Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Nov 13-17


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DiscipleshipJoy (Thankfulness) + Matthew 5: 1-9
BibleAmos 5:18-24Ps 701 Thess 4:13-18Matt 25:1-13
MathFP I, HIG p 89, TB p 78-79 LT 1, WB Ex 45FP I, HIG p 90, TB p 80, WB Ex 46FP I, HIG p 91, TB p 81-82, WB Ex 47FP I, HIG p 92, TB p 83, WB Ex 48Catch-Up Day: Review previously learned concepts, math facts, mental math
SpellingStep 13: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs.Review Spelling Words, Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.Step 13 Spelling TestStep 14 : New teaching, Dictate 10 words Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 14 Practice".
GrammarExpository Writing Lesson & Ch 12, L3 Editing GuidelinesUsing editing guidelines (Ref 39) edit your writing from yesterday, & make corrections, Due WedThanksgiving ProgramGrammar Break!
WritingMythical Masterpiece!
In class writing assignment

ReadingDiscuss Number the Stars Ch 2-5Read Number the Stars Chaps 6-7 Discuss Ch 6-7 Read Ch 8Read Ch 9-11We will discuss Ch 9-11 on Mon after the break. Bring your books and be prepared to share.
LatinCh 11 ReviewWrite out Adj endings-Masculine, Feminine & Neuter, Review Chap 11 chant Thanksgiving ProgramReview Ch 8-11 Charts & chants
HistorySOTW: "The End of WW II"Stalin of the USSR and the Katyn Massacre #142 Timeline Song 1Joseph Stalin & the USSRWrite a summary in your journal of what you learned this week. Timeline Song 2
GeographyIntroduce Western Europe Western Europe - Due 1/31
ScienceProject: Egg Drop Carrier-first dropReview Gravity Poem, Write up results of first Egg DropEgg Drop Project: 2nd Egg DropReview Gravity Poem, Write up results of 2nd Egg Drop
Memory WorkQuarter 2 Poem Due 11/29, Gravity Poem 11/27
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Nov 15 - Thanksgiving Program
Monday, Nov 20 - Friday Nov. 24 - Thanksgiving Break!   
Wednesday, Nov 29 - Pizza Day!  Students may wear Spirit shirts.
 
If you're looking for something super fun for the whole family to do over the Thanksgiving break, check out the Homestead Fair November 24 & 25th. 

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 Joy, this week focusing on Thankfulness.  Kids of Integrity has some wonderful resources to help you instill this character trait in your child. Thanksgiving
 
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 any of MM 1-18 this week. 
Objectives: 
1. Identify perpendicular lines
2. Construct perpendicular lines
3. Identify parallel lines
4. Construct parallel lines

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: Practice public speaking skills while presenting your written story.       

Reading:  We will continue reading Number the Stars this week.  Bring your book to class each day.  Co-teachers, please ask your child to orally narrate what they read and engage in discussion with them.
Grammar 
Objectives: 
1. Write an expository paragraph with topic sentence, points,& concluding sentence
2. Review and practice editing guidelines

Spelling 
Objective: Analyze nine ways to spell the sound of /e/

Step 12 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. Memorize endings for Latin adjectives 
2. Know that adjectives and nouns must agree in number, gender & case.
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  
Chapter 11               
History
Objectives:
1. Know that "D-Day" was the beginning of the end of WW II in Europe.
2. Know that WW II ended in Aug of 1945 after two atom bombs were dropped on Japan.
3. Know that Joseph Stalin was a brutal dictator in the USSR during & after WW II.

Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
We are continuing our memorization of the US Presidents.  For assessment, students will write all the presidents' first and last names.  Due 2/21/18.  If you'd like to make flashcards, here are some president picture memory cards.   
Science Memory Work:Gravity Poem
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 beginning our study of Western Europe this week.  Additional maps found here.
All Geography songs and maps are found here.