For the Christmas party gift exchange on December 10, please have your student bring a wrapped new (or very gently used) classical book.
And don't forget to sign up to bring supplies or snacks and/or to help with the class Christmas Party!
Have a blessed and wonderfully relaxing break. I will miss you all terribly and can't wait to be back with you in January for your final semester of grammar school ever! Sniff!
Merry Christmas!
Love,
Mrs. Allan
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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 17 | Monday
12/8/2025 | Tuesday
12/9/2025 | Wednesday
12/10/2025 | Thursday
12/11/2025 | Friday
12/12/2025 |
| Virtues | JOY: "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
PATIENCE: "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!" Psalm 37:7 |
| Bible | Psalms 61-62 | Read and discuss Psalms 63-64. Answer questions in booklet. | Psalm 65-66 | Read and discuss Psalms 67-68. Answer questions in booklet. | Complete Virtue Reflection in booklet. |
| Math | FP-S. Ch8 (Review 2) -TB p228-231, #7-22 (a selection of problems).
Distribute study guide. | FP-S. WB Ex9, p212-215, #1-8.
Cumulative test over 5A tomorrow. Review study guide. Go back and work problems from the "Practice" pages in the 5A textbook to review any concepts your student is still struggling to master. | Subtraction Facts Test.
Cumulative TEST | FP-X.
Make all test corrections if not completed yesterday. Corrections must be completed on notebook paper, showing all work and explaining why the problem was missed to earn back partial credit. Send pictures of the corrections to me via text or email before Friday in order to receive additional credit. | FP-X. Complete Semester 1 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! |
| Spelling | | STEP 16: Review card box. Dictate sentences 5-8. | STEP 16: Quiz | |
| Grammar | Ch16, L1 - Indirect objects, pattern 3 | Ch16, L2 - Jingle Time and Grammar Time | Ch16, L3 - pronoun cases | Ch16, L4 - Jingle Time and Test Time for practice only (Skip Ex3&9) | |
Writing | NO NEW VOCAB WORDS THIS WEEK |
Review past perfect dress up.
Create KWO, distribute and review checklist, and begin writing rough draft of Birth of Jesus story. | If not finished yesterday, complete Birth of Jesus story using prompt/KWO and checklist (both sent home in binders). Students: self-edit and correct. Parents: have students make any additional corrections. NOTE: We will only do one draft; it does not need to be written in cursive. We will read them aloud to the class tomorrow as part of our Christmas celebration. | Share Birth of Jesus Stories
Writers' Conferences. Distribute final checklists for Jefferson paper. | Write final draft of Thomas Jefferson paragraph. | |
Reading | Carry On, Mr. Bowditch |
| New Colossus Recitations | Read Ch21-22. Orally narrate and discuss. | Christmas Party | Read Ch23-24. Orally narrate and discuss. | |
| Latin | Ch15 Quiz.
Check all Latin homework for completion | | | |
| History | compass rose art project | Read Ch18 - Looking West (Daniel Boone). TL Card: Daniel Boone (no jingle) | HISTORY JOURNAL: On the right-hand page opposite your Daniel Boone timeline card, create a comic about one of Daniel Boone's adventures when he was young. It should be a minimum of 8 frames. Be sure to include a title, color it, and include not just characters, but scenery and dialogue as well. |
| Geography | | | | |
| Science | Read PS packet, p88-91
(Electricity and Magnetism, and Static Electricity)
Related activity | | | |
| Memory Work | POETRY: The New Colossus, Due for Recitation on 12/8
MATH FACTS: Subtraction Facts Test on 12/10
SCIENCE: Simple machines, types of levers/examples Test on 2/3 |
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:
Wednesday, December 10 - Ugly Christmas Sweater/Spirit Day (no pizza) and Class Christmas Party
Saturday, December 13 - Liberty Hill Christmas Festival and Parade
December 15-January 11 - Christmas Break!
Monday, January 12 - Classes resume
MATH:
- Review previously learned concepts.
- Assess mastery of previously learned concepts.
- Improve speed and accuracy of subtraction facts.
- Assess mastery of subtraction facts
SPELLING:
- Assess mastery of words with the ending sound /ŭl/ spelled EL.
GRAMMAR:
- Classify, compose, and diagram pattern 3 sentences (SNV-tIODO) that include all the parts of speech.
- Know that indirect objects are nouns or pronouns that receive the action of a transitive verb and be able to identify them in the sentence.
- Know the three pronoun cases and make a connection to the cases in Latin.
WRITING/VOCABULARY:
- Learn four new vocabulary words and be able to properly use them when writing.
- Make a key word outline from pictures and write a story that includes characters/setting, conflict/plot, and climax/resolution.
READING:- Be able to summarize a passage through written and oral narration.
- Expand vocabulary.
- Identify virtues, as well as elements of truth, beauty and goodness, in reading passages.
- Cultivate a love for quality literature.
- Engage in meaningful discussions.
LATIN:
- Assess mastery of previously learned words and maxim.
HISTORY:
- Know who Daniel Boone was and understand his significance to America's Westward Expansion movement.
- Understand the importance of electricity to modern life.
- Know the major sources of electricity used today, as well as which types are "clean" and which are major pollutants.
- Know that the word "electricity" is so named because of the gain or loss of electrons in an atom.
- Know what static electricity is.
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 countries of South America.
MEMORY WORK:
Geography: We'll continue memorizing the names and locations of the countries in Central America 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 28 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.
Key Dates:
1. Leif Ericsson Explores America - 1000
2. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 1492
3. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 1587
4. Founding of Jamestown - 1607
5. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth - 1620
6. Salem Witch Trials - 1692
7. First Great Awakening - 1740s
8. French & Indian War - 1754-63
9. Boston Tea Party - 1773
10. Paul Revere's Ride - April 18, 1775
11. Declaration of Independence - July 4, 1776
12. The American Revolution - 1775-83
13. Constitution is Ratified - 1787-88
14. Industrial Revolution Begins - Late 1700s
15. Louisiana Purchase - 1803
16. Lewis & Clark Expedition - 1804
17. War of 1812 - 1812-1814
18. Monroe Doctrine - 1823
19. Underground Railroad - Early 1930s
20. Trail of Tears - 1830-1838
21. Fall of the Alamo - 1836
Poetry: For a link to a woman reading the poem, click here.
The New Colossus
Written by Emma Lazarus in 1883
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she
With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
NOTE: This sonnet was included as part of an art and literature auction that was designed to raise money to fund the construction of the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty. In 1903, a plaque bearing the poem was placed on the interior wall of the pedestal. The original “colossus” was the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.