Fortis Academy 4th grade: Oct 31 - Nov 4, 2022

4th Grade Week 1310/31/202211/1/202211/2/202211/3/202211/4/2022Looking Ahead: Monday, 11/7/22
DiscipleshipGRATEFULNESS: "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." 1 Thess. 5:16-18
BibleI Sam 17Psalm 23Various PsalmsII Sam 7: 1-15
MathCh 7, L5 TB p173-175, WB p162-163Complete Review 2 (sent home) Return to school for a homework gradeCh 7 L6 TB p176-178, TB p165-166Ch 7 Practice TB p179-180, Do WB p167-169 if more practice is needed.Review any shaky concepts for Tuesday's test
SpellingDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 11 Practice".Step 11: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!Rewrite misspelled test words 5x, Review Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9Step 11 Spelling TestStep 12 : New teaching, Dictate 10 wordsDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 12 Practice".
GrammarCh 10, L1 Classify sentences and read through Ref 31Ch 10, L2 Classify sentences and complete Capitalization worksheet sent home. Due Thurs.Ch 10, L2 Ref 33
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Daily Grammar 20-21
Daily Grammar 22-23
WritingReview Summarizing a reference, Create KWO for Aesop p97, Introduce vocab words, Brainstorm dress-ups p98-99Using composition checklist p100, write a paragraph RD about Aesop, highlight 2-3 key words in your topic sentence & clincherWrite history narrationComplete Aesop FD, due Mon. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
ReadingFinal Misty DiscussionRead The Wright Brothers Ch 1-2Discussion & read Ch 3Read The Wright Brothers Ch 4-5
LatinNounsNouns
HistoryReview History Key Dates 1-4Westward ExpansionRead SOTW p169-173 "Moving West" and answer journal p32Discussion & Read Stocks, Philanthropists & Outlaws and write narrationRead SOTW "The Boxer Rebellion" p179-183 and answer in your journal p34
GeographyWestern Europe Due 12/1
ScienceInsect Collection Due Thursday!Making Honey & Bee CommunicationComplete Insect Collection due tomorrow & Read p175-177Insect Collection Due, Share with classRead p178-181 and add termite facts to your mini-book p150.
Memory WorkPOEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/1
GEOGRAPHY: Western Europe on 12/1
KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/8
We are collecting items for Operation Christmas Child this week.  Please bring them to class and we will assemble as many boxes as we have items for. Gift Suggestions

Coming Soon:
Tuesday, Nov 1 - Historic Dress-up Day 
Thursday, Nov 10 - Spirit Day
November 21-25 - Thanksgiving Break (No School)
Thursday, Dec 1 - Spirit, D.O.G.S, and Pizza Day!

Note: Our class is studying the time period of 1850-modern day in history. Students may dress as any historical figure that lived during that timeframe of history for Historical Dress-Up day.

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 Gratefulness - Demonstrating appreciation to others for what I have and how they have helped me.

Math
Objectives:
1. Subtract a fraction from a mixed number with like or related denominators
2. Subtract mixed numbers with like or related denominators.
3. Practice adding and subtracting fractions.

Spelling

Objective: Spell words with the sound of /e/ spelled ie. 


Reading  

We are starting The Wright Brothers this week. Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Learn about the Wright Brothers and the invention of the airplane

3. Engage in meaningful discussion.

4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.


Writing 

Objectives:

1. Create a KWO using the "Summarizing a Reference" structural model 2. Correctly use the topic/clincher rule 3. Write a 1-paragraph report about Aesop 4. Correctly use new vocabulary words: author, fable 5. Incorporate a quality adjective to replace banned words: big/small, good/bad


Grammar

Objectives: Review and practice capitalization and punctuation rules.


History 

Objectives: 

1. Know that the American West was changed as settlers moved west, railroads were built, Native Americans were pushed off their land, and territories became states. 

