Week 23 (February 17 - February 23)

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 23	TUESDAY 2/17/2026	WEDNESDAY 2/18/2026	THURSDAY 2/19/2026	FRIDAY 2/20/2026	SATURDAY 2/21/2026
Virtues	HUMILITY: "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves." Philippians 2:3 JUSTICE: "But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!" Amos 5:24 LOVE: “'Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God." I John 4:7
Bible	Psalm 104	Read and discuss Psalm 105. Answer questions in booklet.	Psalm 106	Read and discuss Psalm 107. Answer questions in booklet.	Virtue Reflection. Answer questions in booklet.
Math	FP-A. Ch15, L4 (Expressing Fractions as Percentages) - TG p241-242; TB p211-213; WB Ex4, p178-180	FP-S. Ch15, L5 (Practice A) - TG p243; TB p214-215. WB Ex5, p181-183	FP-A. Ch15, L6 (Percentage of a Quantity) - TG p244-246; TB p216-219; WB Ex6, p186	FP-D. Ch15, L7 (Word Problems) - TG p247-248; TB p220-222	Week 22 Quick Skills Review. Parents: Please check answers and have students make all corrections. Ch15, L7 (Word Problems) - WB Ex7, p187-189, #1-6
Spelling		STEP 21: Review card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.	STEP 21: Quiz	STEP 22: New teaching. Dictate words.	STEP 22: Dictate sentences 1-4.
Grammar	Ch22, L1 - predicate adjectives; pattern 5	Ch22, L2 - Jingle Time and Grammar Time	Ch22, L3 - plurals of nouns with different endings	Ch22, L4 - Jingle Time and Test Time for practice only (Skip Ex3 & 9)
Writing	No new vocab words this week.
	Writer's Conferences Check topic sentences and begin writing rough draft of body paragraphs.	Write rough draft of freedom of religion essay body paragraphs. (Store in writing tab pocket until intro and conclusion are complete.)	Review intros and conclusions. Begin writing freedom of religion essay intro and conclusion.	If not finished yesterday, complete rough draft of introduction and conclusion for freedom of religion essay using planning guide and checklist to ensure that all parts are included. Compile a complete rough draft that includes intro, TWO body paragraphs, and conclusion with checklist stapled to the top. (See note below)
Reading	Amos Fortune
	Introduce IDEAS chart.	Read "Amos on the Mountain." Orally narrate and discuss.	(see History)	Read "Auctioned for Freedom." Orally narrate and discuss.	Read "Evergreen Years." Orally narrate and discuss.
Latin	Ch19 Quiz. Ch20 - Teach grammar lesson.	Ch20 - Listen to CD/audio twice and recite memory page. Review the grammar lesson and complete the chapter story, worksheet, and derivatives pages.	Ch20 - Practice exercises	Ch20 - 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	Trail of Tears reading comprehension activity.	Read Ch24 - Heroes of the Abolition Movement. TL Cards: Underground Railroad (jingle) and Frederick Douglas (no jingle)	Underground Railroad reading comprehension activity	HISTORY JOURNAL: Reread the last two paragraphs on p229 and p230 of your textbook, and in ONE sentence, summarize what the Underground Railroad was. Next, do some brief internet research about one the following things and complete one of the following activities: 1) Choose ONE quilt pattern that may have been used as secret code. Draw it (or print a copy of it), and describe what message it might have sent to the escaping slaves. OR 2) Copy the lyrics to one of spiritual songs that may have doubled as secret code. See list of songs below.
Geography	Review for geography test	Study for tomorrow's South America test	South America Test
Science	Heart anatomy. Complete the sketch in the NBJ on p107 as we discuss each part of the heart.	Read p139-145. Skip "Try This" activities. Take notes on p105-106 of the NJ. Answer questions #7-8 on p108.	Distribute and review study guide.	Use study guide to prepare for Monday's test.
Memory Work	POETRY: Psalm 139:1-18 (NIV), Due for Recitation on 3/5 MATH FACTS: Addition Facts Test on 3/3 GEOGRAPHY: South America Test on 2/19 HISTORY: Excerpts from Patrick Henry's speech due for recitation on 4/27 KEY DATES: 1-21 Test on 3/10 SCIENCE: Components of blood, heart anatomy test on 2/24

"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, February 19 - South America Test

Friday, February 20 - Daddy Daughter Dance

Saturday, February 21 - Talent Show

Tuesday, February 24 - Moms in Prayer

Tuesday, February 24 - Science Test (Heart & Blood)

Thursday, February 26 - DOGS, Spirit Day, Pizza

MEMORY WORK:

Geography: We'll be memorizing the names and locations of the countries in South 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.

Writing:

Clarification on Topic Sentences, Clinchers, and Dramatic Openers:

1. Dramatic Openers are placed (only) in the Introductory paragraph of a multi-paragraph essay.

2. The Conclusion paragraph should have a Clincher that repeats or reflects the words of the Dramatic Opener in the Introductory paragraph. The 2-3 words that repeat or reflect in the Intro and Conclusion should be highlighted. (This is why these two paragraphs are written together after the body of the essay has been completed.)

3. The Body paragraphs should each begin with a Topic Sentence.

4. The Clinchers (or last lines in each body paragraph) should reflect or repeat 2-3 words from the Topic Sentence in THAT paragraph.

This can be very confusing, and I wanted to make sure I clarified this to you before you get into writing the next personal essay on Religious Freedom. Many of the students did not understand which words should be highlighted and which Clinchers should go with each paragraph. The new concept of an Introductory and Concluding paragraph added a little twist to what they have been accustomed to doing. Thank you for helping them with this. I plan on meeting with each of them regarding this on Tuesday and will send home their Hopes and Dreams essay for your reference.

History: 

SONGS FOR JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT: 

"Follow the Drinking Gourd"

"Wade in the Water"

"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"

"Steal Away (to Jesus)"

"Go Down, Moses"

"This Little Light of Mine"

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

15. Louisiana Purchase - 1803

16. Lewis & Clark Expedition - 1804

17. War of 1812 - 1812-1814

18. Monroe Doctrine - 1823

19. Underground Railroad - Early 1930s

20. Trail of Tears - 1830-1838

21. Fall of the Alamo - 1836

Poetry: 

Psalm 139:1-18

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

¹ You have searched me, Lord,
    and you know me.
² You know when I sit and when I rise;
    you perceive my thoughts from afar.
³ You discern my going out and my lying down;
    you are familiar with all my ways.
⁴ Before a word is on my tongue
    you, Lord, know it completely.
⁵ You hem me in behind and before,
    and you lay your hand upon me.
⁶ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
    too lofty for me to attain.

⁷ Where can I go from your Spirit?
    Where can I flee from your presence?
⁸ If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
    if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
⁹ If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
    if I settle on the far side of the sea,
¹⁰ even there your hand will guide me,
    your right hand will hold me fast.
¹¹ If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
    and the light become night around me,”
¹² even the darkness will not be dark to you;
    the night will shine like the day,
    for darkness is as light to you.

¹³ For you created my inmost being;
    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
¹⁴ I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.
¹⁵ My frame was not hidden from you
    when I was made in the secret place,
    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
¹⁶ Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained for me were written in your book
    before one of them came to be.
¹⁷ How precious to me are your thoughts,^[a] God!
    How vast is the sum of them!
¹⁸ Were I to count them,
    they would outnumber the grains of sand—
    when I awake, I am still with you.