Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Apr 2 - 6

4th4/2/20184/3/20184/4/20184/5/20184/6/2018
DiscipleshipPerseverance (Work) + Matthew 5: 1-15
BibleDan 12:1c-3, Ps 100, 1 Cor. 5:6b-8, Lk 24:13-35 Dan 3:8-28, Ps 2, Acts 13:26-33, Lk 24:36-49Acts 3:13-15, 17-19, Ps 61 Col 3:1-7, Jn 21:1-14
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, Do HIG p84, TB p89, LT 7-8, WB Ex47, Complete Challenge Packet: Return to school Wed for HW gradeReview C p80-82Complete Review D, Co-Teachers please correct in red pen and have student make corrections, Due Monday
SpellingReview New Teaching and Strategies for Step 26. Dictate sentences 4-6. Play Sparkle!Rewrite misspelled Step 25 Test words, Review phonograms & Card Box. Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.Step 26 Spelling TestStep 27 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 27 Practice."
GrammarCh 25, L1: Outlines Ref. 76 & 77Ch 25, L2 Practice Time. Refer to Ref. 76-77.Ch 25, L3 Practice Time.

WritingComplete KWO, Retell, & L21, P3: BrainstormLesson 21, Part 3: Write RD of your myth's 1st paragraph  Writer's Conference & L21, P4: Write RD of 2nd paragraph  Complete writing RD of 2nd paragraph, or if done, begin 3rd paragraph. Co-teachers, use the checklist (p182) to ensure proper mechanics and style are in place.
ReadingContinue reading classical book of choice. Pace yourself to complete the book this week.Put Journey to Jo'Burg in your backpack for Mon
LatinCh 19 ReviewReview Ch 17 & 19 memory page & chants for game tomorrowReview GameReview Ch 15 & 16
HistoryIntro to European Union & Timeline SongRead "European Union Formed" #158 SOTW Ch 42 "The End of the Twentieth Century" & Timeline SongApartheid Abolished in South Africa #159 and write a brief summary
GeographyScandinavia - Due 4/25
ScienceExperiment: Conductors & InsulatorsRead USE p230 Circuits & Electricity, In  your journal describe at least 2 types of circuits. How are they similar? How are they different? Give an example of how they are used.Read "Electricity can produce heat" p94-95 and Project: Make an Electric LampAdd what you learned from yesterday's experiment to summary & Define "Conductor" and "Insulator"
Memory WorkQuarter 4 Poem Due 5/2, Magnet Poem 4/18, Scandinavia 4/25, Timeline Song 4/30


Coming Soon:
Monday, April 2 - Fortis Academy Vision & Strategy Meeting 7:00pm
Wednesday April 4 - Casual Day for 4th Grade only! We won the Box Top contest!
Week of April 9th - CPT Testing
Friday, April 13 - Nerf Tournament
Monday, April 16 - Student Holiday

Math:   Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with a Math fact sheet of your choice and 5 min of Mental Math.   Work through any of MM 1-15 this week.  This week we will:  
1. Interpret 2-dimensional drawings of unit cubes.
2. Build solids from models drawn on isometric dot paper.
3. Determine the number of unit cubes used to make a solid.
4. Visualize new solids formed by adding or removing cubes.
5. Review previously learned skills.

Composition:  Begin writing a RD of either a variation or sequel to a myth. Use the Story Sequence Outline to organize your story.

Reading: Students should be reading a minimum of 40 minutes per day.  After each chapter students should narrate the passage to parents. Parents should then ask questions about the meaning of the passage and engage in Socratic discussion with their student.


Grammar:  Review information and practice making a simple outline.
  
Spelling: Learn to spell words containing the sound of /u/ spelled ou.

Latin:Listen to Latin chants daily to aid in memorization.

History:
Science:  
Vocabulary Definitions:
Insulator: a substance through which current cannot flow
Conductor: a substance through which current can flow
Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our fourth quarter poem is “The Dentist and the Crocodile”.  Additional copies here
History: Timeline  
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
Geography: We are beginning our study of Scandinavia  Additional maps here.