Fortis Academy 4th grade: April 1 - 5, 2024

4th Grade Week 294/1/20244/2/20244/3/20244/4/20244/5/2024
DiscipleshipSELF CONTROL: "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." 2 TImothy 1:7 NIV
Bible
Easter Holiday
Acts 27-28Rom 3;23, 6:23, 8:28-39Rom 10:6-13 Rom 12
MathMath Facts & Ch 15, L4 TB p186-189, WB p144-146Ch 15, L5 TB p190-194, WB p147-149Math Facts & Ch 15, L6 TB p195-196, WB p151-153Co-Teachers proctor Ch 15 Test See instructions below
SpellingReview Step 26 teaching & strategies, phonograms & Card Box. Dictate sentences 7-9.Step 26 Spelling TestStep 27 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words & sentences 1-3
GrammarCh 24, L2: Alphabetizing: Review Ref 73 & 74, Do Practice 1 & 2 CCCCh 24 L3 Dictionary SkillsDaily Grammar
WritingL25 The Milky Way, Create fused outline from 3 source textsGreat Bear FD due.Using fused outline, write Milky Way RDComplete Milky Way RD, begin FD due Wed 4/10.
ReadingMoonwalk Read Ch 3 & 4Moonwalk Discussion, Read Aloud Tom Sawyer Ch 1 & 2Read or read-aloud Tom Sawyer Ch 3 & 4
Latin
HistoryRead SOTW "Trouble in the Middle East" p415-420 and answer questions in journal, Vietnam Era Interviews due tomorrow.Billy Graham World AmbassadorRead "Soviet Invasions" p423-426 and answer questions.Optional: If you'd like a sampling of Billy Graham's sermons to watch & discuss with your child, here are a few to choose from:
Billy Graham
GeographyFormer USSR
ScienceSong Birds

Play the videos then Click on the purple + (upper right corner) for a fun challenge!		Introduce Bird Report, Candle eggs & Make a comic strip in your journal p81 (follow directions in TB p100)Begin researching your bird(s). Write out at least 7 questions and do some brief internet research to find answers. Report due 4/22
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 Due 4/29
GEOGRAPHY: Former USSR Due 5/1
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/1
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/6

Math

Objectives:

1. Recognize, measure, and draw angles between 180 and 360 degrees

2. Practice skills from Ch 15

3. Assess angles

4. Recognize perpendicular lines in figures and verify that they intersect at right angles.


Note: Here are school guidelines for proctoring a test:

  • Please do not review the test ahead of time. 
  • Tell your child when it’s time to begin and let them know that you will not be available for questions until after they complete the test.
  • After they have completed the test have them seal it in an envelope that you have placed beside them ahead of time.
  • Return it to school on Monday for grading.

Before the test, you may remind them: 

  • Use your protractor and set square when drawing angles (don't draw freehand)
  • to show all of their calculations
  • check all work and measurements carefully 

Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell words containing the sound of /u/ spelled ou.


Grammar

Objective: Practice dictionary skills


Writing

1. Make a fused KWO from three source texts

2. Brainstorm dress-ups

3. Introduce the VSS dress-up

4. Practice skills

5. Write a paragraph with a topic sentence, facts, clincher sentence and dress-ups describing the Milky Way


History 

Objectives:

1. Know that Israel and its neighboring countries have had conflict for many years.
2. Share Vietnam Era memories from interviews of people living during the Vietnam War.
3. Learn about the life and ministry of Billy Graham
4. Identify problems associated with Communism in the Soviet Union.
5. Identify why it was easy for the Soviet Union to invade Czechoslovakia.
6. Identify why it was difficult for the Soviet Union to invade Afghanistan.

Science
Objectives:
1. Practice bird identification through field marks and songs
2. Write questions to learn about a bird of your choice.
3. Research to find answers and make a poster displaying findings.
 
Students will make 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.

Geography:  We are memorizing the countries of the former USSR 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. 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. Due 5/6


