Fortis Academy 4th grade: March 27 -31, 2023

4th Grade Week 283/27/20233/28/20233/29/20233/30/20233/31/2023Looking Ahead Monday 4/3/2023
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 14, Acts 16:16-40Acts 17Acts 19Acts 26
MathCh 14 Practice A & B TB p151 & p168-170 in preparation for tomorrow's test. See note belowCh 14 TestMath Facts & Ch 15, L1 TB p171-176, WB p131-132Ch 15, L2 TB p177-181, WB p135-138Math Facts & Ch 15, L3 TB p182-185, WB p139-143Ch 15, L4 TB p186-189, WB p144-146
SpellingStep 25: Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 25 Practice."Step 25: Review NT, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!Review Step 25 words, phonograms & Card Box. Dictate sentences 7-9.Step 25 Spelling TestStep 26 New Teaching. Dictate 10 wordsDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 26 Practice."
GrammarCh 23, L1 Sentences, Ref. 68:Thank you notes, Practice Time.Ch 23, L2 Classify Sentences, Review Ref. 69 and create a practice invitation. Be sure to include what, who, where, when, and a whipped cream statement.
Due Thurs
Ch 23, L3: Parts of a book, Do Practice 5Ch 23, L3- Ref. 70. Use a couple books from home to identify the various parts listed in this reference. Do Practice 1 & 2
WritingL24 Great Bear Constellation: Create outlines from 2 sources, create a fused KWO p179Complete style practice p180-181, vocab study. Using your fused outline & composition checklist p182 begin writing RDComplete RD, edit & begin writing FDComplete FD of Great Bear. Use your rubric to make sure you have all required elements.
Due Tues
ReadingDiscuss Journey to Jo'Burg Ch 3-6, Read Ch 7-8Read Journey to Jo'Burg Chaps 9-11 & answer questionsDiscussion & Read Ch 12 -13Journey to Jo'Burg Ch 14-15 & answer questions in journal. Due Tuesday.
Put Moonwalk in your backpack!
LatinL11L11
HistoryJFKRead SOTW "Civil Rights" p402-408 & answer questions 1-4 on p73.
Review Key Dates
Key Dates Test & Martin Luther King Jr.and "I Have a Dream" discussionRead SOTW "The Vietnam War" p411-414 and complete interview. Write a paragraph summary on p74.
Due Thurs. 4/6
GeographyNorthern States & Capitals
ScienceEgg facts & experimentsRead p96-98 & add facts to journal p79Precocial BirdsRead p99-100 and complete What Do You Remember p80
Memory Work
POETRY: 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...
Tuesday. March 28 - Moms in Prayer
Thursday, March 30 - Pizza/DOGS/Spirit Day
Tuesday, April 11 - Easter Holiday (observed). NO SCHOOL

Math
Please continue to complete two Math Fact B1 - B6 worksheets per week until your child can complete each worksheet in 5 min with 98% accuracy. 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. Assess multiplying and dividing decimals

2. Investigate angles and turns.

3. Express angles in terms of degrees and Identify acute, obtuse, straight, and reflex angles.

4. Measure angles between 0 and 180 degrees with a protractor

5. Add and subtract angle measurements with compound angles


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell words containing the sound of /u/ spelled ou.


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


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Students will learn how to write a thank you note. 

2. Students will learn how to write an invitation: who, what, when, where, "whipped cream". 
3. Students will be able to identify the parts of a book: title page, copyright page, preface, body, table of contents, appendix, glossary, bibliography, and index.  


History 

Objectives:

1. Know that Martin Luther King Jr. was a national leader of the Civil Rights Movement of 1950-1968

2. Become familiar with MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech

2. Write a personal "Dream" speech

3. Know that American soldiers fought against communist North Vietnam for 8 years in a controversial war.

Science
Objectives:
1. Experiment with eggshell strength
2. Observe a growing chick embryo through candling
3. Identify precocial birds

Students will make 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 memorizing the Northern States & capitals 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