Fortis Academy 4th grade: April 28 - May 2, 2025

4th Grade Week 324/28/20254/29/20254/30/20255/1/20255/2/2025Co-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
BibleTitus 2:11-3:7, Philemon 1:4-7, Hebrews 4:12-16Read Hebrews 11James 1 & 31 Peter 3:8-18
MathCh 17, L3 TB p234-237
&
Year End Review		Complete Year-End Assessment for review and practice.CCC
CLT Math
Complete Review sent homeCo-Teachers, please correct the Year End Assessment and help your student correct any wrong answers. The Answer Key will be emailed to you on Monday.
Spelling
CLT Language Arts
Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew
Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew
GrammarGrammar Book Ch 26 L2 Ref 78B Complete p2 & p6: Goals for My Life and My Special Feelings. You may write in paragraph form, or write two lists using complete sentencesRef 78B Write about your strengths. You may write in paragraph form, or make a list.
(Refer back to Ref. 78A for creative ideas)
WritingRef 79 Part II: Write about your Family Life for your autobiography. Include at least 4 dress-ups, 2 openersRef. 79 Part III Using the outline given, write about your school days. Include at least 4 dress-ups and 2 openers
Reading
Read Ch 11 & 12 and orally narrate.
Read Ch 13 & 14 and orally narrate.
HistoryMao & the Cultural Revolution in ChinaRead p465-468 "The First Persian Gulf War" and orally narrateCollapse of the Soviet Union, Review Key Dates 1-12 & US PresidentsRead 9/11 handout and ask your parents and/or grandparents where they were on 9/11. What are their recollections of that day?Review Key Dates 1-12 for test on Wed

Geography
ScienceBird Reports & Review Texas BirdsColor the Whooping Crane p32, Sandhill Crane p32 & Ruddy Turnstone p33 in your field guideShorebirdsColor the Great Blue Heron p5 in your field guide &
Review
Texas Birds
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 Due 5/5
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/7
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/12
Coming Soon:
Monday, April 28 - CLT
Wednesday, April 30 - CLT
Saturday, May 3 - Grammar Theater Showcase
Wednesday, May 7 - Pizza Day, DOGS, Spirit Day
Saturday, May 10 - Nerf Tournament
Wednesday, May 14 - Last day of school

Math

Objectives:

1. Review previously learned skills.

2. Assess math skills

3. Name faces and edges of Cuboids


If you'd like to practice math skills over the summer, here is a 4th-grade review website of math skills learned this year: https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-4


Spelling

Objectives: Review phonograms


Grammar

Objective: Assessment


Writing

Objectives:

1. Assess writing skills

2. Write a.paragraph about your family life.

3. Write a paragraph about school for your autobiography.


History 

Objectives:

1. Know that during the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, every part of Chinese culture had to praise Mao & his policies.
2. Know that in 1989, thousands of students protested together in Tiananmen Square wanting democracy.
3. Know that the US was attacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001
 
Science
Objectives:
1. Present findings on bird of choice 
2. Identify characteristics of shorebirds
3. Identify 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.

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: April 21 - 25, 2025

4th Grade Week 314/21/20254/22/20254/23/20254/24/20254/25/2025Co-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
Bible
Easter Monday - No School
Phil 4:6-13IThess 4:13-18, II Thess 3:1-5I Tim 2:1-6, 4:12, 6:6-21II Tim 2:1-7
MathMath Facts Review 5
TB p245-247: 1-9
CCC		Math Facts, Review &
Ch 16 L6,
TB p219-221, WB p174-175		Math Facts
Ch 17, L1
TB p226-229, WB p183		Ch 17, L2
TB p230-233
SpellingReview Step 28 New Teaching, Dictate sentences 4-6, and Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch
Step 28 Test & Review phonogramsPhonogram Assessment #4Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment 4, grade in red pen and return to school Mon. Instructions below
GrammarClassify Ch 21 L2 & L3 practice sentences.Outlining & CLT PracticeAutobiography Book: Ch 26, L1 Read Ref.78A p61: Make Title Page and complete page 1: "Things I Like to Do" Write a sentence or two about each of the things you like to do. Illustrate
WritingComplete FD of Writing from a Prompt. Due tomorrow. Stapled: Rubric, FD, RDIntroduce autobiography & work on blocking for Gladys play.Ch26, L3: Using Ref 79 Part I as a guide, write a paragraph describing your family. Complete section I only. (birth, parents, siblings, grandparents) Include a minimum of 4 different dress-ups and 2 openersIf your child would like to enter their composition in the IEW Writing Contest, the final composition needs to be typed and submitted by online by parents. Deadline is April 30th.  Details here.
ReadingRead Misty of Chincoteague Ch 7-8 and orally narrate.Discuss Ch 5-8
& Character analysis p46		Read Ch 9-10 and orally narrate.
HistoryRead "Communism Crumbles" p544-548 and describe what happened in Berlin, Germany in journal The Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe


Read "Democracy in China?" and orally narrate
Geography
ScienceRead Owls TB p249-251 & color the Barred Owl and Great Horned Owl in your journalAct 12.6
Owl Pellet Dissection		Watch
 Baby Owl Eating 
&
Complete Act. 12.6 on p256 in your NB
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 Due 5/5
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/7
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/12 

Coming Soon:

Friday-Sunday April 25-27 - Spring campout
Monday, April 28 - CLT
Wednesday, April 30 - CLT
Saturday, May 3 - Grammar Theater Showcase
Wednesday, May 7 - Pizza Day, DOGS, Spirit Day
Saturday, May 10 - Nerf Tournament
Wednesday, May 14 - Last day of school


Math

Objectives:

1. Complete drawings of symmetrical figures.

2. Practice skills with lines

3. Identify faces, edges and vertices of a cuboid.

4. Identify nets of cuboids.


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Analyze six ways to spell the sound of /er/.

