| 4th Grade Week 27 | 3/20/2023 | 3/21/2023 | 3/22/2023 | 3/23/2023 | 3/24/2023 |
| Discipleship | PUNCTUALITY: "See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil." (Ephesians 5:15-16) |
| Bible | Acts 1 & 2 | Acts 4 | Acts 7 & 9 | Acts 12 | |
| Math | Review & Ch 14, L5 TB p153-155, WB p117-118 | Ch 14, L6 TB p156-159, WB p119-121 | Ch 14 L7 TB p160-163, TB p122-124 | Ch 14, L8 TB p164-167, WB p125-126 | Ch 14 Practice A & B TB p151 & p168-170 in preparation for Monday's test. See note below |
| Spelling | Step 24: Review New Teaching and Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6. Play Sparkle! | Re-write missed Step 23 words, Review Card Box & Phonograms as needed, Dictate Sentences 7-9 | Step 24 Spelling Test | Step 25 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words | Step 25: Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 25 Practice." |
| Grammar | Ch 21, L1 Parts of a Friendly Letter | Ch 21, L2 Classify sentences, Use Ref 63 & 64 to write a friendly letter to your assigned classmate, Put it in envelope but do not seal. Due tomorrow. Practice writing your home address correctly until you can do it perfectly from memory. You'll need it for tomorrow! | Ch 22, L1 Writing a Business Letter | Ch 22 L2 Classify Sentences. Use Ref 65-67 to draft a business letter to a company of your choice. See note below. Please address an envelope, but do not seal. Due Monday | |
| Writing | L23 Read source texts, Make Fused KWO p171, Introduce #3 ly opener | Complete style practice p 172-173 including vocab study, begin writing RD paragraph | Complete RD, edit & begin FD | Complete FD of Orion. Use rubric to ensure you have all required elements.
Due Mon. | |
| Reading | My Side of the Mountain final discussion | Put Journey to Jo'Burg in your backpack for tomorrow. | Introduce Journey to Jo-burg | Read Journey to Jo'Burg Chaps 3-6 and answer questions | |
| Latin | L11 | | L11 | | |
| History | The Korean War & North Korea today | Read the handout sent home. Pick one of the stories that impacted you, and write out a prayer or make a list of what you will pray for Christians facing persecution. | The Cuban Missile Crisis & Assign Vietnam War interviews | Read "The Death of JFK" p397-402
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Review Key Dates | This weekend or next week, interview a relative, friend, or teacher who lived during the Vietnam War era. Due 4/5 |
| Geography | US State & Capitals | |
| Science | Nest Review & Complete journal p76 | Read p89-91 & color
Chickadees,
Titmouse &
Wrens in your field guide p41 | Eggs | Read p91-95 and add facts to journal p78 | |
| Memory Work | POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/1
GEOGRAPHY: US States & Capitals on 4/26
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/29
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/8 |
Monday. March 27 - Moms in Prayer
Wednesday, March 29 - Pizza/DOGS/Spirit Day
Friday-Monday, April 7-10 - Easter Holiday. NO SCHOOL/HOMEWORK
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.
Note: Your child may not need to do all the practice problems. Pick an assortment of problems from each section and check for mastery.
Objectives:
1. Divide a one-place decimal by a one-digit whole number.
2. Divide a two-place decimal by a one-digit whole number.
3. Divide decimals to hundredths in cases where the quotient has a different number of decimal places than the dividend.
4. Practice division with decimals.
Spelling
Objectives:
1. Spell word endings of /awl/ spelled ought and words with a followed by l.
Reading
Please bring your book to class each day.
Objectives:
1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.
2. Engage in meaningful discussion.
3. Learn about life in South Africa during Apartheid
Writing
Objectives:
1. Write a paragraph from multiple source texts.
2. Introduce the -ly opener.
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Know the five parts of a friendly letter: Heading, Greeting, Body, Closing, Signature
2. Write a friendly letter to a friend using the correct format
3. Address an envelope
4. Know common reasons to write a business letter.
5. Write a properly formatted business letter.
Note: Students will learn four types of business letters and write to a company of their choice. They will often receive back a reply, which can be fun. Bring the properly formatted letter, along with an addressed envelope to school on Monday.
History
Objectives:
1. Know that the Korean War resulted in the country being divided into Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea.2. Identify facts about Korean culture.3. Learn about the challenges faced by North Koreans.
4. Explore the role the Cold War had on the Cuban Missile Crisis5. Know that American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 in Dallas, TX
Science
Objectives:
1. Review types of nests
2. Learn about the courtship rituals of birds
3. Identify the parts of an egg
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.
Geography: We are beginning our study of US States this week. The song and map can be found on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling states 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.
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
