Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Feb 25 - March 1, 2019


4th2/25/20192/26/20192/27/20192/28/20193/1/2019
DiscipleshipLoyalty
BibleLuke 8Luke 10:25-37Luke 15Luke 18
MathHIG p 51, TB p 50-51 LT 15-18, WB Ex 32-33HIG p 54-55, TB p53, LT 1-6, WB Ex 34HIG p56-57 TB p56 LT 7-10, WB Ex 35HIG p 58 TB p56-57 LT 10 WB Ex 36TB p52 Practice 2C Problems 8-12 only
SpellingStep 22: Review New Teaching, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thur, Complete Writing Station words, Play Sparkle!Make Step 21 Corrections, Review Card box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Review Reinforcement "More Words"Step 22 Spelling TestStep 23 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 23 Practice."
GrammarFLL L23: Review Helping Verbs & Present, Past & Future TensePractice "In Christ Alone" for recitation tomorrowPoem 3 RecitationsCh 18B Test (p116) Skip Ex 8 & 11
WritingL17 P1 Source Text & KWOL17 P2 Brainstorm p140, Read Aloud: "The Sword in the Stone" Appendix p232L17, P2: Fused Outline Complete L17 P3: Write Rough Draft using composition checklist on p143. Read and edit your paragraph
ReadingRead & Discuss Journey to Jo'Burg Ch 14-endCatch-up on reading day & Put My Side of the Mountain in your backpack.Read My Side of the Mountain Ch 1Ch 2
LatinCh 12 Memory Page & Grammar LessonReview Ch 12 ChantCh 12 ReviewMake flashcards for Ch 12 new vocab and Review all previous flashcards
HistoryThe Vietnam War #153 and SOTW Ch 37 "Two Short Wars & One Long One"Complete your Vietnam Era interview. Be prepared to share some facts with classmates tomorrow. Vietnam War Discussion & share findings from interviewsPractice Timeline Song 2 several times in preparation for next week's assessment
GeographyEastern Europe - Due 3/27
ScienceBalance Quiz and Introduce Magnets & Magnet ExperimentsRead USE p232-233 "Magnetism"Magnet ExperimentsWrite results of this week's experiments in your journal. Use complete sentences describing what you did and your findings.
Memory Work Quarter 3 Poem Due 2/27, Balance Sentence Due 3/4, Timeline Song 2 Minutes 6:20-8:20 Due 3/6
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Feb 27 - Parent  IEW Training 9:00 am in the Sanctuary
Wednesday, Feb. 27 - 3rd Quarter Poem recitation
Wednesday, Feb 27 - Pizza Day!  Spirit Day-students may wear jeans with spirit shirts.
March 22-15 Spring Break!

Please check Alma weekly for grades and missing assignments.

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 this month is Loyalty.


Math  Please work through Mental Math 7 this week.
Objectives:
1. Solve word problems involving multiplication of decimals.
2. Divide decimals using division facts.
3. Divide 2-place decimals by a 1-digit whole number.


Spelling
Objective: Use the Doubling Rule for adding vowel suffixes.


Grammar
Objectives:
1. Review helping verbs
2. Change verbs to one tense in a paragraph.
3. Assess skills
    
Composition
Objectives:
1. Take notes on facts about one topic from two sources.
2. Fuse two outlines into one.
3. Write a RD from outline of facts.


Reading
Latin
Objectives:
1. Memorize common Latin adjectives.
2. Know that linking verbs tie an adjective to the subject.


History
Objectives:
1. Know that after WW II Vietnam was split into communist North Vietnam and democratic South Vietnam.
2. When war broke out between the two countries, the US sent soldiers to fight in Vietnam.
3. Interview someone who recalls the Vietnam War and share some of their memories with classmates.

This week we'll be learning about the Vietnam war, and reading about the conflicts both in Vietnam and at home in the US.  
Students will identify and interview someone who was alive during this time period. It may be a relative, friend, neighbor, teacher, etc.
and may be done in person or by phone.  Students will share their findings with classmates on Wed 2/27.


Science
Objectives:
1. Identify substances attracted to magnets.
2. Know that magnets have a north and south pole which are attracted to one another.
3. Experiment with magnets.


Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
History: Timeline Song minutes 6:20-8:20 Due 3/6     
Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone". Due 2/27 In Christ Alone Additional copies of the poem here.
Geography: Eastern Europe  Due 3/27
All Geography songs and maps are found here.