Week 16 (December 2 - December 8)

 

Fortis Fifth Grade - Week 16, Dec 2 - Dec 8

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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). 

Christmas Gift Exchange:

During our Christmas party on December 11th, we will be having a book exchange. Please have your student bring a new, wrapped, classical book for the exchange. Please do not label the book. We will play Left Right Center to see who gets which book:) Here is a link to a list of Classical Books you may want to consider:  

https://heartandsoulhomeschooling.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/classics-reading-list-2021.pdf

More information about the party will be coming after Thanksgiving Break.  ~ Mrs. B.

5th Grade Week 16	Tuesday 12/2/2025	Wednesday 12/3/2025	Thursday 12/4/2025	Friday 12/5/2025	Monday 12/8/2025
Virtues	JOY: "You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” Psalm 16:11 PATIENCE: "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!" Psalm 37:7
Bible	Psalms 53-54	Read and discuss Psalms 55-56. Answer questions in booklet.	Psalms 57-58	Read and discuss Psalms 59-60. Answer questions in booklet.	Complete Virtue Reflection in booklet.
Math	Area Quiz. Ch8, L3 (Find the length of an edge) - TG p265-267; TB p205-208; WB Ex3 p192-194.	FP-S. Ch8, L4 (Practice A) - TG p265-269; TB p209-210 #1-4 only; WB Ex4 p194-198.	Ch8, L6&7 (Volume and Capacity) - TG p273-279; TB p216-224 NOTE: (Complete with science lesson below)	FP-S. Ch8, L8 (Practice B) - TB p223-224.	FP-S. Ch8 (Review) - TB p225-227, #1-2 (every other problem), #3 (first column only) #4-6 (every other problem). Feel free to skip some problems in areas where students are demonstrating mastery.
Spelling		STEP 15: Review Card box. Dictate sentences 5-8. Review for test tomorrow.	STEP 15: Quiz	STEP 16: New teaching. Dictate words.	STEP 16: Dictate sentences 1-4.
Grammar	Ch15, L1 - Possessive nouns. Jingle, grammar, and practice time.	Ch15, L2 - Jingle Time, Grammar Time, and Practice Time	Ch15, L3 - Review possessive nouns. Practice Time	Ch 15, L4 - Jingle Time and Test Time for practice only (skip Ex3&6)
Writing/Vocab	VOCAB WORDS: grueling, stupendous, extensive, formidable
	Teach past perfect dress-up. Introduce "Writing from Pictures" using L14. Work as a class to create KWO and write a story.	L12 - Complete vocab activities for "grueling" and "stupendous."	Read biblical accounts of the birth of Jesus to prepare for next week's Writing from Pictures Assignment.	L12 - Complete vocab activities for "extensive" and "formidable."
Reading	Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
	Read aloud.	Read Ch17-18. Orally narrate and discuss.	Read Archimedes, Ch5 - "King Hiero's Crown"	Read Ch19-20. Orally narrate and discuss.	Answer questions from this week's reading.
Latin	Ch14 Quiz. Ch15 - Introduce words and teach grammar lesson	Ch15 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Review the grammar lesson and complete the chapter story, worksheet, and derivatives pages.	Ch15 - Practice exercises	Ch15 - 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	Key Dates #1-14 Test. Present Founding Fathers posters.	Read Ch17 - First in the Hearts of His Countrymen. TL Card: George Washington (no jingle).	Finish sharing Founding Fathers posters.	HISTORY JOURNAL: For assignment, see the note below.
Geography		Study for tomorrow's Central America Test	Central America Test
Science	Read PS packet p82-87 (Simple Machines, Types of Levers, Advantages of Machines). Answer questions. Related activity.	Read Archimedes, Ch4, p39-45 - "Archimedes and His Lever." Answer questions in homework packet. NOTE: We will be reading some of Archimedes in class tomorrow, so please be sure it is in your backpack.	Read PS Packet p60-63 (Density and Buoyancy). Answer questions. Do activities in Archimedes, Ch5.	Read Archimedes, Ch 4, p46-53 - "Archimedes and His Lever." Answer questions in homework packet.
Memory Work	POETRY: The New Colossus, Due for Recitation on 1/15 HISTORY: Declaration of Independence Recitation on 12/9 MATH FACTS: Subtraction Facts Test on 12/11 GEOGRAPHY: Central America Test on 12/5 KEY DATES: 1-14 Test on 12/3 SCIENCE: Simple machines, types of levers/examples Test on 2/4

