Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Sept 30 - Oct 4, 2019


4th Grade Week 89/30/201910/1/201910/2/201910/3/201910/4/2019
DiscipleshipInitiative
BibleEx 14Read Ex 16 & write what stands out to you in your journalEx 19-20 & write the 10 commandmentRead Ex 23:20-Ex 24 & write what stands out to you in your journalCan you say the 10 commandments?
MathMM 14, HIG p49-50, WB Ex 21FP G or H, HIG pg53, TB pg 52-53 & Enrichment 2, WB Ex 22HIG p56, TB p55 LT 1-2, WB Ex 23FP G or H, TB Practice 3A 6-9 & Practice 3B 6-8 and spend 30 min on Aleks math Complete worksheet sent home. Do odd number problems only. Due Mon
SpellingReview Phonograms: kn, gn, nk, ough, ew. Step 6: Review New Teaching and Tips, DS 4-6.Re-write Step 5 test misspelled words 5x & Step 6: Review card box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Review Writing Station words.Step 6 Spelling TestStep 7: New teaching, Dictate 10 words Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 7 Practice".
GrammarCh 6, L3 Subject/Verb AgreementReview Subject & Possessive Pronouns- Ref. 19 & 21. Can you name them all? Chapter 6 Test: Do Exercises 1,2, 3 & 5 only. For practice only--no gradeCh 7 L1: Possessive Nouns & Write Practice Sentence using Labels: SP V Adv P PPA PNA Adj OP (TM p114-115)Ch 7, L2: Classify Sentences, Co-Teachers, please have student do question/answer flow orally & check sentences for accuracy)
WritingWriter's Conference & In-class writing assignmentBegin FD of Theseus, Review Poem 1 for tomorrow's recitationPoem 1 RecitationComplete FD of Theseus, Due Mon, Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
ReadingDiscuss The Great Wheel Ch 3-4, Read Ch 5Read Ch 6 Orally narrate & discussDiscussion & begin Ch 7Complete Ch 7 & Read Ch 8, orally narrate & discuss
LatinCh 4 Memory Page & Grammar LessonReview Ch 4 Chant & make flashcards for new vocabularyReview GameReview all flashcards & Complete Ch 4 Story
HistoryKey Dates Test & The Impressionists:Monet, Degas, Renoir, CassattRead SOTW "The Dutch East Indies" p93-96KrakatoaRead SOTW "Sick Man of Europe" p96-101
GeographySouthern Europe Due 10/16
Science"What Do You Remember?" p176 & Make Lepidoptera Minibook Notebook p182Read p226-229Praying Mantises and DragonfliesLesson 13 Read p199-202Continue working on your insect collection.
Memory WorkPOEM 1, Due for Recitation on 10/2
GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Test on 10/16
KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/11
SCIENCE: 

Please check Alma weekly for grades and missing work.

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
Coming Soon:
Monday, September 30- Moms’ in Prayer (9am in Sanctuary)
Monday, September 30- Grammar Play date (3-4 pm on Fortis playground)
Friday, October 4- End of 1st Quarter

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 virtue this month is Initiative.

Math

Objectives:
1. Solve word problems involving fractions.
2. Write mixed numbers, add and subtract fractions to whole numbers
3. Find mixed numbers on a number line
4. Understand the relationship between improper fractions and mixed numbers

Start with 5 min of addition practice using Facts Practice-G or H (multiplication).

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.

Reading  
Objectives:
1. Learn about the development of the Ferris Wheel displayed at the Chicago World's Fair.
2. Engage in discussion, sharing ideas, meaning, & information from the reading.

Spelling
Objective: Analyze two ways to spell the sound of /shun/


Writing
Objectives:
1. Write a three point paragraph from a prompt.
2. Write a polished final draft of a three paragraph narrative story.
3. Recite Poem 1 from memory.


Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify subject pronouns in sentences
2. Correctly use subject pronouns in an original sentence.
3. Identify possessive noun pronouns in sentences
4. Correctly use possessive noun pronouns in an original sentence.

Latin
1. Learn the First-Declension Noun Endings
2. Learn ten new Latin vocabulary words
3. Memorize the case names of the First Declension noun chart
History
Objectives: 
1. Identify characteristics of Impressionist artists including Monet, Renoir, Degas & Cassatt
2. Know that present day Indonesia, formerly called The Dutch East Indies, was desired by the Dutch for wealth building.
3. Know that the Krakatoa volcano erupted in Indonesia in 1883.
4. Know that the Russian Czar Nicholas called the Ottoman Empire "The Sick Man of Europe" and fought against it.


Science
Objectives:
1. Review facts about order Lepidoptera
2. Learn about ways to attract butterflies to your yard
2. Identify characteristics of praying mantises and dragonflies
3. Continue to collect, study, and identify Texas insects.

