Fortis 5th Grade - Week 15 (November 14-18, 2024)

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 15
Monday
11/13/2023
Tuesday
11/14/2023
Wednesday
11/15/2023
Thursday
11/16/2023
Friday
11/17/2023
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
RESPECT: "So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." Matthew 7:12
BibleRead and discuss Habakkuk.Read and discuss Read and discuss excerpts from Jeremiah 39-51 (see homework booklet). Complete questions in booklet.Read and discuss Daniel 1-2.Read and discuss Daniel 3-4. Complete questions in homework booklet.Virtue Reflection. Complete questions in homework booklet.
MathCh7, L5 (Area of a Triangle, Part 2) - TG p236-242; TB p184-188; WB Ex5, p171-174FP-D. Ch7, L6 - TG p239-242; TB p189-192. WB Ex7, p180-182 only.

Division Facts Test.

Ch8, L1 (Volume of Solid Figures) - TG p259-261; TB p196-199; WB Ex1 p185-188.
FP-S. Ch8, L2 - TG p262-264; TB p200-204; WB Ex2 p189-191.FP-S. Ch7, L7 - TG p243-244; TB p193-194; WB Ex7, p180-182 ONLY. Complete review packet sent home in binders. See note below. 
SpellingSTEP 14: Review card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.STEP 14: TestSTEP 15, p79-81: New teaching. Dictate words.STEP 15: Dictate sentences 1-4.
GrammarCh14, L1 - Complex sentences and subordinate conjunctions. Introduce complex sentences.Ch14, L2 - Jingle Time, Grammar Time. Ch14, L3 - Grammar Time onlyCh14, L3 - Review complex sentences. Practice Time for L2 and L3.Ch14, L4 - Jingle Time and Test Time (skip Ex.3&8)
Writing/Vocab
VOCAB WORDS: supple, hideous, tarry, contrary
L11 - Introduce www.asia.b, p102-103

Complete vocab activities for "supple" and "hideous."
L12 - Read source text and choose two topics. Write strong topic sentences for each on notebook paper. Complete KWO with relevant facts for each topic.L12 - Distribute and review checklist.

Complete vocab activities for "tarry" and "contrary."
L12 - Write rough draft of Ashurbanpial's Library story. Parents, please make sure that required elements are incuded and labeled and that the paragraphs are properly highlighted.
Reading
The Children's Homer
Read Ben HurRead Part II, ChIX-XI. Orally narrate and discuss.Read Ben HurRead Part II, ChXII-XIII. Orally narrate and discuss.Read Part II, ChXIV-end. Orally narrate and discuss.
LatinCh14 Quiz. Ch15 - memory page, grammar lessonCh15 - Play CD/audio (skip sentence-pattern chant); recite words. Make first five vocab cards (2nd declension masculine).Ch15 - Practice exercisesCh15 - Play CD/audio (skip sentence-pattern chant); recite words. Make last four vocab cards (2nd declension masculine). Study the words and chapter maxim for the quiz after the break.
HistoryRead L56 - Habakkuk and Huldah

CARDS: Huldah, Habakkuk, Nebuchadnezzar II, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Read L58 - Nebuchadnezzar II and the Hanging Gardens.

Note that students should now begin memorizing the Nicene Creed and should add this to their daily memory-work practice. See note below.

Read L 59 - Daniel

CARDS: Aesop's Fables; Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
Read L60 - Aesop's Fables.

HISTORY JOURNAL: Read Aesop's Fable "The Wolf and the House Dog." (You can find it online.) Write the moral in your journal. After reading it, consider why Aesop might have written it (he had been a slave himself). Do you agree with the moral? In 5-7 sentences, explain why or why not.
GeographyShare factsReview Northern Africa and Horn of Africa, as well as Middle East countries.Geographical features of Africa.Find 10 interesting facts about Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, or Ethiopia. Write them on notebook paper. Be prepared to share with the class next week.
ScienceL7&8 TestRead p149-154 Stop before "Sense and Do." Skip Try This Activities. Take notes on p117-118 of the NJ. Answer questions #1-4 on p119 as you go.Make neuron models with clayRead p154-159. Skip "Try This" activities. Take notes on p117-118 of the NJ. Answer questions #5-9 on p119 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: Nicene Creed Recitation on 4/22
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:
Week of November 19 - Thanksgiving Break. No school or homework.
Wednesday, November 29 - Pizza/DOGS/Spirit Day
Wednesday, December 6 - Christmas Party
December 9-January 7 - Christmas Break. No school.

