Week 4 (Sept 1 - Sept 7)

 Week 4, 5th Grade, T/TH, Mrs. Beeuwsaert (Beezert) 

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

Tue, Sep 1

Wed, Sep 2

Thu, Sep 3

Fri, Sep 4

Mon, Sep 7

Virtues	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: "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves." Phil. 2:3 OBEDIENCE: "But be doers of the word , and not just hearers only, deceiving yourselves." James 1:22
Bible	"Comfy Day"  See Note Below Read and discuss Proverbs 13.	Read and discuss Proverbs 14. Answer questions in booklet.	Read and discuss Proverbs 15.	Proverbs 16. Answer questions in booklet.	Complete Courage 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.	FP-M. Ch3, L7&8 (Divide a 3- or 4-digit number by a 2-digit number) - TG p84-89; TB p66-73; WB Ex7 &8, p63-68.
Spelling		STEP 3: Review words and card box. Dictate sentences 5-8.	STEP 3: Quiz (aka Spelling Test)	STEP 4, p35-37: New teaching. Dictate new words.	STEP 4: Dictate sentences 1-4.
Grammar	Ch4, L1 (natural and inverted word order; the practice sentence) - all	Ch4, L2 - Jingle Time and Grammar Time (including the expanded practice sentence)	Ch4, L3 (practice sentences)- 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
	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 "perilously" and "imprudently." You can print a copy of the form using the documents link above. NOTE: Store these in the writing tab pocket. You will complete them next week.	Review who/which clauses Writers' Conferences. Disctribute final checkilsts.	L3 - Write Final Draft of Lost Colony paragraph using purple checklist sent home in binders.
Reading	A Wrinkle in Time
	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 aloud	Read Ch3. Orally narrate and discuss.
Latin	Ch2 - Vocab & Maxim QUIZ. Ch3 - Memory page, teach grammar lesson	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 section. No quiz next week.
History	Columbian Exchange Activity	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	Try This activities	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)	Muscle activities Distribute/review study guide	Use study guide sent home in binders (also in documents folder) to prepare for next week's test. See note below.
Memory Work (review and practice daily)	GEOGRAPHY: West Indies Test on 10/13 MATH FACTS: Multiplication Facts Test on 9/10 SCIENCE: Cell anatomy, classification of life, and major bones, Test on 9/10 KEY DATES #1-7: Quiz on 10/1 POETRY: Proverbs 2, Due for Recitation on 10/15

Parents, 

        Our class has earned their first class reward! They are very excited and have decided they want a "Comfy Day" this Tuesday. They may bring a small/med stuffy, blanket/pillow to sit on, and/or slippers/crocs to change into once they get to class. They do not have to bring all three items but can choose one, none, or all. Last year, the students loved having their favorite stuffy on their desk and slippers on their feet, so I think this will become a fast favorite reward of this class too.  Your students are absolute dreams for a teacher, and I love coming to school to see them every Tuesday and Thursday. Great job, Mom and Dad! You are raising some stellar human beings:0)

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? 

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."

Romans 12:2

IMPORTANT DATES/COMING SOON:

Tuesday, September 1 - Moms in Prayer, 9 a.m. in the Sanctuary

Tuesday, September 8 - Labor Day. No school or homework!!

BIBLE/VIRTUES: 

This month, we'll be focusing on the virtues of wisdom and responsibility in our classroom. (Obedience 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:

• 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:

• 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 mastery 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.