Fortis 5th Grade - Week 20 (January 26-30, 2026)

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 20	MONDAY 1/26/2026	TUESDAY 1/27/2026	WEDNESDAY 1/28/2026	THURSDAY 1/29/2026	FRIDAY 1/30/2026
Virtues	SELF-DISCIPLINE: "But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified." I Corinthians 9:27 (ESV) PATIENCE: "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." Ephesians 4:2 (NIV) FAITH: "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." Ephesians 2:8-9
Bible	Read and discuss Psalms 81-82.Complete questions in homework booklet.	Read and discuss Psalms 83-84. Complete questions in homework booklet.	Psalm 85-86	Read and discuss Psalm 87-88. Complete homework activity sheet.	Virtue Reflection. Complete questions in homework booklet.
Math	FP-M. Ch9, L10 - Practice B. TG p33-34; TB p41-42;	FP-A. WB Ex10, p31-33. Quiz tomorrow.	FP-M. Decimals Quiz. Ch10 Lesson opener - TG p51; TB p43	FP-D. Ch10, L1 (adding decimals to thousandths) - TG p52-54; TB p44-47; WB Ex1, p35-36	FP-S. (multiplication facts test on Monday) Ch10, L2 (Subtracting Decimals) - TG p55-56; TB p48-51; WB Ex2, p37-39
Spelling		STEP 18: Review card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.	STEP 18: Quiz	STEP 19: New teaching. Dictate all 25 words.	STEP 19: Dictate sentences 1-4.
Grammar	Ch19, L1 - JIngle Time and Grammar Time (predicate nouns and linking verbs-pattern 4). See note below.	Ch19, L2 - Jingle Time and Grammar Time	Ch19, L3 - contractions	Ch19, L4 - Jingle Time, Test Time for practice only. (Skip Ex 2 &7)
Writing/ Vocabulary	NO NEW VOCAB WORDS THIS WEEK
	L20 - on page 2 of the essay planning guide (sent home in binders last week), complete the KWO for the two body paragraphs. Begin rough draft of body paragraphs. Remember that each paragraph needs to include a topic sentence, at least five supporting details, and a clincher that repeats/reflects key words from the topic sentence.	L20 - If not finished yesterday, complete rough draft of body paragraphs for hopes and dreams essay. Parents: Please check to be sure that there are at least 5 supporting sentences that directly relate to each topic and that all dress-ups and openers are included and properly labeled. Store in the writing tab pocket of the binder. We will add the intro and conclusion next week.	Writers' Conferences. Distribute final checklists for Louisiana Purchase papers.	Write final draft of Louisiana Purchase paper.
Reading	Read The Twenty-One Balloons
		Read ChVIII. Orally narrate and discuss.	Read aloud	Read ChIX. Orally narrate and discuss.	Read ChX. Orally narrate and discuss.
Latin	Ch18 - Complete Memory page to determine which words you still need to commit to memory..	Ch18 - Complete p134 (Derivative Study) Review all words, maxims, and charts from Ch14-17 to prepare for next week's test.	Ch17 Vocab Quiz. Ch18 - Review games	Ch18 - Complete p135-136 (Conjugating and Declining, Pattern A&B sentences, and Tense is Time). Review all words, maxims, and charts from Ch14-17 to prepare for next week's test.
History		Read Ch21 - War of 1812. TL Card and jingle: War of 1812	Louisiana Purchase Broadcast presentations "Star Spangled Banner"	HISTORY JOURNAL: Copy the first verse of "The Star-Spangled Banner" from p209 of your history book into your journal one line at a time. After each line, write in your own words what you think it means. Ask for help if you need it!
Geography	Review South American countries			Review South American countries
Science		Read Archimedes, Ch13-14 and Appendix - "The End of Archimedes," "No End to Archimedes," and "Archimedes' Writings." Answer questions in packet. Turn in completed packet tomorrow.	Distribute and review study guide.	Study for Monday's Physical Science Test
Memory Work	POETRY: Psalm 139:1-18 (NIV), Due for Recitation on 3/4 MATH FACTS: Multiplication Facts Test on 2/2 GEOGRAPHY: South America Test on 2/18 HISTORY: Excerpts from Patrick Henry's speech due for recitation on 4/27 KEY DATES: 1-21 Test on 3/9 SCIENCE: Simple machines, types of levers/examples Test on 2/2

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, January 26 - Weather Day. No classes on campus. Homeschool day.

Wednesday, January 28 - DOGS/Pizza/Spirit Day

MATH:

• Practice concepts related to place value of decimals.
• Assess mastery of concepts related to place value of decimals.
• Add and subtract decimals to the thousandths place.
• Improve speed and accuracy of math facts.

SPELLING:

• Assess mastery of words with the sound /ŭl/ spelled LE.
• Analyze the four ways to spell words with the sound /ŭl/ spelled LE.

GRAMMAR:

NOTE: The Shurley book, and many other grammar texts, teach the term "predicate noun," but please also introduce and use the term "predicate nominative," as this is what it is called in other English grammar books, as well as in Latin. Knowing the term "predicate nominative" will make the connections much simpler for students going forward in Latin. "Nomen" is the Latin word for name. A predicate nominative is simply a noun (or pronoun) in the predicate that renames the subject.

• Classify, compose, and diagram pattern 4 sentences (SNLVPrN) that include all the parts of speech.
• Know that a predicate noun is always used in conjunction with a linking verb that links the subject of a sentence to a noun or pronoun in the predicate that renames the subject.
• Know that the terms "predicate noun" and "predicate nominative" are interchangeable and that we prefer to use "predicate nominative" because it better ties in to Latin terminology.
• Know that a contraction is a shortening and combining to two words by removing one or more letter and replacing it (or them) with an apostrophe.
• Distinguish between "its" and "it's" and "their" and "they're."

WRITING/VOCABULARY:

• Know that facts, ideas, and details must support topic sentences in essay body paragraphs.
• Continue learning the structure of an essay.

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:

• Review previously learned vocabulary words, maxims, and charts to prepare for an upcoming assessment.

HISTORY:

• Know th that the War of 1812 was fought between the British and the Americans.
• Be familiar with some of the key events of the war.
• Know that Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner" and unserstand the meaning behind the words.

SCIENCE:

• Be familiar with the major contributions Archimedes made to the scienctific world.
• Use a study guide to preapre for a test.

GEOGRAPHY:

• Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
• Continue memorizing the names and locations of the countries of South America.

MEMORY WORK:

Geography: We'll be memorizing the names and locations of the countries in South 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: 

Psalm 139:1-18

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

¹ You have searched me, Lord,
    and you know me.
² You know when I sit and when I rise;
    you perceive my thoughts from afar.
³ You discern my going out and my lying down;
    you are familiar with all my ways.
⁴ Before a word is on my tongue
    you, Lord, know it completely.
⁵ You hem me in behind and before,
    and you lay your hand upon me.
⁶ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
    too lofty for me to attain.

⁷ Where can I go from your Spirit?
    Where can I flee from your presence?
⁸ If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
    if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
⁹ 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,^[a] 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.