| 4th Grade Week 19 | Tuesday
1/21/2025 | Wednesday
1/22/2025 | Thursday
1/23/2025 | Friday
1/24/2025 | Monday
1/27/2025 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Discipleship | Justice- "Therefore the LORD is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy." -Isaiah 30:18 | |
| Bible | Daniel 5 & 6 | Ezra 1:1-7, 3:1-3, 11-13 | Haggai 1:1-10, 2:6-7, Zech 4:6 | Esther 1 & 2 | | |
| Math | Ch. 10, L7:
TB pgs.25-27;
WB pgs. 20-22 | FP; Ch. 10, L6:
TB pgs. 23-24 Practice A. Co-Teachers, please check and help with corrections. | Ch. 10, L8:
TB pgs. 28-30;
WB pgs. 23-25 | FP; Ch. 10, L9:
Practice B: TB pgs. 31-32
CCC | | CCC = Complete, Check, Correct |
| Spelling | Step 16: Review Plural Patterns 1-4. DS 4-6, Play Sparkle! | Review card box & phonograms; DS 7-9. | Step 16 Spelling Test | Step 17 New Teaching. Complete Make It Plural Book Pattern 5 only pg.6. | DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 17 Practice." | |
| Grammar | Ch.15 L1: Making Nouns Possessive: Grammar Time, Skill Tine, Practice Time | Ch.15, L2: Grammar Time & Practice Time CCC | Ch.15, L3 & General Review | Ch.15 Test for practice only. Do Ex 1, 2, & 4 only. | | Co-teachers please check Practice Test and help students make corrections. |
| Writing | Turn in Mt. Olympus FD.
L23: Read source texts, Make Fused KWO pg. 171. | Complete style practice pg. 172-173 including vocab study; begin writing RD paragraph. | Complete RD, edit & begin FD. | Complete FD of Orion. Use rubric to ensure you have all required elements.
Due Tues. | | Co-teachers please proof-read your child's FD and ensure all dress-ups are labeled and spelling/punctuation errors are fixed. There should be no reason your child gets a low grade on FDs. |
| Reading | Discuss Number the Stars Ch. 3, Identify passages of personification. | Read Ch. 4 & write the answers to question #s 6,7, &1 on pg.20 and #2 on pg. 21. | Discussion | Read Ch. 5 and write the answers to questions 3-5 of pg. 21 on your study guide. | Proofread all journal entries for complete sense, spelling, punctuation and neatness. If your student cannot neatly fit the answer to the question on the journal page, please use a separate sheet of paper. | Your student should be reading quality literature at least 40 min/day. You may need to supplement the assigned reading with a classical book of choice at his/her reading level. |
| History | Stalin & Totalitarianism | Read "Fascism in Italy" pgs. 311-318 and write the answer to questions in your journal using complete sentences. | Mussolini | Read "Japan, China & a Pretend Emperor" pgs. 321-325 and write the answers to questions in your journal. | | |
| Geography | Eastern Europe | | |
| Science | Activity 9.6 - Make a seed feeder. Write observations in journal, pg. 191. | Read TB pgs. 170-173 (top) and add interesting facts (in complete sentences) to NB pg.187. | Discuss Field Marks & Bird ID; Play Bird Games! | Read TB pgs. 173-179. Do Act. 9.3 & Act. 9.4 in NB pg. 189 & complete Act. 9.5 Bird Map in NB pg. 190. | | Last week instead of making a bird feeder, we learned how to use field guides. We will make the bird feeder this week. |
| Memory Work | GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Due 2/20
POETRY: Poem 3 Due 3/6
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/13
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/8 |
Week 19! Burr! We are entering the season where more people are getting sick. Please keep reminding your children to practice good hygiene at school (don't share food, hand washing, no sticking fingers in mouths, covering sneezes, etc.). -Mrs. Woolsey
Coming Soon:
Thursday, Jan. 30 - Spirit Day, DOGS Day, Pizza!
Thursday, Feb. 13 - Spirit Day (no pizza) and Valentine Exchange
Discipleship:
Objective: Experience the joy of the Lord which comes from spending time in His presence.
Start your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading. Our virtue this month is Justice. Justice is the cardinal virtue that consists of the constant and firm will to give what is due to God and neighbor. Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness meets the needs of others and avoids harshness.
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Math
Note: Start each day with a fact practice warm-up sheet. Do whichever page your child is currently working on. Set the timer for 5 minutes, circle the last problem completed, then complete the rest of the page. Optional: Correct and return to school for an extra credit completion grade. (Two sheets per week.)
Objectives:
1. Convert a measurement given as a mixed number to compound units and single units.
2. Express a smaller unit of measurement as a fraction of a larger unit of measurement.
3. Practice concepts learned.
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Spelling
Objective: Make the plural form of words ending in f and fe.
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Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Identify personification in literature.
3. Engage in meaningful discussion.
4. Learn about life in Denmark during WW II.
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Grammar
Objectives: Make singular and plural nouns possessive.
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Writing
Objectives:
1. Take notes from two source texts to make two KWO's and fuse them into one outline.
2. Write a polished paragraph on the constellation Orion from the fused KWO.
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History
Objectives:
1. Examine Stalin's rule in the USSR and identify characteristics of totalitarianism.
2. Examine Mussolini's rule in Italy and identify characteristics of fascism.
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Science
1. Learn ways to identify birds through field markings, behavior, habitat, and songs.
2. Become familiar with using a field guide to identify birds.
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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. Sheppard's software practice game: Eastern Europe
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: Washington to Trump and an older version: US Presidents to "America". For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/13
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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
