Fortis 1st Grade (T/Th): April 2024

1st Grade T/Th- Week 33- April 30 - May 6

1st Grade Week 33	Tue, Apr 30	Wed, May 1	Thu, May 2	Fri, May 3	Mon, May 6	Co-Teacher Notes
Virtue	Creativity- "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." -Romans 12:2
Bible	GP Week 12, pg 182-185	GP Week 12, pg 182 & 186-188	GP Week 12, pg 189-191	GP Week 12, pg 192-194	GP Week 12, Optional Fun Day, pg 195-196	Big Picture Question: Who is our King? Jesus is our King forever, and He rules over the world.
Math	HIG pg 98; TB pg 93; WB Exercise 69 pg 162-163	Parent read HIG pg 99, HIG pg 100; TB pg 94-96; WB Exercise 70 pg 164-166; MM 27 (first 10 problems)	Review 6/7	Go over Review 6/7 and reteach any missed concepts; MM 27 (last 10 problems)	Word Problems practice (front and back of page; sent home in student's folder) Solidify any concepts that are still confusing for your student; we will have our final math assessment on Tuesday Basic Math Facts one-minuted timed drill; return to school on Tuesday
Spelling	Review phonograms and Key Cards	Review rules and spelling for a sampling of AAS words #78-150	Review phonograms and Key Cards	Review rules and spelling for a sampling of AAS words #151-230 (words #151-253 for color version)
Grammar		FLL Final Grammar Reivew, pg 166; Return both pages tomorrow for grading				For Final Grammar Review, students respond orally to the questions and parents write their answers on the hard copy provided. Return both pages on Thursday for grading
Writing	Scripture or Poetry Copywork	Copybook pg 87- Copying (step 4); Write neatly and accurately.	Scripture or Poetry Copywork	Copybook pg 88- Copying (step 4); Write neatly and accurately.
Reading	Review all phonograms; SF Grade 2, Week 7, Day 1 Review R-Changed Vowels: OUR as /ôr/, (OPG L159)	Review all phonograms; Complete Phonogram Assessment #6 (see below); OPG L160: R-Changed Vowels: OAR and OOR as /ôr/, pg 252; Dictation: oar, roar, soar, door, poor "Love God When You Hurt" from The Early Reader's Bible, pg 251-257 (see decodable words below)	Review all phonograms; SF Grade 2, Week 7, Day 3 Review R-Changed Vowels: OAR and OOR as /ôr/ (OPG L160)	Review all phonograms; OPG L161: R-Changed Vowels: WAR as /wôr/, pg 253; Dictation: war, warm, wart "A Happy King" from The Early Reader's Bible, pg 259-265 (see decodable words below) Note: Return The Early Reader's Bible to class on Tuesday	Review all phonograms; OPG L162: R-Changed Vowels: Review /ôr/ Words, pg 254	All sight words that should be learned and reviewed thus far: the, I, a, of, have, give, to, two, too, was, said, do, who, friend, eye, buy, shoe, could, would, should. one, once, build, built, laugh, what, does, gone, are Click here for a link to sight word flash cards
Read Aloud	Cleopatra pg 25-26	Cleopatra pg 27-30	Cleopatra pg 31-34	Cleopatra pg 35-38
History	Catacombs			SotW Ch. 39: Rome and the Christians, pg 299-306; Discussion questions below; Journal sentence: Christians in Rome were persecuted until Emperor Constantine put an end to it.		Note: We will cover the "Christians in the Catacombs" section in class; you may choose to read it again along with the rest of the chapter, or just briefly review that section
Science		Ocean Animal Report - Pick any animal from G&B/MB and write a report on the form that was sent home last week; please see guidelines below; due tomorrow	Read "Narwhal: A Day in the Life" Narwhal color by sight word
Geography	Map review					Click here for an interactive online practice map
Memory Work	SCRIPTURE: Psalm 23 KJV (ongoing); MATH: Fact Flashcards (Ongoing) QUARTER 4 POEM: Rock of Ages- Due 4/30

