Friday, October 17, 2025

Week 11 - October 21 - 27

 

Fortis 5th Grade- Week 10 (October 21-27, 2025)

Link to Google Folder5th 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 11
Tuesday
10/212025
Wednesday
10/22/2025
Thursday
10/23/2025
Friday
10/24/2025
Monday
10/27/2025
VirtuesCOMPASSION: “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. (Psalm 103:8)
SELF-CONTROL: "Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control." (Proverbs 25:28)
PRUDENCE: "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age" Titus 2:11
BibleRead and discuss Psalms 20-21Read Psalms 22-23. Answer questions in booklet.Read and discuss Psalms 24-25Read Psalm 26-27. Answer questions in booklet.Complete Virtue Reflection questions in booklet.
MathFP-D. Ch5, L9 (Solve Multi-step Word Problems Involving Fractions of a Remainder) - TG p172-174; TB p138-140; WB Ex9, p126-129.

Introduce reciprocals
FP-D. Ch5, L10 (Fractions and Reciprocals) - TG p175-176; TB p142-144; WB Ex10, p131, #5-6 only.FP-D. Ch5, L11 (Practice B) - TG p177-178; TB p145-146. (Selected problems only)FP-D. Ch5, L11 (Practice) - WB Ex11, p132-133, #1-5. (Use PEMDAS for #1, problems f-j.)FP-D. Ch5, L11 (Practice) - TG p188; WB Ex11, p134-136. Problems #6-10; #11-13. Multiplication of Fractions Quiz on tomorrow.
SpellingSTEP 10: Review words and card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.STEP 10: QuizSTEP 11, p61-64: New teaching. Dictate words.STEP 11: Dictate sentences 1-4.
GrammarCh10, L1 - Capitalization rules only (no classifying of sentences)Ch10, L1 - Jingle Time and Grammar Time only.

Ch10, L2 - Grammar Time only
Grammar Quiz

Ch10, L2 - Punctuation rules only (no classifying of sentences)
Ch10, L3 - Jingle Time and Grammar Time only. Ch10, L4 - Test Time for practice only. (Skip Ex4, 6, & 7)
Writing/
Vocab
NO NEW VOCAB WORDS THIS WEEK
Review source text, KWO, and brainstorming pages for Boston Tea Party story. Complete the KWO, re-tell to a partner using only the KWO. Distribute and review checklist for writing Rough Draft.



Begin writing the rough draft of The Boston Tea Party using only the KWO and Rough Draft checklist.Award Finn/Finnesha

Review Final Drafts of Boston Massacre and read some aloud.






If not finished on Wednesday, complete rough draft of the Boston Tea Party story using only the KWO and checklist.
Reading
Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia
Read aloud.
Johnny Tremain
Read Ch6. Orally narrate and discuss.Read What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? or Johnny TremainRead Ch7. Orally narrate and discuss.
LatinCh9 Quiz.

Ch10 - Complete p69-70.
Ch10 - Review all words, maxims, and charts from Ch6-9 to prepare for next week's cumulative test.Ch5 - Review gamesCh10 - Review all words, maxims, and charts from Ch6-9 to prepare for next week's test.
HistoryBoston Tea PartyRead Ch12 - The Power of Words. TL card (no jingle): Thomas Jefferson.Read and discuss Patrick Henry's speech.HISORY JOURNAL: Print (or draw) a picture of Ben Franklin and paste it into your journal. Choose one of Ben's inventions (lightning rod, bifocals, swim fins, Franklin stove, armonica) and print (or draw) a picture of it, then paste it into your journal. Write a paragraph (5-6 sentences minimum) that includes a description of the invention, its use, and how it made life better for the people who used it.
GeographyIntroduce Central America map.Read Missionary Story from Central America.Print a blank copy of the Central America map from the documents folder. Color and label it.
ScienceBenefits of the respiratory system (how it protects your body).Read TB p109-112. Skip Try This Activities. Take notes on p82-83 of your NJ. Answer questions #8-11 on p84 as you go.Respiratory system anatomy. (Respiratory system mini books - pA25-28 in the back of the NJ.)Read TB p113-115. Skip Try This Activities. Take notes on p82-83 of your NBJ. Answer WDYR questions #12-13 on p84 as you go.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Central America map due 12/4
POETRY: The New Colossus Due for Recitation on 12/9
MATH FACTS: Division Facts Test on 11/20
HISTORY: Declaration of Independence Recitation on 11/13
KEY DATES: 1-14 Quiz on 12/2
SCIENCE: My Plate, Respiratory System Test on 10/30
 "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-Sunday, October 17-19 - Family Camping Trip at Cedar Breaks Park 
Tuesday, October 21 - Fall Picture Retakes
Friday, October 24 Fall Festival @ Glad Tidings Church
Thursday, October 30 - Historical Dress-up Day, DOGS, Pizza, Spirit Day T/TH