Fortis Academy 4th grade: Aug 23 - 27, 2021

4th Grade Week 3	8/23/2021	8/24/2021	8/25/2021	8/26/2021	8/27/2021
Discipleship		Creativity- "and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver, and bronze." -Exodus 35:31-32
Bible		Gen 21:1-8, 22:1-18	Genesis 24	Gen 27-28	Genesis 29
Math	Ch 1 Test Co-Teachers, please administer and return to school tomorrow for grading	FP-B, Ch 2, L2 TB p42-45, WB p28-30	FP-B, Ch 2, L3 TB p46-48, WB p31-33	FP-B, Ch 2 L4 TB p49-51, WB p34-37	FP-B, Ch 2, L5 TB p52-54, WB p38-39
Spelling	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 2 Practice"	Step 2: Review new teaching, Reinforcement & Writing Station Words, Review Phonograms, DS 4-6	Step 2: Review card box, phonograms, Dictate Sentences 7-9 Check for accuracy.	Step 2 Test	Step 3: New Teaching p27-30, Dictate new words
Grammar		Ch 2, L5: Adverb review, Adjectives and Articles, Memorize adj questions	Ch 2, L5 Practice 1 & 2 (p66) & complete Daily Grammar WS sent home	Ch 3, L1 Identifying adverbs that modify adjectives and adverbs	Complete Daily Grammar WS sent home, Memorize the 3 Adj questions: Which one? What kind? How many? Review jingles 1-6
Writing		L3:The Four Oxen & the Lioness KWO & -ly dress-up, vocab practice	Review vocab. Using your KWO and composition checklist, write a RD of The Four Oxen & the Lioness	Writer's Conference & in-class writing assignment	Write FD. Use rubric to ensure all components are present. Due Tues, Stapled in this order: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading		Discuss The Good Master Chap 8, Begin Ch 9	Complete Ch 9, Read Ch 10	Discussion	Read Ch 11 & create a storyboard presentation of the story of the prince. See directions in your reading folder p24.
Latin		L2		L2
History		David Livingstone and the exploration of Africa	Read SOTW p29-34 "Wandering Through Africa" and write a paragraph in your journal recalling what you admire about David Livingstone	Share journal entries, discuss Livingstone quotes	Read p41-46 The Taiping Rebellion and write 3-4 interesting facts in your journal. Include a title, date of the event, & write your facts in complete sentences.
Geography		Review	Review Oceans & Continents	Oceans & Continents Test
Science		Insect Collecting, Handouts sent home	Read p139-142	Experiment & field day	Read p143-146 Create an insect zoo OR Work on your insect collection
Memory Work		POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 9/28 GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Test on 8/26 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/30 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/9

 

Coming Soon!

Thursday, August 26- Spirit Day/Watch D.O.G.S./Pizza Lunch  Students may wear a Fortis T-shirt with jeans or denim shorts. Students who do not wear a spirit shirt must wear regular uniforms. Students should still pack a snack and a water bottle.

Monday, August 30- Fortis Academy Open House 6:00-7:00 pm 

Monday & Tuesday, September 6 & 7 - Labor Day Holiday NO SCHOOL

Blog Abbreviations:

L-Lesson	KWO-Key Word Outline	NB-Science Notebook
TB- Textbook	RD- Rough Draft	SOTW-Story of the World Vol 4
WB- Workbook	FD- Final Draft
CCC-Complete, check, correct	Grammar- Shurley English	NT- New Teaching
MM- Mental Math	TM - Teacher's Manual	DS - Dictate Sentences
FP-Facts Practice Sheet

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 Creativity.

Math

Begin math with a 5 minute warm-up of addition practice using Facts Practice A or B  When your child can complete the page correctly in 5 min, move on to subtraction, multiplication or division.

Objectives:

1. Subtract 5-digit numbers.

2. Use mental math to add and subtract up to 5-digit numbers

3. Solve multi-step word problems with addition and subtraction

4. Practice previously learned skills

Spelling

Objective: Spell words with the sound of /kt/ spelled ct

Reading  

Objectives:

1. Identify virtues in characters

2. Summarize a passage through oral narration

3. Interact with the text through discussion and activities

4. Increase vocabulary

Writing

Objectives: 1. Create a KWO from a source text. 2. Write a rough draft of a fable using KWO and composition checklist. 3. Incorporate new vocabulary 4. Correctly incorporate “ly” words into composition. 5. Write a polished final draft of a fable

Grammar

Objectives: 

1.  Recognize and identify adjectives and article adjectives.

2.  Identify adverbs that modify adjectives and adverbs.

3.  Identify nouns as "common" or proper" and "singular" or "plural."

4.  Identify the simple subject and simple predicate of a sentence.

Latin

Objective: Learn Latin vocabulary, derivatives and prayers

History

Objectives:  

1. Know that David Livingstone went to Africa to care for the sick and preach Christianity

2. Recognize problems facing China in the mid 1800's: corrupt government and opium addiction

Science

Objectives:

1. Know how to collect and identify insects.

2. Understand different types of insect eyes, mouths, legs and wings

3. Create an insect zoo or collection for observation

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

Poetry:  Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  Additional copies here.

Geography:  Continents & Oceans test is on Wednesday. Students are responsible for labeling seven continents and five oceans. A word bank will be provided. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page.

Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species