Fortis Academy 4th grade: Nov 29 - Dec 3, 2021

4th Grade Week 1611/29/202111/30/202112/1/202112/2/202112/3/2021
DiscipleshipTRUSTWORTHINESS "Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame having nothing evil to say about us." Titus 2;7-8
BibleIsaiah-Select versesHosea 4:1-3 & 6:1-3II Kings 17Nahum 1, Zeph 1:14-18, Hab 3:16-19
MathMath Facts Practice
Ch 9, L1 TB p211-217, WB p201-203		Complete Math Facts Practice Sheet sent home &
Ch 8, L9 Practice TB p210 & WB p196-197
Co-teachers, please check and help students correct any errors in preparation for tomorrow's test		Math Facts Practice &
Ch 8 Test		Complete Math Facts Practice Sheet sent home &
Ch 9, L2 TB p218-220, WB p205-207
SpellingDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 14 Practice".Step 14: Review New Teaching, Review phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!Review Card Box, Review Phonograms: sh, th, oo, ee, oy, oi, ch for next week's assessment Dictate sentences 7-9.Step 14 Spelling Test & Phonogram ReviewStep 15: New teaching, Dictate 10 words & Sentences 1-3. Review phonograms ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui for next week's assessment
GrammarEditing SkillsDaily GrammarEditing SkillsCh 12, L4 Test. Do Ex 1, 2, 4, and Ex 5 #1 & 2 only.
Co-teachers, please correct in red pen and return to school for grade recording
WritingWriter's Conference & In-class writing assignmentWork on FD of HCA & practice poem for tomorrow's recitationPoem 2 RecitationsComplete FD of HCA, Due Tues 12/7 Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
ReadingDiscussion & read Ch 18-19Finish reading The Wright Brothers & put Helen Keller in your backpack for tomorrowIntroduce Helen Keller, Read p7-19Helen Keller Read p20-45 and copy first 3 quotes in your journal
Latin
HistoryWorld War 1: Trench warfare, aircraftRead "The Russian Revolution" p223-227 and in your journal answer questions belowLenin & the Bolshevik RevolutionRead The End of the War p227-231 & Review Key Dates 1-6
GeographyReview Western EuropeReview for tomorrow's testWestern Europe Test
ScienceAdd facts to beetle mini-bookRead TB p12-14 "Habitats & Instinct" & add 3 facts to journal p15.Insect ReviewRead p15-17 "Extinction" & add at least 3 facts to journal p15. Complete study guide in preparation for insect test on Tues.
Memory WorkPOEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/2
GEOGRAPHY: Western Europe on 12/2
KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/9
Check Alma weekly for grades and/or missing work.
Coming Soon:
Tuesday, Dec 7 - Moms in Prayer 9-10am
Thursday, Dec 9 - Ugly Christmas Sweater Day & Grammar school Christmas Party!
Friday, Dec 10 - End of 2nd Quarter
Monday, Dec 13 - Friday, Jan 7 - Christmas Break!

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. This month's virtue is trustworthiness.

Trustworthiness: Gaining the confidence of others by demonstrating reliability.


Math

Objectives:

1. Interpret change over time in bar and line graphs

2. Practice multiplying fractions.

3. Assessment

4. Draw and display data in a line graph


Spelling

Objective:
1. Spell more words with the sound of /z/ spelled s.
2. Review and assess phonograms

Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment (in binder) this week and return to school Monday.  
You only need to do Assessment 2.  Here are instructions for administering the assessment.
Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Parents, read the sound or sounds on the card. Or if you prefer, you can play the sound on the AAS app.  Your student should then write the corresponding phonogram in the box. Mark any your child missed.
Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker (oral portion) - Show the card to the student. He or she should be able to correctly identify all the sounds associated with that card. Please note any phonograms your child missed on the form.

Reading  

1. Identify goodness, truth, and beauty in biographical literature.


Grammar

Objective:

1 Classify Pattern 2 sentences: SN, V-t, DO

2. Review editing and punctuation skills

3. Practice editing skills

4. Assessment


Writing 

Objectives:

1. Write a polished 2-paragraph report on Hans Christian Anderson

2. Recite 2nd quarter poem


History 

Objectives: 

1. Know that Russia's economic collapse led to the Bolshevik Revolution, which forced the Czar out of power.
2. Know that the Bolshevik leader, Vladimir Lenin, became a brutal dictator.
3. Lenin established the USSR and ruled over it until his death in 1924.
4. Know that WW I  started in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
5. Know that WW I ended in 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

Questions:
Answer the following questions in your journal using complete sentences with proper capitalization and punctuation.
1. List two reasons why Russian peasants had a difficult life 
2. What were the two reasons why so many Russians were angry with the Romanovs?
3. What group seized control of the government? Who was their leader?
4. Why was the Bolshevik party renamed the "Communist Party"?


