Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Aug 12 - 16, 2019

4th Grade Week 1	8/12/2019	8/13/2019	8/14/2019	8/15/2019	8/16/2019
Discipleship
Bible	Prov 1: 1-7 & Gen 1	Genesis 2	Gen 3	Genesis 7
Math	Why Math? FP-A, HIG p 1-2, TB 6-8 Learning Tasks 1 & 2, WB Ex. 1	FP-A, HIG p 3-4, TB p 9-11 Learning Tasks 3-9, WB Exercises 2 & 3	FP-A, HIG p5-6, TB p11, Learning Task 10, WB Ex 4	FP-A, HIG p7, TB p12-14, LT 1-3, WB Ex 5 (see note below)	HIG p8, TB p15-16, LT 4-7, WB Ex 6
Spelling	Introduce Poem 1 & "Get to know you" activity	Review information found through pg. 12 of the All About Spelling book. Setup at-home spelling board to match information found on pg. 15.	Introduce Phonograms, Teach and play Sparkle with words from previous levels.	Step 1: pgs 15-18 Review Phonogram Cards 1-65, Sound Cards 1-77, Key Cards 1-22, Review Division Rules, Syllable Types & Suffix Rules	Dictate Sentences 1-5 on paper titled "Step 1 Practice"
Grammar	Review parts of a friendly letter and write yourself a letter to be read at EOY.		Chap. 1, Lesson 4: A/An Choices Review Nouns	Ch 2 L1 Listen to Jingles 1-3, Review nouns & verbs
Writing	Classroom and school behavioral expectations.	Read through the 4th Grade Curriculum Information and Syllabus in the front pocket of the classroom binder and share the information with your child.	Lesson 1, Part 1: Finding key words	Retell the Grasshopper and the Ants fable to two family members using only your KWO.
Reading	Begin Reading The Good Master in class	Read The Good Master Ch 2-3	Discussion	Read Ch 4-5	Co-Teachers, have your child orally narrate their reading assignments to you.
Latin	Introduction to Latin & Ch 1 Memory Page	Read over the Introduction to Students pages vii-vii, Review Ecclesiastical Pronounciation Chart p. xi	Ch1 - Memory page review, teach grammar lesson, Begin making flashcards	Ch1 - Recite memory chart & chant (p1), complete making flashcards for all new vocabulary
History	Victoria's England	Think about what you would put in a "Great Exhibition" and why. Be prepared to share with class tomorrow. *See Note  Below.      Read SOTW p9-13 The Sepoy Mutiny	Great Exhibition Discussion & Sepoy Mutiny Activity	Read SOTW p15-18 "Japan Re-Opens" and in your journal answer: Why was Japan closed to Western countries? and Why did the Japanese agree to sign a trade treaty with the US?	For journal entries write the question and then your answer using complete sentences.
Geography	Continents and Oceans - Due 8/28
Science	Introduce Flying Creatures	Read Lesson 1 p1-5 and jot down a few interesting facts in your science notebook p12, write out classification mnemonic	Experiment	Read p 6-9 Add interesting facts to notebook
Memory Work	POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 10/2 GEOGRAPHY: Continents and Oceans Test on 8/28 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/30 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/9

HIG- Home Instructor Guide	KWO-Key Word Outline	NB-Science Notebook
LT- Learning Task	RD- Rough Draft	SOTW-Story of the World Vol 4
TB- Textbook	FD- Final Draft
WB- Workbook	Grammar- Shurley English	NT- New Teaching
CCC-Complete, check, correct	TM - Teacher's Manual	DS - Dictate Sentences
MM- Mental Math FP - Math Facts Practice Sheet	L- Lesson

Welcome 4th grade Falcons!

I am excited to start the year, and hope you are as well.  I’ve been praying for you and am looking forward to a wonderful year together.

We have much to learn and I’m excited to be on this great learning adventure with you!

May God be glorified in all that we do.

Mrs. Johnson

Coming Soon:

Wednesday, August 14 - Spirit Day! Students may wear jeans with Fortis Spirit Shirts

Monday, August 26 - Open House, 6-7 p.m.

Wednesday, August 28 - Pizza Day! Spirit Day-students may wear Fortis spirit shirts with jeans

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.  We will be doing an overview of the Bible this year with selected passages from the

entire Bible.  I invite you to join with us in reading the passages on home days and discussing them with your child.

Our Character Virtue of the month is Obedience.

Math

Objectives:

1. Read & write a 5-digit number.

2. Relate each digit up to 100,000 to its place value.

3. Add, subtract, multiply and divide thousands and ten thousands.

4. Round off whole numbers to the nearest 10.

5. Determine the scale of a number line.

Please make copies of the master math fact practice drill sheets sent home. Students will be expected to complete math fact practice drills on

most home days. The appropriate sheet to use is denoted with the abbreviation “FP” followed by a letter (FP-A, FP-B, etc.) that specifies which

sheet to use that day. Set the timer for five minutes. If the student finishes before the timer goes off,

record the time on the sheet. If the timer goes off and the student does not finish, mark the place where he/she finished. We want to see improvement in the number of facts correctly completed each time.

Also, please do 5 minutes of mental math each home day as a warm-up.  Don't strive to finish all problems in this time.  We will be using the

Mental Math pages multiple times on campus and at home.  The goal is to be able to calculate answers mentally.

(Start this week doing Mental Math 1 found in the HIG Appendix)  On Thursday, start the day reviewing the concept taught Wed. using the concrete manipulatives, before moving on to the workbook exercise. 

Reading  

Objectives:

1. Learn about life in Hungary in the early 1900’s

2. Engage in meaningful Socratic discussion

3. Increase vocabulary

Grammar

Objectives: 

1. Know the definitions of Synonym & Antonym.

2. Learn how to use "a" and "an" correctly.  

History

Objectives:  

1. Know that the British empire spread throughout the world during Queen Elizabeth’s reign

2. Explain why the sepoys were angry when the British took more control of India through the East India Company

3. Know the measures Japan took to keep out Western Influence until Matthew Perry gained access.
*Note: People came to the Great Exhibition from all over the world. Representatives from each country brought
inventions, products, and plants and animals to show off to the rest of the world. We will hold our own small "Great
Exhibition". If you like, you can bring in something from your family's country of origin--a famous piece of art or style
of music, a type of popular food, or an invention or product that symbolizes your family's heritage to share with the class.

Science

Objectives:

1. Know that scientists classify life with the system of Binomial Nomenclature

2. Know that flying creatures are in Kingdom Animalia

3. Experiment with lift, thrust, and drag

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

Poetry:  Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  A copy was placed in your student's binder on Monday.  Practice this with a

family member, pet, or stuffed animal as an audience, focusing on the public speaking skills listed in IEW on pg. 9. 

If you really want a challenge, try using yourself as an audience in a mirror! Additional copies here.

Geography:  We will begin our study of geography this week through "blob mapping" the oceans and continents.  

Here is a short video that demonstrates blobbing of a world map. (This is part one of a four-part video series, which you should be able to

easily find if you have watched part one.)

Continents & Oceans song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling

continents and oceans on a map.

Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species