4th Grade (T/Th)

Fortis Academy T/Th 4th grade: Oct 19 - 23, 2020

4th Grade Week 11	10/19/2020	10/20/2020	10/21/2020	10/22/2020	10/23/2020
Discipleship	Faith
Bible		Joshua 1 & 2	Read Joshua 6	Joshua 11:15-16,23 Judges 2	Read Judges 6 & 7
Math	Ch 6, L4 Practice A Do problems 1-5 only	Ch 6, L3 TB p145-147, WB p133-135	Ch 6, L5 TB p150-151, WB p139-141	Ch 6, L6 TB p152-153, WB p142-144	Ch 6, L7 TB p154-158, WB p145-147
Spelling	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 9 Practice".	Step 9: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs, Play Sparkle!	Rewrite Step 8 misspelled words 5 times, Review card box, phonograms as needed, Dictate sentences 7-9.	Step 9 Spelling Test	Step 10 : "ER" Word Sort. Dictate words
Grammar		Ch8, L1: Helping Verbs, Adverb "not' & Make Practice sentence	Ch 8, L2: Jingle 14, Classify sentences & Complete Daily Grammar 18 & 19 Due Wed	Review Helping Verbs & Ch 8, L3:Irregular Verbs	Review Helping Verb Chart, Complete the Test Time section in TM pg 139 orally as a review, and for fun Activity Time -Acrostic Poem.
Writing		1st paragraph due, Write 2nd paragraph (Conflict/ problem) on Damon & Pythias	Using Composition Checklist p78, write 3rd paragraph (climax & resolution) of Damon & Pythias	Writer's Conference & in-class writing assignment	Write FD Due Mon. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading		Discuss Ch 9-10	Read Ch 11 & 12	Discussion	Read Ch 13 & 14 and complete questions in your journal
Latin		L5		L5
History		The Boers and the British	Read Brazil's Republic p135-139 and make a list of the good things Pedro II did. In what ways was he similar to Abraham Lincoln? Different?	Discuss Brazil's Republic, Do Creatures of the Pantanal Activity & make a telephone activity	Read The Next to last Czar of Russia p147-149
Geography		Western Europe
Science		Review crickets & grasshoppers & Introduce Social Insects	Read p163-165 and write interesting facts in social insects mini-book pA45	Ants	Read p165-169 (stop at honeybee) and add facts to mini-book
Memory Work		POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/3 GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Test on 10/16 KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/10

Coming Soon:

Thursday, Oct 29 - Historic Dress-Up Day & Pizza Day!

Students may dress up as a historical figure from our time period in history (1850-present) You may dress as a specific individual (Example: Clara Barton, Abraham Lincoln, MLK) or general (astronaut, cowboy, soldier).

Friday, Oct 30 - Trunk or Treat 4:30-7:00 pm at the school. Trunks of candy, hayride, games, bounce house & more

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 working on memorizing multiplication/division facts! Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up using the math facts sheets sent home.

Friday is a catch-up day. Review areas that your student still struggles with. Complete any WB pages that are unfinished if your student needs more practice to reinforce and solidify understanding.

Objectives:

1. Express fractions that are greater than 1 as improper fractions and mixed numbers.

2. Express improper fractions as mixed numbers.

3. Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions.

4. Understand fractions as division.

Spelling
Objective: Spell words with or in an unaccented syllable

Reading

We are continuing Misty of Chincoteague this week.

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading and complete the assigned questions in your journal.

.Objectives:

1. Increase reading comprehension ad fluency.

2. Learn new vocabulary.

3. Engage in meaningful discussion.

4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.

Writing

Objectives:

1. Write the second paragraph RD (Conflict/problem) of Damon & Pythias myth

2. Write third paragraph RD (climax/resolution) of Damon & Pythias myth

3. Incorporate dress-ups (ly, who/which, strong verb, because clause) and vocabulary words

4. Write a polished FD

5. Write from a prompt

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Recognize and use helping verbs in sentences.

2. Know that "not" is usually an adverb.

3. Use irregular verbs correctly in various tense forms.

History

Objectives:

1. Know that Pedro II made the slave trade illegal, freed slaves, and finally made slavery illegal in Brazil.

2. Learn about creatures living in the Pantanal area of Brazil.

3. Know that Alexander II and Alexander III were unpopular Russian Czars with unlimited power.

Science

1. Identify characteristics of ants and other social insects.

Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening". Additional copies here.
Geography: We will have our test over Southern 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.

