Fortis Academy T/TH 4th Grade: Nov 26 - 30, 2020

4th Grade Week 12	10/26/2020	10/27/2020	10/28/2020	10/29/2020	10/30/2020
Discipleship	Faith
Bible		Ruth 1 & 2	I Sam 1	I Sam 3 & 8	I Sam 16
Math		Fraction Review & MAPS Assessment	Ch 6, L8 Practice B TB p159-160, WB p148-150	Ch 6 Test	Ch 7, L1 TB p161-164, WB p151-153
Spelling	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 10 Practice".	Review New Teaching, phonograms, DS 4-6	Review Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Review phonograms ow, ou, ai, ay, ea, or, ui	Step 10 Spelling Test	Step 11 : New teaching, Dictate 10 words
Grammar		Review Irregular Verbs & Ch 9, L1 Conjunctions & Write a practice sentence	Ch 9, L2 Classify sentences & orally list the 8 parts of speech. Be sure you can 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		Introduce Summarizing a Reference, Make KWO on Executive Branch & write RD	Review p81, Recite topic/clincher rule, complete RD started in class yesterday. Include dressups, edit your work	Write KWO & begin writing RD on the Legislative Branch	Complete RD started yesterday, include topic sentence, dress-ups, clincher
Reading		Discuss Ch 13-14 & work on character chart	Read Misty Ch 15-16, Add to character chart	Discussion	Read Ch 17-18 and complete L5 questions in your journal
Latin		L6	Copybook L6	L6
History		Branches of US Government: Legislative, Executive, Judicial	Read POTUS handout sent home and complete at least two activities on your assigned president	The Legislative Branch	Read and discuss How to Become President
Geography		Western Europe
Science		Biblical Characteristics of Ants	Read p169-171 Sketch & add facts to journal p141	Social Insects: Bees & Termites	Read p172-175 Add facts to journal p141
Memory Work		POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/3 GEOGRAPHY: Western Europe Test on 12/3 KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/10

Coming Soon:

Thursday, Oct 29 - Historic Dress-Up Day & Pizza Day! 

Students may dress up as a historical figure from our time period in history (1850-present)  You may dress as a specific individual (Example: Clara Barton, Abraham Lincoln, MLK) or general (astronaut, cowboy, soldier).

Friday, Oct 30 -  Trunk or Treat 4:30-7:00 pm at the school. Trunks of candy, hayride, games, bounce house & more

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 Character Virtue of the month is Faith.
Continue working on memorizing multiplication/division facts!  Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up using the math facts sheets sent home.

Math

Objectives:

1. Review fractions

2. Assess fractions

3. Investigate adding and subtracting fractions.

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

Reading  

We are finishing Misty of Chincoteague this week.

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading and complete the assigned questions in your journal.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Learn new vocabulary.

3. Engage in meaningful discussion.

4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.

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

Writing and History  

We are starting a new unit in writing this week: Summarizing a Reference. We will be taking a break from both SOTW and IEW stories

to focus on our system of government in the United States. We will be looking at the three branches of government and using that

information as our source text for our compositions this week.

Writing Objectives:

1. Be introduced to the Unit 4 Summarizing a Reference Structural Model

2. Memorize and correctly use the topic/clincher rule.

3. Create a KWO of several facts

4. Write a 1-paragraph RD on each branch of government

History Objectives: 

1. Know that the USA is a Republic where citizens elect government officials.

2. The Constitution established three separate branches of government which provides for checks and balances

3. Know that the Legislative Branch makes laws.

4. Know that the Executive Branch executes or carries out laws.

5. Know that the Judicial Branch interprets laws.

Science

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

2. Identify jobs of bees

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=Vc0BaGLMiBk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LfDYYn5_bE&t=322s

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
Here's a website to help with identification: http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening".  Additional copies here.
Geography:  We are studying Western Europe this week. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map. A word bank is provided.

History: Key Dates for 2nd quarter:

1. The War Between the States                         1861-1865
2. World War I                                                     1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution                   1917

4. The Great Depression 1929-1939

5. World War II 1939-1945

6. The Cold War 1945-1991