Fortis Academy T/Th 4th grade: May 3 - 7, 2021

4th Grade Week 325/3/20215/4/20215/5/20215/6/20215/7/2021
Discipleship
Bible1 John 1, 2John 6, 3 John 2-4II Peter 1:3-8 & Jude 17-21Read Revelation 1:9-18Read Revelation 4:1-11
MathReviewReviewFinal Math Test
SpellingReviewReview for Tuesday's Spelling Bee (words will be chosen at random from our Level 5 book).ReviewReview for Tuesday's Spelling Bee (words will be chosen at random from our Level 5 book).
GrammarCh 26, L1 Read Ref.78A p61: Make Title Page and complete page 1: "Things I Like to Do" Write a sentence or two about each of the things you like to do. IllustrateReview 8 parts of speech and their jobs, 5 parts of a sentence, 5 parts of a letterReview for final testReview tense, quotation rules and write a P1, P2, & P3 sentence in preparation for final grammar test on Mon
WritingWrite FD of Introduction & Conclusion for Constellations essayGrammar Book Ch 26 L2 Ref 78B Complete p2 & p6: Goals for My Life and My Special Feelings. You may write in paragraph form, or write two lists using complete sentences & Complete FD of Intro & Conclusion if not finished in classCh26, L3: Using Ref 79 Part 1 as a guide, write a paragraph about your family. Include a minimum of 4 different dress-ups and 2 openersRef 79: Your choice: Write a paragraph about your Family life and/or Special Interests. Include dress-ups. Illustrate if you desire
ReadingDiscuss Mixed-Up Files Ch 9Read Ch 10 and answer questions p22-23 Reading journals will be graded tomorrowPlot & Theme Discussion
Latin
HistoryReview Presidents & Key DatesReview US PresidentsUS Presidents AssessmentReview Key Dates 1-12
GeographyReview Western Europe
ScienceIntroduce Bats & 
Review
 Central TX Bird Checklist
&
 Texas Birds		Read Bats p103-107, Add facts to journal p91Microbats & Megabats, Journal p93Read p111-113 Bat Habitats, Journal p93
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 on 5/11
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/11
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/6
 
Coming Soon:
Monday-Friday May 3-6 Fortis Art Show
Friday, May 6 Grammar Electives Play
Thursday, May 13 - Last Day of Grammar 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 Cooperation. Character Council has some great resources to help develop this character trait in your child.


Math

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

Objectives:

1.Review previously learned concepts, reteaching where necessary

2. Assessment


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills

2. Discuss themes in The Mixed-Up Files

3. Summarize the plot of The Mixed-Up Files 


Grammar
Objective: Review parts of speech, capitalization and punctuation rules

Writing 

Objective:
 1. Write a short autobiography
 2. Create  "A Book About Me!"


History 

Objective: Know and name first and last names of the US Presidents in order of service.


Science
Objective: Identify physical and behavioral characteristics of bats

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 continuing our study of 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 Presidents. For 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