*Note anything underlined in the table above or in the notes below is a clickable link for your convenience*

Key to Abbreviations:
GP- The Gospel Project- Home Edition
HIG- Singapore Math Home Instructor's Guide (click to print addition or subtraction cards)
TB- Singapore Math Textbook
WB- Singapore Math Workbook
MM- Mental Math (see appendix in HIG)
CCC- Complete, check, correct
AAS- All About Spelling (click here to print any missing phonogram cards)
FLL- First Language Lessons
SF- Sounds First Phonemic Awareness Program (click here and scroll down to Grade 1)
OPG- The Ordinary Parents' Guide to Teaching Reading (click here to print OPG sight words)
SotW- Story of the World
G&B/A- The Good and The Beautiful, Arthropods
G&B/MB- The Good and The Beautiful, Marine Biology

COMING SOON...

Thursday, May 2- DOGS/spirit/pizza day

Thursday, May 9- Last day of school

Dear Parents:

It's been a long year, yet a quick year as well. The finish line is definitely in sight! We still have a lot of fun learning ahead this week, and we will squeeze every moment out of the time we have remaining!

"Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize?

Run in such a way to win the prize." -1 Corinthians 9:24

Striving for excellence with you,

Mrs. Kuhn

Bible:

This will be our last week of The Gospel Project lessons, but I encourage you to finish the final six weeks of the book with your children this summer!

Please return your borrowed copy of The Early Reader's Bible on Tuesday, May 7!

Math:

We will finish our Singapore 1B books this week! What an accomplishment! I'm so proud of all of the hard work and growth I've witnessed in math this year. I hope you and your student are too!

Reading:
It's time for the last Phonogram Assessment of the year! Please complete Phonogram Assessment #6 and leave it in the Langauge Arts section of your child's binder. We have a procedure for checking these in class.

This week we'll work through the last of the 1st grade OPG lessons, finishing up with phonograms that spell /ôr/. The rest of OPG will be covered in 2nd grade.

Decodable words in "Love God When You Hurt" from the Early Reader's Bible (sight words in parenthesis): Love, God, When, You, (was), a, good, man, who, so, gave, him, things, (one), day, something, sad, to, man, ran, up, to, and, (said), bad, took, some, (of), your, then, too, then, all, so, these, them, from, me, but, they, sick, (would), not, I, will, at, times, He, told, stop, made, well, new

Decodable words in "A Happy King" from the Early Reader's Bible (sight words in parenthesis): A, King, I, had, dream, (said), the, but, do, not, know, (what), it, means, tell, me, he, to, his, men, then, will, come, from, how, can, we, you, if, my, (have), someone, kill, but, (was), your, God, help, is, so, the, thank, for, telling, me, then, told, his, kind, gave, good, things

Please return The Early Reader's Bible to school on Tuesday, May 7th!

Phonogram Game Ideas
Practice App

Composition:
Custom Handwriting Practice Sheets

Grammar:

For the Final Grammar Review, students will respond orally to the questions and parents will write their answers. I am providing a hard copy so that you won't need to write in your FLL book and so that you can turn the Final Review in to me when it's complete.

Return both pages of the Final Grammar Review to school for grading by Thursday, May 2nd.

Geography:
Since we have successfully learned the names of each African country, now students can use this interactive online map to review all the countries of Africa (click the "learn" button to have the country names read out loud). Have the maps and songs ready to help students as they play!

History:

Questions for discussion for SotW Ch. 39: Our book says that Nero was the worst Roman emperor of all. Do you agree or disagree with that statement? Use examples to tell why. Why did Christians refuse to worship the Roman emperors? What choice would you have made? What idea did Christians have so that they could keep meeting without anyone knowing? Constantine at first worshipped Apollo, but later decided to follow the true God. What was the turning point in his life?

