Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Oct 8 - 12, 2018

4th Grade Week 10	10/8/2018	10/9/2018	10/10/2018	10/11/2018	10/12/2018
Discipleship	Teacher Training - Student Holiday	Attentiveness
Bible			Ex 32	Exodus 34
Math		HIG p58, TB p56, LT 3-5, WB Ex 24	HIG p59-60, TB p56-57, LT 6-9, WB Ex 25	HIG p61-62, TB p57, LT 10-12, WB Ex 26 CCC	WB Review 2 Co-Teachers, assist your student with bar modeling word problems as needed (HIG p113-114)
Spelling		Step 8: Review card box, phonograms as needed, DS 7-9	Step 8 Spelling Test	Step 9 : New teaching, Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 9 Practice".
Grammar		Ch 7 L3: Object Pronoun Jingle, Review previous jingles as needed, Teaching Script p119, Give Test Time (TM p120) orally	Ch8, L1: Helping Verbs, Adverb "not'	Ch 8, L2: Jingle 14, Classify sentences, & TM p133: Make Practice sentence-Due Mon
Writing		L7, Pt 3: Using your SSO & Checklist p 68, write 2nd paragraph of Theseus. Co-Teachers please check 1st two paragraphs for spelling and grammar.	Writer's Conference & in class writing assignment	L7, P4: Write the third paragraph of Theseus. All three RD paragraphs  due Mon	Use the Rough Draft Checklist (p68) to ensure that you have all the required elements!
Reading		The Wright Brothers Read Ch 7-10	Discuss The Wright Brothers Chaps 7-10, Read Ch 11 in class	Read Ch 12-13	Co-Teachers, have your child orally narrate their reading assignments to you.
Latin		Ch 6 Memory Page & Chant	Ch 6 Memory Page and Grammar Lesson	Make Vocab cards for Ch 6, Review all previous vocab cards
History		Lenin & the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia #137 Timeline Song	Lenin & the Bolshevik Revolution Powerpoint, SOTW Ch 21 The Russian Revolution	Write a summary in your journal of the key points you learned this week. Timeline Song
Geography		Southern Europe - Due 11/7
Science		Review Simple Machines memory work, Physics Week 9 Quiz	Activity: "Something About Ramps" p51 & Group Gears Project	Activity: "Screws & Screw Tops" Instructions sent home
Memory Work		Timeline Song(1st 4 min) Due 10/24, Types of Simple Machines Due 10/17, Geography: Southern Europe Due 11/7, Quarter 2 Poem Due 11/28

Coming Soon!

Monday, Oct 8 - Teacher In-service, Student Holiday!

Wednesday, Oct 10 - Nest Meeting 9:00 am

Wednesday, Oct 17 - Spirit Day!
Saturdays, Oct 20 - Fortis Fall Festival & Craft Show 10am -7pm

Wednesday, Oct 24 - 1st four minutes of Timeline Song due

Wednesday, Oct 31 - Historical Dress-Up Day!

On Wednesday, October 31st,  your student is allowed to dress in costume as a historical figure from our history time-period (Civil War to the Present). 

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 Attentiveness. 

Kids of Integrity has wonderful resources to aid you in developing this virtue in your child.

Math:

Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with the Math fact sheet of your choice.  

Work through Mental Math 14 this week.

Objectives:

1. Convert an improper fraction to a mixed number.

2. Convert a mixed number to an improper fraction.

3. Add and subtract fractions involving improper fractions.

4. Review previously learned skills, reteaching when necessary.

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.

Spelling

Objectives:

1. Learn the phonogram "ough"

2. Learn how to spell common holidays and words with /uff/ spelled ough 

Composition

Objectives:

1.  Write a myth using your story sequence outline and composition checklist

Reading  

Objectives:

1. Spend 30-45 min of independent reading per day

2. Engage in meaningful discussion over assigned text

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Identify object pronouns.

2. Review previously learned material

3. Identify helping verbs

4. Know that "not" is always an adverb

5. Correctly use subject pronouns, object pronouns, and possessive pronouns in sentences.

Latin: 

Objectives:

1. Learn new 2nd Declension (masculine) nouns and how to recognize them.

History

Objectives:
1. Know that Russia's economic collapse led to the Bolshevik Revolution, which forced the Czar out of power.

2. Know that the Bolshevik leader, Vladimir Lenin, became a brutal dictator.

3. Lenin established the USSR and ruled over it until his death in 1924.

Science

Objectives:  

1.  Name and describe five simple machines: Levers, Wheels, Pulleys, Screws, and Gears.

2.  Build a simple machine.

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By a Woods on a Snowy Evening". Additional copies here.
History Timeline: Find the Timeline Song here.

Geography: Southern Europe song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling each country on a map.

