Fortis Academy 4th grade: Feb 17 -21, 2020


4th2/17/20202/18/20202/19/20202/20/20202/21/2020
DiscipleshipPeacefulness
BibleRead Matt 1 & 2Read Matt 4Matt 5-7Read Matthew 14:13-36
MathHIG p39-41, TB p40 LT 28-30 & 31-34, WB Ex 25HIG p42, TB p41-42 LT 35-37, WB Ex 26-27HIG p45-46 TB p45 LT 1-6 WB Ex 28HIG p 47-48, WB Ex 29HIG p 43, TB p43, Practice 2A CCC, Due Mon
SpellingReview Step 20 New Teaching and Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6. Play Sparkle!Review Step 20 New Teaching & Card Box, Dictate sentences 4-6. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present.Step 20 Spelling TestStep 21 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 21 Practice."
GrammarCh 16, L1 The Indirect Object & Pattern 3Ch 16, L2 Classify sentences onlyCh 16, L3 Indirect Objects & Write a P3 sentenceCh 16 Test for practice only. Do Ex 1,2,4,5,6
WritingKWO due, Style Practice & begin write 1st paragraph of "The Ugly Duckling"Using you KWO, complete the 2nd paragraph of your story. Use the composition checklist to make sure you have all required dress-ups. Vocab study: miserable, despiseWriter's Conference and write the 3rd paragraph of your story.Co-Teachers, please check 3rd paragraph for grammar and spelling. Begin writing FD (Due Wed 5/19) Underline 6 dress-ups in each paragraph and label in margin. Highlight 2-3 key words in each central fact/clincher.
ReadingCh 6 DiscussionRead Ch 7DiscussionRead Ch 8
LatinCh 9 Memory page and grammarCh 9 Chant & storyReview GameReview 8 & 9 Chants
HistoryHistory Project presentations & The Marshall PlanRead SOTW p355-360 "Two Republics of China" and in your journal answer:1)Why did millions of Chinese join the Chinese Communist Party? 2)What is your opinion of Chairman Mao? Give reasons from the text to support your answer. Mao & the Communist Victory in ChinaRead SOTW p367-370 "The Korean War" and answer:1) How did the Soviet Union "help" Korea after WW II? 2) What did the truce that ended the Korean War say?
GeographyEastern Europe
ScienceWings & Flying, Make Peacock PocketComplete "What Do You Remember?" p40ExperimentCatch-up on reading, write facts on your "feathers" & Complete Crossword puzzle p44Watch for birds at your feeder and try to identify as many as you can! Keep a record in your journal p28
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 3 on 3/4
GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Test on 2/26
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/2
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 3/25
Please Check Alma weekly for grades and missing work.

Coming Soon:
Wednesday, February 19 - Co-Teacher Training 2-3pm
Saturday, February 22 - Fortis Family Work Day 9am-12pm
Wednesday, February 26 - Spirit Day, D.O.G.S. Day, and Pizza Day!
Wednesday, February 26 - Eastern Europe Geography Test
Monday, March 2 - Key Dates 1-9 Test
Wednesday, March 4 - Poem 3 Recitations
March 16 - March 20 Spring Break!

Math
Objectives:
1. Estimate differences for decimals.
2. Solve word problems involving addition or subtraction of decimals.
3. Multiply tenths and hundredths.
4. Multiply a 1-place decimal by a whole number.
5. Practice 

Spelling
Objective:
1. Spell words containing the sound of /oo/ spelled ui.

Writing
Objectives:
1. Write a story consisting of 3 paragraphs which describe what is happening in a series of pictures.
2. Use 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.

Grammar
Objectives: Identify and classify P3 sentences with a subject noun, verb-transitive, indirect object and direct object.

Reading
Objectives:
1. Engage in meaningful Socratic dialogue
2. Summarize a passage through oral narration.
3. Identify virtues in characters in The House of Sixty Fathers

Latin
Objectives:
1. Memorize 2nd Declension Neuter Noun Endings
2. Learn new Latin vocabulary

History
Objectives:
1. Know that under the Marshall Plan, the Allies gave money to rebuild Europe after WWII, and Germany was split in two.
2. Know that Chairman Mao brought Communism to China in 1949
3. Know that communist North Korean soldiers marched into democratic South Korea in 1950 starting the Korean War.


Science
Objectives:
1. Understand the different kinds of flying that birds do.
2. Experiment to see which color birds prefer
3. Practice bird identification.


