Fortis 5th GRade - Week 24 (February 23-27, 2026)

Link to Google Folder5th 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 24
MONDAY
2/23/2026
TUESDAY
2/24/2026
WEDNESDAY
2/25/2026
THURSDAY
2/26/2026
FRIDAY
2/27/2026
VirtuesHUMILITY: "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves." Philippians 2:3
JUSTICE: "But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!" Amos 5:24
FAITH: “'Have faith in God,' Jesus answered. 'Truly[a] I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.'" Mark 11:22-23
BiblePsalm 108-109Read and discuss Psalm 110-114. Answer questions in booklet.Psalm 115-116Read and discuss Psalm 117-118. Answer questions in booklet.Virtue Reflection. Answer questions in booklet.
MathFP-A. Ch15, L8 (Practice B) - TG p249; TB p223-224FP-D. Ch15, L8 - WB p190-192. Percentages quiz tomorrow.FP-A. Percentages QUIZ. Ch11 Opener - TG p95; TB p83. Angle review. Protractor practice.FP-S. Ch11, L1 (Measuring Angles) - TG p96-98; TB p84-88; WB Ex1, p65-68Week 24 Quick Skills Review. Parents must check and students must successfully correct all problems to receive full credit. Ch11, L2 (Angles and Lines) - TG p99-101; TB p89-92; WB Ex2, p69-72, #1-6.
SpellingSTEP 22: Review card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.STEP 22: TestSTEP 23: New teaching. Dictate words.STEP 23: Dictate sentences 1-4.
GrammarCh23, L1 - Jingle Time and Grammar Time (friendly letters).Ch23, L2 - Grammar TimeClassify L3, Ch23Ch23, L4 - Jingle Time and Test Time for practice only (Skip Ex. 2, 7, 9, and 10)
Writing
VOCAB WORDS: deplorable, loom, imperative, distraught
Amos Fortune Treasury Tracker & DiscussionL14 - Complete vocab activities.Transitions

Writers' Conferences. Distribute and review final checklist.
Write final draft of Hopes & Dreams essay using purple checklist to ensure that all dress ups, openers, and elements of structure and style are properly included and labeled and highlighted.
Reading
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Introduce Island of the Blue Dolphins. Read Ch1 aloud.Read Ch2-5. Orally narrate and discuss.Read aloudRead Ch6-8. Orally narrate and discuss.Read Ch9-10. Orally narrate and discuss.
LatinCh20 Quiz.

Ch21 - Teach grammar lesson.
Ch21 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Review the grammar lesson and complete the chapter story, worksheet, and derivatives pages.Ch21 - Practice exercisesCh21 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Study the vocab words and maxim and complete the Quiz section to prepare for next week's quiz.
HistoryUnderground Railroad Reading Comprehension ActivityCh26* - The Great Journey West, Part 1. TL Card: Wagon Trains (no jingle)

*We will come back to Ch25 in a few weeks during our Texas History unit.
Erie CanalHISTORY JOURNAL: Write a paragraph (5-7 sentences) explaining what the Erie Canal is, how it was built, and how/what it was used for. Paste the picture of the packet boat (used on the canal) into your journal. Draw on it some of the supplies you would be taking with you on your journey west.
GeographyIntroduce States and CapitalsBegin memorizing U.S. States and CapitalsOn the map that shows the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, trace each route with a different color marker or highlighter, then paste it into your journal.
ScienceL7&8 TestRead p149-154 Stop before "Sense and Do." Skip Try This Activities. Take notes on p117-118 of the NJ. Answer questions #1-4 on p119 as you go.Neuron anatomy. Make neuron models with Play-doh.Read p154-159. Skip "Try This" activities. Stop before "The Spinal Cord." Take notes on p118 of the NJ. Answer questions #5-9 on p119 as you go.
Memory WorkPOETRY: Psalm 139:1-18 (NIV), Due for Recitation on 3/4
MATH FACTS: Addition Facts Test on 3/2
GEOGRAPHY: South America Test on 2/18
HISTORY: Excerpts from Patrick Henry's speech due for recitation on 4/26
KEY DATES: 1-21 Test on 3/9
SCIENCE: Components of blood, heart anatomy test on 2/23

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)
SS - Singapore Sprints
WR - Weekly Review

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:
Friday, February 20 - Daddy/Daughter Dance
Saturday, February 21 - Talent Show
Wednesday, February 25 - Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day

MATH:
  • Practice percentage concepts.
  • Assess mastery of percentage concepts.
  • Measure and draw angles with a protractor.
  • Review measuring angles greater than 180 degrees.
  • Identify the angle properties of intersecting lines and angles that meet at a point.
  • Improve speed and accuracy of math facts.
SPELLING:
  • Assess mastery of the two ways to spell words with the sound of  /ŭs/.
  • Analyze the two ways to spell words with the sound of /ible/ spelled IBLE.
GRAMMAR:
  • Classify, compose, and diagram pattern 5 sentences (SNLVPA) that include all the parts of speech.
  • Know the purpose and parts of a friendly letter and know how to properly format them.
WRITING/VOCABULARY:
  • Learn four new vocabulary words and be able to use them in a sentence.
  • Write a well structured, highly stylized, 5-paragraph essay.
READING:
  • Be able to summarize a passage through oral and written 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 vocabulary words and maxim. 
  • Begin memorizing the imperfect tense of the irregular verb SUM.
HISTORY:
  • Be familiar with the main reasons that Americans moved west and the modes of transportation they used to get there. 

SCIENCE:

  • Assess mastery of concepts related to the circulatory system.
  • Identify key facts in a non-fiction reading passage.
  • Know the anatomy and physiology of neurons.
  • K.ow the difference between the central and peripheral nervous systems.
  • Know the purpose of the endocrine system. 
GEOGRAPHY:
  • Begin memorizing the names and locations of the U.S. states and capitals.
  • Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
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.

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

Where can I go from your Spirit?
    Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
    if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
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.