Journal sentence: Christians in Rome were persecuted until Emperor Constantine put an end to it.

Science:

Ocean Animal Report: Students may choose any animal from G&B/MB to research and complete all sections of the form. Students should use neat handwriting and write in complete sentences, including proper capitalization and punctuation. All words should be spelled correctly. If your child needs to spell a word that has not been taught, please have them copy the correct spelling. Extra handwriting lines are provided for students who wish to use them instead of or in addition to the lines on the form. There will not be an oral component to this assignment. The report is due by Thursday, May 2nd.

Memory Work:

I'm proud of every child's dedication to their memory work. My hope is that the verses, poems, hymns, and books of the Bible would pop back into their minds as the Spirit leads. I pray that the students would internalize in their hearts the truth, beauty, and goodness their minds have memorized.

1st Grade T/Th- Week 32- April 23-29

1st Grade Week 32	Tue, Apr 23	Wed, Apr 24	Thu, Apr 25	Fri, Apr 26	Mon, Apr 29	Co-Teacher Notes
Virtue	Self-control- "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." -2 Tim. 1:7
Bible	GP Week 11, pg 166-169	GP Week 11, pg 166 & 170-172	GP Week 11, pg 173-175	GP Week 11, pg 176-178	GP Week 11, Optional Fun Day, pg 179-180	Big Picture Question: Who is our King? Jesus is our King forever, and He rules over the world.
Math	HIG pg 91; TB pg 85-86 Tasks 3-4; WB Exercises 64-65 pg 148-151	HIG pg 92; TB pg 87 Tasks 5-6; WB Ex 66 pg 152-153; MM 26 (first 10 problems)	HIG pg 94; HIG pg 95 through the sentence that says "Discuss textbook pages 88 and 89;" TB pg 88-89; My Coins booklet	Parent read HIG pg 94; Start today's lesson on HIG pg 95 with the sentence that says, "Have your student look at textbook task 1, p. 90" and continue on from there; TB pg 90 Task 1, pg 91 Task 3; WB Exercise 67 pg 158-159; MM 25 (last 10 problems)	HIG pg 97; TB pg 90 Task 2, pg 92 Task 4; WB Exercise 68 pg 160-161; MM 26 (last 10 problems) MM 10 one-minute timed drill; return to school on Tuesday
Spelling	Review Step 25 / Lesson 30; Dictate sentences 4-6	Review/correct dictation from Tuesday; Prepare for test tomorrow on Step 25 / Lesson 30	Step 25 / Lesson 30 Assessment	All Students: Review rules and spelling for a sampling of AAS words #1-77 AAS Color version: Lesson 31- Putting it All Together; Use these review games to evaluate whether your student needs more reinforcement in any concepts before moving on to Level 3 next year
Grammar	(Agora Presentations)	FLL Lesson 52 Enrichment Activity, pg 81; students may write the list, illustrate the list, or both		FLL Final Grammar Reivew, pg 165 (please use hard copy provided)		For Final Grammar Review, students respond orally to the questions and parents write their answers on the hard copy provided. Note- Final Grammar Review pg 166 is assigned next week, but you may complete it this week along with pg 165 if you prefer. Return both pages for grading next Wednesday.
Writing	(Agora Presentations)	Copybook pg 85- Copying (step 4); Write neatly and accurately.	Scripture or Poetry Copywork	Copybook pg 86- Copying (step 4); Write neatly and accurately.
Reading	Review all phonograms; SF Grade 2, Week 6, Day 1 Introduce R-Changed Vowels: OR and ORE as /ôr/ (OPG L157)	Review all phonograms (Add OR); OPG L157: R-Changed Vowels: OR and ORE as /ôr/, pg 248-249; Dictation: port, sport, short "Building New Walls" from The Early Reader's Bible, pg 235-241 (see decodable words below)	Review all phonograms; SF Grade 2, Week 6, Day 3 Introduce R-Changed Vowels: OR and ORE as /ôr/ (OPG L158)	Review all phonograms; OPG L158: R-Changed Vowels: OR and ORE as /ôr/, pg 250; Dictation: or, corn, fork, north "Esther is a Brave Queen" from The Early Reader's Bible, pg 243-249 (see decodable words below)	Review all phonograms (Add OUR); OPG L159: R-Changed Vowels: OUR as /ôr/, pg 251; Dictation: your, four, court (explicitly tell your student to use OUR for the /ôr/ in these words) Flyleaf reader, "Junk?" (please see note below)	All sight words that should be learned and reviewed thus far: the, I, a, of, have, give, to, two, too, was, said, do, who, friend, eye, buy, shoe, could, would, should, one, once, build, built, laugh, what, does, gone, are Click here for a link to sight word flash cards
Read Aloud	Cleopatra pg 11-12	Cleopatra pg 13-16	Cleopatra pg 17-20	Cleopatra pg 21-24
History	Agora Presentations			SotW Ch 37-38: The Beginning of Christianity and The End of the Ancient Jewish Nation, pg 289-297; Discussion questions below; Journal sentence: When their temple was destroyed, the Jews were forced out of Jerusalem.
Science		Sea birds: Penguins View the video Penguins for Kids with your child; see discussion questions below Journal sentence: Penguins swim easily through the water, but they waddle upright on land. Looking ahead: Ocean Animal Report - Pick any animal from G&B/MB and write a report on the form that was sent home (guidelines below); due NEXT Thursday	Sea birds: Puffins
Geography	Map review					Click here for an interactive online practice map
Memory Work	SCRIPTURE: Psalm 23 KJV (ongoing); Books of the Old Testament Psalms - Malachi in order - Due 4/25 MATH: Fact Flashcards (Ongoing) QUARTER 4 POEM: Rock of Ages- Due 4/30 GEOGRAPHY: review

