Fortis 4th grade: February 28 - March 4, 2022

4th Grade Week 25	2/28/2022	3/1/2022	3/2/2022	3/3/2022	3/4/2022
Discipleship	PATIENCE: "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud." I Corinthians 13:4 (NIV)
Bible	John 1:1-18, 3:1-21	John 10	John 11:1-34	John 13
Math	Math Facts & Ch 13, L3 TB p113-116, WB p83-84	Math Facts & Ch 13, L4 TB p117-118 Practice A	Math Facts & Ch 13, L5 TB p119-122, WB p88-89	Math Facts & Ch 13, L6 TB p123-125, WB p90-91	Ch 13, L7 TB p126-129, WB p92-94
Spelling	Step 22: Review New Teaching. Dictate sentences 4-6 on the same paper started Thurs.  Play Sparkle!	Make Step 21 Test Corrections, Step 22: Review Card box. Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement words	Step 22 Spelling Test	Step 23 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 23 Practice."
Grammar	Ch 18 L1: Regular & Irregular Verbs	Ch 18, L2 Classify Sentences. Review Ref 54 & 55. Complete Practice Time p82	Ch 18, L3 Classify Sentences. Review Ref 56 Complete Practice Time	Test for practice only: Ch 18B Test p118, Do Ex 6,7, & 10. Co-teachers, correct in red pen and help students make corrections.
Writing	L19: Peter Pan, Create KWO from 3 pictures, Introduce #2 Prep opener	Using your KWO, write 1st paragraph RD of Peter Pan. Use Composition Checklist p140 to make sure you have included all required Dress-Ups	Poem 2 Recitation	Using your KWO, write 2nd paragraph RD of Peter Pan. Use Composition Checklist p140 to make sure you have included all required Dress-Ups
Reading	Discussion	Read My Side of the Mountain Ch 13-15 p85-106 & answer questions in your journal	Discussion & read Ch 16-17 p107-115	Read Ch 18-19 p116 -131 & answer questions in your journal
Latin
History	The Formation of Israel	Read SOTW "The Marshall Plan" p345-349 and answer in your journal:1)What was the Marshall Plan and what was its purpose? 2)What happened to Germany? 3)What did the East German government do to Berlin?	The Cold War & written narration practice	Read SOTW p355-360 "Two Republics of China" and in your journal answer:1)Why did millions of Chinese join the Chinese Communist Party? 2)What is your opinion of Chairman Mao? Give reasons from the text to support your answer.
Geography	Scandinavia
Science	Bird Bingo	Read p73-75 and orally narrate. Color the Painted Bunting & Goldfinch	Nesting	Read p 76-79 in TB. Draw a picture of each kind of nest and write down at least one bird that creates that type of nest (journal p65)
Memory Work	POETRY: Poem 3 on 3/2 GEOGRAPHY: Scandinavia Test KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/30 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/4

Check Alma weekly for grades and missing assignments. 

Coming Soon:

Monday, February 28 - Moms in Prayer (9-10am)

Wednesday, March 2 - End of 3rd Quarter

Wednesday, March 9 - Spirit Day

March 14 - 18 Spring 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. Our virtue this month is Patience. Kids of Integrity has some great resources to help develop this virtue in your child.

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. Subtract decimals to the tenths place.

2. Subtract decimals to the hundredths place.

3. Subtract from 1 and 0.1

4. Subtract Hundredths

5. Practice adding and subtracting decimals.

*Note: These two practice lessons provide additional practice and review of Ch 13. Your student may not need to complete all of the problems in the lesson if you see that the concept has been mastered. However, most students will benefit from doing the word problems in order to practice bar modeling skills.

Spelling

Objectives:

1. Know the doubling rule for adding vowel suffixes

Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Summarize a passage through oral narration.

3. Identify elements of goodness, truth, and beauty in literature.

4. Use context cues to deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words.

5. Identify outdoor survival skills.

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Identify regular and irregular verbs. 2. Know past, present, and future simple tenses for common verbs. 3. Change verbs to different tenses in a paragraph.

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Write a story consisting of 3 paragraphs that describe what is happening in a series of pictures.

