Fortis 4th Grade (T/Th): October 2018

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Oct 20 - Nov 2

4th Grade Week 13	10/29/2018	10/30/2018	10/31/2018	11/1/2018	11/2/2018
Discipleship	Self-Control
Bible	Joshua 11:15-16,23 Judges 2	Judges 6 & 7	Ruth 1 & 2	I Sam 1
Math	Work through TB Review B p66-69 to review for Wed test	Complete Review B if not finished yesterday Do Review 3 for additional review.	Math Test	HIG pg 79, TB 70-71, LT1 WB Ex 36 & 37	HIG p 80, TB p 72 LT 2-3, WB Ex 38
Spelling	Step 11: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!	Rewrite misspelled test words 5x, Review Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.	Step 11 Spelling Test	Step 12 : New teaching, Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 12 Practice".
Grammar	Ch 10, L1 Sentences. Introduce Capitalization rules. Show examples.	Review Capitalization Rules. Copy your choice of one of each example in Ex 6 & 7 (worksheet sent home) using correct capitalization. Due Wed	Capitalization rules continued	Ch 10, L2 Classify sentences only. Co-teachers, please help your student go through the question/answer flow aloud to ensure mastery
Writing	Daedalus RD due & Unit 4: Taking notes on facts from a source text	Begin writing FD of Daedalus & Icarus myth, Due Mon 11/5	L10 P2 The Topic Sentence & Clincher	Complete Daedalus & Icarus FD Due Mon, Stapled in this order: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading	Discuss Number the Stars Ch 5-8, Read Ch 9	Read Ch 10-12	Discuss 10-12, read Ch 13	Read Ch 14-end
Latin	Ch 7 Memory Page & Worksheet	Review Ch 4, 6 & 7 Chants, all flashcards & complete Ch 7 story	Board Wars!	Ch 7 Quiz
History	Read Story of the World Ch 26 "The Great Crash" & The Great Depression and the New Deal #140	If you haven't already, choose your topics to research for WW II project. Get books from the library and/or have your parent help you find some websites to begin your study.	Read "Hitler's Rise to Power" & Take notes on Causes Leading to WW II	Continue your research, taking notes on your findings.
Geography	Southern Europe - Due 11/7
Science	Check results last week's experiment & Build a Solar Oven ECWP p200	Read USE p124-125 "Friction" and write out a list of situations where friction is helpful and when friction is a nuisance.	Discuss Friction, Introduce memory work & Experiment	Week 13 Quiz & Define "friction" in your journal
Memory Work	Quarter 2 Poem Due 11/28, Friction Poem 11/26, History Timeline Song Min 4:00-6:20 Due 12/5

Please check Alma weekly for any missing work.

Coming Soon!

Wednesday, Oct 31 - Pizza Day & Historical Dress-Up Day!

Wednesday, Nov 14 - Thanksgiving Program 1:30-3:00

Nov 19 - 23 Thanksgiving Break!

On Wednesday, October 31st, your student is allowed to dress in costume as a historical figure from our history time-period

(Civil War to the Present).

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 Self-Control.

Kids of Integrity has wonderful resources to aid you in developing this virtue in your child.

Math:

Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with the Math fact sheet of your choice.

Work through Mental Math 17 this week.

Objectives:

1. Review all topics.

2. Assess fraction skills and previously learned skills.

3. Read and interpret bar graphs.

4. Solve problems using information from bar graphs.

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.

Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell words with the sound of /e/ spelled ie.

Composition

Objectives:

1. Write a polished three paragraph FD of Daedalus & Icarus myth

2. Take notes on facts from a source text

Reading

Objectives:

1. Spend 30-45 min of independent reading per day

2. Engage in meaningful discussion over assigned text

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Know and properly use Capitalization Rules

Latin:

Objectives:

1. Memorize 2nd Declension (masculine) noun endings

2. Memorize Latin “Sum” chart

History

Objectives:

1. Understand factors which led to the Great Depression

2. Know that Franklin D Roosevelt involved the government in recovery through the New Deal

3. Begin researching World War II
There are many websites on WWII that are age appropriate. Here are a couple that may be helpful:
https://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/world-war-ii/
https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/

Science

Objectives:

Know that friction is a force that tends to slow down moving objects.

Definitions:

Friction: The force that tends to slow down moving objects that are touching.

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

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

History Timeline: Find the Timeline Song here.

Geography: Southern Europe song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page.

Students will be responsible for labeling each country on a map.

