Fortis 5th Grade - Week 25 (March 2-6, 2026)

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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 25
MONDAY
3/2/2026
TUESDAY
3/3/2026
WEDNESDAY
3/4/2026
THURSDAY
3/5/2026
FRIDAY
3/6/2026
VirtuesOBEDIENCE: "If you love me, you will keep my commandments." John 14:15
PERSEVERANCE: "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap a harvest, if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9
HOPE: "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" Jeremiah 29:11
BibleRead and discuss Psalm 119:1-32.Read Psalm 119:33-72. Answer questions in booklet.Read and discuss Psalm 119:73-104.Read Psalm 119:105-144. Answer questions in booklet.Virtue Reflection. Answer questions in booklet.
MathAddition Facts Test. Ch11, L3 (Classifying Triangles) - TG p102-105; TB p93-97; WB Ex3, p73-75.FP-D. Ch11, L4 (The Sum of Angles in a Triangles) - TG p106-108; TB p98-101; WB Ex4, p76-79. Be sure to have students do the THINK activity and that they truly understand that the three interior angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees.FP-S. Ch11, L6 (Classifying Quadrilaterals) - TG p112-114; TB p106-110; WB Ex6, p85-87FP-A. Ch11, L7 (Angles of Quadrilaterals) - TG p115-117; TB p111-115. Be sure to have students do the THINK activity. WB Ex7, p89-92, #1-8Week 25 Quick Skills Review. Parents: Check using key in documents folder. Students make all corrections. Ch11, L8 - TG p118-120; TB p116-119. WB p93-94.
SpellingSTEP 23: Review card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.STEP 23: TestSTEP 24: New teaching. Dictate words.STEP 24: Dictate sentences 1-4.
GrammarCh25, L1 - Mixed patternsCh24, L1 - Jingle Time and Grammar Time. Ch24, L2&3 - Grammar Time.Ch25, L1 - Thank-you notes

Writers' Conferences
Ch24, L4 - Jingle Time and Test Time for practice only (skip Ex2, 3, 7, 9, and 10)
Writing/
Vocabulary
VOCAB WORDS: diminish, awestruck, solemn, encounter
Complete L15 vocabulary activities.


Begin
Tuck essay planning guide.

If not finished yesterday, complete
Tuck Essay Planning Guide
RESEARCH PAPER: Introduce Research Paper. Send home orange folder.
Write final draft of Freedom of Religion essay.
RESEARCH PAPER: Review materials in the orange folder. Complete "Who I Want to Research" form, and return in orange folder on Monday. NOTE: This folder should come back and forth to school each day during the research paper project.
Reading
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Read By the Great Horn Spoon! aloudRead Ch11-14. Orally narrate and discuss.Recitation of Psalm 139Read Ch15-17. Orally narrate and discuss.Read Ch18-20. Orally narrate and discuss.
LatinCh21 Quiz.

Ch22 - Teach grammar lesson.
Ch22 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Review the grammar lesson and complete the chapter story, worksheet, and derivatives pages.Ch22 - Practice exercisesCh22 - 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.
HistoryCh27 - The Great Journey West, Part 2. TL Card and jingle: Gold Rush

Pack history journal. I will collect/keep them to grade tomorrow.

Introduce Texas History Unit

Collect journals to grade.
Read Story of Texas, Part 1 - p9-22. Stop before the large Capital "T." Answer questions #1-4 (at the back of the packet) in the Texas History Packet. This should come back and forth to school each day.
GeographyStates and CapitalsHISTORY JOURNAL: Week 25 map - 3 routes to California Gold.Review U.S. states and capitals
ScienceThe somatic and autonomic nervous systems.

Trick your SNS (p156)

The endocrine system
Read p161-167. Skip "Try This" activities. Stop before "The Spinal Cord." Take notes on p132 of the NJ. Answer questions #1-10 on p131.Parts of the brain. Complete sketch on p134.Read p168-171. Skip "Try This" activities. Take notes on p132 of the NJ. Answer questions #11-12 on p131.
Memory WorkMATH FACTS: Addition Facts Test on 3/2
POETRY: Psalm 139:1-21 recitation on 3/4
GEOGRAPHY: U.S. States and Capitals test on 4/15
KEY DATES #1-21: Test on 3/9
SCIENCE: Parts of the brain and what they do; neuron anatomy - Test on 3/11

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:
Monday, March 9 - Uniform-Free Fundraiser
Wednesday, March 11 - Library Field Trip
Friday, March 11 - End of 3rd Quarter
Week of March 15 - Spring Break

MATH:
  • Assess mastery of addition facts.
  • Classify triangles based on angle measures and length of sides.
  • Find the sum of the interior angles of a triangle and use this to find missing interior angles.
  • Classify quadrilaterals according to their properties.
  • Find the relationship between the interior angles of parallelograms and other trapezoids.
  • Show that the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360 degrees.
  • Solve problems involving missing angles of quadrilaterals.
  • Improve speed and accuracy of math facts.
SPELLING:
  • Assess mastery of how to spell words with the sound of /ĭbl/ spelled IBLE.
  • Learn to spell words with the sound of /ĭbl/ spelled ABLE.
GRAMMAR:
  • Classify, compose, and diagram pattern 5 sentences (SNLVPA) that include all the parts of speech.
  • Know the purpose and parts of a business letter and know how to properly format them.
  • Know the purpose of a thank-you note and bless others by sending 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. 
  • Continue memorizing the imperfect tense of the irregular verb SUM.
  • Know that the accusative case includes both direct objects and objects of the preposition. 
HISTORY:
  • Know that the Gold Rush compelled thousands of people to flock to California in search of riches
  • Be familiar with the modes of transportation people used to travel and relocate west. 

SCIENCE:

  • Identify key facts in a non-fiction reading passage.
  • Know the anatomy and physiology of neurons.
  • Know the difference between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems.
  • Know the purpose of the endocrine system. 
  • Know the names of the lobes of the brain, and begin learning what each lobe specializes in.
  • Know the strengths of each hemisphere of the brain.
  • Know what the reflex arc is, and understand how it protects the body.
GEOGRAPHY:
  • Continue 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.

Some additional fun songs to help with memorizing the states and capitals:

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 1830s
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.