Fortis Academy 4th grade: Sept. 25 - 29, 2023

4th Grade Week 8	9/25/2023	9/26/2023	9/27/2023	9/28/2023	9/29/2023
Discipleship	Responsibility - "A man's pride shall bring him low, but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit." Prov. 29:23
Bible	Ex 14	Ex 16	Ex 19-20	Ex 23:20-Ex 24
Math	FP-H, Ch 5, L2 TB p111-114, WB p97-100	FP-H, Complete worksheet sent home, Co-Teachers, CCC checking multiplication problems for mastery.	Multiplication facts test  & Ch 4 Test	FP-H or I, Ch 5, L3 TB p115-119, WB p101-104	Ch 5, L4 Practice TB p120-121
Spelling	Review Phonograms: kn, gn, nk, ough, ew. Step 6: Review New Teaching and Tips, DS 4-6.	Re-write Step 5 test misspelled words 5x & Step 6: Review card box, phonograms. Dictate sentences 7-9.	Step 6 Spelling Test	Step 7: New teaching, Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 7 Practice".
Grammar	Ch 6, L3 Subject/Verb Agreement	Review Prepositions, Subject & Possessive Pronouns-Ref 20-21. Listen to Jingles 9, 11 & 12. Practice writing the 7 subject pronouns & 7 object pronouns from memory.Write out as many prepositions as you can remember.	Ch 7, L1 Possessive Nouns	Chapter 6 Test: Do Exercises 1,2, 3 & 5 only. For Ex 5 just circle correct answer. Co-Teachers correct in red pen and return to school Monday
Writing	L8: Read Daedalus & Icarus, Create a KWO and retell, Banned Words: go/went	Complete Theseus FD. Due tomorrow. & Pick one of the activities in your reading journal p18 to complete.and share.	Poem 1 Recitations	Write 1st paragraph introducing the setting & characters of Daedalus & Icarus
Reading	Discuss Ch 11 Literary Element: Conflict & read Ch 12	Finish reading The Perilous Road	Final Discussion, Literary Elements: Irony, Theme, Character Sketch	Put Misty of Chincoteague in your backpack for Mon & complete the Writing Activity p21 in your journal. Due Mon
Latin	L4		L4
History	Key Dates Test &  The Impressionist Artists: Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cassat	Read SOTW "The Dutch East Indies" p93-96 & in your journal write a paragraph answering the questions in the note below.	Krakatoa	Complete Review
Geography		Memorize Middle States & Capitals, continue to review Northern & Eastern border states & Capitals
Science		Read p219-222 & write at least 3 interesting facts in journal p175	Butterflies & Moths	Read p222-225 & write at least 3 interesting facts in journal p177	Continue working on your insect collection.
Memory Work	POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 9/25 GEOGRAPHY: US States & Capitals Test on 11/8 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/27

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

Coming Soon:

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

Wednesday, October 4 - End of 1st quarter

Monday, October 9 - Parent/Teacher Conferences, NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, October 11 - Spirit 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 Confidence.

Math
Continue memorizing multiplication/division facts 1-12.  Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up of either multiplication or division. We will assess multiplication facts on Wednesday.

Objectives:
1. Estimate and find quotients using long division

2. Assess multiplication skills

3. Divide up to a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number.

4. Practice division.

Spelling
Objective: Analyze two ways to spell the sound of /shun/

Reading  

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading.

Objectives:
1. Learn about life during the Civil War.
2. Engage in discussion, sharing ideas, meaning, & information from the reading.

3. Identify irony, themes, and changed characters in The Perilous Road.

Writing
Objectives:

1. Assess memorization and presentation of "My Father's Vineyard"

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

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

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Know that subjects and verbs must agree in number.

2. Identify possessive noun adjectives in sentences

3. Know that possessive nouns and pronouns function as adjectives in sentences.

4. Assessment

Latin
Objective: Memorize more Latin verbs

History  

Write a paragraph summary in your journal using complete sentences. Include information about the following questions.

1. What is an archipelago?

2. What things did the islands provide the Dutch?

3. Why did the farmers of the East Indies begin to revolt against the Dutch?

Objectives: 

1. Identify characteristics of Impressionist artists including Monet, Renoir, Degas & Cassatt

2. Know that present-day Indonesia, formerly called The Dutch East Indies, was desired by the Dutch for wealth building.

3. Know that the Krakatoa volcano erupted in Indonesia in 1883.

4. Review key events studied thus far.

Science

1. Know the stages of Lepidoptera metamorphosis

2. Compare and contrast butterflies and moths

3. Continue to collect, study, and identify Texas insects.

Note:
Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects which 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 daily working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  Additional copies here.
Geography:  Continue to memorize the states & capitals. This week add the Middle States. 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 and matching states and capitals. A word bank is provided.