Continue to add to your insect collection. You will need to have 10 different insects, all labeled with the Order,
name of insect, date, and location.
Note: If your student would like more information on pinning and labeling insects, here are a couple YouTube videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LfDYYn5_bE&t=322s
Here is a great resource for identifying your insects:
http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified
Here is more information on collecting and labeling insects for your collection.
https://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/bug_club/ent-events/collecting101.shtml#label
Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects which you can print or use for reference and insect identification:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  Additional copies here.
Geography:  Continue memorizing the countries of Southern Europe.
The Southern Europe song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page.
History: Key Dates for 1st quarter:
The War Between the States                         1861-1865
World War I                                                      1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution                     1917



Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Sept 23 - 27, 2019


4th Grade Week 79/23/20199/24/20199/25/20199/26/20199/27/2019
DiscipleshipOrderliness
BibleEx 5-6:13Read Exodus 7Ex 8-12 Select passagesRead Ex 13: 17-22
MathFP-G, HIG p44-45, TB p44-45 LT 4-9, WB Ex 18.FP-H, HIG p 46, TB p46-47 LT 1-4, WB Ex 19FP-H, MM 13, HIG 47-48, WB Ex 20FP-H, Do TB p50 Practice 3A:1-5, & Practice 3B p51:1-5 CCCSpend 1 hour on Aleks math  OR  30 min Aleks & MM 10 (see second strategy of Enrichment 1 HIG p36) 
SpellingStep 5: Review Phonograms: ti, ci, si, tch. Review New Teaching/Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6 Play SparklePhonograms: eigh, ei, ey, ph. Dictate sentences 7-9. Re-write Step 4 Test misspelled words 5xStep 5 SpellingTestStep 6: New teaching p45-46, Dictate 12 words Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 6 Practice".
GrammarCh 6, L1- Jingles 10 and 11. Review Ref. 19 and 20: Subject Pronouns.Classify Sentences for Ch 6,L1, Co-Teachers, please check that your student can say the Question/Answer flow, Review Jingles 10-11. Ch 6, L2 Jingle 12, Ref. 21 Possessive Pronouns, Do Practice Sentence. Ch 6, L3 Classify Sentences ONLY! What are the SIX parts of speech we have studied so far? List them and give an example of each.
WritingStrong Verbs, Banned Words and begin writing 1st paragraph of Theseus & the MinotaurComplete your first paragraph and edit it for spelling and grammar. Complete Style Practice and Vocab practice p54-55Begin writing 2nd paragraph of Theseus mythComplete 2nd paragraph and write 3rd paragraph RD using composition checklist, Due Mon
ReadingFinal Discussion on The Perilous Road, Read 30-40 min from your book of choice The Great Wheel Ch 1 & 2The Great Wheel Ch 3-4
LatinCh 3 Review and WorksheetComplete Ch 3 story, & Review all flashcards & chantsCh 3 Review Ch3 Chant
HistoryRead The Second Reich & Otto Von BismarkRead p83-85 Rails, Zones & Bulbs & Complete Outline in your journal. Optional: illustrate one of the eventsRails, Zone & Bulbs ActivitiesRead Japan's Meiji Restoration p86-90 and write 2-3 facts in your journalReview Key Dates 1-3 for Monday's test
GeographySouthern Europe Due 10/26
ScienceMetamorphosisRead p219-222Butterflies & MothsRead p222-225Continue working on your insect collection.
Memory WorkPOEM 1, Due for Recitation on 10/2
GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Test on 10/16
KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/30
SCIENCE: 
Please check Alma weekly for grades and missing work.
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
Coming Soon:
Monday, September 23- Moms’ in Prayer (9am in Sanctuary)
Wednesday, September 25- Spirit Day (Watch DOG Dad’s) and Pizza Lunch!
Wednesday, September 25- Falcon Mom’s Meet-up (9-10:30 @ Dahlia Cafe)

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 virtue this month is Orderliness

Math

Objectives:
1. Add related fractions.
2. Subtract like fractions.
3. Change related fractions in order to subtract.
4. Practice fraction skills.

Start with 5 min of addition practice using Facts Practice-G or H (multiplication).

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.

Reading  
Objectives:
1. Learn about the development of the Ferris Wheel displayed at the Chicago World's Fair.
2. Engage in discussion, sharing ideas, meaning, & information from the reading.

Spelling
Objective: Spell words ending in sion, words containing the sound of th, and how to add two suffixes to a word


Writing
Objectives:
1. Write a paragraph introducing the characters and setting of a myth
2. Write the 2nd paragraph containing the problem/conflict of the story
3. Incorporate strong verbs, -ly and who/which clause dress-ups into each paragraph.


Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify subject pronouns in sentences
2. Correctly use subject pronouns in an original sentence.
3. Identify possessive noun pronouns in sentences
4. Correctly use possessive noun pronouns in an original sentence.

Latin
1. Practice with Latin vocabulary words.
2. Review the First-Declension Noun "Mensa" chart.
3. Know that Latin nouns contain Number, Gender and Case.
History
Objectives: 
1. Know that Otto von Bismarck Unified the Second Reich in Germany in 1871
2. Know that railroads sped travel, took people to new cities, and took grain and other goods to far away places.
3. Know that time zones divided the earth into twenty-four zones, making it the same time inside each zone.
4. Know that electricity made it possible for men to work after dark.
5. Know that Japan became more modern during the Meiji Restoration.

Science
Objectives:
1. Know the stages of Lepidoptera metamorphosis
2. Compare and contrast butterflies and moths
3. Continue to collect, study, and identify Texas insects.

Continue to add to your insect collection. You will need to have 10 different insects, all labeled with the Order,
name of insect, date, and location.
Note: If your student would like more information on pinning and labeling insects, here are a couple YouTube videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LfDYYn5_bE&t=322s
Here is a great resource for identifying your insects:
http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified
Here is more information on collecting and labeling insects for your collection.
https://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/bug_club/ent-events/collecting101.shtml#label
Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects which you can print or use for reference and insect identification:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf


Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  Additional copies here.
Geography:  Continue memorizing the countries of Southern Europe.
The Southern Europe song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page.
History: Key Dates for 1st quarter:
The War Between the States                         1861-1865
World War I                                                      1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution                     1917