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Our Lady Help of Christians Academy
5th Grade - Archive
Literature
To be read from March 16th - March 20th
The Winged Watchman: Finish reading Chapter 16, starting on p.142. Also read Chapters 17 & 18. Read at least 2 pages of each chapter aloud, please.
To be read from March 23rd - March 27th
Read Chapters 19, 20 & 21 of The Winged Watchman. Read aloud at least 2 pages of each chapter.
(A copy dictation and other Language Arts exercises will be provided soon.)
Math
For the week of March 16th - 20th
Complete Workbook pages 59, 60, 61 & 62. (These pages coordinate with the textbook pages/lesson shown at the bottom of the sheets). These went home in a stapled packet.
Please contact Mrs. Gilmor by text or email if your student does not have them.
For the week of March 23rd - 27th
Test packets for Chapter 5 were available for pick up on Monday, March 23rd.
If you did not get one, please have your student do the following work from the textbook:
Check Your Progress, p. 192
Chapter 5: Test, p. 194
Cumulative Review, Pages 196 & 197
Please contact Mrs. Gilmor by text or email with any questions.
5th Grade Assignments for the Week of 3/30/20-4/3/20
Math
Worksheets pgs. 63, 64, 65 & 66…corresponding lessons in the textbook are located at the bottom of the pages.
Literature
Read Chapters 1 & 2 of "And Now Miguel" - Read at least 2 pages aloud per chapter, please.
Dictation
Please copy as exactly as possible in your best handwriting
"Stained-Glass Beauty" and "Creating Beauty" into Dictation book. If Dictation
book is missing, please check the vestibule of the church. If unable to get it
this week, please use loose-leaf notebook paper.
If you have any questions, please email me at amy_gilmor@yahoo.com or text me
directly at 303-257-7284 if the Remind app is acting spotty.
Dear Parents,
Here is the “home” work for this week (March 30th - April 3rd). :) Please bring back students completed work in the folders provided.
We are still working on the possibility of doing Zoom classes for a couple of classes for 5th grade. We will let you know as soon as we have accomplished that.
I hope the last week went well, all things considered! Please
let us know if there is anything we can do to make things run more smoothly for
you and do not hesitate to call/text/Remind/email
or have your children do so if they have questions.
Grammar: Students may use parsing orders, white books, their
own Grammar notebooks and any other worksheets in packets to help them. Please
encourage them to find their own answers
as much as possible!
Thank you!
God bless,
Mrs. Dowd
From Mrs. Dowd:
March 30th to April 3rd - Student Packets include the following:
Grammar
1.) Tenses: Students read white “Classical English Grammar” book pgs 160-163 (Voice) and 170-175 (Tenses), then do worksheet. Please have them work independently as much as possible but feel free to help if they are stuck. This is review from 2nd quarter, so they may need to think a little bit!
2.) Worksheet: “Builders”
Have students fill in the missing highlighted areas, and then parse the given
words, using their parsing order packets, then do exercises 3 and 4. Help can be
found on pgs 238-243 of “Classical Grammar” (white book). Parsing help can be
found by looking up the part of speech to be parsed in Grammar books.
Then, on the attached worksheet “Puzzle”, fill in the highlighted areas.
3.) Verbals: Read 210-215 in “Classical Grammar” and answer questions on worksheet.
4.) Adjectives: Attributive/Predicate Positions Worksheet: Students Read worksheet, then pages 146-147 in the white book, then on separate sheet of paper, write five sentences using an adjective in the attributive position, five sentences using an adjective in the predicative position, and one sentence using BOTH. Then do the Attributive/Predicate Puzzle!
Poetry:
Read Poem: “How Beautiful is the Night” by Robert Southey and
answer the following discussion questions, then write the poem in best
handwriting (cursive only, please!) on
separate sheet of loose leaf paper.
How Beautiful is Night
by Robert Southey
How beautiful is night!
A dewy freshness fills the silent air;
No mist obscures, nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain
Breaks the serene of heaven:
In full-orbed glory yonder Moon divine
Rolls through the dark-blue depths.
Beneath her steady ray
The desert-circle spreads,
Like the round ocean, girdled with the sky.
How beautiful is night!
1.) What is the mood of this poem? How did you feel when you read it?
2.) Step outside at night and use all your senses. What is the moon like: full? crescent? What sounds do you hear?
3.) Is it like the night the poet is describing? Have you ever stepped outside in a night like the poet is describing?
4.) What do you think the poet means by a desert-circle?
5.) What do you think he means by dewy freshness?
6.) While you are out there, look and see if you can see any planets or constellations!
Extra Credit: For fun, you can draw a
picture to go with the poem, of a beautiful moonlit night.
You can use colored pencils, pen, pencil, watercolors, or whatever they would
like!
Art:
For fun, students can draw a picture to go with the poem, of a beautiful moonlit night. They can use colored pencils, pen, pencil, watercolors, or whatever they would like. (Extra Credit)
Science:
Read 268-272 in your Science Books, and watch video on the Solar System, (parents were also sent the link) then do the Comprehension Check pg. 273, Qs 1-20.
Extra Credit: Answer the 2 bonus questions after watching the video.
