Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Aug 16 - 20, 2021

4th Grade Week 2	8/16/2021	8/17/2021	8/18/2021	8/19/2021	8/20/2021
Discipleship	Creativity- "and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver, and bronze." -Exodus 35:31-32
Bible	Gen 8-Gen 9:1-13	Read Gen 11:1-9 & in your journal write why you think God confused their language	Gen 12: 1-8, & Gen 15: 1-6	Read Gen 18: 1-15 & in your journal write down 1 thing that stands out to you.
Math	FP-A , Ch1, L6 TB p26-29 WB p16-18	FP-A,  L1, Ch 7 TB p30-32, WB p19-21	FP-A,  Ch 2, L1 TB p37-41, WB p25-27	FP-A,  Ch 1 L8 TB p33-36	Ch 1 Test Co-Teachers, please administer test and return to school Mon for grading
Spelling	Step 1 New Teaching, DS 6-9 on same paper started Friday	Review New Teaching (p18-19) & Dictate Sentences 10-14	Step 1 DS 15-20	Step 2 New Teaching p21-24, Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 2 Practice"
Grammar	Chap 2, Lessons 1 & 2 Identifying nouns & verbs	Ch 2, L2: Review question/ answer flow (TM p16-17) Listen to Jingles 1-3, Memorize the 5 parts of a sentence (TM p17 Skill Time)	Ch 2, L3:The Four Kinds of Sentences and end marks	Ch 2, L4 Adverbs: Jingle 4, TM p20-21 & Memorize the 3 adverb questions (How? When? Where?)
Writing	Read & Discuss "The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner", Create KWO, Retell, Review Vocab words	Cut out vocab cards for L2, Complete vocab Practice sheet p23, begin writing RD using composition checklist	Writer's conference & in-class writing assignment, Rubric sent home	Write FD of "The Trumpeter". Due Mon stapled in this order: Rubric, FD, RD
Reading	Discuss The Good Master Chaps 4-5, read Ch 6 in class.	Complete Ch 6 if not finished in class yesterday. Read Ch 7 and complete one of the "Research, Writing & Drawing" activities from Ch 6 or Ch 7	Discussion & sharing of activities	The Good Master: Read Ch 8
Latin	L1 p6-8	Copybook L1	L1 p9
History	Commodore Perry & Japan Re-Opens discussion & activity	Read SOTW p18-23 "The Crimean War"	The Crimean War Review & Florence Nightingale Activity, Read "Charge of the Light Brigade"	Choose either Commodore Perry of Florence Nightingale and in your journal write a "diary" entry of a day in their life. Include the date, their activities, problems faced/solved, and any thoughts or feelings you imagine they may have experienced. Illustrate	All journal entries should be written in complete sentences. Be sure to include a title and the date of the event.
Geography	Continents and Oceans - Due 8/25
Science	Introduction to Insects	Read Ch 9: p131-135 (stop at Exoskeleton) Write interesting facts in notebook p114	Observe, draw and label insect body parts	Read p135-138 Add to notebook p114
Memory Work	POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 9/27 GEOGRAPHY: Continents & Oceans Test on 8/25 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/29 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/8

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	CB- Latin Copybook

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 Creativity.

Math

Begin math with a 5 minute warm-up of addition practice using Facts Practice A.  When your child can complete FP-A correctly in 5 min, move on to FP-B (subtraction).

You may also want to use flashcards or Math computer games for practicing math facts.

Objectives:

1. Round a 6-digit number to the nearest hundred-thousand, ten thousand, or thousand.

2. Use place value concepts in mental math computations.

3. Practice concepts learned

4. Assessment

5. Investigate addition and subtraction of 5-digit numbers.

Reading  

Objectives:

1. Identify virtues in characters

2. Summarize a passage through oral narration

3. Interact with the text through discussion and activities

4. Increase vocabulary

Grammar

Objectives: 

1. Identify nouns and action verbs in a sentence.

2. Know the 5 parts of a complete sentence: subject, verb, capital letter, end mark, makes sense

3. Know and identify the four kinds of sentences: declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory

4. Know that adverbs modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb and answer How, When, or Where?

Latin

Objective: Learn Latin vocabulary, derivatives and prayers

History

Objectives:  

1. Know the measures Japan took to keep out Western Influence until Matthew Perry gained access.

2. Identify some differences between West and East during the 1850's.

3. Know that Florence Nightingale was a nurse during the Crimean War and introduced many new practices to the nursing field.

