Link to Google Folder: 5th Grade Documents
Anything in blue should be turned in as homework on the next school day.
Anything in red is a special note to the co-teacher.
Anything in purple denotes a formal assessment.
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, D, etc. denotes which sheet to use)
Language Arts:
AAS - All About Spelling
AAS - All About Spelling
IEW- Institute for Excellence in Writing
KWO - Key word outline
KWO - Key word outline
History:
TL - Timeline Card(s)
TL - Timeline Card(s)
Science:
PS - Physical Science
TB – Human Anatomy Textbook
NJ – Notebooking Journal
WDYR - What Do You Remember?
"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us and establish the work of our hands..."
Psalm 90:17
IMPORTANT DATES/COMING SOON:
Monday, September 2 - Labor Day. No school.
Monday. September 2 - Lydia's Birthday
Wednesday, September 11 - Spirit Day
Saturday, September 14 - Dodgeball Tournament, Glad Tidings Church, 6-8 p.m.
BIBLE/VIRTUES:
This month, we'll be focusing on the virtues of respect, courage (classroom virtues), and fear of the Lord (the schoolwide virtue.) As we continue to study the Proverbs, we will gain an understanding of what it means to fear the Lord. He is worthy of the highest repect and reverence. Yet he also tells us to show proper respect to everyone. One of the habits of the heart that we regularly focus on at Fortis is respect, and the definition we use is "Valuing others more than self." We extend this to include showing respect to the building we are blessed to use, the supplies we share, the belongings of others, and the world God created!
In our history studies, we will learn about the incredible courage it took the colonists to leave the safety and comfort of life in England to establish settlements in a strange land. They faced myriad challenges, including hunger, illness, and death.
MATH:
- Practice multiplying by a two-digit number.
- Divide a two- or three-digit number by a multiple of 10.
- Divide a two-digit number by a two-digit divisor.
- Divide a three-digit number by a two-digit divisor resulting in a one-digit quotient with a remainder.
- Improve speed and accuracy of multiplication facts.
SPELLING:
- Assess mastery of words spelled with the sound of /k/ spelled “ch."
- Learn to spell words ending in AIN.
GRAMMAR:
- Construct sentences when given specific labels, and then expand those sentences by substituting synonyms, antonyms, and stronger words.
- Understand how to make the verb agree with the subject in number (singular or plural).
- Classify and diagram pattern 1 sentences that include inverted word order and adverb exceptions.
WRITING/VOCABULARY:
- Learn the definitions of the four vocabulary words and be able to correctly use each word in an original sentence.
- Practice dictionary skills.
- Know what a who/which clause is, and be able to correctly use and punctuate one when writing.
- Write from a key word outline and include dress-ups.
- Use a checklist to ensure that assignment requirements are met.
- Be able to summarize a passage through oral narration.
- Expand vocabulary.
- Identify virtues, as well as elements of truth, beauty and goodness, in reading passages.
LATIN:
- Learn ten new vocabulary words.
- Memorize the first declension "mensa" chart and be able to use the chart to decline a noun.
- Know the four principal parts of a verb.
- Know that every verb has person (1st, 2nd or 3rd), number (singular or plural), and tense (present imperfect, future).
- Begin to learn that every noun has case, number and gender, and understand what those terms mean.
- Learn the mnemonic device "Never Give Davus, Any Apples."
- Gain an understanding of the struggles for survival that the earliest colonists endured.
- Know the basic outline of the Lost Colony of Roanoke.
- Be familiar with some of the reasons that colonists migrated to the New World.
- Understand some of the factors that contribute to a community's success.
SCIENCE:
- Use a study guide to prepare for a test.
- Conduct an experiment to help determine what factors can affect the strength of bones.
- Learn the steps of the scientific method.
- Identify key facts from a reading passage.
THE TEST will only include the exact things that are on the study guide. If they can answer these questions, they will do well. (Except there will be a scripture they need to copy and draw a picture to accompany it; this is designed to essentially give them two free points.) You may need to coach your students a bit on how to answer an essay question. It is important for them to understand that they need to answer in complete sentences and cannot just list the answers. Help them develop a good general topic sentence to begin their answer, such as, "God designed our bones to benefit our bodies in many ways." Then coach them to write a sentence about each benefit. For example, "Bones give our bodies support and structure so that we are not just blobs of tissue lying on the ground." I will have a lot of grace on the first couple of tests as they are learning this skill, but start now helping them to understand what essay questions are and how they should properly and thoroughly answer them.
GEOGRAPHY:
- Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
- Begin memorizing the names and locations of the larger islands in the West Indies.
- Begin memorizing the names of the islands that constitute the Lesser Antilles.
- Be familiar with some characteristics of the West Indies, including climate, culture, and geographical features.
- Be familiar with the term "archipelago."
WEST INDIES MAP:
The West Indies encompasses many tiny islands, and it is exceptionally hard to distinguish one from another on this map or any map of the region for that matter. I have even found maps with conflicting information about which islands are which! My goal for this particular map is for students to learn the names and specific locations of the larger islands, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and Haiti/Dominican Republic (both on the island called Hispanola). I also want them to know the name/location of the Bahamas (including specifically the island of San Salvador, since that is where Columbus first landed), and the Caribbean Sea.
I want them to know that the other islands, collectively, constitute the Lesser Antilles. They do not need to memorize the locations of the islands in the Lesser Antilles; however, I DO want them to be familiar with the names of these countries, so if they hear or read about them in the future, they will know they are located in the Caribbean region. To accomplish this, I plan to have them either sing/say, or write the names of the countries, whichever the student prefers. If they choose to do it orally, this will not be a recitation in front of the class, but will be done privately for me in the hallway, just so I know they know the names. I think it is spelled out fairly well on the map in the binders, but please don't hesitate to ask if you have questions.
Blank outline maps are available via the documents link above where students can practice filling in the names of the larger islands. They will also be coloring one of these in subsequent weeks. The link to the geography songs is below.
Please note that the numbers on the map in the binder will not be the same as they are on the test. For example, The Bahamas might be labeled "1," and Cuba might be "5" on the actual test, so students need to know the actual locations and not just memorize the associated numbers. This will be true for all future maps as well.
MEMORY WORK:
Geography: We'll be memorizing the names and locations of some countries in the West Indies for the next few weeks. A hard copy of this map can be found behind the "memory" tab in your child's binder. Additional maps, as well as MP3s of the corresponding song, are available at this link: Geography Resources.
History: Students will memorize a portion of the Declaration of Independence (bolded portion only - recitation on 11/10) and 21 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.
1. Leif Ericsson Explores America - 1000
2. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 1492
3. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 1583
4. Founding of Jamestown - 1607
5. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth - 1620
6. Salem Witch Trials - 1692
1. Leif Ericsson Explores America - 1000
2. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 1492
3. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 1583
4. Founding of Jamestown - 1607
5. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth - 1620
6. Salem Witch Trials - 1692
7. First Great Awakening - 1740s
Poetry: This quarter, we'll work on memorizing and reciting Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV).
My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.
9 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.