Fortis Academy 4th grade: Sept. 11 -15, 2023

4th Grade Week 6	9/11/2023	9/12/2023	9/13/2023	9/14/2023	9/15/2023
Discipleship	CONFIDENCE - “In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” Ephesians 3:12
Bible	Exodus 1	Read Exodus 2	Exodus 3 & 4	Read Exodus 5
Math	FP-H, Ch 4, L2 TB p84-87, WB p69-72	FP-H, Ch 4, L3 TB p88-90, WB p73-76	FP-H, Ch 4 L4 Practice TB p91-93 & WB p77	FP-H, Ch 4, L5 TB p94-97, WB p80-81	Continue memorizing all shaky multiplication facts 1-10, Make multiplication table, do flashcards, worksheets, play games
Spelling	Step 4: Review New Teaching, phonograms: ie, dge, wr. DS 4-6, Play Sparkle	Step 4: Review card box, Review Phonograms ck, oe, oa, ed. DS 7-9	Step 4 Spelling Test	Step 5: New teaching p39-42, Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 5 Practice".
Grammar	Ch 5, L1 Prepositional Phrases & Jingles 7-9	Listen to Jingles 7-9. Orally list as many prepositions as you can. Review Ref. 17 p18 and orally explain the difference between preps & adverbs.	Review Jingles, Ch 5, L2: Prepositional phrases & Write a practice sentence	Ch 5, L3: Classify Sentences 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	L6 Introduce Myths & Story Sequence Chart, Read & discuss Thesueus & the Minotaur, Write KWO	Complete style practice p48, vocab practice p49, Review Story Sequence Chart & write 1st paragraph only introducing characters & setting. Include -ly & w/w dress-ups	Review Story Sequence Chart, KWO, & strong verb dress-up, style practice p54-55	Review checklist p56 and write 2nd paragraph (conflict/ problem) RD of Theseus myth. 1st & 2nd paragraphs due Monday. (You'll write the 3rd paragraph in class)
Reading	Discuss Ch 1-2 & Ch 3-4 Vocabulary study	The Perilous Road Read Ch 3-4 and orally answer questions 1-7 p7-8	Discuss The Perilous Road Chaps 3-4 & Literary Devices, Begin reading Ch 5 in class.	Finish reading Ch 5 if not completed in class & Read Ch 6 & answer questions 1-7 (p9) in journal
Latin	L3		L3	Copywork L3
History	Abraham Lincoln, "The Gettysburg Address" & "After the Civil War"	Read "The Dominion of Canada" p63-68 and answer journal questions.	Canada Activities	Read "The Second Reich" p75-81 and answer questions in your journal.
Geography	Eastern Border States	NEATLY label each Eastern Border state on your blank map	Review Northern & Eastern Border states & capitals	Review Northern & Eastern Border states & capitals
Science	Insect Life cycles	Review p149-154. Draw and label the life cycles of a butterfly, praying mantis & dragonfly on p130-131 of your journal	Insect Defenses	Read p154-160.  &  Work on catching and pinning insects for your collection
Memory Work (Review and practice daily)	POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 9/26 GEOGRAPHY: Northern States & Capitals and Eastern Border                               States KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/28 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/11

Please check Alma weekly for grades and/or missing assignments.

Coming Soon:

Monday, September 11 - Moms in Prayer 9-10am

Wednesday, September 13 - Spirit Day!

Saturday, September 23 - Dodgeball Tournament, Glad Tidings Church 5:30-7:30 pm

Wednesday, September 27 - DOGS, Spirit, & Pizza Day!

Math

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

NOTE: Continue working on memorizing multiplication facts!  Time spent memorizing these facts will greatly reduce homework time and help your student be successful in upcoming multiplication and long division lessons. Make multiplication charts, do flashcards, worksheets, play math games or whatever works to master these facts. 

Objectives:
1. Multiply up to a four-digit number by a one-digit number.
2. Multiply a two-digit number by a two-digit multiple of 10.

3. Practice multiplication

4. Practice estimation with multiplication

Spelling
Objective:  Spell multi-syllable words ending in ss.

Reading  

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading.

Objectives:
1. Learn about life during the Civil War.

2. Review new vocabulary words.
3. Engage in discussion, sharing ideas, meaning, & information from the reading.

Writing
Objectives:

1. Introduce the Story Sequence Chart

2. Create a Story Sequence Outline of a myth using the Story Sequence Chart

3. Brainstorm dress-ups and review vocabulary

4. Write the first paragraph of a 3 paragraph myth introducing the characters and setting

5. Write the second paragraph of a myth describing the conflict or problem

6. Incorporate a who/which clause into paragraphs

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.

