Fortis Academy 4th grade: Oct. 30 - Nov. 3, 2023

4th Grade Week 13	10/30/2023	10/31/2023	11/1/2023	11/2/2023	11/3/2023
Discipleship	Loyalty - "A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.” Proverbs 17:17 (NLT)
Bible	I Sam 17	Psalm 103	Various Psalms	II Sam 7: 1-15
Math	FP-I, Ch 7, L5 TB p173-175	FP-I, WB p162-163 CCC Review yesterday's TB lesson & use manipulates if needed	FP-I, Ch 7 L6 TB p176-178, TB p165-166	FP-I, Ch 7 Practice TB p179-180, Do WB p167-169 if more practice is needed.	Complete Saxon Math packet sent home. & Review any shaky concepts for Monday's test
Spelling	Step 11: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!	Rewrite misspelled test words 5x, Review Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9	Step 11 Spelling Test	Step 12 : New teaching, Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 12 Practice".
Grammar	Ch 10, L1 Classify sentences and read through Ref 31	Ch 10, L2 Classify sentences and complete Capitalization worksheet sent home. Due Wed.	Ch 10, L2 Ref 33 & Daily Grammar 20-21	Daily Grammar 22-23
Writing	Read & discuss The Brother's Grimm, make KWO, Introduce www.asia dress-up, style practice	Review vocab: devoted, publish. Using your KWO, style practice p104-105, and composition checklist p106, write a RD on the Brothers Grimm.  Co-teachers, please check mechanics & see note below	In-class  assignment &  begin Brothers Grimm FD	Complete FD started in class yesterday. Due Mon. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD Are all dress-ups underlined and labeled?
Reading	Chincoteague today  & Introduce The Wright Brothers	Read The Wright Brothers Ch 1-2 and orally answer questions in journal. Be prepared to contribute to tomorrow's discussion.	Discussion & read Ch 3	Read The Wright Brothers Ch 4-5 and answer questions orally
Latin	Nouns
History	Discussion & Read Stocks, Philanthropists & Outlaws	Read SOTW "The Boxer Rebellion" p179-183 and orally answer questions in your journal	The Boxer Rebellion & Hudson Taylor, Missionary to China	Look up some facts about China and complete the worksheet on Hudson Taylor Due Monday	Review Key Dates 1-5
Geography	Review all States & Capitals Due 11/8
Science	Making Honey & Bee Communication	Read p175-177 & Complete Insect Collection due tomorrow	Insect Collection Due, Share with class	Read p178-181 and add termite facts to your mini-book p150.
Memory Work	POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 11/30 GEOGRAPHY: US States & Capitals Test on 11/8 KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/7

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

Coming Soon:

Monday, Oct 30 - Historic Dress-up Day 

Wednesday, Nov 8 - Spirit Day

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 Loyalty

Math

Continue to start each lesson with a math fact practice sheet. Complete, check, and return to school.

Objectives:

1. Subtract a fraction from a mixed number with like or related denominators

2. Subtract mixed numbers with like or related denominators.

3. Practice adding and subtracting fractions.

Spelling

Objective: Spell words with the sound of /e/ spelled ie. 

Reading  

We are starting The Wright Brothers this week. 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.

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Practice the "Summarizing a Reference" structural model 2. Introduce the www.asia clause dress-up (when, where, while, as, since, if, although) 3. Write a 1-paragraph report about the Brothers Grimm 4. Correctly use new vocabulary words: devoted and publish

Note: This IEW unit focuses on summarizing. Students need to be able to choose a few important facts from a longer story and weave them together in a way that makes sense. This is not a unit that allows for creativity. Students need to stick to the facts. They should focus on learning and/or perfecting the skill of writing topic sentences and clinchers. A topic sentence is the first sentence of a paragraph and tell what the paragraph is about. All facts should support the topic sentence. A paragraph clincher is a sentence at the end of a paragraph that repeats or reflects two-3 key words from the topic sentence and reminds the reader what the paragraph is about. The repeating/reflecting (synonym) words should be highlighted in both the topic sentence and clincher. 

Grammar

Objectives: Review and practice capitalization and punctuation rules.

History 

Objectives: 

1. Know that factories produced goods faster and cheaper as factory owners borrowed money from investors. 

3. Identify ways the Boxer Rebellion impacted China.

4. See God's hand in the history of China

5. Learn about the ministry of Hudson Taylor, missionary to China

Science

1. Identify the jobs of bees and learn ways they communicate with each other

2. Complete insect collection and present to classmates

3. Identify similarities and differences between bees and wasps

4. Identify characteristics of termites

Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects that you can print or use for reference and insect identification:

https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf
Here's a website to help with identification: http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified

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 states & capitals this week. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling states on a map and matching capitals with states.

