Fortis Academy 4th Grade: April 9 - 13

4th4/9/20184/10/20184/11/20184/12/20184/13/2018
DiscipleshipPerseverance (Habit of Right Doing) + Matthew 5: 1-16
BibleActs 4:32-35Psalm 1481 Jn 1:1-2:2Jn 20:19-31
MathCTP Testing, Review D due, Worksheet sent homeComplete Worksheet Exercises 32 (odds) & 33 (odds & #6) Due WedCTP TestingComplete Worksheet Ex 38 & 39. Review TB p77-79 if needed. Due 4/18
SpellingReview Step 27 NT and card box, DS 4-9 on same paper started Thurs.Rewrite misspelled Step 25 Test words, Review phonograms & Card Box. Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.Step 27 Spelling TestStep 28 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 27 Practice."
GrammarCTP TestingCh 26, L1 Read Ref.78A Make Title Page and complete p1: Things I Like to Do. Write a sentence or two about each thing listed. IllustrateCTP TestingCh26, L2: Read Ref 78B and complete pages 2 & 4. List goals for My Life, and write a paragraph describing your strengths
WritingCTP TestingL 22, Part 1: Assignment: Complete writing RD of 3rd paragraph using checklist, Rubric sent homeCTP TestingBegin writing FD of your myth due Wed. 4/18
ReadingIntroduce Journey to Jo'BurgRead Journey to Jo'Burg Chaps 1-3Discuss Chaps 1-3Read Journey to Jo'Burg Chaps 4-6
LatinCTP TestingCh 3 & 4 Review the First Declension noun chants & charts. Fill out the chart sent home MonCTP TestingCh 6 & 7 Review the Second-Declension Noun chants and charts. Fill out the chart sent home. Due Wed.
HistoryNelson Mandela  Read #160 September 11, 2001 & write a paragraph including topic sentence, 3-4 facts, and clincher sentence in your journal *See noteCTP Testing & History Journal CheckAsk your parents where they were on 9/11.  What are their recollections of that day? Review Timeline Song 1 & Song 2 Review US Presidents
GeographyScandinavia - Due 4/25
ScienceMagnet & Electricity ReviewRead Aloud: Michael Faraday, Giant of Electrical Research, and copy quote in journal         See note belowScience Journal Check, Magnets & Electricity QuizRead Aloud: James Prescott Joule, Originator of Joule's Law & copy quote in journalReview Magnet Poem for Wed Assessment
Memory WorkQuarter 4 Poem Due 5/2, Magnet Poem 4/18, Scandinavia 4/25, Timeline Song 4/30

Coming Soon:
Week of April 9th - CPT Testing 
Monday 9 – Friday 13 Awesome Raffle Baskets to be on display
Friday, April 13 - Nerf Tournament at Hill Country Bible Church Gym 5:30-10:00pm
Monday, April 16 - Student Holiday
Friday, April 20 - Fortis Spring Play and Electives Showcase 7:00pm
April 23 - May 4 Fortis Art Show!

Discipleship
Start your home school day with prayer and Bible reading.  This month's character virtue is perseverance, this week focusing on the habit of doing right.
 
Math:   Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with a Math fact sheet of your choice and 5 min of Mental Math.   Work through any of MM 1-15 this week.  This week we will:
Review and practice previously learned skills.

Composition:  Complete writing the RD of your sequel or variation and begin writing the final draft.

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.
Spelling: Learn to spell words with the sound of /er/ as in journey.

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

History:
Our history card this week focuses on Sept 11,2001. You decide how much or little you want to share with your student. The 9/11 Memorial has tips on talking to your children about terrorism which may be helpful. Talking To Children

Science:  Co-Teachers, please read aloud the Scientist Biographies sent home and discuss their contributions to science. The copywork is to be completed in cursive in student science journals.

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 beginning our study of Scandinavia  Additional maps here.

