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

4th Grade Week 16	12/2/2024	12/3/2024	12/4/2024	12/5/2024	12/6/2024	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	TEMPERANCE - Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Bible	Isaiah-Select verses	Hosea 4:1-3 & 6:1-3	II Kings 18-19	Nahum 1:1, Zeph 1:14-18, Hab 3:16-19
Math	FP-H or I, Ch 9, L1 TB p211-217, WB p201-203	FP-H or I, Ch 9, L2 TB p218-220, WB p205	FP Ch 9, L3 TB p221-225, WB p208-210	Complete Review 2 TB p230-231
Spelling	Step 14: Review New Teaching, Review phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!	Re-Write misspelled Step 13 words 5x, Review Card Box, Review Phonograms: sh, th, oo, ee, oy, oi, ch Dictate sentences 7-9.	Step 14 Spelling Test & Phonogram Review	Step 15: New teaching, Dictate 10 words & Sentences 1-3. Review phonograms ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui	Administer FA Phonics Assessment #2 and Oral Phonogram Drill Sheet & return to school Monday.	Instructions for administering the Phonics Assessment are in the notes below.
Grammar	Daily Grammar	Daily Grammar		Complete any remaining Daily Grammar pages. Due Mon.
Writing	Begin FD of The Ugly Duckling	Complete FD. Underline & label all dress-ups. Due tomorrow or next Monday in this order: Rubric, FD, RD	Poem 2 Recitations
Reading	Discussion & read Ch 18-19	Finish reading The Wright Brothers & put Helen Keller in your backpack for tomorrow	Introduce Helen Keller, Read p7-19	Helen Keller Read p20-45 and copy first 3 quotes in your journal
History	Lenin & the Bolshevik Revolution	Read "The End of the War"p271-277, answer questions in journal, & Review Key Dates 1-6	The End of the Great War discussion & read "In Flanders Fields"	Review Key Dates 1-6 & complete study guide sent home
Geography
Science	Complete insect research	Complete Study Guide	Final Insect Test
Memory Work	POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/4 KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/9

Coming Soon:

Wednesday, Dec 11- Christmas Sweater Day & Grammar school Christmas Party!

Friday, Dec 13 - End of 2nd Quarter

Monday, Dec 16 - Friday, Jan 10- Christmas Break

Fortis Grammar students have a tradition of having a classical book exchange at the Christmas party. If you would like your child to participate, please send a wrapped new or gently used classical book. You may want to specify if the book would appeal more to boys or girls, but that's not necessary. 

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. This month's virtue is Temperance. Temperance is the cardinal virtue that moderates (not destroys) the attraction to pleasure and provides balance in the use of created goods. - Fruit of the Spirit: Self-control. Self-control is the mastery of love of and desire for pleasure.

Math

Continue to complete a Facts Practice worksheet each day. Correct and return to school for a completion grade.

Objectives:

1. Interpret change over time in bar and line graphs

2. Draw and display data in a line graph

3. Interpret and create line plots.

4. Practice and review

Spelling

Objective:
1. Spell more words with the sound of /z/ spelled s.
2. Review and assess phonograms

Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment (in binder) this week and return to school Monday.  

You only need to do Assessment 2.  Here are instructions for administering the assessment.

Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Parents, 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.

Reading  

Objective: Identify goodness, truth, and beauty in biographical literature.

Grammar

Objectives: Practice editing skills

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Complete FD of a story written from pictures.

2. Recite 2nd quarter poem

History 

Objectives: 

1. Know that Russia's economic collapse led to the Bolshevik Revolution, which forced the Czar out of power.

2. Know that the Bolshevik leader, Vladimir Lenin, became a brutal dictator.

3. Lenin established the USSR and ruled over it until his death in 1924.

4. Know that WW I ended in 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. 

Science

Objectives: 

1. Research and record facts on a variety of insects.

2. Assessment

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.

