Fortis Academy 4th grade: Feb 15 - 19, 2021

4th Grade Week 232/15/20212/16/20212/17/20212/18/20212/19/2021
DiscipleshipLove
Bible
No School - Teacher Training
Mark 1Mark 8Read Mark 12:28-44
MathCh 12, L6 TB p86-88, WB p66-67Ch 12, L8 TB p91-95, WB p70-72Ch 12, L9 TB p96-101, WB p73-75Ch 12, L10 TB p102-104 Do Practice B in preparation for Monday's test. Answer on lined paper. Co-teachers, correct in red pen, help students make corrections, & return to school for homework grade.
SpellingReview Step 20 New Teaching & Card Box, Dictate sentences 4-6. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.Step 20 Spelling TestStep 21 New Teaching. Dictate 10 wordsDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 21 Practice."
Grammar

WritingComplete FD of Peter Pan. Check to make sure you have all required dress-ups, #2 opener, vocab words underlined & labeled. Due tomorrow. Bring your notes or KWO for your history paragraph to class tomorrow.Write 1st paragraph for your history project. Include topic sentence, facts, clincher & dress-ups.  You may handwrite or type your FD.Write 2nd paragraph for your history project. Include a topic sentence, several facts, a clincher sentence, 6 dress-ups, and #2 opener.
ReadingRead Number the Stars Ch 10-11 and answer questions 5-8 p27-28Read Ch 12-13 and answer questions 1-6 p34-35.Read Ch 14-15 and answer questions 8-9 p35
LatinL9
HistoryContinue to work on your WWII history project. See Note BelowThe US HomefrontComplete your history project. Include a visual presentation (lapbook, storyboard, poster, model, or diorama), and 2 paragraphs on WW II. Due Monday
GeographyEastern Europe
ScienceComplete "What Do You Remember?" p40MigrationRead p57-61
Memory Work
POETRY: Poem 3 on 3/3
GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Test on 2/24
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/1
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/5
  
Check Alma weekly for grades and missing assignments.

Coming Soon:
Monday, February 15 - Teacher Training/Student Holiday, no school!
Wednesday, February 24 - Spirit Day and Pizza Day!
Wednesday, March 3 - End of 3rd Quarter

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 virtue this month is Love.


Math

Objectives:

1. Express fractions & mixed numbers with a denominator that is a factor of 10 or 100 as a decimal.

2. Compare and order decimals to hundredths.

3. Round decimals given in tenths to the nearest whole number.

4.Practice concepts from Ch 12


Spelling

Objectives:

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

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


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Identify personification in literature

3. Engage in meaningful discussion.

4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.


Grammar

Objective: Make a bibliography

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Use notes from historical research to create a KWO.
2. Write two paragraphs about your WW II topic(s).

History 

Objectives:

1. Complete research on WW II and present findings with a visual and written presentation.

2. Identify ways WW II impacted Americans' daily lives



This week you will use the notes and information you've gathered from your research to write about your chosen WW II topic(s).
Write two separate paragraphs, each with a topic sentence, several facts, and a clincher sentence. Bring your notes and/or KWO
to class on Wednesday so you can write your first paragraph in class. Your final draft may be handwritten or typed.

You will need to have facts from at least three source books and/or websites. Write down the title of the
book, the author, date of publication and page numbers frombooks that you use for information. Write down the name of the websites, the title of the article and the author and date if it is
listed on the website. We will be making Bibliography with this information on Wednesday.

Science
Objectives:
1. Review feathers lesson
2. Study the migration habits of various birds
3. Identify different types of flying 
4. Identify Texas birds 

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 "In Christ Alone".  These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here in one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are beginning our study Eastern 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 3rd 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

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