Fortis Academy 4th grade: April 19 - 23, 2021

4th Grade Week 30	4/19/2021	4/20/2021	4/21/2021	4/22/2021	4/23/2021
Discipleship	Cooperation: "Understanding others to effectively work with them"
Bible	Phil 2: 1-18, Col 3:12-23	IThess 4:13-18, II Thess 3:1-5	I Tim 2:1-6, 4:12, 6:6-21	II Tim 2:1-7
Math	Ch 16 L6, TB p219-221, WB p174-175	Ch 16, L7 TB p222-224, WB p177-180	Ch 16 Test	TB p241-244 Review 4 CCC
Spelling	Review Step 27 New Teaching, Dictate sentences 4-6, Play Sparkle!	Rewrite Step 26 misspelled words. Review Step 27 NT and card box, DS 4-9 on same paper started Thurs.	Step 27 Spelling Test	Step 28 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 28 Practice."
Grammar	Ch 23, L1 Sentences, Ref. 68:Thank you notes, Practice Time.	Ch 23 L2 Classify sentences & write a thank you note to someone who has done something nice for you. Address envelope & mail	MAPS Testing	Ch 23, L3 Read through Ref 70: Parts of a Book and see how many of the parts you can find in your History & Science textbooks
Writing	MAPS Testing	L25 Milky Way Read 3 source texts & create 3 KWO's p188, then create fused KWO p189		Complete style practice p190-192 & work on FD of Writing Prompt
Reading	Mixed-Up Files discussion & vocab study	Read Mixed-Up Files Ch 5	Discussion, Vocab Study & Begin Ch 6	Finish Ch 6 & read Ch 7 and answer questions p14-15
Latin	MAPS testing & The Berlin Wall
History		Read "Democracy in China?" p455-458 and in your journal answer: 1)What was the Cultural Revolution, 2) What happened at Tiananmen Square. Include dates	Mao, Tiananmen Square	Read p465-468 "The First Persian Gulf War" and in your journal answer: 1.Why did Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait? 2.Why were other nations worried when Hussein invaded Kuwait?	Review 12 Key Dates  & US Presidents
Geography	Scandinavia Test	Review Southern Europe
Science	Bird Reports:	Watch Owls & . Complete copywork p71	Bird Reports:	Color the Swifts and Barn Swallow in your field guide
Memory Work	"POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/10 GEOGRAPHY: Scandinavia on 4/19 KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/10 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/5

Please check ALMA weekly for grades and/or missing work.

Coming Soon:

Wednesday, April 28 - Spirit Day, DOGS Day, & Pizza Day!

Discipleship: 

Objective:  Experience the joy of the Lord which comes from spending time in His presence.

Start your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading. Our virtue this month is Cooperation. Character Council has some great resources to help develop this character trait in your child.

Math

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. Assessment

4. Review previously learned skills

Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell words with the sound of /er/ as in journey.

Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills

2. Compare and contrast characters.

3. Identify similes in literature

4. Learn new vocabulary

Grammar

Objectives:

1. Write a thank you note.

2. Identify 9 parts of a book:

Writing 

*Note: We will be using the writing prompt from the IEW writing contest for students. (See https://iew.com/iew-writing-contest-2021 for details.) Participation in the contest is voluntary, however, I do hope all students will enter!

Objectives:

1. To write a 2-paragraph composition from a writing prompt.

2. To correctly incorporate dress-ups and sentence openers.

3. Edit RD and complete FD

History 

Objectives:

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 hard until the fall of the Berlin Wall

4. Know that Suddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 resulting in the first Gulf War.

Science

Objectives:

1. Present findings on bird of choice 

2. Look at owl behavior.

3. Identify Texas Birds

Students will be making a field guide of Texas birds using pictures from the Texas Parks & Wildlife publication.  For coloring accuracy, search birds here:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/

Learn About Texas Birds

Bird Feeder Live Cams

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.

