Fortis Academy 4th grade: Sept. 9 - 13, 2024

4th Grade Week 5	9/9/2024	9/10/2024	9/11/2024	9/12/2024	9/13/2024
Discipleship	Fear of the Lord- "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” -Proverbs 9:10
Bible	Genesis 40-41	Read & discuss Genesis 42	Genesis 43-45	Gen. 46:1-7, Gen. 47:6-11
Math	FP-B, Ch 3 L5 TB p72-75, WB p60-62	FP-B or 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, use flashcards, play games, etc.
Spelling	Step 3: Review new teaching, Review Phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!	Step 3: Review card box, phonograms, Dictate Sentences 7-9 Check for accuracy.	Step 3 Test	Step 4: New Teaching, Dictate new words	DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 4"
Grammar	Ch 5, L1 Prepositional Phrases & Jingles 7-9, Grammar Time	Listen to Jingles 7-9. Orally list as many prepositions as you can. Ch 5, L2: Grammar Time	Ch 5, L2: Write a practice sentence & Ch 3, L5: 3-point expository paragraph	Ch 5, L3: Grammar Time 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	Read Milkmaid source text and create a kWO. Complete style practice p35	Write RD of Milkmaid, incorporating an ly adverb, w/w clause, and title rule. Co-teachers, please check spelling & punctuation.	Writer's Conference & Begin writing FD.	Complete Milkmaid FD, Underline and label all dress-ups and vocab. Due Mon.
Reading	Discussion	Read Ch13 & orally narrate.  Put The Perilous Road in your backpack for tomorrow.	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
History	Share Civil War Hero reports	Do some brief research on your assigned topic and be prepared to share it with classmates tomorrow.	Civil War Reports	Cut out and assemble Civil War Booklets from yesterday's reports.
Geography	Southern Europe - See Note Below
Science	Complete & Incomplete Metamorphosis	Read TB p64-67, Orally Narrate	Insect Anatomy & Classification of Life Test	Read TB p68-69. Optional: Make Lep minibook NB p79-83
Memory Work	POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 10/2 GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Due 10/16 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/30 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/11

Coming Soon!

Wednesday, Sept. 11 - Spirit Day

Saturday, Sept. 14 - Dodgeball tournament

Wednesday, Sept. 25 - DOGS, pizza, spirit day!

Discipleship

Our Character Virtue of the month is the Fear of the Lord. Fear of the Lord is knowing and understanding the glory and majesty of God. Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness

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. Find common factors.

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

5. Memorize multiplication facts 1-10

Spelling
Objective: Spell words ending in tion and alphabetize to the fourth letter

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

3. Incorporate new vocabulary and "ly" words into composition. 4. Create a title that repeats or reflects key words from the final sentence

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.

History

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

Science

Objectives:

1. Describe the stages of complete & incomplete metamorphosis

2. Assess insect anatomy and classification of life.

3. Identify characteristics of Order Lepidoptera.

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 are beginning our study of Southern Europe. Sheppards software has helpful computer games for additional practice.