Science

Objectives:

1. Identify several benefits insects provide to our lives.

2. Identify the parts of an insect.

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 continue to study the Continents & Oceans. 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

 

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Aug 9 - 13, 2021

4th Grade Week 1	8/9/2021	8/10/2021	8/11/2021	8/12/2021	8/13/2021
Discipleship	Creativity- "and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze." -Exodus 35:31-32
Bible	Genesis 1	Genesis 2	Gen 3	Genesis 7
Math	Ch 1, L1 TB p1-6, WB p1-3	FP-A, Ch 1, L2 TB p7-11, WB p4-6 CCC	Ch 1, L3 TB p12-17, WB p7-9	FP-A,Ch 1, L4 TB p18-21, WB p10-12 CCC	Ch 1, L5 TB p22-25, WB p13-15 CCC
Spelling	Introduce Poem 1 & Review classroom procedures	Review information found through pg. 12 of the All About Spelling book. Setup at-home spelling board to match information found on pg. 15.	Introduce Phonograms, Teach and play Sparkle with words from previous levels.	Step 1: pgs 15-18 Review Phonogram Cards 1-65, Sound Cards 1-77, Key Cards 1-22, Review Division Rules, Syllable Types & Suffix Rules	Dictate Sentences 1-5 on paper titled "Step 1 Practice"
Grammar	Read letters to you from previous 4th graders. Review parts of a friendly letter and write yourself a letter to be read at EOY.	Read through the 4th Grade Curriculum Information and Syllabus in the front pocket of the classroom binder and share the information with your child.	Chap. 1, Lesson 4: A/An Choices Review Nouns	Ch 2 L1 Listen to Jingles 1-3, Review nouns & verbs, Complete Daily Grammar worksheet sent home
Writing	Classroom and school behavioral expectations.	Read p12-13 in your IEW book	Introduce Structure & Style and Key Word Outlines, Read & discuss source texts, Make KWO	Review Vocab words (beasts, gnaw) and retell the Grasshopper and the Ants fable to two family members using only your KWO.
Reading	Begin Reading The Good Master in class	Read The Good Master Ch 2-3 and orally discuss questions in your journal	Discussion	Read Ch 4-5 and give examples of how Kate has changed since arriving on the farm	Co-Teachers, have your child orally narrate (retell) their reading assignments to you.
Latin	1st Day Self Portrait		Pronunciation Rules
History	Introduce History Journals, Queen Victoria & the British Empire	1)Read SOTW p5-9 "Victoria's England" and answer questions in journal, 2)Write in your journal what you would put in such a Great Exhibition and why? Be prepared to share with class on Wed. See note below	Share journal entries and discuss Great Exhibition	Read SOTW p9-13 "The Sepoy Mutiny"" and in your journal answer 1) Why did the Indian soldiers not want to serve on British ships? 2) Why did the Enfield rifle cause such a problem in India?	Journal entries should be written in complete sentences with proper punctuation and capitalization.
Geography	Continents and Oceans - Due 8/25
Science	Introduce Flying Creatures	Read Lesson 1 p1-5 and jot down a few interesting facts in your science notebook p12, write out classification mnemonic	Experiment	Read p 6-9 Add interesting facts to notebook
Memory Work	POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 9/27 GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Test on 8/25 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/29 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/8

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

Welcome 4th grade Falcons! I'm so excited to be your teacher this year, and look forward to a great year together as we dive into learning!

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.  We will be doing an overview of the Bible this year with selected passages from the

entire Bible.  I invite you to join with us in reading the passages on home days and discussing them with your child.

Our Character Virtue of the month is Obedience.

