You and your extended family are invited to attend these 5th-grade events coming up soon:
1. Living History/Wax Museum - Monday, May 11, from 1:30 -2:45 p.m. in the sanctuary.
2. Six Flags Over Texas Skit - Wednesday, May 13, at 10:30 a.m. (tentative time) in the sanctuary.
3. 5th Grade Graduation Ceremony and Celebration - Wednesday, May 13, at 3:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Reception to follow in the fellowship hall.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 31 | MONDAY
4/20/2026 | TUESDAY
4/21/2026 | WEDNESDAY
4/22/2026 | THURSDAY
4/23/2026 | FRIDAY
4/24/2026 |
| Virtues | WONDER: "Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!" Psalm 33:8 - ESV
ORDERLINESS: "But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way." I Cor. 14:40
JUSTICE: " Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him." Isaiah 30:18 |
| Bible | Read and discuss Ecclesiastes 8. | Read and discuss Ecclesiastes 9. Answer questions in homework packet. | Read and discuss Ecclesiastes 10. | Read and discuss Ecclesiastes 11. Answer questions in homework packet. | Read and complete Virtue Reflection in Bible homework packet. |
| Math | FP-S. Ratio QUIZ. Ch14, L1 (Finding the Rate) - TG p208-210; TB p183-186; WB Ex1, p155-157 | FP-S. Ch14, L2 (Rate Problems) - TG p211-213; TB p187-189; WB Ex 2, p158-160 | FP-S. Ch14, L3 (Rate Problems, Part 2) - TG p214-219; TB p190-195; WB Ex3, p161-163 | FP-M. Ch14, L4 (Word Problems) - TG p220-221; TB p196-197; WB Ex4, p164-166 | Week 31 Quick Skills Review. Parents must check it and have student make all corrections in order to receive full credit. Ch14, L5 (Practice) - TG p222-223; TB p199-200; WB Ex 5, p167-170 |
| Spelling | | STEP 29: Review new teaching. Dictate sentences 5-8. | STEP 29: Quiz | STEP 30: Dictate new words. | STEP 30: Dictate sentences 1-4. |
Grammar/Writing | CLT Preparation and Practice (Final Grammar Review) | RESEARCH PAPER: Finish writing the body paragraphs. Do not turn in until all parts of your rough draft are complete. | Immune System editing activity | RESEARCH PAPER: Write intro and conclusion for your paper. Assemble a complete rough draft, with all pages in the correct order. Staple checklist to the front. Due Monday. The rough checklist should be filled in and stapled to the front, and the outline should be stapled to the back. |
| RESEARCH PAPER: Review intros and conclusions. |
Reading | Little Britches |
Read aloud
Little Britches Discussion | Read Ch12-13. Answer questions on homework sheet. | Read aloud | Read Ch14-15. Answer questions on homework sheet. | Read Ch16. Answer questions on homework sheet. |
| Latin | Ch27 Vocab Quiz
Ch28 - Teach grammar lesson (compound verbs formed with prepositions) | Ch28 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Review the grammar lesson and complete the chapter story, worksheet, and derivatives pages. | Ch28 - Practice | Ch28 - 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. | |
| History | Skit practice | Read Make Way for Sam Houston, Ch6-end. HISTORY JOURNAL: Write a 7-10 sentence narration summarizing what happened in these chapters. | Skit practice. | Read Story of Texas, p113-132. Answer questions 27-28 in the Texas History packet.
JOURNAL: Timeline card and jingle: Mexican War* | Practice lines for skit. |
| Geography | Introduce Mexico map | Using a blank map of Mexico, COLOR and LABEL each of the border states (Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas), as well as Quintana Roo, Campeche, Yucatan, and Distrito Federal. These are the only state students will be required to know for the test. | | HISTORY JOURNAL: Color the map of the Mexican Cession (territory the U.S. gained during the Mexican War) and paste it into your journal.
Below the map, write a list of the modern-day states that the U.S. acquired. | |
| Science | Discuss the lymphatic system.
Check on bacteria experiment. | Read TB p221-225. Take notes on p173 of the NBJ. Answer questions 5-10 on p171. | Immune system reading comprehension activity.
Complete bacteria experiment lab write-up. | Read TB p226-227. Take notes on p173. Answer questions 11-12 on p171. | |
| Memory Work | POETRY: Day of Sunshine recitation on 4/29
GEOGRAPHY: Mexican States test on 5/4
HISTORY: Patrick Henry's Speech on 4/27
KEY DATES #1-28: Test on 5/11
SCIENCE: Lymphatic system - Test on 5/6 |
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:
Wednesday, April 22 - Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day
Week of April 27 - CLT Testing
Monday, May 11 - Living History Museum, 1:30-3:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Wednesday, May 13 - Six Flags Skit (10:30 a.m. - tentative time) and Graduation (3:30 p.m.)
MATH:
- Assess mastery of concepts related to ratio.
- Interpret rate as one quantity per unit of another quantity.
- Find the rate given a non-unit rate.
- Find the total amount given a non-unit rate.
- Find the number of units of one quantity given the rate and another quantity.
- Solve multi-step word problems involving rate.
- Practice rate concepts.
- Improve speed and accuracy of math facts.
SPELLING:
- Assess mastery of words with the sound of /awt/ spelled AUGHT and words containing the soft C.
- Learn to spell words with the sound of /awt/ spelled OUGHT and words containing the hard C.
GRAMMAR:
- Review previously learned concepts.
WRITING:
- Write a highly stylized rough draft of the body paragraphs of a research paper.
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 words and maxim.
- Learn ten new vocabulary words and a new chapter maxim.
- Recognize compound verbs formed with prepositions.
HISTORY:
- Know what the six flags that flew over Texas were.
- Review key dates.
- Know the differences between innate/natural and acquired/adaptive immunity.
- Understand how vaccines work.
- Know the role of T-cells and B-cells in the body.
- Know what antigens are and how the body recognizes and deals with them.
- Compare bacterial load between locations.
GEOGRAPHY:
- Begin memorizing the names and locations of several of the Mexican states (see specifics below).
- 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 following Mexican states for the next few weeks: Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche, and Distrito Federal. 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.
An additional fun song 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
22. Republic of Texas - 1836-1846
23. Texas Becomes a State - 1845
24. Mexican War - 1846-1848
25. California Gold Rush - 1849
26. Texas Cattle Boom - 1865-1890
27. Galveston Hurricane - 1900
28. Spindletop Gusher - 1901
Poetry:
A Day of Sunshine
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
O gift of God! O perfect day:
Whereon shall no man work, but play;
Whereon it is enough for me,
Not to be doing, but to be!
Through every fibre of my brain,
Through every nerve, through every vein,
I feel the electric thrill, the touch
Of life, that seems almost too much.
I hear the wind among the trees
Playing celestial symphonies;
I see the branches downward bent,
Like keys of some great instrument.
And over me unrolls on high
The splendid scenery of the sky,
Where through a sapphire sea the sun
Sails like a golden galleon,
Towards yonder cloud-land in the West,
Towards yonder Islands of the Blest,
Whose steep sierra far uplifts
Its craggy summits white with drifts.
Blow, winds! and waft through all the rooms
The snow-flakes of the cherry-blooms!
Blow, winds! and bend within my reach
The fiery blossoms of the peach!
O Life and Love! O happy throng
Of thoughts, whose only speech is song!
O heart of man! canst thou not be
Blithe as the air is, and as free?