Week 29 (April 7 - April 13)

 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 29	TUESDAY 4/7/2026	WEDNESDAY 4/8/2026	THURSDAY 4/9/2026	FRIDAY 4/10/2026	MONDAY 4/13/2026
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 LOVE (CHARITY): "If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing." I Cor. 13:2
Bible	Easter Break	Read and discuss Ecclesiastes 1.	Read and discuss Ecclesiastes 2. Complete homework activity sheet.	Read and discuss Ecclesiastes 3.	Complete Virtue Reflection in homework booklet
Math		FP-A. TG p170-171. WB p123-130: Complete any problems not done in class last week, and review any weak concepts to prepare for tomorrow's cumulative test	Division Facts TEST. Cumulative TEST and corrections.	FP-M2. Ch13, L1 (Ratios) - TG p177-181; TB p160-164; WB Ex1, p133-135.	Week 29 Quick Skills Review. Parents: Please check all answers using key and have student make all corrections. Ch13, L2 (Equivalent Ratios) - TG p182-185; TB p165-168; WB Ex2, p137-139
Spelling		STEP 27: Review new teaching and card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.	STEP 27: Test	STEP 28: New teaching. Dictate new words.	Dictate sentences 1-4.
Writing		RESEARCH PAPER: Continue reading  source texts and making note cards.	Ch28, L1-3 - Introduce and practice formal  outlining CLT Preparation/Practice	RESEARCH PAPER: Continue reading source texts and making note cards. All note cards are due on Monday.	RESEARCH PAPER: Complete all note cards. Due Monday. Place all cards in ziploc bag and place in orange folder.
Reading		Little Britches
		Read Ch3. Answer questions on homework sheet. Due tomorrow	Read Aloud	Read Ch4-5 Answer questions on homework sheet.	Read Ch6. Answer questions on homework sheet. Due Tuesday
Latin		Ch26 - Complete p191-192	Ch25 Vocab Quiz	Ch26 - Complete p193-194. Use the glossary and the charts to help you translate the sentences.
History		Read Make Way for Sam Houston, Ch2. HISTORY JOURNAL: Write a narration (7-10 sentences). Utilize proper mechanics. Parents, please check all work and have student make corrections.	Texas Timeline. Work on skit. Preamble Practice	Read Make Way for Sam Houston, Ch3. HISTORY JOURNAL: Write a narration (7-10 sentences). Utilize proper mechanics. Parents, please check all work and have student make corrections.
Geography		Practice states and capitals		Practice states and capitals
Science		Read p203-209. Stop before WDYR. Skip Try This activities. Take notes on p153-154 of the NJ. Answer #8-11 on p155.	Distribute and review study guide.	Use study guide to prepare for next week's test.
Memory Work	MATH FACTS: Division Facts Test on 4/9 GEOGRAPHY: U.S. States and Capitals test on 4/16 POEM: A Day of Sunshine Recitation on 4/30 HISTORY: Excerpts from Patrick Henry's Speech Recitation on 4/28 KEY DATES #1-28: Test on 5/12 SCIENCE: 5 Taste sensations, the integumentary system - Test on 4/14

 

"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, April 3 - Tuesday, April 7 - Easter Break: NO CLASSES OR HOMEWORK

April 8/9- Spirit Day

April 22/23- Spirit/Pizza/D.O.G.S

MEMORY WORK:

Geography:

Students will memorize the 50 States and Capitals and where they are located on a map of the United States.  

To help with this, we are learning a fun and crazy song to remember them all! I promised the class I would share it with you here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl4r51cjLeM

Also, here is a practice answer sheet for the blank USA map in the documents folder in case you want to start studying the location of the states as well. I sent a numbered map home on Tuesday that might make it easier to study.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gLmy2QKHawTBN7wVpIkTDedmZwuh4pgTts-CJklKabw/edit?usp=sharing

History: 

• Know that for ten years, Texas was an independent nation.
• Know the basic outline of the events that took place at Fort Parker.
• Know that Sam Houston was the first president of the Republic of Texas and that Mirabeau was the second.
• Know the cause of the "Pig War" and what the outcome was.

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. Jamestown Settled - 1607

5. Pilgrims land 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: (For recitation)

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?

