Fortis Academy 4th grade: Feb. 27 - March 3, 2023

4th Grade Week 252/27/20232/28/20233/1/20233/2/20233/3/2023Coming Soon: Monday, 3/6/2023
DiscipleshipKINDNESS: "Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;" -Romans 12:10 KJV
BibleJohn 1:1-18, 3:1-21John 10John 11:1-34John 13
MathCh 13, L4 TB p117-118 Practice AMath Facts & Ch 13, L5 TB p119-122, WB p88-89Math Facts & Ch 13, L6 TB p123-125, WB p90-91Math Facts & Ch 13, L7 TB p126-129, WB p92-94Math Facts & Ch 13, L8 TB p130-135, WB p95-96Ch 13, L9 TB p134-135 Practice B to review add/sub hundredths in preparation for Tuesday's test. Review Practice A as necessary. See Note Below
SpellingAdminister the Classical Phonics Assessment 3, grade in red pen and return to school Tues. Instructions belowStep 22: Review New Teaching. Dictate sentences 4-6 Phonograms er ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch Play Sparkle!Make Step 21 Test Corrections, Step 22: Review Card box. Dictate sentences 7-9. Phonograms er ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tchStep 22 Spelling TestStep 23 New Teaching. Dictate 10 wordsDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 23 Practice."
GrammarCh 19, L1 Mixed patterns and review verb tensesCh 19, L2 Classify sentences, & TM p314 Double Negatives, & Practice Time 1 & 2 CCCCh 19 L3 ContractionsComplete Contraction WS sent home
WritingL18 Write 1st paragraph RD of Tiger TamerUsing your KWO & Composition Checklist p132, write the second paragraph of your storyPoem 3 RecitationsUsing your KWO & Composition checklist write 3rd paragraph, edit your RD, underline & label all dress-ups. All 3 paragraphs RD due Tues.
ReadingMy Side of the Mountain Discussion & Read p107-115Read p116 -131 & answer Ch 18 questions in your journal. Bring journal tomorrow for grading.DiscussionRead p131-148 & answer Ch 19 questions
Latin
HistoryThe Formation of IsraelRead SOTW "The Marshall Plan" p345-349 and answer questions in your journalThe Cold War & written narration practiceRead SOTW p355-360 "Two Republics of China" and answer journal questions.
GeographyScandinavia
ScienceWatch for birds at your feeder and try to identify as many as you can! Keep a record in your journal p28Bird BingoRead p73-75 and orally narrate. Color the Painted Bunting p17 & the Vermilion Flycatcher p23 in your field guideNestingRead p 76-79 in TB. Draw a picture of each kind of nest and write down at least one bird that creates that type of nest (journal p65)
Memory Work
POETRY: Poem 3 on 3/1
GEOGRAPHY: Scandinavia 3/30
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/30
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/9
Please Check Alma weekly for any missing grades or zeroes. 
Coming Soon:
Tuesday, February 28 - Moms in Prayer (9-10am)
Thursday, March 9 - Spirit Day
March 13 - 17 Spring Break! (No School)

Math
Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for recording.

Objectives:

1. Add hundredths.

3. Subtract from 1 and 0.1

4. Subtract Hundredths

5. Relate money to decimals.

6. Practice adding and subtracting decimals.

*Note: These two practice lessons provide additional practice and review of Ch 13. Your student may not need to complete all of the problems in the lesson if you see that the concept has been mastered. However, most students will benefit from doing the word problems in order to practice bar modeling skills.


Spelling

Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment 3 (in binder or on link above) this week and return to school Tuesday. 

You only need to do Assessment 3 at this time.

Here are instructions for administering the assessment.

Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Parents, read the sound or sounds on the card. Or if you prefer, you can play the sound on the AAS app.  Your student should then write the corresponding phonogram in the box. Mark any your child missed.

Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker (oral portion) - Show the card to the student. He or she should be able to correctly identify all the sounds associated with that card. Please note any phonograms your child missed on the form.


Objectives:

1. Know the doubling rule for adding vowel suffixes


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Summarize a passage through oral narration.

3. Identify elements of goodness, truth, and beauty in literature.

4. Use context cues to deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words.

5. Identify outdoor survival skills.


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Change verbs to different tenses in a paragraph.

2. Identify and classify mixed sentence patterns.

3. Recognize and avoid using double negatives.

4. Make contractions.

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Write a story consisting of 3 paragraphs that describe what is happening in a series of pictures.
2. Practice the Writing from Pictures structure: Central Fact, Details, and Clincher for each paragraph.
3. Use stylistic techniques of incorporating 6 dress-ups into each paragraph.
4. Recite Poem 3

History 

Objectives:

1. Know that under the Marshall Plan, the Allies gave money to rebuild Europe after WWII, and Germany was split in two.
2. Know that Israel was proclaimed a state in 1948.
3. Know that the Cold War was a conflict between the US and the Soviet Union and fought without weapons.
4. Know that Chairman Mao brought Communism to China in 1949

Science
Objectives:
1. Identify Texas birds
2. Identify types of bird nests 
3. Match bird species with nest type

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 third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone".  These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are beginning our study of Scandinavia 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: Continue your 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.


