Fortis Week 4 (September 2 - September 8, 2025)

Fortis 5th Grade - Week 4 (September 2 - September 8, 2025)

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 4	Tuesday 9/2/2025	Wednesday 9/3/2025	Thursday 9/4/2025	Friday 9/5/2025	Monday 9/8/2025
Virtues	Labor Day No School or Homework	COURAGE: "The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1 RESPECT: "Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor." I Peter 2:17 OBEDIENCE: "But be doers of the word, and not just hearers only, deceiving yourselves." James 1:22
Bible		Proverbs 13. Answer questions in booklet.	Read and discuss Proverbs 14.	Proverbs 15. Answer questions in booklet.	Complete Virtue Reflection in booklet.
Math		FP-M. Ch3, L2, WB Ex2, p51. Challenge problems. TG p92. Ch3, L3 - TG p93; WB Ex3, p53-54, #2-4. NOTE: Be sure to use estimation on #2.Students should not work the problems with the actual numbers given! It is primarily a mental exercise.	FP-M. Ch3, L4 (introduce 5&6). (Divide by a multiple of 10)- TG p78-79; TB p57-59; WB Ex4, p56-58	FP-M. Ch3, L5 (Divide a 2-digit number by a 2-digit number) - TG p80-81; TB p60-62; WB Ex5, p60 only. NOTE: Only have students complete as many problems from the textbook and/or workbook as necessary to gain mastery.	FP-M. Ch3, L6 (Divide a 3-digit number by a 2-digit number) - TG p82-83; TB p63-65; WB Ex6, p62 only. NOTE: Only have students complete as many problems from the textbook and/or workbook as necessary to gain mastery.
Spelling		STEP 3: Review words and card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.	STEP 3: Quiz	STEP 4, p35-37: New teaching. Dictate new words.	STEP 4: Dictate sentences 1-4.
Grammar		Ch4, L2 - Jingle Time and Grammar Time (including the expanded practice sentence)	Ch4, L3 - Jingle Time, Grammar Time, Skill Time, and Practice Time	Ch4, L4 - Complete test for practice only. Skip Ex5&6.
Writing/Vocab		VOCAB WORDS: perilously, imprudently, subside, vehemently
		L4 - Complete vocab activities for "perilously" and "imprudently." You can print a copy of the form using the documents link above.	Review who/which clauses Discuss five-senses descriptions (using A Wrinkle in Time). L4 will require students to include a five-senses description (see "Reading" activity for today).	L4 - Complete vocab activities for "subside" and "vehemently." You can print a copy of the form using the documents link above.
Reading			A Wrinkle in Time
		Practice Proverbs 2:1-11.	Introduce A Wrinkle in Time. Read Ch1 aloud. Have students notice all the five senses descriptions and write them down on the "Reading with Your 5 Senses" sheet.	Read Ch2. Orally narrate and discuss.	Read Ch3. Orally narrate and discuss.
Latin		Ch3 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Read the grammar lesson and complete the Worksheet and Derivatives pages.	Ch3 - Review grammar lesson	Ch3 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Study the Ch1 vocab words and maxim and complete the Quiz. Study words and maxim for Monday's quiz.
History		Read Ch4. TL Cards and jingles: Lost Colony and Jamestown. Paste them side-by-side on the next blank, left-hand page of your journal. Then copy the jingles below each card.	Share Lost Colony stories from writing if time permits. Review jingles.	HISTORY JOURNAL: Pretend you are a reporter writing a story for a newspaper in England telling about the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Be sure to include the facts we know: when/where the colony was established, who was involved, when/how it was discovered that they had disappeared, what clue was left behind, etc.
Geography		Listen to the West Indies song three times and point to each country as you listen. Locate San Salvador (part of the Bahamas) on the map. This is the island where Columbus first landed in the New World!	Introduce West Indies map	Focus on memorizing the names and locations of the countries on the larger islands: Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad & Tobago.
Science		Complete the Skeletal System Shutter Book on pA11 in the back of the NJ. On the lines, list at least five benefits of bones (see TB p37-40).	Try This activities. Distribute/review study guide.	Use study guide sent home in binders (also in documents folder) to prepare for Monday's test. Be sure that the NJ is packed; I will grade them during the test.
Memory Work (review and practice daily)	GEOGRAPHY: West Indies Test on 10/8 MATH FACTS: Multiplication Facts Test on 9/10 SCIENCE: Cell anatomy, classification of life, and major bones, Test on 9/8 KEY DATES #1-7: Quiz on 10/1 POETRY: Proverbs 2, Due for Recitation on 10/15

