Fortis Academy 4th Grade Week 4: August 25-19, 2025

 

4th Grade Week 3Mon 8/25/25Tues 8/26/25Thurs 8/27/25Thu 8/28/25Fri 8/29/25Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipObedience - "But be doers of the word, and not just hearers only, deceiving yourselves." James 1:22
BibleGenesis 21:1-8 and 22:1-18Genesis 24Genesis 25:19-34 and 27-28:10-20Genesis 29Write or draw something in your Bible journal reflecting this past week's reading.
MathMF Practice-B;
Ch. 2, L2:
TB pgs. 42-45;
WB pgs. 28-30		MF Practice-A or B;
Ch. 2, L3:
TB pgs. 46-48;
WB pgs. 31-33		MF Practice-B;
Ch. 2, L4:
TB pgs. 49-51;
WB pgs. 34-37		MF Practice-A or B;
Ch. 2, L5:
TB pgs. 52-54;
WB pgs. 38-39 (and choose 1 word problem of your choice to work out from pages 40-41)		Ch. 2, L6: Practice TB pgs. 55-56
(Review weak concepts for Quiz next week).
SpellingStep 2: Review New Teaching, Reinforcement, and Writing Station Words; Review Phonograms; DS 4-6Step 2: Review card box, single-letter phonograms; DS 7-9;
Check for accuracy.		Step 2 TestStep 3: New Teaching pgs. 27-30;
Dictate words pg. 30		Step 3:
DS 1-3 (pg. 31) on template sheet in Binder.		After you dictate words or sentences to your students, please proofread with them. When encountering a mistake, remind them of the specific rule that goes along with that word (if there is one); Refer to the blue key cards for the spelling rules.
GrammarCh. 3, L1
(pgs. 26-27): Grammar Time (Do PB pg. 2), Skill Time.		Ch. 3, L2
(pgs. 28-31): Jingles 1-6, Grammar Time (Do PB pg. 2), Skill Time, Define vocab. words (pg. 31) and orally make a sentence up with them.		Ch. 3, L3
(pgs. 32-36): Grammar Time (PB pg. 2), Skill Time, Review Refs 10 & 11; Practice Time (Do WB pgs. 66-67).		Ch 3 L4
(pgs. 37-39): Test Time (for practice only) in WB pg. 99 (skip Exercise 7). Check & Correct
WritingL3 pg. 26:
Read, Discuss, Create, KWO, Intro. "-ly" dress-up, Complete Style and Vocab Practice (pg. 29). Turn in L2 FD.		L3 pg. 26:
Review vocab. Using your KWO and Rubric, write a RD.		L3 pg. 26:
Writer's conference and edit RD.		L3 pg. 26:
Write FD. Use rubric to ensure all components are present. Due Wednesday, stapled in this order: Rubric, FD, RD.		IEW, Lesson 3 Source Text:
The Four Oxen and the Lioness
Pg. 26
ReadingReview Ch. 7 Vocabulary words and Discussion.Read The Good Master Ch. 7 and orally answer discussion questions. Activity is optional.Read The Good Master Ch. 8 in class.Write the answers to Ch. 8 discussion questions in your journal. Complete the Activity.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 3: "Wandering Through Africa." Write a paragraph in your journal recalling what you admire about David Livingstone.Share journal entries and discuss David Livingstone.Read SOTW Ch. 4: "The Taiping Rebellion." Orally narrate key points.Work on your Key Dates!
GeographyReview Oceans & ContinentsReview Oceans & Continents for tomorrow's testOceans & Continents Test
ScienceInsect Anatomy;
Field Day: Intro. to collecting/ pinning		Read TB pgs. 46-49; Orally narrate key points.Read TB pgs. 50-53 and do NB Activity 2.6 on pg. 57 and answer any 3 WDYR* questions on pgs. 59-60.Insect Collecting*WDYR = What Do You Remember Questions. Please use complete sentences and proofread for spelling and grammar.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Ocean and Continents - Test on 8/27
SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life - Test on 9/8
KEY DATES: 1-4 Test on 10/1
POEM 1: Due for Recitation on 10/1

Dear Parents,

Your children have been working together so well as they add to and strengthen the skills they have previously learned and encourage one another! Thank you for all you do to make my shepherding experience amazing!

Mrs. Morgan




Coming Soon!

Monday, Aug. 25- Picture Day
Wednesday, Aug. 27 - DOGS Day/ Spirit Day/Pizza Day!
Monday, Sept. 1 - Labor Day - No school 

L-Lesson
KWO-Key Word Outline
NB-Science Notebook
TB- Textbook 
RD- Rough Draft
WDYR-What Do You Remember
WB- Workbook
FD- Final Draft
CCC-Complete, check, correct
Grammar- Shurley English
NT- New Teaching
MM- Mental Math
TM - Teacher's Manual 
DS - Dictate Sentences
FP-Facts Practice Sheet
SOTW-Story of the World Vol 4

Discipleship: 
Our Character Virtue of the month is Obedience - "But be doers of the word, and not just hearers only, deceiving yourselves." James 1:22

Math
Begin math with a 5-minute warm-up of addition practice using Facts Practice A or B  When your child can complete the page correctly in 5 min, move on to subtraction, multiplication, or division. Math Facts

Note: Textbook Lesson 6  provides additional practice for your student. The goal is mastery. Some students need more practice, some less. You decide how many problems your student needs to complete based on their mastery of the skills.

Objectives:
1. Subtract 5-digit numbers.
2. Use mental math to add and subtract up to 5-digit numbers
3. Solve multi-step word problems with addition and subtraction
4. Practice previously learned skills

Spelling
Objective: Spell words with the sound of /kt/ spelled ct
Please review old rules and spelling patterns.

Reading  
Objectives:
1. Identify virtues in characters
2. Summarize a passage through oral narration
3. Interact with the text through discussion and activities
4. Increase vocabulary
NOTE: For a list of additional classical books your child may enjoy, check out Classicalreader.com.

Writing
Objectives: 1. Create a KWO from a source text. 2. Write a rough draft of a fable using KWO and a composition checklist. 3. Incorporate new vocabulary 4. Correctly incorporate “ly” words into the composition.

Grammar
Objectives: 
1.  Identify adverbs that modify adjectives and adverbs.
2.  Identify P1 sentences: SN V
3.  Review singular, plural, and proper nouns.
4.  Identify the simple subject and simple predicate of a sentence.

History
Objectives:  
1. Know that David Livingstone went to Africa to care for the sick and preach Christianity
2. Recognize problems facing China in the mid-1800s: corrupt government and opium addiction

Science
Objectives:
1. Know how to collect and identify insects.
2. Identify different types of insect eyes, mouths, legs, and wings
3. Create an insect collection for observation


Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard".  Additional copies here. We will present this poem together during the morning assembly on October 1.
Geography:  Continents & Oceans test is this Wednesday. Students are responsible for labeling seven continents and five oceans. A word bank will be provided. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page.
Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species