Fortis Academy Third Grade T-Th: February 2022

Third Grade Chien Week of 2/28-3/4

3rd week 25	2/28/2022	3/1/2022	3/2/2022	3/3/2022	3/4/2022
Bible	Read The Birth of Jesus & The Presentation in the Temple (pp. 351-353)	Read The Visit of the Wise Men to The Flight into Egypt (pp. 354-357)	Read Jesus Among the Teachers to The Baptism of Jesus by John (pp. 358-361)	Read The Temptation in the Wilderness to Jesus in Galilee (pp. 362-365)	Read The Marriage in Cana (pp. 366-367)
Math	Lesson 89; Worksheet #65; Math Facts Drill	Lesson 90; Speed Drill 90; Worksheet #66	Lesson 96; Worksheet #72; Math Facts Drill	Lesson 97; Speed Drill 96; Worksheet #73	Lesson 99; Worksheet #75; Math Facts Drill
Writing	Write difficult vocabulary words & meaning in vocab copybook	Write KWO of Ch. 32 from Little Pilgrim's Progress	Write paragraph version of KWO done in class yesterday	Read paragraphs outloud, edit mistakes, re-write Final Draft	Discuss "dress ups" (adjectives and adverbs) you could add to your paragraph to make it more exciting
Latin/Grammar	Lesson 6 Latin words 2x in copybook	Practice counting to 10; Lesson 6 TEST	Lesson 7 Latin words 2x in copybook	Work on new noun chart; Do p. 25; Lesson 7 Latin words 2x in copybook	Lesson 7 Latin words 2x in copybook
Spelling	Write Les. 14 spelling words 2x in copybook	Lesson 14, pp. 57-58 and spelling words 2x in copybook	Write Les. 14 spelling words 2x in copybook	Lesson 14, pp. 59-60 and spelling words 2x in copybook	Write Les. 14 spelling words 2x in copybook
Cursive	Write Les. 14 spelling words 1x in cursive in Spelling copybook	The Doxology in cursive	Write Les. 14 spelling words 1x in cursive in Spelling copybook		Write Les. 14 spelling words 1x in cursive in Spelling copybook
Reading	Read aloud: Little Pilgrim's Progress, Ch. 31-32, pp. 99-104; Independent reading for approx. 30 min. (bring a book to school to read during breaks)	The Horse and His Boy Ch. 8	Read aloud: Little Pilgrim's Progress, Ch. 33-34, pp. 105-110; Independent reading for approx. 30 min. (bring a book to school to read during breaks)	The Horse and His Boy Ch. 9	Read aloud: Little Pilgrim's Progress, Ch. 35-36, pp. 111-117; Independent reading for approx. 30 min. (bring a book to school to read during breaks)
History/ Geography	Review Continents/Oceans, discuss various countries in each continent (list at least three & find on globe/map), play find the place games
History/ Geography	How many feet wide is your house? How many miles is it from Texas to the Gulf of Mexico, to the Pacific Ocean, to the Atlantic Ocean?		Find the Latitude line that runs through Austin/Texas and follow it around the globe. What are some other countries/cities on the same Latitude line? Do the same with England.		What time is it in New York compared to Austin? In Los Angeles compared to Austin? In England compared to Austin?
Science	Study Dogs, Foxes & Hyenas (Canines/Carnivores) using pp. 36-37 of the World of Mammals book as background; I suggest Wild Kratts!	World of Mammals pp. 36-37; review animal type names and meanings, define canine	Study Dogs, Foxes & Hyenas (Canines/Carnivores) using pp. 36-37 of the World of Mammals book as background; I suggest Wild Kratts!	World of Mammals pp. 36-37; review animal type names and meanings, define canine	Study Dogs, Foxes & Hyenas (Canines/Carnivores) using pp. 36-37 of the World of Mammals book as background; I suggest Wild Kratts!
Memory Work	Continue memorizing the Doxology prayer

03/01: Texas Independence Day!
03/01: Moms in Prayer (9-10 am)
03/04: End of 3rd Quarter
03/10: Spirit Day!
03/14-03/18: SPRING BREAK! (No school for students or staff)
03/22: Moms in Prayer (9-10 am)
03/27: Falcon Moms Meet-Up @ 4:00 pm (Main Street Social)
03/31: Spirit Day/D.O.G.S/Pizza Lunch

Bible:

We're currently reading stories from the Children's Bible and discussing. I want students to learn to be comfortable asking questions about the Bible and thinking about the ideas and talking about them. Sometimes we may not know the answers to their questions, but we can model what to do in that situation (look it up, ask someone we trust, be patient with not knowing all the answers but look forward to asking God in person one day!). Use maps to find where the events are taking place.

