Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Sept 11 - 15

4th	9/11/2017	9/12/2017	9/13/2017	9/14/2017	9/15/2017
Discipleship	Faith + Matthew 5: 1-4
Bible	Ezek 33:7-9, Ps 32:1-7	Rom 13:1-10, Matt 18:1-20	Num. 21:4-9, 1 Cor. 1:18-25	John 12:20-33
Math	Review for test, Begin Practice 2B in class	Complete TB p40 Practice 2B, Do TB p41 Review A to prepare for test	Math Test	HIG p36-37 Enrichment 1, Focus on mastering math facts	Math Break!
Spelling	Step 4: Review New Teaching, phonograms ie, dge, wr. DS 4-6, Play Sparkle	Step 4: Review card box, Review Phonograms ck, oe, oa, ed. DS 7-9	Step 4 Spelling Test	Step 5: New teaching p39-42, Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 5 Practice".
Grammar	Review Jingles, Ch 5, L2: Prepositional phrases & Write a practice sentence	Ch 5, L3: Classify Sentences and Do Activity/Assignment Time TM p81 on copy paper. Write 3 original sentences with prepositional phrases for each section & illustrate one. Tomorrow you will share it with the class!	Share sentences with prepositional phrases & Write a 3-point expository paragraph. Grammar Test sent home.	Chapter 5 Test (Skip Ex 4 & 8) Score in red pen & return to school Mon. For Ex.7 try to list at least 15.  See note below.
Writing	L3, P3: Writer's Conference & L3, P4: Begin writing FD, Rubric sent home	Complete final draft started in class. Due Wed. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD & Read Aloud: The Bear & the Two Travelers	Four Oxen FD due. Lesson 4, Pt 1: KWO	Complete L4, Pt 1 KWO if needed. Practice retelling the fable a couple times using your KWO. Complete the Vocab. Study on pg 43. Review the student samples (KWO and drafts p46) for inspiration!
Reading	Continue reading classical book of your choice. Pace yourself to complete the book in two weeks.
Latin	Ch6 - Memory page, teach grammar lesson	Ch6 - Recite memory chart and chants, review grammar new teaching	Ch6 - Worksheets. Recite memory chart.	Ch6 - Recite memory chart with chant, Complete  Ch 6 quiz.
History	The Spanish American War Kora & Jonathan share journal entries	#133 The Progressive Era, and Timeline song	The Progressive Era & review dates studied this year	Write a brief summary on The Progressive Era in your journal, Ambree & Royce will share on 9/18
Geography	Southern Europe - Due 11/8
Science	Read Gadgets & Gizmos p10-11, 1st Law of Motion & Experiment: "Inertia Zoom Ball"	Complete reading scientist biography & begin answering biography questionnaire. See note below.	Small Group Gears Project, Review Unit Memory Work	Read USE p122-123 Dynamics, Write 2-4 sentence summary & define "Inertia" & "Momentum" in your journal.	Week 6 Quiz, Review Newton's Laws
Memory Work	Quarter 1 Poem Due 9/27, Newton's 3 Laws of Motion Due 10/2

HIG- Home Instructor Guide	L- Lesson	Grammar- Shurley English
LT- Learning Task	KWO-Key Word Outline	USE-Usborne Science Encyclopedia
CCC-Complete, check, correct	RD- Rough Draft
TB- Textbook	FD- Final Draft	NT- New Teaching
WB- Workbook	FP-Math Facts Practice Sheet	DS - Dictate Sentences
MM- Mental Math

Coming Soon:

COMING SOON...

Monday, September 11 - Christian Worldview Group, 9 a.m. 
Wednesday, September 13 - Spirit Day. Students may wear spirit shirts with uniform bottoms or jeans.

Wednesday, September 13 – Math TEST

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 Character Virtue of the month is Faith.

Math:

Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with the assigned Math fact sheet.  If your child has mastered the current fact sheet, move on the next one.

Review previous Mental Maths this week.

Objectives:

1. Review all previously learned concepts, re-teaching where necessary.

2. Assess mastery of concepts.

Please complete all the work assigned for home days, including workbook and practice exercises, as well as math facts practice. Please grade all work by first indicating which answers are incorrect and then giving your student an opportunity to correct his/her mistakes before offering assistance.

Composition

Objectives:

1. Write a polished final draft of The Four Oxen & the Lioness incorporating an -ly word & vocab word.

2. Create a KWO from a source text.

3. Learn and incorporate new vocabulary words into writing.

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Incorporate prepositions, objects of the preposition and prepositional phrases into original sentences.

2. Know the structure of a 3-point paragraph.

3. Assess mastery of previously learned material.

A copy of the Ch 5 Test was sent home with your student on Wednesday. Administer the test at home on Thursday (skip exercises 4 & 8). For Ex. 7, have your student try to list at least 15 prepositions. Additional prepositions will be awarded extra credit (+.25 pts each). Please circle errors in red pen and have students make corrections to the side. Return it to school for grading/scoring.  You may read the Q&A flow from the teacher's manual to help students classify the sentences on this test and also feel free to answer questions any about the instructions.

