Fortis Academy 4th Grade: April 27 - May 1, 2020


4th4/27/20204/28/20204/29/20204/30/20205/1/2020
DiscipleshipPerseverance
BiblePhil 2: 1-18, Col 3:12-23IThess 4:13-18, II Thess 3:1-5I Tim 2:1-6, 4:12, 6:6-21II Tim 2:1-7
MathWebex: Review using Semester Assessment 2 Problems 1-20WB Review 6 Complete
Check    Correct		Webex: Review using Semester Assessment 2 Problems 21-45WB Review 7 in preparation for Monday's test CCC
SpellingReview Step 28 New Teaching, Dictate sentences 4-6Rewrite Step 27 misspelled words. Review Step 28 NT and card box, DS 4-9 on same paper started Thurs.Step 28 Spelling TestReview the 71 Basic Phonograms
GrammarCh 25 L1 Outlining, Review Ref 76 & 77Ch 25, L2 Practice writing an outlineCh 25, L3 Do Practice outline p95. Use proper labeling, capitalization & punctuation
WritingUsing your KWO write the conclusion paragraph .Include 3 dress-ups and 1 opener. Remember this paragraph does not have a topic or clincher sentenceUsing your KWO, write the introduction. Include 3 different dress-ups & 1 opener.This paragraph also does not have a topic or clincher sentenceUse 1-3 key words from your final sentence to create a catchy title. Use composition checklist to ensure you have all requirements. Co-Teachers may check RD or send me a picture to check.Complete the FD of your Introduction and Conclusion of the essay. Due Mon
ReadingFinal discussion of My Side of the Mountain during Webex   Introduce 
Mixed-Up Files  Afterwards Review Vocab & Read Ch 1		Read From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs.Basil E. Frankenweiler Ch 2 & 3 and complete Spot a Simile & Gotcha GrammarWebex Mixed-Up Files Discussion Afterwards Read Ch 4  Write the simile on the Spot a Simile pageRead Ch 5 & complete Gotcha Grammar
Latin
HistoryMemorize Key dates 9-12: Man Walks on the Moon-1969, Fall of Communism-1989, Collapse of the Soviet Union-1991Review Key Dates 1-12Key Dates 1-12 TestRead p465-468 "The First Persian Gulf War" and in your journal answer: 1.Why did Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait? 2.Why were other nations worried when he did so?
Geography
ScienceBird Reports: Ben & Wren
Play this review game! All About Feathers		Barred Owl Cam Highlights &
Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection		Bird Report: Juliet
Read about     Shorebirds  and see how many you can identify        Gulf Coast Shorebirds   (scroll down)

Watch these   Shorebirds 
foraging for food with their amazing beaks		Want more?

Heron Cam Highlights   Woodpecker feeding babies,

Robin nest building
Memory Work
KEY DATES: 1-12 Test on 4/29 
POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/11

Mrs. Johnson's Meeting Room
Join by phone
+1-408-418-9388 United States Toll
Access code: 623 727 550
4th Grade Webex Times: 9:50-10:35 am & 1:05-1:35pm

Please Note: Items in blue above are optional.
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Virtual Spirit Week! 
Be sure to post your pictures on our Facebook page and include #FortisAcademy. 


Monday, April 27th- Pajama Day! 
Wear your favorite (& appropriate) pjs and post a picture of you in your coziest spot!
Tuesday, April 28th- Crazy Socks Day!
Wear your craziest socks and help do some laundry!
Wednesday, April 29th- Spirit Day! 
Wear your Fortis Spirit Shirt and do something active that you enjoy.
Thursday, April 30th- Super Hero Day!
Dress like a superhero and do a random act of kindness. 
Friday, May 1- Friday, you mean, FriYay!
Share a picture doing something you love to do!
Math
Here are some additional cube math games and math videos to practice math skills learned this year. Optional Math Games

Objective: Practice and review previously learned skills, re-teaching as necessary.

Spelling
Objective: Analyze six ways to spell the sound of /er/.

Writing
Please scan or send me a picture of your Constellations Final Draft by Monday.

Objectives:
1. Write an introduction and conclusion for a 5-paragraph essay on constellations

Reading
Objectives:
1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills
2. Identify similes in literature
3. Learn new vocabulary

History
1. Memorize Key Dates 1-12
2. Know that Suddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 resulting in the first Gulf War.

Science
Objectives:
1. Present findings on bird of choice 
2. Look at owl behavior
3. Identify shorebirds

Birds will be active and looking to nest over the nest few weeks. Here is a wonderful publication from Texas Parks & Wildlife which gives a lot of information about Texas birds and how to identify them. There's also coloring pages, facts, and fun activities which will aid in your bird study.
Learn About Texas Birds

Memory Work:  Optional for the 4th quarter
Poetry:  Our fourth quarter poem is "The Dentist and the Crocodile". Additional copies can be found here.
Geography:  We will begin our study of Scandinavia this week. Due 4/8
The Scandinavia song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page.
History: : We are continuing our memorization of the US Presidents.   There are several YouTube video songs.  
Here are two: US Presidents to "America"  US Presidents  For assessment, students will write or sing all the 
presidents' first and last names. Due 4/22