Math:
Math skills are not progressing as they should be. This causes difficulty and mistakes in multiplication and especially division. Students are still using their fingers to count or are counting in their heads. Addition and Subtraction math facts should be memorized by now, and Multiplication tables up to the 5's should be memorized. Have your student complete the math facts sheet of 100 problems (in the old binder or using the ones I sent), seeing how many they can complete in 5 minutes and then finishing the rest after the 5 minutes are up. This is to be done daily. We are reciting the times tables (the 2's, 3's, 4's, etc.) in class aloud. Please add this to the daily routine at home as well. Students can earn candy for being able to recite the multiplication tables from memory.

Spelling:
This week's lesson (14) practices spelling words in which the base word drops its final e to add ed, er or ing. Have students practice finding the "base word" in each spelling word and note the loss of the e.

coming

loved

raking

served

proved

sharing

traded

mover

saved

giving

rider

dancer

promised

surprising

bouncing

writing

sliced

reduced

pictured

comparing

Latin/Grammar:
The test (Tuesday) over Lesson 6 words will be different - students will need to write out the Latin number words, spelled correctly. We start Lesson 7 on Wednesday. Lesson 7 introduces a new noun chart to begin memorizing. One of the vocabulary words is an adverb, not a noun or verb. See if students can figure out which word isn't a noun or verb.

Lesson 6:

unus - one

duo - two

tres - three

quattuor - four

quinque - five

sex - six

septem - seven

octo - eight

novem - nine

decem - ten

centum - one hundren

mille - one thousand

Lesson 7:

Christus -i - Christ

deus -i - god

discipulus -i - student

gratia - ae - grace

hora - ae - hour

Jesus - Jesus

legatus -i - lieutenant/envoy

servus -i - slave/servant

villa -ae - farmhouse

semper - always

Derivatives: deity, disciple, discipline, gracious, gratitude, horoscope, hourglass, delegate, legate, servant, service, servile, villa

Second Declension Noun Chart:

servus servi

servi servorum

servo servis

servum servos

servo servis

Memory Work:
Continue memorizing the Doxology:

Gloria Patri, et Filio,

et Spiritui Sancto.

Sicut erat in principio,

et nunc, et semper,

et in saecula saeculorum.

Amen.

Glory to the Father, Son,

and Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning,

it is now and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

What to bring to school:
-Little Pilgrim's Progress
-Horse and His Boy
-Exploring Arithmetic 3
-Spelling Workout D
-Latina Christiana
-The World of Mammals
-The Golden Children's Bible
-Copybooks (we have four currently)

Thank you for your patience and faithfulness!

Mrs. Chien

Third Grade Chien Week of 2/21-2/25

3rd week 24	2/21/2022	2/22/2022	2/23/2022	2/24/2022	2/25/2022
Bible	Read The Return to Jerusalem to Nehemiah Asks the King's Permission (pp. 324-329)	Teacher Training - No School	Read The Wall is Rebuilt to Psalms of Joy (pp. 330-333)	Read The Tale of Jonah to A Vision of Days to Come (pp. 334-342)	Read Zacharias & Elisabeth to The Birth of John the Baptist (pp. 346-350)
Math	Lesson 85; Worksheet #61; Math Facts Drill		Lesson 86; Worksheet #62; Math Facts Drill	Lesson 87; Speed Drill 86; Worksheet #63	Lesson 88; Worksheet #64; Math Facts Drill
Writing	Write 2-3 sentences about the history of President's Day		Write 2-3 sentences about either the 1st President of the United States or the President when you were born.	Write difficult vocabulary words & meaning in vocab copybook	Write a 2-3 sentence story from your favorite holiday; illustrate if desired.
Latin/Grammar	Lesson 6 Latin words 2x in copybook		Lesson 6 Latin words 2x in copybook	Practice counting to 10; Lesson 6 Latin words 2x in copybook	Lesson 6 Latin words 2x in copybook
Spelling	Write Les. 13 spelling words 2x in copybook		Write Les. 13 spelling words 2x in copybook; Give Practice Quiz over Lesson 13	Spelling words 1x in copybook; Spelling Test 13	Write missed words 2x in copybook
Cursive	Write Les. 13 spelling words 1x in cursive in Spelling copybook		Write Les. 13 spelling words 1x in cursive in Spelling copybook		Write missed spelling words 1x in cursive in Spelling copybook
Reading	Read aloud: Little Pilgrim's Progress, Ch. 25-26, pp. 81-86; Independent reading for approx. 30 min. (bring a book to school to read during breaks)		Read aloud: Little Pilgrim's Progress, Ch. 27-28, pp. 87-92; Independent reading for approx. 30 min. (bring a book to school to read during breaks)	The Horse and His Boy Ch. 7	Read aloud: Little Pilgrim's Progress, Ch. 29-30, pp. 93-98; Independent reading for approx. 30 min. (bring a book to school to read during breaks)
			Review Continents/Oceans, discuss various countries in each continent (list at least three & find on globe/map), play find the place games
History/ Geography	What is the story of the President's Day holiday?		Who was the first President of the United States? Who was President when you were born?	Write out a KWO from Little Pilgrim, share with neighbor, write out paragraph	What is your favorite holiday? What is the history of the holiday in the United States?
Science	Study Cats (Felines, Carnivores) using pp. 34-35 of the World of Mammals book as background; I suggest Wild Kratts!		Study Cats (Felines, Carnivores) using pp. 34-35 of the World of Mammals book as background; I suggest Wild Kratts!	World of Mammals pp. 34-35; review animal type names and meanings, define feline and carnivore	Study Cats (Felines, Carnivores) using pp. 34-35 of the World of Mammals book as background; I suggest Wild Kratts!
Memory Work			Continue memorizing the Doxology prayer