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: Nov. 18 - 22, 2024

4th Grade Week 15	11/18/2024	11/19/2024	11/20/2024	11/21/2024	11/22/2024	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	DILIGENCE - "Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble." 2 Peter 1:10
Bible	I Kings 18	Amos 7:14-15, 8:11-12, Obadiah 1:3-4,15	Jonah 1-4	Micah 4:1-2, 6:8
Math	FP-H or I, Ch 8, L8 TB p207-209, WB Ex 8 p192	FP-H or I, Ch 8, L9 Practice TB p210 & TB p231 #8,9 & 10. WB p196-197 Co-teachers, please check and help students correct any errors in preparation for tomorrow's test	Ch 8 Test	FP-H or I, Review 2 TB p228-230. Do problems 1-7. Co-teachers, please check and help students make any needed corrections.
Spelling	Step 13: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6	Rewrite Misspelled Step 12 words 5x. Review Step 13 Spelling Words, Dictate sentences 7-9. Review phonograms sh, th,oo, ee, oy, oi, ch	Step 13 Spelling Test	Step 14 : New teaching, Dictate 10 words & Review phonograms ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 14 Practice".
Grammar	Ch 13, L1 Complete Sentences vs Sentence Fragments: Grammar Time, Practice Time	Ch 13, L2 Grammar Time, Skill Time (TM p224-226) & Practice Time p73 Practice 1-2	Ch 13, L3 Compound Sentences	Ch 13, L3 Grammar Time, Practice Time 1,2, & 3 on p74		Co-Teachers, please correct Practice Time activities.
Writing	Ugly Duckling: Using your KWO write RD of 1st paragraph.	Complete and edit your 1st paragraph. Begin writing 2nd paragraph. Use the composition checklist p125 to make sure you have underlined and labeled all required dress-ups. Vocab: miserable, despise	Writer's Conference & begin writing 3rd paragraph (climax/resolution) RD	Complete 3rd paragraph of your RD. Edit & underline dress-ups in each paragraph and label in margin. Highlight 2-3 key words in each central fact/clincher. RD due Mon. 12/2.	Practice and perfect your poem. Recitations are Wed. after the break!
Reading	Discussion & Read Ch 10	Read The Wright Brothers Ch 11-13 and answer questions orally. Be prepared to share tomorrow.	Discussion	Read Ch 14-17 and answer questions orally. Jot down notes in your journal so you don't forget answers over the break.
History	Causes World War I	Read WWI p255-262. Practice saying and writing Key Dates 1-6 (event & dates)	World War 1: Trench warfare, aircraft	Read "The Russian Revolution" p265-271 and answer journal questions p42.
Geography	Review Western Europe	Review Western Europe	Western Europe Test
Science	Research Insects: Journal Act. 7.11	Read TB p147-149	Complete Act. 7.11	Complete WDYR? journal p159
Memory Work	POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/4 GEOGRAPHY: Western Europe Due 11/20 KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/9

Coming Soon!

Wednesday, Nov. 20 - DOGS, Spirit & Pizza Day!

Monday Nov. 25 - Friday Nov. 29  Thanksgiving Break  NO SCHOOL 

Wednesday, Dec. 11 - Last Day of Fall Semester

Our virtue of the month is Diligence. Diligence is careful and persistent work or effort. It is the quality of being conscientious and dedicated. 

Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness is doing what is right and best for others in every circumstance.

Math

Continue to start each day with a Facts Practice sheet. Set a timer for 5 minutes, circle the last problem completed, and have student complete the page. Correct & return to school. 

Objectives:

1. Solve word problems involving fractions.

2. Practice multiplying fractions.

3. Assessment

4. Review and practice

Spelling

Objective: Analyze nine ways to spell the sound of /e/

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Write a 3-paragraph story of "The Ugly Duckling" from a KWO

2. Correctly use new vocabulary words.

Grammar

Objective:

1. Identify and correct sentence fragments.

2. Identify simple sentences, compound parts, and complex sentences.

3. Correctly write a compound sentence.

4. Correct run-on sentences.

Reading  

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.