IMPORTANT DATES/COMING SOON:

Week of November 23 - Thanksgiving Break. No school or homework.
Wednesday, December 3 - Fundraiser at Crust Pizza Company in Leander, 3:00-7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 6 - A Christmas Carol; Theater Performance, 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 7 - Monthly Mom's Meet-Up: Wrapping Party at Sara Tollefsrud's house, 2:00-4:30 
Thursday, December 11 - Ugly Christmas Sweater/Spirit Day (no pizza) and Class Christmas Party
Saturday, December 13 - Liberty Hill Christmas Festival and Parade
December 15-January 9 - Christmas Break!

MATH:

 Assess mastery of finding the area of a triangle.

 Find the length of a missing edge of a cuboid given the volume and the length of the other two sides, or

the area of the corresponding base.

 Practice volume concepts.

 Relate volume to capacity.

 Find the capacity of a container, or the volume of water in a cuboid-shaped container, and express it in

liters and milliliters.

 Find the volume of a solid by displacement.

 Practice finding the volume of solids.

 Review 5A concepts.

 Improve speed and accuracy of subtraction facts.

SPELLING:

 Learn to spell words with the ending sound /ŭl/ spelled EL.

 Assess mastery of words with the ending sound /ŭl/ spelled IL.

GRAMMAR:

 Classify, compose, and diagram pattern 2 sentences (SNV-tDO) that include all the parts of speech.

 Make nouns possessive.

 Know what the past-perfect tense is and be able to use it when writing.

WRITING/VOCABULARY:

 Learn four new vocabulary words and be able to properly use them when writing. 

 Make a key word outline from pictures to develop a story that includes characters/setting, conflict/plot,

and climax/resolution.

READING:

 Be able to summarize a passage through written and oral 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 maxim.

 Continue memorizing the second-conjugation verb endings.

HISTORY:

 Have an appreciation for the global significance of the Constitution.

HISTORY JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT: Neatly copy the following quotes by George Washington into your journal:

1. "Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company." 

2. "I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man." 

3. "Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light." Be sure that ALL words are spelled and capitalized correctly.

 (Yes, there is a grammatical error in this sentence, but that is what he originally wrote, so copy it as written.) 

Be sure that ALL words are spelled and capitalized correctly.    

SCIENCE:

• Know what a simple machine is, understand its value and importance, and be able to provide at least one example of each type.
• Know there are three different types of levers, and be able to give examples of each kind.
• Understand the concepts of density and buoyancy.

GEOGRAPHY:

 Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.

 Continue memorizing the names and locations of the countries of Central America.

MEMORY WORK:

Geography: We'll continue memorizing the names and locations of the countries in Central America for the next few weeks. 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.

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

Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government...

Poetry: For a link to a woman reading the poem, click here.

The New Colossus

Written by Emma Lazarus in 1883 

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,

With conquering limbs astride from land to land;

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name

Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand

Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command

The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she

With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

NOTE: This sonnet was included as part of an art and literature auction that was designed to raise money to fund the construction of the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty. In 1903, a plaque bearing the poem was placed on the interior wall of the pedestal. The original “colossus” was the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

Week 15 - (Nov 18 - Nov 24)

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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, 

Our gifts for Operation Christmas Child have to be in by this Tuesday (the 18th) so we can have them packed up in the boxes and ready to go by the end of that day. I re-sent the email from last week that gave you specifics on the small gifts that can be purchased to fit in the boxes. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Don't forget to RSVP as soon as possible for Shadow Day (yay or nay) on Friday, November 21st and to pay for hot lunch that day if your child plans to participate! (Please refer to the email sent on November 6th.)

Thursday: Just a heads up... We have our Division Facts Test. All of the students are doing so well with finishing within 5 minutes that I am sure they will all pass with flying colors! We also have our 1st Physical Science Test. I will review with them on Tuesday and they will need to use their Study Guide on Wednesday to prepare for the test.

Enjoy your week off celebrating your many blessings and enjoying time with family and loved ones. I,  for one, will be adding you and your wonderful student to my lists of blessings this year. I am so grateful to be able to share this piece of their childhood with you. 

Blessings, Mrs. B.

