Fortis Academy 4th grade: Nov 4 - 8, 2019

4th Grade Week 13	11/4/2019	11/5/2019	11/6/2019	11/7/2019	11/8/2019
Discipleship	Respectfulness
Bible	I Sam 3 & 8	I Sam 16	I Sam 17	II Sam 7: 1-15
Math	Math Test	HIG p 81, TB p 73, WB Ex 39-40	MM 18, HIG p 83, TB 74 LT1, WB 41	MM 1, HIG p 85, TB p 75 LT 2 & 3, WB Ex 42	Make math test corrections. Due Mon Spend 30 min on ALEKS: Data & Graphs, Geometry
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. Review 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	Irregular Verbs, Helping Verbs activity	Complete Irregular Verb worksheet sent home	Ch 10, L1 Classify sentences and read through Ref 31	Ch 10, L2 Classify sentences and complete Capitalization worksheet sent home. Due Mon
Writing	Summarizing a Reference, Topic/Clincher Rule, Create KWO, retell	Complete Style Practice and Vocab Practice p84-85, Write RD using composition checklist	Writer's Conference & In-class writing assignment	Write FD of Neverland. Due Mon, Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading	Complete The Wright Brothers Ch 19-20 and Introduce Helen Keller	Helen Keller p7-29	Helen Keller Discussion & Read p30-55	Read Helen Keller p56-81
Latin	Work on Thanksgiving Program	Review Ch 1-6 chants and flashcards	Review Game	Review Ch 6 Flashcards and chant
History	Westward Expansion	Read SOTW p169-173 "Moving West" and answer in your journal:"Why did so many Americans decide to move west? How did a territory become a state? What happened at the Battle of Bighorn?	Discussion & Read Stocks, Philanthropists & Outlaws, Answer: What did Andrew Carnegie believe about the poor and the rich? Do you agree or disagree? Why?	Read The Boxer Rebellion p179-183 and answer in your journal: Who were they Boxers? What was their goal? How did they plan to accomplish this goal?
Geography	Western Europe Due 12/11
Science	Social Insects	Read p169-171 Sketch & add facts to journal p141, Copywork p147	Ants & Bees	Read p172-175 Add facts to journal	Insect Collection Due next Wed
Memory Work	POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/2 GEOGRAPHY: Western Europe Test on 12/11 KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/11

Please check Alma weekly for grades and missing work.

Coming Soon:

Wednesday, Nov 13 - Insect Collection Due

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

Math

Objectives:

1. Assess previously learned skills

2. Estimate and measure angles

3. Construct angles less than 180 degrees

4. Recognize right angles as 90 degrees

Spelling

Objective: Spell words with the sound of /e/ spelled ie.

Writing

Objectives:

1. Introduce the Summarizing a Reference structural model

2. Memorize and correctly use the topic/clincher rule

3. Create a KWO

4. Write a 1-paragraph report about Neverland

5. Correctly use new vocabulary words: lagoon and make-believe

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Memorize irregular verb forms

2. Learn capitalization rules

Latin

Objective:

1. Memorize the 2nd Declension noun endings.

2. Learn new Latin vocabulary

3. Translate simple sentences

History

Objectives: 

1. Know that the American West was changed as settlers moved west, railroads were built, Native Americans were pushed off their land, and territories became states.

2. Know that factories produced goods faster and cheaper as factory owners borrowed money from investors.

3. Identify ways the Boxer Rebellion impacted China

Science

Objectives:

1. Identify characteristics of ants, bees, and other social insects

2. Identify jobs of bees

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.

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