Fortis Academy 4th Grade: April 29 - May 3, 2024

4th Grade Week 334/29/20244/30/20245/1/20245/2/20245/3/2024
DiscipleshipSELF CONTROL: "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." 2 TImothy 1:7 NIV
Bible1 John 1, 2John 6, 3 John 2-4II Peter 1:3-8 & Jude 17-21Revelation 1:9-18, Rev 4:1-11, Rev 5Read Revelation 7:9-17
MathReviewReviewFinal Math Test
SpellingReview phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew
Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew & Review for Monday's Spelling Bee (words will be chosen at random from our Level 5 book).Review phonograms & play SparklePhonogram Assessment #5 Due Mon.
GrammarRef 78B Write about your strengthsReview 8 parts of speech and their jobs, 5 parts of a complete sentence, 5 parts of a letterReviewReview tense, quotation rules and write a P1, P2, & P3 sentence in preparation for final grammar test on Mon.
WritingPoem 4 RecitationsRef. 79 Part III Using the outline given, write about your school days. Include at least 4 dress-ups and 2 openersMake cover picture and begin writing about your special interestsComplete special interests paragraph of your autobiography and put the book together following the directions in Ref 78A & B. Include all paragraphs. Due Mon.
ReadingRead AloudFinish reading Classical Book of ChoiceRead Aloud & Begin book reportComplete book report on your book of choice
Latin
HistoryReview Key DatesReview US Presidents 
&
Key Dates 1-12		Key Dates 1-12 TestReview US Presidents
GeographyFormer USSRReview Former USSR for tomorrow's testFormer USSR Test
ScienceComplete chick project report journal p88
&
Review 
Texas Birds		Review 
Texas Birds & Color the Pileated Woodpecker p21, Red-Headed Woodpecker p36, & Red-Bellied Woodpecker p36		ReviewReview 
Texas Birds
 &
Color the Eastern Bluebird & Indigo Bunting p44 in your field guide.		Bring your green journal Monday for final grading.
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 Due 4/29
GEOGRAPHY: Former USSR Due 5/6
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/1
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/6

Coming Soon:
Wednesday, May 1 - Spirit, Pizza, DOGS Day!
Wednesday, May 8 - Field Day, Spirit Day, &  Last Day of School!

Math

Objectives:

1. Review previously learned concepts.

2. Assessment


Grammar
Objective: Review parts of speech, capitalization, and punctuation rules

Writing 

Objective:
 1. Write a short autobiography
 2. Create  "A Book About Me!"
 3. Assess Poem 4


History 

Objectives:

1. Know and name 12 Key Events and Dates in Modern World History

2. Know and name the first and last names of the US Presidents in order of service.


Science
Objectives:
1. Practice identifying Central Texas Birds
2. Write a report describing incubating and hatching eggs


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 assessing the countries of the Former USSR 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. Due 5/6


Key Dates for the 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: April 22 - 26, 2024

4th Grade Week 324/22/20244/23/20244/24/20244/25/20244/26/2024
DiscipleshipSELF CONTROL: "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." 2 TImothy 1:7 NIV
BibleTitus 2:11-3:7, Philemon 1:4-7, Hebrews 4:12-16Read Hebrews 11James 1 & 31 Peter 3:8-18
MathCh 17, L3
&
Review		Complete Review sent home
CLT Math
Begin Review 4Complete Review 4. Co-teachers, please correct and help your student make corrections as needed
Spelling
CLT Language Arts
Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew
Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew
GrammarAutobiography Book: Ch 26, L1 Read Ref.78A p61: Make Title Page and complete page 1: "Things I Like to Do" Write a sentence or two about each of the things you like to do. IllustrateGrammar Book Ch 26 L2 Ref 78B Complete p2 & p6: Goals for My Life and My Special Feelings. You may write in paragraph form, or write two lists using complete sentences
WritingCh26, L3: Using Ref 79 Part I as a guide, write a paragraph about your family. Include a minimum of 4 different dress-ups and 2 openersRef 79 Part II: Write about your Family Life for your autobiography. Include at least 4 dress-ups, 2 openersPractice Poem 4 for Monday's recitation
ReadingTom Sawyer or classical book of choice. Pace yourself to complete by 5/2.Tom Sawyer or classical book of choice. Pace yourself to complete by 5/2.
Latin
HistoryCollapse of the Soviet Union, Review Key Dates 1-12 & US PresidentsRead "Africa, Independent" p469-474 Answer  questions below on paper.Sept. 11, 2001 AttackAsk your parents and/or grandparents where they were on 9/11. What are their recollections of that day?Review Key Dates 1-12 & US Presidents
GeographyFormer USSR
ScienceBird Reports
& 
Ducks & Geese		Color the Whooping Crane p32, Sandhill Crane p32 & Ruddy Turnstone p33 in your field guide &
play this review game!
 All About Feathers		Shorebirds

Color the
Great Blue Heron p5 in your field guide
& 
Review
  Texas Birds



Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 Due 4/29
GEOGRAPHY: Former USSR Due 5/1
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/1
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/6
Please check Alma weekly for grades and missing work.

