Fortis Academy 4th grade: Sept. 2 - 6, 2024

4th Grade Week 4	9/2/2024	9/3/2024	9/4/2024	9/5/2024	9/6/2024	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Fear of the Lord- "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” -Proverbs 9:10
Bible	No school - Labor Day	Gen 32:22-31	Gen 37	Gen 39 *See Note Below
Math		FB B, Ch 3, L1 TB p57-60, WB p47-49 CCC	Ch 2 Quiz & Ch 3, L2 TB p61-64, WB p50-52	FP-B, Ch 3, L3, TB p65-67, WB p53 CCC	Ch 3, L4 TB p68-71, WB p57-59 CCC	If your child can complete FP-B in 5 min. move on to the Multiplication FP.
Spelling		Review previous spelling words and phonograms: sh, th, oo, ee, oy, oi, ch, ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui, and all 26 single letter phonograms	Phonogram Review	Re-write Step 2 misspelled words 5 times each. Due Mon. Continue to review words and rules through step 3, checking for mastery. Review all 26 Single Phonograms in preparation for tomorrow's assessment.	Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker Assessment 1 (In binder) Grade in red pen, have student make corrections, then return to class to record grade. See Note Below
Grammar		Ch 4, L1 Complete Grammar Time, Skill Time, Practice Time	Ch 4, L2 Grammar Time, Write Practice Sentence & Complete Daily Grammar 4	Ch 4, L3 Grammar Time, Skill Time & Write Expanded Practice Sentence (TM p64-65), Complete Daily Grammar 5 (purple folder)
Writing		L5 The Mule & His Buyer. Read source text p38 & create a KWO p39. Retell to a family member.	Introduce w/w dress-up, Complete style practice,  Begin writing RD.	Complete RD & Review all vocab words from L1-4. Be sure that you know the definition and can use each one properly in an original sentence for vocab test on Mon.
Reading		Read The Good Master Ch 11 and create a storyboard following the directions on p24	Discussion & Share storyboards	Read Ch12 and orally narrate		Reading Journals will be collected Wed. for grading.
History		Read "South Against North" SOTW p49-53. Narrate and answer questions in your journal.	The War Between the States	Do a little research on a hero of the war (your choice, see list below) and write a paragraph about what they did and why they are heroic. Illustrate or include a photo. Be prepared to share with the class Monday.		Co-Teachers, please check and score journal entries.
Geography		Southern Europe Due 10/16
Science		Read TB p56-60 Orally narrate	Metamorphosis	Read TB p60-64 & orally narrate, Do Act. 3.2 NB p73	Continue working on insect collecting & preserving. See note below.	Science journals will be collected Mon 9/9 for grading.
Memory Work	POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 10/2 GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Due 10/16 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/30 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/11

 

L-Lesson	KWO-Key Word Outline	NB-Science Notebook
TB- Textbook	RD- Rough Draft	WDYR-What Do You Remember
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	SOTW-Story of the World Vol 4

Discipleship: 

Our Character Virtue of the month is the Fear of the Lord. Fear of the Lord is knowing and understanding the glory and majesty of God. Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness

Bible Note: Parents may want to preview Tues. Bible reading before assigning to your student.

Math: Begin math with a 5-minute warm-up of subtraction practice using Facts Practice B.  When your child can complete FP-B correctly in 5 min, move on to the multiplication facts practice.

Objectives:

1. Find multiples of a one-digit number

2. Find common multiples

3. Find factors of whole numbers up to 100

4. Identify prime and composite numbers

Spelling

Objective: Review & Assess single letter phonograms

Note: Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment (in binder) this week and return to school the following Monday.  You only need to do Assessment 1 (Single Letter Phonograms) at this point. Here are instructions for administering the assessment.
Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Co-teachers, 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.

Writing

Objectives: 1. Create a KWO from a source text. 2. Write a rough draft of a fable using KWO and composition checklist. 3. Incorporate a who/which clause into composition. 4. Create a title that repeats or reflects key words from the final sentence

Grammar

Objectives: 

1. Identify parts of speech and use them correctly.

2. Identify predicate words located in the complete subject.

3. Find synonyms and antonyms for a word.

4. Write a practice sentence.

History

Objectives:  

1. Identify factors that led to the War Between the States.
2. Identify key figures of the war.

3. Research a war hero.

Note: Choose a person from the Civil War that you would like to learn more about. Read about their life and write a paragraph describing what that individual did during the Civil War that was notable or commendable. Some possible ideas include various political figures, generals, spies, abolitionists, etc.  There are many more! Students will be sharing this information with classmates on Monday of next week.

https://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war.php has biographies of many people, including the following. Be sure to write your paragraph using your own words.

President Abraham Lincoln
Robert E Lee
Ulysses S Grant
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Mary Walker
Dorothea Dix
Louisa May Alcott

Science

Objectives:

1. Identify characteristics of Order Lepidoptera.

2. Know the four stages of complete metamorphosis.

Note: If your student would like more information on pinning and labeling insects, here are a couple YouTube videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ve5mftxnwk 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP726-Zmdqc 

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

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 begin our study of 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 continents and oceans on a map.

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