2. Know that factories produced goods faster and cheaper as factory owners borrowed money from investors. 

3. Identify ways the Boxer Rebellion impacted China


Science

1. Identify the jobs of bees and learn ways they communicate with each other

2. Complete insect collection and present to classmates

3. Identify similarities and differences between bees and wasps

4. Identify characteristics of termites


Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects that you can print or use for reference and insect identification:

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
PoetryOur second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening".  Additional copies here.
Geography:  We are studying Western 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: Key Dates for 2nd 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

 

Fortis Academy 4th grade: Oct 25 - 28, 2022

4th Grade Week 1210/24/202210/25/202210/26/202210/27/202210/28/2022Looking Ahead: Monday, 10/31/2022
DiscipleshipDILIGENCE: "The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied." (Proverbs 13:4)
BibleRuth 1 & 2I Sam 1I Sam 3 & 8I Sam 16
MathCh 6 quiz & Ch 7, L1 TB p161-164, WB p151-153Ch 7, L2 TB p165-167, WB p154-156Ch 7 L3 TB p168-170, WB p157-158Ch 7, L4 TB p171-172, WB p160-161
SpellingDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 10 Practice".Review New Teaching, phonograms, DS 4-6Rewrite misspelled Step 9 words 5x, Review Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Review phonograms ow, ou, ai, ay, ea, or, uiStep 10 Spelling TestStep 11 : New teaching, Dictate 10 wordsDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 11 Practice".
GrammarReview Irregular Verbs & Ch 9, L1 Conjunctions & InterjectionsCh 9, L2 Classify sentences & orally list the 8 parts of speech. Be sure you can give an example of each, Listen to Jingles 14 & 15,
Complete Daily Grammar
Ch 9, L3, Classify sentences, Ref. 28 HomonymsReview Ref 28: Homonym Chart & complete worksheet sent home
WritingIntroduce Summarizing a Reference, Create KWO for swans, retell, begin style practice p91-92Complete Pythias FD due tomorrow.
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 Using KWO & Composition Checklist write RD of Swans. Co-teachers, please check mechanics
Writer's Conference & In-class writing assignmentWrite FD of Swans. Due Mon stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
ReadingDiscuss Ch 13-14 & work on character chartRead Misty Ch 15-16, Add to character chartDiscussionRead Ch 17-18 and complete p26-27 questions in your journal
Latin
HistoryRussian CzarsRead The Korean Battlefield p157-161, orally narrate and write a 4-5 sentence summary of key events in your journalTeddy Roosevelt, Frederick Remington, & The Spanish American WarRead "The Spanish American War" SOTW p161-167
Journal p31
Review History Key Dates 1-4
GeographyWestern Europe Due 12/1
ScienceBiblical Characteristics of AntsRead p169-171 Sketch & add facts to journal p141Social Insects: Bees & TermitesRead p172-175 Add facts to journal p141Insect Collection Due next Thursday!
Memory WorkPOEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/1
GEOGRAPHY: Western Europe on 12/1
KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/8
Coming Soon:
Tuesday, Oct 25 - Picture Retakes
Thursday, Oct 27 - Spirit, D.O.G.S, and Pizza Day!
Friday, Oct 28 - Fall Festival
Tuesday, Nov 1 - Historic Dress-up Day 

Note: Our class is studying the time period of 1850-modern day in history. Students may dress as any historical figure that lived during that timeframe of history for Historical Dress-Up day.

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 Diligence.

Math

Objectives:

1. Add and subtract fractions with like denominators.

2. Add and subtract fractions with related denominators.

3. Add a fraction and mixed numbers with related denominators.

4. Add mixed numbers with related denominators.


Spelling

Objective: Know five ways to spell the sound of /er/.


Reading  

We are finishing Misty of Chincoteague this week.

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading and complete the assigned questions in your journal.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Learn new vocabulary.

3. Engage in meaningful discussion.

4. Summarize a passage through oral and written narration.


Grammar

Objectives:
1. Review the eight parts of speech
2. Know that homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
3. Use the correct homonym to complete a sentence correctly

Writing   
We are starting a new unit in writing this week: Summarizing a Reference.
Writing Objectives:
1. Be introduced to Unit 4: Summarizing a Reference Structural Model
2. Memorize and correctly use the topic/clincher rule.
3. Create a KWO of several facts
4. Write a 1-paragraph RD on swans

Science
1. Identify characteristics of ants, bees, and other social insects
2. Identify jobs of bees

Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects that you can print or use for reference and insect identification:

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening".  Additional copies here.
Geography:  We are studying Western 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: Key Dates for 2nd 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