5th Grade Week 15	Tuesday 11/18/2025	Wednesday 11/19/2025	Thursday 11/20/2025	Friday 11/21/2025	Monday 11/24/2025
Virtues	HONESTY: "The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy." Proverbs 12:22 INTEGRITY: "Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out." Proverbs 10:9 DILIGENCE: "Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble." 2 Peter 1:10
Bible	Psalm 46-47	Read and discuss Psalm 48-49. Answer questions in booklet.	Psalm 50	Read and discuss Psalm 51-52. Answer questions in booklet.	Complete Virtue Reflection in booklet.
Math	FP-D. Ch7, L4 (Area of a Triangle) - TG p231-235; TB p178-183 only. WB Ex4, p166-170.	FP-D. Ch7, L5 (Area of a Triangle, Part 2) - TG p236-242; TB p184-188; WB Ex5, p171-174.  See important note below about this lesson.	Division Facts Test. Ch8, L1 (Cubic Units) - TG p259-261; TB p196-199; WB Ex1 p185-188.	FP-S (new sheet). Ch8, L2 (Volume of Cuboids) - TG p262-264; TB p200-204; WB Ex2 p190-191, #2-4.	FP-S. Ch7, L7* (Practice B) - TG p243-244; TB p193-194, #1-2, #4b*; WB Ex7, p180-181, #2*. Quiz after the break. *Use your knowledge of how to find the area of a triangle and a rectangle to solve these puzzles. See TB p189-191 if you need help.
Spelling		STEP 14: Review card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.	STEP 14: Test	STEP 15, p79-81: New teaching. Dictate words.	STEP 15: Dictate sentences 1-4.
Grammar	Ch14, L1 - Complex sentences and subordinate conjunctions.	Ch14, L2 - Jingle Time, Grammar Time. Ch14, L3 - Grammar Time only	Ch14, L3 - Review complex sentences. Practice Time for L2 and L3.	Ch14, L4 - Jingle Time and Test Time (skip Ex.3&8)
Writing/Vocab	No new vocab words this week
	Teach participial (-ing) openers, p235 of student IEW book Writers' conferences.	L10 - Write final draft of George Washington paper.	L11 - Read source text and complete KWO, topic sentence, and brainstorming pages for Thomas Jefferson paper. Distribute and review checklist	Complete rough draft of Thomas Jefferson paper. Parents, please check to be sure that 1) all facts the student uses directly relate to the chosen topic, 2) all dress-up and openers are underlined and labeled in the correct margins, and 3) the repeating/reflecting key words are highlighted in the topic sentence and clincher. (Refer to p235 for information on the participial opener.)
Reading	Carry On , Mr. Bowditch
	Discuss Carry On. Read aloud.	Read Ch13-14. Orally narrate and discuss.	Read aloud.	Read Ch15-16. Orally narrate and discuss.
Latin	Ch14 - Introduce words and teach grammar lesson. Check workbooks for homework completion.	Ch14 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Review the grammar lesson and complete the chapter story, worksheet, and derivatives pages.	Ch14 - Practice exercises	Ch14 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Study the vocab words and maxim and complete the Quiz pages to prepare for the quiz after the break.
History	Write the Preamble to the Constitution in history journals. Discuss its significance and meaning.	Read Ch16 - Colonies Become One Nation. TL Card and jingle: The Constitution. NOTE: You'll need a half sheet of red, white or blue poster board to complete Thursday's assignment. Pack history journal to bring to school for grading.	Three branches of government activity. Collect journals to grade.	MINI POSTER (to be completed on a half sheet of red, white, or blue poster board): Choose one of the Founding Fathers (Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Jay, James Madison, John Adams, or Alexander Hamilton). 1. Print or draw/color a picture of him. 2. Make a list of three of his most important contributions to the formation of American government, and 3. Include one of his most famous quotes. 4. Include at least two other pictures that relate to something significant about his life (with a caption that describes it). This will be graded on creativity and beauty as well as accuracy and neatness. See Rubric below.
Geography		Central America		Central America
Science	Read PS Packet 3, p72-75. Answer questions. Related activity. Distribute and review study guide	Use study guide to prepare for tomorrow's test.	Physical Science Test #1	Read "Force and Work Physical Science Pages," p76-81 (found in the documents folder under "Science"). As you read, answer questions sent home in binder.
Memory Work	POETRY: The New Colossus, Due for Recitation on 12/9 MATH FACTS: Division Facts Test on 11/20 GEOGRAPHY: Central America Test on 12/4 KEY DATES: 1-14 Quiz on 12/2 SCIENCE: Temperatures, states of matter, atomic particles on 11/20

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:

Tuesday, November 18 - Gifts for Operation Christmas Child Due

Thursday, November 20 - DOGS/Spirit/Pizza Day

Friday, November 21 - 6th Grade Shadow Day (Please RSVP to me)

Week of November 23 - Thanksgiving Break. No school or homework.