Key Dates for 4th 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
The Cold War                                                   1945-1991
The Formation of Israel                                    1948
Mao & Communist Victory in China                 1949
Martin Luther King & Civil Rights Movement  1950-1968
Man Walks on the Moon                                  1969
Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe            1989
The Collapse of the Soviet Union                  December 26, 1991


Fortis Academy 4th Grade: April 20-24, 2020


4th4/20/20204/21/20204/22/20204/23/20204/24/2020
Discipleship
BibleI Cor 13, & II Cor 5Gal 5Eph 6Phil 4:6-13
MathHIG p85 TB p90-91 LT 1-5 during Webex, Afterword do WB Ex 48-49 CCCHIG p87, TB p93-96, LT 1-6, WB Ex 50 CCCHIG p 89, TB p97, LT 7-10 during Webex, afterward do WB Ex 51 CCCTB p98 Practice 6A CCCTB Review C p81-82: Do problems #10-20 CCC
SpellingReview Step 27 New Teaching, Dictate sentences 4-6Rewrite Step 26 misspelled words. Review Step 28 NT and card box, DS 4-9 on same paper started Thurs.Step 27 Spelling TestStep 28 New Teaching. Dictate 10 wordsDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 28 Practice."
GrammarCh 24, L2: Alphabetizing: Review Ref 73 & 74, Do Practice 1 & 2Ch 24, L3: Dictionary & Entry Words Review Ref 75, Do Pracitce 1, 2 & 3
WritingIntroduce the Essay Model and "Writing a Conclusion" during Webex. Afterwards,  Complete your Milky Way FD  Read p220-221 to review writing a conclusion. Read the three paragraphs you wrote about constellations to refresh your memory. Create a KWO for your conclusion  Introduce "Writing an Introduction" during Webex. Afterward complete p222 & create a KWO for your Introduction paragraph p223 &
Milky Way FD Due
Style Practice p224-225 for your intro/conclusion
ReadingRead My Side of the Mountain p116-131

Read p131-148 Read p148-160 Read p161-177 
Latin
HistoryReview US PresidentsReview US PresidentsUS Presidents Assessment  May also be done orally after pm Webex sessionReview KEY Dates 1-12
Geography
ScienceRead & watch this: Falcons
Bird Reports: Emry, Wren		All about Raptors Watch this about Owls   Bird Reports: Jazmine, Justin Read about Owls Keep checking the Eagle Nest Livestream!
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 on 5/11
KEY DATES: 1-12 Test on 4/29
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 4/22

Mrs. Johnson's Meeting Room
Join by phone
+1-408-418-9388 United States Toll
Access code: 623 727 550
4th Grade Webex Times: 9:50-10:35 am & 1:05-1:35pm

Please Note: Items in blue above are optional.
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Math
Challenge packet: Students are to write the number of cubes used in each diagram. On the third page, write the number of cubes added or subtracted. You may use unit cubes to build the models as needed.

Here are some additional cube math games and math videos to practice math skills learned this year. Optional Math Games

Objectives:
1. Find the volume of a solid in cubic units
2. Understand the cubic centimeter as a unit of volume
3. Find the volume of a solid in cubic centimeters
4. Use a formula to find the volume of a rectangular prism

Spelling
Objective: Spell words with the sound of /er/ as in journey

Writing
Please scan or send me a picture of your "Milky Way" Final Draft by Wednesday.

Objectives:
1. Write a polished FD paragraph about the Milky Way
2. Know the structure of an essay
3. Learn how to write a simple introduction and conclusion to a 5-paragraph report
3. Brainstorm dress-ups to use in Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs: -ly, who/which clause, www.asia, because clause, strong verb, quality adjective, prepositional opener, adverb opener & Very short sentence

Reading
Objectives:
1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills
2. Learn about living life in the wilderness
3. Interact with reading through short writing exercises

History
1. Assess US presidents
2. Memorize Key Dates 1-12

Science
Objectives:
1. Present findings on bird of choice 
2. Know that Raptors are birds of prey that use their strong feet, talons and hooked beaks to catch and kill their prey.

Birds will be active and looking to nest over the nest few weeks. Here is a wonderful publication from Texas Parks & Wildlife which gives a lot of information about Texas birds and how to identify them. There's also coloring pages, facts, and fun activities which will aid in your bird study.
Learn About Texas Birds

Memory Work:  Optional for the 4th quarter
Poetry:  Our fourth quarter poem is "The Dentist and the Crocodile". Additional copies can be found here.
Geography:  We will begin our study of Scandinavia this week. Due 4/8
The Scandinavia song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page.
History: : We are continuing our memorization of the US Presidents.   There are several YouTube video songs.  
Here are two: US Presidents to "America"  US Presidents  For assessment, students will write or sing all the 
presidents' first and last names. Due 4/22

Key Dates for 4th 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
The Cold War                                                   1945-1991
The Formation of Israel                                    1948
Mao & Communist Victory in China                 1949
Martin Luther King & Civil Rights Movement  1950-1968
Man Walks on the Moon                                  1969
Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe            1989

The Collapse of the Soviet Union                  December 26, 1991


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