Fortis Academy 4th Grade: March 5 - 9


4th
3/5/2018
3/6/2018
3/7/2018
3/8/2018
3/9/2018
Discipleship
Honesty + Matthew 5: 1-14
Bible
Ex 20:1-17
Ps 19
1 Cor 1:18-31
Jn 2:13-22 (23-25)

Math
HIG p 59, TB p58 LT 15-17, WB Ex 37
HIG p60-61, TB p59 LT 18-20, 21-23, Ex 38
HIG p62-63, TB p60-61 LT 24-27, WB Ex 39 -40
CCC Ex 39-40, Practice 2E & 2F: Do Odd Problems Only, Bar Model where needed, CCC
Enjoy your break!
Spelling
Step 23: Review New Teaching. Dictate sentences 4-6 on same paper started Thurs. Play Sparkle!
Make Step 22 Test Corrections, Step 23: Review Card box. Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present
Step 23 Spelling Test
Step 24 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words
Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 24 Practice."
Grammar
Ch 22, L1: Classify Sentences, Ref. 65 & 66: Writing a Business Letter
Use Ref 65-67 to draft a business letter to a company of your choice. Please address, but do not seal, an envelope as well. We will look at these together in class Wednesday.
Ch 22, L3 Sentences. Peer review business letters.
Seal and stamp your business letter, and mail it!

Writing
L17, Part 4 Begin FD, Introduce 4th quarter poem
Lesson 17, Part 4: Complete Final Draft. Due Wed stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
Present your choice of "Tom Thumb" or "Ugly Duckling" to the class!
IEW Break!

Reading
Read From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Chaps 9-end this week. We will discuss after the break.

Latin
Ch 17 Memory Page & Grammar
Review Ch 16 Chant & Ch 17 memory page
Ch 17 Worksheet
Ch 17 quiz

History
SOTW Ch 35 "The Space Race"
U.S. Astronauts Walk on the Moon #154, Complete Vietnam Era Interview (See note below)
Share Vietnam Era Interviews, Astronauts Walk on the Moon Activities
 
Geography
Eastern Europe - Due 3/28
Science
Project: Build your newspaper stool
Do "What Would You Weigh on the Moon?" activity sent home Mon
Test newspaper stools for strength
Describe (or draw) your newspaper stool and record your results. What did you learn about balance, support and weight?  Would you make any changes or adjustments next time?

Memory Work
Timeline Song Due 4/30, Quarter 4 Poem Due 5/2
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, March 7 - Nest Meeting 9am
March 12 - 16 Spring Break!

**Please check Alma weekly for any missing work

Math:   Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with a Math fact sheet of your choice and 5 min of Mental Math.   Work through MM 14 this week.  This week we will:
  • Divide decimal numbers by adding decimal places when there is a remainder
  • Estimate the quotient for division of decimals
  • Round the quotient to one decimal place
  • Solve word problems involving the division of decimals
  • Practice and review previously learned skills
Composition:
  • Complete a polished report using two sources, complete with topic sentence, clincher, vocabulary words, and dress-ups. 
  • Utilize public speaking skills to present three-paragraph story to class
Reading: Students should be reading a minimum of 40 minutes per day.  After each chapter students should narrate the passage to parents. Parents should then ask questions about the meaning of the passage and engage in Socratic discussion with their student.

Grammar: 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 exciting.

Spelling: Learn to spell words with ar in an unaccented syllable.

Latin:Listen to Latin chants daily to aid in memorization.

History: 
  • Explore the role the Cold War had on space exploration and watch a clip of the first moonwalk.
  •  Share information from Vietnam War era interviews
  •  Continue memorizing the history timeline song.
On Wednesday we will be sharing information and stories gathered from student's interviews with people living during the Vietnam War. If your student has arranged to interview someone over the break, they may turn in a note stating who they plan to interview on Wed., and bring the completed report to school Monday after Spring Break.

Science:   Students are making functioning piece of furniture out of newspaper.  In addition to learning to work together cooperatively, they have to consider balance, support, and weight when designing a stool.

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our fourth quarter poem is “The Dentist and the Crocodile”.  Additional copies here
History: Timeline  
Here is a YouTube demonstration the hand motions for the first 6 minutes. Timeline Song
Here is a video of the hand motions for the second 6 minutes of the song: Timeline Song
Geography: We are continuing our study of Eastern Europe.  Additional maps here.