MATH:

• Find the area of a triangle when the height is given inside of the triangle.
• Find the area of a triangle when the height for a given base falls outside the triangle.
• Understand that any side of a triangle can be considered the base.
• Practice concepts related to area.
• Understand the meaning of volume.
• Find the volume of solid figures by counting unit cubes.
• Derive a formula for finding the volume of a cuboid.
• Improve speed and accuracy of division and subtraction facts.
• Assess mastery of division facts.

NOTE: It is critically important that students understand that ANY side of a triangle can be the base and that they are able to find the height in relation to whatever the base is. These problems are generally easy for students because they only provide the two dimensions needed to solve them. Many books and standardized tests, however, include all the dimensions of the triangle and expect students to identify the height, rather than the length of the slope. You may want to draw a few triangles that include both the height and the length of each side included so they can practice identifying the height.

SPELLING:

• Learn to spell words with the ending sound /ŭl/ spelled EL.
• Assess mastery of words with the ending sound /ŭl/ spelled IL.

GRAMMAR:

• Classify, compose, and diagram pattern 2 sentences (SNV-tDO) that include all the parts of speech.
• Identify complex sentences.
• Differentiate between a simple sentence with compound parts, a compound sentence, and a complex sentence.

WRITING/VOCABULARY:

• Identify key facts that support a chosen topic.
• Write strong topic sentences and clinchers. 

READING:

• Be able to summarize a passage through written and oral 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:

• Learn ten new vocabulary words and a new maxim.
• Begin memorizing the second-conjugation verb endings.
• Review previously learned material.

HISTORY:

• Have an appreciation for the global significance of the Constitution.

FOUNDING FATHERS POSTER RUBRIC:

___   A picture of the person is included (10 pts) 

___   2 other pictures representing his life or accomplishments, with captions, are included (10 pts)

___   A meaningful quote by the person is included (10 pts) 

___   A list of the person's most important contributions to our country included - 3 minimum (15 pts)

___   The project is completed thoroughly and instructions were followed (10 pts)

___   The work is neat and easily readable (10 pts)

___   The poster displays elements of creativity (5 pts)

___   The student gave a confident presentation, using good tone, eye contact, etc.  (30 pts)

_______/ 100 possible points  = __________% 
    

SCIENCE:

• Know what a nuclear change is.
• Know the scientific definition of work.
• Use a study guide to prepare for a test.

GEOGRAPHY:

• Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
• Continue memorizing the names and locations of the countries of Central America.

MEMORY WORK:

Geography: We'll continue memorizing the names and locations of the countries in Central America for the next few weeks. 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.

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

Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government...

Poetry: For a link to a woman reading the poem, click here.

The New Colossus

Written by Emma Lazarus in 1883 

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,

With conquering limbs astride from land to land;

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name

Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand

Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command

The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.

“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she

With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

NOTE: This sonnet was included as part of an art and literature auction that was designed to raise money to fund the construction of the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty. In 1903, a plaque bearing the poem was placed on the interior wall of the pedestal. The original “colossus” was the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

Week 14 - (November 11 - November 17)

 

Fortis Fifth Grade - Week 14, Nov 11 - Nov 17

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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). 

Parents, please check your email as there are two important messages regarding 5th Grade Shadow Day and our Operation Christmas Child project. Also, please note I have postponed the Declaration of Independence Recitation until 12/9. Our students need more time on this one as it was a pretty quick turn around. Have a wonderful week, and please reach out if you have any questions. Mrs. B.

