Fortis Academy 4th grade: Aug 15 - 19, 2022

4th Grade Week 2	8/15/2022	8/16/2022	8/17/2022	8/18/2022	8/19/2022	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship		Sincerity - "Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good." Rom 12:9
Bible		Gen 8-Gen 9	Read Gen 11:1-9 & in your journal write why you think God confused their language	Gen 12: 1-8, & Gen 15: 1-6	Read Gen 18: 1-15 & in your journal write down 1 thing that stands out to you.
Math	Ch 1, L5 TB p22-25, WB p13-15 CCC	Ch1, L6 TB p26-29 WB p16-18	L1, Ch 7 TB p30-32, WB p19-21 CCC	Ch 2, L1 TB p37-41, WB p25-27 CCC	Ch 1 Test Co-Teachers, please administer test and return to school Tues. for grading. See note below	If your child needs more review before taking the test, L8 provides additional practice. Focus on problems 1-5, 10, 14, 16
Spelling	Dictate Sentences 1-5 on paper titled "Step 1 Practice"	Step 1 New Teaching, DS 6-9 on same paper started yesterday	Review New Teaching (p18-19) & Dictate Sentences 10-14	Step 1 DS 15-20	Step 2 New Teaching p21-24, Dictate 10 words
Grammar		Chap 2, Lessons 1 & 2 Identifying nouns & verbs	Ch 2, L2: Review question/ answer flow (TM p16-17) Listen to Jingles 1-3, Memorize the 5 parts of a sentence (TM p17 Skill Time)	Ch 2, L3:The Four Kinds of Sentences and end marks	Ch 2, L4 Adverbs: Do Jingle Time, Grammar Time, TM p20-21 & Memorize the 3 adverb questions (How? When? Where?)
Writing		Read & Discuss "The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner", Create KWO, Retell, Review Vocab words	Cut out vocab cards for L2, Complete vocab Practice sheet p23, begin writing RD using composition checklist	Writer's Conference & begin writing FD. Rubric sent home	Write FD of "The Trumpeter". Due Tues. stapled in this order: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading		Discuss The Good Master Chaps 4-5, and  read Ch 6 in class.	Read Ch 7 and complete one of the "Research, Writing & Drawing" activities from Ch 6 or Ch 7. Due tomorrow	Discussion & sharing of activities	The Good Master: Read Ch 8 and orally narrate. Answer Ch 8 questions orally
Latin		L1 p6-8		L1 p9
History		Commodore Perry & Japan Re-Opens discussion & activity	Read SOTW p18-23 "The Crimean War" and orally narrate. Answer question in journal p5	The Crimean War Review & Florence Nightingale Activity, Read "Charge of the Light Brigade"	Pretend you're either Commodore Perry or Florence Nightingale (your choice) and in your journal write a "diary" entry of a memorable day in your life. Include the date, your activities that day, problems faced/solved, and any thoughts or feelings you imagine they may have experienced. Illustrate	All journal entries should be written in complete sentences. Be sure to include the date of the event
Geography		Continents and Oceans - Due 8/24
Science		Introduction to Insects	Read Ch 9: p131-135 (stop at Exoskeleton) Orally narrate and write 3-5 interesting facts in notebook p114 using complete sentences.	Observe, draw and label insect body parts	Read p135-138 Orally narrate and add facts to notebook p114
Memory Work

Coming Soon:

Thursday, Sept. 1 - D.O.G.S. Day, Pizza Day and Spirit Day! Students may wear spirit shirts with jeans.

Aug 31 and Sept. 1 - 3:00-4:00pm Playdate at  Lions Foundation Park next to Liberty Hill Library

Monday, Sept 5 - Labor Day NO SCHOOL

L-Lesson	KWO-Key Word Outline	NB-Science Notebook
TB- Textbook	RD- Rough Draft	SOTW-Story of the World Vol 4
WB- Workbook	FD- Final Draft
CCC-Complete, check, correct	Grammar- Shurley English	NT- New Teaching
MM- Mental Math	TM - Teacher's Manual	DS - Dictate Sentences
FP-Facts Practice Sheet	CB- Latin Copybook

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 Sincerity.

