Fortis Academy 4th grade: March 31 - April 4, 2025

4th Grade Week 283/31/20254/1/20254/2/20254/3/20254/4/2025Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipCHARITY: "If I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing." 1 Cor. 13:2
BibleActs 14, Acts 16:16-40Acts 17Acts 19Acts 26
MathCh 14 Test & Ch 15, L2 TB p177-181, WB p135-138Make Test Corrections. Math Facts & Ch 15, L1 TB p171-176, WB p131-132
Field Trip!
Math Facts & Ch 15, L3 TB p182-185, WB p139-143Ch 15, L4 TB p186-189, WB p144-146
SpellingStep 25: Review NT, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!Review Step 25 words, phonograms & Card Box. Dictate sentences 7-9.Step 26 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words,Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 26 Practice."
GrammarCh 23, L3: Parts of a book, Do Practice 5
Ch 23, L1 Grammar Time, Read Ref. 68: Practice Time: Write a thank you note to the person of your choice. &
 Ch 23, L2 Grammar Time, Review Ref. 69 and create a practice invitation. Be sure to include what, who, where, when, and a whipped cream statement.
WritingWrite Milky Way FDComplete Milky Way FD if not finished in class. Put all FD's together in this order: Intro, Orion, Great Bear, Milky Way, Conclusion. Due Wed. or Mon.
Myths in the Stars 5 paragraph paper may be turned in Wed. or Mon. 4/7.
Thank you note and Practice Invitation due Mon. 4/7
ReadingDiscussion & Read Ch 12 -13Journey to Jo'Burg Ch 14-15 & answer questions in journal.Moonwalk Read Ch 1 & 2
HistoryPresent President PostersRead SOTW "The Death of JFK" p471-477 and answer questionsRead SOTW "The Vietnam War" p487-493 & read Vietnam Era Memories assignment in your journal.This weekend or next week, interview a relative, friend, or teacher who lived during the Vietnam War era. Due 4/14
GeographyFormer USSRFormer USSR
ScienceExperiment with eggs Activities 13.5, 13.6, 13.8, & 13.11Read TB p258-262 Add interesting facts to NB p267Read TB p272-277 & Complete Vocabulary Activity in NB p278
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 Due 5/5
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/5
GEOGRAPHY: Former USSR Due 4/16
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/7
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, April 2 - 4th Grade Field Trip!
Wednesday, April 9 - Spirit Day (No Pizza)
Wednesday, April 9 - Lap-A-Thon (After School)
Monday, April 21 - Easter Holiday (No School)

Math

Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for recording.  

Objectives:

1. Assess multiplying and dividing decimals

2. Investigate angles and turns.

3. Measure angles between 0 and 180 degrees with a protractor

4. Express angles in terms of degrees and Identify acute, obtuse, straight, and reflex angles.

5. Add and subtract angles.



Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell words containing the sound of /e/ spelled ea.


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Engage in meaningful discussion.

3. Learn about life in South Africa during Apartheid


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Students will be able to identify the parts of a book: title page, copyright page, preface, body, table of contents, appendix, glossary, bibliography, and index.  
2. Students will learn how to write a thank you note. 

3. Students will learn how to write an invitation: who, what, when, where, "whipped cream". 


Writing

Objectives:

1. Write Milky Way final draft including 6 dress-ups and 3 openers.

2. Complete 5-paragraph essay including Introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and Conclusion.

NOTE: Students do not need to rewrite the three body paragraphs that have already been graded, but they do need to be included with with the Intro & Conclusion in the correct order.

History 

Objectives:

1. Share information about an American president.

2. Know that American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 in Dallas, TX.

5. Know that American soldiers fought against communist North Vietnam for 8 years in a controversial war.

Science
Objectives:
1. Experiment with eggshell strength
2. Identify the parts of an egg.
3. Observe a growing chick embryo through candling.


Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.

Poetry:  Our fourth quarter poem is "The Dentist and the Crocodile".  Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are beginning our study of the former USSR this week.  The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map. A word bank is provided.