Spelling

Objectives: Learn how to spell multisyllable words ending in ss.

Latin

Objectives:

1. Recognize Masculine (2nd Declension) nouns

2. Learn new Latin vocabulary

Listen to Latin chants daily to aid in memorization.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2 
Chapter 3 
Chapter 4

Chapter 6

History

Objectives:

1. Know that Theodore Roosevelt helped the US gain a decisive victory in the Spanish-American War in 1898.

2. Know that the Progressive Era brought about numerous social changes in the US.

3. Know that the Progressive Era established a precedent of government involvement in social issues.

4. Create memory pegs by memorizing key people, events, locations and dates throughout the course of world history.

Science

Objectives:  

1. Understand the 1st Law of Motion

2. Research the life of a scientist, noting important achievements.

3. Know that inertia is the tendency of objects to resist a change in their movement.

4. Know that momentum is a measure of an object’s tendency to continue moving.

Definitions:

• Inertia: the tendency of objects to resist a change in their movement
• Momentum: a measure of an object’s tendency to continue moving

Week of 9/11 – 9/15: Students complete reading (9/12), and begin taking notes on the following questions.  You have next week to work on this as well.  

·         Who was the scientist you read about?

·         When and where were they born?

·         What was their major scientific contribution?

·         List the events that surrounded their discovery

·         List some other interesting events in the scientist’s life.

·         Why do you think it is important to learn about this scientist?

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.

Poetry:  Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  Additional copies here.

History Timeline:

You can find a YouTube video of the timeline song with pictures of the cards and dates on here.

Here is a YouTube demonstration the hand motions for the first 6 minutes. Timeline Song

Here is a video of the hand motions for the second 6 minutes of the song: Timeline Song

Lyrics and hand motions to accompany the timeline song :Classical Conversation History Card timeline-motions.

Geography: We are starting our study of Southern Europe this week.  A map was sent home with your child on Monday.  Additional maps found here.

All Geography songs and maps are found here.

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Sept. 4 - 8

4th	9/4/2017	9/5/2017	9/6/2017	9/7/2017	9/8/2017
Discipleship	Faith + Matthew 5: 1-4
Bible		Jer 15:15-21, Ps 26	Rom 12:9-21	Matt 16:21-28
Math	Labor Day - School Holiday	FP D,   HIG p31-32, TB p36-37 LT 1-2, TB p39 LT 7, TB p37-38 LT3-4, WB Ex 14 CCC	FP D,          HIG p 33-34, TB p 38-39 LT 5-6 & 8-10, WB EX 15 1(a) & (b)	FP D,     Review HIG p 33-34, TB p 38-39, WB Ex 15 & 16 CCC	Catch up Day: Drill math facts, Review any unclear concepts, practice bar modeling word problems
Spelling		Review previous spelling words and phonograms: ay, ai, ea, or, ui,ng, ar, wh, aw, au/	Play Sparkle with previously learned words!	Continue to review words and rules through step 4, checking for mastery. Review 26 Single Phonograms in preparation for assessment Friday.	Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker Assessment 1. See Note Below. Grade in red pen, have student make corrections, then return to class to record grade.
Grammar		Ch 5, L1: TM p70-73 Prepositional Phrases	Introduce the 3-point Expository Paragraph	Review Jingle 9. Orally list as many prepositions as you can. Review Ref. 17 p18
Writing		L3, P1: Read source text and create KWO, Retell to family member using only KWO. Do Vocab study p37, Read Aloud: The Two Pots	Trumpeter Final Draft due.     L3, P2 Brainstorm	Lesson 3, Part 3: Write RD using Composition Checklist, Co-teachers, please check grammar & spelling. Read Aloud: The Great & Little Fishes
Reading		Begin reading classical book of your choice. Pace yourself to complete the book in three weeks.
Latin		Recite memory charts for L1-4 using chants in link below.	Ch5- Review activities & Derivative Study	Ch5 - Complete Ch 5 activities, Review Ch 3 & 4 chants
History		Read #132 The Spanish American War &  Review Timeline Song &  dates learned so far this year.	Ocean & Continents Test & Teddy Roosevelt & the Rough Riders	Write a brief summary on The Spanish American War.  Kora & Jonathan will share entries on 9/11
Geography		Continents and Oceans - Due 9/6; Southern Europe - Due 11/8
Science		Science Biography Reading * see note below	Matter Poem & Ch4 quiz due & Isaac Newton Read aloud	Science Biography Reading	Science Biography Reading
Memory Work	Quarter 1 Poem Due 9/27, Newton's 3 Laws of Motion Due 10/2

Blog Abbreviations:

HIG- Home Instructor Guide	L- Lesson	Grammar- Shurley English
LT- Learning Task	KWO-Key Word Outline	USE-Usborne Science Encyclopedia
CCC-Complete, check, correct	RD- Rough Draft
TB- Textbook	FD- Final Draft	NT- New Teaching
WB- Workbook	FP-Math Facts Practice Sheet	DS - Dictate Sentences
MM- Mental Math

Coming Soon:

Monday, September 4 - Labor Day. NO SCHOOL!