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 in one. In Christ Alone  Additional copies can be found here.
Geography:  We will begin our study of Eastern Europe this week. Due 2/26
The Eastern Europe song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page.
History: : We are beginning our memorization of the US Presidents.   There are several YouTube video songs.  
Here are two: US Presidents to "America"  US Presidents  For assessment, students will write or sing all the 
presidents' first and last names. Due 3/25
Key Dates for 3rd quarter:
The War Between the States                         1861-1865
World War I                                                      1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution                      1917
The Great Depression                                     1929-1939
World War II                                                     1939-1945
The Formation of Israel                                    1948
Mao & Communist Victory in China                 1949
The Cold War                                                   1945-1991
Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement    1950-1968

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: Feb 10 - 14, 2020


4th2/10/20202/11/20202/12/20202/13/20202/14/2020
DiscipleshipPeacefulness
Bible
Teacher Training - No School
Nahum 1:7-9, 15 Hab 3:16-19, Zeph 1:14-18, 3:14-17Read Haggai 1:1-10, 2:6-7Zechariah 4:6, Malachi 3
MathHIG p33 TB p36 LT 15-17, WB Ex 20 HIG p34 TB p37-38, LT 18-22, WB Ex 21HIG p36, TB p38 LT 23-24, WB Ex 22HIG p37-38, TB p39 LT 25-27, WB Ex 23-24 CCC
SpellingMake Spelling Test Corrections, Step 19: Review Card box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement words.Step 19 TestStep 20 New Teaching. Complete Make it Plural book p11, Dictate 10 words Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 20 Practice."
GrammarComplete worksheet sent home.Ch 15 L1 Making Nouns PossessiveCh 15, L2 Classify sentences & do Practice Time
WritingComplete FD of WW II report and read "The Ugly Duckling" in preparation for tomorrow's assignmentIntroduce Writing from PicturesRead p117 and create your original KWO on p118. The "Central Fact" is like a topic sentence--it tells what is happening in the picture. Add details & Clincher Due Mon
ReadingRead The House of Sixty Fathers Ch 5Reading DiscussionRead The House of Sixty Fathers Ch 6Please make sure your child is reading a minimum of 30-40 min/day 
LatinReview all chants in preparation for tomorrow's gameBoard Wars!Review chants
HistoryComplete your history project. Include a visual presentation (lapbook, storyboard, poster, or diorama, etc), and 3 paragraphs on WW IIHistory Project Presentations!Read "The Partitioning of Palestine" p332-336 and discuss
GeographyEastern Europe Due 2/26
ScienceRead p49-53 & add facts to your journalWhat Do You Remember? & Valentine's ExchangeRead p57-61 & add facts to your journal
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 3 on 3/4
GEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe Test on 2/26
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 2/19
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 3/25
Please Check Alma weekly for grades and missing work.

Coming Soon:
Monday, February 10 - Teacher In-service NO SCHOOL!
Wednesday, February 12 - History Projects Due
Wednesday, February 12 - Valentine Exchange
Saturday, February 22 - Fortis Family Work Day 9am-12pm
Wednesday, March 4 - Poem 3 Recitations

Math
Objectives:
1. Subtract tenths from numbers of up to two decimal places.
2. Subtract hundredths from hundredths, tenths, or ones.
3. Subtract 1-place decimal numbers.
4. Subtract 2-place decimal numbers.

Spelling
Objective:
1. Spell words ending with the sound of /ij/ spelled age.

Writing
Objectives:
1. Introduce Unit 5: Writing from Pictures
2. Create a KWO from a series of three pictures
3. Create a central fact or topic sentence for each picture, stating what is happening in the picture
3. Ask questions to get ideas for writing details about each picture.

Grammar
Objectives: Make singular and plural nouns possessive.

Reading
Objectives:
1. Engage in meaningful Socratic dialogue
2. Summarize a passage through oral narration.
3. Identify virtues in characters in The House of Sixty Fathers

Latin
Objectives:
1. Review previously learned grammar and Latin vocabulary

History
Objectives:
1. Complete and present history research project.
2. Know that Israel became a nation once again in 1948.

Science
Objectives:
1. Practice bird identification.
2. Identify parts of a feather

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 in one. In Christ Alone  Additional copies can be found here.
Geography:  We will begin our study of Eastern Europe this week. Due 2/26
The Eastern Europe song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page.
History: : We are beginning our memorization of the US Presidents.   There are several YouTube video songs.  
Here are two: US Presidents to "America"  US Presidents  For assessment, students will write or sing all the 
presidents' first and last names. Due 3/25
Key Dates for 3rd quarter:
The War Between the States                         1861-1865
World War I                                                      1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution                      1917
The Great Depression                                     1929-1939
World War II                                                     1939-1945
The Formation of Israel                                    1948
Mao & Communist Victory in China                 1949
The Cold War                                                   1945-1991
Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement    1950-1968



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