Fortis Academy 4th Grade - Feb. 27 - Mar 3


4th2/27/20172/28/20173/1/20173/2/20173/3/2017
DiscipleshipHonesty+ Proverbs 3:1-19
MathHIG p 54-55, TB p53, LT 1-6, WB Ex 34HIG p53, TB p52 Practice 2C for quiz grade. Due WedHIG p56-57 TB p56 LT 7-10, WB Ex 35HIG p 58 TB p56-57 LT 10 WB Ex 36HIG p 59, TB p58 LT 15-17, WB Ex 37
ReadingNumber the Stars: Read Chaps. 6-11 this week.Complete and score one reading narration. Use red pen to score. Due next Monday.
CompositionL17, P2: Fused Outline  & Begin Poem Recitations Read Aloud: The Lad and the Fox.Complete Poem 3 RecitationsComplete L17 P3: Write Rough Draft using composition checklist p143.
Grammar Ch 21, L1 Sentences, Ref 63. Start a friendly letter to another 4th grade student. Ch 21, L2 Classify Sentences, Complete your letter to another 4th grader, and put it in a correctly addressed envelope for Wednesday. See Ref 64. Phonogram Test &     Exchange letters.Ch. 21, L3 Classify Sentences. Optional: use Ref 63- 64 to write a friendly letter to a relative, and mail it!
SpellingStep 22: Review New Teaching, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thur, Play Sparkle!Review Card box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.Step 22 Spelling TestStep 23 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words and sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 23 Practice."
HistoryWW II Part 4L63 The Start of the Cold War JamieCold War ActivitiesL64* The Formation of Israel    Thomas*L64 Key Date #46 Complete one narration, score in red pen, due Monday.
ScienceTry This! pgs. 222 and 223Read pgs. 223- 225, start at My Magnetic DomainTry This! pg. 224 and 226Read pgs. 226-230, stop at Electrifying Magnet
GeographyUS Locations Due 4/5 *Please note that US locations and capitals are tested separately. Capitals will be assessed after loactions of states.
Memory WorkKey dates #37-45 Due 3/6 , Gettysburg Address (3rd-5th grade) Due 3/22, Presidents of the United States of America Due 4/19, Quarter 4 Poem Due 5/1
LatinPL19Use Copybook to Review Latin words Board Wars!



Coming Soon:
Monday, Feb 27 - Third Quarter Poem due
Monday, March 6 - Key Dates Test
March 13-17 - Spring Break! 
Wednesday, March 22 - Gettysburg Address Due

Note: The end of the quarter is Friday, March 3, so be sure to check Teacher Ease for any missing assignments and turn them in by Wed. 3/1 to receive credit.

Discipleship
Start your home school day with prayer and Bible reading. 

Math:  
Work through Mental Math 11 & 12 this week.
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: Division of Decimals

Reading  
Continue reading Number the Stars this week.  Please bring your book to school each day for discussion, and make sure your name is written on it.
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:  Due March 6th
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 1914-1918 
The Great Depression  1929
World War II 1939-1945 
The Formation of Israel   May 14, 1948

Continue working on the Gettysburg Address 
We will recite it for a grade on March 22. A hard copy can be found in your child's binder behind the "memory" tab. Please include this in your daily memory work practice.

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: We will begin memorizing the 50 States in the USA.  A map of all 50 states can be found here.
 All maps and songs can be found here.
 
Poetry: "The Village Blacksmith" due 2/27.  Additional copies may be found here.
Scripture:  Continue memorizing Proverbs 3:1-23.  Additional copies may be found here.