 MATH:

  • Find the area of a triangle when the height for a given base falls outside the triangle.
  • Find the area of complex figures composed of rectangles and triangles.
  • Understand the meaning of volume. 
  • Find the volume of solid figures by counting unit cubes.
  • Derive a formula for finding the volume of a cuboid.  
  • Review previously learned concepts.
  • Assess mastery of division facts. 
Note that some of the lessons this week are out of order. I wanted to complete Ch8, L1 at school so we would have the required manipulatives on hand. For the review packet, please grade using key in documents folder and have students make all corrections. We will have a quiz on the Monday after the break that includes concepts from Ch7, as well as division of fractions. The packet can be done on Thursday or Friday, or broken up over two days. 

SPELLING:
  • Assess mastery of words containing the sound of /cŭl/ spelled cal.
  • Learn to spell words containing the sound of /ŭl/ spelled il.
GRAMMAR:
  • Distinguish between compound, complex, and simple sentences.
  • Know what a subordinate or dependent clause is, and that in IEW, we refer to it as a www.asia.b clause.
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.
  • Learn 10 new vocabulary words.
  • Recognize second-conjugation verbs and be able to conjugate them correctly. 
  • Memorize the 1st-declension noun masculine exceptions (poeta, agricola, incola, nauta) and know how to properly pair them with adjectives.
HISTORY/BIBLE:
  • Know the major messages of Habakkuk and Jeremiah.
  • Understand that the events in the book of Daniel took place while the people of Judah were captives in Babylon.
  • Begin to memorize the Nicene Creed.
SCIENCE: 
  • Identify key facts from a reading passage.
  • Know the anatomy of a neuron.
  • Know the main function and major components of the nervous system.
  • Understand the difference between the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS).
  • Know the difference between sensory and motor neurons.
  • Know the purpose of an interneuron.
  • Know the difference between the somatic (SNS) and autonomic (ANS) nervous systems.
  • Know the main purpose and compoents of the endocrine system, and be able to name several glands and the hormones they produce. 
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

HISTORY:
This week, students will begin to memorize the Nicene Creed. We are memorizing it as part of the history of the early church (see historical note below). Not all churches today agree on the tenets of the creed. If your family or your denomination have a different view on some of these tenets, I would encourage you to use this opportunity to discuss these differences with your students. (Note that the word "catholic" here does not refer to the Catholic denomination, but to the universailtiy of the church.) What a great opportunity to share the heart of the gospel message and your own personal faith journey with your children!

Nicene Creed

We believe in one God,
      the Father Almighty,
      maker of heaven and earth,
      of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
      the only Son of God,
      begotten from the Father before all ages,
           God from God,
           Light from Light,
           true God from true God,
      begotten, not made;
      of the same essence as the Father.
      Through him all things were made.
      For us and for our salvation
           he came down from heaven;
           he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,
           and was made human.
           He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;
           he suffered and was buried.
           The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures.
           He ascended to heaven
           and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
           He will come again with glory
           to judge the living and the dead.
           His kingdom will never end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit,
      the Lord, the giver of life.
      He proceeds from the Father and the Son,
      and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified.
      He spoke through the prophets.
      We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
      We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
      We look forward to the resurrection of the dead,
      and to life in the world to come. Amen.

HISTORICAL NOTE: The Nicene Creed is the defining statement of belief of Nicene or mainstream Christianity and in those Christian denominations that adhere to it. The original Nicene Creed was first adopted at the First Council of Nicaea in 325. In 381, it was amended at the First Council of Constantinople.

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 13 dates on 12/4:

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 Psalm 139 (NIV)Recitations will be on 11/29.


Psalm 139:1-18 

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

You have searched me, Lord,
    and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;
    you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down;
    you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue
    you, Lord, know it completely.
You hem me in behind and before,
    and you lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
    too lofty for me to attain.

Where can I go from your Spirit?
    Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
    if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
    if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
    your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
    and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
    the night will shine like the day,
    for darkness is as light to you.

    13 For you created my inmost being;
    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
    when I was made in the secret place,
    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained for me were written in your book
    before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts, God!
    How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,
    they would outnumber the grains of sand—
    when I awake, I am still with you.