Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Mar 27 - 31


4th3/27/20173/28/20173/29/20173/30/20173/31/2017
DiscipleshipPerseverance (Work) + Proverbs 3:1-21
MathPractice 3A due, Worksheet sent home, CTP Testing at schoolComplete Continual Assessment Worksheet problems 1-30CTP TestingComplete Continual Assessment Worksheet problems 31-38, 43-45
ReadingContinue reading classical book of choice. Pace yourself to complete the book in two weeks.Reading Narration Break
CompositionPeer Review of RD, Rubric sent homeLesson 20, Part 1: Write FD of My Favorite Fairy Tale, Due Wed. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RDCTP Testing

GrammarCTP Testing
CTP Testing

SpellingStep 25: Review the New Teaching and Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6. Play Sparkle!Review Phonograms & Card Box, Dictate Sentences 7-9Step 25 Spelling TestStep 26 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words and sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 26 Practice."
HistoryCultural Revolution, North Korea, and Cuban Missile CrisisL69 The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy        WesJFKL70 The United States Enters the Vietnam War           AlexeiComplete one narration, score in red pen, due Monday
ScienceTry This! pgs. 240 and 241Read pgs. 242 - 245 , begin at Wedging InTry This! pgs. 244 and 245Read pgs. 246-247, stop at Pulling Pulleys
GeographyUS Locations Due 4/5
Memory WorkKey dates #37-46, Presidents of the United States of America Due 4/19, Quarter 4 Poem Due 5/1
LatinNo Latin due to testing
No Latin due to testing

Coming Soon:
Monday, March 27 & Wednesday March 29 - Achievement Testing
Wednesday, March 29 - Pizza Day


Please send the following to school with your student on M and W for our low stress, low stakes testing:                              - a book to read if they finish early
                             - easy snacks packed separate from their lunch
                             - a filled water bottle 

                    

Discipleship
Start your home school day with prayer and Bible reading.  This month's character virtue is perseverance, this week focusing specifically in work.  Read James 1:12, Prov 30:24-25, Col 3:23, and 1 Cor 15:58.

Math
Objectives: Review previously learned concepts, reviewing and reteaching as necessary.    
Work through any of the Mental Math 1-15 this week.
Math Buddies login page

Optional Math Buddies:

Reading 
Objectives:  Your student should aim to read for 30-40 minutes each home day.
Spelling
Objectives: Students will learn to spell more words containing the sound of /e/ spelled ea.   

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

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 50 States in the USA.  A map of all 50 states can be found here.
 All maps and songs can be found here.  
Poetry: "In Christ Alone"  Due 5/1  Additional copies may be found here 
If you would like to listen to the song, a YouTube video  can be found here.

Scripture:  Continue memorizing Proverbs 3:1-23.  Additional copies may be found here.