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)

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, September 1 - Labor Day. No school or homework.

Wednesday, September 3 - Campbell Birthday

Thursday, September 4 - Clara Birthday

Wednesday, September 10 - Spirit Day

Saturday, September 13 - Nerf Tournament

MATH:

• Multiply and divide two, three, four, or five-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers.
• Improve speed and accuracy of multiplication facts.

SPELLING:

• Learn to spell words ending in "ain."
• Assess mastery of words spelled with the sound of /k/ spelled "ch."

GRAMMAR:

• Write practice sentences using prescribed part-of-speech labels.
• Know that subject and verb have to agree and understand how to make them agree.
• Classify and diagram pattern 1 sentences that include inverted word order and adverb exceptions.

WRITING/VOCABULARY:

• Learn the definitions of the four vocabulary words and be able to correctly use each word in an original sentence.
• Practice dictionary skills.
• Know what 5-senses descriptions are, and use them when describing events in writing.

READING:

• Be able to summarize a passage through oral narration.
• Expand vocabulary.
• Identify virtues, as well as elements of truth, beauty and goodness, in reading passages.

LATIN:

• Learn ten new vocabulary words and a chapter maxim.
• Begin to memorize the first-declension noun chart.
• Know that every Latin noun has case, number, and gender.
• Practice noun declension.
• Begin memorizing the four principal parts of a Latin verb.

HISTORY:

• Know the basic outline of the events and key figures related to the founding of the Lost Colony of Roanoke and the Jamestown Colony.
• Know the general locations of the Jamestown and Roanoke colonies.
• Gain an understanding of the challenges, difficulties, and dangers associated with establishing colonies in the New World.

SCIENCE: 

• Use a study guide to prepare for a test.
• Continue memorizing the major bones in the body.

GEOGRAPHY:

• Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
• Begin memorizing the names and locations of the islands of the West Indies.
• Know that Columbus first landed in the West Indies on the island of San Salvador in the Bahamas.

MEMORY WORK:

Geography: We'll be working on memorizing the islands of the West Indies for several weeks. This is a challenging map, so be sure to practice it every day! A hard copy of the map can be found behind the "memory" tab in your child's binder. Additional maps, as well as MP3s of the song, are available at this link: Geography Resources.

History: Students will memorize a portion of the Declaration of Independence (bolded portion only - recitation on 11/10) and 21 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. 
1. Leif Ericsson Explores America - 1000
2. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 1492
3. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 1583
4. Founding of Jamestown - 1607
5. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth - 1620
6. Salem Witch Trials - 1692

7. First Great Awakening - 1740s

Poetry: This quarter, we'll work on memorizing and reciting Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV). 

Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV)

 

My son, if you accept my words
    and store up my commands within you,
² turning your ear to wisdom
    and applying your heart to understanding—
³ indeed, if you call out for insight
    and cry aloud for understanding,
⁴ and if you look for it as for silver
    and search for it as for hidden treasure,
⁵ then you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.
⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
⁷ He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
⁸ for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.

⁹ Then you will understand what is right and just
    and fair—every good path.
¹⁰ For wisdom will enter your heart,
    and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
¹¹ Discretion will protect you,
    and understanding will guard you.

