Fortis Academy 4th grade: April 18 - 22, 2022

4th Grade Week 314/18/20224/19/20224/20/20224/21/20224/22/2022
Discipleship
Teacher Training - No School
Forgiveness
BibleIThess 4:13-18, II Thess 3:1-5I Tim 2:1-6, 4:12, 6:6-21II Tim 2:1-7
MathCh 16, L2 TB p202-205, WB p160-161 CCCCh 16, L3 TB p206-209, WB p162-164 CCCCh 16, L4 TB p210-214, Memorize the quadrilaterals on p211, WB p166-168Ch 16 , L5 TB p215-218, WB p170-172
SpellingReview 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
We will do phonogram Assessments 4 & 5 next week.
GrammarCh 25 Lesson 1: Review Ref 76 & 77 on outlinesCh 25 L2 Outline PracticeDaily Grammar
WritingComplete 3rd paragraph RD (favorite Fairy Tale) & begin FD. Co-teachers, check spelling, grammar.
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Complete Writing Contest FD. Due tomorrow stapled: Rubric, FD, RD		L28 Writing an Introduction & ConclusionRead p213-215 & make KWO's for your Conclusion and Introduction
ReadingRead Mixed-Up Files Ch 5Discussion, Vocab Study & Begin Ch 6Finish Ch 6 & read Ch 7 and answer questions p14-15
Latin
HistoryRead "Democracy in China?" and in your journal answer: 1)What is propaganda? 2) What was the Cultural Revolution, 3) Describe what happened at Tiananmen Square. Include dates for both of these eventsMao's Cultural Revolution & Tiananmen SquareRead p465-468 "The First Persian Gulf War" and in your journal answer:
1.Why did Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait?
2.Why were other nations worried when Hussein invaded Kuwait?
GeographyReview Western Europe
ScienceComplete your bird report
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Color the Canada goose p27 & Peregrine Falcon p29 in your field guide		Bird Reports
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Observe Chicks		Complete p88 in your journal. Describe how eggs are incubated, candled, and hatch. Include temperature, humidity, days to hatch, and the hatching process.
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 on 5/2
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/9
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/4
Coming Soon:
Monday, April 18 - Teacher Inservice (NO SCHOOL)
Monday, April 25 - Moms in Prayer 9:00-10:00am
Wednesday, April 27 - Spirit Day, D.O.G.S. Day, and Pizza Day!      
Monday - Friday, May 2-6 - Art Show!
Friday, Saturday, May 6 & 7 - Grammar Theater Performances

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. Recognize parallel lines in figures and verify that they are parallel by determining if they are both perpendicular to a third line

2. Draw perpendicular and parallel lines

3. Classify quadrilaterals based on the number of parallel sides

4. Identify lines of symmetry in figures


Spelling

Objectives:

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

2. Review phonograms


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


Writing

Objective: Learn how to write a simple introduction and conclusion to a 5-paragraph report


Grammar

Objective:


History 

Objectives:

1. Know that during the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, every part of Chinese culture had to praise Mao & his policies
2. Know that in 1989, thousands of students protested together in Tiananmen Square wanting democracy.
3. Know that Suddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 resulting in the first Gulf War.

Science
Objectives:
1. Research bird of choice and present findings to classmates
2. Observe chick behavior                              
3. Describe the process of incubating chicks                            

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 "The Dentist and the Crocodile".  Additional copies here.

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 the 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