Fortis Academy 4th grade: April 18 - 22, 2022

 

4th Grade Week 314/18/20224/19/20224/20/20224/21/20224/22/2022
Discipleship
Teacher Training - No School
Forgiveness
BiblePhil 4:6-13IThess 4:13-18, II Thess 3:1-5I Tim 2:1-6, 4:12, 6:6-21II Tim 2:1-7
MathCh 16, L1 TB p197-201, WB p157-159Ch 16, L2 TB p202-205, WB p160-161 CCCCh 16, L3 TB p206-209, WB p162-164 CCCCh 16, L4 TB p210-214, Memorize the quadrilaterals on p211, WB p166-168
SpellingStep 28 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words & sentences 1-3Review Step 28 New Teaching, Dictate sentences 4-6, and Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch
Rewrite Step 27 misspelled words. Review card box, DS 4-9 on same paper started Thurs. Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch
Step 28 Test & Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew
GrammarComplete Daily GrammarCh 25 Lesson 1: Review Ref 76 & 77 on outlinesCh 25 L2 Outline PracticeDaily Grammar
WritingBegin writing 3rd paragraph RD & work on FD for Writing Contest (due Thursday)Complete 3rd paragraph RD (favorite Fairy Tale) & begin FD.
Co-teachers, check spelling, grammar & Complete Writing Contest FD. Due tomorrow stapled: Rubric, FD, RD		L28 Writing an Introduction & ConclusionRead p213-215 & make KWO's for your Conclusion and Introduction
ReadingRead Mixed-Up Files Ch 4 Read Mixed-Up Files Ch 5Discussion, Vocab Study & Begin Ch 6Finish Ch 6 & read Ch 7 and answer questions p14-15
Latin
HistoryRead "Chernobyl and Nuclear Power" p445-449Read "Democracy in China?" and in your journal answer: 1)What is propaganda? 2) What was the Cultural Revolution, 3) Describe what happened at Tiananmen Square. Include dates for both of these eventsMao's Cultural Revolution & Tiananmen SquareRead p465-468 "The First Persian Gulf War" and in your journal answer:
1. Why did Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait?
2. Why were other nations worried when Hussein invaded Kuwait?
Geography
ScienceCheck this out! 
Owlet takes a leap &
Red-tailed hawk fledgling
& color the hawk & work on your bird report		Complete your bird report &
Color the Canada goose p27 & Peregrine Falcon p29 in your field guide		Bird Reports

 		Complete p88 in your journal. Describe how eggs are incubated, candled, and hatch. Include temperature, humidity, days to hatch, and the hatching process.
Memory Work
Coming Soon:
Tuesday, April 19 - Teacher Inservice (NO SCHOOL)
Tuesday, April 26 - Moms in Prayer 9:00-10:00am
Thursday, April 28 - Spirit Day, D.O.G.S. Day, and Pizza Day!
Monday - Friday, May 2-6 - Art Show!
Friday, Saturday, May 6 & 7 - Grammar Theater Performances

Math
Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for recording.

Objectives:

1. Recognize parallel lines in figures and verify that they are parallel by determining if they are both perpendicular to a third line

2. Draw perpendicular and parallel lines

3. Classify quadrilaterals based on the number of parallel sides

4. Identify lines of symmetry in figures


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Analyze six ways to spell the sound of /er/.

2. Review phonograms


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills

2. Compare and contrast characters.

3. Identify similes in literature

4. Learn new vocabulary


Writing

Objective: Learn how to write a simple introduction and conclusion to a 5-paragraph report


Grammar

Objective:


History 

Objectives:

1. Know that during the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, every part of Chinese culture had to praise Mao & his policies
2. Know that in 1989, thousands of students protested together in Tiananmen Square wanting democracy.
3. Know that Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 resulting in the first Gulf War.

Science
Objectives:
1. Research bird of choice and present findings to classmates
2. Observe chick behavior
3. Describe the process of incubating chicks                       

Students will be making a field guide of Texas birds using pictures from the Texas Parks & Wildlife publication.  For coloring accuracy, search birds here:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/


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

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "The Dentist and the Crocodile".  Additional copies here.