Fortis 5th Grade - Week 3 (August 26-September 1, 2025)

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 3	Tuesday 8/26/2025	Wednesday 8/27/2025	Thursday 8/28/2025	Friday 8/29/2025	Monday 9/1/2025
Virtues	WISDOM: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." Proverbs 9:10 RESPONSIBILITY: "Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, for each one should carry his own load." Galatians 6:4-5 OBEDIENCE: "But be doers of the word , and not just hearers only, deceiving yourselves." James 1:22
Bible	Proverbs 9	Proverbs 10. Answer questions in booklet.	Proverbs 11	Proverbs 12. Answer questions in booklet.	Complete Virtue Reflection in booklet.
Math	FP-M. Ch2, L5 (Multi-Step Word Problems) - TG p46-48; TB p38-40; WB Ex5, p31-35. Do TB problems as a class, then have students work one or two of the WB problems in groups.	FP-M. Ch2, L7* Practice - TG p52; TB p44-46, #1-5, 7 only; WB Ex7 - p41 only. *NOTE: We are skipping Ch2, L4&6.	FP-M. Order of Operations Quiz. Ch3, L1&2 (Multiplying) - TG p70-76; TB p48-55 (select problems); WB Ex1-2, p45-48 (select problems)	FP-M. Ch3, L3 Practice A - TG p77; TB, p56, #1 (first column only), #2-4. HINT: Use graph paper for multiplication problems in order to help keep digits aligned.	FP-M. Ch3, L3 - TG p93; WB Ex3, p52-53, #1 only (including crossnumber puzzle).
Spelling		STEP 2: Review words and card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.	STEP 2: Quiz	STEP 3: New teaching. Dictate new words.	STEP 3: Dictate sentences 1-4.
Grammar	Ch3, L2 (adverb exception, parts of speech). Practice diagramming Pattern 1 sentences.	Ch3, L3 - Jingle Time and Grammar Time only.	Ch4, L1* (natural and inverted word order; the practice sentence) - * out of order on purpose. Practice diagramming Pattern 1 sentences.	Ch3, L4 - Jingle Time and Test Time (for practice only) - Skip Ex 5&6.
Writing/Vocab	VOCAB WORDS: audaciously, inevitably, endeavor, eerily
	L3 - Complete vocab activities for "audaciously" and "inevitably." L4 - Teach who/which clauses	L3 - Complete vocab activities for "endeavor" and "eerily." Follow instructions from previous weeks.	L3- The Lost Colony, p28-29 (swap in source text from earlier version). Complete brainstorming page. Write KWO. Retell. Distribute rough checklist.	L3 - Write rough  draft of The Lost Colony paragraph using only KWO and checklist. Students should not refer back to the source text when writing. PARENTS: Please make sure 1) student reads the paper aloud to you to self-check for any fragments or awkward wording, 2) all dress-ups are included, underlined, and labeled in the correct margins, and 3) checklist is stapled to the front of the draft.
Reading	First Voyage to America
	Play "telephone" to illustrate the importance of primary sources in history. Introduce First Voyage. Read/discuss introductory materials, p1-16	Read p17-39	Read aloud	Read p 40-70	Read p71-end
Latin	Ch1 QUIZ. Ch2 - Memory page, teach grammar lesson	Ch2 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Review the grammar lesson and complete the Chapter Story and the Worksheet sections.	Ch2 - Practice/review	Ch2 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Study the vocab words and maxim and complete the Derivatives and Quiz sections. No vocab quiz next week.
History	Make Viking Shields	Read Ch3. Columbus TL Card and jingle. Remember to follow the same process you did last week!	Columbian Exchange Activity	HISTORY JOURNAL: Pretend you are a sailor traveling with Columbus. Write a "dear journal" entry about your hopes and fears and all you are feeling before you finally make it to the West Indies.
Geography	Discuss differences between Greenland and Iceland. Complete blobbing by having students sketch in the continents..	Study for tomorrow's Continents and Oceans test. NOTE: Students will have a word bank, so they must correctly spell and capitalize everything to get full credit.	Continents and Oceans TEST	HISTORY JOURNAL MAPS: 1. Columbus's route 2. Islands Columbus explored in the West Indies
Science	Benefits of bones. "Which type of bone breaks easiest?" experiment.	Read p41-44. Take notes on p29. Answer questions #2-6 on p30 of the NJ.	Skeleton sketch (TB p45-50). Answer questions #7, 8, 10, 11 on p30. Complete mummification lab write-up.	Read p46 "Ligaments" and p51-52 "Joint Venture" and "Kinds of Joints" (Skip "Try This" Activities.) Take notes on p29. Answer questions #9, 12 on p30.
Memory Work (review and practice daily)	GEOGRAPHY: Continents and Oceans Test on 8/28 MATH FACTS: Multiplication Facts Test on 9/11 SCIENCE: Cell anatomy, classification of life, and major bones, Test on 9/9 KEY DATES #1-7: Quiz on 10/2 POETRY: Proverbs 2, Due for Recitation on 10/16

