4th Grade (T/Th)

Fortis Academy 4th grade: Feb 11 - 15, 2019

4th	2/11/2019	2/12/2019	2/13/2019	2/14/2019	2/15/2019
Discipleship	Student Holiday!	Loyalty
Bible		Read Matt 4	Excerpts from Matt 5-7	Matt 14:13-36
Math		HIG p39-41, TB p40 LT 28-30 & 31-34, WB Ex 25	HIG p42, TB p41-42 LT 35-37, WB Ex 26-27	HIG p 43, TB p43, Practice 2A CCC, Due Mon
Spelling		Review Step 20 New Teaching & Card Box, Dictate sentences 4-6. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.	Step 20 Spelling Test	Step 21 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 21 Practice."
Grammar		Write an original Sentence for each of the three patterns learned so far. See note below Due Wed	Ch 17, L1: Beginning & Ending Quotes, Ref. 50 & 51, Practice Time p.80	Ch17, L2 Classify & Practice Time 1-3 CCC
Writing		Begin writing FD of "The Ugly Duckling" Due Mon 2/18	Writer's Conference & In-class writing assignment, Rubric sent home	Complete "The Ugly Duckling" FD, Due Mon stapled in this order: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading		Read The Good Master Ch 11	Discuss The Good Master Ch 9-11	Read The Good Master Ch 12-end	We will begin Journey to Jo'Burg on Monday. Bring both books to class!
Latin		Write out Sing & Plural Adjective endings-Masculine, Feminine & Neuter, Review Ch 11 chant	Valentine Exchange!	Review Ch 8-11 Charts & chants, Make flashcards for Ch 11 vocab
History		Do some brief research on the 10/40 window. What is it? If you were to be a missionary, which country would you go to and why? Write down your thoughts in your journal.	Jim & Elisabeth Elliot, Missionaries to Ecuador #151	The Antarctic Treaty #152, Write 2-3 facts about this event in your journal or draw a cartoon including facts.	Review US Presidents & Timeline Song
Geography		Eastern Europe - Due 3/28
Science		Review sound poem for tomorrow's quiz & catch up on any missing journal entries	Sound memory work assessment & quiz, Introduce Balance Unit, Handout sent home	Read handout & do activities. Write up your results in your journal.
Memory Work	Sound Poem Due 2/13, US Presidents Due 2/20 Quarter 3 Poem Due 2/27, Timeline Song 2 Minutes 6:20-8:20 Due 3/6, Eastern Europe Due 3/27

Coming Soon:

Monday, Feb 11 - Teacher Training, No School!

Wednesday, Feb 13 - Spirit Day - Students may wear Fortis Spirit shirts with jeans

Wednesday, Feb 13 - Valentine's Day Party

Wednesday, Feb 20 - US Presidents assessment

Please check Alma weekly for grades and missing assignments.

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 this month is Loyalty.

Math Please work through Mental Math 5 this week.

Objectives:

1. Estimate differences for decimals.

2. Use mental math strategies to add or subtract decimals close to a whole.

3. Solve word problems involving addition or subtraction of decimals.

4. Practice skills.

Spelling

Objective:

1. Learn to spell words containing the sound of /oo/ spelled ui

2. Spell words with the same plural and singular form.

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Write an original P1, P2 and P3 sentence

2. Learn quotation rules for beginning and ending quotes.

On lined paper, write an original sentence for each of the sentence patterns learned so far:

P1: SN V

P2: SN V-t DO

P3: SN V-t IO DO

Of course you are encouraged to add other parts of speech giving details and information, but each sentence must include these elements.

Composition

Objective: Write a polished story using pictures as prompts

Reading

We are finishing The Good Master this week. Please complete the assigned reading and bring your book to class each day.

Latin

Objectives:

1. Memorize masculine, feminine and neuter adjective endings

2. Know that adjectives and nouns match the nouns they describe in gender, number and case.

3. Memorize Ch 11 vocabulary

History

Objectives:

1. Know that Jim Elliot, a martyred missionary to Ecuador, made an important impact on world missions.

2. Know that nations around the world signed the Antarctic Treaty in order to preserve the continent for scientific research.

Science

Objectives:

1. Assess sound memory work

2. Experiment with balance and gravity

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

History: We are beginning our memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs.

Here are two: US Presidents to "America" US Presidents For assessment, students will write or sing all the

presidents' first and last names. Due 2/20/18.

Timeline Song minutes 6:20-8:20 Due 3/6

Poetry: Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone". Due 2/27. These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here in one. In Christ Alone Additional copies of the poem here.

Geography: Eastern Europe Due 3/27

All Geography songs and maps are found here.