Geography:  We are continuing our study of Scandinavia 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: We are continuing our 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 5/5/21

Key Dates for 3rd 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

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	CB- Latin Copybook

 

Fortis Academy 4th grade: April 12 - 16, 2021

 

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4/12/2021

4/13/2021

4/14/2021

4/15/2021

4/16/2021

Discipleship	Cooperation: "Understanding others to effectively work with them"
Bible	I Cor 13, & II Cor 5	Gal 5	Eph 6	Phil 4:6-13
Math	Ch 16, L1 TB p197-201, WB p157-159	Make test corrections & Ch 16, L2 TB p202-205, WB p160-161	Ch 16, L3 TB p206-209, WB p162-164	Ch 16, L4 Tb p210-214, WB p166-168	Ch 16 , L5 TB p215-218, WB p170-172
Spelling	Step 26 Review teaching & strategies, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle	Rewrite misspelled Step 25 Test words, Review phonograms & Card Box. Dictate sentences 7-9.	Step 26 Spelling Test	Step 27 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words	Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 27 Practice."
Grammar	Ch 22, L1 Writing a Business Letter	Ch 22 L2 Classify Sentences. Use Ref 65-67 to draft a business letter to a company of your choice. See note below. Please address an envelope, but do not seal. Due Wed	Share business letters & Complete Daily Grammar	Mail your business letter & Ch 22 Test Do Ex 1 & 3 only. Check & make corrections. On notebook paper write three original sentences: P1, P2, and P3, Due Mon
Writing	Writer's Conference & Begin 2nd paragraph of writing prompt essay	Write 2nd paragraph RD of writing prompt, Include dress-ups: ly, w/w, sv, b/c, adj, www.asia, #2 prep & #3 ly openers. Proofread & edit your RD, Co-teachers, please correct spelling & grammar errors	Writing from a prompt cont.	Complete your RD. Did you start with an "attention getter"? End with a final clincher? Include all dress-ups? RD with corrections made due  Monday
Reading	Mixed-Up Files Ch 1	Mixed-Up Files Ch 2 and answer questions in journal p7	Discussion & read Ch 3	Read Mixed-Up Files Ch 4 & answer questions in journal p11
Latin	L11		L11
History	The End of the Cold War &  1st Moonwalk History Journal check	Read "Chernobyl & Nuclear Power" p445-449		Read "Communism Crumbles" p459-462 and describe what happened in Berlin, Germany in 1989.
Geography	Review Scandinavia	Review Scandinavia	Scandinavia Test
Science	Raptors: Eagles, Hawks & Vultures Science Journal check	Read about Owls & color the Owl in your field guide	Watch chicks hatch! & Owl Pellet Dissection	Read about Raptors   & color the hawk & work on your bird report	Check this out!  Livestream of Eagle's Nest
Memory Work	POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/10 GEOGRAPHY: Scandinavia on 4/14 KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/10 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/5

Coming Soon:

Wednesday, April 14 - Spirit Day!

Wednesday, April 28 - Spirit Day, DOGS Day, & Pizza Day!

Discipleship: 

Objective:  Experience the joy of the Lord which comes from spending time in His presence.

Start your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading. Our virtue this month is Cooperation. Character Council has some great resources to help develop this character trait in your child.

Math

Objectives:

1. Recognize perpendicular lines in figures and verify that they intersect at right angles

2.Recognize parallel lines in figures and verify that they are parallel by determining if they are both perpendicular to a third line

3. Draw perpendicular and parallel lines

4. Classify quadrilaterals based on the number of parallel sides

5. Identify lines of symmetry in figures

Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell words containing the sound of /u/ spelled ou.

Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills

2. Compare and contrast characters.

3. Identify similes in literature

4. Learn new vocabulary

Grammar

Objectives:

1 Know common reasons to write a business letter.

2. Write a properly formatted business letter.

3. Address an envelope and mail letter.

Note: 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. Bring the properly formatted letter, along with an addressed envelope to school on Wednesday. After they are checked, we will mail them!

Writing 

*Note: We will be using the writing prompt from the IEW writing contest for students. (See https://iew.com/iew-writing-contest-2021 for details.) Participation in the contest is voluntary, however, I do hope all students will enter!

Objectives:

1. To write a 2-paragraph composition from a writing prompt.

2. To correctly incorporate dress-ups and sentence openers.

History 

Objectives:

Science

Objectives:

1. Know that Raptors are birds of prey that use their strong feet, talons and hooked beaks to catch and kill their prey.

2. Look at owl behavior

3. Dissect an owl pellet 

4. Research bird of choice and present findings to classmates

Students will be making a field guide of Texas birds using pictures from the Texas Parks & Wildlife publication.  For coloring accuracy, search birds here:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/

Learn About Texas Birds

Bird Feeder Live Cams

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.

Geography:  We are continuing our study of Scandinavia 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: We are continuing our 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 5/5/21

Key Dates for 3rd 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

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	CB- Latin Copybook