Fortis Academy 4th grade: March 18 - 22, 2024

4th Grade Week 273/18/20243/19/20243/20/20243/21/20243/22/2024
DiscipleshipJUSTICE: Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. - Isaiah 1:17
BibleActs 1 & 2Acts 4Acts 7 & 9Acts 12
MathReview & Ch 14, L5 TB p153-155, WB p117-118Ch 14, L6 TB p156-159, WB p119-121Ch 14 L7 TB p160-163, TB p122-124Ch 14, L8 TB p164-167, WB p125-126Ch 14 Practice A & B TB p151 & p168-170 in preparation for Monday's test. See note below
SpellingStep 24: Review New Teaching and Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6. Play Sparkle!Re-write missed Step 23 words, Review Card Box & Phonograms as needed, Dictate Sentences 7-9Step 24 Spelling TestStep 25 New Teaching. Dictate 10 wordsStep 25: Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 25 Practice."
GrammarCh 21, L1 Parts of a Friendly LetterCh 21, L2 Classify sentences, Use Ref 63 & 64 to write a friendly letter to assigned classmate, Put in envelope, but do not seal. Due tomorrow. Practice writing your home address correctly until you can do it perfectly from memory. You'll need it for tomorrow!Ch 22, L1 Writing a Business LetterCh 22 L2 Classify Sentences. Use Ref 65-67 to draft a business letter to a company of your choice. See note below. Please address an envelope, but do not seal. Due Monday
WritingL23 Read source texts, Make Fused KWO p171, Introduce #3 ly openerComplete style practice p 172-173 including vocab study, begin writing RD paragraphComplete RD, edit & begin FDComplete FD of Orion. Use rubric to ensure you have all required elements. Due Mon.
ReadingIntroduce Journey to Jo-burgRead Journey to Jo'Burg Chaps 3-6Discuss Journey to Jo'Burg Ch 3-6, Read Ch 7-8Read Journey to Jo'Burg Chaps 9-11 & answer questions
LatinL11L11
HistoryJim Elliot
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 Assign President to research		Read the POTUS handout sent home & do some brief research on your president. Begin working on the poster following the instructions in the handout.JFK & Assign Vietnam War InterviewComplete your president poster. You will share what you learned with the class on Monday.This weekend or next week, interview a relative, friend, or teacher who lived during the Vietnam War era. Due 4/5
GeographyEastern EuropeReview Eastern EuropeEastern EuropeReview Eastern Europe for test Monday
ScienceNest Review & Complete journal p66Read p89-91 & color Chickadees, Titmouse & Wrens in your field guide p41EggsRead p91-95 and add facts to journal p78
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 Due 4/29
GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Due 3/25
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/27
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/6
Saturday, March 23 - Fortis Lap-A-Thon 9:00 am
Wednesday, March 27 - DOGS, Pizza, Spirit Day!
Friday, March 29 - Good Friday, No Homework
Monday, April 1 - Easter Holiday, NO SCHOOL

Math
Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for recording.

Note: Your child may not need to do all the practice problems. Pick an assortment of problems from each section and check for mastery.

Objectives:

1. Divide a one-place decimal by a one-digit whole number.

2. Divide a two-place decimal by a one-digit whole number.

3. Divide decimals to hundredths in cases where the quotient has a different number of decimal places than the dividend.

4. Practice division with decimals.


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell word endings of /awl/ spelled ought and words with a followed by l.


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Engage in meaningful discussion.

3. Learn about life in South Africa during Apartheid


Writing

Objectives:

1. Write a paragraph from multiple source texts.

2. Introduce the -ly opener.


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Know the five parts of a friendly letter: Heading, Greeting, Body, Closing, Signature

2. Write a friendly letter to a friend using the correct format

3. Address an envelope

4. Know common reasons to write a business letter.
5. Write a properly formatted business letter.

Note: Students will learn four types of business letters and write to a company of their choice.  They will often receive back a reply, which can be fun. Bring the properly formatted letter, along with an addressed envelope to school on Monday.


History 

Objectives:

1. Explore the role the Cold War had on the Cuban Missile Crisis.
2. Research an American President and create a poster displaying highlights to share with classmates.
3. Know that American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 in Dallas, TX

Science
Objectives:
1. Review types of nests 
2. Learn about the courtship rituals of birds
3. Identify the parts of an egg


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

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "The Dentist and the Crocodile".  Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are continuing our study of Eastern Europe this week.  The song and map can be found 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 game. Central Europe Eastern Europe

History: Continue your memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help

with this. Here are two: US Presidents to "America" and US Presidents. For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names.