Fortis Academy 4th grade: Feb 4 - 8, 2019

4th	2/4/2010	2/5/2010	2/6/2010	2/7/2010	2/8/2010
Discipleship
Bible	Nahum 1, Hab 3:16-19, Zeph 1:14-18, 3:14-17	Read Haggai 1:1-10, 2:6-7	Zechariah 4:6, Malachi 3	Read Matt 1 & 2
Math	HIG p33 TB p36 LT 15-17, WB Ex 20	HIG p34 TB p37-38, LT 18-22, WB Ex 21	HIG p36, TB p38 LT 23-24, & 25-27 WB Ex 22 & 23	Review HIG p37-38 and TB p39 as necessary, Do Ex 24	Make Test Corrections & Review 1 problems 1-23 pages 37-39
Spelling	Step 19: Review New Teaching and Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6 Play Sparkle!	Make Spelling Test Corrections, Step 19: Review Card box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement words.	Step 19 Test	Step 20 New Teaching. Complete Make it Plural book p11, Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 20 Practice."
Grammar	Ch 16, L2	Ch 16, L3: Classify sentences, Do practice time CCC	Ch 17, L1: Beginning & Ending Quotes, Ref. 50 & 51, Practice Time p.80	Ch17, L2 Classify & Practice Time 1-3 CCC
Writing	L15, Part 1: Write a RD of your second paragraph of "The Ugly Duckling"	L15 P2: Complete RD of 2nd paragraph using Composition Checklist p 123, Proofread and edit your work checking spelling, grammar, and punctuation	Writer's Conference & In-class writing assignment	L15 P2 Write 3rd paragraph of Ugly Duckling using composition checklist p 123. Proofread and edit your work checking spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Reading	Discuss The Good Master Ch 4-5, Read Ch 6	Read The Good Master Ch 7 & 8	Discuss Ch 7 & 8	Read The Good Master Ch 9 & 10
Latin	Ch11 - Memory page, teach grammar lesson	Ch11 - Recite memory chart, review grammar lesson, review 1st conjugation chart, 1 & 2 Declension charts for tomorrow	Review Game & Quiz	Ch11 - Recite memory chart & chant, Complete Ch 11 quiz
History	Martin Luther King Jr. & the Civil Rights Movement #150 and "I Have a Dream" discussion	Write a summary of MLK Jr. in your journal. Include topic sentence, 3-4 facts and clincher	Introduce Jim & Elisabeth Elliot, Missionaries to Ecuador #151	Write your own "I Have a Dream" speech. *See note below. Review US Presidents	Timeline Song 2
Geography	Eastern Europe - Due 3/28
Science	Experiment: What is Resonance? p76-77	Read USE p208-209 Musical Instruments, Define "Resonate"	Sound Discussion & Student Recital!	Read USE p210-211 and write summary in your journal, work on sound poem
Memory Work	Sound Poem Due 2/13, US Presidents Due 2/20 Quarter 3 Poem Due 2/27, Timeline Song 2 Minutes 6:20-8:20 Due 3/6, Eastern Europe Due 3/27

Coming Soon:
Monday, Feb 11 - Teacher Training, No School!
Wednesday, Feb 13 - Spirit Day - Students may wear Fortis Spirit shirts with jeans
Wednesday, Feb 13 - Valentine's Day Party
Wednesday, Feb 20 - US Presidents assessment
Please check Alma weekly for grades and missing assignments.

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 Courage. kidsofintegrity.com has some excellent resources to
help foster this virtue in your child. Courage

Math
Objectives:
1. Subtract tenths
2. Subtract hundredths
3. Subtract 1-place decimals
4. Subtract 2-place decimals

Work through Mental Math 4 this week.

Spelling
Objective:
1. Learn to spell /ij/ at the end of a word.
2. Form irregular plurals

Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify and classify indirect objects in Pattern 3 sentences.
2. Learn quotation rules for beginning and ending quotes

Composition
We are continuing to write from pictures, writing one paragraph per picture. Each paragraph should have a topic sentence describing the central fact of the picture, with the rest of the paragraph filling in the who, when, where, what, why and how details, and end with a clincher sentence.

Reading
We are continuing The Good Master this week. Please complete the assigned reading and bring your book to class each day.

Latin
Objectives:
1. Learn masculine, feminine and neuter adjective endings
2. Know that adjectives and nouns match the nouns they describe in gender, number and case.

History
Objectives:
1. Know that Martin Luther King Jr. started the Civil Rights movement to strive for integration through non-violent protest.

*Note: In your journal, write about a dream you have for the future. It could be for your community, nation,

school, or for you personally. What would you like to see happen or change? What would make the

world a better place? Write a paragraph describing your own "dream".

Science
Objectives:
1. Know that musical instruments work by making sound waves.
2. Musical instruments can be divided into groups depending on the way they make sound.
3. Experiment with resonance.
4. Listen to a variety of musical instruments.

Vocabulary:
Resonate: To vibrate at the same frequency as something else.

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

History: We are beginning our memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs.

Here are two: US Presidents to "America" US Presidents For assessment, students will write or sing all the
presidents' first and last names. Due 2/20/18.
Timeline Song minutes 6:20-8:20 Due 3/6

Geography: Eastern Europe Due 3/27

All Geography songs and maps are found here.