* Note anything underlined in the table above or in the notes below is a clickable link for your convenience *

COMING SOON...

Tuesday, April 23- Agora Project due

Friday-Sunday, April 26-28- Fortis Spring Campout

Thursday, May 2- DOGS/spirit/pizza day

Thursday, May 9- Last day of school

Dear Parents:

As I reflect on the quickly-approaching end of this year, I want to thank you for all of your amazing support! It is easy to see why my class is filled with wonderful children- they come from loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle, and self-controlled families. I have had a front row seat to watch these fruits and other godly characteristics begin to blossom in the lives of your children this year. It has been a priviledge and an honor to partner with you!

With a heart full of love,

Mrs. Kuhn

Math:
This week we will finish our current unit with subtracting double digit numbers. Take your time. Allow your child to use manipulatives to build and rearrange numbers to visualize what is happening when working these subtraction problems. Don't gloss over this step! Their concrete understanding is KEY to them being able to move on to mentally manipulating numbers confidently rather than simply following a procedure as many of us were taught to do as children. Continue to check over WB pages covered in class for completion and understanding.

For the remainder of the school year, our lessons will cover money. Pay close attention to the assigned page numbers this week, as I have split one of the lessons into two days to cover it more thoroughly. Let the students experience using physical money (either real or play coins & bills) for TB and WB exercises whenever possible! You may find that using a 100 chart to add values of coins can be helpful (click here for a video showing this method).

Reading:
This week we'll continue in OPG with r-controlled vowels, moving on to the /ôr/ sound. Remember that with dictation for reading lessons, we are aiming to make a multisensory connection in the brain between the sounds and the letters in the words. We are not expecting the students to know the rules yet for when to use OR vs OUR for the /ôr/ sound, so it is absolutely fine and even necessary to tell your student, "Spell 'court,' and use the OUR phonogram when you spell the /ôr/ sound."

Also note, when you teach OUR in OPG Lesson 159, the phonogram card only lists one sound, the sound of /er/ as in journey. Go ahead and pencil in /or/ as in four as another sound for OUR.