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)

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, August 25 - Picture Day!

Wednesday, August 27 - DOGS/Pizza Day. Students may wear a Fortis spirit shirt with jeans or uniform bottoms. 

Friday, August 30 - Mrs. Allan's Birthday

Monday, September 1 - Labor Day. No school or homework.

BIBLE/VIRTUES: 

This month, we'll be focusing on the virtues of wisdom and responsibility in our classroom. (Attention is the schoolwide virtue.) As we study the Proverbs, we will gain an understanding of the value of wisdom for bringing blessing into our lives and the lives of those around us. Being responsible means doing the things you are expected to do and accepting the consequences--good or bad-- that result from your actions. The beginning of the school year is a great time to set an expectation for responsibility: for our choices, our assignments, our homework, our behaviors, and more! Additionally, our read-aloud for the first six weeks of school is a biography of George Muller, who relied solely on prayer to care for thousands of orphans in Bristol, England. The story of his conversion is one that always resonates with the students, as George goes from mocking God, making a series of terrible life choices, and refusing to take responsibility for any of them, to wholeheartedly repenting, trusting God to provide for his every need, and taking full responsibility for the thousands of children he rescued, nurtured, and taught about Jesus. He exemplifies wisdom, responsibility, and attentiveness!

MATH:

• Solve multi-step word problems involving whole numbers.
• Review use of bar models to solve word problems.
• Practice concepts related to order of operations.
• Assess mastery of concepts related to order of operations.
• Review multiplication of two-digit and three-digit numbers.
• Multiply up to a five-digit number by a two-digit number.
• Practice multiplying by a a two-digit number.
• Improve speed and accuracy of multiplication facts.

SPELLING:

• Learn to spell words containing the sound of /k/ spelled "ch."
• Assess mastery of words spelled with the sound of /ŭ/ spelled “a."

GRAMMAR:

• Know that adverbs do not always follow the verb and can be located in other parts of a sentence. 
• Write sentences from labels.
• Classify and diagram pattern 1 sentences that include inverted word order and adverb exceptions.

WRITING/VOCABULARY:

• Learn the definitions of the four vocabulary words and be able to correctly use each word in an original sentence.
• Practice dictionary skills.
• Know what a who/which clause is, and be able to correctly use and punctuate one when writing. 
• Write a paragraph from a key word outline.

READING:

• Be able to summarize a passage through oral narration.
• Expand vocabulary.
• Identify virtues, as well as elements of truth, beauty and goodness, in reading passages.

LATIN:

• Assess mastry of previously learned vocabulary words and maxims.
• Learn ten new vocabulary words.
• Memorize the first conjugation "amo" chart and be able to use the chart to conjugate a verb.
• Practice verb conjugation.
• Begin memorizing the four principal parts of a Latin verb.

HISTORY:

• Understand that the entire world changed as a result of Columbus's discovery of the Americas.
• Gain an understanding of Columbus's mixed legacy and the controversy that surrounds it today.
• Know the basic facts surrounding the Lost Colony of Roanoke.
• Begin learning about what life was like in the English colonies.

SCIENCE: 

• Know the purpose of ligaments.
• Be familiar with different types of joints in the body. 
• Continue memorizing the names of the major bones.
• Identify key facts from a reading passage.

