Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Nov. 28 - Dec. 2


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DiscipleshipJoy (Enthusiasm) + Proverbs 3:1-12
MathHIG p 96, TB 87-88, WB Ex 50HIG p 97, TB p 89, WB Ex 51HIG p 98, TB p 90, WB Ex 52TB Practice 7A CCC, Due Mon for homework gradeTB p94-92 Review C: Do 1-8 only
ReadingFreedom Train: Read pgs. 67-126 (Chaps 7-13) this week.Complete and score one reading narration. Use red pen to score. Due next Monday.
CompositionLesson 10, Part 1 & Part 2 Topic Sentence and ClincherLesson 10, Part 2: Source Text and KWO, Lesson 10 Vocab studyL10, P3 L10, Part 4: Because Clause
GrammarCh 13, L2Ch 13, L2 Practice Time 1 & 2 (p73)Ch 13, L3Ch 13, L3 Practice Time 1,2, & 3 on p74
SpellingStep 14: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle! Review Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.Step 14 Spelling TestStep 15: New teaching, Dictate 10 words & sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 15 Practice".
HistoryPresent Civil War Projects,       Chief JosephRead Quarter 3 intro pgs. 256-258, L43 Wilbur & Orville Wright Take Flight GabeKey Dates 2 Test, 1st Semester ReviewL44 Helen Keller AddieComplete and score one history narration. Due Monday.
ScienceTry This! pgs. 147 and 149 #2Read pgs. 152-155 , begin at Speedy SoundTry This! pg. 158 (pre-experiment for reading done tomorrow)Read pgs. 156-161
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 12PL 12

Coming Soon:
Wednesday, November 30 - Key Date Assessment #37-42
Wednesday, November 30 - Pizza Day!
Friday, December 2 - Fortis Theater presents "The Mad Tea Party" 7:00pm
December 2-5   Fall Art Show
Monday, December 5 - Poem 2 Recitations
Wednesday, December 7 - Christmas party and classical book exchange
Friday, December 9 - Last day to turn in Box Tops for second quarter
December 12, 2016 - January 6, 2017 Christmas Break!


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

Math:  
We'll be finishing up Singapore 4A this week by looking at composite figures made of rectangles and squares.  Students will learn how find the area and perimeter of a composite figure.  They will also be given some of the lengths and may have to find missing lengths before they can find the perimeter or area.  Friday will begin our review of concepts learned thus far in preparation for the test on Dec. 7.  
 
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: Area and Perimeter

Reading  
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.  
Composition 
We're starting Unit 4: Summarizing a Reference which teaches the important skills of how to limit details and how to organize a cohesive paragraph.  Students will be reading a source text and create an outline by choosing facts which interest them. 
History
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.