Science:

Friction helps us

Get a grip

This force slow us down

So that we don’t slip

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Oct 22 - 26

4th Grade Week 12	10/22/2018	10/23/2018	10/24/2018	10/25/2018	10/26/2018
Discipleship	Attentiveness
Bible	Deut 28:1-14, Deut 30:15-20	Deut 30:15-20	Joshua 1 & 2	Joshua 6
Math	FP G, MM 16, HIG p 70, TB p 61 LT 7, WB Ex 31	FP G, MM 17, CCC WB Ex 31. HIG p 71, TB 61-62 LT 8-10, WB Ex 32	HIG p 73-74, TB 62 LT 11, WB 33 & HIG p75, TB p63-64 LT 12-14	Review HIG p75 if necessary, Complete WB Ex 34-35 Include Bar Models CCC	Do Practice 3C TB p 65 Due Mon for homework grade
Spelling	Step 10: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs, Play Sparkle!	Re-write misspelled test words 5x. 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 9, L1 Jingle 15, Classify Sentences, Discuss conjunctions and interjections, Review 8 parts of speech	Ch 9, L2 Jingle 15, Classify Sentences, Review 8 parts of speech, giving mom an example of each, Write practice sentence (TM p152)	Ch 9, L3, Classify sentences, Ref. 28 Homonyms	Review Ref 28: Homonym Chart & complete worksheet sent home
Writing	L8,P2; Strong Verbs & P3: Begin writing 1st paragraph of Daedalus & Icarus RD	L8, P4 Complete 1st paragraph & begin writing 2nd paragraph of RD using composition checklist p75	Complete 2nd paragraph & In-class writing assignment	L9, P1: RD paragraph 3. Co-teachers, correct any spelling/punctuation mistakes, RD due Mon Read Aloud: The Race for a Wife
Reading	Number the Stars Ch 1-2	Number the Stars Ch 3-4	Discuss Ch 3-4, Read Ch 5	Read Ch 6-8
Latin	Ch 7 Memory Page & Grammar Lesson	Ch 7 Chant, Make flashcards for Ch 7 vocab	Review Game	Review Ch 7 Memory page, Ch 3,4,6,7 chants
History	Introduce The Modern Period of the Arts visual artists	#139 The Modern Period of the Arts See Note Below Timeline Song 1	Finish Modern Artists & Timeline Assessment	Listen to a short musical piece by Gershwin, Debussy, Stravinsky, or Cage
Geography	Southern Europe - Due 11/7
Science	PEC p54 Experiment: "How to make Heat by Radiant Energy"	Read USE p112-113 Heat Transfer Write a short summary in your notebook, and define Infrared Radiation	Experiment: "How Heat Changes Solid to Liquid"	Complete Quiz sent home, Due Mon
Memory Work	Quarter 2 Poem Due 11/28, Friction Poem 11/26, History Timeline Song Min 4:00-6:20 Due 12/5

Please check Alma weekly for any missing work.
Coming Soon!
Wednesday, Oct 24 - 1st four minutes of Timeline Song due
Wednesday, Oct 31 - Pizza Day & Historical Dress-Up Day!

On Wednesday, October 31st, your student is allowed to dress in costume as a historical figure from our history time-period (Civil War to the Present).

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 Attentiveness. Kids of Integrity has wonderful resources to aid you in developing this virtue in your child.

Math:
Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with the Math fact sheet of your choice.
Work through Mental Math 17 this week.
Objectives:
1. Express a part as a fraction of a whole.
2. Find the whole when given the fractional part.
3. Solve two-step word problems involving fractions of a set.

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.

Spelling
Objectives:
1. Know five ways to spell the sound of /er/.

Composition
Objectives:
1. Write a three paragraph RD of Daedalus & Icarus myth.

Reading
Objectives:
1. Spend 30-45 min of independent reading per day
2. Engage in meaningful discussion over assigned text

Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify conjunctions and interjections in sentences.
2. Identify and describe 8 parts of speech (noun ,verb, adjective, adverb,
pronoun,preposition conjunction, interjection).
3. Use homonyms correctly.

Latin:
Objectives:
1. Review 2nd Declension (masculine) noun endings
2. Learn Latin "To Be" verbs
3.Learn new vocabulary

History
Objectives:
1. Identify works of art from 20th century artists

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 Monday. 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

Science

Infrared Radiation: electromagnetic waves that are given out by anything hot

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

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

History Timeline: Find the Timeline Song here.

Geography: Southern Europe song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling each country on a map.