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Jan 28 -Feb 1, 2019

4th	1/28/2019	1/29/2019	1/30/2019	1/31/2019	2/1/2019
Discipleship	Courage
Bible	Joel 2	Amos 7:14-15, & 8:11-12, Obadiah 1:3-4 & 15	Jonah 1-3	Micah 4:1-2 & 6:8
Math	HIG p25-26, TB p26-27 LT 1-4 & 5-7, WB Ex 14 & 15	Do Review A TB p28 -29 CCC *See note below	Test	HIG p29 TB 31-33 LT 1-7 WB Ex 16-17	HIG p31 TB p34-35 LT 8-14, WB Ex 18-19
Spelling	Review Step 18 New Teaching and Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6. Play Sparkle!	Make spelling test corrections, Review Card box. Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Writing Station words.	Step 18 Spelling Test	Step 19 New Teaching. Complete Make it Plural book p10, Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 19 Practice."
Grammar	Ch15, L3: Classify & Practice Time	Ch 15 Test for practice only. Do Ex 1,2, & 4 CCC	Ch 16 L1 Indirect Objects and Pattern 3 Sentences	Ch 16 L1 Practice 1, 2 & 3 CCC
Writing	Read Aloud: The Ugly Duckling & L14, P3 KWO	Complete KWO started in class yesterday, Complete Tom Thumb FD due Wed. Stapled in this order: Rubric, FD, RD	Tom Thumb FD due, L14, P4 www.asia.b clause & Brainstorm dress-ups	L14, P4 Write RD of 1st paragraph only using KWO & Checklist p123
Reading	Complete discussion on The House of Sixty Fathers, Introduce The Good Master	The Good Master Ch 1 & 2	The Good Master Ch 3	Read Ch 4 & 5
Latin	Ch 10 Grammar Review	Master Ch 10 words, review flashcards and chants	Board Wars!	Ch 10 Translating & Labeling p76
History	SOTW Ch 35 & card # 149 "The Korean War", Write summary	Read handout sent home	North Korea today discussion	Pray for N. Korean Christians currently suffering persecution. PIck one of the stories from North Korea that impacted you, and in your journal write out a prayer or make a list of what you will pray for Christians living there.	Timeline Song 2 & US Presidents
Geography	Western Europe - Due 1/30; Eastern Europe - Due 3/27	Review Western Europe for Test tomorrow	Western Europe Test
Science	Experiment: Amplifying Loudness p75	Read USE p206-207: Sound Write 2-4 sentence summary in journal	Experiment: The Speed of Sound, Controlling the Direction of Sound p70-71	Read USE p210-211 Sound Reproduction, Add to summary, Define "Sound Wave" & "Decibel"
Memory Work	Eastern Europe Due 3/27, Sound Poem Due 2/4, US Presidents Due 2/20 Quarter 3 Poem Due 2/27,

Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Jan 30 - Pizza/Spirit Day - Students may wear Fortis spirit shirts with jeans
Monday, Feb 11 - Teacher Training, No School!
Wednesday, Feb 13 - Spirit Day - Students may wear Fortis Spirit shirts with jeans
Wednesday, Feb 13 - Valentine's Day Party

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 Courage. kidsofintegrity.com has some excellent resources to
help foster this virtue in your child. Courage

Math
Objectives:
1. Round a decimal to the nearest whole number.
2. Round a decimal to the nearest tenth.
3. Review previously learned skills, reteaching where necessary.
4. Assess skills.
5. Add tenths or hundredths.

On Tuesday use Review A to assess your student's understanding of skills learned. There's no need to do every problem if your student understands the concepts well. You may only need to do a couple problems of some skills, and all the problems of others, depending on your student's needs. However, I would recommend everyone do #9 and all of the word problems on page 30, to practice these skills. Work through Mental Math 3 this week. We will soon start adding/subtracting/multiplying and dividing decimals, so keep honing those math facts!

Spelling
Objective:
1. Learn how to make the plural form of words ending in o.

Grammar
Objectives:
1. Practice making nouns possessive.
2. Identify indirect objects in Pattern 3 sentences.
3. Know that the indirect object is located between the verb-transitive and the direct object.

Composition
We are continuing to write from pictures, writing one paragraph per picture. Each paragraph should have a topic sentence describing the central fact of the picture, with the rest of the paragraph filling in the who, when, where, what, why and how details, complete with dress-ups.

Reading
We are starting our next book, The Good Master this week. Please complete the assigned reading and bring your book to class each day.

Latin
Objective: Review all previously learned vocabulary, grammar, and charts.

History
Objectives:
1. Know that the Korean War resulted in the country being divided into Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea.
2. Identify facts about Korean culture.
3. Learn about challenges faced by North Koreans.

Science
Objectives:
1. Know that sound is a form of energy carried by waves of vibrating particles.
2. Experiment with changing the energy vibrations in order to change sound loudness.
3. Experiment with changing the direction of sound.
4. Learn how by changing sound energy into electrical energy, sounds can be recorded.
Vocabulary:
Sound Wave: a longitudinal mechanical wave that carries sound energy through a medium
Decibel: (dB) the unit of loudness

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

History: We are beginning our memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs.

Here are two: US Presidents to "America" US Presidents For assessment, students will write or sing all the

presidents' first and last names. Due 2/20/18.

Geography: We are completing our study of Western Europe this week with assessment on Wed.

All Geography songs and maps are found here.