Science: Types of Simple Machines

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Oct 1 - 5

4th Grade Week 9	10/1/2018	10/2/2018	10/3/2018	10/4/2018	10/5/2018
Discipleship	Attentiveness
Bible	Ex 14	Ex 16	Ex 19-20	Ex 23:20-Ex 24
Math	MM 14, HIG p49-50, WB Ex 21	TB Practice 3A 6-9 & Practice 3B 6-8	HIG pg53, TB pg 52-53 & Enrichment 2, WB Ex 22, Ex 10 WS sent home	HIG p56, TB p55 LT 1-2, WB Ex 23	Complete worksheet sent home. Do odd number problems only. Due Wed
Spelling	Step 7: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 on same paper started Fri., Play Sparkle!	Rewrite Step 6 misspelled words 5x. 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	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 8 Practice".
Grammar	Ch 6, L3 Subject/Verb Agreement	Ch 6 Test: Do Exercises 1,2, 3 & 5 only. For practice only--no grade	Ch 7 L1: Possessive Nouns & Practice Sentence using Labels: SP V Adv P PPA PNA Adj OP	Review Subject & Possessive Pronouns- Ref. 19 & 21. Can you name them all?    Ch 7, L2: Classify Sentences	Co-Teachers, when classifying, please have student say question/answe flow orally & check sentences for accuracy.
Writing	L7, P1: Create SSO Outline, Introduce Poem 2	L7, P2: Brainstorm	Vocab Quiz & In-class writing assignment	L7, P3 Write 1st paragraph of Theseus RD
Reading	Read The Wright Brothers Ch 1	Ch 2-3	Discussion & Read Wright Brothers Ch 4 in class	Read The Wright Brothers Ch 5 & 6	Co-Teachers, have your child orally narrate their reading assignments to you.
Latin	Ch 5 Review	Review Chants1-4 & Flashcards of words you have not mastered	Review Game & Quiz	Ch 5 Derivative Study p35
History	SOTW p216-221 WW I, MOH p282: Five Causes of WWI	Read World War I and President Wilson #136 Timeline Song	SOTW The End of WW I	Write a summary of WWI and President Wilson in your journal Timeline Song
Geography	Southern Europe - Due 11/7
Science	Newton's 3 Laws Assessment & Quiz, Share research about Ferris & his wheel, If time: Small Group Gears Project	Read USE p134-135 Simple Machines Write 2-4 Sentence summary of what you learned in your science notebook	Define "lever" & 'pulley" & Do Experiment "How a pulley works" If time: Small group gears project	Read USE p 136-137 Work & Power, Write 2-4 Sentence summary of what you learned in your notebook	Review Types of Simple Machines memory work
Memory Work	Timeline Song(1st 4 min) Due 10/24, Types of Simple Machines Due 10/27, Geography: Southern Europe Due 11/7, Quarter 2 Poem Due 11/28

Blog Abbreviations:

HIG- Home Instructor Guide	KWO-Key Word Outline	Grammar- Shurley English
LT- Learning Task	RD- Rough Draft	USE-Usborne Science Encyclopedia
CCC-Complete, check, correct	FD- Final Draft
TB- Textbook (oral)	SSO- Story Sequence Outline	NT- New Teaching
WB- Workbook	TM (S)- Teacher's Manual (Supp)	DS - Dictate Sentences
MM- Mental Math FP - Math Facts Practice Sheet	L- Lesson

Coming Soon!

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 Attentiveness. 

Kids of Integrity has wonderful resources to aid you in developing this virtue in your child.

Math:

Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with the assigned Math fact sheet.  

Work through Mental Math 13 this week.

Objectives:

1.  Solve word problems with fractions.

2.  Practice adding and subtracting fractions.

3.  Write mixed numbers.

4.  Add fractions to, and subtract fractions from, a whole number.

5.  Locate mixed numbers on a number line.

6.  Understand the relationship between improper fractions and mixed numbers.

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.

Spelling

Objective: Spell words containing /eks/ and /egz/ spelled ex

Step 6 Spelling Test was returned on Monday.  Please have your student correctly rewrite any misspelled words five times and return it to school on Wed.  Continue reviewing phonogram cards.

Composition

Objectives:

1. Ask story sequence questions and discuss answers.

2. Create a story sequence outline and retell myth using the outline.

3. Brainstorm synonyms and dress-ups for story

4. Write a rough draft of the first two paragraphs using SSO.

5. Assess vocabulary words.

Reading  

Objectives:

1. Spend 30-45 min of independent reading per day

2. Engage in meaningful discussion over assigned text

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Demonstrate subject/verb agreement

2. Identify subject and possessive pronouns

3. Know that a possessive noun (PNA) shows ownership and modifies like an adjective

4. Write an original sentence containing a possessive noun (PNA) and possessive pronoun (PPA)

Latin: 

Objectives:

1. Review previously learned Latin vocabulary and grammar

2. Learn new English vocabulary from Latin derivatives.

History

Objectives:
1. Identify factors which led to WW I.

2. Know that WW I  started in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.

3. Know that WW I ended in 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

Science

Objectives:  

1. Assess Newton's 3 Laws of Motion

2. Name and describe five simple machines: Levers, Wheels, Pulleys, Screws, and Gears

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By a Woods on a Snowy Evening". Additional copies here.
History Timeline: ASL Hand motions explained on YouTube video

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Geography: Southern Europe song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling each country on a map.

Science: Types of Simple Machines