Sheppard's software practice game: North & Central Asia and Western Asia

History: We are memorizing the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help

with this. Here are two: US Presidents: Washington to Trump and an older version, US Presidents to "America" For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/12


Key Dates for 4th quarter:

1. The War Between the States                         1861-1865
2. World War I                                                     1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution                   1917
4. The Great Depression                                  1929-1939
5. World War II                                                  1939-1945
6. The Cold War                                                1945-1991
7. The Formation of Israel                             1948
8. Mao & Communist Victory in China          1949
9. Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement    1950-1968  
10, Man Walks on the Moon 1969 11. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989 12. The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26, 1991


Fortis Academy 4th grade: March 24 - 28, 2025

4th Grade Week 273/24/20253/25/20253/26/20253/27/20253/28/2025Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipHOPE: “For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, “plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." -Jer. 29:11
BibleActs 1 & 2Acts 4Acts 7 & 9Acts 12
MathReview
& Ch 14, L5
TB p153-155, WB p117-118
Ch 14, L6
 TB p156-159, WB p119-121
Ch 14 L7
TB p160-163, TB p122-124
Ch 14, L8
TB p164-167, WB p125-126
Ch 14 Practice A & B TB p151 & p168-170 in preparation for Monday's testYour child may not need to do all the Practice A & B problems. Pick an assortment of problems from each section and check for mastery.
SpellingStep 24: Review New Teaching and Strategies. Dictate sentences 4-6. Play Sparkle!Re-write missed Step 23 words, Review Card Box & Phonograms as needed, Dictate Sentences 7-9Step 24 Spelling TestStep 25 New Teaching. Dictate 10 wordsStep 25: Dictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 25 Practice."
GrammarCh 21, L1 Grammar Time & Parts of a Friendly LetterCh 21, L2 Grammar Time, Use Ref 63 & 64 to write a friendly letter to assigned classmate, Put in envelope, but do not seal. Due tomorrow. Practice writing your home address correctly until you can do it perfectly from memory.
You'll need it for tomorrow!
Ch 22, L1 Writing a Business LetterCh 22 L2 Classify Sentences. Use Ref 65-67 to draft a business letter to a company of your choice.  Please address an envelope, but do not seal. Due MondayStudents will learn four types of business letters and write to a company of their choice. They will often receive back a reply, which is fun. Bring the properly formatted letter, along with an stamped, addressed envelope to school on Monday.
WritingReview writing an Introduction, make KWO, & begin writing Intro RD to Myths in the StarsUsing Composition checklist p226 complete Intro RD and begin FD. Gather your Orion, Great Bear, & Milky Way papers, and bring them all to class tomorrow.Review writing a conclusion, make KWO, and begin writing Myths in the Stars Conclusion RD.Using Composition Checklist p226, complete Conclusion RD. Begin FDWe will write the Milky Way FD in class on Monday. Students will need all three body paragraph final drafts, in addition to the Intro & Conclusion.
ReadingIntroduce Journey to Jo-burgRead Journey to Jo'Burg Chaps 3-6 & answer questionsDiscuss Journey to Jo'Burg Ch 3-6, Read Ch 7-8Read Journey to Jo'Burg Chaps 9-11 & answer questions
HistoryThe Space Race SOTW p457-462
&
Assign President to research

Read SOTW "Civil Rights" p477-484 & answer questions 1-4 on p73.Martin Luther King Jr.and "I Have a Dream" discussion.Read the POTUS handout sent home & do some brief research on your president. Make a poster following the instructions in the handout. Due Mon.
GeographyFormer USSRColor & label USSR countries on your mapFormer USSR
ScienceNest TypesRead TB p236-241 & gather materials for a nest. See Act. 12.2 (TB p242)
Color Chickadees, Titmouse & Wrens in your field guide p41
Build a Nest Act. 12.4Read TB p242-247 & describe ground nests, cavity nests, platform nests, cup nests, and adherent nests in mini-book p262
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 Due 5/5
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/5
GEOGRAPHY: Former USSR Due 4/16
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/7
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, March 26 - Spirit Day, DOGS, Pizza!
Wednesday, April 2 - 4th Grade Field Trip!
Wednesday, April 9 - Spirit Day (No Pizza)
Wednesday, April 9 - Lap-A-Thon (After School)
Monday, April 21 - Easter Holiday (No School)

Math
Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for recording.

