Fortis Academy T/Th 4th grade: March 8 - 12, 2021

 
4th Grade Week 263/8/20213/9/20213/10/20213/11/20213/12/2021
DiscipleshipCompassion
BibleJohn 19John 20Acts 1 & 2Acts 4
MathCh 13, L9 TB p134-135 Practice B to review for tomorrow's testCh 13 TestMake test corrections & Ch 14, L1 TB p139-142, WB p107-108Ch 14 L2 TB p143-146, WB p109-111Ch 14, L3 TB p147-150, WB p112-114
SpellingDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 22 Practice."Step 22: Review New Teaching. Dictate sentences 4-6 on same paper started Thurs. Writing Station words, Play Sparkle!Make Step 21 Test Corrections, Step 23: Review Card box. Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement wordsStep 22 Spelling TestStep 23 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words
GrammarCh 17, L1: Beginning & Ending Quotes, Ref. 50 & 51, Practice Time p.80Ch17, L2 Classify & Practice Time 1-3 CCCReview & practiceCh 17, L4 Test. Skip Exercises 3, 5, and 7. Co-Teachers, correct in red pen & return to school.
WritingL21 Summarizing Multiple References. Create source & fused KWO outlineComplete Style Practice p154-155 & vocab practice (myth, gorge), Using your fused outline, begin writing one paragraph about Mt. Olympus.Complete RD, writer's conference, begin writing FDWrite FD of Mt. Olympus. Due 3/22. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
ReadingMy Side of the Mountain Read Ch 11 p68-85Read Ch 13-15 p85-106Discussion & read Ch 16-17 p107-115Read Ch 18-19 p116 -131
Latin
HistoryThe Korean War & North Korea todayRead handout sent homeThe Cold WarPray for N. Korean Christians currently suffering persecution. PIck one of the stories from North Korea that impacted you, and in your journal write out a prayer or make a list of what you will pray for Christians living there.
GeographyScandinavia
ScienceNests TypesRead p79-83, complete journal p67 Draw a picture of each kind of nest and note at least one bird that creates that kind of nest.Nest-Building projectComplete What Do You Remember? p64 and for fun try experiment p88
Memory Work
POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/11
GEOGRAPHY: Scandinavia on 4/26
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/11
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/6
Coming Soon:
Thursday, March 11th- Spirit Day!
March 15 - 19 Spring Break- NO SCHOOL

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 Compassion. Kids of Integrity has some

great resources to help develop this virtue in your child.


Math

Objectives:

1. Assess addition and subtraction of decimals.

2. Multiply tenths by a one-digit whole number.

3. Multiply hundredths by a one-digit number

4. Practice multiplying decimals


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Know the doubling rule for adding vowel suffixes


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Engage in meaningful discussion.


Grammar

Objective: Correctly punctuate sentences with beginning, ending and middle quotes.

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Create a fused KWO from two source texts

History 

Objectives:

1. Know that the Korean War resulted in the country being divided into Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea.
2. Learn about challenges faced by North Koreans
3. Know that the Cold War was a conflict between the US and the Soviet Union fought without weapons

Science
Objectives:
1. Identify types of nests and the birds that make them.

Students will be making a field guide of Texas birds using pictures from the Texas Parks & Wildlife publication.  For coloring accuracy, search birds here:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/


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

Poetry:  Our  fourth quarter poem is 'The Dentist and the Crocodile". Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are beginning our study Scandinavia 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: We are continuing our memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help

with this. Here are two: US Presidents to "America" and US PresidentsFor assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/5/21


Key Dates for 3rd 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
7. The Formation of Israel                             1948
8. Mao & Communist Victory in China          1949
9. Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement    1950-1968
10, Man Walks on the Moon 1969 11. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989 12. The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26, 1991