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).
Dear Parents,
This Tuesday and Thursday AM the students will be taking the Classic Learning Test (CLT) which is similar to the STAR test. I always provide peppermint (Double Mint) gum or starlight mints for my students to chew or suck on while testing because peppermint is known for keeping the brain awake and energized. I have also asked them ALL to bring in a water bottle next week, so they can feed their brain throughout the test. In addition, I told them they could bring a pillow to sit on and slippers or Crocs to change into once in the classroom so they are comfy. If your student cannot have gum or a peppermint candy, please send in something similar they can quietly suck on during the test. I find this always motivates the students to do their best and adds a little fun to a "not so fun" task. Also, it is very important that they eat a healthy breakfast before school this week even if they don't normally eat breakfast.
Please emphasize that it is important to do their very best on the test in order to show what they know and measure their academic growth from year to year. Your students are so smart, and they have learned so much this year. They are ready to show off their skills by doing their Best on the Test.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask:)
Mrs. B.
5th Grade
Week 32 | Tuesday
4/28/2026 | Wednesday
4/29/2026 | Thursday
4/30/2026 | Friday
5/1/2026 | Monay
5/4/2026 |
| 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 12. | Read and discuss Job 1. Answer questions in homework packet. | Read and discuss Job 2. | Read and discuss Job 3. Answer questions in homework packet. | Complete Virtue Reflection in homework packet. |
| Math | FP-S
CLT Assessment | FP-A. Ch15 - Review 4 - TB p225-228, #1-12, 15 and 16 are required. All other problems are optional. | FP-S.
CLT Assessment | FP-M. Ch15 - Review 5 - TB p229-232. For #1, column 1 only, 2-14 are required. All other problems are optional. | FP-D. Ch15 - Review 4 - WB Ex9, p193-196. Problems 3, 4, 7, 11 are required. All other problems are optional. Review 5 - WB Ex10, p198-202. Problems 1-7, 11 are required. All other problems are optional. |
| Spelling | STEP 30: Review new teaching. Dictate sentences 5-8. | STEP 30: QUIZ | |
| Writing | RESEARCH PAPER: Teach works cited page. | RESEARCH PAPER: Write rough draft of works cited page. Due tomorrow. NOTE: If you pay close attention to detail and do a good job following instructions on this draft, you may not have to write a final draft of the works cited page. |
RESERACH PAPER: Discuss wax museum and spiels. | RESEARCH PAPER: Write and practice reciting your living history museum spiel. It must be between 30 and 45 seconds long. See notes sent home about it yesterday.
Make sure you have a plan for your costume and procure anything you may still need. |
Reading | Little Britches |
| CLT Assessment | Read Ch17-18. Answer questions on homework sheet.
Practice "A Day of Sunshine" for tomorrow's recitation | "A Day of Sunshine" Recitation | Read Ch19-20. Answer questions on homework sheet. | Read Ch21-22. Complete homework sheet. |
| Latin | Ch28 Vocab Quiz
Ch29 - Introduce words and teach grammar lesson (the ablative case) | Ch29 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Review the grammar lesson and complete the chapter story, worksheet, and derivatives pages. Thoroughly study the words and maxim. | Ch30 - Introduce words and teach grammar lesson (compound verbs formed with prepositions) | NOTE: We are moving on to Ch30. There will not be a quiz next week, but we will begin reviewing for a final test.
Ch30 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Review the grammar lesson and complete the chapter story. Thoroughly study the words, chart, and maxim.
Go back through the book and read the chapter stories from beginning to end! | |
| History | Texas Timeline
Patrick Henry's Speech Recitation | Read Story of Texas, Part 3, p134-158. Answer questions 29-36. TL Card and Jingles: Cattle Boom and Galveston Hurricane
Practice lines for skit. | Texas Timeline
Practice Skit | Read Story of Texas, Part 4, p165-end. Answer questions 37-end in the Texas History packet as you go. Completed packet should be turned in on Monday. NOTE: We will finish the spreadsheet in class on Monday.
TL Card: Spindletop Gusher (jingle) and the Space Race (no jingle).
Pack journal in backpack. We will collect them to grade next week. |
| Geography | | Review Mexico Map | | Review Mexico Map | |
| Science | Read (aloud to class) and discuss p232-233 (cell differentiation) and p236-240 (mitosis and meisois). Answer questions 1-9 on p185. | Read TB p240-242 (Stop before "Personhood"). Do the Try This Activity on p240. Take notes on p184 of the NBJ. Answer question 10 on p185. | Punnett Squares activity | Read p 242-243 ("Personhood" and "In His Image" sections) and p246-248 ("Why Did God Create Me?" and "Grow in Wisdom" sections). p243-245 ("Apes & Apemen" and "What About Cavemen?") are optional
Complete the "Possible Purpose Page" on p187 of the NJ. Instructions are on TB p248. (This will also be a test question, so take your time to really think about the answers.) |
| Memory Work | POETRY: Day of Sunshine recitation on 4/30
GEOGRAPHY: Mexican States test on 5/5
HISTORY: Patrick Henry's Speech on 4/28
KEY DATES #1-28: Test on 5/12
SCIENCE: Lymphatic system - Test on 5/7 |
"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
Week of April 27 - CLT Testing (Make sure your students have a good breakfast before school)
Tuesday, May 12 - Living History Museum @ 1:30 P.M. (Sanctuary)
Wednesday, May 13 - Promotion for BOTH classes (3:30 P.M.) Woohoo!
Thursday, May 14 - Six Flags Over Texas Skit (11:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.) in the Sanctuary. Students will be released for the Summer after the skit is over!! Please make arrangements to have them picked up from school if you will not be attending the performance.
MEMORY WORK
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?