02/22/22: Teacher Training Day (No school on campus for students)
02/24/22: Watch D.O.G.S/Pizza Lunch/Spirit Day!

Bible:
We're currently reading stories from the Children's Bible and discussing. I want students to learn to be comfortable asking questions about the Bible and thinking about the ideas and talking about them. Sometimes we may not know the answers to their questions, but we can model what to do in that situation (look it up, ask someone we trust, be patient with not knowing all the answers but look forward to asking God in person one day!). Use maps to find where the events are taking place.

Math:
Math skills are not progressing as they should be. This causes difficulty and mistakes in multiplication and especially division. Students are still using their fingers to count or are counting in their heads. Addition and Subtraction math facts should be memorized by now, and Multiplication tables up to the 4's should be almost memorized. Have your student complete the math facts sheet of 100 problems (in the old binder or using the ones I sent), seeing how many they can complete in 5 minutes and then finishing the rest after the 5 minutes are up. This is to be done daily. If this doesn't seem to be sufficient or isn't working for your student (everyone's different!) then try other strategies - perhaps flashcards or reciting the times table families or computer games reviewing the math facts. Memorization of the basic facts are essential for success in math.

We've begun basic division, which I've explained to the students is the friend function of multiplication - just like addition and subtraction work together and are the "reverse" of each other, so are multiplication and division. I described the way the division problem looks on paper like this: There is a house and inside the house are all the "marbles" you have to share with someone. Standing at the door of the house are your friends who would like marbles. You do a "reverse Santa" (thanks, Braydn for this funny way of describing it!) and put the amount of marbles each friend will get onto the roof.

Spelling:
We're skipping the review lesson 12 because I don't like it haha! So this week we're doing Lesson 13, which practices spelling words in which the base words do not change when ed, er or ing are added. Have students practice finding the "base word" in each spelling word.

watching

checking

finishing

learner

bending

cleaned

sorted

missed

singer

guessed

teacher

walker

remembered

following

tossed

turning

wishing

landing

leading

catcher

Latin/Grammar:
Lesson 6 introduces Latin numbers 1-10, plus 100 and 1000. Many English words are made using Latin numbers so this is a helpful tool for deciphering tricky English words. Have fun working with your student to try to figure out some of the derivatives or find some that aren't listed. Also, why do September through December not match the number they're named after? This is a fun history excursion :-) This is a good time to cover Roman Numerals (I=1, V=5, X=10, L=50, C=100, M=1000).

unus - one

duo - two

tres - three

quattuor - four

quinque - five

sex - six

septem - seven

octo - eight

novem - nine

decem - ten

centum - one hundren

mille - one thousand

Derivatives: unicorn, unit, unity, union, unique, universe, university, dual, duet, duo, triangle, trio, triplets, quarter, quartet, quadruplets, quintet, quintuplets, semester, September, sextuplets, October, octopus, November, December, decade, decimal, decimate, cent, centennial, centigrade, centipede, centurion, century, percent, mile, millennium, milligram, million

Memory Work:
Continue memorizing the Doxology:

Gloria Patri, et Filio,

et Spiritui Sancto.

Sicut erat in principio,

et nunc, et semper,

et in saecula saeculorum.

Amen.