GEOGRAPHY:

• Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
• Begin learning the names and locations of the islands of the West Indies.

MEMORY WORK:

Geography: We'll be working on the continents and oceans for the first few weeks. A hard copy of the map can be found behind the "memory" tab in your child's binder. Additional maps, as well as MP3s of the 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. 
1. Leif Ericsson Explores America - 1000
2. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 1492
3. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 1583
4. Founding of Jamestown - 1607
5. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth - 1620
6. Salem Witch Trials - 1692

7. First Great Awakening - 1740s

Poetry: This quarter, we'll work on memorizing and reciting Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV). 

Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV)

 

My son, if you accept my words
    and store up my commands within you,
² turning your ear to wisdom
    and applying your heart to understanding—
³ indeed, if you call out for insight
    and cry aloud for understanding,
⁴ and if you look for it as for silver
    and search for it as for hidden treasure,
⁵ then you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.
⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
⁷ He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
⁸ for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.

⁹ Then you will understand what is right and just
    and fair—every good path.
¹⁰ For wisdom will enter your heart,
    and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
¹¹ Discretion will protect you,
    and understanding will guard you.

Fortis Week 2 (August 19-25, 2025)

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). 

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? 

5th Grade Week 2	Tuesday 8/19/2025	Wednesday 8/20/2025	Thursday 8/21/2025	Friday 8/22/2025	Monday 8/25/2025
Virtues	WISDOM: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." Proverbs 9:10 RESPONSIBILITY: "Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, for each one should carry his own load." Galatians 6:4-5 ATTENTION: "Everyone then who hears these words and does them is like a man who built his house on the rock." Matthew 7:24
Bible	Read & discuss Proverbs 5	Read & discuss Proverbs 6. Answer questions in booklet.	Read & discuss Proverbs 7	Read & discuss Proverbs 8. . Answer questions in booklet.	Complete Virtue Reflection in booklet.
Math	FP-M. Ch1, L6 - Practice: TG p21; TB p22. Ch2, L1 Opener and Think problem. "Shaded Dots" activity. Introduce PEMDAS.	FP-M. Ch1, L6 - TG p27. Complete WB Ex6, p17-18 (including challenge problems). Parents read TG p30-32.	FP-M. Whole numbers quiz. Review PEMDAS. Ch2, L1-3. TG p34-41; TB p24-33; WB Ex1, p19-21.	FP-M. Ch2, L2 (Order of Operations) - See note below. TG p37-39; Review concepts in TB p28-31 as needed; WB Ex2, p22-24, #3, every other problem, #4, #5. See note below.	Week 2 Quick Skills Review. Parents, please grade and have students correct. (Key in documents folder.) Ch2, L3 (Order of Operations with Parentheses) - TG p40-41; Review concepts in TB p32-33 as needed; WB Ex3, p26-27, #2-3, #4-5.
Spelling		STEP 1: Review cards and rules. Dictate sentences 11-15.	STEP 1: Dictate sentences 16-20.	STEP 2: New teaching. Dictate new words.	STEP 2: Dictate sentences 1-4. Review all cards.
Grammar	Ch2, L3 (adjectives, adverbs & article adjectives) - Jingle Time, Grammar Time, Skill Time, Practice Time	Ch2, L4 - Jingle Time, Grammar Time, and Test Time (tests are for practice only and do not need to be turned in). Skip Ex 4&6.	Ch2, L5 (complete subject & predicate; noun charts) - Grammar Time, Skill Time	Ch3, L1 - Jingle Time, Grammar Time, Skill Time, and Practice Time
Writing/Vocab	VOCAB WORDS: zealously, futilely, prosperity, quest
	Discuss quality adjectives and -ly adverbs. Teach/review KWO using Native Americans Source Text	Complete Vikings Source Text/Outline sent home in binders.	L2 - Complete this week's vocab activities for "zealously" and "futilely."	L2 - Complete this week's vocab activities (same process as last week - see notes below) for "prosperity" and "quest."
Reading	Read George Muller aloud Reading assessments	Read Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV) aloud dramatically twice. (This is your quarter 1 poem.) Look up the definintons of any words you are not familiar with.	Read George Muller aloud Reading assessments	Read Proverbs 2:1-11 aloud dramatically twice.
Latin	Ch1 - Review memory page, grammar lesson	Ch1 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Review the grammar lesson and complete the worksheet page.	Ch1 - Review/practice	Ch1 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Study the vocab words and maxim and complete the Derivatives page and the Quiz on p8 as practice for Monday's quiz. See note below for information on quiz format.
History	Share journal entries. Work in groups to make Native American homes.	Read Ch2 - Vikings. Color the Leif Ericcson Timeline Card and paste it into your journal. Copy the jingle below it. See note and instructions below!	Make Viking shields.	HISTORY JOURNAL: 1) Draw and color a picture of a Viking ship, or print one out and glue it into your journal.2) Below your picture, describe the differences between Greenland and Iceland, two areas where the Vikings settled. 3) Glue the Runic Alphabet Chart into your journal, and use it to write your name.
Geography	Continue blobbing. Focus on the tropical regions.	Study the Continents and Oceans map while listening to the song (link in notes below).	Continue blobbing. Focus on the Arctic circle, including Greenland and Iceland.	Color the Viking exploration map, and glue it into your history journal (after the Iceland/ Greenland section).
Science	Begin cell models, cell anatomy sketch on p18. Read p26-30. Answer WDYR #6.	As you read p30-33 (Stop before "WDYR"), take notes on p17 of the NJ. Read and discuss Col. 1:15-17, then watch this video about a protein in your body called laminin.	Complete cell models, cell anatomy sketch on p18. Answer WDYR #6. Check on progress of apple mummification experiment.	Read p37-40. Skip "Try This " activities. Take notes on p29 of the NJ. Answer question #1 on p30. Practice science memory work (major bones, cell anatomy).
Memory Work (review and practice daily)	GEOGRAPHY: Continents and Oceans Test on 8/27 MATH FACTS: Multiplication Facts Test on 9/10 SCIENCE: Cell anatomy, classification of life, and major bones, Test on 9/8 KEY DATES #1-7: Quiz on 10/1 POETRY: Proverbs 2, Due for Recitation on 10/15

