Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Sept 7 - 11, 2020

4th Grade Week 5	9/7/2020	9/8/2020	9/9/2020	9/10/2020	9/11/2020	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Honesty
Bible	Labor Day - No School		Gen 44	Read & Discuss Gen 44-45	Gen 46:1-7, Gen 47:6-11
Math		Work on mastering all multiplication facts 1-10	Ch 3 L5 TB p72-75, WB p60-62	Ch 4 L1 Multiplication TB p80-83, WB p67-68	Ch 3 L6 Practice TB p76-78
Spelling		DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 4 Practice"	Review previous spelling words and phonograms: sh, th, oo, ee, oy, oi, ch, ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui	Step 4 Review & Phonogram Review, Play Sparkle!	Continue to review words and rules through step 3, checking for mastery. Review 26 Single Phonograms in preparation for assessment Monday.	This can be done anytime before Thurs: Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker Assessment 1 (In binder, see note below) Grade in red pen, have student make corrections, then return to class to record grade.
Grammar			Ch 3 Test: Do Ex 1,2, 4, & 6 only. Co-teachers, please correct in red pen, have students make corrections, and return to school Thurs	Ch 4, L1 & 2 Finding Adjectives, Classify Sentences and Write Practice Sentences	Ch 4, L3 Classify sentences & Write an Expanded Practice Sentence (TM p64 Steps 1-8)
Writing			Read & Discuss L5 The Mule & His Buyer, write KWO, Review vocab words (inspire, trumpet, gnaw, beasts,tossed, slender, quietly, immediately) for Thurs quiz	Vocab quiz & Introduce Who/Which Dress-up, begin writing RD in class	Complete writing RD of "The Mule & His Buyer" . Read your paragraph carefully and edit using composition checklist p36
Reading			Put The Perilous Road and your final The Good Master activitiy in your backpack for tomorrow	Introduce The Perilous Road, Read Ch 1	Review vocab words & Read The Perilous Road Ch 2 & 3
Latin					Lesson 3
History			Complete your report on a Civil War figure and practice presenting it. You will be sharing your findings with the class tomorrow.	Share Civil War heroes & work on lapbook	Read "After the Civil War" p53-56 and complete Civil War Lapbook
Geography			Southern Europe Due 10/14
Science			Do vocab crossword in journal p120-121 & Review memory work for test tomorrow	Insect Anatomy & Classification of Life Test	Continue to collect, pin and identify insects for your collection. See resources below
Memory Work

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Tuesday, September 8 - Labor Day 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 Honesty. Kids of Integrity has Bible lessons, games, prayers, and activities geared to help develop this virtue in your child.

Math
Begin math with a 5 minute warm-up of Multiplication facts (Facts Practice H)
Objectives:
1. Identify common factors of two whole numbers.
2. Practice finding multiplies and factors.
3. Multiply up to a 4-digit number by a one-digit number using mental math.
Spelling
Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment (in binder) this week and return to school the following Thursday.  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.
Reading  
Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading.

Writing
Objectives:
1. Create a KWO from a source text.
2. Write a rough draft of fable using KWO and composition checklist.
3. Incorporate "ly" words and who/which clause into composition.
4. Assess vocabulary words.

Grammar
Objectives: 
1. Identify predicate words located in the complete subject.
2. Practice writing sentences containing a subject noun, verb, adjectives and adverbs.
3. Assess previously learned skills.

Latin
Objective: Learn Latin 1st Conjugation Verbs

History

Objectives:  
1.  Present findings about a Civil War hero to classmates.
2.  Learn about life in America during the Civil War. 