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


Fortis Academy 4th grade: March 25 - 29, 2024

4th Grade Week 283/25/20243/26/20243/27/20243/28/20243/29/2024
DiscipleshipJUSTICE: Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. - Isaiah 1:17
BibleActs 14, Acts 16:16-40Acts 17Acts 19Acts 26
Good Friday
MathCh 14 TestMake test corrections & Ch 15, L1 TB p171-176, WB p131-132Ch 15, L2 TB p177-181, WB p135-138Math Facts & Ch 15, L3 TB p182-185, WB p139-143
SpellingStep 25: Review NT, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!Make test corrections, Review Step 25 words, phonograms & Card Box. Dictate sentences 7-9.Step 25 Spelling TestStep 26 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words, Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 26 Practice."
GrammarCh 23, L1 Sentences, Ref. 68:Thank you notes, Practice Time.Ch 23, L2 Classify Sentences, Review Ref. 69 and create a practice invitation. Be sure to include what, who, where, when, and a whipped cream statement. Due WedCh 23, L3: Parts of a book, Do Practice 5Ch 23, L3- Ref. 70. Use a couple books from around home to identify the various parts listed in this reference. Do Practice 1 & 2
WritingL24 Great Bear Constellation: Create outlines from 2 sources, create a fused KWO p179Complete style practice p180-181, vocab study. Using your fused outline & composition checklist p182 begin writing RDComplete RD, edit & begin writing FDComplete FD of Great Bear. Use your rubric to make sure you have all required elements. Due Wed.
ReadingDiscussion & Read Ch 12 -13Journey to Jo'Burg Ch 14-15 & answer questions in journal.Final Journey to Jo'Burg discussionMoonwalk Read Ch 1 & 2
LatinL11L11
HistoryShare President Posters with the classRead SOTW "Civil Rights" p402-408 & answer questions 1-4 on p73.
Review Key Dates for test tomorrow.		Key Dates Test &
Martin Luther King Jr.and "I Have a Dream" discussion		Read SOTW "The Vietnam War" p411-414 and complete interview. Write a paragraph summary on p74.
Due Wed 4/3
GeographyEastern Europe Test
ScienceEgg facts & experimentsRead p96-98 & add facts to journal p79Precocial BirdsRead p99-100 and complete What Do You Remember p80
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 on 5/1
GEOGRAPHY: US States & Capitals on 4/26
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/27
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/8
COMING SOON...
Wednesday, March 27 - Pizza/DOGS/Spirit Day
Friday-Monday, March 29-April 1 - Easter Holiday. NO SCHOOL/HOMEWORK

Math
Please continue to complete two Math Fact B1 - B6 worksheets per week until your child can complete each worksheet in 5 min with 98% accuracy. 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. Assess multiplying and dividing decimals

2. Investigate angles and turns.

3. Express angles in terms of degrees and Identify acute, obtuse, straight, and reflex angles.

4. Measure angles between 0 and 180 degrees with a protractor


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell words containing the sound of /u/ spelled ou.


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


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Students will learn how to write a thank you note. 

2. Students will learn how to write an invitation: who, what, when, where, "whipped cream". 
3. Students will be able to identify the parts of a book: title page, copyright page, preface, body, table of contents, appendix, glossary, bibliography, and index.  


History 

Objectives:

1. Share information about an American president.

2. Know that Martin Luther King Jr. was a national leader of the Civil Rights Movement of 1950-1968

3. Become familiar with MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech

4. Write a personal "Dream" speech

5. Know that American soldiers fought against communist North Vietnam for 8 years in a controversial war.

Science
Objectives:
1. Experiment with eggshell strength
2. Observe a growing chick embryo through candling
3. Identify precocial birds

Students will make 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.

Geography:  We are assessing Eastern Europe 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. 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. Due 5/8.


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


Fortis Academy 4th grade: March 18 - 22, 2024

4th Grade Week 273/18/20243/19/20243/20/20243/21/20243/22/2024
DiscipleshipJUSTICE: Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. - Isaiah 1:17
BibleActs 1 & 2Acts 4Acts 7 & 9Acts 12
MathReview & Ch 14, L5 TB p153-155, WB p117-118Ch 14, L6 TB p156-159, WB p119-121Ch 14 L7 TB p160-163, TB p122-124Ch 14, L8 TB p164-167, WB p125-126Ch 14 Practice A & B TB p151 & p168-170 in preparation for Monday's test. See note below
SpellingStep 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 7-9Step 24 Spelling TestStep 25 New Teaching. Dictate 10 wordsStep 25: Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 25 Practice."
GrammarCh 21, L1 Parts of a Friendly LetterCh 21, L2 Classify sentences, Use Ref 63 & 64 to write a friendly letter to assigned classmate, Put 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 LetterCh 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
WritingL23 Read source texts, Make Fused KWO p171, Introduce #3 ly openerComplete style practice p 172-173 including vocab study, begin writing RD paragraphComplete RD, edit & begin FDComplete FD of Orion. Use rubric to ensure you have all required elements. Due Mon.
ReadingIntroduce Journey to Jo-burgRead Journey to Jo'Burg Chaps 3-6Discuss Journey to Jo'Burg Ch 3-6, Read Ch 7-8Read Journey to Jo'Burg Chaps 9-11 & answer questions
LatinL11L11
HistoryJim Elliot
&
 Assign President to research		Read the POTUS handout sent home & do some brief research on your president. Begin working on the poster following the instructions in the handout.JFK & Assign Vietnam War InterviewComplete your president poster. You will share what you learned with the class on Monday.This weekend or next week, interview a relative, friend, or teacher who lived during the Vietnam War era. Due 4/5
GeographyEastern EuropeReview Eastern EuropeEastern EuropeReview Eastern Europe for test Monday
ScienceNest Review & Complete journal p66Read p89-91 & color Chickadees, Titmouse & Wrens in your field guide p41EggsRead p91-95 and add facts to journal p78
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 Due 4/29
GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Due 3/25
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/27
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/6
Saturday, March 23 - Fortis Lap-A-Thon 9:00 am
Wednesday, March 27 - DOGS, Pizza, Spirit Day!
Friday, March 29 - Good Friday, No Homework
Monday, April 1 - Easter Holiday, NO SCHOOL

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. Explore the role the Cold War had on the Cuban Missile Crisis.
2. Research an American President and create a poster displaying highlights to share with classmates.
3. 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 continuing our study of Eastern Europe 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.

Sheppard's software game. Central Europe Eastern Europe

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 


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