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: Oct. 23 - 27, 2023

4th Grade Week 12	10/23/2023	10/24/2023	10/25/2023	10/26/2023	10/27/2023
Discipleship	Loyalty - "A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.” Proverbs 17:17 (NLT)
Bible	Ruth 1 & 2	I Sam 1	I Sam 3 & 8	I Sam 16
Math	Ch 6 quiz & Ch 7, L1 TB p161-164, WB p151-153	Ch 7, L2 TB p165-167, WB p154-156	Ch 7 L3 TB p168-170, WB p157-158	Ch 7, L4 TB p171-172, WB p160-161
Spelling	Review New Teaching, phonograms, DS 4-6	Rewrite misspelled Step 9 words 5x, Review Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Review phonograms ow, ou, ai, ay, ea, or, ui	Step 10 Spelling Test	Step 11 : New teaching, Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 11 Practice".
Grammar	Review Irregular Verbs & Ch 9, L1 Conjunctions & Interjections	Ch 9, L2 Classify sentences & orally list the 8 parts of speech. Be sure you can give an example of each, Listen to Jingles 14 & 15	Ch 9, L3, Classify sentences, Ref. 28 Homonyms	Review Ref 28: Homonym Chart & complete worksheet sent home
Writing	Review Summarizing a reference, Create KWO for Aesop p97, Introduce vocab words, Brainstorm dress-ups p98-99	Using composition checklist p100, write a paragraph RD about Aesop, highlight 2-3 key words in your topic sentence & clincher	Summarizing Practice	Complete Aesop FD, due Mon. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading	Discuss Ch 14-15 & Read Ch 16	Read Misty Ch 17-18 & Complete p26-27 in journal	Discuss Themes & complete Plot Mountain	Complete character chart listing several important facts about each character. Complete any unfinished chapter pages. Journals will be collected Mon for grading.	PutThe Wright Brothers in your backpack for Monday.
Latin
History	Teddy Roosevelt, Frederick Remington, & The Spanish American War	Read "The Spanish American War" and orally discuss your thoughts on the actions of the newspapers.	Westward Expansion	Read "Moving West" and answer journal questions p32	Review History Key Dates 1-4
Geography	Pacific States & Capitals	Memorize Pacific States & Capitals	Review	Review all states & capitals
Science	Biblical Characteristics of Ants	Read p169-171 & Describe characteristics of honey bees & the queen bee in your journal p141	Social Insects: Bees & Termites	Read p172-175 Describe the jobs of worker bees & drones in journal p141	Insect Collection Due next Wednesday!
Memory Work	POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 11/30 GEOGRAPHY: US States & Capitals Test on 11/8 KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/7

Coming Soon:

Monday, October 23 - Make-Up Picture Day

Wednesday, October 25 - DOGS, Pizza, and Spirit Day!

Friday, October 27 -  Fortis Fall Fest 4:30 - 6:30 pm, Glad Tidings Church, Liberty Hill

Monday, October 30 - Historical Dress-Up Day 

Note: Our class is studying the time period of 1850-modern day in history. For Historical Dress-Up day, students may dress as any historical figure that lived during that timeframe.

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 Loyalty.

Math

Continue working on memorizing multiplication/division facts until mastered.  Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up using the math facts sheets sent home.

Math

Objectives:

1. Add and subtract fractions with like denominators.

2. Add and subtract fractions with related denominators.

3. Add a fraction and mixed numbers with related denominators.

4. Add mixed numbers with related denominators.

Spelling

Objective: Know five ways to spell the sound of /er/.

Reading  

We are finishing Misty of Chincoteague this week.

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading and complete the assigned questions in your journal.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Identify themes in Misty of Chincoteague.

3. Identify characters and their qualities.

4. Summarize the plot by identifying the rising action, climax, and resolution

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Review the eight parts of speech

2. Know that homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings

3. Use the correct homonym to complete a sentence correctly

Writing   

Objectives:

1. Practice the Unit 4 structural model: Summarizing a reference

2. Create a KWO of several facts

3. Correctly use new vocabulary words: author & fable

4. Write a 1-paragraph RD on Aesop

History

Objectives:

1. Identify characteristics of Frederick Remington's artwork.

2. Understand how newspaper owners used “yellow journalism” and artwork by Frederic Remington to stir up sentiment against Spain.

3. Know that Theodore Roosevelt helped the US gain a decisive victory in the Spanish-American War in 1898.

4. Know that the American West was changed as settlers moved west, railroads were built, Native Americans were pushed off their land, and territories became states. 

