Fortis Academy 4th grade: February 14 - 18, 2022

 

4th Grade Week 23	2/14/2022	2/15/2022	2/16/2022	2/17/2022	2/18/2022
Discipleship	COMPASSION: "Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep." Romans 12:15
Bible		Mark 1 & 4:35-41	Mark 5	Mark 8	Read Mark 12:28-44
Math	Ch 12, L5 TB p83-85, WB p63-65	Math Facts WS &  Ch 12, L6 TB p86-88, WB p66-67	Complete Math Facts WS & Ch 12 L7 Practice A TB p89-90	Math Facts WS &  Ch 12, L8 TB p91-95, WB p70-72	Complete Math Facts WS & Ch 12, L9 TB p96-101, WB p73-75
Spelling	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 20 Practice."	Step 20: Review New Teaching, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thur, Play Sparkle!	Rewrite Step 19 misspelled words. Review Step 20 Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9.	Step 20 Spelling Test	Step 21 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words
Grammar		Ch 17, L1: Beginning & Ending Quotes, Ref. 50 & 51, Practice Time p.80	Ch17, L2 Classify & Practice Time 1-3 Co-teachers, please check & help students make corrections. Practice 3 due tomorrow	Review & practice	Ch 17, L4 Test. Skip Exercises 3, 5, and 7. Co-Teachers, correct in red pen & return to school.
Writing		Work on FD or take notes for 3rd paragraph	Create KWO for 3rd paragraph	Making a Bibliography	Write RD of 3rd paragraph
Reading		My Side of the Mountain discussion & read p20-24	Read p25-40 Answer Ch 4-6 questions	Discussion & read p41-46	Read p46-58 Answer Ch 8-10 questions
Latin
History		The War in the Pacific	Continue to work on your WWII history project. See Note Below	The US Homefront	Continue to work on your WWII history project. See Note Below
Geography		Review 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	Valentine's Day Party & Exchange	Complete "What Do You Remember?" p40	Migration	Read p57-61
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

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. Express fractions & mixed numbers with a denominator that is a factor of 10 or 100 as a decimal.

2. Compare and order decimals to hundredths.

3. Round decimals given in tenths to the nearest whole number.

4. Practice concepts from Ch 12

Spelling

Objectives:

1. Learn to spell words containing the sound of /oo/ spelled ui

2. Spell words with the same plural and singular form.

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. Use notes from historical research to create a KWO and rough draft.

2. Write the third paragraph on your WW II topic(s) of choice.

3. Make a bibliography

This week you will use the notes and information you've gathered from your research to write the third paragraph of your

chosen WW II topic(s).

Each paragraph must have a topic sentence, several facts, a clincher sentence, and at least 5 dress-ups. Your final draft

may be handwritten or typed.

NOTE: You need to have facts from at least three sources: books, encyclopedia articles, and/or websites.

• Write down the title of the book, the author, name of publisher, date of publication, and page numbers from books that you use for information.
• Write down the name of the websites, the title of the article, the author, and date (if listed) for websites you use.

We will learn how to make a Bibliography on Thursday.

History 

Objectives:

1. Identify battles in the Pacific front of WW II.

2. Identify the Marine Memorial as a tribute to the armed forces fighting in the Pacific

3 Identify ways WW II impacted Americans' daily lives.

4. Complete research and report writing.

NOTE:

Your written report, (including bibliography), visual aids, and presentation are due Thursday, Feb. 24.

Science

Objectives:

1. Review feathers lesson

2. Study the migration habits of various birds

3. Identify different types of flying 

4. Identify Texas birds 

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/

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 continuing 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