Fortis Academy 4th grade: Sept. 9 - 13, 2024

4th Grade Week 5	9/9/2024	9/10/2024	9/11/2024	9/12/2024	9/13/2024
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	Genesis 40-41	Read & discuss Genesis 42	Genesis 43-45	Gen. 46:1-7, Gen. 47:6-11
Math	FP-B, Ch 3 L5 TB p72-75, WB p60-62	FP-B or H  Ch 3 L6 Practice TB p76-78 See note below	FP-H, Ch 3 Review and Quiz & Multiplication practice	FP-H, Ch 4 L1 Multiplication TB p80-83, WB p67-68	Work on mastering multiplication facts 1-10: Make multiplication table, use flashcards, play games, etc.
Spelling	Step 3: Review new teaching, Review Phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!	Step 3: Review card box, phonograms, Dictate Sentences 7-9 Check for accuracy.	Step 3 Test	Step 4: New Teaching, Dictate new words	DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 4"
Grammar	Ch 5, L1 Prepositional Phrases & Jingles 7-9, Grammar Time	Listen to Jingles 7-9. Orally list as many prepositions as you can. Ch 5, L2: Grammar Time	Ch 5, L2: Write a practice sentence & Ch 3, L5: 3-point expository paragraph	Ch 5, L3: Grammar Time and Do Activity/Assignment Time TM p81 on copy paper. Write 3 original sentences with propositional phrases for each section & illustrate one. Due Mon
Writing	Read Milkmaid source text and create a kWO. Complete style practice p35	Write RD of Milkmaid, incorporating an ly adverb, w/w clause, and title rule. Co-teachers, please check spelling & punctuation.	Writer's Conference & Begin writing FD.	Complete Milkmaid FD, Underline and label all dress-ups and vocab. Due Mon.
Reading	Discussion	Read Ch13 & orally narrate.  Put The Perilous Road in your backpack for tomorrow.	The Good Master final discussion & Introduce The Perilous Road and complete Vocab, Read Ch 1	Read The Perilous Road Ch 2 and orally answer questions 1-7 in journal p4-5. Write out answers to Literary Devices (p5) and add sensory words to chart on p6
History	Share Civil War Hero reports	Do some brief research on your assigned topic and be prepared to share it with classmates tomorrow.	Civil War Reports	Cut out and assemble Civil War Booklets from yesterday's reports.
Geography	Southern Europe - See Note Below
Science	Complete & Incomplete Metamorphosis	Read TB p64-67, Orally Narrate	Insect Anatomy & Classification of Life Test	Read TB p68-69. Optional: Make Lep minibook NB p79-83
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

Coming Soon!

Wednesday, Sept. 11 - Spirit Day

Saturday, Sept. 14 - Dodgeball tournament

Wednesday, Sept. 25 - DOGS, pizza, spirit day!

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

Math

Begin math with a 5-minute warm-up of Multiplication facts. Strive to memorize multiplication facts ASAP.

Note: Textbook Lesson 6  provides additional practice for your student. The goal is mastery. Some students need more practice, some less. You decide how many problems your student needs to complete based on their mastery of the skills.

Objectives:
1. Find common factors.

2. Practice finding multiples and factors of a given number.
3. Assessment of multiples and factors.
4. Multiply up to a 4-digit number by a one-digit number using mental math.

5. Memorize multiplication facts 1-10

Spelling
Objective: Spell words ending in tion and alphabetize to the fourth letter

Reading  

Objectives:

1. Learn about life during the Civil War.

2. Increase vocabulary.

3. Identify personification in literature.

4. Identify sensory language in literature.

Writing
Objectives:

1. Add a who/which clause in order to dress up a complete sentence.

3. Incorporate new vocabulary and "ly" words into composition. 4. Create a title that repeats or reflects key words from the final sentence

Grammar
Objectives: 

1. Identify and label prepositions and prepositional phrases.

2. Practice writing sentences containing a subject noun, verb, adjectives, adverbs, and a prepositional phrase.

History

Objectives:  
1. Present findings of a Civil War hero to classmates.
2. Learn about life in America during and after the Civil War. 

Science

Objectives:

1. Describe the stages of complete & incomplete metamorphosis

2. Assess insect anatomy and classification of life.

3. Identify characteristics of Order Lepidoptera.

Note:

• Here's a website to help with identification: http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified
• 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
• 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 

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes daily working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  Additional copies here.
Geography:  We are beginning our study of Southern Europe. Sheppards software has helpful computer games for additional practice.

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/geography/europe/game-1/

Science: Students are responsible for writing the Classification of Life in the correct order: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species and labeling insect body parts. There will NOT be a word bank for this assessment.

Blog Abbreviations:

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