Fortis Academy 4th grade: April 24 - 28, 2023

4th Grade Week 324/24/20234/25/20234/26/20234/27/20234/28/2023Looking Ahead: Monday, 5/1/2023
DiscipleshipHUMILITY: "Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up." James 4;10
BibleTitus 2:11-3:7, Philemon 1:4-7, Hebrews 4:12-16Read Hebrews 11James 1 & 31 Peter 3:8-18
MathComplete Review 4. Co-teachers, please correct and help your student make corrections as neededReviewComplete review packet sent home
CTP Math
Math Break! Use the time to focus on mastering  memory work
SpellingReview Step 28
CTP Language Arts
Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew
Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew
GrammarAutobiography Book: Ch 26, L1 Read Ref.78A p61: Make Title Page and complete page 1: "Things I Like to Do" Write a sentence or two about each of the things you like to do. IllustrateGrammar Book Ch 26 L2 Ref 78B Complete p2 & p6: Goals for My Life and My Special Feelings. You may write in paragraph form, or write two lists using complete sentences
WritingCh26, L3: Using Ref 79 Part I as a guide, write a paragraph about your family. Include a minimum of 4 different dress-ups and 2 openersRef 79 Part II: Write about your Family Life for your autobiography. Include at least 4 dress-ups, 2 openers
ReadingCh 6 and answer questionsCh7 and answer questions
Latin
HistoryCollapse of the Soviet Union, Review Key Dates 1-12 & US PresidentsRead "Africa, Independent" p469-474 Answer journal questions.Sept. 11, 2001 AttackAsk your parents where they were on 9/11. What are their recollections of that day?Review Key Dates 1-12 & US Presidents
GeographyReviewFill in the blank map with all the states you know. Focus on learning the ones that are shaky.ReviewFill in a blank map with as many states as you can. Practice saying each state's capital.Review all states and capitals
ScienceBaby Owl Eating
Motion & Force Experiments 
Read Motion & Force p76-81. Complete the experiment pages started yesterday in classNewton's LawsRead Motion & Force p82-85. Complete the experiment pages started yesterday & the Ch 7 ReviewPut your green field guide in your backpack for grading on Tues
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 3 on 3/1
GEOGRAPHY: US States & Capitals 5/2
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/4
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/9

COMING SOON...
Thursday, April 27 - D.O.G.S., Spirit & Pizza Day!
Saturday, April 29 - Fortis Campout Potluck
Thursday, May 11 - Last Day of School
Friday, May 26 - Nerf Tournament 5-7:30 pm
 

Math

Objectives:

1. Review previously learned skills.

2. Assess math skills


Spelling

Objectives: Review phonograms


Writing

Objective: Assess writing skills


Reading  

Objectives: 

1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills

2. Compare and contrast characters.

3. Identify similes in literature


History 

Objectives:

1. Know that from 1948 to 1994 apartheid made racial discrimination and segregation legal in South Africa.
2. Know that Nelson Mandela was elected the first black president of South Africa in 1994.
3. Know that the US was attacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001

Science
Objectives:
1. Identify three types of motion and give examples of each
2. Describe the differences between contact and noncontact forces and list examples of each
3. Demonstrate Newton's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Laws of Motion


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 Pacific, Eastern and Middle States & capitals this week.  The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. (Scroll down to 6th grade.) 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. Due 5/9


Key Dates for the 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