2. Review and assess phonograms


Here are instructions for administering the assessment.

Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Parents, read the sound or sounds on the card. Or if you prefer, you can play the sound on the AAS app.  Your student should then write the corresponding phonogram in the box. Mark any your child missed.
Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker (oral portion) - Show the card to the student. He or she should be able to correctly identify all the sounds associated with that card. Please note any phonograms your child missed on the form.


Writing

Objectives:

1. Complete a two paragraph composition about the hardest thing you have ever done.

2. Write a descriptive paragraph about your family.


Reading  

Objectives: 

1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills

2. Identify character traits in characters.

3. Compare and contrast characters.


History 

Objectives:

1.Know that life in East Berlin was difficult until the fall of the Berlin Wall. 
2. Know that during the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, every part of Chinese culture had to praise Mao & his policies.
3. Know that in 1989, thousands of students protested together in Tiananmen Square wanting democracy.
 
Science
Objectives:
1. Identify characteristics of owls
2. Dissect an owl pellet
3. Identify Texas birds

Students are making a field guide of Texas birds using pictures from the Texas Parks & Wildlife publication.  For coloring accuracy, search birds here:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/


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.

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: April 14 -18, 2025

4th
Week 30		4/14/20254/15/20254/16/20254/17/20254/18/2025Co-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
BibleI Cor 13II Cor 5Gal 5Eph 6
Good Friday - No School
MathCh 16, L3
TB p206-209, WB p162-164 		Ch 16, L4
TB p210-214, Memorize the quadrilaterals on p211,
WB p166-168		Ch 16 , L5
TB p215-218, WB p170-172		Review 4
TB p241-243: 1-5 CCC
SpellingStep 27 Review teaching & strategies, DS 4-6, Play SparkleReview Step 27, DS 7-9 Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tchStep 27 Spelling TestStep 28 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words. Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch
GrammarCh 25, L1 OutliningCh 25, L2, Practice & Ch 25, L3 Practice CCCCLT Practice
WritingWriter's Conferences & Begin 2nd paragraph RD of writing from a promptComplete 2nd paragraph RD. Check mechanics and label all dress-ups.Writer's ConferencesBegin FD of writing from a prompt.
Due Wed. 4/23
ReadingIntroduce Misty of Chincoteague Read Ch 1 & 2Read Misty
Ch 3 and answer questions in your reading journal p6-7		Discussion & Read Ch 4Read Ch 5-6 and answer questions in your journal p10-11
HistoryShare Vietnam InterviewsRead "Soviet Invasions" p501-506 and answer questions.The End of the Cold WarRead "Chernobyl and Nuclear Power" p445-449 and complete questions
GeographyReview Former USSRReview Former USSRFormer USSR Test
SciencePrecocial Birds & Observe chicksWork on your bird report & color the eagle & hawk in your field guideRaptorsWatch Red-Tailed Hawk Bird Cam HighlightsRed-Tailed Hawk Bird Cam Highlights
Memory WorkPOETRY: Poem 4 Due 5/5
KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/7
GEOGRAPHY: Former USSR Due 4/16
HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/12
Coming Soon:
Monday, April 21 - Easter Holiday (No School)                          


Math
Objectives:

1. Recognize perpendicular lines in figures and verify that they intersect at right angles.

2. Recognize parallel lines in figures and verify that they are parallel by determining if they are both perpendicular to a third line

3. Draw perpendicular and parallel lines

4. Classify quadrilaterals based on the number of parallel sides

5. Identify lines of symmetry in figures


Writing

Objective: Write a two-paragraph composition from a prompt.


The IEW 2025 writing contest is open to all students. All students are encouraged to enter. Check the website for details on how to enter. This year's prompt for ages 8-10 is:


We usually try to avoid doing things we don’t want to do, but sometimes when we go ahead and do them, we experience benefits.  Write a 2-paragraph composition answering this prompt: “What is the hardest thing you have ever done? How did you feel when you finished, or what lesson did you learn?”  


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Assess previously learned skills

2. Make a simple outline


Reading  

We are starting Misty of Chincoteague this week.

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading and complete the assigned questions in your journal.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Learn new vocabulary

3. Identify character qualities.

4. Summarize a passage through oral and written narration.  


History 

Objectives:

1. Share Vietnam Era interviews with classmates.
2. Know that President Ronald Reagan & Mikhail Gorbachev played key roles in ending the Cold War.
3. Identify the benefits and problems associated with nuclear power plants.

Science
Objectives:
1. Identify characteristics of Precocial Birds
2. Compare and contrast Altricial and Precocial Birds 
3. Research bird of choice.
4. Know that Raptors are birds of prey that use their strong feet, talons and hooked beaks to catch and kill their prey.

Students are making a field guide of Texas birds using pictures from the Texas Parks & Wildlife publication.  For coloring accuracy, search birds here:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/


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 continuing 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

 


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