In the Flyleaf reader "Junk?", you will need to guide your student in decoding "collect" using the 4th sound of o instead of it's short sound as they would expect in a closed syllable. Also, since we have not taught the "sure" ending, you will need to give that sound to your student when they decode "treasure."

Decodable words in "Building New Walls" from the Early Reader's Bible (sight words in parenthesis): New, walls, for, the, king, but, (one), day, sad, why, (are), you, so, long, tore, down, my, (said), they, (what), do, want, me, to, do, please, let, go, home, (build), may, went, he, found, some, did, not, like, this, his, (have), (was), something, that, God, him, came, see, helping

Decodable words in "Esther is a Brave Queen" from the Early Reader's Bible (sight words in parenthesis): Is, a, brave, queen, a, man, came, to, see, Queen, someone, wants, kill, the, man, (said), what, can, I, do, ask, king, to, help, us, but, (could), not, this, she, time, must, me, him, be, want, her, went, did, he, (what), for, please, help, my, bad, them, will, too, not, like, so, now, they, that

Phonogram Game Ideas
Practice App

Composition:
Custom Handwriting Practice Sheets

Spelling:

For your reference when reviewing dictation done in class, the sentences given for Step 25 / Lesson 30 were:

Will you go now?

The loud truck drove into town.

You let the fire go out.

Step 25 / Lesson 30 is the last official spelling lesson of the year. The remainder of the year will be review. Congratulations on completing AAS Level 2!

Grammar:

Note- Final Grammar Review pg 166 is assigned next week, but you may complete it this week along with pg 165 if you prefer. Return both pages for grading by next Thursday, May 2nd.

Geography:
Since we have successfully learned the names of each African country, now students can use this interactive online map to review all the countries of Africa. Have the maps and songs ready to help them as they play!

History:
Here are some questions for discussion as you teach SotW Chapter 37-38: How was Jesus different from all of the other religious leaders we've learned about in our history lessons? Why was Jerusalem such a special place for Jewish people? What happened to the Jewish temple when the Romans attacked it? Why did the Romans choose to destroy the temple? Journal sentence: When their temple was destroyed, the Jews were forced out of Jerusalem.

Science:

The Good and the Beautiful has inexplicably omitted sea birds from their latest version of the Marine Biology unit! Therefore, we'll be using sources outside of the text to discover interesting facts about these feathered friends. Please view the video Penguins for Kids with your student and ask them to orally narrate as you go. You can use these questions to aid in your discussion: How does the coloring of a penguin help keep it safe? In what ways is a penguin's body suited for swimming? What kind of fish do penguins think tastes the best (trick question!)? How do you think a group of penguins got the names "raft" and "waddle"? If you were a penguin, would you think it more fun to glide through the water or slide on the ice?

Journal sentence: Penguins swim easily through water, but they waddle upright on land.

**Looking ahead**

This week students will be bringing home a "My Ocean Animal Report" page. The report will not be due until NEXT Thursday, and working on it will be the only assignment for science next Wednesday. I don't want anyone to feel rushed, so I'm assigning it now to allow plenty of time for students to complete it. It will be graded based on the following guidelines:

Students may choose any animal from G&B/MB to research and complete all sections of the form. Students should use neat handwriting and write in complete sentences, including proper capitalization and punctuation. All words should be spelled correctly. If your child needs to spell a word that has not been taught, please have them copy the correct spelling. Extra handwriting lines are provided for students who wish to use them instead of or in addition to the lines on the form. There will not be an oral component to this assignment. The report is due by Thursday, 5/2.

Memory Work:

Books of the Old Testament: Psalms - Malachi due this week, 4/25! Here is a link to the song we practice

in class.

Quarter 4 poem: Rock of Ages will be due next week, 4/30. Here is a link to the song that we practice in class. This artist does substitute "commands" for "demands" in the 2nd stanza, so I will accept either of those words as correct.