History: Continue your memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help

with this. Here are two: US Presidents to "America" and US Presidents. For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/6/21


Key Dates for the 4th quarter:

1. The War Between the States                         1861-1865
2. World War I                                                     1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution                   1917
4. The Great Depression                                  1929-1939
5. World War II                                                  1939-1945
6. The Cold War                                                1945-1991
7. The Formation of Israel                             1948
8. Mao & Communist Victory in China          1949
9. Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement    1950-1968
10, Man Walks on the Moon 1969 11. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989 
12. The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26, 1991 

Fortis Academy 4th grade: April 11 - 15, 2022

 

4th
Week 30		4/11/20224/12/20224/13/20224/14/20224/15/2022
DiscipleshipForgiveness
Good Friday - No School
BibleI Cor 13, & II Cor 5Galatians 5Ephesians 6
MathCh 15, L4 TB p186-189, WB p144-146Review & Ch 15, L5 TB p190-194, WB p147-149Ch 15, L6 TB p195-196, WB p151-153Ch 15 Test
SpellingDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 27 Practice."Review Step 27 New Teaching, Dictate sentences 4-6, Play Sparkle!Rewrite Step 26 misspelled words. Review Step 27 NT and card box, DS 4-9 on same paper started Thurs.Step 27 Spelling Test
GrammarCh 24 Dictionary SkillsCh 24, L2: Alphabetizing: Review Ref 73 & 74, Do Practice 1 & 2 CCCCh 24, L3: Dictionary & Entry Words Review Ref 75, Do Practice 1, 2 & 3
WritingWriter's Conference & begin writing 2nd paragraph RDUsing Composition Checklist p210, complete 2nd paragraph & Write 1st paragraph FDWriter's conference & write 2nd paragraph FD
ReadingMoonwalk Discussion and read Mixed-Up Files Ch 1Mixed-Up Files Ch 2 and answer questions in journalDiscussion & read Ch 3
LatinL12L12
HistoryRonald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev & The End of the Cold WarRead "Communism Crumbles" p459-462 and describe what happened in Berlin, GermanThe collapse of the Soviet Union
GeographyReview Southern Europe
ScienceRaptors: Eagles, Hawks & VulturesRead about Owls
& color the Barred Owl & Great Horned Owl  in your field guide		Watch chicks hatch!
&
Owl Pellet Dissection
Memory Work
POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/2
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/10
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/4
Coming Soon:
Thursday, April 14 - Spirit Day
Tuesday, April 19 - Teacher Inservice (NO SCHOOL)

Math
Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for recording.


Objectives:

1. Recognize, measure, and draw angles between 180 and 360 degrees

2. Practice skills from Ch 15

3. Recognize perpendicular lines in figures and verify that they intersect at right angles

4. Assess angles


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell words with the sound of /er/ as in journey.


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills

2. Compare and contrast characters.

3. Identify similes in literature

4. Learn new vocabulary


Writing

Objective: Write a 5 paragraph essay on your favorite fable, myth, and fairytale


Grammar

Objective: Practice dictionary skills


History 

Objectives:

1. Know that President Ronald Reagan & Mikhail Gorbachev played key roles in ending the Cold War.
2. Know that life in East Berlin was difficult until the fall of the Berlin Wall.
3. Know that the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and the former USSR countries became independent countries.
4. Identify benefits and problems associated with nuclear power plants.

Science
Objectives:
1. Know that Raptors are birds of prey that use their strong feet, talons, and hooked beaks to catch and kill their prey.
2. Look at owl behavior
3. Dissect an owl pellet 
4. Research bird of choice and present findings to classmates

Students will be making a field guide of Texas birds using pictures from the Texas Parks & Wildlife publication.  For coloring accuracy, search birds here:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/


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

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "The Dentist and the Crocodile".  Additional copies here.

History: Continue your memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help

with this. Here are two: US Presidents to "America" and US Presidents. For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/5/21


Key Dates for the 4th quarter:

1. The War Between the States                         1861-1865
2. World War I                                                     1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution                   1917
4. The Great Depression                                  1929-1939
5. World War II                                                  1939-1945
6. The Cold War                                                1945-1991
7. The Formation of Israel                             1948
8. Mao & Communist Victory in China          1949
9. Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement    1950-1968
10, Man Walks on the Moon 1969 11. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989 
12. The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26, 1991 