IMPORTANT DATES:

Thursday, August 28 - DOGS/Pizza Day. Students may wear a Fortis spirit shirt with jeans or uniform bottoms. 

Tuesday, September 2 - Labor Day. No school or homework. 

MATH:

• Practice concepts related to whole numbers.
• Assess mastery of concepts related to whole numbers.
• Write expressions.
• Use parentheses to group operations in an expression.
• Evaluate expressions with multiple types of operations using the order of operations.
• Evaluate expressions with parentheses using the order of operations (PEMDAS).
• Improve speed and accuracy of multiplication facts.

PEMDAS: 

This acronym (we remember it with the mnemonic device "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally") reminds students of the order in which to solve eexpressions: 

1. Parentheses 

2. Exponents (we don't deal with these in fifth grade), 

3. Multiplicationon/Division (these are considered equal; when both are present in the same expression, work from left to right)

5. Addition/Subtraction (these are considered equal; when both are present, work left to right)

NOTE: The book suggests underlining each step. Instead, please have your student highlight each step (the logic teachers asked us to refrain underlining so as not to confuse students when they start using PEMDAS that includes fractions in algebraic equations). This is NOT optional as indicated on p39 of the TG. This is something I require students to do. They should also show all their work.

SPELLING:

• Learn to spell words with the sound of /ŭ/ spelled “a."

GRAMMAR:

• Know what adjectives and adverbs are and how to effectively use them when writing.
• Classify, diagram, and label pattern one sentences that include adjectives and adverbs.
• Know the components of a complete sentence.

WRITING/VOCABULARY:

• Learn the definitions of the four vocabulary words and be able to correctly use each word in an original sentence.
• Practice dictionary skills.
• Write key word outlines.
• Retell a story using only a key word outline.

