Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Jan 8 - 12


4th
1/8/2018
1/9/2018
1/10/2018
1/11/2018
1/12/2018
Discipleship
Self-Discipline + Matthew 5: 1-10
Bible
Gen 1:1-5
Ps 29
Rom 6:1-11
Mk 1:4-11

Math
FP I, Start 4B books. HIG p 1, TB p. 6-8 LT 1-4, WB EX 1.
Make Test Corrections & return to school, HIG 3, TB 9-10 LT 5-8, WB Ex 2.
FP I, HIG p.5, TB p.10 LT 9-12, WB Ex 3.
FP I, HIG p. 6, TB 11 LT 13-14, WB Ex 4.
HIG p. 8, TB 12-14 LT 1-4, WB Ex 5.
Spelling
Play Sparkle!
Review Phonograms & Complete Phonics Assessment #2 if not already done.  See Note below Locate ‘Make It Plural Book” and put in backpack for tomorrow.
Step 16: New teaching, Introduce "Make It Plural Book" and complete Plural Patterns 1-4.
Review Step 16 New Teaching, Card Box, & Phonograms, DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 16 Practice"

Grammar
Ch 14, L1 Sentences, Ref 47.
Ch 14, L2 Classify sentences & Practice Time 1-3 as a review of Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement and sentence types.
Ch 14, L3
Ch 14 L4 Parts of Speech Poem, TM p246 Write a poem following the directions, due Monday.

Writing
L11, P1:Source text & KWO
L11, Part 2: Brainstorm & write 1-paragraph RD using Composition Checklist p.95. Study vocab for Lesson 11
L11, Part 4: Writer's Conference, Begin FD
Lesson 11, Part 4: Complete FD due Mon. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD

Reading
Read The House of Sixty Fathers p1-13
Read p13-30
Discussion and read p30-39
Read p40-48
Read p48-57
Latin
Ch 13 Grammar Review
Ch 13 Memory page review, fill in and check off the words you have mastered
Ch 13 Grammar Review cont.
Ch 13 Chant Review: Fill in the charts

History
SOTW Ch 30 "The Partitioning of Palestine"
Jewish State Established #146     Timeline Song 1
Mapping & Activities
In your journal write what you learned about the establishment of the Jewish State.
Geography
Western Europe - Due 1/31
Science
Introduce sound memory work, Experiment: What Causes Sound" p64
Read USE p202-203 Waves Write 2-4 sentence summary
Experiment: "Seeing Sound Waves" p65 Write up lab report
Experiments: Can sound travel through a liquid? & Can Sound Travel through a solid?" Directions in note below. Write up results in your journal

Memory Work
Western Europe Due 1/31, Sound Poem Due 1/31, US Presidents Due 2/21,  Quarter 3 Poem Due 2/28,
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Jan 31 - 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 Self-Discipline. 
Math:  
We'll dive into decimals this week as we begin Singapore 4B.   There's no mental math this week, so this is a good time to make sure your student's math facts are solid, as we'll be moving into adding/subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimal numbers soon.
Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with the assigned Math fact sheet.  If your child has mastered the current fact sheet, move on the next one. 
Objectives:
1. Read and write 1-place decimal numbers less than and greater than 1.
2. Locate decimal numbers on a number line.
3. Express a decimal number as a mixed number in simplest form.
4. Learn some common decimal to fraction conversions.
5. Interpret 1-place decimal numbers in terms of tens, one, and tenths.
Please complete all the work assigned for home days, including workbook and practice exercises, as well as math facts practice. Please grade all work by first indicating which answers are incorrect and then giving your student an opportunity to correct his/her mistakes before offering assistance
Composition:
Objectives:
1. Take notes from facts.
2. Write a topic sentence.  
3. Limit details by choosing only interesting facts.
4. Write a final clincher which repeats or reflects key words from the topic sentence.       
Reading: We will begin reading The House of Sixty Fathers this week. Please bring your book to class each day.
Grammar
Objectives:
1.Identify antecedents and use correct pronoun agreement in sentences.
2. Review compound sentence punctuation.
Spelling
Objective: Begin the Make it Plural Book and review four patterns for making words plural.
**Bring your Make It Plural Book to school on Wed.  If you don’t have a copy, please email and I will make you a copy.


Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment this week if you didn’t do it before the break and return to school Wednesday.  You only need to do Assessment 2 at this point. 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.
Latin:
Listen to Latin chants daily to aid in memorization.
Chapter 4                                                                                 
Chapter 6   
Chapter 11             
History
Objectives:
1. Know that for 1000 years the Jewish people had not had a homeland.
2. Know that Israel was proclaimed a state in 1948.
3. Understand why control of Israel/Palestine remain a heated issue today. 
Science
Experiment: Can sound travel through a liquid?
Click together two stones, two blocks, or two pot lids.  Listen to the sound. Then submerge them in a basin of water or bathtub, and listen to the sound they make under water.  Record your results.
Experiment:  Can sound travel through a solid?
Hold one end of a 12-inch ruler 1 inch from your ear and scratch on the far end of the ruler.  Note how loud the sound is.  Then move the ruler 13 inches away from your ear and scratch on the near end, so that you are making noise at the same distance from your ear as before.  Compare the sound you hear and record your results.
Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
We are continuing our memorization of the US Presidents.  For assessment, students will write all the presidents' first and last names.  Due 2/21/18.  If you'd like to make flashcards, here are some president picture memory cards.   
Science Memory Work: Sound Unit
Some sound is loud
Some sound is soft
All sounds are waves
That travel aloft
Sound waves begin
When an object vibrates
The object’s size and shape
Determines the rate
Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is Pied Beauty. Due 2/28.  Additional copies here.
History:  All US Presidents   There are several YouTube video songs.  Here are two: US Presidents to "America"  US Presidents
Timeline:  You can find a YouTube video of the timeline song with pictures of the cards and dates on here.
Here is a YouTube demonstration the hand motions for the first 6 minutes. Timeline Song
Here is a video of the hand motions for the second 6 minutes of the song: Timeline Song
Lyrics and hand motions to accompany the timeline song :Classical Conversation History
Card timeline-motions  
Geography: We are continuing our study of Western Europe this week.  Additional maps found here.
All Geography songs and maps are found here.

