Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Oct. 23 - 27

4th	10/23/2017	10/24/2017	10/25/2017	10/26/2017	10/27/2017
Discipleship	Obedience (Cooperativeness/Attentiveness) + Matthew 5: 1-7
Bible	Is 45:1-7, Ps 96:1-9 (10-13), 1 Thess 1:1-10	Matt 22:15-22, Acts 15:12-22a, James 1:1-12	Matt. 13:54-58, Jer. 26:1-16	1 Peter 1:3-9, John 15:(12-16) 17-21
Math	FP H, MM 18, HIG p 73-74, TB 62 LT 11, WB 33 & HIG p75, TB p63-64 LT 12-14	FP H, MM 18, Review HIG p75 if necessary, Complete WB Ex 34-35 Bar Models required CCC	FP H, MM 18, Do Practice 3C TB p 65 Due Mon for homework grade	TB Review B p66-69 to review for Mon test	Complete Review B if needed
Spelling	Step 10: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs, Play Sparkle!	Rewrite Step 9 misspelled words.Review Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.	Step 10 Spelling Test	Step 11 : New teaching, Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 11 Practice".
Grammar	Ch 10, L1 Sentences. Introduce Capitalization rules. Show examples.	Review Capitalization Rules using Theseus & the Minotaur (L7, P1) from IEW. See note below.	Chap 10, L2 Sentences. Introduce Punctuation rules.	Review Punctuation Rules using Theseus & the Minotaur (L7, P1) from IEW. See note below.
Writing	Writer's Conference for paragraphs 1 & 2, L7, P4 Write RD of 3rd paragraph	Complete RD of 3rd paragraph, re-read and edit. Co-teachers, double- check all three paragraphs using RD Checklist on pg 68. Read Aloud: How Disease and Cares Came into the World.	Writer's Conference, Begin Final Draft. Rubric sent home. Grammar TM pg. 205 activity (Personality Poem for yourself and a friend).	Work on Final Draft of Theseus and the Minotaur. Due Wednesday stapled: Rubric, Final, Rough Draft.
Reading	Continue reading classical book of your choice. Pace yourself to complete the book in two weeks.
Latin	Ch 10 Review	Review & Recite all memory charts from Ch 6-9, study words you need to master	Ch 10 Review Board Wars!	Ch 10 Grammar Review charts: Write out tables for 1 Declension feminine, 2nd Declension masculine, 2nd Declension neuter, & Sum
History	Billy Graham: World Ambassador	See History Note below Timeline Song 1	#139 The Modern Period of the Arts, & Introduce Presidents Memory work	See History Note below Timeline Song 2
Geography	Southern Europe - Due 11/8
Science	Read Gizmos and Gadgets p28-30 About Friction, Write 2-4 Sentence Summary, Do Experiment: "Jitter critter"	Read Gizmos & Gadgets p 32-35, Write summary of lesson, Review friction poem	Read Gizmos & Gadgets p 34-35, Add to summary, Project: Friction Block	Define "Friction" and "Gravity", Review all previously learned poems
Memory Work	Quarter 2 Poem Due 11/29, Friction Poem 11/27

Coming Soon:
Monday, Oct 23 - Picture Retakes

Wednesday, Oct 25 - Pizza Day!  Crazy hair and sock day!!

Friday, Oct 27 - Dodgeball Tournament 5-8:30 pm, Austin Sports Center
Monday, Oct 30 - Historical Dress-Up Day 
 
Discipleship: 
Objective:  Experience the joy of the Lord which comes from spending time in His presence.  Start your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading.  Our Character Virtue of the month is Obedience, this week focusing on cooperativeness/attentiveness.  Kids of Integrity has some great activities, Bible stories, games, and prayers to help you instill this character trait in your child.  Attentiveness

Math: 

Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with the assigned Math fact sheet.  If your child has mastered the current fact sheet, move on the next one.  Do 5 min of Mental Math daily working through MM 18 this week. 

Objectives:

1. Find the whole when given the fractional part. 

2. Solve two-step word problems which involve fractions of a set.

3. Practice solving problems involving fractions.

4. Review previously learned concepts, reteaching where necessary.

Please complete all the work assigned for home days, including workbook and practice exercises, as well as math facts practice. Please grade all work by first indicating which answers are incorrect and then giving your student an opportunity to correct his/her mistakes before offering assistance.
 
Composition: 

Objective: Write, edit, and complete a polished three paragraph final draft of Theseus & the Minotaur

Grammar 

Objectives: 
1. Know and apply capitalization rules.

2. Know and apply punctuation rules.

On Monday, please use Theseus and the Minotaur from IEW to highlight all capitalized words in the story.  Then use your grammar book to identify and write above each capitalized letter the rule number that applies.   On Wednesday, go through the same process, but for punctuation.  This will be a good exercise in combining curriculum and making sense of how grammar applies everywhere!

Spelling 

Objective: 

1. Review 5 ways to spell the sound of /er/

Step 9 Spelling Test was returned on Monday.  Please have your student correctly rewrite any misspelled words five times and return it to school on Wed.  Continue to review phonogram cards. 

Latin 

Objectives:

1. Review and memorize the vocabulary words and the maxims for Ch6-9. 

2.Be able to list the endings of all 1st Declension nouns & 2nd Declension masculine & neuter nouns

Listen to Latin chants daily to aid in memorization.

Chapter 1 
Chapter 2 

Chapter 3 

Chapter 4                                                                                 

Chapter 6   

Chapter 7  

Chapter 8  

Chapter 9

History 
Objectives: 1. Watch Billy Graham and discuss the impact he made around the world 

                  2.  Identify works of art from 20th century artists

                  3.  Begin memorizing first and last names of US Presidents

For those of you who would like extra history resources to extend the lessons at home, I'll be adding a few ideas to the blog each week.  These are completely optional.

Tues:  If you'd like a sampling of Billy Graham's sermons to watch & discuss with your child, here are a few to choose from:
Billy Graham 

Thurs: This week's history card lists several 20th century art and literature movements.  We will be looking at a few examples of the artists mentioned on Wednesday.  However, there are so many more artists during this time period, many of whom produced beautiful works.  If you would like a more complete listing and/or timeline, check out the art movement timeline on this website. 20th Century Art Timeline

We are beginning our memorization of the US Presidents.  Students will be responsible for all presidents' first and last names.  Assessment is not until 2/21/81, but I want to give them plenty of time to memorize.  If you'd like to make flashcards, here are some president picture memory cards.  

Science 

Objectives:  

1. Know that friction tends to slow down moving objects that are touching.

2. Know that gravity is the force that attracts objects together.

Friction Memory Work:

Friction helps us

Get a grip

This force slows us down

So that we don't slip 

Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.

Poetry:  Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening".  Additional copies here.

History:  All US Presidents   There are several YouTube video songs.  Here are two:
US Presidents to "America" 
US Presidents

Timeline:  You can find a YouTube video of the timeline song with pictures of the cards and dates on here.

Here is a YouTube demonstration the hand motions for the first 6 minutes. Timeline Song 
Here is a video of the hand motions for the second 6 minutes of the song: Timeline Song 
Lyrics and hand motions to accompany the timeline song :Classical Conversation History Card timeline-motions 
Geography: We are continuing our study of Southern Europe this week.  Additional maps found here. 
All Geography songs and maps are found here.