Week 28 - (March 31 - April 6)

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 28	Tuesday 3/31/2026	Wednesday 4/1/2026	Thursday 4/2/2026	Friday 4/3/2026	Monday 4/6/2026
Virtues	OBEDIENCE: "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
Bible	Read and discuss Psalm 143-144.	Read and discuss Psalm 145-146. Answer questions in booklet.	Read and discuss Psalm 147-148.	Good Friday - No School or Homework	NO SCHOOL on Monday or Tuesday April 6-7
Math	FP-D. Data Analysis and Graphs Quiz. Review 3 - TG p162-163. TB p155-158 #1-3. All other problems are optional.	FP-M. Review 3 - TG p162-163. TB p155-158. The following problems are required. #4, #5, #6, #8, #11, #12, #15. All other problems are optional for extra practice.	FP-D. WB Ex7, p123-130 - select problems.
Spelling		STEP 26: Review card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.	STEP 26: Quiz
Writing/Grammar	RESEARCH PAPER: Teach students how to make note cards using books about George Washington. Writer's Conferences	RESEARCH PAPER: Begin reading source texts and making note cards. You will have two weeks to complete this Write final draft of Tuck essay	Review grammar and writing skills as needed
Reading	Poetry Packet		Little Britches
	Read Aloud	Read and complete p17-20. Turn in completed poetry packet tomorrow.	Discuss Poetry Packet Introduce Little Britches. Read Ch1 aloud. Distribute homework.
Latin	Ch24 Vocab Quiz Ch 25- Teach grammar lesson.	Ch25 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Review the grammar lesson and complete the chapter story, worksheet, and derivatives pages.	Ch25 - Practice exercises
Geography	U.S. States & Capitals		U.S. States & Capitals
History	Texas Timeline. Work on skit.	Read Story of Texas, Part 2 - p85-107. Answer questions 24-26. TL Card and jingle: Texas Becomes a State Locate Make Way for Sam Houston. We'll begin reading this on Thursday.	Texas Timeline. Work on skit.
Science	Try This Activities	Read p195-200. Skip Try This activities. Stop before "The Dermis." Take notes on p153-154 of the NJ. Answer questions #1-5 on p155.	Discuss the properties and benefits of the integumentary system (p195-196
Memory Work	MATH FACTS: Division Facts Test on 4/9 GEOGRAPHY: U.S. States and Capitals test on 4/16 POEM: A Day of Sunshine Recitation on 4/30 HISTORY: Excerpts from Patrick Henry's Speech Recitation on 4/28 KEY DATES #1-28: Test on 5/12 SCIENCE: 5 Taste sensations, the integumentary system - Test on 4/14

"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, April 3 - Tuesday, April 7 - Easter Break: NO CLASSES OR HOMEWORK

MEMORY WORK:

Geography:

Students will memorize the 50 States and Capitals and where they are located on a map of the United States.  

To help with this, we are learning a fun and crazy song to remember them all! I promised the class I would share it with you here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl4r51cjLeM

Also, here is a practice answer sheet for the blank USA map in the documents folder in case you want to start studying the location of the states as well. I sent a numbered map home on Tuesday that might make it easier to study.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gLmy2QKHawTBN7wVpIkTDedmZwuh4pgTts-CJklKabw/edit?usp=sharing

History: 

• Know that for ten years, Texas was an independent nation.
• Know the basic outline of the events that took place at Fort Parker.
• Know that Sam Houston was the first president of the Republic of Texas and that Mirabeau was the second.
• Know the cause of the "Pig War" and what the outcome was.

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. Jamestown Settled - 1607

5. Pilgrims land 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: (For recitation)

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?