Key Dates for 4th 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
7. The Formation of Israel                             1948
8. Mao & Communist Victory in China          1949
9. Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement    1950-1968
10, Man Walks on the Moon 1969 11. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989 
12. The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26, 1991 


Fortis Academy 4th grade: March 4 -8, 2024

4th Grade Week 263/4/20243/5/20243/6/20243/7/20243/8/2024
DiscipleshipJUSTICE: Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. - Isaiah 1:17
BibleJohn 15Read John 18John 19Read John 20
MathMath Facts & Ch 13 TestMake test corrections & Ch 14, L1 TB p139-142, WB p107-108Math Facts & Ch 14 L2 TB p143-146, WB p109-111Math Facts & Ch 14, L3 TB p147-150, WB p112-114Review 3 TB p136-138 Skip problems 6, 9, 10, 11 Complete, Check, Correct
SpellingStep 23: Review New Teaching. Dictate sentences 4-6Rewrite missed Step 22 test words 5x, Review Phonograms er ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch, Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9.Step 23 Spelling TestStep 24 New Teaching. Dictate 10 wordsDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 24 Practice."
GrammarCh 20, L1 Linking VerbsCh 20, L2 Classify sentences, Review plural rules Ref 60 & Do Ch 20, L2 Practice 1 & 2 CCCCh 20, L3 Similes & Metaphors, Complete Ch 20 L4 Activity Time: Color PoemDaily Grammar
WritingWriter's Conference, Begin FD of Tiger TamerComplete FD of Tiger Tamer. Underline & label all dress-ups, openers & vocab. Due tomorrow. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RDIn-class writing assignment IEW Break!
ReadingDiscussion & begin Ch 20Read Ch 20 p148-160 and answer questions in journal. Also write out your answer to writing prompt for Ch 20 on notebook paper.DiscussionFinish My Side of the Mountain & answer Ch 21 & 22 questions orally. Answer Ch 21 & 22 writing prompts on notebook paper.Put Journey to Jo'Burg in your backpack for Mon. after break.
LatinL11L11
HistoryMao & the Communist Victory in ChinaRead SOTW p367-370 "The Korean War" and answer questions.The Korean War & North Korea todayRead and complete handout sent home. Pray for Christians currently suffering persecution. PIck one of the stories that impacted you, and write out a prayer or make a list of what you will pray for these Christians.
 Due Mon. 3/18
GeographyEastern EuropeColor each country and correctly label the blank map of Eastern Europe
ScienceNest TypesRead p79-83, complete journal p67 Draw a picture of each kind of nest and note at least one bird that creates that kind of nest.Nest-Building projectComplete What Do You Remember? p64. If you don't remember, look up the answer in your TB. For fun try experiment p88
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 Due 4/29
GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Due 3/25
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/27
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/6
Friday, March 8 - End of 3rd quarter
March 11 - 15 Spring Break! (No School)
Saturday, March 23 - Fortis Lap-A-Thon 9:00 am

Please Check Alma weekly for any missing grades or zeroes.

Math
Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for recording.

Objectives:

1. Assess adding and subtracting decimals.

2. Multiply tenths by a one-digit whole number.

3. Multiply hundredths by a one-digit number

4. Review previously learned skills


Spelling

Objectives: Spell words with ar in an unaccented syllable.


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Summarize a passage through oral narration.

3. Identify elements of goodness, truth, and beauty in literature.

4. Identify character development


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Introduce linking verbs, predicate nouns, and predicate adjectives.

2. Review rules for the plurals of nouns with different endings

3. Identify similes and metaphors.

4. Write a simile poem.

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Write a story consisting of 3 paragraphs that describe what is happening in a series of pictures.
2. Practice the Writing from Pictures structure: Central Fact, Details, and Clincher for each paragraph.
3. Use stylistic techniques of incorporating 6 dress-ups into each paragraph.
4. Practice writing skills

History 

Objectives:

1. Know that Chairman Mao brought Communism to China in 1949.
2. Know that the Korean War resulted in the country being divided into Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea.
3. Identify facts about Korean culture.
4. Learn about the challenges faced by North Koreans.

Science
Objectives: 
1. Identify types of nests and the birds that make them.
2. Build a nest 

Students will be making a field guide of Texas birds using pictures from the Texas Parks & Wildlife publication.  For coloring accuracy, search birds here:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/


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

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone".  These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are beginning our study of Eastern Europe this week.  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: Continue your memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help

with this. Here are two: US Presidents to "America" and US Presidents. For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names.


Key Dates for 3rd 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
7. The Formation of Israel                             1948
8. Mao & Communist Victory in China          1949
9. Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement    1950-1968


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