Math

Begin math with a 5 minute warm-up of addition practice using Facts Practice A.  When your child can complete FP-A correctly in 5 min, move on to FP-B (subtraction).

You may also want to use flashcards or Math computer games for practicing math facts.

Note: Math tests are usually administered at school, but this first one you will give at home. Please administer, but do not grade.  Return it to school Tuesday for grading and recording.

Objectives:

1. Round a 6-digit number to the nearest hundred-thousand, ten thousand, or thousand.

2. Use place value concepts in mental math computations.

3. Practice concepts learned

4. Assessment

5. Investigate addition and subtraction of 5-digit numbers.

Reading  

Objectives:

1. Identify virtues in characters

2. Summarize a passage through oral narration

3. Interact with the text through discussion and activities

4. Increase vocabulary

Grammar

Objectives: 

1. Identify nouns and action verbs in a sentence.

2. Know the 5 parts of a complete sentence: subject, verb, capital letter, end mark, makes sense

3. Know and identify the four kinds of sentences: declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory

4. Know that adverbs modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb and answer How, When, or Where?

Latin

Objective: Learn Latin vocabulary, derivatives and prayers

History

Objectives:  

1. Know the measures Japan took to keep out Western Influence until Matthew Perry gained access.

2. Identify some differences between West and East during the 1850's.

3. Know that Florence Nightingale was a nurse during the Crimean War and introduced many new practices to the nursing field.

Science

Objectives:

1. Identify several benefits of insects.

2. Identify characteristics of insects.

3. Identify the parts of an insect.

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.

Geography:  We will continue to study the Continents & Oceans. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling continents and oceans on a map.

Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Fortis Academy 4th grade: Aug 9 - 12, 2022

4th Grade Week 1	8/8/2022	8/9/2022	8/10/2022	8/11/2022	8/12/2022
Discipleship	Sincerity - "Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good." Rom 12:9
Bible		Genesis 1	Genesis 2	Gen 3	Genesis 7
Math		Ch 1, L1 TB p1-6, WB p1-3	FP-A, Ch 1, L2 TB p7-11, WB p4-6 CCC	FP-A, Ch 1, L3 TB p12-17, WB p7-9	FP-A, Ch 1, L4 TB p18-21, WB p10-12 CCC
Spelling		Review classroom procedures & Read Aloud	Review information found through pg. 12 of the All About Spelling book. Setup at-home spelling board to match information found on pg. 15.	Introduce Poem 1	Step 1: pgs 15-18 Review Phonogram Cards 1-65, Review Division Rules, Syllable Types & Suffix Rules
Grammar		Read letters to you from previous 4th graders. Review parts of a friendly letter and write yourself a letter to be read at EOY.	Read through the 4th Grade Curriculum Information and Syllabus in the front pocket of the classroom binder and share the information with your child.	Chap. 1, Lesson 4: A/An Choices Review Nouns	Ch 2 L1 Listen to Jingles 1-3, Review nouns & verbs, Complete Daily Grammar worksheet sent home
Writing		Classroom and school behavioral expectations.	Read p12-13 in your IEW book	Introduce Structure & Style and Key Word Outlines, Read & discuss source texts, Make KWO	Review Vocab words (beasts, gnaw) and retell the Grasshopper and the Ants fable to a family member using only your KWO. Practice your public speaking skills!
Reading		Begin Reading The Good Master in class	Read The Good Master Ch 2-3 and orally discuss questions in your journal. Make a list of Jansci's chores. Compare it to a list of chores that you do.	Discussion and vocabulary study	Read Ch 4-5 and in journal p17 cite examples of how Kate has changed since arriving on the farm.
Latin		1st Day Portraits		Pronunciation Rules
History		Introduce History Journals, Queen Victoria & the British Empire	1)Read SOTW p5-9 "Victoria's England" and answer questions in journal, 2)Write in your journal what you would put in such a Great Exhibition and why? Be prepared to share with class on Wed. See note below	Share journal entries and discuss Great Exhibition	Read SOTW p9-13 "The Sepoy Mutiny"" and answer questions in your journal. Use complete sentences with proper capitalization and punctuation.
Geography		Continents and Oceans - Due 8/24
Science		Introduce Flying Creatures & Scientific Classification	Read Lesson 1 p1-5 and jot down a few interesting facts in your science notebook p12, write out classification mnemonic	Experiment	Read p 6-9 Orally narrate and add interesting facts to notebook using complete sentences.
Memory Work		POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 9/27 GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Test on 8/25 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/29 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/8

