Fortis Academy 4th grade: Oct 28 - Nov 1, 2019

4th Grade Week 12	10/28/2019	10/29/2019	10/30/2019	10/31/2019	11/1/2019
Discipleship	Initiative
Bible	Teacher Training - No School		Ruth 1 & 2	Read I Sam 1
Math		HIG pg 79, TB 70-71, LT1 WB Ex 36 & 37	WB Review 3	Complete TB p66-69 Review B in preparation for Mon test, Co-teachers please check and help student make corrections	HIG p 80, TB p 72 LT 2-3, WB Ex 38
Spelling		Review Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Review Writing Station words	Step 10 Spelling Test	Step 11 : New teaching, Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 11 Practice".
Grammar		Orally list the 8 parts of speech and give an example of each, Listen to Jingles 14 & 15	Ch 9, L3, Classify sentences, Ref. 28 Homonyms	Review Ref 28: Homonym Chart & complete worksheet sent home
Writing		Co-Teachers, please check all three paragraphs of Damon & Pythias for spelling & grammar	Writer's Conference, Begin writing FD in class	Write FD of Damon & Pythias Due Mon. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading		Read Ch 12-14	Discuss Ch 9-14, Read Ch 15	Read Ch 16-18
Latin		Ch 6 chant, Complete Ch 6 story, Read Ch 6 Grammar lesson for review & Review all flashcards	Review 1st & 2nd declension endings, Ch 6 worksheet	Ch 6 Quiz for review
History		Do some brief internet research and write down some facts on Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolf Hearst or Frederick Remington to share on Wed	Teddy Roosevelt & The Spanish American War	Read The Korean Battlefield p157-161 and write a 4-5 sentence summary of key events in your journal
Geography		Western Europe Due 12/11
Science		Read p163-165 and write interesting facts in journal p140	Ants	Read p165-169 (stop at honeybee) and add facts to journal	Do you have at least 10 insects pinned and properly labeled? Due 11/13
Memory Work		POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/2 GEOGRAPHY: Western Europe Test on 12/11 KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 11/20

Please check Alma weekly for grades and missing work.

Coming Soon:

Monday, Oct 28 - Teacher Training, NO SCHOOL!

Wednesday, Oct 30 - Historical Dress-Up Day & Pizza Day
Wednesday, Nov 13 - Insect Collection Due

Saturday, Nov 16- Fortis Dodgeball Tournament 6-9 pm @Austin Sports Center, Cedar Park

For the Historical Dress-Up Day, students in 4th grade may dress as a historical figure from our history time period: 1850-present. Check out your history book for ideas.

Math

Objectives:

1. Read and interpret data presented in a table

2. Construct a bar graph from data given in a table.

3. Construct a table from data given in a bar graph.

4. Solve problems using data presented in a bar graph.

5. Review previously learned skills re-teaching where necessary.

Spelling

Objective: Know five ways to spell the sound of /er/.

Writing

Objective: Write a polished final draft of a 3-paragraph story including dress-ups and new vocabulary

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Review the eight parts of speech

2. Know that homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings

3. Use the correct homonym to complete a sentence correctly

Latin

Objective: Review the 2nd Declension for Latin nouns

History

Objectives: 

1. Research and report on newspaper owners Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer and their impact on the Spanish American War

2. Know that Teddy Roosevelt led the Rough Riders in a fight with Spanish soldiers in Cuba

3. Know that Korea was a battleground for a war between China and Japan.

Science

Objectives:

1. Identify characteristics of ants and other social insects

2. 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.

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

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

Geography:  We will begin our study of Western Europe this week.

The Western Europe song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page.

History: Key Dates for 2nd quarter:

The War Between the States                         1861-1865

World War I                                                      1914-1918

Lenin & the Russian Revolution                      1917

The Great Depression                                     1929-1939

World War II                                                     1939-1945

Mao & Communist Victory in China                 1949