Fortis Academy 4th grade: April 4 - 8, 2022

4th Grade Week 294/4/20224/5/20224/6/20224/7/20224/8/2022
DiscipleshipForgiveness
BibleActs 27-28Rom 3;23, 6:23, 8:28-39Rom 10:6-13 Rom 12I Corinthians 13
MathCh 14 TestMath Facts & Ch 15, L1 TB p171-176, WB p131-132Ch 15, L2 TB p177-181, WB p135-138Math Facts & Ch 15, L3 TB p182-185, WB p139-143
SpellingDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 26 Practice."Step 26 Review teaching & strategies, DS 4-6, Play SparkleRewrite misspelled Step 25 Test words, Review phonograms & Card Box. Dictate sentences 7-9.Step 26 Spelling TestStep 27 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words
GrammarCh 23, L1 Sentences, Ref. 68:Thank you notes, Practice Time.Ch 23, L2 Classify Sentences, Review Ref. 69 and create a practice invitation. Be sure to include what, who, where, when, and a whipped cream statement. Due ThursCh 23, L3: Parts of a book, Do Practice 5Ch 23, L3- Ref. 70. Use a couple books from around home to identify the various parts listed in this reference. Do Practice 1 & 2
WritingWriter's Conferences
&
Introduce L27 new structure, prompt and notes from the brain. Begin making KWO, Introduce VSS p190
Review p204-205, Complete KWO and complete Style practice & Vocab practice p208-209Writer's Conferences
& Using composition checklist p210 write 1st paragraph RD		Complete 1st paragraph RD, Co-teachers, please correct spelling & grammar. Underline & label all dress-ups, sentence openers and vocab
ReadingFinal Journey to Jo'Burg discussion. Introduce MoonwalkMoonwalk Read Ch 1 & 2DiscussionMoonwalk Read Ch 3 & 4
LatinL11L11
HistoryInterview a relative or friend who lived during the Vietnam War era. Be prepared to share with class on ThursdayBilly Graham World AmbassadorRead SOTW "Trouble in the Middle East" p415-420Vietnam Era Interview ReportsRead "Soviet Invasions" p423-426 In your journal answer 1) Why did people want to leave the Soviet Union, 2) What problem did the Czechs have when the Soviets invaded? 3) Why was Afghanistan not an easy country to conquer?
GeographyReview Southern Europe
ScienceIdentifying Songbirds
 &
Color Mourning Dove & Golden- cheeked warbler in your guide		Song BirdsIntroduce Bird Report,
Candle eggs
 & Make a comic strip in your journal p81 (follow directions in TB p100)		Begin researching your bird(s). Write out at least 7 questions and do some brief internet research to find answers. Report due 4/21
Memory Work
POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/2
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/30
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/4
Coming Soon:
Tuesday, April 5 - Moms in Prayer (9-10am)
Tuesday, April 19 - Teacher Inservice (NO SCHOOL)

Math
Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for recording.


Objectives:

1. Assess multiplying and dividing decimals

2. Investigate angles and turns.

3. Express angles in terms of degrees and Identify acute, obtuse, straight, and reflex angles.

4. Measure angles between 0 and 180 degrees with a protractor

5. Add and subtract angle measurements with compound angles

6. Measure and draw angles between 180 and 360 degrees


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell words containing the sound of /u/ spelled ou.


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: Learn about the first trip to the moon


Writing

Objectives:


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Students will learn how to write a thank you note. 

2. Students will learn how to write an invitation: who, what, when, where, "whipped cream". 
3. Students will be able to identify the parts of a book: title page, copyright page, preface, body, table of contents, appendix, glossary, bibliography, index.  


History 

Objectives:

1. Learn about the life and ministry of Billy Graham
2. Share Vietnam Era memories from interviews of people living during the Vietnam War.3. Identify problems associated with Communism in the Soviet Union.
4. Identify why it was easy for the Soviet Union to invade Czechoslovakia.
5. Identify why it was difficult for the Soviet Union to invade Afghanistan.

Science
Objectives:
1. Know why birds sing and identify several bird calls.
2. Observe a growing chick embryo through candling
3. Know the stages of bird development from embryo to adult
4. Research bird of choice and present findings to classmates

Students will be making a field guide of Texas birds using pictures from the Texas Parks & Wildlife publication.  For coloring accuracy, search birds here:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/


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

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "The Dentist and the Crocodile".  Additional copies here.

History: Continue your memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help

with this. Here are two: US Presidents to "America" and US Presidents. For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/5/21


Key Dates for 4th quarter:

1. The War Between the States                         1861-1865
2. World War I                                                     1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution                   1917
4. The Great Depression                                  1929-1939
5. World War II                                                  1939-1945
6. The Cold War                                                1945-1991
7. The Formation of Israel                             1948
8. Mao & Communist Victory in China          1949
9. Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement    1950-1968
10, Man Walks on the Moon 1969 11. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989 
12. The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26, 1991 


 
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