Blog Abbreviations:

L-Lesson	KWO-Key Word Outline	NB-Science Notebook
TB- Textbook	RD- Rough Draft	SOTW-Story of the World Vol 4
WB- Workbook	FD- Final Draft
CCC-Complete, check, correct	Grammar- Shurley English	NT- New Teaching
MM- Mental Math	TM - Teacher's Manual	DS - Dictate Sentences
FP-Math Facts Practice Sheet

Welcome 4th-grade Falcons! I'm so excited to be your teacher this year, and I look forward to a great year together as we dive into learning!

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.  We will be doing an overview of the Bible this year with selected passages from the

entire Bible.  I invite you to join us in reading the passages on home days and discussing them with your child.

Our Character Virtue of the month is Sincerity. Sincerity is "doing what is right with transparent motives."

Math

Objectives:

1. Read and write up to 6-digit numbers using expanded form.

2. Find a number 100, 1000, or 10,000 more or less than a five-digit number.

3. Compare and order numbers within 1 million.

4. Round a five-digit number to the nearest ten thousand, thousand, or hundred.

Please make copies of the master math fact practice drill sheets sent home. Students will be expected to complete math fact practice drills on

most home days. The appropriate sheet to use is denoted with the abbreviation “FP” followed by a letter (FP-A, FP-B, etc.) that specifies which

sheet to use that day. Set the timer for five minutes. If the student finishes before the timer goes off,

record the time on the sheet. If the timer goes off and the student does not finish, mark the place where he/she finished. We want to see improvement in the number of facts correctly completed each time.

Reading  

Objectives:

1. Learn about life in Hungary in the early 1900s

2. Engage in meaningful Socratic discussion

3. Increase vocabulary

4. Compare and contrast characters

Writing

Objectives:

1. Introduce structure and style

2. Create a KWO from a source text

3. Retell fable using KWO

Grammar

Objectives: 

1. Know the definitions of synonyms & antonyms.

2. Learn how to use "a" and "an" correctly. 

3. Review and practice dictionary skills 

History

Objectives:  

1. Know that the British spread their empire spread throughout the world during Queen Elizabeth’s reign

2. Identify two reasons why the British spread their empire.

3. Know that the Great Exhibition was filled with exhibits from all parts of the British Empire.

4. Identify ways that the East India company took control of India.

*Note: People came to the Great Exhibition from all over the world. Representatives from each country brought
inventions, products, plants, and animals to show off to the rest of the world. We will hold our own small "Great
Exhibition". If you like, you can bring in something special from your family or your family's country of origin--a famous piece of art or style
of music, a type of popular food, or an invention or product that symbolizes your family's heritage to share with the class.

Science

Objectives:

1. Know that scientists classify life with the system of Binomial Nomenclature

2. Know that flying creatures are in Kingdom Animalia

3. Experiment with lift, thrust, and drag

Geography

Objectives:

1. Know the names and locations of the world’s seven continents and five oceans

2.  Know the terms "equator," "prime meridian," "tropics of Cancer and Capricorn" and "Arctic and Antarctic circles."

3.  Develop a heart of compassion for the people of the Earth who don't yet know Christ.

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

Poetry:Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  A copy was placed in your student's binder on Monday.  Practice this with a

family member, pet, or stuffed animal as an audience, focusing on the public speaking skills listed in IEW on pg. 9. 

Additional copies here.

Geography:  We will begin our study of geography this week through "blob mapping" the oceans and continents.  

Here is a short video that demonstrates blobbing of a world map. (This is part one of a four-part video series)

Continents & Oceans song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling

continents and oceans on a map.

Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species