Fortis Academy 4th grade: May 2 - 6, 2022

 

Discipleship
Bible		1 John 1, 2John 6, 3 John 2-4	II Peter 1:3-8 & Jude 17-21	Read Revelation 1:9-18	Read Revelation 4:1-11
Math		Begin Review 4	Complete Review 4, Begin Review 5	Possible  Field Trip TBD	Review 5 Problems 1-9 only
Spelling			Review for Monday's Spelling Bee (words will be chosen at random from our Level 5 book).		Review for Monday's Spelling Bee (words will be chosen at random from our Level 5 book).
Grammar		Review	Review 8 parts of speech and their jobs, 5 parts of a complete sentence, 5 parts of a letter		Review tense, quotation rules and write a P1, P2, & P3 sentence in preparation for final grammar test on Mon
Writing		Poem 4 Recitations	Ref 79 Part II: Write about your Family Life for your autobiography. Include at least 4 dress-ups, 2 openers		Write about your special interests & put entire Book About Me together. (See Ref 78A) Add photos and/or drawings. Due Monday
Reading		Discuss Mixed-Up Files Ch 9 Literary term: Conflict	Read Ch 10 What types of literary conflicts do you see in this book? Answer on the Conflict page		Write the similarities and differences between Mixe-Up Files & My Side of the Mountain on the Story Comparison page
Latin
History		Review Presidents & Key Dates	Review Key Dates 1-12 & Review US Presidents		Review Key Dates 1-12 & US Presidents
Geography
Science	Are all your assigned Field Guide Coloring pages complete? They will be checked tomorrow.	Shorebirds	Review Texas Birds & Optional: Read Bats p103-107		Review Texas Birds  & Optional: Read p111-113 Bat Habitats
Memory Work	POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/2 KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/30 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/4

Please check ALMA weekly for grades and/or missing work.

Coming Soon:

Monday-Friday May 2-6 Fortis Art Show

Thursday, May 5 - 4th Grade Field Trip

Friday, May 6 Grammar Electives Play

Thursday, May 12 - 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!"

 3. Assess Poem 4

History 

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

Science

Objectives:

1. Practice identifying Central Texas Birds

2. Identify characteristics of Shorebirds

3. 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/

Learn About Texas Birds

Bird Feeder Live Cams

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.

History: We are completing 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 the 4th 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

Fortis Academy 4th grade: April 25 - 29, 2022

4th Grade Week 32	4/25/2022	4/26/2022	4/27/2022	4/28/2022	4/29/2022
Discipleship	Forgiveness
Bible		Titus 2:11-3:7, Philemon 1:4-7, Hebrews 4:12-16	Read Hebrews 11	James 1 & 3	1 Peter 3:8-18
Math		Ch 16 L6, TB p219-221, WB p174-175	Ch 16, L7 TB p222-224, WB p177-180	Review & Assessment	Ch 16 Test Co-Teachers, please administer, but do not grade. Return to school on Monday for grading
Spelling		Review Phonograms	Co-Teachers, please administer  Phonogram Assessment 4  See note below	Phonogram Assessment	Co-Teachers, please administer  Phonogram Assessment  5 See note below
Grammar		Ch 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. Illustrate	Grammar 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	MAPS Testing	Ch26, 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 openers
Writing	*Did you submit your writing prompt  paper to the IEW writing contest? The deadline is Saturday!	Write Conclusion RD Include 3 dress-ups and 1 opener. This paragraph does not have a topic or clincher sentence.	Using your KWO, write the introduction. Include 3 dress-ups & 1 opener. This paragraph also does not have a topic or clincher sentence	Write Introduction and Conclusion FD	Complete Intro & Conclusion and put all five paragraphs of your letter together. Due Tues stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading		Mixed-Up Files Discussion & read Ch 7	Mixed-Up Files Ch 8	Discussion and vocab study	Read Ch 9 p124-141
Latin
History		Mao's Cultural Revolution & Tiananmen Square	Read "Africa, Independent" p469-474 Answer: What was Apartheid? How long was it law in South Africa? Write 2 facts about Mandela.	Sept. 11, 2001, Attack	Ask your parents where they were on 9/11. What are their recollections of that day?
Geography	Review Eastern Europe
Science		Ducks & Geese	Color the Great Blue Heron & Play this review game!  All About Feathers	Shorebirds	Shorebirds & Duck Courtship Behavior
Memory Work	POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/3 KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/9 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/5

Coming Soon!

Tuesday, April 26 - Moms in Prayer 9:00-10:00am

Thursday, April 28 - Spirit Day, D.O.G.S. Day, and Pizza Day!      

Monday - Friday, May 2-6 - Art Show!

Thursday, May 5 - Spirit Day!

Friday, May 6 - Last Day of Elective Classes

Friday, May 6 - Grammar Theater Performance Eve

Saturday, May 7 - Grammar Theater Performance (2:30)

Math

Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for recording.

Objectives:

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

Objectives:

1. Complete drawings of symmetrical figures.

2. Practice skills with lines

3. Assessment

Spelling

Objective: Assess phonograms

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  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills

2. Compare and contrast characters.

3. Identify similes in literature

4. Learn new vocabulary

Writing

Objective:

*The IEW writing contest deadline is Saturday, April 30. (See https://iew.com/iew-writing-contest-2022 for details.)

1. Know the structure of an essay

2. Write a simple introduction and conclusion to a 5-paragraph report

3. Brainstorm dress-ups to use in Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs: -ly, who/which clause, www.asia, because clause, strong verb, quality adjective, prepositional opener, adverb opener & Very short sentence

Grammar

Objectives:

 1. Write a short autobiography

 2. Create  "A Book About Me!"

History 

Objectives:

1. Know that from 1948 to 1994 apartheid made racial discrimination and segregation legal in South Africa.

2. Know that Nelson Mandela was elected the first black president of South Africa in 1994.

3. Know that the US was attacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001

Science

Objectives:

1. Identify shorebirds

2. Identify characteristics of ducks and geese                          

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 "The Dentist and the Crocodile".  Additional copies here.

History: Continue your 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 the 4th 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