Fortis 5th Grade - Week 13 (October 30-November 3, 2023)

Link to Google Folder5th Grade Documents

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

Anything in purple denotes a formal assessment. 

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

5th Grade
Week 13
Monday
10/30/2023
Tuesday
10/31/2023
Wednesday
11/1/2023
Thursday
11/2/2023
Friday
11/3/2023
VirtuesHONESTY: "The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy." Proverbs 12:22
INTEGRITY: "Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out." Proverbs 10:9
BibleRead and discuss excerpts from Hosea (see homework booklet)Read and discuss II Kings 18-19 (Hezekiah). Complete questions in homework booklet.Read and discuss II Kings 20 (Hezekiah).Read and discuss II Kings 21:1-18. (Manasseh). Complete questions in homework booklet.Virtue Reflection. Complete questions in homework booklet.
MathFP-D. Ch6, L4 (Divide a Whole Number by a Unit Fraction)- TG p201-203; TB p156-158; WB Ex4, p144-145, problems #5-8. Other problems optional.FP-D. Ch6, L5 - TG p204-206; TB p159-162; WB Ex5, p146-148FP-D. Ch6, L6 (Word Problems) - TG p207-209. TB p163-165. WB Ex 6, p149-151FP-D. Ch6, L7 - TG p210; TB p166. Practice B (#1-5 only). TG p216-217; WB Ex7, p152-154, #1-6FP-D. Complete Fraction Review (Sent home in binders. Copies and key also available via documents link below.) Parents, please grade and have students make all corrections.
SpellingSTEP 12: Review card box and new teaching. Dictate sentences 5-8.STEP 12: TestSTEP 13: New teaching. Dictate words.STEP 13: Dictate sentences 1-4.
GrammarCh12, L1 - Pattern 2. Direct objects and transitive verbsCh12, L2 - Jingle Time and Grammar TimeCh12, L3Ch12, L4- Jingle Time and Test Time for practice only (skip Ex3).
Writing/Vocab
VOCAB WORDS: reverence, raiment, lament, insolently
Complete vocab activities.

Writers' conferences.
Write final draft of King Tut paper. Parents, please make sure that students complete the purple checklist and staple it to the front of the paper.L11 - Read source text and brainstorm ideas for possible topics. Choose topics.L11 - Reread source text. Complete KWO and write topic sentences on notebok paper for each of the two paragraphs. 
Reading
The Children's Homer
Read Ben-Hur aloud.Read Part I, ChXXI-XXIII Orally narrate and discuss.Read Ben-Hur aloud.Read Part II, Intro and ChI-II. Orally narrate and discuss.Read Part II, ChIII. Orally narrate and discuss.
LatinCh12 - quiz. Ch13 - Complete page 93 and top of page 94 (through "amica, -ae.")Ch13 - If not finished yesterday, complete p93-95. Review all words for next week's cumulative test. See note below.Ch13 - Review.Ch13 - Review for Monday's cumulative test. See note below.
HistoryRead L47 - "Hezekiah and Sennacherib."Read L48 - "Ancient Native Americans."

Timeline cards: Hosea, Hezekiah, and Ancient Native AmericansRead L49 - "The Rise of Athens and Sparta." Timeline cards: Manasseh
and Rise of Athens and Sparta

HISTORY JOURNAL: Do some brief research about the making of olive oil. Write a paragraph explaining the process. Draw or print out a color picture of an olive tree to include in your journal.
GeographyShare factsReview Northern African countries, as well as continents and oceans.Missionary stories.Find and write down 10 facts about Morocco, Canary Islands, or Western Sahara to share with the class next week. Review Northern African countries.
ScienceComponents of blood activity.Read p129-131. (Skip "Try This" activity.) Take notes on p93-94 of your NJ. Answer questions #6-8 on p95 as you go.Complete the Apologia of Faith on NJ p97. Follow the instructions on TB p131.Read p133-138. Take notes on p105-106 of NJ. Answer questions #1-6 on p108 as you go.
Memory WorkPOETRY: Psalm 139:1-18, Due for Recitation on 11/29
MATH FACTS: Division Facts Test on 11/15
GEOGRAPHY: Northern Africa and Horn of Africa Test on 11/29
HISTORY: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Test on 11/8
KEY DATES: 1-12 Quiz on 12/4
SCIENCE: Components of Blood, Heart Anatomy on 11/13

