Anything in magenta is optional
BLOG KEY
General:
Act – Activity
Ch – Chapter
Ex – Exercise
L – Lesson
p – Page(s)
Math:
HIG – Home Instructor’s Guide
TB – Textbook
WB – Workbook
FP – Facts Practice (A, B, C, or D denotes which sheet to use)
Writing:
IEW- Institute for Excellence in Writing
KWO - Key word outline
Science:
TB – Textbook
NBJ – Notebooking Journal
WDYR - What Do You Remember?
COMING SOON...
Monday , October 12 - Teacher Training Day. NO SCHOOL!
Wednesday, October 14 - Spirit Day! Students may wear Fortis spirit shirts with jeans instead of regular uniforms.
Monday, October 19 - Moms in prayer, 9-10 a.m.
"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us and establish the work of our hands..." Psalm 90:17
DOCUMENTS you'll need this week (uploaded to the Google Drive):
BIBLE/VIRTUES: This month, we'll be focusing on the virtues of self-discipline and compassion. We'll also begin our study of the Psalms. As we encounter names and descriptions of God during our readings, we will add them to our "God" wall in the classroom.
MATH:
- Assess mastery of multiplication facts.
- Review concepts related to fractions.
- Solve multi-step words problems involving fractions.
- Solve multi-step word problems involving remainders.
- Begin working on mastery of subtraction facts.
SPELLING:
- Practice spelling words that contain the letters "ie" and "ei."
- Learn to spell words containing the sound of /m/ spelled MB.
GRAMMAR:
- Know what a conjunction is and that it is used to combine compound parts of a sentence.
- Know what an interjection is and that it can either be set off by a comma or an exclamation point, depending on the strength of the feeling it is trying to convey.
- Create a key word outline from a narrative story using the story sequence chart.
- Write a 3-paragraph story that includes clearly defined characters, setting, plot, and
READING:
- Summarize a passage through oral narration.
- Identify virtues, as well as elements of truth, beauty and goodness, in reading passages.
- Improve reading comprehension.
- Review previous chapters for next week's test.
HISTORY:
- Know that the French and Indian War was fought over control of land in the New World.
- Know that Indians fought on both sides of the war.
- Know that George Washington emerged as a hero during the French and Indian War.
- Know the importance and purpose of vitamins and minerals in the body.
- Be familiar with the three main types of nutrients: fats, proteins, and carbohydrates.
MENU ACTIVITY: Your student should use the template in the NBJ on p69-71 to create a menu that includes one day's worth of healthy meals and snacks. It should include information about the nutrients found in each food. (NOTE: The instructions in the textbook on p98 say that you should do a full week's worth of menus for healthy dinners, but that is not necessary).
GEOGRAPHY:
- Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
- Begin memorizing the names and locations of the countries in Central America.
MEMORY WORK:
Geography: We'll begin our study of the countries of Central America this week. A hard copy of the maps can be found behind the "memory" tab in your child's binder. Additional maps, as well as MP3s of the song, are available at this link: Geography Resources.
History: Students will memorize a portion of the Declaration of Independence (bolded portion only) and 21 key dates. The key dates have accompanying jingles that do not have to be memorized, but will help students memorize the dates and retain details about the events to which they correspond.
KEY DATES (quiz on 11/30)
1. Leif Ericsson Explores America - 1000
2. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 1492
3. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 1583
4. Founding of Jamestown - 1607
5. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth - 1620
6. Salem Witch Trials - 1692
7. First Great Awakening -1740s
8. French & Indian War - 1754-63
9. Boston Tea Party - 1773
10. Paul Revere's Ride - 1775
11. Declaration of Independence - July 4, 1776
12. American Revolution - 1775-83
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE EXCERPT (Recitation in 11/13):
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their
just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government
becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to
institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in
such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence,
indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and
transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to
suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they
are accustomed
Poetry: Our second-quarter poem is The New Colossus. Students will recite it for a grade on 11/18:
The New Colossus
Written by Emma Lazarus in 1883
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles.
From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
“Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she
With silent lips.
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
NOTE: This sonnet was included as part of an art and literature auction that was designed to
raise money to fund the construction of the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty. In 1903, a
plaque bearing the poem was placed on the interior wall of the pedestal. The original
“colossus” was the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.