| History | 8/7/2017 | 8/8/2017 | 8/9/2017 | 8/10/2017 | 8/11/2017 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Discipleship | Love (Friendship) | |||||
| Bible | Is 55:1-5 | Ps 136:1-9 (23-26) | Rom 9:1-5 (6-13) | Matt 14:13-21 | ||
| Math | HIG pgs. 1-2, TB pgs. 6-8, WB Ex 1 pgs. 7-9 | Read HIG pgs. 1-2; HIG pg. 3, TB pg. 9, WB Ex 2 pgs.10-11 | HIG pg. 4, TB pgs. 10-11, WB Ex 3 pgs. 12-13, TB pg. 12, Practice 1A | HIG pg. 5, TB pgs. 14-15, Do TB pg. 13 Practice 1B | HIG pg. 6, TB pg. 16, WB Ex 4 pgs. 14-16 | |
| Spelling | Review Phonograms | Review Phonograms | Step 1 warming up. Begin on page 16 with "Discuss Spelling Strategy #1" There are no words this week. | Dictate sentences 1-5 | ||
| Grammar | Introduce Shurley Sentence Flow | Review Shurley Sentence Flow | ||||
| Writing | IEW lesson 1 Floating Rocks and more. Key Word Outline Floating Rocks pg 3,4,5 | IEW The Stinking Giant pg 6 & 7 HW read pg 1-3. | IEW Life Preservers pg 8 & 9. Introduce Oral Retell | Introduce pg 10 Helpful Symbols and Abbreviations. Do a Orall Retell from one of the weeks outlines. HW read pg 4-8 | ||
| Reading | Leonardo Da Vinci Pronunciation Guide, Pages 1-9, Intro to Narration | Leonardo Da Vinci: Read pages 10-21 | Leonardo Da Vinci: Read pages 22-27 + Teacher Guided Oral Narration | Leonardo Da Vinci: Read pages 28-37 | Leonardo Da Vinci: Read pages 38-45 | Pages are not numbered. Page 1 is "An Incredible Age". |
| History | History Card / Memory Song Introduction | History Card #85 | Memory Song | History Card #85 Journal entry | Journal Report #85 on 8/14/17: Emery Crouse Micah DeYoung | |
| Geography | Continents and Oceans - Due 9/6 | |||||
| Science | Do the scientific atom model. Define electron, protron and neutron. Introduce Atom and Molecules poem. | Read atomic structure on pg 10 in USE. Write two sentences to your science journal that you thought were interesting. Review Atoms and Molecules poem. | Read atomic structure on pg 11 in USE. Write two sentences to your science journal that you thought were interesting. Review Atoms and Molecules poem. Play isotopes game. | Read isotopes on pg 13 in USE. Define isotopes in students glossary. Write two sentence about isotopes. Review Atoms and Molecules poem. | Review using Atoms and Molecules week 1 quiz. Review Atoms and Molecules poem. | USE - The Usborne Science Encyclopdia. CPT - The Complete Periodic Table |
| Memory Work | Quarter 1 Poem "Rise Up O Men of God" Due 9/27. Science Poem Atoms and Molecules due 8/30. | |||||
Welcome precious families to the first homework blog of the year! Thank you for entrusting your babes to us this year. It is with much anticipation that we partner with you to educate and disciple your children. Each one is already loved and covered in prayer. It is our intention to be more thorough in our communication in the first few weeks as everyone acclimates to a new school year. Please familiarize yourself with your child’s campus binder, which will go home with them Monday.
Important Dates:
8/16 – Spirit day. Students may wear Fortis spirit shirts to school.
8/28 – Open House. Begins at 6pm.
8/30 – Pizza Day. Students may wear Fortis spirit shirts to school.
Blog Abbreviations:
HIG – Singapore math Home Instructor Guide
TB – Singapore math textbook
WB – Singapore math workbook
HW – Handwriting copybook
IEW – Institute for Excellence in Writing
USE – The Usborne Science Encyclopedia
CPT – The Complete Periodic Table
Math:
This week we are reviewing place value. For Thursday and Friday’s lessons you will need number discs and a place value chart. You can find a place value chart in the math section of your child’s campus binder. You may purchase place value discs or a paper copy can be found on our blog on the following link:
Spelling:
We will be covering lesson 1 in spelling this week. There are no spelling words this week. See note on page 20 for how to properly dictate a sentence. Sentences should be filed in the spelling section of the campus binder each week. Please note: If you have not purchased All About Spelling Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4, you can find a complete set of phonogram card, sound cards, and key cards on the Fortis blog here:
Grammar:
Grammar begins at home next week.
Writing:
We will practice outlining this week in IEW. If you haven’t begun watching the IEW training videos, please do so. Parents will be reading handwriting pages 1-8 this week.
Reading:
We will read Leonardo Da Vinci by Diane Stanley this week and practice narrations in class only. Pages are not numbered. Page 1 is "An Incredible Age".
History:
This week we will introduce history card #85 to the students; Age of Exploarition, as well as the timeline song. The students will be responsible to learn the entire timeline song this year, not just the “New World” section. Please look for opportunities to play this at home or in the car. The link to the song can be found below. A history journal entry should be 3-5 sentences written about something the student learned or found interesting in this week’s history card/lesson. This week Emery and Micah will share their journal entries with the class, along with any other student volunteers who are eager to sharpen their oral presentation skills. J
Geography:
This week we will introduce the continents and oceans map. You will find a copy of this map in the campus binder under the “memory” section. The students will be assessed on Wednesday September 6th. During an assessment, students will be asked to name and point to locations on a map with a word bank provided. The geography songs and maps can be found here:
Science:
We will introduce “Atoms and Molecules” poem this week. A copy of this can be found in the “memory” section of the campus binder. This poem will be assessed on Wednesday, August 30th.
Poem:
“Rise Up O Men of God” is our 1stquarter poem. You can find a copy of this in the “memory” section of the campus binder. This poem will be assessed on Wednesday, September 27th.
We hope you have a blessed first week in your homes days. We pray for peace and joy to fill your homes and your hearts as you teach. As always, email if you have any questions or get stuck somewhere. We’re here to help and encourage.