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/geography/europe/game-1/

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

Fortis Academy 4th grade: Sept. 2 - 6, 2024

4th Grade Week 4	9/2/2024	9/3/2024	9/4/2024	9/5/2024	9/6/2024	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Fear of the Lord- "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” -Proverbs 9:10
Bible	No school - Labor Day	Gen 32:22-31	Gen 37	Gen 39 *See Note Below
Math		FB B, Ch 3, L1 TB p57-60, WB p47-49 CCC	Ch 2 Quiz & Ch 3, L2 TB p61-64, WB p50-52	FP-B, Ch 3, L3, TB p65-67, WB p53 CCC	Ch 3, L4 TB p68-71, WB p57-59 CCC	If your child can complete FP-B in 5 min. move on to the Multiplication FP.
Spelling		Review previous spelling words and phonograms: sh, th, oo, ee, oy, oi, ch, ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui, and all 26 single letter phonograms	Phonogram Review	Re-write Step 2 misspelled words 5 times each. Due Mon. Continue to review words and rules through step 3, checking for mastery. Review all 26 Single Phonograms in preparation for tomorrow's assessment.	Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker Assessment 1 (In binder) Grade in red pen, have student make corrections, then return to class to record grade. See Note Below
Grammar		Ch 4, L1 Complete Grammar Time, Skill Time, Practice Time	Ch 4, L2 Grammar Time, Write Practice Sentence & Complete Daily Grammar 4	Ch 4, L3 Grammar Time, Skill Time & Write Expanded Practice Sentence (TM p64-65), Complete Daily Grammar 5 (purple folder)
Writing		L5 The Mule & His Buyer. Read source text p38 & create a KWO p39. Retell to a family member.	Introduce w/w dress-up, Complete style practice,  Begin writing RD.	Complete RD & Review all vocab words from L1-4. Be sure that you know the definition and can use each one properly in an original sentence for vocab test on Mon.
Reading		Read The Good Master Ch 11 and create a storyboard following the directions on p24	Discussion & Share storyboards	Read Ch12 and orally narrate		Reading Journals will be collected Wed. for grading.
History		Read "South Against North" SOTW p49-53. Narrate and answer questions in your journal.	The War Between the States	Do a little research on a hero of the war (your choice, see list below) and write a paragraph about what they did and why they are heroic. Illustrate or include a photo. Be prepared to share with the class Monday.		Co-Teachers, please check and score journal entries.
Geography		Southern Europe Due 10/16
Science		Read TB p56-60 Orally narrate	Metamorphosis	Read TB p60-64 & orally narrate, Do Act. 3.2 NB p73	Continue working on insect collecting & preserving. See note below.	Science journals will be collected Mon 9/9 for grading.
Memory Work	POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 10/2 GEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe Due 10/16 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/30 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/11

 

L-Lesson	KWO-Key Word Outline	NB-Science Notebook
TB- Textbook	RD- Rough Draft	WDYR-What Do You Remember
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	SOTW-Story of the World Vol 4

Discipleship: 

Our Character Virtue of the month is the Fear of the Lord. Fear of the Lord is knowing and understanding the glory and majesty of God. Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness

Bible Note: Parents may want to preview Tues. Bible reading before assigning to your student.

Math: Begin math with a 5-minute warm-up of subtraction practice using Facts Practice B.  When your child can complete FP-B correctly in 5 min, move on to the multiplication facts practice.

Objectives:

1. Find multiples of a one-digit number

2. Find common multiples

3. Find factors of whole numbers up to 100

4. Identify prime and composite numbers

Spelling

Objective: Review & Assess single letter phonograms

Note: 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) - Co-teachers, 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

Objectives: 1. Create a KWO from a source text. 2. Write a rough draft of a fable using KWO and composition checklist. 3. Incorporate a who/which clause into composition. 4. Create a title that repeats or reflects key words from the final sentence

Grammar

Objectives: 

1. Identify parts of speech and use them correctly.

2. Identify predicate words located in the complete subject.

3. Find synonyms and antonyms for a word.

4. Write a practice sentence.

History

Objectives:  

1. Identify factors that led to the War Between the States.
2. Identify key figures of the war.

3. Research a war hero.

Note: Choose a person from the Civil War that you would like to learn more about. Read about their life and write a paragraph describing what that individual did during the Civil War that was notable or commendable. Some possible ideas include various political figures, generals, spies, abolitionists, etc.  There are many more! Students will be sharing this information with classmates on Monday of next week.

https://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war.php has biographies of many people, including the following. Be sure to write your paragraph using your own words.

President Abraham Lincoln
Robert E Lee
Ulysses S Grant
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Mary Walker
Dorothea Dix
Louisa May Alcott

Science

Objectives:

1. Identify characteristics of Order Lepidoptera.

2. Know the four stages of complete metamorphosis.

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=-Ve5mftxnwk 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP726-Zmdqc 

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

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 begin our study of Southern Europe this week. 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 26 - 30, 2024

