Fortis Academy 4th Grade - Week 8 - Oct. 1 - 7

 

4th Grade Week 8Tuesday
10/1/2024		Wednesday
10/2/2024		Thursday
10/3/2024		Fiday
10/4/2024		Monday
10/7/2024		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipFortitude-" Then David said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished." 1 Chronicles 28:20
BibleExodus 14Exodus 16Exodus 19-20Exodus 23:20 and Exodus 24
MathCh 4 TestFP-H or I,
Ch. 5 L2:
TB pgs. 111-114,
WB pgs. 97-100		FP-I,
Ch. 5 L3:
TB pgs. 115-119,
WB pgs. 101-104		FP-H or I,
Ch 5 L4:
Practice TB pgs. 120-121		Complete worksheet sent home
SpellingReview Phonograms: kn, gn, nk, ough, ew.
Step 6: Review New Teaching and Tips, DS 4-6.		Re-write Step 5 test misspelled words 5x,
Step 6: Review card box, phonograms. DS 7-9.		Step 6 Spelling TestStep 7: New teaching, Dictate 10 words.DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 7 Practice."
GrammarCh. 7, L1 - Possessive Nouns: Grammar Time, Practice TimeCh 7, L2 - Review Jingles, Grammar TimeCh 7, L3 - Object Pronouns: Jingle 13, Grammar TimeCo-teachers, give Test Time on pg. 120 of Teacher's Manual following the directions given.
WritingL8: Read Daedalus & Icarus, Create a KWO and retell, Banned Words: go/wentFinish Theseus FD & Daedalus KWO if not completed in class. Do Style Practice pg. 62-63.Poem 1 Recitations Due
Theseus FD due.		Write 1st paragraph introducing the setting & characters of Daedalus & Icarus. Use Composition Checklist pg. 56.
ReadingDiscuss Ch. 11 Literary Element: Conflict, Read Ch. 12Finish reading The Perilous Road and answer questions pg. 19Final Discussion, Literary Elements: Irony, Theme, Character SketchPut Mary Poppins in your backpack for Tues., complete the Writing Activity pg. 21 in your journal. Due Tues.Remember, if there is a reading journal assignment, have them answer the questions on a separate sheet of lined paper instead of squeezing it into the small space on the worksheet.
HistoryKey Dates Test
Discuss the Impressionist Artists: Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cassat		Read "The Second Reich" pgs. 82-88 and answer questions in your journal.The Suez Canal,
Send home 1st quarter review		Complete Review for test on Tues. Read The Dutch East Indies SOTW pgs. 103-107.See blog notes below for Dutch East Indies Journal assignment.
GeographySouthern Europe
ScienceNB DiscussionRead TB pgs. 89-92,
Do Act. 4.4 Create a Comic strip NB pgs. 92-93		Termites and Act. 4.2 Make an ant farmComplete WDYR pg. 96
Memory WorkPOEM 1, Due for Recitation on 10/3
GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Due 10/17
KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 10/1

Coming Soon!

Friday, Oct. 4 - End of 1st Quarter
Thursday, Oct. 10 - Spirit Day
Tuesday, Oct. 15 - Parent/teacher conferences - no school
Thursday, Oct. 31 - Historical dress up day, spirit day, pizza day, DOGS day

Discipleship

Our Character Virtue of the month is Fortitude. Fortitude is the strength of character to do what is right even in the face of difficulty and hardship. Fruit of the Spirit: Patience
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Math
Continue memorizing multiplication/division facts 1-12. Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up of either multiplication or division. We will assess multiplication facts on Thursday.

Objectives:

1. Estimate and find quotients using long division.

2. Assess multiplication skills.

3. Divide up to a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number.

4. Practice division.

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Spelling
Objective: Analyze two ways to spell the sound of /shun/

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Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading.

Objectives:
1. Identify types of literary conflict in The Perilous Road.
2. Engage in discussion, sharing ideas, meaning, and information from the reading.

3. Identify irony, themes, and changed characters in The Perilous Road.

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Writing
Objectives:

1. Create a Story Sequence Outline of a myth using the Story Sequence Chart.
2. Assess memorization and presentation of "My Father's Vineyard."
3. Write the first paragraph of a 3-paragraph myth introducing the characters and setting.
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Grammar

Objectives:
1. Identify possessive noun pronouns in sentences.
2. Correctly use possessive noun pronouns in an original sentence.
3. Identify object pronouns in sentences.
4. Review previously learned grammar skills.
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History  

Write a paragraph summary in your journal using complete sentences. Include information about the following questions.

1. What is an archipelago?

2. What things did the islands provide the Dutch?

3. Why did the farmers of the East Indies begin to revolt against the Dutch?


Objectives: 

1. Identify characteristics of Impressionist artists including Monet, Renoir, Degas & Cassatt.
2. Know that present-day Indonesia, formerly called The Dutch East Indies, was desired by the Dutch for wealth building.
3. Know that the Krakatoa volcano erupted in Indonesia in 1883.
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Science

REPEAT NOTE: Please ensure your child is doing "their best work" when writing in their journals. (i.e. write neat, no sloppy work, check for spelling and punctuation errors, encourage more than the "bare minimum" approach--in other words try to write more than a couple facts.)

1. Identify characteristics of ants and termites.
2. Make an ant farm and observe ant behavior.
3. Continue to collect, study, and identify Texas insects.

Note:
Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects which you can print or use for reference and insect identification:

Here's a website to help with identification: http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified

Memory Work
Please spend 15 minutes daily working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our first quarter poem, "The Father's Vineyard," will be assessed this week. Additional copies here.
Geography:  Continue to memorize the countries of Southern Europe. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map. A word bank is provided.

Sheppards software has helpful computer games for additional practice.

History:
Key Dates for 1st quarter:
The War Between the States                         1861-1865
World War I                                                      1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution                      1917