2. Practice the Writing from Pictures structure: Central Fact, Details, and Clincher for each paragraph.

3. Use stylistic techniques of incorporating 6 dress-ups into each paragraph.

4. Introduce the prepositional opener dress-up.

5. Assess Poem 3

6. Practice written narration.

History 

Objectives:

1. Know that under the Marshall Plan, the Allies gave money to rebuild Europe after WWII, and Germany was split in two.

2. Know that Israel was proclaimed a state in 1948.

3. Know that the Cold War was a conflict between the US and the Soviet Union fought without weapons.

4. Know that Chairman Mao brought Communism to China in 1949

Science

Objectives:

1. Identify Texas birds

2. Identify types of bird nests 

3. Match bird species with nest type

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

Geography:  We are beginning 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: 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 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

Fortis Academy 4th grade: February 21 - 25, 2022

4th Grade Week 24	2/21/2022	2/22/2022	2/23/2022	2/24/2022	2/25/2022
Discipleship	Teacher Training - No School	COMPASSION: "Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep." Romans 12:15
Bible		Luke 10:25-37	Luke 15	Luke 18
Math		Math Facts WS & Ch 12, L10 TB p102-104 Do Practice B in preparation for tomorrow's test. Answer on lined paper. Co-teachers, correct in red pen, help students make corrections, & return to school for homework grade.	Math Facts & Ch 12 Test	Math Facts WS & Ch 13, L1 TB p105-107, WB p79	Ch 13, L2 TB p109-112, WB p81-82
Spelling		Review Phonograms: ng, ar, wh, aw, au, ck, oe, oa, ed and others as needed, review card box. Dictate sentences 7-9.	Step 21 Spelling Test & Review phonograms ng, ar, wh, aw, au, ck, oe, oa, ed	Step 22 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words and sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 21 Practice."	Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment 3, grade in red pen and return to school Mon. Instructions below
Grammar		Work on FD & Bibliography	Daily Grammar	Daily Grammar
Writing			Discussion  History Project Presentations! & Practice Key Dates & US Presidents
Reading		Read My Side of the Mountain p58-68 & answer Ch 11 questions		Read p68-85 & answer Ch 12 questions
Latin
History		Complete your history project. Include a visual presentation and 3 paragraphs on WW II and a Bibliography. Practice giving your presentation to your family!		Read "The Partitioning of Palestine" p332-336 and write a paragraph summary. See NOTE below. Use complete sentences, proper capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Geography		Review Eastern Europe for tomorrow's test	Eastern Europe Test
Science		Read p61-65 & complete What Do you Remember? p52 questions 1-5	Migration Discussion	Read p66-70 & complete What Do You Remember? p52 questions 6-10	Watch for birds at your feeder and try to identify as many as you can! Keep a record in your journal p28
Memory Work		POETRY: Poem 3 on 3/2 GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Test on 2/23 KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/30 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/4

Coming Soon:

Monday, February 21 - Teacher Training (NO SCHOOL)

Wednesday, February 23 - D.O.G.S., Spirit, and Pizza Day!

Monday, February 28 - Moms in Prayer (9-10am)

Wednesday, March 9 - Spirit Day

March 14 - 18 Spring Break! (No School)

Please Check Alma weekly for any missing grades or zeroes.

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 Compassion.

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 decimal material covered in Ch 12: tenths, hundredths, expressed as fractions, comparing & ordering, rounding

2. Add and subtract decimals with tenths using mental math.

3. Add decimals to the tenths place with regrouping.

4. Subtract decimals to the tenths place.

5. Add decimals to the hundredths place

Spelling

Objectives:

1. Learn to spell words containing the sound of /n/ spelled gn

2. Assess phonograms

Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment 3 (in binder or on link above) this week and return to school Monday. 

You only need to do Assessment 3.

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. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Increase knowledge of nature

Grammar

Objectives: Practice capitalization and punctuation skills

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Determine the main idea in an informational text.

2. Write a summary covering details of an informational text

History

Objectives:

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

2. Know that after WW II the Jewish people received back their ancient homeland of Israel.

NOTE: Write a paragraph summary in your journal. Your summary should answer the following questions.

1. When was the last time that Jewish people had lived together in Israel?

2. What is "Zionism"?

3. Why did World War II make many Jewish people feel that they must have their own country?

4. Where did most Zionist leaders want to go? What was it called at the time?

5. What did the United Nations vote to do in 1947 and how did Zionists react?

6. What is May 14, 1948, in Israel?

Science

Objectives:

1. Review flying facts

2. Study the migration habits of various birds

3. 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/

Learn About Texas Birds

Bird Feeder Live Cams

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 is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are assessing 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