COMPOSITION:

We’ll work on creating good key word outlines from a historical reading passage. Retelling is a critical part of this process, so please don’t skip that part of the assignment.

VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES:

1.   Use the vocabulary activity homework sheet, a thesaurus, and a hard copy of a dictionary, to complete the following for each word:

a.   Write the first word on the activity sheet. 

b.   Write the definition for the corresponding word from the blue (or white) card at the back of the IEW book. 

c.   Look the word up in the dictionary.

d.   Draw a line or dots between letters in the word to correctly divide the syllables (if applicable).

e.   Write the part(s) of speech. NOTE: The acronym NVP AA PIC is used in Shurley Grammar to help students remember the parts of speech. We will encounter it in a few weeks in our grammar studies, but it should be review for most students.

f.   Write the definition(s) of the word from the back of the card.

g.    Use the word in a sentence (other than the one on the back of the card).

h.   Try to find at least one (more if you can) synonym and antonym for each word   using the dictionary, a thesaurus, or an online source. 

i.   Using a dictionary (online or print copy), look up the etymology for each word. Write the oldest form of the word available and what the roots mean. Does it come from Latin, Greek, or some other root? What do those roots mean? Can you understand how the words got their meaning in modern-day English?

j.   Write other forms of the word if applicable. For example: "prosper" (v) and "prosperous" (adj) would also be acceptable forms of the word for students to use, instead of "prosperity" in their writing assignments.

2. After you complete the words assigned for this week, hole punch the page, and place it behind the writing tab in the binder. I will periodically look in binders to check them for  completion.

READING:

• Be able to summarize a passage through oral narration.
• Expand vocabulary.
• Identify virtues, as well as elements of truth, beauty and goodness, in reading passages.

LATIN:

• Learn ten new vocabulary words.
• Memorize the first conjugation "amo" chart and be able to use the chart to conjugate a verb.
• Practice verb conjugation.
• Begin memorizing the four principal parts of a Latin verb.

HISTORY:

• Know who Erik the Red and Leif Ericson were.
• Be familiar with the basic culture and lifestyle of the Vikings.
• Know that the Vikings explored the Americas 500 years before Columbus arrived.

HISTORY JOURNAL:  Remember to use the rubric on the first page of the journal and review the sample journal entry so that everything is correctly formatted. 

SCIENCE: 

• Learn some basic history of anatomy and physiology and understand what different cultures have contributed to our modern understanding of the body.
• Be familiar with the organelles in an animal cell.
• Identify key facts from a reading passage.

GEOGRAPHY:

• Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
• Memorize the names and locations of the world’s seven continents and five oceans.
• Know the terms "tropics of Cancer and Capricorn" and "Arctic and Antarctic circles."
• Know some characteristics of the tropics and the polar regions.

MEMORY WORK:

Geography: We'll be working on the continents and oceans for the first few weeks. A hard copy of the map can be found behind the "memory" tab in your child's binder. Additional maps, as well as MP3s of the song, are available at this link: Geography Resources.

History: Students will memorize 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. 
1. Leif Ericsson Explores America - 1000
2. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 1492
3. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 1583
4. Founding of Jamestown - 1607
5. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth - 1620
6. Salem Witch Trials - 1692

7. First Great Awakening - 1740s

Poetry: This quarter, we'll work on memorizing and reciting Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV). 

Proverbs 2:1-11 (NIV)

 

My son, if you accept my words
    and store up my commands within you,
² turning your ear to wisdom
    and applying your heart to understanding—
³ indeed, if you call out for insight
    and cry aloud for understanding,
⁴ and if you look for it as for silver
    and search for it as for hidden treasure,
⁵ then you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.
⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
⁷ He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
⁸ for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.

⁹ Then you will understand what is right and just
    and fair—every good path.
¹⁰ For wisdom will enter your heart,
    and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
¹¹ Discretion will protect you,

    and understanding will guard you.