Wednesday, September 6 - Picture Day

Wednesday, September 6 – Oceans & Continents Test &  Matter Poem Due

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 Character Virtue of the month is Faith.

Who is your hero of faith?  They could be a biblical character, a family member, or someone else famous. What is faith?  Read Hebrews 11 this week.

Math:

Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with the assigned Math fact sheet.  If your child has mastered the current fact sheet, move on the next one.

Work through Mental Math 8 this week.

Objectives:

1. Multiply by a ten

2. Multiply tens, hundreds, and thousands with each other.

3. Multiply a 2-digit and 3-digit number by a 2-digit number.

4. Practice concepts involving multiplication and division

Bar Modeling: Bar modeling is a key component of problem solving. We will now do a practice "Bar Model of the Day" each day at school along with our normal math facts and mental math warm-ups.  If you have not watched the bar model training videos on the blog under resources, they will be beneficial in assisting your student.

Please complete all the work assigned for home days, including workbook and practice exercises, as well as math facts practice. Please grade all work by first indicating which answers are incorrect and then giving your student an opportunity to correct his/her mistakes before offering assistance.

Composition

Objectives:

1. Write a KWO from a source text and retell using only KWO

2. Learn new vocabulary and incorporate it into writing

3. Write a RD using only KWO and composition checklist.

Reading  

Objectives: Spend 30-40 min of independent reading per day

We will complete our discussion of The Perilous Journey this week. Begin reading a classical book of your choice this week.

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Identify prepositions, objects of the preposition and prepositional phrases in sentences.

2. Know the structure of a 3-point paragraph.

Continue to review jingles 1-6, this week adding 7-9.

Spelling

Objectives:

1. Review 71 phonograms
2. Assess mastery of Single Letter Phonograms

Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment this week and return to school on Monday.  You only need to do Assessment 1 (Single Letter Phonograms) at this point. Here are instructions for administering the assessment.

Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Parents, read the sound or sounds on the card. Or if you prefer, you can play the sound on the AAS app.  Your student should then write the corresponding phonogram in the box. Mark any your child missed.

Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker (oral portion) - Show the card to the student. He or she should be able to correctly identify all the sounds associated with that card. Please note any phonograms your child missed on the form.

Latin

Objectives:

1. Review all previously learned vocabulary.

2. Learn Latin derivatives  

Listen to Latin chants daily to aid in memorization.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2 
Chapter 3 
Chapter 4

History

Objectives:

1. Understand how newspaper owners used “yellow journalism” and artwork by Frederic Remington to stir up sentiment against Spain.

2. Know that Theodore Roosevelt helped the US gain a decisive victory in the Spanish-American War in 1898.

3. Create memory pegs by memorizing key people, events, locations and dates throughout the course of world history.

Science

Objective:  Read a biography of a scientist

Note: Students will be researching a scientist over the next few weeks.  Students can purchase a book, or get a book from their local library and begin reading it this week with a goal of completing your reading next week.  Here is the schedule so you can plan ahead:

Week of 9/5 – 9/8 : Students read a short biography book of a scientist.

Here are a few of the scientists they could choose from:

·         Isaac Newton—founded the laws of gravity and motion

·         Thomas Edison—American inventor

·         Albert Einstein—E=mc², plus many other theories

·         Niels Bohr—applied quantum theory of physics to the structure of the atom

·         William Gilbert—English physicist who founded the study of magnetism

·         Lord Kelvin (William Thomson)—established the absolute temperature scale

Week of 9/11 – 9/15: Students complete reading (9/12), and begin answering the following questions on a questionnaire:

·         Who was the scientist you read about?

·         When and where were they born?

·         What was their major scientific contribution?

·         List the events that surrounded their discovery

·         List some other interesting events in the scientist’s life.

·         Why do you think it is important to learn about this scientist?

Week of 9/18 – 9/22 Students continue answering questions

Week of 9/25 – 9/29 Students begin writing a rough draft of their biography report

Week of 10/2 – 10/6 Students continue writing rough draft

Week of 10/9 – 10/12 Students will write a final draft, or make a mini-book, or make a board presentation of their report.

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.

Poetry:  Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  Additional copies here.

History Timeline:

You can find a YouTube video of the timeline song with pictures of the cards and dates on here.

Here is a YouTube demonstration the hand motions for the first 6 minutes. Timeline Song

Here is a video of the hand motions for the second 6 minutes of the song: Timeline Song

Lyrics and hand motions to accompany the timeline song :Classical Conversation History Card timeline-motions.