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Dec 4 - 8


4th12/4/201712/5/201712/6/201712/7/201712/8/2017
DiscipleshipJoy (Faithfulness) + Matthew 5: 1-10
BibleIs 64:1-9Ps: 80:1-71 Cor 1:3-9Mk 11:1-10 or Mk 13:24-37
MathReview for test using Review 4TB p95-96 Review C: Do problems 11-13, 15-16, Complete Review 4 started Mon, if not finished in class. CCCTestCongratulations on finishing 4A Singapore! We will begin the 4B books after the break! Have them ready for class 1/8
Spelling Step 15: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs, Play Sparkle! Rewrite Step 14 misspelled words 5 times. Review Card Box, Dictate Step 15 sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.Step 15 Spelling TestAdminister FA Phonics Assessment #2 and Oral Phonogram Drill Sheet. Due after the break.
GrammarCh 13 Review & Ch 13, L4 Activity: Limericks!Ch 13 Test, Skip Ex 3 & 7 See Note BelowClassical Book ExchangeGrammar Break!
WritingL10, Part 4: Because ClauseLesson 10 Vocab study, Read Aloud: Choosing a NameIn Class Writing Assignment

ReadingDiscuss Number the Starts Ch 16-endRead Classical Book of Choice this week and over the break!
LatinReview for Wed quizWrite out noun & adj declension endings, verb conjugationsQuiz over adj & noun declension endings and verb conjugation endingsReview memory charts & chants 11-12
HistorySOTW Ch 30 Muslims & Hindus in India"Gandhi and India's Independence #145History Journal Check & Christmas PartyWrite a summary of what you've learned this week in your journal
GeographyWestern Europe - Due 1/31
ScienceExperiment: Bending Light Rays 7 Reading GlassRead USE p 218-219 Light Behavior, Write 2-4 sentence summary in your journalScience Journal Check, Project: Kaleidoscope Step 8Read USE p220-221 Lens & Mirrors, Add to summary
Memory WorkQuarter 3 Poem Due 2/28

***Please check  Alma for any missing work.  Wednesday is the last day to turn in any missing or late work for the 2nd Quarter.


In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:1-2, 14

You’ve made it!  I hope you enjoy the blessings of this Christmas season.  God grant you all safe travel, fellowship with family, and His peace given through the gift of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Have a joyous Christmas!

Mrs. Johnson

Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Dec 6 - Classical Book Exchange & Christmas Party!
Friday, Dec 8 - Last day to turn in box tops for the second quarter
Dec 11- Jan 5 - Christmas Break!
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 Joy, this week focusing on Faithfulness. 
Math:
Objective: Review and assess previously learned skills re-teaching where necessary. 
Composition:
Objectives:
1. Correctly use the “because clause” in sentences.
Reading: Please read a classical book of choice over the Christmas break.
Grammar:
Objectives:
1. Know how to correct a run-on sentence multiple ways.
2. Classify sentences that include direct objects.
Please administer the copy of the grammar test sent home on Monday and score in red pen. 
Spelling
Objective: Spell words with the sound of /z/ spelled s.
Step 14 spelling test was returned on Monday.  Please have your student correctly rewrite any misspelled words five times and return it to school on Wed.
On Thursday, administer Assessment 2 of the FA Classical Phonics Assessment and return it to school after the break.
Latin:
On Wednesday, students will be assessed on the verb conjugation endings, and the noun/adj endings. 
Listen to Latin chants daily to aid in memorization.
Chapter 4                                                                                 
Chapter 6   
Chapter 11             
History
Objectives:
1. Know that Mohandas Gandhi advocated for a peaceful independence from British rule in India.

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
We are continuing our memorization of the US Presidents.  For assessment, students will write all the presidents' first and last names.  Due 2/21/18.  If you'd like to make flashcards, here are some president picture memory cards.   
Science Memory Work:

Poetry:  Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening". Recitations are Wednesday. Additional copies here.
History:  All US Presidents   There are several YouTube video songs.  Here are two: US Presidents to "America"  US Presidents
Timeline:  You can find a YouTube video of the timeline song with pictures of the cards and dates on here.
Here is a YouTube demonstration the hand motions for the first 6 minutes. Timeline Song
Here is a video of the hand motions for the second 6 minutes of the song: Timeline Song
Lyrics and hand motions to accompany the timeline song :Classical Conversation History
Card timeline-motions  
Geography: We are continuing our study of Western Europe this week.  Additional maps found here.
All Geography songs and maps are found here.