Fortis Academy 4th grade: Feb. 13 - 17, 2023

4th Grade Week 23	2/13/2023	2/14/2023	2/15/2023	2/16/2023	2/17/2023	Looking Ahead: Monday 2/20/23
Discipleship	KINDNESS: "Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;" -Romans 12:10 KJV
Bible		Mark 1 & 4:35-41	Mark 5	Mark 8	Read Mark 12:28-44
Math	Ch 12, L5 TB p83-85, WB p63-65	Ch 12, L6 TB p86-88, WB p66-67	Ch 12 L7 Practice A TB p89-90	Ch 12, L8 TB p91-95, WB p70-72	Ch 12, L9 TB p96-101, WB p73-75	Ch 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.
Spelling	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 20 Practice."	Step 20: Review New Teaching, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!	Rewrite Step 19 misspelled words. Review Step 20 Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9.	Step 20 Spelling Test	Step 21 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 21 Practice."
Grammar		Ch 17, L1: Beginning & Ending Quotes, Ref. 50 & 51, Practice Time p.80	Ch17, L2 Classify sentences & Practice Time 1-3 Co-teachers, please check & help students make corrections. Practice 3 due tomorrow	Review & practice	Ch 17, L4 Test. Skip Exercises 3, 5, and 7. Co-Teachers, correct in red pen & return to school.
Writing		KWO for 1st paragraph due, begin writing RD & take notes in class	Complete 1st paragraph RD. Take notes and make a KWO for 2nd paragraph. See Note Below	Work on 2nd paragraph RD or begin 1st paragraph FD	Complete 2nd paragraph RD. Include topic sentence, several facts, clincher, and dress-ups.
Reading		My Side of the Mountain discussion & read p20-24	Read p25-40 Answer Ch 4-5 questions	Discussion & read p41-46	Read p46-58 Answer Ch 8-10 questions
Latin
History		The War in the Pacific	Continue to work on your WWII history project. See Note Below	The US Homefront	Continue to work on your WWII history project. See Note Below
Geography		Review Eastern Europe	Review Eastern Europe	Review Eastern Europe	Review Eastern Europe for test on Tues
Science		Valentine's Day Party & Exchange	Read p57-61 (stop at migration) and color the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher p14 in your field guide	Migration	Read p61-63 and color the Brown Thrasher & American Robin p42 in your guide
Memory Work	POETRY: 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:

Tuesday, February 14 - Moms in Prayer (9-10 am)

Tuesday, February 14 - Valentine's exchange

Thursday, February 23 - History Project Due

Thursday, February 23 - D.O.G.S., Spirit & 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 virtue this month is Kindness.

Math

Objectives:

1. Express fractions & mixed numbers with a denominator that is a factor of 10 or 100 as a decimal.

2. Compare and order decimals to hundredths.

3. Round decimals given in tenths to the nearest whole number.

4. Practice concepts from Ch 12

Spelling

Objectives:

1. Learn to spell words containing the sound of /oo/ spelled ui

2. Spell words with the same plural and singular form.

Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Engage in meaningful discussion.

Grammar

Objective: Correctly punctuate sentences with beginning, ending, and middle quotes.

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Write a RD on one aspect of WW II. Include at least 5 dress-ups

2. Take notes from at least two source texts

3. Create a KWO for the second paragraph of the WW II project

4. Begin writing 2nd paragraph RD from KWO.

NOTE: Each paragraph must contain a topic sentence, at least 6 facts, a clincher sentence, and your choice of 5 dress-ups (-ly, w/w, sv, adj, bc, www.asia). For this assignment only, the FD may be typed if you prefer.

NOTE: You need to have facts from at least three sources: books, encyclopedia articles, and/or websites.

• Write down the title of the book, the author, name of publisher, date of publication, and page numbers from books that you use for information.
• Write down the name of the websites, the title of the article, the author, and date (if listed) for websites you use.

We will learn how to make a Bibliography next week.

History 

Objectives:

1. Identify battles in the Pacific front of WW II.

2. Identify the Marine Memorial as a tribute to the armed forces fighting in the Pacific

3 Identify ways WW II impacted Americans' daily lives.

4. Complete research and report writing.

NOTE: Share what you're learning with your family as you research your topic. Practice presenting the information so you are prepared

to teach your classmates what you have learned.

Your written report, (including bibliography), visual aids, and presentation are due Thursday, Feb. 23.

Science

Objectives:

1. Review feathers lesson

2. Study the migration habits of various birds

3. Identify different types of flying 

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/

Bird Feeder Live Cams

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 continuing our study of 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