Fortis Academy 4th grade: Dec. 4 - 6, 2023

4th Grade Week 17	12/4/2023	12/5/2023	12/6/2023	12/7/2023	12/8/2023
Discipleship	EMPATHY: "Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep." Romans 12:15
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	Complete review & practice sheet sent home in preparation for tomorrow's test. Co-teachers, please check for mastery. See note below	4A Final Test
Spelling	Phonics Assessment # 2 Due, Step 15: Review New Teaching, DS 4-6 Play Sparkle!	Rewrite misspelled Step 14 words 5x, 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
History	Key Dates 1-6 Test & 2nd quarter review	Complete & review Study Guide	Test
Geography	Southern Europe
Science	Insect Final Test & energy experiment	Complete worksheet sent home	Christmas Party!
Memory Work	GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe 1/17

Coming Soon:

Monday, Dec 4 - Spirit Week - Crazy Hair Day!

Wednesday, Dec 6 - Crazy Christmas Clothes Day, Classical Book Exchange & Class Christmas Party!

Dec 11 - Jan 5 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 1/8/24.

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

3. Review 2nd quarter events and people.

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. 27 - Dec. 1, 2023

4th Grade Week 16	11/27/2023	11/28/2023	11/29/2023	11/30/2023	12/1/2023
Discipleship	RESPECT: "So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." Matthew 7:12 (NLT)
Bible	Isaiah-Select verses	Hosea 4:1-3 & Hosea 6:1-3	II Kings 18	Nahum 1, Zeph 1:14-18, Hab 3:16-19
Math	FP & Ch 8, L8 TB p207-209, WB Ex 8 p192	FP-H & Ch 8, L9 Practice TB p210 & TB p231 #8,9 & 10. WB p196-197 Co-teachers, please check and help students correct any errors in preparation for tomorrow's test	Ch 8 Test & Ch 9, L1 TB p211-217, WB p201-203	FP-H & Ch 9, L2 TB p218-220, WB Ex 2 p205	Complete Math Packet sent home
Spelling	Step 14: Review New Teaching, Review phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!	Re-Write misspelled Step 13 words 5x, 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 Monday. See note below.
Grammar	Editing Practice	Complete WS sent home	Editing Practice	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	Write from a prompt	Complete RD of yesterday's prompt. Include  sensory words & dress-ups.	Poem 2 Recitations
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 first 3 quotes in your journal
Latin	L8	Copybook L7	L8	Copybook L7
History	Lenin & the Bolshevik Revolution	Read "The End of the War", answer questions in journal, & Review Key Dates 1-6	The End of the Great War discussion & read "In Flanders Fields"	Review Key Dates 1-6 & complete study guide sent home
Geography	Southern Europe
Science	Potential & Kinetic Energy Experiment	Read p54-57 and complete worksheet started in class yesterday.	Heat & Thermal Energy Experiment	Read p58-61 & complete worksheet started in class yesterday. Due Mon.	Review for insect final test on Monday
Memory Work	POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 11/29 GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/4

Check Alma weekly for grades and/or missing work.

Coming Soon:

Wednesday, Nov 29 - Spirit, D.O.G.S, and Pizza Day!

Wednesday, Dec 6 - Christmas Sweater Day & Grammar school Christmas Party!

Friday, Dec 8 - End of 2nd Quarter

Monday, Dec 11 - Friday, Jan 5 - 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. This month's virtue is Respect.

Math

Continue to complete a Facts Practice worksheet each day. Correct and return to school for a completion grade.

Objectives:

1. Solve word problems involving fractions.

2. Practice multiplying fractions.

3. Assessment

4. Interpret change over time in bar and line graphs

5. 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  

Objective: Identify goodness, truth, and beauty in biographical literature.

Grammar

Objectives:

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 from a prompt

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.

Science

1. Know that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but does change forms.

2. Describe potential and kinetic energy and give examples of each.

3. Measure and explain the transfer of thermal energy.

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 reviewing Southern 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.

Here is the link to the Sheppards software game. https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/geography/europe/game-1/

History:

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. 13 - 17, 2023

4th Grade Week 15	11/13/2023	11/14/2023	11/15/2023	11/16/2023	11/17/2023
Discipleship	RESPECT: "So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." Matthew 7:12 (NLT)
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 Grammar WS sent home. Due 11/27
Writing	Writer's Conference & Work on FD of HCA	Review Vocab words for test tomorrow. Complete FD of HCA. Underline & label all dress-ups. Due Wed. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD	Vocabulary Test & In-class writing assignment	Practice and perfect your poem. Recitations are Wed. after the break!
Reading	Discuss Ch 8-9 & Read Ch 10	Read The Wright Brothers Ch 11-13 and answer questions orally. Be prepared to share tomorrow.	Discussion	Read Ch 14-17 and answer questions orally. Jot down notes in your journal so you don't forget answers over the break.
Latin	Latin nouns		Latin nouns
History	Causes World War I	Read WWI p216-221 and in your journal color the WW I picture p41. Practice saying and writing Key Dates 1-6 (event & dates)	World War 1: Trench warfare, aircraft	Read "The Russian Revolution" p223-227 and answer journal questions p42.
Geography	Southern Europe
Science	Fireflies & Ladybugs & Make beetle minibook	Read p190-193 & begin answering WDYR? p156	Bee Keeper Guest Speaker!	Read p194-197 and complete WDYR? p156
Memory Work	POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 11/30 GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/7

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

Coming Soon:

November 20-24- Thanksgiving Break (No School)

Wednesday, Nov 29- Spirit, D.O.G.S, and Pizza Day!

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 Character Virtue of the month 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. Practice the "Summarizing a Reference" structural model

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

3. Assess vocabulary words

History 

Objectives: 

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

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

3. Look at the role of trenches and aircraft in WW I.

4. Know that Russia's economic collapse led to the Bolshevik Revolution, which forced the Czar out of power.

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 Southern 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