Fortis Academy 4th grade: April 17 - 21, 2023

4th Grade Week 314/17/20234/18/20234/19/20234/20/20234/21/2023
DiscipleshipHUMILITY: "Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up." James 4;10
BiblePhil 4:6-13IThess 4:13-18, II Thess 3:1-5I Tim 2:1-6, 4:12, 6:6-21II Tim 2:1-7
MathCh 16 L6, TB p219-221, WB p174-175Ch 16, L7 TB p222-224, WB p177-180
Field Trip!
Begin Review 4Complete Review 4. Co-teachers, please correct and help your student make corrections as needed
SpellingReview Step 28 New Teaching, Dictate sentences 4-6, and Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch
Rewrite Step 27 misspelled words. Review card box, DS 4-9 on same paper started Thurs. Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch
Phonogram Assessment #4
See Note Below		Step 28 Test will be on Monday
GrammarCTP Verbal Reasoning & VocabularyDaily GrammarDaily Grammar
WritingWrite Conclusion RD, include at least 3 dress-upsWrite Introduction RD. Include at least 3 dress-ups. Begin Conclusion FDComplete Intro & Conclusion FD's and put all five paragraphs of your essay together. Due Mon stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
ReadingDiscussion & Begin reading Ch 4 of Mixed-Up FilesComplete Ch 4 and answer questions in your journalRead Ch 5 and answer questions in your journal
Latin
HistoryMao's Cultural Revolution & Tiananmen SquareRead "Communism Crumbles" p459-462 and describe what happened in Berlin, GermanRead p465-468 "The First Persian Gulf War" and answer questions in your journal.
GeographyStates & CapitalsStates & Capitals
ScienceShorebirdsRead handout sent home and color the Great Blue Heron in your field guideRead handout sent home color the Barred Owl & Great Horned Owl  in your field guideBaby Owl Eating
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 on 5/1
GEOGRAPHY: US States & Capitals on 4/26
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/3
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/8
COMING SOON...
Saturday, April 22 - Nerf Tournament 12:00-3:00pm
Wednesday, April 25 - D.O.G.S., Spirit & Pizza Day!
 

Math

Objectives:

1. Complete drawings of symmetrical figures.

2. Practice skills with lines

3. Assess and review previously learned skills.


Here are some fun Optional Math Games and math videos to practice math skills learned this year.


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Analyze six ways to spell the sound of /er/.

2. Review and assess phonograms


Here are instructions for administering the assessment.

Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Parents, 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

Objective: Write an introduction and conclusion to a 5-paragraph report


Reading  

Objectives: 

1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills

2. Compare and contrast characters.

3. Identify similes in literature

4. Learn new vocabulary


History 

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 difficult until the fall of the Berlin Wall.
4. Know that Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 resulting in the first Gulf War.

Science
Objectives:
1. Identify shorebirds
2. Identify characteristics of owls


Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "The Dentist and the Crocodile".  Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are memorizing the Northern States & capitals this week.  The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling states on a map. A word bank is provided.

History: Continue your 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 5/8


Key Dates for the 4th 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

Fortis Academy 4th grade: April 10 - 14, 2023

4th
Week 30		4/10/20234/11/20234/12/20234/13/20234/14/2023Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipHUMILITY: "Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up." James 4;10
Bible
No School
II Cor 5Gal 5 & Eph 6
MathCh 16, L2 TB p202-205, WB p160-161 CCCCh 16, L3 TB p206-209, WB p162-164 CCCCh 16, L4 TB p210-214, Memorize the quadrilaterals on p211, WB p166-168Ch 16 , L5 TB p215-218, WB p170-172
SpellingReview Step 27 NT and card box, DS 4-9 on same paper started Thurs. Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tchStep 27 Spelling TestStep 28 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words. Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tchDictate sentences 1-3
GrammarCh 22 Test Skip Ex 2 & 8, Co-teachers, check with red pen and return to school for gradingCh 25, L1 OutliningCh 25, L2, Practice
&
Ch 25, L3 Practice
CCC
WritingBegin writing FD of Milky Way, Put Orion in your binder. You will need it in class tomorrowL28 Writing an Introduction & ConclusionRead p213-215 & make KWO's for your Conclusion and Introduction
ReadingMixed-Up Files Ch 1 and answer questions in journalDiscussion & read Ch 2Read Mixed-Up Files Ch 3 & answer questions in journal1st Moonwalk
Latin
HistoryRead "Chernobyl and Nuclear Power" p445-449 and complete questions p80Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev & The End of the Cold WarRead "Democracy in China?" and answer journal questions p82
GeographyUS States & Capitals
ScienceRead Light & Sound handout p74-75 and complete Ch 6 ReviewFalconerRead Raptor handout sent home & color the eagle & hawk in your field guideRed-Tailed Hawk Bird Cam Highlights
Memory Work
POETRY: Poem 4 on 5/1
GEOGRAPHY: US States & Capitals on 4/26
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/3
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/8
COMING SOON...
Friday-Monday, April 7-10 - Easter Holiday. NO SCHOOL/HOMEWORK
Thursday, April 13 - Spirit Day
Saturday, April 15 - Lap-A-Thon 9:00-11:00am
Saturday, April 22 - Nerf Tournament 12:00-3:00pm 

Math
Objectives:

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

2. Draw perpendicular and parallel lines

3. Classify quadrilaterals based on the number of parallel sides

4. Identify lines of symmetry in figures


Writing

Objective: Learn how to write a simple introduction and conclusion to a 5-paragraph report


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Assess previously learned skills

2. Make a simple outline


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


History 

Objectives:

1. Identify the benefits and problems associated with nuclear power plants.
2. Know that President Ronald Reagan & Mikhail Gorbachev played key roles in ending the Cold War.
3. Know that during the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, every part of Chinese culture had to praise Mao & his policies.

Science

1. Review light and sound waves

2. Observe falconry

3. Identify characteristics of raptors


Students will make 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/


Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "The Dentist and the Crocodile".  Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are memorizing the Northern States & capitals this week.  The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling states on a map. A word bank is provided.

History: Continue your 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 5/8


Key Dates for the 4th 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
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