Glory to the Father, Son,

and Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning,

it is now and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Third Grade Chien Week of 2/14-2/18

3rd week 23	2/14/2022	2/15/2022	2/16/2022	2/17/2022	2/18/2022
Bible	Read Songs of the Captives to Daniel Refuses the King's Food (pp. 306-309)	Read The Statue of Gold to the Fire Leaves the Three Men Unharmed (pp. 310-313)	Read The Writing on the Wall to Daniel Interprets the Writing (pp. 314-317)	Read Daniel in the Lion's Den (pp. 318-321)	Read Prophets of the Exile (pp. 322-323)
Math	Lesson 80; Worksheet #56; Math Facts Drill	Lesson 81; Speed Drill 80; Worksheet #57	Lesson 82; Worksheet #58; Math Facts Drill	Lesson 83; Speed Drill 82; Worksheet #59	Lesson 84; Worksheet #60; Math Facts Drill
Writing	Write 2-3 sentences describing Little Christian's battle with Self and compare it to David and Goliath; illustrate if desired.	Write difficult vocabulary words & meaning in vocab copybook	Find and read Psalm 23 aloud. Write 2-3 sentences about how it describes how God helps us like Little Pilgrim was helped in the Dark Valley; illustrate if desired.	Write difficult vocabulary words & meaning in vocab copybook	Write a silly story using as many spelling words as possible; illustrate if desired.
Latin/Grammar	Lesson 6 Latin words 2x in copybook	Do p. 23; Practice counting to 10; Lesson 6 Latin words 2x in copybook	Lesson 6 Latin words 2x in copybook	Do p. 23; Practice counting to 10; Lesson 6 Latin words 2x in copybook	Lesson 6 Latin words 2x in copybook
Spelling	Write Les. 13 spelling words 2x in copybook	Lesson 13, pp. 53-54 and spelling words 2x in copybook	Write Les. 13 spelling words 2x in copybook	Lesson 13, pp. 55-56 and spelling words 2x in copybook	Write Les. 13 spelling words 2x in copybook
Cursive	Write Les. 13 spelling words 1x in cursive in Spelling copybook	The Doxology in cursive	Write Les. 13 spelling words 1x in cursive in Spelling copybook		Write Les. 13 spelling words 1x in cursive in Spelling copybook
Reading	Read aloud: Little Pilgrim's Progress, Ch. 19-20, pp. 62-68; Independent reading for approx. 30 min. (bring a book to school to read during breaks)	The Horse and His Boy Ch. 5	Read aloud: Little Pilgrim's Progress, Ch. 21-22, pp. 69-74; Independent reading for approx. 30 min. (bring a book to school to read during breaks)	The Horse and His Boy Ch. 6	Read aloud: Little Pilgrim's Progress, Ch. 23-24, pp. 75-80; Independent reading for approx. 30 min. (bring a book to school to read during breaks)
History/ Geography	Review Continents/Oceans, discuss various countries in each continent (list at least three & find on globe/map), play find the place games
History/ Geography	Research what a Medieval Knight's armour was like and draw a picture with labels of what each part is and what it is for.		Draw an illustration of Little Pilgrim's armor and of the Armor of God (in Ephesians 6) - how is it similiar or different from a Medieval Knight's armor?		Research the idea of "Chivalry", the code Knights lived by. What were some of the main ideas?
Science	Study Elephants (Proboscideans) using pp. 32-33 of the World of Mammals book as background; I suggest Wild Kratts!	World of Mammals pp. 32-33; review animal type names and meanings, define "proboscis"	Study Elephants (Proboscideans) using pp. 32-33 of the World of Mammals book as background; I suggest Wild Kratts!	World of Mammals pp. 32-33; review animal type names and meanings, define "proboscis"	Study Elephants (Proboscideans) using pp. 32-33 of the World of Mammals book as background; I suggest Wild Kratts!
Memory Work	Continue memorizing the Doxology prayer

02/14/22: Happy Valentine’s Day!
02/15/22: Moms in Prayer (9-10 am)
02/22/22: Teacher Training Day (No school on campus for students)
02/24/22: Watch D.O.G.S/Pizza Lunch/Spirit Day!

watching

checking

finishing

learner

bending

cleaned

sorted

missed

singer

guessed

teacher

walker

remembered

following

tossed

turning

wishing

landing

leading

catcher

unus - one

duo - two

tres - three

quattuor - four

quinque - five

sex - six

septem - seven

octo - eight

novem - nine

decem - ten

centum - one hundren

mille - one thousand

Memory Work:
We are going to move on to the Doxology:

Gloria Patri, et Filio,

et Spiritui Sancto.

Sicut erat in principio,

et nunc, et semper,

et in saecula saeculorum.

Amen.

Glory to the Father, Son,

and Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning,

it is now and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.