History: Key Dates for 2nd quarter:

The War Between the States 1861-1865
World War I 1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution 1917

The Great Depression 1929-1939

World War II 1939-1945

The Cold War 1945-1991

Fortis Academy T/Th 4th Grade: Oct 12 -16, 2020

4th Grade Week 10	10/12/2020	10/13/2020	10/14/2020	10/15/2020	10/16/2020
Discipleship	No School - Teacher Training	Faith
Bible			Exodus 16	Deuteronomy 6-8 select verses	Deut 28:1-14, Deut 30:15-20
Math		Complete Review 1 if not finished last week	Complete Fraction Review Lesson	Ch 6, L1 TB p135-140, WB p127-129	Ch 6, L2, TB p141-144, WB p130-132
Spelling		Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 8 Practice".	Step 8: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 Play Sparkle!	Step 8 Spelling Test	Step 9 : New teaching, Dictate 10 words
Grammar			Complete Daily Grammar	Ch 7 L3 Object Pronouns	Co-teachers, give Test Time on p120 of Teacher's Manual following the directions given
Writing			Complete Daedalus FD Due Wed. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD	Read Damon & Pythias, Write KWO, Introduce because clause	Review KWO, retell to a family member. Using composition checklist p78, write 1st paragraph only
Reading			Read Misty of Chincoteague Ch 9-10 and answer questions in your journal	Discussion	Read Ch 11-12 and answer questions
Latin				L1-L5 Review
History			Read Ireland's Troubles p123-126, print, answer & add mini-book to journal. OR Answer questions in note below	The Potato Famine	Read "The Boers & the British" p127-133 and orally narrate and discuss
Geography			Review for Test tomorrow	Southern Europe Test
Science			Read p203-206 and add at least 3 interesting facts to your journal p167	Crickets & Grasshoppers	Read p206-210 and complete "What Do You Remember?" p166
Memory Work		POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/3 GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Test on 10/15 KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/10

Coming Soon:

Tuesday, Oct 13 --Student holiday. No School

Thursday, Oct 15- Spirit Day-Students may wear jeans with Fortis spirit shirts

Thursday, Oct 29 - Historic Dress-Up Day & Pizza Day! - Students may dress up as a historical figure from our time period in history (1850-present)

Friday, Oct 30 - Trunk or Treat 4:30-7:00 pm at the school. Trunks of candy, hayride, games, bounce house & more

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 working on memorizing multiplication/division facts! Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up of either multiplication or division.

In preparation for Thursday's fraction lesson, please complete this fraction review from Singapore Math 3B on Tue.

Fraction Textbook Review

Fraction WB Review

Objectives:
1. Review equivalent fractions.

2. Use multiplication and division to generate equivalent fractions.

3. Compare fractions by finding common denominators or numerators.

Spelling
Objective: Spell common holidays and words with /uff/ spelled ough.

Reading

We are continuing Misty of Chincoteague this week.

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading and complete the assigned questions in your journal.

.Objectives:

1. Increase reading comprehension ad fluency.

2. Learn new vocabulary

3. Engage in meaningful discussion.

4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.

Writing

Objectives:

1. Create a KWO of a 3-paragraph myth which follows the story sequence chart (characters/setting, conflict/problem, climax/resolution)

2. Write the first paragraph RD

3. Incorporate dress-ups (ly, who/which, strong verb, and because clause) and vocabulary words

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Identify object pronouns in sentences.

2. Review previously learned grammar skills.

History

Objectives:

1. Identify problems Ireland faced in the mid-1800's.

2. Know that the Boer War was fought between Great Britain and Afrikaners and the British won.

You may print the mini-book and add it to your journal, or write and answer the questions.

1. Why had the Irish not gotten along with the English for so many years?

2. What were the Corn Laws?

3. What was the Home Rule Bill?

4. What was the blight? Why did it affect Ireland so greatly?

Science

1. Identify characteristics of grasshoppers, crickets and katydids

2. Continue to collect, study, and identify Texas insects.

History: Key Dates for 2nd quarter:

The War Between the States 1861-1865
World War I 1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution 1917