Note: Your child may not need to do all the practice problems. Pick an assortment of problems from each section and check for mastery.

Objectives:

1. Divide a one-place decimal by a one-digit whole number.

2. Divide a two-place decimal by a one-digit whole number.

3. Divide decimals to hundredths in cases where the quotient has a different number of decimal places than the dividend.

4. Practice division with decimals.


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell word endings of /awl/ spelled ought and words with a followed by l.


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Engage in meaningful discussion.

3. Learn about life in South Africa during Apartheid


Writing

Objectives:

1. Write an Introduction paragraph for Myths in the Stars paper.

2. Write a Conclusion paragraph for 5 paragraph paper.


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Know the five parts of a friendly letter: Heading, Greeting, Body, Closing, Signature

2. Write a friendly letter to a friend using the correct format

3. Address an envelope

4. Know common reasons to write a business letter.
5. Write a properly formatted business letter.

Note: Students will learn four types of business letters and write to a company of their choice.  They will often receive back a reply, which can be fun. Bring the properly formatted letter, along with an stamped, addressed envelope to school on Monday.


History 

Objectives:

1. Explore the role the Cold War had on the Space Race.
2. Know that Martin Luther King Jr. was a national leader of the Civil Rights Movement of 1950-1968

3. Become familiar with MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech

4. Write a personal "Dream" speech
5. Research an American President and create a poster displaying highlights to share with classmates.


Science
Objectives:
1. Identify types of nests and the birds that make them.
2. Build a nest.
3. Describe five different types of nests.
4. Identify common Central Texas Birds.


Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.

Poetry:  Our fourth quarter poem is "The Dentist and the Crocodile".  Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are beginning our study of the former USSR this week.  The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map. A word bank is provided.

Sheppard's software practice game: North & Central Asia and Western Asia

History: We are memorizing the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help

with this. Here are two: US Presidents: Washington to Trump and an older version, US Presidents to "America" For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/12


Key Dates for 4th quarter:

1. The War Between the States                         1861-1865
2. World War I                                                     1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution                   1917
4. The Great Depression                                  1929-1939
5. World War II                                                  1939-1945
6. The Cold War                                                1945-1991
7. The Formation of Israel                             1948
8. Mao & Communist Victory in China          1949
9. Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement    1950-1968  
10, Man Walks on the Moon 1969 11. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989 12. The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26, 1991