4th Grade Week 3	8/26/2024	8/27/2024	8/28/2024	8/29/2024	8/30/2024	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Prudence- "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age, while we wait for the blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.” – Titus 2:11-13
Bible	Gen. 21:1-8, Gen. 22:1-18	Genesis 24	Gen. 25:19-34 & Gen.  27- Gen. 28:10-20	Genesis 29
Math	FP-B, Ch 2, L2: TB p42-45, WB p28-30	FP-A or B, Ch 2, L3: TB p46-48, WB p31-33	FP-B, Ch 2 L4 TB p49-51, WB p34-37	FP-A or B,  Ch 2, L5: TB p52-54, WB p38-39	Ch 2 L6 Practice TB p55-56 See note below
Spelling	Step 2: Review new teaching, Reinforcement & Writing Station Words, Review Phonograms, DS 4-6	Step 2: Review card box, single-letter phonograms, DS 7-9 Check for accuracy.	Step 2 Test	Step 3: New Teaching p27-30,  Dictate new words	DS 1-3 on paper titled "Step 3 Practice"	After you dictate words or sentences to your students, proofread it with them. When encountering a mistake remind them of the specific rule that goes along with that word (if there is one); Refer to the blue key cards for the spelling rules.
Grammar	Ch 3, L1: Identify adverbs that modify adjectives and adverbs. Grammar Time, Skill Time	Ch 3, L2 Jingles 1-6, Grammar Time, TM p28-30, Skill Time TM p31	Ch 3, L3: Grammar Time, Skill Time, Review Ref 10, Do Practices 1-3	Ch 3 L4 Test (for practice only). Do Ex 1, 2, 4, 5 CCC
Writing	L3:The Four Oxen & the Lioness KWO & -ly dress-up, vocab practice	Review vocab. Using your KWO and composition checklist p30, write a RD of The Four Oxen & the Lioness	Writer's conference & edit RD.  In-class writing assignment	Write FD. Use rubric to ensure all components are present. Due Mon stapled:  Rubric, FD, RD
Reading	Discuss The Good Master Ch 8  & Vocab for Ch 9	Read Ch 9 and orally answer questions 1 & 2 p22. Write your answer to question 3 on p22.	Discussion	Read Ch 10 & choose one of the Research, Writing & Drawing activities on p.23 to complete. Orally answer questions 1-6.		Co-Teachers, if possible, review the list of vocabulary words (in the journal) before your child reads their chapter. After reading, have your child orally narrate what they read and use the journal questions as prompts to ensure comprehension.
History	David Livingstone and the exploration of Africa	Read SOTW p29-34 "Wandering Through Africa" and write a paragraph in your journal recalling what you admire about David Livingstone	Share journal entries, discuss Livingstone quotes	Read p41-46 "The Taiping Rebellion". Journal questions p9		Remember to answer in complete sentences and proofread for spelling and punctuation mistakes!
Geography	Review Oceans & Continents	Review Oceans & Continents for tomorrow's test	Oceans & Continents Test
Science	Insect Collecting	Read TB p46-49 & answer WDYR questions p59	Pinning practice. Handouts sent home	Read TB p50-53 & answer WDYR p60	Insect Collecting
Memory Work	POEM 1, Due for Recitation on 10/2 GEOGRAPHY: Ocean & Continents Test on 8/28 KEY DATES: 1-3 Test on 9/30 SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life Test on 9/11

Coming Soon!

Monday, Aug. 26 - Picture Day

Wednesday, Aug. 28 - DOGS Day/ Spirit Day/Pizza Day!

Monday, Sept. 2 - Labor Day - No school 

L-Lesson	KWO-Key Word Outline	NB-Science Notebook
TB- Textbook	RD- Rough Draft	WDYR-What Do You Remember
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	SOTW-Story of the World Vol 4

Discipleship: 

Our Character Virtue of the month is Prudence. Prudence is the ability to discern what is good and right and act 

accordingly.

Math

Begin math with a 5-minute warm-up of addition practice using Facts Practice A or B  When your child can complete the page correctly in 5 min, move on to subtraction, multiplication, or division. Math Facts

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. Subtract 5-digit numbers.

2. Use mental math to add and subtract up to 5-digit numbers

3. Solve multi-step word problems with addition and subtraction

4. Practice previously learned skills

Spelling

Objective: Spell words with the sound of /kt/ spelled ct

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

NOTE: For a list of additional classical books your child may enjoy, check out Classicalreader.com.

Writing

Objectives: 1. Create a KWO from a source text. 2. Write a rough draft of a fable using KWO and a composition checklist. 3. Incorporate new vocabulary 4. Correctly incorporate “ly” words into the composition.

Grammar

Objectives: 

1.  Identify adverbs that modify adjectives and adverbs.

2.  Identify P1 sentences: SN V

3.  Review singular, plural, and proper nouns.

4.  Identify the simple subject and simple predicate of a sentence.

History

Objectives:  

1. Know that David Livingstone went to Africa to care for the sick and preach Christianity

2. Recognize problems facing China in the mid-1800s: corrupt government and opium addiction

Science

Objectives:

1. Know how to collect and identify insects.

2. Identify different types of insect eyes, mouths, legs, and wings

3. Create an insect collection for observation

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:  Continents & Oceans test is next Monday. Students are responsible for labeling seven continents and five oceans. A word bank will be provided. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page.

Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species