Fortis 5th Grade - Week 17 (December 4-8, 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 17
Monday
12/4/2023
Tuesday
12/5/2023
Wednesday
12/6/2023
Thursday
12/7/2023
Friday
12/8/2023
VirtueJOY: "You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” Psalm 16:11 (NIV)
BibleRead and discuss excerpts from Zechariah.Read and discuss Psalms 135 (superiority of God vs idols). Answer questions in booklet.Read and discuss Esther 1-2.Read and discuss Esther 3-5. Answer questions in booklet.Virtue Reflection. Answer questions in booklet.
MathFP-S. Ch8 - Review 2. TB p229-231, #17-22. Make corrections to spiral review and quiz as necessary.FP-S. WB Ex9, p212-215, #1-8. Cumulative test over concepts in 5A tomorrow. Review any concepts your child is still struggling to master.Subtraction Facts Test.

Cumulative TEST
FP-X. (Print master and answer key from the documents link.). Make all test corrections if not completed in class yesterday. To earn back a half point for each corrected problem, please take a picture of the corrected pages and email them to me before Friday. Work must be shown in order to receive credit.FP-X. Complete semester review packet. PARENTS please grade using key in documents folder, and have students make all corrections. NOTES: You may want to wait to complete this a few days before returning to school. Just don't forget! :-) We will begin using the 5B TB and WB after the break, so be sure you pack them in backpacks!
SpellingSTEP 16: Review card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.STEP 16: Test
GrammarCh16, L1 - Indirect objects, pattern 3Ch16, L2 - Jingle Time and Grammar TimeCh16, L3 - pronoun casesCh16, L4 - Jingle Time and Test Time for practice only (Skip Ex3&9)
Writing
VOCAB WORDS: divulge, ecstatic, intrigued, petrified

Have students edit their own and each other's papers using an editing checklist.
PARENTS AND STUDENTS: Write final draft of Birth of Jesus story. Students self-edited and edited each other's papers yesterday (I did not edit them). Final grades will take this into account. Students will read their papers to the class tomorrow.Writers' Conferences.

Complete this week's vocab activities.
L12 - Write final draft of Ashurbanipal's Library.
Reading
Shadow Spinner
Read Ben Hur aloudRead Ch8-9. Orally narrate and discuss.
Christmas Party
Read Ch10-11. Orally narrate and discuss.
LatinCh16 Quiz.Ch17 - Listen to CD/audio of memory page twice. Make vocab cards for first five words. (2nd declension neuter nouns). Bring vocab cards to school tomorrow if you forgot to bring them yesterday.Ch17 - Listen to CD/audio of memory page twice. Make vocab cards for last five words (2nd declension neuter nouns). NOTE: We will not have a quiz after the break. It will be a review week.
HistoryKey Dates Test #2 (through Confucius)

CARDS: Darius I, Zerubbabel, Haggai, Zechariah,  Roman Republic, Battle of Marathon, and Herodotus

Collect journals to grade.
Read L67 - Darius I, L68- Zerubabbel, and L69 - Haggai and ZechariahRead L70 - The Roman Republic, L71 - The Battle of Marathon and L72 - Herodotus
GeographyReview the countries of West Africa
ScienceParts of the Brain. The Reflex arc.

Distribute and review study guide.
Use notes and study guide to prepare for tomorrow's test.L9&10 Test.

Collect journals to grade.
Memory WorkPOETRY: Psalm 139:1-18, Due for Recitation on 11/29
MATH FACTS: Subtraction Facts Test on 12/6
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: Neuron anatomy, parts of the brain on 12/6

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:
Monday, December 6 - Craxy hat/hair Day
Wednesday, December 6 - Christmas Party, 1-3 p.m. Please bring a gender-neutral wrapped book for the gift exchange.
Friday, December 8 - Pajama Day for Friday electives.
December 9-January 7 - Christmas Break. No school.

 MATH:

  • Review previously learned concepts for test.
  • Assessmastery of previously learned concepts.
  • Assess mastery of subtraction facts. 
SPELLING:
  • Assess mastery of words containing the sound of /ŭl/ spelled el.
GRAMMAR:
  • Know that an indirect object is a noun.
  • Identify, classify, and diagram pattern three sentences that include indirect objects.
  • Know the three pronoun cases: subjective, objective, and possessive.
WRITING/VOCABULARY:
  • Use editing checklist to check for errors and improve the writing of self and others. 
  • Learn four new vocabulary words and be able to use them properly when writing.
  • Improve dictionary skills.
READING:
  • Increase vocabulary through exposure to unfamiliar words.
  • Improve reading comprehension skills.
  • Summarize a reading passage accurately and with adequate detail.
LATIN:
  • Assess mastery of previously learned vocabulary words and maxim.
  • Learn 10 new vocabulary words and a new maxim.
  • Know that the imperfect tense in Latin is related to the past tense in English and understand how to add endings that form the imperfect tense. 
  • Practice parsing.
HISTORY/BIBLE:
  • Know the major messages of Zechariah and Haggai.
  • Know the story of Esther and understand its significance in Jewish history.
  • Understand the significance of the Roman Republic to the structure of our modern government.
  • Know that Herodotus was known as the "father of history."
  • Continue memorizing the Nicene Creed.
SCIENCE: 
  • Know what the reflex arc is, and how God designed it to help protect you.
  • Know the parts of the brain and the functions/specialties of each.
  • Understand that each brain is wired differently based on environmental, educational, and experiential factors.
  • Use a study guide to prepare for a test.
  • Assess mastery of 
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 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:
We will continue to memorize the Nicene Creed. It will be due for recitation on 4/22:

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.