Fortis Academy 4th grade: Aug 14 - 18, 2023

4th Grade Week 2	8/14/2023	8/15/2023	8/16/2023	8/17/2023	8/18/2023
Discipleship	Dependability- "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” – Hebrews 10:23
Bible	Gen 8-Gen 9	Read Genesis 11:1-9 & in your journal write why you think God confused their language	Gen 12: 1-8, & Gen 15: 1-6	Read Gen 18: 1-15 & in your journal write down 1 thing that stands out to you.
Math	FP-B Ch1, L6 TB p26-29 WB p16-18	FP-A or B L1, Ch 7 TB p30-32, WB p19-21 CCC	Ch 1 Review & Test	FP-A or B Ch 2, L1 TB p37-41, WB p25-27 CCC
Spelling	Step 1 New Teaching, DS 6-9 on same paper started Friday	Review New Teaching (p18-19) & Dictate Sentences 10-14	Step 1 DS 15-20	Step 2 New Teaching p21-24, Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 2 Practice"
Grammar	Chap 2, Lessons 1 & 2 Identifying nouns & verbs	Ch 2, L2: Review question/ answer flow (TM p16-17) Listen to Jingles 1-3, Memorize the 5 parts of a sentence (TM p17 Skill Time)	Ch 2, L3:The Four Kinds of Sentences and end marks	Ch 2, L4 Adverbs: Jingle 4, TM p20-21 & Memorize the 3 adverb questions (How? When? Where?)
Writing	Read & Discuss "The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner", Create KWO, Retell, Review Vocab words	Cut out vocab cards for L2, Complete vocab Practice sheet p23, begin writing RD using composition checklist	Writer's conference & begin writing FD. Rubric sent home. In-class writing assignment.	Write FD of "The Trumpeter". Due Mon stapled in this order: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading	Discuss The Good Master Chaps 4-5, and read Ch 6 in class.	Read Ch 7 and complete one of the "Research, Writing & Drawing" activities from Ch 5, 6, or 7. Due tomorrow	Discussion & sharing of activities	The Good Master: Read Ch 8 & answer Ch 8 questions orally. In your journal, describe the fair and draw a picture to go with it.
Latin	L1	Copybook L1	L1	Copybook L1
History	Commodore Perry & Japan Re-Opens discussion & activity	Read SOTW p18-23 "The Crimean War" and orally narrate. Answer question in journal p5	The Crimean War Review & Florence Nightingale Activity, Read "Charge of the Light Brigade"	Pretend you're either Commodore Perry or Florence Nightingale (your choice) and in your journal write a "diary" entry of a memorable day in your life. Include the date, your activities that day, problems faced/solved, and any thoughts or feelings you imagine they may have experienced. Illustrate	.
Geography	Continents and Oceans - Due 8/24
Science	Introduction to Insects	Read Ch 9: p131-135 (stop at Exoskeleton) Orally narrate and write 3-5 interesting facts in notebook p114 using complete sentences.	Observe, draw and label insect body parts	Read p135-138 Orally narrate and add facts to notebook p114
Memory Work	POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 9/25 GEOGRAPHY: Ocean & Continents Test on 8/23 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/27 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/6

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

Coming Soon:

Wednesday, Aug 16 - Spirit Day! Students may wear spirit shirts with shorts or jeans.

Wednesday, Aug 30 - D.O.G.S. Day, Pizza Day and Spirit Day! Students may wear spirit shirts with jeans.

Monday, Sept 4 - Labor Day 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 Character Virtue of the month is Dependability. Dependability is "fulfilling commitments even in the face of difficulty."

Math

Begin math with a 5 minute warm-up of addition or subtraction practice using Facts Practice A or B  When your child can complete FP-A correctly in 5 min, move on to FP-B (subtraction).

You may also want to use flashcards or Math computer games for practicing math facts.

Objectives:

1. Round a 6-digit number to the nearest hundred-thousand, ten thousand, or thousand.

2. Use place value concepts in mental math computations.

3. Practice concepts learned

4. Review and assess

5. Investigate addition and subtraction of 5-digit numbers.

Reading  

Objectives:

1. Identify virtues in characters

2. Summarize a passage through oral narration

3. Interact with the text through discussion and activities

4. Increase vocabulary

Grammar

Objectives: 

1. Identify nouns and action verbs in a sentence.

2. Know the 5 parts of a complete sentence: subject, verb, capital letter, end mark, makes sense

3. Know and identify the four kinds of sentences: declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory

4. Know that adverbs modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb and answer How, When, or Where?

Latin

Objective: Learn Latin vocabulary, derivatives and prayers

History

Objectives:  

1. Know the measures Japan took to keep out Western Influence until Matthew Perry gained access.

2. Identify some differences between West and East during the 1850's.

3. Know that Florence Nightingale was a nurse during the Crimean War and introduced many new practices to the nursing field.

Science

Objectives:

1. Identify several benefits of insects.

2. Identify characteristics of insects.

3. Identify the parts of an insect.

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

Poetry:  Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  Additional copies here.

Geography:  We will continue to study the Continents & Oceans. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling continents and oceans on a map.

Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species