Key Dates for 3rd 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

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

CB- Latin Copybook



 

Fortis Academy 4th grade: Feb. 20 - 24, 2023

4th Grade Week 242/20/20232/21/20232/22/20232/23/20232/24/2023Looking Ahead:
Monday, 2/27/23
DiscipleshipKINDNESS: "Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;" -Romans 12:10 KJV
BibleMatt 6Luke 10:25-37Luke 15Luke 18
MathCh 12, L10 TB p102-104 Do Practice B in preparation for Tuesday's test. Answer on lined paper. Co-teachers, correct in red pen, help students make corrections, & return to school for homework grade.Ch 12 TestMath Facts & Ch 13, L1 TB p105-107, WB p79Math Facts & Ch 13, L2 TB p109-112, WB p81-82Math Facts & Ch 13, L3 TB p113-116, WB p83-84Ch 13, L4 TB p117-118 Practice A
SpellingDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 21 Practice."Step 21 Review NT, DS 4-6, Review PhonogramsReview Phonograms: ng, ar, wh, aw, au, ck, oe, oa, ed and others as needed, review card box. Dictate sentences 7-9.Step 21 Spelling Test & Review phonograms ng, ar, wh, aw, au, ck, oe, oa, edStep 22 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words and sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 21 Practice."Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment 3, grade in red pen, and return to school Tues. Instructions below
GrammarCh 18 L1: Regular & Irregular VerbsCh 18, L2 Classify Sentences. Review Ref 54 & 55. Complete Practice Time p82Ch 18, L3 Classify Sentences. Review Ref 56 Complete Practice TimeTest for practice only: Ch 18B Test p118, Do Ex 6,7, & 10. Co-teachers, please check and help students make corrections.
WritingBegin FD of 2nd paragraph of your history project, & work on bibliographyComplete FD of history project paragraphs & bibliography. Label dress-ups on your RD. Both paragraphs FD's, RD's, & Bibliography due tomorrow.L18, p129 Begin making KWO for storyComplete KWO p129 and Style practice & vocab study p130-131
ReadingDiscuss Ch 8-10 & Read p58-68Read My Side of the Mountain p68-85 & answer Ch 12 questionsDiscussionRead My Side of the Mountain p85-106 & answer Ch 13-15 questions in your journal
LatinL11L11
HistoryThe end of
WW II		Complete your history project. Include a visual presentation and 3 paragraphs on WW II and a Bibliography. Practice giving your presentation to your family!History Project Presentations!Read "The Partitioning of Palestine" p332-336 and write a paragraph summary.
See NOTE below.
GeographyEastern Europe Test
ScienceWatch for birds at your feeder and try to identify as many as you can! Keep a record in your journal p28Chicken StudyRead p63-66 & complete What Do you Remember? p52 questions 1-5Flying facts & MigrationRead p66-70 & complete What Do You Remember? p52 questions 6-10
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 3 on 3/1
GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Test on 2/21
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/30
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/9
Coming Soon: 
Thursday, February 23 - D.O.G.S., Spirit, and Pizza Day!
Tuesday, February 28 - Moms in Prayer (9-10am)
Thursday, March 9 - Spirit Day
March 13 - 17 Spring Break! (No School)

Please Check Alma weekly for any missing grades or zeroes.

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 Kindness.


Math
Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for recording.

Objectives:

1. Assess decimal material covered in Ch 12: tenths, hundredths, expressed as fractions, comparing & ordering, rounding

2. Add and subtract decimals with tenths using mental math.

3. Add decimals to the tenths place with regrouping.

4. Subtract decimals to the tenths place.

5. Add decimals to the hundredths place


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Learn to spell words containing the sound of /n/ spelled gn

2. Assess phonograms


Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment 3 (in binder or on link above) and return to school Tuesday. 

You only need to do Assessment 3.


Here are instructions for administering the assessment.

Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Parents, read the sound or sounds on the card. Or if you prefer, you can play the sound on the AAS app.  Your student should then write the corresponding phonogram in the box. Mark any your child missed.

Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker (oral portion) - Show the card to the student. He or she should be able to correctly identify all the sounds associated with that card. Please note any phonograms your child missed on the form.


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Increase knowledge of nature


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Identify regular and irregular verbs

2. Identify simple tense verbs,

3. Identify the tense of helping verbs

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Create a KWO from a series of three pictures
2. Brainstorm dress-ups to use in 3-paragraph composition
3. Correctly use new vocabulary words: yowl and tame

History

Objectives:

1. Complete research on WW II and present findings with a visual and written presentation.

2. Know that after WW II the Jewish people received back their ancient homeland of Israel.


NOTE: Write a paragraph summary in your journal. Your summary should answer the following questions.

1. When was the last time that Jewish people had lived together in Israel?

2. What is "Zionism"?

3. Why did World War II make many Jewish people feel that they must have their own country?

4. Where did most Zionist leaders want to go? What was it called at the time?

5. What did the United Nations vote to do in 1947 and how did Zionists react?

6. What is May 14, 1948, in Israel?


Science
Objectives:
1. Study the arrangement of feathers on a chicken
2. Review flying facts
3. Study the migration habits of various birds
4. Identify Texas birds 

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 third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone".  These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are assessing Eastern 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.


Key Dates for 3rd 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 
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