Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Nov. 26 - 30, 2018


4th Grade Week 1611/26/201811/27/201811/28/201811/29/201811/30/2018
DiscipleshipInitiative
BibleII Chron 7:13-14, 36:11-23Ezra 1:1-7, 3:1-3, 11-13Neh 1 & 2, 4, 6:15-16Esther 1 & 2
MathHIG p 93, TB p 84-86, WB Ex 49HIG p 96, TB 87-88, LT 1 & 2, WB Ex 50HIG p 97, TB p 89, LT 3 & 4, WB Ex 51HIG p 98, TB p 90, WB Ex 52TB Practice 7A CCC, Due Mon
SpellingStep 14: Review New Teaching, Review phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle! Review Card Box, Review Phonograms: sh, th, oo, ee, oy, oi, ch Dictate sentences 7-9.Step 14 Spelling Test & Phonogram ReviewStep 15: New teaching, Dictate 10 words & Sentences 1-3. Review phonograms ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui Administer FA Phonics Assessment #2 and Oral Phonogram Drill Sheet & return to school next week
GrammarCh 11, L1 Classify sentences & Practice 1: Capitalization and Punctuation of a Friendly Letter. Ch 11, L2 Classify Sentences, Do practice p72 Co-teachers, please check for accuracy & have students make corrections. For additional practice, do Ch11 L3 Test B, Ex 3Ch 12, L1: Introduce Pattern 2 Sentences, Jingle 16, Ref 38 and Sentences. Review Jingle 16 Ch 12, L2 Classify Sentences. Complete Pattern 2 Practice Sentence on pg. 208 of the TM.
WritingL10,P3 & 4: Because Clause & Vocab StudyL11, P1 Read source text & create a KWO, Do vocab study for L 11Poem 2 RecitationsL11, P4: Using your KWO & Checklist p95, Write a RD of Family Ties
ReadingFranklin Roosevelt discussionBegin reading classical book of choice to be completed over the break.
LatinCh 8 Review & Grammar LessonCh 8 Chant & Flashcards, Write out Present Tense Verb Endings Chart & Sum ChartCh 8 WorksheetWrite out 1st (Fem) & 2nd (Masc) Declension Noun Endings Charts, & Review Ch 8 chant, flashcards
HistoryStalin of the USSR and the Katyn Massacre #142 Read & DiscussWrite an account of Stalin in your journal. Include a topic sentence, 4-5 facts, and a clincher sentenceThe United Nations Formed #143 Discuss and outlineWork on Timeline Song for assessment next week. Focus especially on minutes 4-6
GeographyWestern Europe - Due 1/30
ScienceIntroduce Egg Drop Carrier Project, Discuss results of gravity activities, complete friction activitiesRead USE p130-131 Write brief summary and Define "Mass" and "Weight" in your journalProject: Egg Drop Carrier-first dropReview Gravity Poem, Write up results of 1st Egg Drop
Memory WorkQuarter 2 Poem Due 11/28, Gravity Poem Due 12/3, History Timeline Song        Minutes 4:00-6:20 Due 12/5, Western Europe Due 1/30
Please check Alma weekly for any missing work.
Coming Soon!
Nov 19 - 23 Thanksgiving Break!
Wednesday, Nov 28 - Pizza and Spirit Day!
Wednesday, Nov. 28 - Poem 2 Recitations
Wednesday, Dec 5 - Timeline Song 1 Assessment
Wednesday, Dec 5 - Classical Book Exchange & Christmas Party

Discipleship:
Start your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading.
Math:
Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with the Math fact sheet of your choice.
Objectives:
1. Find one dimension of a rectangle when given its perimeter and the other dimension.
2. Find one dimension of a rectangle when given its area and the other dimension.
3. Find the perimeter of a figure made up of rectangles and/or squares.
4. Find the area of a figure make up of rectangles and/or squares.
5. Find the area of a path around a rectangle.
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. Spell more words with Silent E.
2. Assess phonograms
Composition
Objectives:
1. Incorporate a "because" clause into writing.
2. Practice creating a KWO from a factual source text.
3. Practice public speaking skills by reciting a memorized poem.
Reading  
Objectives:
1. Spend 30-45 min of independent reading per day
2. Engage in meaningful discussion over assigned text
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Correctly capitalize and punctuate a friendly letter
2. Identify direct objects in sentences.
Latin:
Objectives:
1. Review 2nd Declension Neuter Nouns
2. Review previously learned noun and verb endings and vocabulary
History
Objectives:
1. Know that Joseph Stalin was a brutal dictator in the USSR during & after WW II.
2. Know that the United Nations was formed in 1945 as an international community with a mission to uphold peace.
Science
Objectives:
1. Know that everything has gravity.
2. Know that weight is the pull of gravity on a mass.
2. Know that the force of gravity attracts objects to one another.
3. Know that the strength of the pull of gravity between two objects depends on their masses.

Mass: the amount of matter contained in an object.
Weight: a measure of the strength of the pull of gravity on an object.

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: Western 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: Gravity Poem is located in your binder.