Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Jan. 16-20


4th1/16/20171/17/20171/18/20171/19/20171/20/2017
DiscipleshipSelf-Discipline (Work) + Proverbs 3:1-14
MathReview Hundredths. HIG p. 10, TB p. 15-16 LT 5-7, WB EX 6.CCC WB EX 6. HIG p. 11, TB p 16-17 LT 8-9, WB Ex 7.HIG p. 13, TB p. 17 LT 10-13, WB Ex 8.CCC WB Ex 8. HIG p. 15, TB p 18-19 LT 14-17, WB Ex 9.HIG p. 16, TB 19 LT 18-23, WB Ex 10
ReadingThe Wright Brothers: Read Chaps. 7-12 this week.Complete and score one reading narration. Use red pen to score. Due next Monday.
CompositionL12, P1: Source Text and KWO. Vocab Study p.99L12, P2 & P3: Quality Adjectives & Brainstorm and Write 1-paragraph RD using Composition Checklist p101.L12, P4, Writer's Conference, Begin FDFinish FD of H. C. Andersen. Due Monday. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD. For fun, read "Victor's" story of HCA on pg. 102.
GrammarCh 14, L4 Poem Due for HW grade. Ch 15, L1: Making Nouns PossessiveCh 15, L2 Classify sentences & do Practice Time Ch 15, L3 Review making nouns possessiveChap 15 Test Do Ex. 1,2,4,5 Do Ex. 3 for optional extra credit
SpellingStep 16: Review New Teaching and Writing Station words. DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs, Play Sparkle! Review Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.Step 16 Spelling TestStep 17 New Teaching. Complete Make It Plural Book and dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 17 Practice."
HistoryWW I Activities & MappingL49 Vladimir Lenin forms the USSR MicahLenin ActivitiesL51 Benito Mussolini & the Rise of Fascism AbeL50 is optional. Complete and score one history narration. Due Monday
ScienceTry This! pg. 170Read pgs. 173-175Try This! #2 pgs. 174Read pgs. 176-180
GeographyMexico Due 1/25
Memory WorkQuarter 3 Poem Due 2/27, Key dates #37-43, Gettysburg Address (3rd-5th grade) Due 3/22, Presidents of the United States of America Due 4/19
LatinPL 15Copybook L15Board Wars!


Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Jan. 25 - Pizza Day!

Discipleship
Start your home school day with prayer and Bible reading.  Continue review Proverbs 3:1-13. Our Character Virtue of the month is Self-Discipline, this week focusing on using self-discipline in our work.  Read Col. 3:23  Who do we do our work for?

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.
 

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: More Decimals - Tenths and Hundredths

Reading  
We will read and discuss The Wright Brothers, so please bring your book to class each day.  Write and score one reading narration, and return to school on Monday.  
Composition 
We're practicing the important skills of how to limit details and organize a cohesive paragraph complete with a topic sentence and a final clincher.  Students will be reading a source text with two paragraphs and limiting facts in order to create an outline for writing a one paragraph piece.
Spelling
We will continue working with the Make It Plural Book adding the plural forms of words ending in f and fe.
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
World War 1 1914-1916, 1917-1918 

Memorize the Gettysburg Address    Due 3/22
Memorize the Presidents of the United States Due 4/19  Here is list of the presidents,
and a mp3 link for a song to help with memorization.  Here are some president picture memory cards.  Assessment will be oral.
 
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.