Fortis Academy 4th grade: Feb. 6 -10, 2023

4th Grade Week 22	2/6/2023	2/7/2023	2/8/2023	2/9/2023	2/10/2023	Looking Ahead: Monday 2/13/23
Discipleship	KINDNESS: "Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;" -Romans 12:10 KJV
Bible		Matt 7: 9-13, Matt 8	Read Matthew 9	Matt 13	Read Matthew 17
Math		Ch 12, L1 TB p59-65,WB p49-51	Ch 12, L2 TB p66-71, WB p52-55	Ch 12, L3 TB p72-76, WB p56-58	Ch 12, L4 TB p77-82, WB p59-62	Ch 12, L5 TB p83-85, WB p63-65
Spelling	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 19 Practice."	Step 19: Review New Teaching, DS 4-6	Rewrite missed Step 18 words 5x. & Step 19: Review Card box, Dictate sentences 7-9.	Step 19 Test	Step 20 New Teaching. Complete Make it Plural book p11, Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 20 Practice."
Grammar		Ch 16, L3 Indirect Objects	Daily Grammar	Write a P3 sentence	Daily Grammar
Writing		introduce History Project & take notes in class	Choose the topic for your first paragraph and begin taking notes on key facts.	Make a sample KWO from WWW II notes taken in class	Using notes from two WW II source texts, create a "fused" KWO for the first paragraph of your history project. Chose one topic, write a topic sentence, 5-6 facts, and a clincher.
Reading		Number the Stars discussion	Answer questions 1-5 p38. Bring journal to school tomorrow for final grading	Final Number the Stars discussion & Introduce My Side of the Mountain and Read Ch 1	Read My Side of the Mountain Ch 2 and answer questions in your journal
Latin		Review		Latin numbers
History		Introduce History Project & Causes of the War	Choose your topics to research for WW II project.Get books from the library and/or have your parent help you find some websites to begin your study.	Pearl Harbor & take notes in class	Continue to research and take notes for the written portion of your WW II project. Begin working on the visual portion of the project.
Geography		Eastern Europe
Science		Feather Features & Types	Complete "What Do You Remember?" Journal p40		Color the Killdeer p9 and the Greater Roadrunner p11 in your bird 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:

Thursday, Feb. 9 - Spirit Day

Tuesday, Feb 14 - Moms in Prayer 9:00 am

Tuesday, Feb 14 - Valentine's Exchange

Math

Complete two math fact sheets per week, correct & return to school.

Objectives:

1. Understand the meaning of decimals to tenths and hundredths.

2. Express fractions in tenths and hundredths as decimals.

3. Express one-place and two-place decimals as fractions.

4. Express mixed numbers in tenths and hundredths as decimals.

5. Represent decimals on a number line.

6. Express decimal numbers in expanded form.

7. Express decimals as fractions in simplest form.

Spelling

Objectives:

1. Learn to spell /ij/ at the end of a word.

2. Form irregular plurals

Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Engage in meaningful discussion.

Grammar

Objective:

1. Identify and classify P3 sentences with a subject noun, verb-transitive, indirect object, and direct object.

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Research a topic of your choice about WW II

2. Take notes from two sources about one topic

3. Fuse the notes into one KWO.

History 

Objectives:

1. Know that the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941, brought the US into WW II.

2. Know that D-Day was a turning point in the war in Europe.

3. Know that Winston Churchill was a key figure during WW II.

3. Research and take notes on areas of interest from WW II

NOTE: This week you will begin reading and taking notes about your chosen WW II topic(s) and create a KWO from which

to write your first paragraph. You will need to have several facts from at least three books and/or websites. You may use SOTW as one

of your sources if you like.

Books: Write down the title of the book, the author, date of publication, and page numbers used.

Websites: Write down the name of the website, the title of the article, and the author and date if it is

listed on the website.

We will be making Bibliography with this information next week.

Science

Objectives:

1 Know the functions of three types of feathers

2. Review

3. Examine the arrangement of feathers on a chicken

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/

Learn About Texas Birds

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. Due 5/9/23

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