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).
5th Grade
Week 10 | Monday
10/14/2024 | Tuesday
10/15/2024 | Wednesday
10/16/2024 | Thursday
10/17/2024 | Friday
10/18/2024 |
| Virtues | COMPASSION: “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. (Psalm 103:8)
SELF-CONTROL: "Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control." (Proverbs 25:28)
FORTITUDE: "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the LORD is finished." I Chronicles 28:20 |
| Bible | Parent-Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL | Read and discuss Psalms 12-15. Complete questions in homework booklet. | Read and discuss Psalm 16-17. | Read and discuss Psalm 18-19. Complete questions in homework booklet. | Virtue Reflection. Complete questions in homework booklet. |
| Math | FP-A. Ch5, L6 (Multiply a Fraction by a Fraction) - TG p165-166; TB p129-131. Make sure your student understands why multiplying a fraction times a fraction yields a smaller number (e.g. 1/2 x 1/3 means 1/2 of 1/3). WB Ex5, p117-119. | FP-A. Ch5, L7 (Multiply a Fraction by a Fraction, Part 2) - TG p167-168; TB p132-134; WB Ex7, p120-122; WB Ex7, p120-122. | FP-A. Ch5, L8 (Multiplying Mixed Numbers) - TG p169-171; TB p135-137 | FP-A. Ch5, L8 (Multiplying Mixed Numbers) - WB Ex8, p123-125, #1-6, #7-8. |
| Spelling | STEP 9: Review card box and the I-Before-E booklet. Dictate sentences 9-12. | No test this week | STEP 10, p57-59: New teaching. Dictate words. | STEP 10: Dictate sentences 1-4. |
| Grammar | Ch9, L3 - Jingle Time, Grammar Time, Skill Time | Diagramming Practice and Writing Improvement Techniques | Ch9, L4 - Jingle Time and Test Time for practice only. (Skip Ex5&7) | |
Writing/Vocab | NO NEW VOCAB WORDS THIS WEEK |
| L7 - Read Boston Tea Party source text twice. Write KWO. Retell to a family member. (Note: You might want to do the history reading first so that your student has more context for the story.) | L7 - Teach subordinate clauses. Complete brainstorming pages. Distribute checklists. Begin rough draft. | L7 - Write rough draft of Boston Tea Party story using KWO and checklist. Parents, please ensure that all dress-ups and openers are included and properly labeled in the correct margins. | |
Reading | Carry On, Mr. Bowditch |
Read Ch14-15. Orally narrate and discuss.
Review poem for tomorrow's recitaiton. | Proverbs 2 Recitations. Introduce "New Colossus" poem. | Read Ch16-17. Orally narrate and discuss. | Read Ch18-19. Orally narrate and discuss. |
| Latin | Ch10 - Listen to CD/audio and recite memory pages for chapters 6-9 a few times. Review all the vocab cards and charts for those chapters. | Ch 10 - review for next week's test | Ch10 - Review all vocabulary words, charts, and maxims from Ch6-9 to prepare for Monday's test. Complete the Ch10 memory page to see which words you still need to work on memorizing before the test. | |
| History | Read Ch11 - "Winds of Change in the English Colonies." TL Card & Jingle: Boston Tea Party.
Work on Founding Fathers Poster - Due Monday, October 18. See note below. | "Acts" that led to war journal activity.
Finish Struggle for a Continent. | HISTORY JOURNAL: Pretend you are a colonist writing an opinion piece for Ben Franklin's newspaper. Choose one of the "acts" that led to the Revolutionary War (refer to what we did in our history journals yesterday), and tell whether you support it or oppose it and why. Your entry should be at least 6-8 sentences long.
Founding Fathers Poster Due Monday, October 28. |
| Geography | | Complete 13 colonies map |
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| Science | Read p94-98. (Skip "Try This" activities.) Stop before "Notebooking Activity." Take notes on p68 of your NBJ (we won't do the food pyramid). Answer WDYR questions #7-9 on p66 of your NBJ. | Nutrition label reading activity.
| Read p103-109. Stop before "Trachea Track." Skip Try This Activities. Take notes on p82-83 of your NJ. Answer questions #1-7 on p84. | |
| Memory Work | POETRY: Proverbs 2, Due for Recitation on 10/16
MATH FACTS: Addition Facts Test on 10/28
HISTORY: Declaration of Independence Recitation on 11/13
KEY DATES: 1-14 Quiz on 12/2
SCIENCE: My Plate, Respiratory System Test on 10/30 |
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
History:
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, October 14 - Co-Teacher/Teacher Conferences. No school or homework.