Bonus Question 1: Name all the planets in order from closest to furthest from the Sun.
Bonus Question 2: Name five interesting things about the Solar System or the planets that you did not know before you watched video.
History:
We are about to start on a new unit, where we will learn about the triumph of Christianity.
This week we are going to review what we have learned so far this year. Read the attached sheet and answer the following questions.
1. What debt do we modern people owe to the Ancient Civilizations?
2. What was the Hebrew’s greatest accomplishment?
3. The Romans admired and preserved many of the Greeks ideas,
and in many ways Roman culture built upon the culture of the Greeks. It is said
that Rome “conquered, but did not destroy”. How do you think that attitude
helped Rome to conquer so much of the world at that time?
Assignments for the Week of 4/20/20 - 4/24/20
From Mrs. Gilmor
Literature
Read Chapters 3 & 4 of "...and now Miguel"
Fill out Vocabulary and Question packet
Math
Worksheets pgs. 67 & 68
Multiplication Facts Timed Sheet
Division Facts Timed Sheet
From Mrs. Dowd
Welcome back, parents and students!
Hopefully everyone had a happy (though unusual!) Easter and enjoyed the break!
Grammar: Due next Monday, 4/27.
4 simple assignments, on Noun Cases, Nominative Case, Objective Case, and Possessive Case.
Each involves some reading in the white Grammar book and a worksheet on each topic.
Please encourage students to read and find their own answers, but you may help if you wish or have them call/text/email/Remind me for help.
Composition: Due in two weeks, 5/4.
Students are writing a paper on how they are experiencing the current stay-home order. They have been given clear instructions and should be able to work independently but as always, feel free to reach out to me if they need help.
History: Due in two weeks, 5/4.
Read packet on the
Triumph/Founding of Christianity and answer questions 6, 7, and 8 on page
150.
Science: No assignment.
Poetry: No assignment.
Three poems by John Masefield are included in the packet for enjoyment only; you may have them read the poetry aloud to you if you would like.
Here is a link to an original recording of the poet reading his poem, "Sea Fever,'' if you wish to listen to it.
Assignments for the week of 4/27/20 - 5/1/20
From Mrs. Dowd:
Dear Students (and Parents!)
I hope you are all doing well. Your
first Zoom class with me will be this Thursday at 3 pm.
This first class will be to catch up with each other since it's been so long,
and to answer any questions you may have in any subject. We will do our best to
get to all the questions as time allows. As always, you may also call, text,
Remind, or email me with questions.
The following is the homework due next Monday, 5/4.
Science: no homework
Poetry: no homework
Composition: essay assigned last week. (On how they are experiencing the current stay-home order - instructions are here.)
History: packet assigned last week, (Triumph/Founding of Christianity) Qs 6,7,8.
Grammar: 3 assignments
Verbals: Infinitives
Verbals: Gerunds
Verbals:
Participles
God bless, Mrs. Dowd
From Mrs. Gilmor:
Zoom class with Mrs. Gilmor will be April 29, Wednesday, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. We will do Literature (read and discuss, 30 minutes) and Math (questions and answers, 30 minutes).
The following is homework due next Monday, 5/4.
Literature: Read Ch. 5 & 6 in ". . . and now Miguel"
Math: Workbook pages 60 and 70; Math quiz 4-1
Dictation:
Do corrections;
Copy neatly and as exactly as possible "Cleaning the Sheep" and "First Signs of Spring."
Please turn in your dictation book at the next exchange, May 4th.
Thank you!
Happy Eastertide!
God bless you!
Love & Prayers, Mrs. Gilmor
P.S. Zoom class is optional, but hope to "see" you there!
Assignments for the Week of 5/4/20 - 5/8/20
From Mrs. Dowd:
Dear Students (and Parents!)
We will be having a Zoom class at 3:00 on Thursday in Zoom Room 2. Topics will include Poetry, History, Grammar, and any questions.
Homework - Due Monday, May 11th
History:
Read Chapter 8, "Barbarian Tribes" handout. Choose 4 of the Study Exercises on p. 164 to answer. Your choice.
Grammar:
Three assignments
Parsing adjectives (have your "Logical Analysis Chart" handy)
Review adjective clauses with relative pronouns
Poetry:
Two poems are included, only homework is to read and be prepared to discuss at our Zoom class on Thursday, May 7th.
Composition: no assignment.
Homework - Due Monday, May 18th
Science:
Read Snakes: Masters in Disguise on pgs. 358-367 and do Comp Checks 8.4 and 8.5 on pg. 368
This will be the only graded Science
assignment for the quarter, please read, do questions carefully, and be ready to
discuss this chapter at our Zoom class on Thursday, May 14th.
Thank you and God bless you,
Mrs. Dowd
From Mrs. Gilmor:
Zoom class with Mrs. Gilmor will be May 6th, Wednesday, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Literature: Read Ch. 7 & 8 in ". . . and now Miguel"
Math: Workbook pages 71 and 72; also do Workbook pages 3 and 4, for review.
Spelling: Study SWR 100 Most Commonly Used Words. Test will be in the Zoom class on May 20th, or will be given by a parent.
Thank you!
God bless you!
Love, Mrs. Gilmor