Science

1. Identify characteristics of ants, bees, and other social insects

2. Identify jobs of bees

3. Identify and label insects

Here is a link to an app that helps identify insects. https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app

Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects that you can print or use for reference and insect identification:

https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf
Here's a website to help with identification: http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified

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 Western 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: 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: Oct. 16 -20, 2023

4th Grade Week 11	10/16/2023	10/17/2023	10/18/2023	10/19/2023	10/20/2023
Discipleship	DILIGENCE: "The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied." (Proverbs 13:4)
Bible	Deut 34, Joshua 1;1-9 & Joshua 2	Read Joshua 6	Joshua 11:15-16,23 Judges 2	Read Judges 6 & 7
Math	FP-I, Ch 6, L5 TB p150-151, WB p139-141	FP-I, Ch 6, L6 TB p152-153, WB p142-144	FP-I, Ch 6, L7 TB p154-158, WB p145-147	FP-I, Ch 6, L8 Practice B TB p159-160	Catch-up day See note below
Spelling	Step 9: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!	Rewrite Step 8 misspelled words 5 times, Review card box, phonograms as needed, Dictate sentences 7-9.	Step 9 Spelling Test	Step 10 : "ER" Word Sort. Dictate words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 10 Practice".
Grammar	Ch8, L1: Helping Verbs, Adverb "not' & Make Practice sentence	Ch 8, L2: Jingle 14, Classify sentences & Complete Daily Grammar Due Wed	Review Helping Verbs & Ch 8, L3:Irregular Verbs	Review Helping Verb Chart, Complete the Test Time section in TM pg 139 orally as a review, and for fun Activity Time -Acrostic Poem.
Writing	Introduce Summarizing a Reference, New Dress-ups: because clause, quality adj. & Practice writing topic sentences	Create a KWO for "Swans" p88-89, Include topic sentence, fact, clincher. Complete style practice p91-92	Using KWO & composition checklist p93 write swans RD	Write FD of Swans. Due Mon stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading	Discuss Ch 9-10	Read Ch 11 & 12 answering questions p18-19	Discussion & read Ch 13	Read Ch 14-15 and complete questions p22-23. Add another character to your character chart.
Latin	Latin verbs		Latin verbs
History	Discuss Brazil's Republic, Do "Creatures of the Pantanal" Activity & make a telephone activity	Read "The Next to last Czar of Russia" and answer questions in journal	Russian Czars	Read "The Korean Battlefield" orally narrate and write a 4-5 sentence summary of key events in your journal
Geography	Southern States & Capitals
Science	Insect Orders & Labeling your insect collection.	Read p163-165 and using complete sentences, write interesting facts in social insects mini-book pA45 located in the back of your journal	Ants	Read p165-169 (stop at honeybee) and add facts to mini-book
Memory Work	POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 11/30 GEOGRAPHY: US States & Capitals Test on 11/8 KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/7

 

Coming Soon:

Monday, October 23 - Make-Up Picture Day

Wednesday, October 25 - DOGS, Pizza, and Spirit Day!

Monday, October 30 - Historical Dress-Up Day 

Note: Our class is studying the time period of 1850-modern day in history. For Historical Dress-Up day, students may dress as any historical figure that lived during that timeframe.

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 Loyalty.

Math
Continue working on memorizing multiplication/division facts until mastered.  Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up using the math facts sheets sent home.

Note: Friday is a catch-up day. Review areas that your student still struggles with. Complete any unfinished WB pages if your student needs more practice to reinforce and solidify understanding. 

Objectives:

1. Express improper fractions as mixed numbers.

2. Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions.

3. Understand fractions as division.

4. Practice 

Spelling
Objective: Spell words with or in an unaccented syllable

Reading  

We are continuing Misty of Chincoteague this week.

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading and complete the assigned questions in your journal.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Learn new vocabulary.

3. Engage in meaningful discussion.

4. Summarize a passage through oral and written narration.

Writing

Objectives:

1. Write a because clause and add it to a complete sentence. 

2. Use quality adjectives instead of banned words: big, small

3. Practice writing topic sentences.

4. Memorize and correctly use the topic sentence/clincher rule.

5. Create a KWO of several facts about swans.

6. Write a paragraph summarizing a reference about swans.

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Recognize and use helping verbs in sentences.

2. Know that "not" is usually an adverb.

3. Use irregular verbs correctly in various tense forms.

History  

Objectives: 

1. Know that Pedro II made the slave trade illegal, freed slaves, and finally made slavery illegal in Brazil.

2. Learn about creatures living in the Pantanal area of Brazil.

3. Know that Alexander II and Alexander III were unpopular Russian Czars with unlimited power.

Science

1. Identify and label insect orders and common names.

2. Identify characteristics of ants, bees, and other social insects.

Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects that you can print or use for reference and insect identification:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf
Here's a website to help with identification: http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified

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 working on the Southern States this week. Continue to review the Northern, Eastern and Middle states and capitals. 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: Key Dates for 2nd quarter:

The War Between the States                         1861-1865
World War I                                                     1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution                   1917

The Great Depression 1929-1939

World War II 1939-1945

The Cold War 1945-1991