Monday. October 21 - Picture Retakes
Wednesday, October 23 - Pizza/DOGS/Spirit Day (note that this is not the last Wednesday of the month as it usually is)
Friday, October 25 - Fall Festival at Glad Tidings Church across the street from Fortis.
Wednesday, October 30 - Historical Dress-Up Day. Students may dress in costumes from the historical period we are studying (American history prior to the Civil War).
BIBLE/VIRTUES:
This month, we'll be focusing on the virtues of compassion, self-control (classroom virtues), and fortitude (the schoolwide virtue.) Nearly every history lesson includes a focus on fortidude, either in the moral sense of standing up against injustice, or the physcial sense of showing courage in the face of fear or difficulty.
MATH:
- Multiply a fraction by a fraction.
- Multiply a fraction by a fraction by simplifying the caluclation first.
- Multiply mixed numbers.
- Improve speed and accuracy of addition facts.
SPELLING:
- Assess mastery of words that contain IE or EI.
- Learn to spell words that contain the sound of /m/ spelled MB.
GRAMMAR:
- Identify, classify, compose and diagram pattern 1 sentences that include all the parts of speech.
- Know what a subordinate clause is and understand how to properly use one in a sentence.
- Be familiar with some of the most common subordinating conjunctions.
WRITING/VOCABULARY:
- From a source text, write a key word outline for a narrative story that includes information about the characters and setting, the conflict/plot, and the climax/resolution.
- Write a narrative story from a key word outline that includes all required dress-ups and sentence openers.
READING:
- Be able to summarize a passage using an oral narration.
- Expand vocabulary.
- Improve reading comprehension.
- Identify virtues, as well as elements of truth, beauty and goodness, in reading passages.
LATIN:
- Review previously learned vocabulary words, maxims, charts, and grammatical concepts to prepare for upcoming test.
HISTORY:
- Gain an understanding of what life in colonial America was like.
- Be familiar with some of the major events that led to the American Revolution including the Boston Tea Party.
- Be familiar with some of the acts that the British govenment put in place that burdeneed and angered the American colonists.
FOUNDING FATHERS POSTER PROJECT: Informtion about this project was sent home in student binders. Please be sure to read through it. Your poster should include
the following elements:
___ A color picture of the Founding Father (10
pts)
___ At least three other pictures
representing his life or accomplishments, with captions describing them (15 pts)
___ A meaningful quote (by the Founding Father)
that is related to the U.S. government, prominently displayed on the poster (10 pts)
___ Descriptions (3 minimum) of his most important
contributions to the formation of our country (15 pts)
___ The project should be completed thoroughly
(10 pts)
___ The work should be neat and easily readable.
Pictures, text, and other graphic elements should be neatly trimmed and affixed
to the poster. You may type or hand-write the information. (10 pts)
___ Your poster should include elements of
creativity, including color, decoration, unique design, etc. You must use red,
white, or blue poster board as your base. (5 pts)
___ You will present the poster to the class.
Your presentation does not need to be memorized, but you should be
well-prepared. You should use good tone, eye contact, posture, projection, etc. (25 pts)
Below are the assignments for the poster, which is due for presentation on Monday, October 28:
George Washington - Georgia and Judah
Thomas Jefferson - Gavin and Ella
John Adams - Gage and Zoe
James Madison - Lydia and Jacob
Ben Franklin - Willa and Benaiah
John Jay - Kendall and Jaxon
Alexander Hamilton - Alyson and Granger
SCIENCE:
- Know some of the ways that specific vitamins and minerals benefit the body.
- Know the main purpose of the respiratory system and begin memorizing some of its components.
GEOGRAPHY:
- Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
- Know the names and locations of the larger islands in the West Indies.
- Memorize the names of the islands that constitute the Lesser Antilles.
MEMORY WORK:
- Present a poem with accuracy using excellent tone, eye contact, and posture.
- Continue memorizing a portion of the Declaration of Independence and the first 14 key dates, as well as the currently assigned memory work for science.
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 - 10002. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 14923. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 15874. Founding of Jamestown - 16075. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth - 16206. Salem Witch Trials - 1692 7. First Great Awakening - 1740s
8. French and Indoan War - 1754-1763
9. Boston Tea Party - 1773
10. Paul Revere's Ride - April 18, 1775
11. Declaration of Independence - July 4, 1776
12. Revolutionary War - 1775-83
13. U.S. Constitution Ratified - 1787 and 1788
14. Industrial Revolution - Late 1700s
Poetry: This quarter, we'll work on memorizing and reciting Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV).
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.
Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."