Latin
Objective: Learn Latin 1st Conjugation Verbs

History

Objectives:  

1. Know that the United States still faced multiple problems after the Civil War.

2. Know that the 13th Amendment made slavery illegal in every state in the Union.

3. Identify factors that led to the Dominion of Canada in 1876.

4. Know that the German kingdom known as the "Second Reich" became powerful under Otto von Bismarck.

Science

Objectives:

1. Understand complete and incomplete metamorphosis in insects.

2. Identify insect defenses.

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=Vc0BaGLMiBk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LfDYYn5_bE&t=322s

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

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 Northern States & Capitals and adding the Eastern Border states. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling states and capitals on a map. A word bank is provided.

History:

Key Dates for the 1st quarter:

1. The War Between the States                         1861-1865
2. World War I                                                     1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution                   1917

Fortis Academy 4th grade: Sept. 4 - 8, 2023

4th Grade Week 5	9/4/2023	9/5/2023	9/6/2023	9/7/2023	9/8/2023
Discipleship	CONFIDENCE - “In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” Ephesians 3:12
Bible	LABOR DAY  NO SCHOOL!	Read Psalm 105:1-22	Read & Discuss Gen 44-45	Gen 46:1-7, Gen 47:6-11
Math		FP-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, do flashcards, play games
Spelling		Review previous spelling words and phonograms: sh, th, oo, ee, oy, oi, ch, ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui	Step 4 Review & Phonogram Review	Continue to review words and rules through step 3, checking for mastery. Review all 26 Single Phonograms in preparation for assessment Friday.	Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker Assessment 1 (In binder) Grade in red pen, have student make corrections, then return to class Mon. to record grade. See note below
Grammar		Ch 4, L1 Classify Sentences & TM p50-54. Do Ch4, L1 Practice Time (p68)	Ch 4, L2 Grammar time: Finding Adjectives, Predicate words in the Complete Subject and Write Practice Sentences	Ch 4, L3 Classify sentences & Write an Expanded Practice Sentence (TM p64 Steps 1-8)
Writing		Review vocab words (inspire, trumpet, gnaw, beasts, tossed, slender, quietly, immediately) for Wed quiz	Vocabulary Quiz,  & Introduce  who/which clause	Complete WS sent home
Reading		Read Ch13. Choose & complete one final project from Ch 12 or 13 from the Research, Writing & Drawing section in your journal. Due Wed.	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
Latin			L3
History		Complete your report on a Civil War figure and practice presenting it. You will be sharing your findings with the class tomorrow.	Share Civil War hero reports with classmates	Read SOTW p53-56 "After the Civil War". History Journal: Pretend you are a reporter writing a news story on the events that took place after the war. Write a paragraph which includes key facts, who was involved, and how the events affected individuals and the entire nation.
Geography		Northern States & Capitals
Science		Read p152-154 and on paper describe Incomplete Metamorphosis What are the stages? Give an example of an insect that goes through this type of metamorphosis Review memory work for test tomorrow	Insect Anatomy & Classification of Life Test and practice pinning	Continue to collect, pin and identify insects for your collection. See resources below
Memory Work		POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 9/26 GEOGRAPHY: Northern States & Capitals KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/28 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/6

Please check Alma weekly for grades and/or missing assignments.

Coming Soon:

Monday, Sept 4 - Labor Day NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, Sept. 13 - Spirit Day!

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

4. Memorize multiplication facts 1-10

Spelling
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) - 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  

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. Assess vocabulary words.

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

Grammar
Objectives: 
1. Identify predicate words located in the complete subject.
2. Practice writing sentences containing a subject noun, verb, adjectives, and adverbs.

Latin
Objective: Learn Latin 1st Conjugation Verbs

History

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

3. Write a paragraph describing life in the USA after the Civil War.

Science

Objectives:

1. Describe the stages of incomplete metamorphosis

2. Assess insect anatomy and the classification of life

3. Practice correctly pinning an insect

4. Collect and identify insects

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 will continue to study the Northern States and Capitals. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling states on a map. A word bank is provided.

Sheppard’s Software has geography games for additional practice. Here’s a link to the US State & Capitals game. 

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/geography/usa/learn-the-states-tutorial/

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