Science:

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Oct 15-19, 2018

4th Grade Week 11	10/15/2018	10/16/2018	10/17/2018	10/18/2018	10/19/2018
Discipleship	Attentiveness
Bible	Lev 16:1-6,21,22,30, Lev 17:11, Lev 26: 1-20	Numbers 13	Numbers 14	Deuteronomy 6
Math	HIG p63, TB p 58-59, WB Ex 27	HIG p64-65, TB p59 LT 2-3, WB 28 CCC	HIG p66-67, TB p60 LT 4, WB Ex 29	FP G, MM 16, HIG p68-69, TB p60 LT 5-6, WB Ex 30 CCC
Spelling	Step 9: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs, Play Sparkle!	Rewrite Step 8 misspelled words 5 times, Review card box, phonograms as needed, Complete Reinforcement & Writing Station words. Dictate sentences 7-9.	Step 9 Spelling Test	Step 10 : "ER" Word Sort. Dictate words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 10 Practice".
Grammar	Ch 8, L3:Irregular Verbs	Review Helping Verb Chart, Complete the Test Time section in TM pg 139 orally as a review, and for fun Activity Time -Acrostic Poem.	Quiz	Grammar Break!
Writing	Theseus RD due, In-class writing assignment	L8, P2 Source Text & SSO, Do vocab study p 73	L8, P3: Strong Verbs & Begin writing Theseus FD, Rubric sent home	Complete Theseus FD, Due Mon. Stapled in this order: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading	Discuss Ch 11-13, Read Ch 14-15 in class	Read Ch 16-20	Complete Wright Brothers Discussion
Latin	Review 1st & 2nd declension endings, Ch 6 worksheet	Ch 6 chant, Complete Ch 6 story, Read Ch 6 Grammar lesson for review & Review all flashcards	Chap 6 Review & Game	Ch 6 Quiz for review
History	Introduce Billy Graham	Read #138 U.S. Evangelist Billy Graham & Timeline Song 1	Billy Graham sermon excerpts	What strikes you the most about Billy Graham's life and ministry? Write a short summary about what you've learned this week in your journal. Timeline Song 1
Geography	Southern Europe - Due 11/7
Science	More on Simple Machines	Review Simple Machines Memory Work, Read USE p110-111 Heat, Define "heat"	Assess Simple Machines Memory Work & Experiments: "Can you tell hot from cold" PEFC p53, Write Lab report Experiment directions sent home.	Choose one or more of experiments listed in note below and perform it. Be prepared to share your results with the class on Mon
Memory Work	Timeline Song(1st 4 min) Due 10/24, Types of Simple Machines Due 10/17, Geography: Southern Europe Due 11/7, Quarter 2 Poem Due 11/28

Coming Soon!

Wednesday, Oct 17 - Spirit Day!
Saturdays, Oct 20 - Fortis Fall Festival & Craft Show 10am -7pm

Wednesday, Oct 24 - 1st four minutes of Timeline Song due

Wednesday, Oct 31 - Historical Dress-Up Day!

On Wednesday, October 31st, your student is allowed to dress in costume as a historical figure from our history time-period (Civil War to the Present).

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 Attentiveness.

Kids of Integrity has wonderful resources to aid you in developing this virtue in your child.

Math:

Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with the Math fact sheet of your choice.

Work through Mental Math 15-16 this week.

Objectives:

1. Express objects as a fraction of a set.

2. Find the number of objects in a fraction of a set.

3. Multiply a fraction and a whole number where the product is a whole number.

4. Multiply a fraction and a whole number where the product is not a whole number.

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.

Spelling

Objectives:

1. Learn to spell words with or in an unaccented syllable.

Composition

Objectives:

1. Write a three-point expository paragraph.

2. Create a story sequence outline including the setting, conflict, and resolution.

3. Write a polished final draft of Theseus myth, complete with dress-ups.

Reading

Objectives:

1. Spend 30-45 min of independent reading per day

2. Engage in meaningful discussion over assigned text

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Review irregular verbs.

2. Assess previously learned material.

Latin:

Objectives:

1. Review 2nd Declension (masculine) nouns

2. Review 1st Declension (feminine) nouns

History

Objectives:
1. Study Billy Graham's life and the impact he made around the world.

Science

Objectives:

1. Know that heat is a form of energy that flows from one place to another because of a difference in temperature.

2. Experiment with heat.

3. Assess simple machines

For Thursday's science assignment, choose one or more of the following activities following the directions sent home Wednesday. Record what you did and your results. You will share your findings on Monday.
1. How Heat Blows up a Balloon
2. How Heat Travels in Water and Air
3. Fun with Ice and Salt & Fun with Ice Cubes
4. Degree and Calorie

Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By a Woods on a Snowy Evening". Additional copies here.
History Timeline: Find the Timeline Song here.

Geography: Southern Europe song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling each country on a map.

Science: Types of Simple Machines