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Apr 2 - 6

4th4/2/20184/3/20184/4/20184/5/20184/6/2018
DiscipleshipPerseverance (Work) + Matthew 5: 1-15
BibleDan 12:1c-3, Ps 100, 1 Cor. 5:6b-8, Lk 24:13-35 Dan 3:8-28, Ps 2, Acts 13:26-33, Lk 24:36-49Acts 3:13-15, 17-19, Ps 61 Col 3:1-7, Jn 21:1-14
MathHIG p81, TB p86-87 LT 1-3, WB Ex 45 & HIG p83, TB p88-89 LT 4-7, WB Ex 46, Send home Challenge PacketCCC Ex 45 & 46, Do HIG p84, TB p89, LT 7-8, WB Ex47, Complete Challenge Packet: Return to school Wed for HW gradeReview C p80-82Complete Review D, Co-Teachers please correct in red pen and have student make corrections, Due Monday
SpellingReview New Teaching and Strategies for Step 26. Dictate sentences 4-6. Play Sparkle!Rewrite misspelled Step 25 Test words, Review phonograms & Card Box. Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.Step 26 Spelling TestStep 27 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 27 Practice."
GrammarCh 25, L1: Outlines Ref. 76 & 77Ch 25, L2 Practice Time. Refer to Ref. 76-77.Ch 25, L3 Practice Time.

WritingComplete KWO, Retell, & L21, P3: BrainstormLesson 21, Part 3: Write RD of your myth's 1st paragraph  Writer's Conference & L21, P4: Write RD of 2nd paragraph  Complete writing RD of 2nd paragraph, or if done, begin 3rd paragraph. Co-teachers, use the checklist (p182) to ensure proper mechanics and style are in place.
ReadingContinue reading classical book of choice. Pace yourself to complete the book this week.Put Journey to Jo'Burg in your backpack for Mon
LatinCh 19 ReviewReview Ch 17 & 19 memory page & chants for game tomorrowReview GameReview Ch 15 & 16
HistoryIntro to European Union & Timeline SongRead "European Union Formed" #158 SOTW Ch 42 "The End of the Twentieth Century" & Timeline SongApartheid Abolished in South Africa #159 and write a brief summary
GeographyScandinavia - Due 4/25
ScienceExperiment: Conductors & InsulatorsRead USE p230 Circuits & Electricity, In  your journal describe at least 2 types of circuits. How are they similar? How are they different? Give an example of how they are used.Read "Electricity can produce heat" p94-95 and Project: Make an Electric LampAdd what you learned from yesterday's experiment to summary & Define "Conductor" and "Insulator"
Memory WorkQuarter 4 Poem Due 5/2, Magnet Poem 4/18, Scandinavia 4/25, Timeline Song 4/30


Coming Soon:
Monday, April 2 - Fortis Academy Vision & Strategy Meeting 7:00pm
Wednesday April 4 - Casual Day for 4th Grade only! We won the Box Top contest!
Week of April 9th - CPT Testing
Friday, April 13 - Nerf Tournament
Monday, April 16 - Student Holiday

Math:   Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with a Math fact sheet of your choice and 5 min of Mental Math.   Work through any of MM 1-15 this week.  This week we will:  
1. Interpret 2-dimensional drawings of unit cubes.
2. Build solids from models drawn on isometric dot paper.
3. Determine the number of unit cubes used to make a solid.
4. Visualize new solids formed by adding or removing cubes.
5. Review previously learned skills.

Composition:  Begin writing a RD of either a variation or sequel to a myth. Use the Story Sequence Outline to organize your story.

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:  Review information and practice making a simple outline.
  
Spelling: Learn to spell words containing the sound of /u/ spelled ou.

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

History:
Science:  
Vocabulary Definitions:
Insulator: a substance through which current cannot flow
Conductor: a substance through which current can flow
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 beginning our study of Scandinavia  Additional maps here.

