Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2022

 

4th Grade Week 21	1/31/2022	2/1/2022	2/2/2022	2/3/2022	2/4/2022
Discipleship	COMPASSION: "Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep." Romans 12:15
Bible		Read Matt 1 & 2	Read Matt 4	Matt 5-7	Read Matthew 14:13-36
Math		Ch 11, L5 TB p51-55, WB p42-43	Ch 11, L6 Practice TB p56-57 CCC	Ch 11 Test	Review (sent home)
Spelling	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 18 Practice."	Review Step 18 New Teaching and Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6. Play Sparkle!	Make spelling test corrections, Review Card box. Dictate sentences 7-9. Review phonograms ng, ar, wh, aw, au, ck, oe, oa, ed	Step 18 Spelling Test	Step 19 New Teaching. Complete Make it Plural book p10, Dictate 10 words
Grammar		Review	Write a Parts of Speech poem following Activity/Assignment Time directions in TM p258. Due Wed.	Test	Daily Grammar
Writing		Writer's Conference & Begin FD	Complete FD of Mt. Olympus, make sure all dress-ups are underlined & labeled, highlight key words in topic sentence & clincher.	Make a sample KWO from WWW II notes taken in class	Using two WW II source texts, create a "fused" KWO for the first paragraph of your history project. Chose one topic, write a topic sentence, 5-6 facts, and a clincher. Due Tues
Reading		Discuss Number the Stars Ch 8-9, Read Ch 10 & Review new vocab	Read Ch 11-12 and answer questions 1 & 2 p34	Discussion	Read Ch 14 &15, Answer questions 3-6 p34-35
Latin		L9		L9
History		Introduce WWII history project	Read "Rebuilding the Fatherland" p299-302 & Choose your topics to research for WW II project. Get books from the library and/or have your parent help you find some websites to begin your study.	WW II: Take notes in class	Continue to research and take notes for the written portion of your WW II project. Begin working on the visual portion of the project.
Geography		Eastern Europe
Science	Watch for birds at your feeder and try to identify as many as you can! Keep a record in your journal p28	Texas Birds	Read Lesson 3 p41-45 (stop at Contour Feathers) & add interesting facts to journal p38	Feathers	Read p45-49 & color the Sparrow and Kingfisher in your bird handbook. Look in a field guide or online for color accuracy.
Memory Work		POETRY: Poem 3 on 3/3 GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Test on 2/24 KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/31 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/5

Coming Soon:

Tuesday, February 1 -  Moms in Prayer (9-10 am)

Thursday, February 3 - Spirit Day!

Tuesday, February 15 - Moms in Prayer (9-10 am)

Tuesday, February 15 - Valentine's exchange

Tuesday, February 22 - Teacher Training (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.

Math

Objectives:

1. Find the perimeter of composite figures.

2. Practice finding area and perimeter.

3. Assess finding area and perimeter.

4. Review previously learned skills.

Spelling

Objective: Learn how to make the plural form of words ending in o.

Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Engage in meaningful discussion.

3. Summarize a passage through oral narration.

Grammar

Objective: Review and assessment

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Write a one-paragraph report on Mt. Olympus using two source texts.

2. Take notes from two sources about a WW II topic of your choice.

3. Fuse the notes into one KWO.

History 

Objectives:

1. Know that WW II began in 1939 after Germany invaded Poland. 2. Choose an aspect of WW II for further study and research presentation.

3. Identify causes and key figures of WW II.

4. Research and take notes on selected topics.

This week you will begin reading and taking notes about your chosen WW II topic(s). You will need to have several

facts from at least three books and/or websites. There are many websites on WWII that are age-appropriate.  Here are a couple that may be helpful:

https://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/world-war-ii/

https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/

You will write three paragraphs for your paper. Each paragraph is about one topic, and must include a topic sentence,

interesting facts about your topic, and a clincher sentence.

Science

Objectives:

1. Identify parts of a feather

2. Know the functions of three types of feathers.

3. Identify Texas birds. 

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

Learn About Texas Birds

Bird Feeder Live Cams

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

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone".  These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are beginning our study of Eastern 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 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

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