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 Textbook


"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us and establish the work of our hands..." 
Psalm 90:17

IMPORTANT DATES:
Friday, October 27 - Fall Festival, 4:30-6:30 at Glad Tidings Church.
Monday, October 30 - Historical Figure Dress-Up Day. Students may dress as someone from ancient history, including any biblical figures.

 MATH:

  • Divide a whole number by a unit fraction.
  • Divide a whole number by a fraction.
  • Solve multi-step problems involving division of a fraction by a whole number, or a whole number by a fraction.
  • Review all operations of fractions.
  • Improve speed and accuracy of division facts. 
SPELLING:
  • Assess mastery of words containing the sound of /cŭl/ spelled cle.
  • Learn to spell words containing the sound of /cŭl/ spelled cal.
GRAMMAR:
  • Label and diagram pattern 2 sentences that include transitive verbs and direct objects, as well as all eight parts of speech.
WRITING/VOCABULARY:
  • Write strong topic sentences and clinchers.
  • Choose facts to support a chosen topic.
  • Summarize a text by choosing the most interesting or relevant facts.  
  • Learn four new vocabulary words, and be able to properly use them when writing. 
READING:
  • Increase vocabulary through exposure to unfamiliar words.
  • Improve reading comprehension skills.
  • Summarize what you have read accurately and with adequate detail.
LATIN:
  • Assess mastery of previously learned vocabulary words and maxim.
  • Review for a . 
HISTORY:
  • Know the major message of Hosea and the broad outline of his story.
  • Know that Athens and Sparta were the two most prominent city-states in Greece and be aware of what each was known for. 
  • Know that the ancient Native Americans were contemporary with Athens and Sparta and the reigns of Hezekiah and Manasseh.
  • Know the major high and low points of the kings Hezekiah and Manasseh.
SCIENCE: 
  • Identify key facts from a reading passage.
  • Know the major components of blood and thier functions in the body.
  • Know the four blood types and that O is the universal donor.
  • Know how to keep the heart healthy.
  • Know the signs of a heart attack.
GEOGRAPHY:
  • Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
  • Continue learning the names and locations of the countries of Northern Africa.
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.


8.      Israel Divides - 975 B.C.

After King Solomon, David’s son, died,

The kingdom of Israel was forced to divide.

Benjamin and Judah split from 10 other tribes,

In the very sad year of B.C. 9-7-5.

9.      Homer - 800 B.C.

Sometime around 800 B.C.,

Homer composed the Iliad and the Odyssey.

These epic tales of gods and men

Have been retold and shared again and again.

10.    Israel Falls to Assyria - 721 B.C.

In the fateful year of 721 B.C.,

The strong and powerful Assyrian army

Was sent by God to punish the sin

Of the Northen Kingdom who had strayed far from Him.

King Sargon deported the people and then

Invited some others to quickly move in.

 

11.    Babylonian Captivity - 605, 599, 588 B.C.

Because of the people of Judah’s great sin,

God’s prophets had warned them again and again,

That a very strong nation would take them away.

So Nebuchadnezzar from Babylon came.

And in 605, 599, and 588 B.C.

He carried them off into captivity.

 

12.    Buddha – c. 563 B.C.

In B.C. 563, a prince was born,

Earthly desires he decided to scorn

They called him the Buddha: “enlightened one”

And a new Eastern religion had soon begun.

 

13.    Confucius - 547 B.C.

In China, around B.C. 547,

Confucius began teaching about things such as heaven

And how to live moral and upstanding lives,

To be kind to others, and how to be wise.


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.