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: March 26 -29

4th3/26/20183/27/20183/28/20183/29/20183/30/2018
DiscipleshipPerseverance (Diligence) + Matthew 5: 1-15
BibleIs 50:5-10, Ps 36:5-10, Heb 9:11-15, Jn 12:1-23 Is 49:1-7, Ps 71:1-14, 1 Cor 1:18-25, Jn 12:23-50 Is 62:11-63:7, Ps 70, Rom 5:6-11, Jn 13:16-38Ex 12:1-14, 1 Cor 11:23-32, Jn 13:1-17, 31b-35
Good Friday - School Holiday
MathMath TestHIG p76, TB p74-75 LT 1-2, WB Ex 42HIG p77, TB p76-79 LT 3-8, WB Ex 43HIG p.78, TB p79, LT 9, WB Ex. 44
SpellingStep 25: Review New Teaching and Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6. Play Sparkle!Re-write missed Step 24 words, Review Card Box & Phonograms as needed, Dictate Sentences 7-9Step 25 Spelling TestStep 26 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words and sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 26 Practice."
GrammarCh 24, L1: Main Parts of the Library, Practice 1 & Activity p381 Design a libraryCh 24, L2 Ref 73 & 74, Practice 1 & 2, Complete design of your library if not finished yesterdayCh 24, L3: Ref.75 The Dictionary & L3 Practice TimeCh 24 Test A, all problems. Co-teachers, check for accuracy with red pen. Due Mon
WritingWriter's Conference Begin writing FDLesson 20, Part 1: Write FD of My Favorite Fairy Tale, Due Wed. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RDLesson 20, Part 2 Explain variation & sequel, -ly opener, & Lesson 21, Part 2 Read-Aoud 3 source textsDecide which story you will write a sequel or variation and begin KWO. L21, Pt 2. Page 177
ReadingContinue reading classical book of choice. Pace yourself to complete the book in two weeks.
LatinCh 19 Review Ch 19
Ch 19 Worksheet & Quiz

HistorySOTW Ch 40 "The 1980's in the USSR"Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe #157, Timeline Song 1SOTW Ch 41 "Communism Crumbles"Write a summary of what you learned this week in your journal, Timeline Song 2
GeographyEastern Europe ReviewReview Map for test tomorrowEastern Europe Test
ScienceExperiment: Electricity Produces Magnetism p91-92Read USE p234-235 Magnetism (cont), write summary & define "Electromagnetism"Project: Potato Clock Step 9Read USE p228-229 Electricity, Add to summary & Define "Electricity"
Memory WorkQuarter 4 Poem Due 5/2, Magnet Poem 4/18, Scandinavia 4/25, Timeline Song 4/30

Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Mar 28 - Pizza and Spirit Day!
Wednesday April 4 - Casual Day for 4th Grade only! We won the Box Top contest!
Friday, April 13 - Nerf Tournament
Monday, April 16 - Student Holiday

Math:   Continue doing a 5 min warm-up with a Math fact sheet of your choice and 5 min of Mental Math.   Work through any of MM 1-15 this week.  This week we will:  
1. Assess previously learned concepts
2. Identify symmetric figures 
3. Identify and draw lines of symmetry
4.Complete a symmetric figure with respect to a line of symmetry

Composition:
1. Complete writing from a prompt paragraph.
2. Make a story sequence KWO for a variation or a sequel to a fable.
3. Learn to dress-up writing by using an -ly opener.

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:  
Objectives:  
1. Identify and name the main parts of a library. 
2. Use guide words to find words in a dictionary. 
3. Identify the parts of dictionary entry words.     
 
Spelling: Learn to spell more words with Long E spelled EA.

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

History:
Science:  
Vocabulary Definitions:
Electromagnetism: the effect that takes place when an electric current flows through a wire, forming a magnetic field.
Electricity: the effect caused by the presence or movement of electrically charged particles. 
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 assessing Eastern Europe on Wednesday.  Additional maps here.


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