Fortis Academy 4th Grade: April 10 - 14


4th4/10/20174/11/20174/12/20174/13/20174/14/2017
DiscipleshipCourage + Proverbs 3:1-23
MathHIG p81, TB p86-87 LT 1-3, WB Ex 45 & HIG p83, TB p88-89 LT 4-7, WB Ex 46, Send home Challenge PacketCCC Ex 45 & 46, HIG p84, TB p89, LT 7-8, WB Ex47, Complete Challenge Packet: Return to school Wed for HW gradeReview DComplete Review D if not finished in class. CCC Good Friday (no school)
ReadingBegin reading final classical book of your choice for this year. Pace yourself to complete the book in three weeks.Reading Narration Break!
CompositionWriter's Conference, Write RD of 2nd paragraphL21 P4: Complete writing RD of 2nd paragraph using checklist p182, Read Aloud: Why the Baby Says "Goo"Writer's Conference, Begin writing 3rd paragraphL 22, Part 1: Assignment: Finish writing RD of 3rd paragraph using checklist p182. Co-Teachers check for spelling & mechanics. Due Mon.
GrammarCh 25, L1: Outlines Ref. 76 & 77Ch 25, L2 Practice Time. Refer to Ref. 76-77.Ch 25, L3 Practice Time.Break!
SpellingReview Step 27 NT, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs., Play Sparkle!Review phonograms & Card Box. Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.Step 27 Spelling TestStep 28 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words and sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 27 Practice."
HistoryMan Walks on the Moon!L77 The Fall of the Berlin Wall GabeBerlin WallL78 Saddam Hussein & the Persian Gulf War AddieL75 & L76 Optional. Write & score one narration.
ScienceTry This! pg. 250Read pgs. 251 -253 , begin at GearsWhat Do You Remember? and Notebooking Activities pg. 253Review, Projects, and Experiments - choose a end of lesson (unit) project or experiment to complete at home. Incorporate the Scientific Method into your experiments.
GeographyUS Capitals Due 4/26
Memory WorkPresidents of the United States of America Due 4/19, Quarter 4 Poem Due 5/1, Key dates #37-48 Due 5/1
LatinPL 22Copybook L 22Board Wars


Coming Soon:
Wednesday, April 12 - Nest Meeting 9:15am
Wednesday, April 19 - Presidents recitation
Wednesday, April 26 - Pizza Day! 
Friday, April 21 - Fine Arts Night (Elective Showcase) 7pm
Thursday, April 27 - "Madam Butterfly" Opera Field Trip
   
Discipleship
Start your home school day with prayer and Bible reading.  This month's character virtue is Courage.  http://www.kidsofintegrity.com/lessons/courage has some great Bible studies and lessons to help you instill this character quality in your child.

Math 
Objectives:
1. Interpret solids made up of cubes drawn on an isometric grid.
2. Build solids from unit cubes.
3. Find the number of cubes in a solid drawn on isometric dot paper.
4. Visualize new solids formed by adding or taking away unit cubes from a solid drawing.

Work through any of the Mental Math 1-15 this week.
Math Buddies login page
Optional Math Buddies:

Reading 
Objectives:
1. Your student should aim to read for 30-40 minutes each home day.
2. Your student should write a 4-6 sentence summary (narration) that demonstrates comprehension of the book he/she is reading.    
Composition
Objective: Write a rough draft of your myths 2nd & 3rd paragraphs complete with dress-ups.
This  is our final piece of the year.  Don't hold back! We are looking forward to some fantastic, creative, and well-polished writing to cap off all our efforts this year in IEW.
Grammar
Objective: Make an outline with Main Topics, Subtopics and Details   

Spelling
Objective: Students will analyze six ways to spell the sound of /er/.   
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
Man Walks on the Moon   July 20, 1969 
The Collapse of the Soviet Union  Dec. 26, 1991

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: The names of the 50 US State Capitals will be assessed 4/26. A song for memorizing the US Capitals can be found here.    A computer game for learning states & capitals 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.