5th Grade Week 14	Tuesday 11/11/2025	Wednesday 11/12/2025	Thursday 11/13/2025	Friday 11/14/2025	Monday 11/17/2025
Virtues	HONESTY: "The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy." Proverbs 12:22 INTEGRITY: "Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out." Proverbs 10:9 FORTITUDE: "Then David said to Solomon his son " Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will never leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished." I Chronicles 28:20
Bible	Psalm 39	Read and discuss Psalm 40-41. Answer questions in booklet.	Psalm 42-43	Read and discuss Psalm 44-45. Answer questions in booklet.	Complete Virtue Reflection questions in booklet.
Math	FP-D. Ch7, L1 (Fractions and Measurement Conversions) - TG p224-226; TB p167-171	FP-D. Ch7, L1 (Fractions and Measurement Conversions) - WB Ex1, p157, #1, #2-3, #4-9	FP-D. Ch7, L2 (Fractions and Area) - TG p227-229; TB p172-175; WB Ex2, p161-162, #5-6 only.	FP-D. Ch7, L3 (Practice A) - TG p230; TB p176-177	Quick Skills Review. Parents, please check (key is in documents folder) and have students make all corrections before turning in.
Spelling		STEP 13: Review card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.	STEP 13: Quiz	STEP 14: New teaching. Dictate words.	STEP 14: Dictate sentences 1-4.
Grammar	Ch13, L1 - fragments	Ch13, L2 - Jingle Time and Grammar Time only. Ch13, L3 - Grammar Time only (NOTE: We'll do Skill Time for these lessons tomorrow.)	Ch13, L2 & L3 (Skill Time only)- simple sentences with complex parts; compound sentences	Ch13, L4 - Jingle Time and Test Time for practice only (Skip Ex3&7)
Writing/Vocab	VOCAB WORDS: stirring, affirm, tyrant, adept
	Writers' Conferences. Begin final drafts.	Complete final draft of Ben Franklin paragraph. Parents: Be sure it is properly highlighted and that all dress-ups and openers are underlined and labeled.	L11 - Vocab activities for "stirring" and "affirm"	L11 - Complete the vocab activities for the words "tyrant" and "adept."
Reading	Carry On , Mr. Bowditch
	Read aloud.	Read Ch7-8. Orally narrate and discuss.	Read aloud.	Read Ch9-10. Orally narrate and discuss.	Read Ch11-12. Orally narrate and discuss.
Latin	Ch12 Quiz Ch13 - Complete p93-95 to see how many words you still need to commit to memory.	Ch13 - Complete p96-97.	Ch13 - Review games	Ch13 - Complete review on p98-100. No test/quiz next week, but I will be checking to see that homework has been completed in your books, so make sure you catch up on anything you haven't finished.
History	I will be checking History Journals this week so make sure your students are caught up and have completed all entries.	Read Ch15 - More Stories of the Revolution. TL Card and jingle: American Revolution Practice Declaration of Independence recitation for tomorrow's assessment.	Declaration of Independence Recitations (Postponed until 12/9)	HISTORY JOURNAL: Charleston, S.C., fell to the British in 1780. This was a bad defeat for the Americans. George Washington is hundreds of miles away, but he needs to know what happened. Pretend you are a spy assigned to send him a message in secret code that informs him of the defeat. Create a code, then write the message that includes the important facts in your journal. (Be sure to include the key to decode the message so I can grade it!)
Geography				Central America
Science	PS Packet 2, p64-67 (Physical and chemical changes). Related activity	Read Archimedes, Ch3, p24-29 "Alexandria." Answer questions in homework packet.	PS Packet 2, p68-71 (mixtures and solutions). Related activity	Read Archimedes, Ch 3, p30-38 "Alexandria." Answer questions in homework packet.
Memory Work	POETRY: The New Colossus, Due for Recitation on 12/9 MATH FACTS: Division Facts Test on 11/20 GEOGRAPHY: Central America Map Due on 12/4 HISTORY: Declaration of Independence Recitation on 12/9 KEY DATES: 1-14 Quiz on 12/2 SCIENCE: Temperatures, states of matter, atomic particles on 11/20

IMPORTANT DATES/COMING SOON:

Tuesday, November 11 - Moms in Prayer, 9 AM in the sanctuary

Thursday, November 13 - Spirit Day

Thursday, November 20 - DOGS/Spirit/Pizza Day

Thursday, November 20 - Operation Christmas Shoe Box Donations Due!

Week of November 23 - Thanksgiving Break. No school or homework!