Fortis Academy 4th grade: Nov. 7 - 11, 2022

 

4th Grade Week 14	11/7/2022	11/8/2022	11/9/2022	11/10/2022	11/11/2022	Looking Ahead: Monday, 11/14/2022
Discipleship	GRATEFULNESS: "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
Bible		I Kings 2:1-3, 3:5-28, Select Proverbs	Ecc 3:1-10 & II Chron 7:11-22	I Kings 12 & 17:1-24	II Chron 20:1-30
Math	Review any shaky concepts for tomorrow's test	Ch 7 Test & Ch 8 L1 TB p181-184, WB p171-173	Ch 8, L2 TB p185-187, WB p174-175	Ch 8, L3, TB p188-191, WB p176-177	Ch 8, L4 TB p192-195, WB p179-181
Spelling	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 12 Practice".	Step 12: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!	Rewrite misspelled test words 5x, Review Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Review phonograms	Step 12 Spelling Test	Step 13: New teaching, Dictate 10 words.	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 13 Practice"
Grammar		Ch 11, L1 Classify sentences & Writing Mechanics practice	Ch 11, L2 Classify sentences, Do Practice Time p72	Daily Grammar & Verbal Reasoning Practice	Ch 11 Test A: Do Ex 2, 3 & 5 only. & Ch 11 Test B: Do Ex 1 & 2 only
Writing		Read & discuss The Brothers Grimm, make KWO, Introduce www.asia dress-up, style practice	Review vocab: devoted, publish, Using your KWO, style practice p104-105, and composition checklist p106, write a RD on the Brothers Grimm, Co-teachers, please check mechanics	Sentence Transitions & writing mechanics practice. Begin Brothers Grimm FD	Complete FD started in class yesterday. Due Tues. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD Are all dress-ups underlined and labeled?
Reading		Discuss The Wright Brothers Ch 4 & 5	Read Ch 6-7 and complete journal questions as you go	Discussion	Read Ch 8-9 and complete questions as you go
Latin		Nouns		Nouns
History		The Boxer Rebellion & Hudson Taylor, Missionary to China	Look up some facts about China and complete the worksheet on Hudson Taylor	The Last Emperor of China	Read Czar & Admiral p185-189 and orally narrate
Geography		Western Europe Due 12/1
Science		Review & What Do You Remember? p142	Read p183-186 and add interesting facts to journal p154	Fireflies & Ladybugs	Read p187-190 and add facts to journal
Memory Work	POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/1 GEOGRAPHY: Western Europe on 12/1 KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/8

This is the last week to bring in items for Operation Christmas Child.  Please bring items to class and we will fill boxes on Wednesday. Gift Suggestions

Coming Soon:

Thursday, Nov 10 - Spirit Day

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. 

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. Assess adding and subtracting fractions.

2. Find the value of a whole number times a unit fraction.

3. Find the value of a whole number times a fraction.

4. Simplify before multiplying a fraction and a whole number.

5. Find a fraction of a set.

Spelling

Objective: Spell words with the sound of /e/ spelled ei and more words with silent 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

Objectives:

1. Correctly capitalize and punctuate a friendly letter 2. Review & practice capitalization and punctuation skills

3. Assess capitalization and punctuation skills

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 with smooth sentence transitions 4. Correctly use new vocabulary words: devoted, publish 5. Incorporate the www.asia clause (when, while, where, as, since, if, although)

History 

Objectives: 

1. See God's hand in the history of China

2. Learn about the ministry of Hudson Taylor, missionary to China

3. Learn about the war between Russia and Japan

Science

1. Review social insects.

2. Identify characteristics of beetles, flies, ladybugs, and fireflies.

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