Fortis 4th Grade (M/W): 2021

Fortis Academy 4th grade: Dec 6 - 10, 2021

4th Grade Week 17	12/6/2021	12/7/2021	12/8/2021	12/9/2021	12/10/2021
Discipleship	TRUSTWORTHINESS "Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame having nothing evil to say about us." Titus 2;7-8
Bible	Jeremiah 1:4-10 & 17:5-10, 29:11-13, Lamentations 3:21-26	Luke 1	Luke 2	Merry Christmas!
Math	Ch 9, L3 TB p221-225, WB p208-210	Ch 9 L4 Practice TB p226-227 Complete on paper, Due Wed & Do multiplication/ division practice sheet sent home	4A Final Test
Spelling	Phonics Assessment # 2 Due, Step 15: Review New Teaching, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs, Play Sparkle!	Review Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9.	Step 15 Spelling Test
Grammar	Daily Grammar		Christmas Mad Libs
Writing	Holiday Traditions
Reading	Discussion & Read Helen Keller p46-55	Read Helen Keller p56-81 Complete Bio sheet & copy quotes 4-6 in your journal. Due Wed	Read p82-91 & Final Discussion
Latin	L8
History	Insect Final Test & Complete Beetle Mini-book	Review Key Dates 1-6	The Christmas Truce & End of "The Great War" and Key Dates 1-6 Test
Geography
Science			Christmas Party!
Memory Work

Coming Soon:

Wednesday, Dec 8 - Ugly Sweater Day, Classical Book Exchange & Class Christmas Party!

Dec 13 - Jan 7 Christmas Break!

Fortis Grammar students have a tradition of having a classical book exchange at the Christmas party. If you would like your child to participate, please send a wrapped new or gently used classical book. You may want to specify if the book would appeal more to boys or girls, but that's not necessary. Here’s a list of classical books if you’d like some ideas.

https://childrensbookradio.com/more-classic-books-for-children.html

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.

In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:1-2, 14

Math

Objectives:

1. Interpret and create line plots.

2. Practice and review

3. Assessment.

Note: We will begin Singapore Dimensions Math 4B after the break. Please bring your new textbook and

workbook to class on 1/10/22. I recommend that you continue to review math facts over the break.

Spelling

Objective: Spell more words with the sound of /z/ spelled s.

Reading

We will start reading Number the Stars after the break.

Writing

Objectives: Write a paragraph describing your Christmas traditions.

History

Objectives:

1. See God's hand through "The Christmas Truce" during World War I

2. Assess Key Dates 1-6

Key Dates for 2nd 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

Fortis Academy 4th grade: Nov 29 - Dec 3, 2021

4th Grade Week 16	11/29/2021	11/30/2021	12/1/2021	12/2/2021	12/3/2021
Discipleship	TRUSTWORTHINESS "Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame having nothing evil to say about us." Titus 2;7-8
Bible	Isaiah-Select verses	Hosea 4:1-3 & 6:1-3	II Kings 17	Nahum 1, Zeph 1:14-18, Hab 3:16-19
Math	Math Facts Practice & Ch 9, L1 TB p211-217, WB p201-203	Complete Math Facts sheet sent home Ch 8, L9 Practice TB p210 & WB p196-197 Co-teachers, please check and help students correct any errors in preparation for tomorrow's test	Math Facts Practice & Ch 8 Test	Complete Math Facts sheet sent home Ch 9, L2 TB p218-220, WB p205-207
Spelling	Step 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 Review	Step 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
Grammar	Editing Skills	Daily Grammar	Editing Skills	Ch 12, L4 Test. Do Ex 1, 2, 4, and Ex 5 #1 & 2 only. Co-teachers, please correct in red pen and return to school for grade recording
Writing	Writer's Conference & In-class writing assignment	Work on FD of HCA & practice poem for tomorrow's recitation	Poem 2 Recitations	Complete FD of HCA, Due Mon 12/6 Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading	Discussion & read Ch 18-19	Finish reading The Wright Brothers & put Helen Keller in your backpack for tomorrow	Introduce Helen Keller, Read p7-19	Helen Keller Read p20-45 and copy the first 3 quotes in your journal
Latin
History	World War 1: Trench warfare, aircraft	Read "The Russian Revolution" p223-227 and in your journal answer questions below	Lenin & the Bolshevik Revolution	Read The End of the War p227-231 & Review Key Dates 1-6
Geography	Review Western Europe	Review for tomorrow's test	Western Europe Test
Science	Add facts to beetle mini-book	Read TB p12-14 "Habitats & Instinct" & add 3 facts to journal p15.	Insect Review	Read p15-17 "Extinction" & add at least 3 facts to journal p15. Complete study guide in preparation for insect test on Mon	Journals will be collected Monday for final grading.
Memory Work	POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/1 GEOGRAPHY: Western Europe on 12/1 KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/8

Check Alma weekly for grades and/or missing work.

Coming Soon:

Monday, Dec 6 - Moms in Prayer 9-10am

Wednesday, Dec 8 - Ugly Christmas Sweater Day & Grammar school Christmas Party!

Friday, Dec 10 - End of 2nd Quarter

Monday, Dec 13 - Friday, Jan 7 - Christmas Break!

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. This month's virtue is trustworthiness.

Trustworthiness: Gaining the confidence of others by demonstrating reliability.

Math

Objectives:

1. Interpret change over time in bar and line graphs

2. Practice multiplying fractions.

3. Assessment

4. Draw and display data in a line graph

Spelling

Objective:
1. Spell more words with the sound of /z/ spelled s.
2. Review and assess phonograms

Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment (in binder) this week and return to school Monday.

