Fortis Academy 4th Grade Feb. 6-10



4th2/6/20172/7/20172/8/20172/9/20172/10/2017
DiscipleshipHonesty (Integrity)+ Proverbs 3:1-17
MathHIG p29 TB 31-33 LT 1-7 WB Ex 16-17HIG p31 TB p34-35 LT 8-14, WB Ex 18-19HIG p33 TB p36 LT 15-17, WB Ex 20 Copies of Review 3 sent home for FridayHIG p34 TB p37-38, LT 18-22, WB Ex 21Review 3. Do circled problems only for quiz grade. Due Mon.
ReadingContinue reading classical book of your choice. Pace yourself to complete the book in two weeks.Complete and score one reading narration. Use red pen to score. Due next Monday.
CompositionL14, P3: Pictures, KWO & Part 4:www.asia.b clauseL14, Part 4: Brainstorm and write 1st paragraph RDWriter's Conference & L15, Part 1: RD of Paragraph 2. Lesson 15, Part 2: Write RD of paragraph 3 using checklist p.123, Complete vocab study p.122Co-teachers, check all 3 paragraphs for spelling and punctuation.
GrammarCh 18, L1 Sentences and Ref 53: Regular & Irregular Verbs & L2 Ref 54 and 55: Verb Tenses.Ch 18, L2 Classify Sentences. Review Ref 53-55. Complete Practice Time for L1 and L2.Ch18, L3 Sentences. Ref 56: Changing Tenses, Practice TimeCh18, L4 Test B for practice. Skip Ex. 11.
SpellingStep 19: Review New Teaching and Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6 Play Sparkle!Step 19: Review Card box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.Step 19 Spelling TestStep 20 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words and sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 20 Practice."
HistoryAdolf HitlerL56 The Holocaust: From Afar      FinleyThe Holocaust L57 The Holocaust: Up Close     Tyler
ScienceTry This! pg. 194Read pgs. 197 - 199 , start at Thermal ExpansionTry This! pg. 198 (Prep, will complete on M) What Do You Remember? and Notebooking Activities (Fascinating Facts) pg. 199Read pgs. 201-205, stop at Current Events
GeographyWest Indies Due 2/22
Memory WorkQuarter 3 Poem Due 2/27, Key dates #37-44, Gettysburg Address (3rd-5th grade) Due 3/22, Presidents of the United States of America Due 4/19
LatinPL 17Copybook 17Board Wars!

Coming Soon:
Monday, Feb 13 - Valentine's Exchange--Bring your decorated bags or boxes! 
Saturday, Feb 25 - Pancake Breakfast!
Monday, Feb 27 - Third Quarter Poem due & Pizza Day!

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

Math:  
This week we will be adding and subtracting one and two place decimals.  Multiplication & division of decimals is right around the corner, so keep reviewing those facts!
Work through Mental Math 5 & 6 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: Adding and Subtracting Decimals with Regrouping

Reading  
Continue reading a classical book of choice.  Pace yourself to finish the book in two weeks.  Complete and score one reading narration this week.
Composition 
We're continuing Writing from Pictures this week, writing one paragraph per picture.  Each paragraph should have a topic sentence describing the central fact of the picture with the rest of the paragraph filling in the who, when, where, what, why and how details, complete with required dress-ups.
Spelling
We will review spelling words with the sound of /ij/ at the end of a word and learn how to form irregular plurals.
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 3/6

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

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: Continue memorizing the West Indies.  To be assessed 2/22 West Indies Original
West Indies Geography Game
 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.