Week 27 - March 24 - March 30

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 27	Tuesday 3/24/2026	Wednesday 3/25/2026	Thursday 3/26/2026	Friday 3/27/2026	Monday 3/30/2026
Virtues	OBEDIENCE: "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
Bible	Read and discuss Psalm 135.	Read and discuss Psalms 136-138. Answer questions in booklet.	(Psalm 139). No booklet questions.	Read and discuss Psalm 140-142. Answer questions in booklet.	Virtue Reflection. Answer questions in booklet.
Math	FP-D. Ch12 L1 (mean, median, mode and range) - TG p143-147; TB p129-134	FP-M2. Ch12, L2 (Average, Part 2) - TG p148-149; TB p135-138; WB Ex2, p106-108	FP-D. Ch12, L3 & Ch12, L4 (Line Plots and Coordinate Graphs) - TG p150-158; TB p139-147; WB Ex 3 & 4, p110-115	FP-S. Ch12, L5 (Straight Line Graphs) - TG p156-159; TB p148-151; WB Ex 5, p116-119	FP-A. Ch12, L6 (Practice) - TG p160-161; TB p152-154; WB Ex 6, p120-122. Quiz on Monday.
Spelling		STEP 25: Review card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.	STEP 25: Test	STEP 26: New teaching. Dictate words.	STEP 26: Dictate sentences 1-4.
Grammar	Ch26, L1 - Classify/diagram sentences only.	Write five sentences, one for each pattern we have learned this year. Classify and label them.	Ch26, L2 practice time only.	Ch26, L4 - Complete test for practice only. (Skip Ex. 2 and 7).
Writing/ Vocabulary	VOCAB WORDS: achievement, flourish, transformation, efficient
	RESEARCH PAPER: Discuss plagiarism.	REMINDERS: Make sure you have acquired all source texts. Bring at least one book to school tomorrow to use for practicing works cited cards. Bring orange folder to school every day.	RESEARCH PAPER: Teach works cited cards. Send home materials in orange folder.	RESEARCH PAPER: Complete works cited cards. Place them in a Ziploc bag with your name on it, and return in orange folders on Tuesday.
		Complete this week's vocab activities
Reading	Poetry Packet
	Island of the Blue Dolphins Treasury Tracker and discussion Introduce and distribute Poetry Packet. Read and discuss the first page.	Read p1-7 and complete all activities. NOTE: You will turn in the packet when it is complete.	Read aloud	Read and complete p8-10.	Read and complete p11-16.
Latin	Ch24 - Teach grammar lesson.	Ch24 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Review the grammar lesson and complete the chapter story, worksheet, and derivatives pages.	Ch24 - Practice exercises	Ch24 - 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	Read Susanna of the Alamo	HISTORY JOURNAL: Copy the text of the letter (see below) from Col. William Travis asking for reinforcements at the Alamo (include in your journal as the writing assignment for Week 26.) Properly format it as a letter, and write it in your neatest cursive.	Continue Texas Timeline for material in chart covering p22-54	Read Story of Texas, Part 2 - p61-84. Answer questions 20-23 in the Texas Timeline packet. Week 27 TL Card and jingle: Republic of Texas
Geography		Practice states and capitals		Practice states and capitals
Science	Taste- and-smell related activities. Discuss the five taste sensations.	Read p181-185. Stop before "Seeing is Believing." Skip Try This activities. Take notes on p141 of the NBJ. Answer WDYR questions 5-8 on p142.	Explore the relationship between sight, smell, and taste with taste-test activity.	Read p185-191. Skip "Try This" activities. Stop before WDYR. Take notes on NJ p141. Answer questions #9-15 on p142.
Memory Work	MATH FACTS: Division Facts Test on 4/9 GEOGRAPHY: U.S. States and Capitals test on 4/16 POEM: A Day of Sunshine Recitation on 4/30 HISTORY: Excerpts from Patrick Henry's Speech Recitation on 4/28 KEY DATES #1-28: Test on 5/12 SCIENCE: 5 Taste sensations, the integumentary system - Test on 4/14

"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:

Thursday, March 26- Spirit/Pizza/D.O.G.S

MEMORY WORK:

Geography:

Students will memorize the 50 States and Capitals and where they are located on a map of the United States.  

To help with this, we are learning a fun and crazy song to remember them all! I promised the class I would share it with you here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl4r51cjLeM

Also, here is a practice answer sheet for the blank USA map in the documents folder in case you want to start studying the location of the states as well. I sent a numbered map home on Tuesday that might make it easier to study.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gLmy2QKHawTBN7wVpIkTDedmZwuh4pgTts-CJklKabw/edit?usp=sharing

History: 

• Know that for ten years, Texas was an independent nation.
• Know the basic outline of the events that took place at Fort Parker.
• Know that Sam Houston was the first president of the Republic of Texas and that Mirabeau was the second.
• Know the cause of the "Pig War" and what the outcome was.

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. Jamestown Settled - 1607

5. Pilgrims land 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

LETTER FROM THE ALAMO FOR HISTORY JOURNAL:

Commandancy of the Alamo –

Bejar, Fby. 24th 1836 –

To The People of Texas & all Americans in the world –

Fellow citizens & compatriots –

    I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna – I have sustained a continual Bombardment & connonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man – The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, or otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken – I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls – I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch – the enemy is receiving enforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country – Victory or Death.

                                                                                        William Barret Travis

                                                                                        Lt. Col. cmdt

P.S. The Lord is on our side – When the enemy appeared in sight we had not three bushels of corn – We have since found in deserted houses 80 or 90 bushels & got into the walls 20 or 30 head of Beeves –

Travis

Poetry: (For recitation)

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?