Coming Soon:
Monday and Wednesday, April 22 & 24 - Classical Learning Test
Wednesday, May 1 - Spirit, Pizza, DOGS Day!
Wednesday, May 8 - Field Day, Spirit Day, &  Last Day of School!


Math

Objectives:

1. Review previously learned skills.

2. Assess math skills


Here is a 4th-grade review website to practice math skills learned this year: https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-4


Spelling

Objectives: Review phonograms


Grammar

Objective: Assessment


Writing

Objectives:

1. Assess writing skills

2. Write an autobiographical.paragraph about your family.

3. Write about your future goals.


History 

Objectives:

1. Know that from 1948 to 1994 apartheid made racial discrimination and segregation legal in South Africa.
2. Know that Nelson Mandela was elected the first black president of South Africa in 1994.
3. Know that the US was attacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001

Answer the following using complete sentences:
1. What was Apartheid?

2. How long was it law in South Africa?

3. Write two sentences including facts about Nelson Mandela.


Science
Objectives:
1. Present findings on bird of choice 
2. Identify characteristics of shorebirds
3. Identify Texas birds


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 memorizing the countries of the Former USSR 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. Due 5/6


Key Dates for the 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: April 15 -19, 2024

4th Grade Week 314/15/20244/16/20244/17/20244/18/20244/19/2024
DiscipleshipSELF CONTROL: "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." 2 TImothy 1:7 NIV
BiblePhil 4:6-13IThess 4:13-18, II Thess 3:1-5I Tim 2:1-6, 4:12, 6:6-21II Tim 2:1-7
MathReview
& Ch 16 L6, TB p219-221, WB p174-175		Spiral Review & Ch 16, L7 TB p222-224, WB p177-180
Field Trip!
Spiral Review & Ch 17, L1 TB p226-229, WB p183Ch 17, L2 TB p230-233
SpellingReview Step 28 New Teaching, Dictate sentences 4-6, and Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch
Rewrite Step 27 misspelled words. Review card box, DS 4-9 on same paper started Thurs. Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch
Phonogram Assessment #4 See note below.Step 28 Test will be on Monday.
GrammarCLT PracticeDaily GrammarDaily Grammar
WritingWrite Conclusion RD, include at least 3 dress-upsWrite Introduction RD. Include at least 3 dress-ups. Begin Conclusion FDComplete Intro & Conclusion FD's and put all five paragraphs of your essay together. Due Mon stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
ReadingRead Tom Sawyer Ch 13 & 14 or classical book of choice. Read Tom Sawyer Ch 15 & 16 or classical book of choice. (Pace yourself to complete in three weeks.)Read Tom Sawyer Ch 17 & 18 or classical book of choice
Latin
HistoryMao's Cultural Revolution & Tiananmen SquareRead "Communism Crumbles" p459-462 and describe what happened in Berlin, Germany in journal p81Read p465-468 "The First Persian Gulf War" and orally narrate
GeographyFormer USSRFormer USSR
ScienceOwl Pellet DissectionReview
  Texas Birds
&
color the Red-winged Blackbird & Baltimore Oriole p46 in your field guide		1. Complete your bird report,
2. Review TX Birds,
&
3. Color the Eastern Bluebird p42 and Sparrows p45 in your field guide		Remember to color both male and female birds accurately in your field guide.
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 Due 4/29
GEOGRAPHY: Former USSR Due 5/1
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/1
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/6
Please check Alma weekly for grades and missing work.

Coming Soon:
Wednesday, April 17 - Science Mill Field Trip!
Saturday, April 20 - Nerf Tournament
Wednesday, May 1 - Spirit, Pizza, DOGS Day!


Math

  • Complete one page of the spiral review each home day (two per week), and return it the following day school day.
  • Here are some fun Optional Math Games and math videos to practice math skills learned this year.


Objectives:

1. Complete drawings of symmetrical figures.

2. Practice skills with lines

3. Identify faces, edges and vertices of a cuboid.

4. Identify nets of cuboids.


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Analyze six ways to spell the sound of /er/.

2. Review and assess phonograms


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.


Writing

Objective: Write an introduction and conclusion to a 5-paragraph report


Reading  

Objectives: 

1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills

2. Compare and contrast characters.

3. Identify tone in literature



History 

Objectives:

1. Know that during the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, every part of Chinese culture had to praise Mao & his policies
2. Know that in 1989, thousands of students protested together in Tiananmen Square wanting democracy.
3. Know that life in East Berlin was difficult until the fall of the Berlin Wall.
4. Know that Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 resulting in the first Gulf War.

Science
Objectives:
1. Identify characteristics of owls
2. Dissect an owl pellet
3. Identify Texas birds


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 memorizing the countries of the Former USSR 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. Due 5/6


Key Dates for the 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
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