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Feb. 26 - Mar. 2


4th
2/26/2018
2/27/2018
2/28/2018
3/1/2018
3/2/2018
Discipleship
Honesty (Trustworthiness) + Matthew 5: 1-13
Bible
Is. 66:1-2, Acts 1:15-26
Matt. 11:25-30, Gen 17:1-7, 15-16
Ps 22:23-31, Rom 5:1-11
Mk 8:27-38

Math
HIG p 51, TB p 50-51 LT 15-18, WB Ex 32-33
HIG p53, TB p52 Practice 2C CCC
HIG p 54-55, TB p53, LT 1-6, WB Ex 34
HIG p56-57 TB p56 LT 7-10, WB Ex 35
HIG p 58 TB p56-57 LT 10 WB Ex 36
Spelling
Step 22: Review New Teaching, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thur, Play Sparkle!
Make Step 21 Corrections, Review Card box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.
Step 22 Spelling Test
Step 23 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words
Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 23 Practice."
Grammar
Poem Memorization strategies, Ch 21, L1 Review writing a friendly letter
Ch 21, L2 Classify Sentences, Write one original sentence for each sentence pattern (P1, P2, P3) Include labels
Poem 3 Recitations
Ch. 21, L3 Classify Sentences. Optional: use Ref 63- 64 to write a friendly letter to a relative, and mail it!

Writing
L17 P1 Source Text & KWO
L17 P2 Brainstorm p140, Read Aloud: The Sword in the Stone
L17, P2: Fused Outline
Complete L17 P3: Write Rough Draft using composition checklist on p143. Read and edit your paragraph

Reading
Read From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Chaps 5-8 this week.

Latin
Ch 16 Review
Study Memory Chart & Chants for Ch 15 & 16 for Board Wars tomorrow
Board Wars!
Ch 16 Quiz

History
SOTW Ch 37 "Two Short Wars & One Long One"
The Vietnam War #153 Write a summary in your journal
Vietnam activities & discussion
Timeline Songs 1 & 2

Geography
Eastern Europe - Due 3/28
Science
Project: Newspaper Stool Do Steps 1 & 2
Read G & G p99-102, Choose and do 1 activity
Project: Newspaper Stool Do Steps 3-5
Read G & G p103-105 Make a frisbee and test it out

Memory Work
Quarter 3 Poem Due 2/28
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Feb 28 - Quarter 3 Poem Recitation
Wednesday, Feb 28 - Pizza Lunch & Spirit Day!
March 12 - 16 Spring Break!

Math:   Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with a Math fact sheet of your choice and 5 min of Mental Math.   Work through MM 13 this week.  This week we will:
  • Solve word problems involving multiplication of decimal numbers
  • Practice multiplying decimal numbers
  • Divide a number of up to two decimal places by a 1 digit number

Composition:
We will continue to practice:
  • using multiple references to writing a report
  • taking notes on a specific topic from each reference 
  • fusing outlines and writing a summary from the fused outline
Reading: Students should be reading a minimum of 40 minutes per day.  After each chapter students should narrate the passage to parents. Parents should then ask questions about the meaning of the passage and engage in Socratic discussion with their student.

Grammar:
Spelling: Learn the Doubling Rule for adding vowel suffixes.
Latin:
Listen to Latin chants daily to aid in memorization.
History
Science  

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is “Pied Beauty”. Due 2/28.  Additional copies here.
History: Timeline  
Here is a YouTube demonstration the hand motions for the first 6 minutes. Timeline Song
Here is a video of the hand motions for the second 6 minutes of the song: Timeline Song
Geography: We are continuing our study of Eastern Europe.  Additional maps here.