Fortis Academy 4th grade: March 10 - 14, 2025

4th Grade Week 263/10/20253/11/20253/12/20253/13/20253/14/2025
DiscipleshipHOPE: “For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, “plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." -Jer. 29:11
BibleJohn 15Read John 18John 19Read John 20
MathCh 13 Test
&
Ch 14, L1
TB p139-142, WB p107-108
Make Test Corrections. Math Facts & Ch 14 L2
TB p143-146, WB p109-111
Ch 14, L3
TB p147-150, WB p112-114
Review 3
TB p136-138 Skip problems 6, 9, 10, 11 Complete, Check, Correct
SpellingStep 23: Review New Teaching. Dictate sentences 4-6Rewrite missed Step 22 test words 5x, Review Phonograms er ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch, Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9.Step 23 Spelling TestStep 24 New Teaching. Dictate 10 wordsDictate sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 24 Practice."
GrammarCh 20, L1 Linking VerbsCh 20, L2 Classify sentences, Review plural rules Ref 60 & Do Ch 20, L2 Practice 1 & 2 CCCCh 20, L3 Similes & Metaphors, Complete Ch 20 L4 Activity Time: Color PoemDaily Grammar
WritingPoem 3 Recitations & Begin writing 3rd paragraph of Tiger TamerUsing your KWO & Composition checklist finish writing 3rd paragraph, edit your RD, underline & label all dress-ups. All 3 RD paragraphs due Wed.Writer's Conference, Begin FD of Tiger TamerComplete FD of Tiger Tamer. Underline & label all dress-ups, openers & vocab. Due Mon. after break. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RD
ReadingDiscussion & begin Ch 20Read Ch 20 p148-160 and answer questions in journal.DiscussionFinish My Side of the Mountain & answer Ch 21 & 22 questions.Put Journey to Jo'Burg in your backpack for Mon. after break.
HistoryMao & the Communist Victory in China, SOTW p422-427Read SOTW p434-438 "The Korean War" and answer questions.Key Dates Test & The Korean War & North Korea todayRead and complete handout sent home. Pray for Christians currently suffering persecution. PIck one of the stories that impacted you, and write out a prayer or make a list of what you will pray for these Christians.
 Due 3/24
GeographyFormer USSR
ScienceMigration and ReviewReview study guide and read TB p226-229. Color the Painted Bunting p17 & the Vermilion Flycatcher p23 in your field guide. Bring green folder tomorrow for grading.Albatrosses & testRead TB p229-233 & Complete WDYR p236-237Watch for birds at your feeder and try to identify as many as you can! Keep a record in your NB p221
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 3 Due 3/6
KEY DATES: 1-9 on 3/12 GEOGRAPHY: Former USSR Due 4/9
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/7
Please Check Alma weekly for any missing grades or zeroes.

Coming Soon:
Wednesday, March 12 - Spirit Day, No pizza
Monday, March 17 - 21 Spring Break! NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, March 26 - Spirit Day, DOGS, Pizza!

Discipleship: 
Objective:  Experience the joy of the Lord which comes from spending time in His presence.

Start your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading. 

Our virtue this month is Hope. Hope is the placing of our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not on our own strength but on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit. Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness is the quality of being submissive to God and being humble enough to be taught by God.


Math
Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for recording.

Objectives:

1. Assess adding and subtracting decimals.

2. Multiply tenths by a one-digit whole number.

3. Multiply hundredths by a one-digit number

4. Review previously learned skills


Spelling

Objectives: Spell words with ar in an unaccented syllable.


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Summarize a passage through oral narration.

3. Identify elements of goodness, truth, and beauty in literature.

4. Identify character development


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Introduce linking verbs, predicate nouns, and predicate adjectives.

2. Review rules for the plurals of nouns with different endings

3. Identify similes and metaphors.

4. Write a simile poem.

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Practice the Writing from Pictures structure: Central Fact, Details, and Clincher for each paragraph.
2. Write a story consisting of 3 paragraphs that describe what is happening in a series of pictures.
3. Use stylistic techniques of incorporating 6 dress-ups into each paragraph.
4. Edit your written work.

History 

Objectives:

1. Know that Chairman Mao brought Communism to China in 1949.
2. Know that the Korean War resulted in the country being divided into Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea.
3. Identify facts about Korean culture.
4. Learn about the challenges faced by North Koreans.

Science
Objectives:
1. Look at the migration habits of various species of birds.
2. Identify unique characteristics of the albatross

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone".  These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are beginning our study of the former USSR this week.  The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map. A word bank is provided.

Sheppard's software practice game: North & Central Asia and Western Asia

History: We are memorizing the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help

with this. Here are two: US Presidents: Washington to Trump and an older version, US Presidents to "America" For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/12


Key Dates for 3rd quarter:

1. The War Between the States                         1861-1865
2. World War I                                                     1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution                   1917
4. The Great Depression                                  1929-1939
5. World War II                                                  1939-1945
6. The Cold War                                                1945-1991
7. The Formation of Israel                             1948
8. Mao & Communist Victory in China          1949
9. Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement    1950-1968