Fortis Academy 4th grade: Nov. 14 - 18, 2022

4th Grade Week 1511/14/202211/15/202211/16/202211/17/202211/18/2022
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 Kings 18Amos 7:14-15, 8:11-12, Obadiah 1:3-4,15Jonah 1-4Micah 4:1-2, 6:8
MathCh 8, L5 TB p196-200 WB p182-184Ch 8, L6 TB p201-203, WB p185-187Ch 8, L7 TB p204-206, WB p188-190Review 2 TB p228-230. Do problems 1-7. Co-teachers, please check and help students make any needed corrections.
SpellingDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 13 Practice"Step 13: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs.Review Spelling Words, Dictate sentences 7-9. Review phonograms sh, th, oo, ee, oy, oi, chStep 13 Spelling TestStep 14: New teaching, Dictate 10 words & Dictate Sentences 1-3. Review phonograms ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui
GrammarCh 12, L1: Introduce Pattern 2 Sentences, Jingle 16, Ref 38, classify sentences & complete activityCh 12, L2 Jingle, 16 Classify sentences & Oral Skill Builder Check (TM p206-207)Ch 12, L3 Editing SkillsComplete Daily Grammar
WritingL15 HCA: 1)Read & Discuss source text, 2)Choose 2 topics to write about, 3)write facts for each, 4)make 2 KWO's each with topic sentence/clincher sentence, 6 dress-upsComplete Style Practice and write 1st paragraph RD, Use composition checklist p114 to make sure you have all required elements. Study all previously learned vocab cards.Writer's Conference & begin writing 2nd paragraph of HCA
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Vocab test		Using Composition Checklist p114, complete 2nd paragraph HCA. Co-teachers, please check spelling & grammar
ReadingDiscussion & Read Ch 10Read The Wright Brothers Ch 11-13 and answer questionsDiscussionRead Ch 14-17 and answer questions as you go
LatinLatin nounsLatin nouns
HistoryThe Mexican RevolutionRead "The Balkan Mess" p196-201 and review your Southern Europe Geo map.Causes of World War IRead WWI p216-221 and in your journal answer the questions p41
GeographyWestern Europe Due 12/1
ScienceMake beetle mini bookRead p190-193 & complete copywork p159Flies, Mosquitos, & True BugsRead p194-197 and add facts to journal p155
Memory WorkPOEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/1
GEOGRAPHY: Western Europe on 12/1
KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/8
Check Alma weekly for grades and/or missing work.

Coming Soon:
November 21-25 - Thanksgiving Break (No School)
Thursday, Dec 1 - Spirit, D.O.G.S, and Pizza 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. This month's virtue is Gratefulness.


Math

Objectives:

1. Find the fraction of a quantity.

2. Multiply a fraction by a whole number.

3. Multiply a whole number by a fraction where the product is greater than 1.

4. Review previously learned skills


Spelling

Objective: Analyze nine ways to spell the sound of /e/


Reading  

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.


Grammar

Objective:

1. Introduce Pattern 2 sentences: SN, V-t, DO

2. Identify a direct object in a sentence.

3. Review Editing

4. Practice skills


Writing 

Objectives:

1. Create a KWO using the "Summarizing a Reference" structural model 2. Write a 2-paragraph report on Hans Christian Anderson 3. Ban weak adjectives: a lot and interesting 4. Review and assess vocabulary words 5. Incorporate dress-ups: ly, who/which, because clause, www.asia, strong verb, quality adjective


History 

Objectives: 

1. Identify key figures in the Mexican Revolution.

2. Know that conflicts and alliances between the Balkan countries were a major factor leading to WW I.

3. Know that WW I  started in 1914 after the assassination of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand.


Science

1. Review Order Coleoptera

2. Identify characteristics of flies, mosquitos, and true bugs


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: 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 5/6/21


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