Fortis Academy 4th grade: Aug 29 -Sept 2, 2022

4th Grade Week 4	8/29/2022	8/30/2022	8/31/2022	9/1/2022	9/2/2022	Monday or Tuesday 9/5/22 or 9/6/22
Discipleship		Sincerity - "Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good." Rom 12:9
Bible		Gen 37	Gen 39* See Note Below	Read & Discuss Gen 41-42	Read Gen 43
Math	Ch 2 L6 Practice TB p55-56	Ch 2 Quiz & Ch 3, L1 TB p57-60, WB p47-49	Ch 3, L2 TB p61-64, WB p50-52	Ch 3, L3, TB p65-67, WB p53	Ch 3, L4 TB p68-71, WB p57-59	Ch 3 L5 TB p72-75, WB p60-62
Spelling	DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 2 Practice"	Step 3: Review new teaching, Review Phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!	Step 3: Review card box, phonograms, Dictate Sentences 7-9 Check for accuracy.	Step 3 Test	Step 4: New Teaching, Dictate new words	DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 4"
Grammar		Ch 3, L1 Identifying adverbs that modify adjectives and adverbs, Grammar Time, Skill Time, P1 Sentences	Ch 3, L2: Do Grammar Time, & Skill Time TM p28-31	Ch 3, L3: Review Ref 10, Classify Sentences & Do Ch 3, L3 Practice 1-3	Ch 3 L4 Test for practice only. Do Ex 1, 2, 4, 5 CCC
Writing		L4: Read & discuss "The Milkmaid & Her Pail", Write KWO, Retell, Introduce the Title Rule	Complete style practice p35, and begin writing RD using composition checklist	Writer's Conference & begin writing FD	Complete Milkmaid FD, Underline and label dress-ups, Due Wed. stapled in this order: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading		Discuss Ch 9 & 10, share activities, and review Ch11 vocab	Read The Good Master Ch 11 and create a storyboard following the directions on p24	Discuss Ch 11, Share storyboards	Read Ch12 and orally narrate
Latin		L2 & L3		L3
History		Introduce The War Between the States	Read "South Against North" SOTW p49-53. Narrate and answer questions in your journal.	Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad	Do a little research on a hero of the war (your choice, see list below) and write a paragraph about what they did and why they are heroic. Illustrate or include a photo. Be prepared to share with the class next Wed.
Geography		Southern Europe Due 10/12
Science	Insect Collecting	Insect Identification & Labeling	Do "What Do You Remember?" p116 in your journal & Read TB Ch 10 p147-148	Metamorphosis	Read TB p149-152 Add facts to Notebook p125 Review science memory work	Continue working on insect collecting & preserving. See note below.
Memory Work		POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 9/26 GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Test on 8/25 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/28 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/7

Please check Alma weekly for grades and/or missing assignments.

Coming Soon:

Thursday, Sept. 1 - D.O.G.S. Day, Pizza Day, and Spirit Day! Students may wear spirit shirts with jeans.

Aug 31 and Sept. 1 - 3:00-4:00pm Playdate at  Lions Foundation Park next to Liberty Hill Library

Tuesday, Sept 6 - Labor Day (observed) 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 Character Virtue of the month is Sincerity.

Note: Parents may want to preview Wednesday's Bible reading before assigning it to your student.

Math

You will need the Blackline Masters for this week's lessons located in your child's binder. 

Tues: Hundreds Chart

Thurs: Graph Paper

Begin math with a 5-minute warm-up of addition practice using Facts Practice B.  When your child can complete FP-B correctly in 5 min, move on to the multiplication facts practice.

Objectives:

1. Find multiples of a one-digit number

2. Find common multiples

3. Find factors of whole numbers up to 100

4. Identify prime and composite numbers

5. Find common factors

Spelling

Objective: Spell words ending in tion and alphabetize to the fourth letter

Reading  

Objectives:

1. Identify virtues in characters

2. Summarize a passage through oral narration

3. Interact with the text through discussion and activities

4. Increase vocabulary

Writing

Objectives: 1. Create a KWO from a source text. 2. Write a rough draft of a fable using KWO and composition checklist. 3. Incorporate new vocabulary and "ly" words into composition. 4. Create a title that repeats or reflects key words from the final sentence 5. Write a polished final draft of a fable

Grammar

Objectives: 

1.  Identify adverbs that modify adjectives and adverbs.

2.  Identify nouns as "common" or proper" and "singular" or "plural."

3.  Identify the simple subject and simple predicate of a sentence.

4. Practice and review previously learned skills.

Latin

Objective: Learn Latin vocabulary, derivatives and prayers

History

Objectives:  

1. Identify factors that led to the War Between the States.
2. Identify key figures of the war.

3. Research a war hero.

Note: Choose a person from the Civil War that you would like to learn more about. Read about their life and write a paragraph describing what that individual did during the Civil War that was notable or commendable. Some possible ideas include various political figures, generals, spies, abolitionists, etc.  There are many more! Students will be sharing this information with classmates on Thursday of next week.

https://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war.php has biographies of many people, including the following. Be sure to write your paragraph using your own words.

President Abraham Lincoln
Robert E Lee
Ulysses S Grant
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Mary Walker
Dorothea Dix
Louisa May Alcott

Science

Objectives:

1. Review and be able to describe insect parts and functions.

2. Know how to identify and label insects.

3. Begin study of insect life cycles.

Note: If your student would like more information on pinning and labeling insects, here are a couple YouTube videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ve5mftxnwk 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP726-Zmdqc 

Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects that you can print or use for reference and insect identification:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf

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

Poetry:  Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  Additional copies here.

Geography:  We will begin our study of Southern Europe this week. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling continents and oceans on a map.

Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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