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Feb 19 - 23


4th2/19/20182/20/20182/21/20182/22/20182/23/2018
DiscipleshipHonesty + Matthew 5: 1-12
BibleGen 22:1-18Ps 25:1-10James 1:12-18Mk 1:9-15
MathFP A, HIG p45-46 TB p45 LT 1-6 WB Ex 28FP H, HIG p 43, TB p43, Practice 2AFP B, HIG p 47-48, WB Ex 29FP H, HIG p 49-50, TB p 48 LT 7-14, WB Ex 30-31HIG p43 TB p44 Practice 2B
SpellingStep 21: Review New Teaching, DS 4-6, Review Phonograms, Play Sparkle!Make Step 20 Corrections, Review Phonograms as needed. Review Card box. Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if presentStep 21 Spelling TestStep 22 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words and sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 21 Practice." Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment 3 grade in red pen and return to school Mon
GrammarCh 20, L1 Sentences. Review Ref. 59: Linking Verbs, Practice Time.Ch 20, L2 Sentences, Review Making Nouns Plural Ref. 60, Complete Practice 1,2 & 4. Ch 20, L3 Sentences, Similes & Metaphors, Complete Ch 20 L4 Activity Time: Color Poem Ch 19, L4 Test. Skip Exercises 2, 5, and 7. Co-Teachers, correct in red pen & return to school.
WritingUgly Duckling RD due, L16, P1:Source Text & KWO & L16 P2: Source Text & KWOPage 132-133 Prepositional Sentence Opener & L16 Vocabulary study p127L16, Pt 3 Fused OutlineL16, Pt 4 Read source text & create KWO and Vocab study p135
ReadingRead From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Chaps 1-4 this week.
LatinCh 16 Memory Chart & GrammarCh16 - Recite memory chart & review new teachingCh16 - Worksheets. Recite memory chart.Write out the Imperfect Tense Verb Endings
HistoryPresident's Day! Review US PresidentsThe Antarctic Treaty #152, Write a short summary in your journal.US Presidents AssessmentTimeline Song 1  & Timeline Song 2
GeographyEastern Europe - Due 3/28
ScienceBalance Sentence Due G & G p90-91 Experiment: Super Spinners, Write lab reportRead G&G p92 & 93 Do activity & add to summary sheetProject: Newspaper Stool Do Steps 1 & 2Read G & G p94 & 95 More about Spin Do activity & add summary to journal, Define torque
Memory WorkUS Presidents Due 2/21, Quarter 3 Poem Due 2/28
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Feb 21 - US Presidents Assessment
Wednesday, Feb 28 - Quarter 3 Poem Recitation
Wednesday, Feb 28 - Pizza Lunch & Spirit Day! 

Discipleship:
Start your home school day with prayer and Bible reading.  Our Character Virtue of the month is Honesty.  http://www.kidsofintegrity.com/lessons/honesty has wonderful resources to help instill this character trait in your child.

Math:   Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with the assigned Math fact sheet and 5 min of Mental Math.   Work through MM 11& 12 this week.  
Objectives:
1. Multiply numbers to 1-decimal place by a 1-digit whole number.
2. Solve word problems involving multiplication of decimal numbers.
3. Practice adding and subtracting decimal numbers. 
4. Multiply numbers to 2-decimal places by a 1-digit whole number.
Composition:
We're starting Unit 6 this week, where students will learn to write a report by summarizing multiple source texts and then fusing the notes into one outline.  We are also adding the prepositional opener to our stylistic techniques.
Objectives for Unit 6: 
  • use multiple references in writing a report
  • take notes on a specific topic from each reference
  • fuse and write a summary from the fused outline
Reading: Students should be reading a minimum of 40 minutes per day.
Grammar
Objectives: 1.Know that a Linking Verb connects a word in the predicate to the subject of a sentence.
2. Identify similes and metaphors in writing  
Spelling
Objective: Learn to spell words containing the sound of /n/ spelled gn. 
Latin:
Listen to Latin chants daily to aid in memorization.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 6  Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9  
Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 14 Chapter 15           
History 
Objectives: 1. Assess US Presidents 
Science  
Torque: the force you add to make something rotate.
Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory
We are continuing our memorization of the US Presidents.  For assessment, students will write all the 
presidents' first and last names.  Due 2/21/18.  If you'd like to make flashcards, here are some 
president picture memory cards.   
Science Memory Work: Sentence on Balance
An object is in balance when all the forces that push or pull on it have caused it to remain still.
Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is “Pied Beauty”. Due 2/28.  Additional copies here.
History:  All US Presidents   There are several YouTube video songs.  Here are two:
US Presidents to "America"  US Presidents
Timeline:  You can find a YouTube video of the timeline song with pictures of the cards and dates on
here.
Here is a YouTube demonstration the hand motions for the first 6 minutes. Timeline Song
Here is a video of the hand motions for the second 6 minutes of the song: Timeline Song
Geography: We are continuing our study of Eastern Europe. Additional maps here.