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

 
Discipleship
Bible1 John 1, 2John 6, 3 John 2-4II Peter 1:3-8 & Jude 17-21Read Revelation 1:9-18Read Revelation 4:1-11
MathBegin Review 4Complete Review 4, Begin Review 5
Possible 
Field Trip
TBD
Review 5 Problems 1-9 only
SpellingReview 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).
GrammarReviewReview 8 parts of speech and their jobs, 5 parts of a complete sentence, 5 parts of a letterReview tense, quotation rules and write a P1, P2, & P3 sentence in preparation for final grammar test on Mon
WritingPoem 4 RecitationsRef 79 Part II: Write about your Family Life for your autobiography. Include at least 4 dress-ups, 2 openersWrite about your special interests & put entire Book About Me together. (See Ref 78A) Add photos and/or drawings. Due Monday
ReadingDiscuss Mixed-Up Files Ch 9 Literary term: ConflictRead Ch 10 What types of literary conflicts do you see in this book? Answer on the Conflict pageWrite the similarities and differences between Mixe-Up Files & My Side of the Mountain on the Story Comparison page
Latin
HistoryReview Presidents & Key DatesReview Key Dates 1-12
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Review US Presidents
Review Key Dates 1-12
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US Presidents
Geography
ScienceAre all your assigned Field Guide Coloring pages complete? They will be checked tomorrow.ShorebirdsReview Texas Birds
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Optional: Read Bats p103-107
Review Texas Birds
 &
Optional: Read p111-113 Bat Habitats
Memory WorkPOETRY: 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 File


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/


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 PresidentsFor 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