History 

Objectives: 

1. Know that conflicts and alliances between the Balkan countries were a major factor leading to WW I.

2. Know that WW I  started in 1914 after the assassination of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand.

3. Look at the role of trenches and aircraft in WW I.

4. Know that Russia's economic collapse led to the Bolshevik Revolution, which forced the Czar out of power.

Science

Objectives:

1. Research a variety of insect orders.

2. Share findings with classmates.

3. Summarize through oral and written narration.

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:  Western Europe assessment is Wednesday, 11/20 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 4th grade: Nov. 11 -15, 2024

4th Grade Week 14	11/11/2024	11/12/2024	11/13/2024	11/14/2024	11/15/2024	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	DILIGENCE - "Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble." 2 Peter 1:10
Bible	I Kings 2:1-3, 3:5-28, & Select Proverbs	Ecc 3:1-10 & II Chron 7:11-22	I Kings 12 & 17:1-24	II Chron 20:1-30
Math	FP-I, Ch 8, L3, TB p188-191, WB p176-177	FP-I, Ch 8, L4 TB p192-195, WB p179-181	FP-I, Ch 8, L5 TB p196-200 WB p182-184	FP-I, Ch 8, L6 TB p201-203, WB p185-187	Ch 8, L7 TB p204-206, WB p188-190	Co-Teachers, please check WB exercises from the prior school day and help with corrections.
Spelling	Step 12: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!	Rewrite misspelled test words 5x, Review Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Review phonograms	Step 12 Spelling Test	Step 13 : New teaching, Dictate 10 words .	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 13 Practice"
Grammar	Ch 12, L1: Introduce Pattern 2 Sentences, Jingle 16, Ref 38, classify sentences & complete activity	Ch 12, L2 Jingle, 16, Grammar Time & P2 Practice Sentence (TM p208)	Ch 12, L3 Editing Skills	Complete Grammar WS sent home. Due Mon.
Writing	Writer's Conference & Work on FD of HCA	Review Vocab words & Complete FD of HCA. Underline & label all dress-ups. Due Wed. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD	Introduce Writing from pictures. Read "The Ugly Duckling"	Read p117 and create your original KWO on p118. Each "Central Fact" is like a topic sentence--it tells what is happening in the picture. Add details & Clincher for each picture. Due Mon
Reading	Discuss The Wright Brothers Ch 4 & 5	Read Ch 6-7 and answer journal questions,	Discussion	Read Ch 8-9 and answer questions.
History	The Last Emperor of China	Answer "The Last Emperor" questions in your journal. Reread if necessary. p239-243	The Mexican Revolution & map work	Read "The Balkan Mess" p231-236 & Practice writing out key dates 1-6 (event & date)
Geography	Western Europe	Color and label each country in Western Europe	Practice	Review for next week's test
Science	Praying Mantids, Dragonflies, & Damselflies	Read TB p140-143 & orally narrate. Do Act. 7.7 TB p143, and write what you learned about order Orthoptera in journal p147.	Order Orthoptera: Crickets, Grasshoppers & Katydids	Read TB p144-146 Do Activity 7.8
Memory Work	POEM 2, Due for Recitation on 12/4 GEOGRAPHY: Western Europe Due 11/20 KEY DATES: 1-6 Test on 12/9

Coming Soon!

Wednesday, Nov. 13 - Spirit Day!

Wednesday, Nov. 20 - DOGS, Spirit & Pizza Day!

Monday Nov. 25 - Friday Nov. 29  Thanksgiving Break  NO SCHOOL 

Our virtue of the month is Diligence. Diligence is careful and persistent work or effort. It is the quality of being conscientious and dedicated. 

Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness is doing what is right and best for others in every circumstance.

Math

Continue to start each day with a Facts Practice sheet. Set a timer for 5 minutes, circle the last problem completed, and have student complete the page. Correct & return to school.

Objectives:

1. Multiply a fraction by a whole number.

2. Simplify before multiplying a fraction and a whole number.

3. Find the fraction of a quantity.

4. Multiply a whole number by a fraction.

5. Multiply a whole number by a fraction where the product is greater than 1.

Spelling

Objective: Spell words with the sound of /e/ spelled ei and more words with silent E.

Reading  

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.

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Introduce Pattern 2 sentences: SN, V-t, DO

2. Identify a direct object in a sentence.

3. Review Editing

4. Practice skills

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Practice the "Summarizing a Reference" structural model.

2. Write a polished 2-paragraph report on Hans Christian Anderson.

3. Introduce the "Writing From Pictures" structural unit.

4. Create a KWO for a 3-paragraph story.

History 

Objectives: 

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

2. Identify key figures in the Mexican Revolution.

3. Know that conflicts and alliances between the Balkan countries were a major factor leading to WW I.

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:  Western Europe due11/20 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