Fortis Academy 4th grade: May 3 - 7, 2021

4th Grade Week 32	5/3/2021	5/4/2021	5/5/2021	5/6/2021	5/7/2021
Discipleship	Compassion
Bible	1 John 1, 2John 6, 3 John 2-4	II Peter 1:3-8 & Jude 17-21	Read Revelation 1:9-18	Read Revelation 4:1-11
Math	Complete Review E & Begin Review 6	Review 6 (sent home)	Field Trip!	Review for Monday's Final Math Test
Spelling	Review & Play Sparkle!	Review for Monday's Spelling Bee (words will be chosen at random from our Level 5 book).	Field Trip!	Review for Monday's Spelling Bee (words will be chosen at random from our Level 5 book).
Grammar	Review for final test	Review 8 parts of speech and their jobs, 5 parts of a sentence, 5 parts of a letter in preparation for Monday's test	Field Trip	Review tense, quotation rules and write a P1, P2, & P3 sentence in preparation for final grammar test on Mon
Writing	Ch 26, L1 Read Ref.78A p61: Make Title Page and complete page 1: "Things I Like to Do" Write a sentence or two about each of the things you like to do. Illustrate  &  begin FD of Introduction & Conclusion for Constellations essay	Grammar Book Ch 26 L2 Ref 78B Complete p2 & p6: Goals for My Life and My Special Feelings. You may write in paragraph form, or write two lists using complete sentences  & Complete FD of Intro & Conclusion using Rubric if not finished in class. Due 5/5	Field Trip	Ch26, L3: Using Ref 79 Part 1 as a guide, write a paragraph about your family and your family life. Include a minimum of 4 different dress-ups and 2 openers	Put your Book About Me together and illustrate or include a photo of yourself on the cover. Due Monday
Reading	Discuss Mixed-Up Files Ch 9	Read Ch 10 and answer questions p22-23 Reading journals will be collected and graded tomorrow	Field Trip!
Latin
History	9/11 & Review Presidents & Key Dates	Review US Presidents	US Presidents Assessment	Review Key Dates 1-12
Geography	Review Western Europe
Science	Introduce Bats &  Review  Central TX Bird Checklist &  Texas Birds	Read Bats p103-107 & Add facts to journal p91	Check eggs	Read p111-113 Bat Habitats, Journal p93
Memory Work	POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/10 KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/10 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/5

 

Please check ALMA weekly for grades and/or missing work.

Coming Soon:

Monday-Friday May 3-6 Fortis Art Show

Wednesday, May 5 - 4th Grade Field Trip

Friday, May 6 Grammar Electives Play

Wednesday, May 12 - Last Day of Grammar 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 virtue this month is Cooperation. Character Council has some great resources to help develop this character trait in your child.

Math

Here are some fun Optional Math Games and math videos to practice math skills learned this year.

Objectives:

1.Review previously learned concepts, reteaching where necessary

2. Assessment

Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills

2. Discuss themes in The Mixed-Up Files

3. Summarize the plot of The Mixed-Up Files 

Grammar

Objective: Review parts of speech, capitalization and punctuation rules

Writing 

Objective:

 1. Write a short autobiography

 2. Create  "A Book About Me!"

History 

Objective: Know and name first and last names of the US Presidents in order of service.

Science

Objectives:

1.  Identify physical and behavioral characteristics of bats

2. Practice identifying Central 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/

Learn About Texas Birds

Bird Feeder Live Cams

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

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

Geography:  We are continuing our study of Scandinavia 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 continuing 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 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

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

Fortis Academy 4th grade: April 26 -30, 2021

 

4th Grade Week 31	4/26/2021	4/27/2021	4/28/2021	4/29/2021	4/30/2021
Discipleship	Cooperation: "Understanding others to effectively work with them"
Bible	Titus 2:11-3:7, Philemon 1:4-7, Hebrews 4:12-16	Read Hebrews 11	James 1 & 3	1 Peter 3:8-18
Math	Ch 17, L1 TB p226-229, WB p183	Ch 17, L2 TB p230-233 WB p186	Ch 17, L3 TB p234-240, WB p194	Review 5
Spelling	Review 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	Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew See note below	Co-Teachers, please administer Phonogram Assessment 4 & 5 See note below
Grammar	Dictionary Skills	Ch 24, L2: Alphabetizing: Review Ref 73 & 74, Do Practice 1 & 2 CCC	Ch 24, L3: Dictionary & Entry Words Review Ref 75, Do Practice 1, 2 & 3
Writing	Write Milky Way RD & Introduce The Essay Model and "Writing a Conclusion"	Finish IEW writing contest FD due tomorrow & Read p220-221 to review writing a conclusion. Read the three paragraphs you wrote about constellations to refresh your memory, then create a KWO for your conclusion	Write conclusion paragraph and include 3 dress-ups and 1 opener. This paragraph does not have a topic or clincher sentence. & Introduce "Writing an Introduction"	Using your KWO, write the introduction. Include 3 dress-ups & 1 opener. This paragraph also does not have a topic or clincher sentence
Reading	Mixed-Up Files Discussion & begin Ch 8	Finish Ch 8 and answer questions p18-19	Discussion, vocab study and begin reading Ch 9	Finish reading Ch 9 answering questions as you go
Latin	L12	Copybook L12	L12
History	Collapse of the Soviet Union	Read "Africa, Independent" p469-474 Answer: What was Apartheid? How long was it law in South Africa? Write 2 facts about Mandela.	Nelson Mandela	Sept. 11, 2001 Attack Ask your parents where they were on 9/11. What are their recollections of that day?
Geography	Review all previous maps
Science	Shorebirds	Color the Great Blue Heron & Play this review game!  All About Feathers	Ducks & Geese	Song Birds Play the videos then Click on the purple + (upper right corner) for a fun challenge!
Memory Work	POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/10 KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/10 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/5

Please check ALMA weekly for grades and/or missing work.

Coming Soon:

Wednesday, April 28 - Spirit Day, DOGS Day, & Pizza Day!

Monday-Friday May 3-6 Fortis Art Show

Friday, May 6 Grammar Electives Play

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 Cooperation. Character Council has some great resources to help develop this character trait in your child.

Math

Here are some fun Optional Math Games and math videos to practice math skills learned this year.

Objectives:

1. Investigate the lengths of the edges and the dimensions of the faces of cuboids.

2. Construct cubes and cuboids using a net.

3. Identify matching edges and vertices.

4. Investigate and identify parallel edges and faces of cubes and cuboids.

5. Review

Spelling

Objectives:

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

2. Review phonograms

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  

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

Grammar

Objectives: Practice dictionary and alphabetizing skills

Writing 

*The IEW writing contest deadline is Friday, April 30. (See https://iew.com/iew-writing-contest-2021 for details.)

1. Know the structure of an essay

2. Learn how to write a simple introduction and conclusion to a 5-paragraph report

3. Brainstorm dress-ups to use in Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs: -ly, who/which clause, www.asia, because clause, strong verb, quality adjective, prepositional opener, adverb opener & Very short sentence

History 

Objectives:

1. Know that from 1948-1994 apartheid made racial discrimination and segregation legal in South Africa.

2. Know that Nelson Mandela was elected the first black president of South Africa in 1994.

3. Know that the US was attacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001

Science

Objectives:

1. Identify shore birds

2. Know characteristics of ducks and geese

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/

Learn About Texas Birds

Bird Feeder Live Cams

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

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

Geography:  We are continuing our study of Scandinavia 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 continuing 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

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

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