The Great Depression 1929-1939

World War II 1939-1945

The Cold War 1945-1991

Fortis Academy T/Th 4th grade: Oct 5 - 8, 2020

4th Grade Week 9	10/5/2020	10/6/2020	10/7/2020	10/8/2020	10/9/2020
Discipleship		Faith
Bible		Ex 32-33	Read Exodus 34:29-35	Read Numbers 13-14	Numbers 20:1-13
Math	Ch 5, L4 Practice TB p120-121	Ch 5, L5 TB p122-125, WB p109-112	Ch 5, L7 Practice B TB p130-131	Chap 5 Test	Review 1 TB p132-133
Spelling	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 7 Practice".	Step 7: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 on same paper started Fri., Play Sparkle!	Review any shaky Phonograms. Review card box & Step 7 Writing Station and reinforcement words. Dictate sentences 7-9.	Step 7 Spelling Test	Step 8: New teaching, Dictate 10 words
Grammar		Reading Assessment	Complete Daily Grammar	Ch 7 L1: Possessive Nouns & Write Practice Sentence using Labels: SP V Adv P PPA PNA Adj OP (TM p114-115)	Ch 7, L2: Classify Sentences, Co-Teachers, please have student do question/ answer flow orally & check sentences for accuracy)
Writing		1st paragraph due, Begin writing 2nd paragraph (Conflict/ problem) of RD	Write 2nd paragraph (Conflict/problem) of Daedalus RD. Check first two paragraphs using Composition Checklist p64,	Write 3rd paragraph of RD (Climax & Resolution)	Check all three paragraphs, using Rubric to check that you have all required elements. Begin writing FD, due next Thurs.
Reading		Misty of Chincoteague Ch 3 Discussion & Read Ch 4	Read Ch 5-6 of Misty and answer questions in your journal	Discussion	Read Ch 7-8 of Misty
Latin		L5	Copybook L5	L5
History		The Suez Canal	Read "The Iron Outlaw" p113-117& Make a "Wanted" Poster, See note below	Share Wanted Posters, map Australia, & Australia activities	Read Carving Up Africa p117-121 and answer: Why were the countries of Europe so interested in Africa?
Geography		Southern Europe Due 10/15		Review Southern Europe	Review Southern Europe for test next week
Science	Continue working on your insect collection.	"What Do You Remember?" p176 & Set up Butterfly garden	Read p226-229	Praying Mantises and Dragonflies	Lesson 13 Read p199-202 and add 3 interesting facts to journal p167
Memory Work		POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 12/3 GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Test on 10/15 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 12/10

Coming Soon:
Tuesday, October 13: Student Holiday--No School!

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.

"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Heb 11:1

Math
Continue working on memorizing multiplication/division facts! Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up of either multiplication or division.

Objectives:
1. Solve multi-step word problems involving division

2. Practice division

3. Cumulative review of content from Ch 1-6

Spelling
Objective: Spell words with the sound of /eks/ and /egs/ spelled ex

Reading

We are starting Misty of Chincoteague this week. Please add the Novel Study to your yellow reading journal.

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading and complete the assigned questions in your journal.

Objectives:

1. Increase reading comprehension ad fluency.

2. Learn new vocabulary

3. Engage in meaningful discussion.

4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.

Writing

Objectives:

1. Write a 3-paragraph myth which follows the story sequence chart (characters/setting, conflict/problem, climax/resolution)

2. Incorporate dress-ups (ly, who/which, strong verb) and vocabulary words (proud, fasten)

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Identify possessive noun pronouns in sentences

2. Correctly use possessive noun pronouns in an original sentence.

History

Objectives:

1.Know that the Suez Canal allowed ships to pass from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea to go East, instead of sailing around Africa.

2. Know that prisoners were sent to Australia instead of prisons in Britain.

3. Understand that free men and women joined the prisoners in Australia because they could own a farm of their own.

Make a Wanted Poster

Ned Kelly and the members of his gang were wanted by the police. The police offered a reward to anyone who could offer information or help in catching Ned Kelly and his gang. They notified people about this reward by making a "Wanted" poster. Make your own wanted poster like the poster used to catch the Iron Outlaw. Draw a picture of Ned Kelly in the center of your poster. Write important details for the public to know, such as what crimes he's accused of and the reward offered for his capture.

Science

1. Review facts about order Lepidoptera

2. Learn about ways to attract butterflies to your yard

2. Identify characteristics of praying mantises and dragonflies

3. Continue to collect, study, and identify Texas insects.

Note: If your student would like more information on pinning and labeling insects, here are a couple YouTube videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc0BaGLMiBk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LfDYYn5_bE&t=322s

Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects which you can print or use for reference and insect identification:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf
Here's a website to help with identification: http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified

Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening". Additional copies here.
Geography: We will continue to study Southern Europe 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.