Math

Objectives:

1. Read and write up to 6-digit numbers using expanded form.

2. Find a number 100, 1000, or 10,000 more or less than a five-digit number.

3. Compare and order numbers within 1 million.

4. Round a five-digit number to the nearest ten thousand, thousand or hundred.

Here's the link for the Place-value Cards that you will need to print for Chapter 1.

Please make copies of the master math fact practice drill sheets sent home. Students will be expected to complete math fact practice drills on

most home days. The appropriate sheet to use is denoted with the abbreviation “FP” followed by a letter (FP-A, FP-B, etc.) that specifies which

sheet to use that day. Set the timer for five minutes. If the student finishes before the timer goes off,

record the time on the sheet. If the timer goes off and the student does not finish, mark the place where he/she finished. We want to see improvement in the number of facts correctly completed each time.

Reading  

Objectives:

1. Learn about life in Hungary in the early 1900’s

2. Engage in meaningful Socratic discussion

3. Increase vocabulary

4. Compare and contrast characters

Writing

Objectives:

1. Introduce structure and style

2. Create a KWO from a source text

3. Retell fable using KWO

Grammar

Objectives: 

1. Know the definitions of Synonym & Antonym.

2. Learn how to use "a" and "an" correctly.  

History

Objectives:  

1. Know that the British empire spread throughout the world during Queen Elizabeth’s reign

2. Know the measures Japan took to keep out Western Influence until Matthew Perry gained access.

*Note: People came to the Great Exhibition from all over the world. Representatives from each country brought
inventions, products, and plants and animals to show off to the rest of the world. We will hold our own small "Great
Exhibition". If you like, you can bring in something from your family's country of origin--a famous piece of art or style
of music, a type of popular food, or an invention or product that symbolizes your family's heritage to share with the class.

Science

Objectives:

1. Know that scientists classify life with the system of Binomial Nomenclature

2. Know that flying creatures are in Kingdom Animalia

3. Experiment with lift, thrust, and drag

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.

Poetry:Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  A copy was placed in your student's binder on Monday.  Practice this with a

family member, pet, or stuffed animal as an audience, focusing on the public speaking skills listed in IEW on pg. 9. 

Additional copies here.

Geography:  We will begin our study of geography this week through "blob mapping" the oceans and continents.  

Here is a short video that demonstrates blobbing of a world map. (This is part one of a four-part video series)

Continents & Oceans 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

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: May 10 - 14, 2021

4th Grade Week 33	5/10/2021	5/11/2021	5/12/2021	5/13/2021	5/14/2021
Discipleship
Bible	Rev 20-21:8, Rev 22			Keep reading your Bible!
Math	Final Math Test	No Homework!	Rock Ceremony in Classroom	Enjoy your summer!
Spelling	Spelling Bee
Grammar	Final Grammar Test		Games!
Writing	Poem Recitations
Reading	Mixed-Up Files Final Discussion		Class Party!
Latin
History	Key Dates 1-12 Test
Geography
Science	Observe Chicks!

Monday-Bring Bibles and any missing  or ungraded work (journals, papers, etc.)

Wednesday-Bring and empty backpack, water, snack, lunch, and apply sunscreen if needed.

Dear Families,

It has been my joy and privilege to be your classroom teacher this year.  I love each of you so very much, and the year has just flown by!  I hope you have enjoyed 4th grade, learned much, and grown in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. I will miss you all and continue to pray for you over the summer. Have a wonderful, relaxing, fun summer, and I hope to see each of you at school in the fall!

Much love,

Mrs. Johnson

Retain the skills you've worked so hard to gain!  Here are some summer suggestions:

• Read!  A lot.  Read aloud whenever possible.
• Review Math -  Do about 15 minutes of math 2-3 times a week throughout the summer to keep your math skills strong!  Play Math Games to practice your skills. The Singapore 4th Grade Practice Edition will provide great review and reinforcement of math skills learned this year. Singapore Math Resources  
• Read!
• Write in a personal journal about things you do over the break.  Write down your thoughts, things you do and experience, and any new things you learn or want to learn.  Prayers and favorite Bible verses are great things to write too!
• Identify  the birds and insects that you see!
• Read!  A lot.   

Have a wonderful summer!