Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Nov. 14 - 18


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DiscipleshipJoy (Thankfulness) + Proverbs 3:1-11
MathHIG p 91, TB p 81-82, WB Ex 47HIG p 92, TB p 83, WB Ex 48HIG p 93, TB p 84-86, WB Ex 49Catch-Up Day: Review previously learned concepts, math facts, Do Math Buddies as neededMath Break!
ReadingFreedom Train: Read pgs. 5-66 this week. Bring your book to school.    We will read Chap 1 in class on Monday. Complete and score one reading narration. Use red pen to score. Due next Monday.
CompositionMythical Masterpiece!Complete Civil War ProjectPresent Civil War Projects

GrammarCh 13, L1: Complete Sentences and Sentence FragmentsCh 13, L1 Classify Sentences, Practice Time: Do Practice 1 & 2Present Civil War ProjectsList the 8 parts of speech studied this year and give an example of each.
SpellingStep 13: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs, Play Sparkle! Review Spelling Words, Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.Step 13 Spelling TestStep 14 : New teaching, Dictate 10 words & sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 14 Practice".
HistoryThe ImpressionistsL41 The Impressionists: Monet, Degas, Renoir & Cassatt  FinleyThanksgiving ProgramL42 Charles Eastman & Chief Joseph    Tyler
ScienceTry This! pg. 142Read pgs. 141 - 144 , begin at Solar EnergyThanksgiving ProgramRead pgs. 146-152, stop at Speedy Sound
GeographyMexico Due 1/25 -  See note below.
Memory WorkQuarter 2 Poem Due 12/5, Key dates #37-42 Due 11/30, Gettysberg Address (3rd-5th grade) Due 3/22
LatinPL 11Copybook L11PL 11 ReviewReview Copybook Words.

Coming Soon:
Tuesday, November 15 – IEW Unit 1-4 and Unit 6 Training closes  
Wednesday, November 16 - 1:30pm Thanksgiving Program and Dessert
Wednesday, November 16 - Civil War Projects Due
November 21-25 – Thanksgiving Break
November 30 - Key Dates Test

Dear 4th Grade Families,

I hope you have a terrific week off and a wonderful Thanksgiving with plenty of food, family, and fellowship.  We all have so much to be thankful for, and I am especially thankful for the awesome privilege I have to partner with each of you, to teach and disciple your precious children.  May the Lord bless each of you with rest and refreshment over the break!

If you don't have plans for next weekend there is a great opportunity for a fun and educational field trip at the Liendo Plantation in Hempstead, TX.  You can step back in time for an up close and personal look at life during the period of the American Civil War.  Held annually the weekend before Thanksgiving, Civil War Weekend is an event with period life demonstrations, activities, and Civil War reenactors and historians who portray the many sides of life during a war that divided our nation. Check it out:  Civil War Weekend

Discipleship
Start your home school day with prayer and Bible reading.  Our Character Virtue of the month is Joy, this week focusing on Thankfulness.  
http://www.kidsofintegrity.com/lessons/joy has resources to help instill this character trait in your child.

Math: 
Math Facts: Start each day with a 5 min warm up using the  Math Facts Practice sheets.  Please continue doing facts practice sheets daily at home until all facts are completely mastered.
Mental Math: Continue your warm up with 5 minutes of Mental Math. This week work through any of MM1- 18  in the HIG appendix.
Workbook Exercises: Please check these daily and have students make corrections.
Math Buddies: We encourage you to regularly use this web site to help you better understand how to teach a lesson and to provide opportunities for your child to practice new skills or review previously learned concepts that they may need extra practice with. 
Math Buddies login page
Optional Math Buddies: Parallel Lines and Perimeter and Area

Reading  
This week we will read and discuss the book, Freedom Train, so please bring your book to class each day.  Write and score one reading narration, and return to school on Monday 11/28.  
Composition 
On Monday, students will be showcasing their favorite myth, of the two which they have written, to their classmates.  Illustration, props, even costumes are welcome, but optional. 

History
Students will finish their Civil War lapbook or presentation board this week and present them to the class on Wed 11/16. 

Students who are due to create a timeline figure are listed in red in the above table after the lesson number. The following class day, they will show the class the figure, tell  2-3 important points about the lesson, and place their figure on the classroom timeline.

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
History:  Memorize Key Dates from Vol. 4:
 
The American Revolution 1765-1783
The French Revolution 1789-1799
The Fall of Napoleon at Waterloo June 18, 1815
Karl Marx and the Communist Manifesto  1848
Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution 1859
The War Between the States 1861 - 1865
 
Geography:  This week we introduce Mexico.   The song for Mexico covers seven states, but the map your child received covers all the states in Mexico.  There is no song for this map. Fourth graders will be responsible for memorizing the states that border the USA, the state that includes the capital city, and those states on the Yucatan Peninsula, a frequently-visited area of Mexico that is considered to be part of the Caribbean. These are the states they will need to know for the test on January 25:
  1. Baja California Norte
  2. Baja California Sur
  3. Sonora
  4. Chihuahua
  5. Coahuila
  6. Nuevo Leon
  7. Tamaulipas
  8. Distrito Federal
  9. Campeche
  10. Yucatan
  11. Quintana Roo
All maps and songs can be found here.
Scripture:  Continue memorizing Proverbs 3:1-23.  Additional copies may be found here.