You only need to do Assessment 2. 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

1. Identify goodness, truth, and beauty in biographical literature.

Grammar

Objective:

1 Classify Pattern 2 sentences: SN, V-t, DO

2. Review editing and punctuation skills

3. Practice editing skills

4. Assessment

Writing

Objectives:

1. Write a polished 2-paragraph report on Hans Christian Anderson

2. Recite 2nd quarter poem

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.

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

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

Questions:

Answer the following questions in your journal using complete sentences with proper capitalization and punctuation.

1. List two reasons why Russian peasants had a difficult life

2. What were the two reasons why so many Russians were angry with the Romanovs?

3. What group seized control of the government? Who was their leader?

4. Why was the Bolshevik party renamed the "Communist Party"?

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

Poetry: Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening". Additional copies here.

Geography: We are assessing Western Europe this week. 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.

History: We are beginning our 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 2nd 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

Fortis Academy 4th grade: Nov. 15 - 19, 2021

4th Grade Week 15	11/15/2021	11/16/2021	11/17/2021	11/18/2021	11/19/2021
Discipleship	RESPECT: "Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord, and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. (1Thess 5:12-13)
Bible	I Kings 18	Amos 7:14-15, 8:11-12, Obadiah 1:3-4,15	Jonah 1-4	Micah 4:1-2, 6:8
Math	Ch 8, L5 TB p196-200 WB p182-184	Ch 8, L6 TB p201-203, WB p185-187	Ch 8, L7 TB p204-206, WB p188-190	Review 2 TB p228-230. Do problems 1-7. Co-teachers, please check and help students make any needed corrections.
Spelling	Step 13: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs.	Review Spelling Words, Dictate sentences 7-9. Review phonograms sh, th, oo, ee, oy, oi, ch	Step 13 Spelling Test	Step 14: New teaching, Dictate 10 words & Review phonograms ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 14 Practice".
Grammar	Ch 12, L1: Introduce Pattern 2 Sentences, Jingle 16, Ref 38, classify sentences & complete activity	Ch 12, L2 Jingle, 16 Classify sentences & Oral Skill Builder Check (TM p206-207)	Ch 12, L3 Editing Skills	Complete Daily Grammar
Writing	L15 HCA: Read & Discuss, Choose 2 topics to write about, write facts for each, make 2 KWO's each with a topic sentence & clincher sentence	Complete Style Practice and write 1st paragraph RD, Use composition checklist p114 to make sure you have all required elements. Co-teachers, please check spelling & grammar. Study all previously learned vocab cards	Writer's Conference & begin writing 2nd paragraph of HCA, Vocabulary Quiz	Using Composition Checklist p114, complete 2nd paragraph HCA. Co-teachers, please check mechanics
Reading	Discuss The Wright Brothers Ch 8-9 & Read Ch 10	Read Ch 11-13 and complete journal questions as you go	Discussion & Quiz	Read Ch 14-17 and complete questions as you go
Latin	L7		L7
History	The Mexican Revolution	Read "The Balkan Mess" p196-201 and review your Southern Europe Geo map. Label each country on the map sent home as you read from SOTW	Causes of World War I	Read WWI p216-221 and in your journal answer the questions below. Use complete sentences, proper capitalization, punctuation & spelling.
Geography	Western Europe Due 12/1
Science	Make beetle minibook	Read p190-193 & complete copywork p159	Flies, Mosquitos, & True Bugs	Read p194-197
Memory Work	POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/1 GEOGRAPHY: Western Europe on 12/1 KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/8

Check Alma weekly for grades and/or missing work.

Coming Soon:

Wednesday, Nov 10 - Spirit Day! Students may wear jeans/shorts with spirit shirts.

Wednesday, Nov 17 - Spirit Day, D.O.G.S. Day, and Pizza Day!

Nov 22 -26 Thanksgiving Break - 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. This month's virtue is Respect.

Math

Objectives:

1. Find the fraction of a quantity.

2. Multiply a fraction by a whole number.

3. Multiply a whole number by a fraction where the product is greater than 1.

4. Review previously learned skills

Spelling

Objective: Analyze nine ways to spell the sound of /e/

Reading

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives:

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Learn about the Wright Brothers and the invention of the airplane

3. Engage in meaningful discussion.

4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.

Grammar

Objective:

1. Introduce Pattern 2 sentences: SN, V-t, DO

2. Identify a direct object in a sentence.

3. Review editing

4. Practice skills

Writing

Objectives:

1. Create a KWO using the "Summarizing a Reference" structural model 2. Write a 2-paragraph report on Hans Christian Anderson 3. Ban weak adjectives: a lot and interesting 4. Review and assess vocabulary words 5. Incorporate dress-ups: ly, who/which, because clause, www.asia, strong verb, quality adjective

History

Objectives:

1. Identify key figures in the Mexican Revolution.

2. Know that conflicts and alliances between the Balkan countries were a major factor leading to WW I.

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

WW I Journal Questions:

1. What complaints did Serbia have against Austria?

2. What did Serbian Gavrilo Pricip do to show his hatred of Austria?

3. How did Austria respond?

4. Why did the sinking of the Lusitania make so many people angry?

5. What caused the United States to enter World War I?

Science

1. Review Order Coleoptera

2. Identify characteristics of flies, mosquitos, and true bugs

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

Poetry: Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening". Additional copies here.

Geography: We are studying Western Europe this week. 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.

History: We are beginning our 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 2nd 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