Science

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 first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  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. Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species 

4th Grade Week 4	8/31/2020	9/1/2020	9/2/2020	9/3/2020	9/4/2020
Discipleship
Bible		Gen 37	Gen 39* See Note Below	Read & Discuss Gen 41-42	Read Gen 43
Math	Ch 2 L6 Practice TB p55-56	Ch 2 Quiz & Ch 3, L1 TB p57-60, WB p47-49	Ch 3, L2 TB p61-64, WB p50-52	Ch 3, L3, TB p65-67, WB p53	Ch 3, L4 TB p68-71, WB p57-59
Spelling	DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 2 Practice"	Step 3: Review new teaching, Reinforcement & Writing Station Words, Review Phonograms, DS 4-6	Step 3: Review card box, phonograms, Dictate Sentences 7-9 Check for accuracy.	Step 3 Test	Step 4: New Teaching, Dictate new words
Grammar		Ch 3, L2: Pattern 1 Sentences, Subject/ Predicate & Ref 10 & Daily Grammar	Ch 3, L3: Review Ref 10, Classify Sentences & Do Ch 3, L3 Practice 1-3 CCC(TM p36)	Daily Grammar & Review game	Listen to jingles 1-6, Memorize the question/ answer flow learned so far. (TM p28)
Writing		L4: Read & discuss "The Milkmaid & Her Pail", Write KWO, Retell, Introduce the Title Rule	Complete style practice p35, and begin writing RD using composition checklist	Writer's Conference & in class writing assignment	Complete Milkmaid FD. Due Wed stapled in this order: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading		Share storyboards & discuss Ch 11	Read The Good Master Ch 12	Discuss Ch 12	Read Ch13. Choose & complete one final project from Ch 12 or 13 from the Research, Writing & Drawing section in your journal. Due Thurs
Latin		Review L1 & L2	Copybook L3	L3: Latin verbs
History		Introduce The War Between the States	Read South Against North p49-53	The American Civil War, Mapping & Lapbook	Do a little research on a hero of the war (your choice, see list below) and write a paragraph about what they did and why they are heroic. Illustrate or include a photo
Geography		Southern Europe Due 10/14
Science	Insect Collecting	Insect Identification & Labeling	Do "What Do You Remember?" Notebook p116 & Read TB Ch 10 p147-148	Metamorphosis	Read TB p149-154 Add facts to Notebook p125-126 Review science memory work
Memory Work		POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 9/28 GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Test on 10/14 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/28 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/9

Coming Soon!

Tuesday, September 8 - Labor Day Holiday NO SCHOOL

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-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. 

Note: Parents may want to preview Thurs. Bible reading before assigning to your student.

Our Character Virtue of the month is Honesty. Kids of Integrity has Bible lessons, games, prayers, and activities geared to help develop this virtue in your child.

Math

You will need to print some Blackline Masters for this week's lessons. You can download them here:

Tues: Hundreds Chart

Thurs: Graph Paper

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).

Objectives:

1. Investigate factors & multiples

2. Find multiples of a one-digit number

3. Find common multiples

4. Find factors of whole numbers up to 100

5. Identify prime and composite numbers

Spelling

Objective: Spell words ending in tion and alphabetize to the fourth letter

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

Writing

Objectives: 1. Create a KWO from a source text. 2. Write a rough draft of fable using KWO and composition checklist. 3. Incorporate new vocabulary and "ly" words into composition. 4. Create a title that repeats or reflects key words from the final sentence 5. Write a polished final draft of fable

Grammar

Objectives: 

1.  Identify nouns as "common" or proper" and "singular" or "plural."

2.  Identify the simple subject and simple predicate of a sentence.

Latin

Objective: Learn Latin vocabulary, derivatives and prayers

History

Objectives:  

1. Identify factors that led to the War Between the States.
2. Identify key figures of the war.

3. Research a war hero.

Note: Choose a person from the Civil War that you would like to learn more about. Read about their life and write a paragraph in your journal describing what that individual did during the Civil War that was notable or commendable. Some possible ideas include various political figures,generals, spies, abolitionists etc.  There are many more!

https://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war.php has biographies on many people, including the following:

President Abraham Lincoln
Robert E Lee
Ulysses S Grant
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Mary Walker
Dorothea Dix
Louisa May Alcott

Students will be sharing this information with classmates on Wednesday of next week.

Science

Objectives:

1. Review and be able to describe insect parts and functions.

2. Know how to identify and label insects.

3. Begin study of insect life cycles.

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

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