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 assessing 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: We are beginning 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 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


 

Fortis Academy 4th grade: Nov. 15 - 19, 2021

4th Grade Week 1511/15/202111/16/202111/17/202111/18/202111/19/2021
DiscipleshipRESPECT: "Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord, and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. (1Thess 5:12-13)
BibleI Kings 18Amos 7:14-15, 8:11-12, Obadiah 1:3-4,15Jonah 1-4Micah 4:1-2, 6:8
MathCh 8, L5 TB p196-200 WB p182-184Ch 8, L6 TB p201-203, WB p185-187Ch 8, L7 TB p204-206, WB p188-190Review 2 TB p228-230. Do problems 1-7. Co-teachers, please check and help students make any needed corrections.
SpellingDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 13 Practice"Step 13: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs.Review Spelling Words, Dictate sentences 7-9. Review phonograms sh, th, oo, ee, oy, oi, chStep 13 Spelling TestStep 14: New teaching, Dictate 10 words & Review phonograms ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui
GrammarCh 12, L1: Introduce Pattern 2 Sentences, Jingle 16, Ref 38, classify sentences & complete activityCh 12, L2 Jingle, 16 Classify sentences & Oral Skill Builder Check (TM p206-207)Ch 12, L3 Editing SkillsComplete Daily Grammar
WritingL15 HCA: Read & Discuss, Choose 2 topics to write about, write facts for each, make 2 KWO's each with a topic sentence & clincher sentenceComplete Style Practice and write 1st paragraph RD, Use composition checklist p114 to make sure you have all required elements. Co-teachers, check spelling & grammarWriter's Conference & begin writing 2nd paragraph of HCAUsing Composition Checklist p114, complete 2nd paragraph HCA. Co-teachers, please check spelling & grammar
ReadingDiscussion & Read Ch 10Read The Wright Brothers Ch 11-13Quiz & DiscussionRead Ch 14-17 and answer questions as you go
LatinL7L7
HistoryThe Mexican RevolutionRead "The Balkan Mess" p196-201 and review the Southern Europe map in your binder. Then label each country on the map sent home as you read from SOTWCauses of World War IRead WWI p216-221 and in your journal answer the questions below. Use complete sentences, proper capitalization, punctuation & spelling.
GeographyWestern Europe Due 12/1
ScienceMake beetle minibookRead p190-193 & complete copywork p159Flies, Mosquitos, & True BugsRead p194-197
Memory WorkPOEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/2
GEOGRAPHY: Western Europe on 12/2
KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/9

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. This month's virtue is Respect.


Math

Objectives:

1. Find the fraction of a quantity.

2. Multiply a fraction by a whole number.

3. Multiply a whole number by a fraction where the product is greater than 1.

4. Review previously learned skills


Spelling

Objective: Analyze nine ways to spell the sound of /e/


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Learn about the Wright Brothers and the invention of the airplane

3. Engage in meaningful discussion.

4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.


Grammar

Objective:

1. Introduce Pattern 2 sentences: SN, V-t, DO

2. Identify a direct object in a sentence.

3. Review editing

4. Practice skills


Writing 

Objectives:

1. Create a KWO using the "Summarizing a Reference" structural model 2. Write a 2-paragraph report on Hans Christian Anderson 3. Ban weak adjectives: a lot and interesting 4. Review and assess vocabulary words 5. Incorporate dress-ups: ly, who/which, because clause, www.asia, strong verb, quality adjective


History 

Objectives: 

1. Identify key figures in the Mexican Revolution.

2. Know that conflicts and alliances between the Balkan countries was a major factor leading to WW I.

3. Know that WW I  started in 1914 after the assassination of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand.


WW I Journal Questions:
1. What complaints did Serbia have against Austria?
2. What did Serbian Gavrilo Pricip do to show his hatred of Austria?
3. How did Austria respond?
4. Why did the sinking of the Lusitania make so many people angry?

5. What caused the United States to enter World War I?


Science

1. Review Order Coleoptera

2. Identify characteristics of flies, mosquitos, and true bugs


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: We are beginning 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 5/6/21


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



 

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