.
  • Be familiar with several types of dramatic openers: questions, quotes, facts/statistics, fragments, and shocking statements.
  • Use proofreading symbols to edit and correct papers.
SWORD OF DAMOCLES PAPER: Please note that this is a 3-paragraph paper. The first paragraph should focus on establishing the setting and characters. Paragraph 2 should focus on the main conflict/plot/problem, and paragraph 3 should incliude the climax (the most exciting part of the story; I told the kids that this is what would hapen right after the commerical break) and the resolution (how the promblem was resolved, whether good or bad. These paragraphs can be somewhat fluid. Students can use their imaginations to embellish this story, but they should not change the basic components. This paper should also include a dramatic opener. This will be the very first sentence of the paper, and it should grab the reader's attention. The most difficult part about this is making sure it transitions well into the second sentence and ties in to the rest of the story. Please help your student with this. There is a list of types of dramatic openers in the binder behind the writing tab. Students are welcome to use any otf these, but we will focus on these four this year: quote, question, shocking statement, and statistic/fact. If your student chooses to use a question, please make sure it does not include the word "you," because this would be second person, and the paper should be written entirely in third person.

READING:
  • Increase vocabulary through exposure to unfamiliar words.
  • Learn about the culture of ancient Egypt.
LATIN:
  • Assess mastery of previously learned vocabulary words and maxim.
  • Learn ten new vocabulary words and a new maxim.
  • Begin to memorize the irregular verb "sum" chart.
HISTORY:
  • Undertsand the significance of the story of Ruth (the redeemer kinsmen) and the drect ancestral connection between Ruth and Boaz and Jesus.
  • Understand the role of the judges in Israel and the cycle of 1. sin/oppression, 2. crying out to God, 3. God sending a deliverer to rescue the people from their military enemies.
  • Be familiar with the names of the judges and the major accomplishments/storylines of Deborah, Gideon, and Samson. 
SCIENCE: 
  • Identify key facts from a reading passage.
  • Describe how food moves from the body at each stage of digestion.
  • Know the function and components of the renal system.
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 countries of the Middle East.
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. Students will memorize the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World:
  1. Pyramids of Giza
  2. Hanging Garden of Babylon
  3. Statue of Zeus
  4. Temple of Artemis
  5. Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
  6. Colossus of Rhodes
  7. Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria
Students will also memorize 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 seven dates on 9/25:

1.      Creation – The Beginning

In the beginning, God was there

Crafting the heavens and earth from thin air.

Firmament, sun, moon, and stars, plants and trees,

Birds, fish, and animals, Adam and Eve.

In His own image He created man,

And because of their fall He concocted a plan

To rescue mankind by His infinite love:

Purchase salvation through the blood of his Son.

 

2.      The Sumerians – 2300 B.C.

From the rich fertile crescent in Mesopotamia,

Came a people group known to us as the Sumerians.

With cuneiform writing and a ziggurat, too,

Near B.C. 2300, this civilization grew.

  

3.      Abraham - 1922 B.C.

In 1922 B.C.

The Lord called Abraham to leave

The land, called Ur, he’d always known

to head for a land he’d soon be shown

 

4.      Hammurabi – 1792 B.C.

In the year 1792 B.C.,

A Babylonian king named Hammurabi

Developed a now-famous code of law

With 300 rules to help men get along.

 

5.      The Exodus – 1491 B.C.

God’s chosen people, the Hebrews, had lived

In Egypt as slaves, for 400 years.

So God raised up Moses, an exile, to lead them

Ten awful plagues later, Pharoah granted their freedom.

Then into the desert, the Israelites fled,

But the king changed his mind and pursued them instead.

With a sea up ahead and Pharoah’s army behind,

The Hebrews were in an impossible bind.

But then God miraculously parted the sea,

And showed his great power in 1491 B.C.

 

6.      King Tut – 1333 B.C.

In 1333 B.C.,

Young Tut became Pharaoh, you see.

He briefly ruled Egypt before he died,

And was laid in a tomb with great wealth at his side.

 

7.      David - 1055 B.C.

David, a man after God’s own heart,

Killed Goliath with only a stone, for a start,

He became king of Israel in B.C. 1055,

And though he made some mistakes, served the Lord all his life.


Poetry: This quarter, we'll work on memorizing and reciting Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV)Recitations will be on 9/20.


Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV)

 

My son, if you accept my words
    and store up my commands within you,
turning your ear to wisdom
    and applying your heart to understanding—
indeed, if you call out for insight
    and cry aloud for understanding,
and if you look for it as for silver
    and search for it as for hidden treasure,
then you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.
For the Lord gives wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.

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.