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Dear Parents, 

It's hard to believe that the year has gone by so fast and is coming to a close! The staff at Fortis have decided that we would love to have a drive-by parade at the school the last day to allow more closure to the school year. This will give students an opportunity to receive their rock ceremony award (which will take place online Wednesday morning the last day) and any graded papers or materials they left in the classroom. Most importantly, for us to say good-bye to each other even if it's through social distancing. 

Here are the details!
Where: Fortis Academy

Date:  Wednesday, May 13th (Last Day of School)

Time:  Drive through anytime from 4:00-5:00pm

I'm going to cherish the last remaining days I have online with your child.

In Christ,

Mrs. Poncy

Important info:

Memory Work
Although memory work will not be graded this quarter, please contact me if your child would like to recite their quarter 4 hymn OR their Westminster Catechism to me. I understand many of you may not have had the bandwidth to keep all the balls juggled in the air due to the pandemic, so no judgement if not.

8s, 9s, 10s Math Test 
Please continue to review x facts, as the above facts will be due on Wednesday. You will give students the assessment. I will ask you to set a timer and put down how long students took to complete the test. If students can do all of the facts under 10 minutes, (and a good accuracy rate) they will receive a 3. If students finish all the facts under 6 minutes and miss no more than 2 problems, they will receive a 4. A test, grading key, and answer key will be included. I often tell students that if they are taking longer than 10 minutes and counting on fingers or having to draw pictures to complete facts, they need more practice memorizing their facts.

2nd week 33	5/4/2020	5/5/2020	5/6/2020	5/7/2020	5/8/2020	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Gratitude: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Math	HIG p114: Area TB p102-104 WB Ex65, p156-158	Students complete Review I, #1-11, TB p106 + Study 8s, 9s, 10s for test tomorrow	HIG p115-116: Area II TB p105 WB Ex66-67, p159-162 +8s, 9s, 10s x test	Finish Review I from Tuesday; Begin WB Review 7, p163-168	Finish WB Review 7, begin WB Review 8 (Do as many as your child can complete during your normal math time.)	Students can finish Review 8 on Monday or when time allows
Spelling	Step 27: Review NT, p141-143; dictate sentences 4-6 and writing station, p144	Review card box; dictate sentences 7-9 and "more words," p144	Step 27 Test, p144	Step 28: NT, p147-149; Dictate word cards 191-200, p149	Dictate sentences 1-3, p150.
Grammar	Prepositions mini-lesson	Review prepositions, FLL #72, p168-171	Sentence classification of prepositions	Prepositions review, FLL #89, p215-216
Read Aloud	Neptune by Nathan Sommer
Reading	Class discusses Christopher Columbus + Own your own: Students read p36-41.	Students read p42-47 of Columbus. Discuss.	Class discusses Christopher Columbus + On your own: Students read p48-50.	Students finish Christopher Columbus	Students complete a comprehension passage on lalilo.
Copywork/ Handwriting	CW: Preposition Definition		CW: Psalm 8:3-4 (p290 of Apologia journal)
Science	Students read "Star Light, Star Bright" p176-178 in EC TB. Discuss. Add 2 facts to journal page, p286. Complete Activity 14.1 "Understanding the Night Sky" Fill in journal page, p288.	Read, "Black Holes" p179-180. Add 2 facts, 1 illustration in Apologia journal. Do Activity 14.2 "Understanding the Expanding Universe" and fill in journal page, p291.	Read, "Supernovas, Variable Stars, Categorizing Stars: Hot or Cold" p180-182. Discuss. Add 2 facts to journal page. Complete Activity 14.3 "Make a Mnemonic" p182 in EC TB.	Read, "Categorizing Stars: Bright or Dim" + "Big or Small" p182-183. Discuss. Students complete Activity 14.4 "Make an Astronomer" p184. Fill in journal page, p292.	Read, "Galaxies" + "Constellations" + "Constellations and Astronomy" p186-188. Add 2 facts to journal, 1 illustration.	Consider doing Activity 14.5 one night this weekend, "Locating Constellations" p189 in TB.
Bible	Practice Memory Verse	Whining about water...again! Exodus 17:1-7	Practice Catechism	Don't forget about God's goodness Deuteronomy 8:1-16
History	Read "The Incas" p297-300 in SOTW. Oral retell.	Read, "The Slave Trade" p301-304. Discuss. Students answer in their journal, "Why was the slave trade evil? How do you think God feels about people not accepting others based on the color of their skin?"	Read, "Cortes and Montezuma" p305-308. Discuss. Students complete Map Work and Coloring Page.	Read, "Martin Luther's List" p309-313. Discuss the ways that Martin Luther first tried to "earn" God's love and how we are loved despite what we have "done" for God.
Geography	Southeast Asia
Memory Work	Children's Catechism #51-69 Quarter 4 Poem "Be Thou Vision" (1st 2 stanzas)