Fortis Academy 4th grade: March 20 - 24, 2023

4th Grade Week 273/20/20233/21/20233/22/20233/23/20233/24/2023Looking Ahead: Monday, 3/27/2023
DiscipleshipPUNCTUALITY: "See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil." (Ephesians 5:15-16)
BibleActs 1 & 2Acts 4Acts 7 & 9Acts 12
MathReview 3 TB p136-138 Skip problems 6, 9, 10, 11 CCCReview & Ch 14, L5 TB p153-155, WB p117-118Ch 14, L6 TB p156-159, WB p119-121Ch 14 L7 TB p160-163, TB p122-124Ch 14, L8 TB p164-167, WB p125-126Ch 14 Practice A & B TB p151 & p168-170 in preparation for Tuesday's test. See note below
SpellingDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 24 Practice."Step 24: Review New Teaching and Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6. Play Sparkle!Re-write missed Step 23 words, Review Card Box & Phonograms as needed, Dictate Sentences 7-9Step 24 Spelling TestStep 25 New Teaching. Dictate 10 wordsStep 25: Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 25 Practice."
GrammarCh 21, L1 Parts of a Friendly LetterCh 21, L2 Classify sentences, Use Ref 63 & 64 to write a friendly letter to assigned classmate, Put in envelope, but do not seal. Due tomorrow. Practice writing your home address correctly until you can do it perfectly from memory. You'll need it for tomorrow!Ch 22, L1 Writing a Business LetterCh 22 L2 Classify Sentences. Use Ref 65-67 to draft a business letter to a company of your choice. See note below. Please address an envelope, but do not seal. Due Tuesday
WritingL23 Read source texts, Make Fused KWO p171, Introduce #3 ly openerComplete style practice p 172-173 including vocab study, begin writing RD paragraphComplete RD, edit & begin FDComplete FD of Orion. Use rubric to ensure you have all required elements. Due Tues.
ReadingMy Side of the Mountain final discussionPut Journey to Jo'Burg in your backpack for tomorrow.Introduce Journey to Jo-burgRead Journey to Jo'Burg Chaps 3-6
LatinL11L11
HistoryThe Korean War & North Korea todayRead handout sent home. Pray for Christians currently suffering persecution. PIck one of the stories that impacted you, and write out a prayer or make a list of what you will pray for these Christians.The Cuban Missile Crisis & Assign Vietnam War interviewsRead "The Death of JFK" p397-402
GeographyUS State & Capitals
ScienceNest Review & Complete journal p76Read p89-91 & color Chickadees, Titmouse & Wrens in your field guide p41EggsRead p91-95 and add facts to journal p78
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 3 on 3/1
GEOGRAPHY: US States & Capitals
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/30
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/9
Coming Soon:
Thursday, March 30 - D.O.G.S., Pizza, and Spirit Day!

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.

Note: Your child may not need to do all the practice problems. Pick an assortment of problems from each section and check for mastery.

Objectives:

1. Divide a one-place decimal by a one-digit whole number.

2. Divide a two-place decimal by a one-digit whole number.

3. Divide decimals to hundredths in cases where the quotient has a different number of decimal places than the dividend.

4. Practice division with decimals.


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell word endings of /awl/ spelled ought and words with a followed by l.


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Engage in meaningful discussion.

3. Learn about life in South Africa during Apartheid


Writing

Objectives:


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Know the five parts of a friendly letter: Heading, Greeting, Body, Closing, Signature

2. Write a friendly letter to a friend using the correct format

3. Address an envelope

4. Know common reasons to write a business letter.
5. Write a properly formatted business letter.

Note: Students will learn four types of business letters and write to a company of their choice.  They will often receive back a reply, which can be fun. Bring the properly formatted letter, along with an addressed envelope to school on Monday. After they are checked, we will mail them.


History 

Objectives:

1. Know that the Korean War resulted in the country being divided into Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea.
2. Identify facts about Korean culture.
3. Learn about challenges faced by North Koreans.
4. Explore the role the Cold War had on the Cuban Missile Crisis
5. Know that American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 in Dallas, TX

Science
Objectives:
1. Review types of nests 
2. Learn about the courtship rituals of birds
3. Identify the parts of an egg

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 "The Dentist and the Crocodile".  Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are beginning our study of US States this week.  The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling states 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 PresidentsFor assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names.


Key Dates for 4th 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
10, Man Walks on the Moon 1969 11. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989 12. The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26, 1991


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