History:

Key Dates for 1st quarter:

The War Between the States                         1861-1865

World War I                                                      1914-1918

Lenin & the Russian Revolution                      1917 

Fortis Academy 4th grade: Sept. 18 - 22, 2023

4th Grade Week 7	9/18/2023	9/19/2023	9/20/2023	9/21/2023	9/22/2023
Discipleship	Responsibility - "A man's pride shall bring him low, but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit." Prov. 29:23
Bible	Ex 6-9 Select passages	Read Exodus 10	Exodus 11-12	Read Ex 13: 17-22
Math	FP-H, Ch4 L6, TB p98-100, WB p82-85	FP-H, Ch 4, L7 TB p101-103, WB 86-89	FP-H, Review & TB L8 Practice B p104-106	FP-H, Ch 5, L1 TB p107-110, WB p95-96	Complete worksheet sent home, Co-Teachers, CCC checking multiplication problems for mastery.
Spelling	Step 5: Review Phonograms: ti, ci, si, tch. Review New Teaching/Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6 Play Sparkle	Phonograms: eigh, ei, ey, ph. Dictate sentences 7-9. Review card box..	Step 5 SpellingTest	Step 6: New teaching p45-46, Dictate 12 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 6 Practice".
Grammar	Ch 6, L1- Jingles 10 and 11. Review Ref. 19 and 20: Subject Pronouns.	Classify Sentences for Ch 6,L1, Co-Teachers, please check that your student can say the Question/ Answer flow, Review Jingles 10-11. Complete Daily Grammar sent home	Ch 6, L2 Jingle 12, Ref. 21 Possessive Pronouns, Do Practice Sentence.	Ch 6, L3 Classify Sentences ONLY. What are the SIX parts of speech we have studied so far? List them and give an example of each. Complete Daily Grammar
Writing	Write 3rd paragraph (Climax & Resolution) of Theseus myth	Check and edit your 3rd paragraph using composition checklist p56. Begin writing FD	Work on FD of Theseus	Work on Theseus FD, using rubric to make sure you have all required elements. Underline & label dress-ups & vocab. Due Wed. 9/2	Review Poem 1 for Recitation next week.
Reading	Discuss Ch 6, Characterization & Similes, Begin reading Ch 7	The Perilous Road: Read Ch 7-8 & answer questions 1-5 (p13) in journal	Discuss Perilous Road Chap 7-8 begin reading Chap 9 in class	Read Perilous Road Ch 10-11 and answer questions p14
Latin	L3	Copybook L3	L3
History	Thomas Edison	Read p83-85 Rails, Zones & Bulbs & answer journal questions Review Key Dates 1-3	The Transcontinental Railroad	Read Japan's Meiji Restoration p86-90. Pretend you're a shogun and in your journal write about changes you've seen in Japan since Commodore Perry came.	Review Key Dates 1-3 for Monday's test
Geography	Review Northern & Eastern States	Match the Northern & Eastern states with their capitals		Review Northern & Eastern States
Science	Review & What Do You Remember? journal p128	Read L14 p213-215	Butterfly Migration	Read p215-219 Describe what you've learned about Lep anatomy in your journal p175
Memory Work	POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 9/27 GEOGRAPHY: Northern States & Capitals and Eastern Border States KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/25

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

Coming Soon:

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

Wednesday, September 27 - DOGS, Spirit, & 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 Confidence. We gain confidence by knowing our identity in Christ and trusting in Almighty God.

Math

Begin math with a 5-minute warm-up of Multiplication facts. Strive to memorize multiplication facts ASAP. When you can complete 100 facts in 5 minutes with 97% accuracy, move on the Division facts.

Objectives:
1. Multiply a two-digit number by a two-digit number.

2. Multiply a three-digit number by a two-digit number.

3. Review and practice multiplication skills.

4. Divide numbers up to three digits using a mental math method.

Spelling
Objective: Spell words ending in sion, words containing the sound of th, and how to add two suffixes to a word

Reading  

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading.

Objectives:
1. Learn about life during the Civil War.
2. Analyze characterization in literature.

3. Identify similes.

Writing
Objectives:

1. Write the climax and resolution of a 3-paragraph narrative story.

2. Edit and write a polished FD of a myth.

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Identify subject pronouns in sentences

2. Correctly use subject pronouns in an original sentence.

3. Identify possessive noun pronouns in sentences

4. Correctly use possessive noun pronouns in an original sentence.

History  

Objectives: 

1. Know the accomplishments and contributions of Thomas Edison

2. Know that railroads sped travel, took people to new cities, and took grain and other goods to faraway places.

3. Know that time zones divided the earth into twenty-four zones, making it the same time inside each zone.

4. Know that electricity made it possible for men to work after dark.

5. Identify ways that Japan became more modern during the Meiji Restoration.

Science

Objectives:

1. Identify characteristics of Order Lepidoptera: scale wings, proboscis, forewings, hindwings
2. Know that some butterflies migrate long distances

3. Continue to collect, study, and identify Texas insects.

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 memorize the Northern & Eastern Border states and capitals. 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 1st quarter:

The War Between the States                         1861-1865

World War I                                                      1914-1918

Lenin & the Russian Revolution                      1917