Fortis Academy 4th Grade: September 29-October 3, 2025

4th Grade Week 8Monday
9/29/2025		Tuesday
9/30/2025		Wednesday
10/1/2025		Thursday
10/2/2025		Friday
10/3/2025		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipRespect & Responsibility: Honoring others in word & action while holding oneself accountable to fulfill duties to self & others
BibleExodus 14Exodus 16Exodus 19-20Exodus 23:20 and Exodus 24
MathCh 4 TestMF Practice;
Ch. 5 L2:
TB pgs. 111-114;
WB pgs. 97-100		MF Practice Assessment;
Ch. 5 L3:
TB pgs. 115-119;
WB pgs. 101-104		MF Practice (Please try to start "I");
Ch 5 L4:
Practice TB pgs. 120-121		Complete worksheet sent home
SpellingReview Phonograms: kn, gn, nk, ough, ew.
Step 6: Review New Teaching and Tips, DS 4-6		Re-write misspelled words 5x;
Step 6: Review card box, phonograms; DS 7-9 pg. 46		Step 6 Spelling TestStep 7: New teaching pgs. 49-50; Dictate words pg. 50Step 7:
DS 1-3 pg. 51		In class, we often discuss Spelling patterns. Please ask your child to show you how to spot some each week.
GrammarCh 7, L2 (pgs. 113-116):
Jingle Time, Grammar Time (PB pg. 6), Define vocab. words (pg. 116) and orally use in a sentence.		Correct any Grammar Test & focus on any confusions.Ch 7, L3
(pgs. 117-119): Jingle 13, Grammar Time (PB pg. 6); Review Ref. 25 (WB pg. 21). For practice only, give Test on pg. 120.		Ch. 7, L4
(pg. 122):
Test Time (WB pg. 103) Skip exercise 8.
WritingL8 pg. 60:
Read, Discuss, Intro. banned words "go/went," Create KWO
L6 FD Due		L8 pg. 60:
Style Practice and Vocab. Practice (pgs. 62-63), Begin 1st paragraph RD (introduce characters and setting).		L8 pg. 60:
Finish 1st paragraph RD. Writer's conference.
Poem 1 Recitations Due during morning Assembly		L8 pg. 60
Write 2nd paragraph RD (conflicts or problems).		IEW Lesson 8 Source Text:
Daedalus and Icarus
Pg. 60
ReadingDiscuss Ch. 5-6 Literary Devices (RJ pg. 11); Begin to read Ch. 7 in class.Read The Perilous Journey Ch. 7-8. Orally narrate reading journal questions (RJ) pg. 13.Complete the Vocab. Crossword (RJ pg. 12), Begin to read Ch. 9 in class and discuss.Read The Perilous Journey Ch.9- 10. Continue to write the answers to any 3 questions in a sequence through RJ pg. 14.In class, we talk about how good readers think and create a movie in their brains. You could discuss:
How vivid is your movie?
HistoryImpressionist Artists 1840-1926Read SOTW Ch. 7: "The Second Reich." Choose any 3 questions to answer in your journal.Key Dates 1-4 Test;
Suez Canal Discussion and note taking practice.		Read SOTW Ch. 9: "The Dutch East Indies." Orally narrate key points.Complete Review for quiz on Mon.There will be a short history quiz on Monday covering main points we've learned thus far. Quiz will be multiple choice and a few complete sentence answers.
GeographySouthern Europe Due 10/15
ScienceIntro to Termites.
Make mini-book on pg. 97 of NB.		Read TB pgs. 89-92 and orally narrate key points.Do Activity 4.4 "Create a Comic Strip" in NB pgs. 92-93.Answer any 3 WDYR questions in NB on pg. 96.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe - Test on 10/15
KEY DATES: 1-8 Test on 12/10
POEM 2: Due for Recitation on 12/3

Our class days went so quickly with D.O.G.S. day, ant vocabulary water coloring, and games to break up our time in the books! Below are a few photos of a 2-team, relay game we played for History to help understand how 2 railroad companies vied to complete the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. to meet at Promontory Summit.





Coming Soon!

Friday, Oct. 3 - End of 1st Quarter
Wednesday, Oct. 8 - Spirit Day
Monday, Oct. 13 - Parent/teacher conferences - no school
Wednesday, Oct. 29 - Historical dress up day, spirit day, pizza day, DOGS day

Discipleship

Our Character Virtues of the month:
Respect & Responsibility: Honoring others in word & action while holding oneself accountable to fulfill duties to self & others


Math
Continue memorizing multiplication/division facts 1-12.  Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up of either multiplication or division. We will assess multiplication facts on Wednesday.


Objectives:
1. Estimate and find quotients using long division

2. Assess multiplication skills

3. Divide up to a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number.

4. Practice division.


Spelling
Objective: Analyze two ways to spell the sound of /shun/ 

Reading  

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading. Please encourage child to complete all written assignments

and at least 3 in each sequences of written questions with care and thoughtfulness. This book uses a lot of language from

the Civil War era so I encourage you to read and discuss each chapter with your child to help then understand the text.

Objectives:
1. Identify types of literary conflict in The Perilous Road.
2. Engage in discussion, sharing ideas, meaning, & information from the reading.

3. Identify literary elements, themes, and changed characters in The Perilous Road.

Writing
Objectives:

1. Create a Story Sequence Outline of a myth using the Story Sequence Chart
2. Write the first paragraph of a 3 paragraph myth introducing the characters and setting


Grammar

Objectives:
1. Identify possessive noun pronouns in sentences
2. Correctly use possessive noun pronouns in an original sentence.
3. Identify object pronouns in sentences.
4. Review previously learned grammar skills.
5. Assess memorization and presentation of "My Father's Vineyard"

History  

Objectives: 
1. Identify characteristics of Impressionist artists including Monet, Renoir, Degas & Cassatt
2. Know that present-day Indonesia, formerly called The Dutch East Indies, was desired by the Dutch for wealth building.

Science

NOTE: Please ensure your child is doing careful and thoughtful work when writing in their spiral journals. (i.e. write neat, no sloppy work, check for spelling and punctuation errors; please encourage more than the "bare minimum" approach and to try to write more than a couple facts).

1. Identify characteristics of ants and termites.
2. Continue to collect, study, and identify Texas insects.

Note:
Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects which you can print or use for reference and insect identification:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf
Here's a website to help with identification: http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes daily working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our first quarter poem will be assessed this week. "The Father's Vineyard".  Additional copies here.
Geography:  Continue to memorize the countries of Southern Europe. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map. A word bank is provided. Sheppards software has helpful computer games for additional practice.

History:
Key Dates for 1st quarter:
The War Between the States                         1861-1865
World War I                                                      1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution                      1917 
The Great Depression                                     1929-1939

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: September 22-26, 2025

 

4th Grade Week 7Monday
9/22/2025		Tuesday
9/23/2025		Wednesday
9/24/2025		Thursday
9/25/2025		Friday
9/26/2025		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipRespect - "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.” -Philippians 2:3
BibleExodus 6-9 select passagesExodus 10Exodus 11-12:1-40Exodus
13:17-22
MathMF Practice-H;
Ch. 4 L6:
TB pgs.98-100;
WB pgs. 82-85		MF Practice;
Ch. 4 L7:
TB pgs. 101-103;
WB pgs. 86-89		MF Practice-H;
Review & TB L8 Practice B pgs. 104-106		MF Practice;
Ch. 5 L1:
TB pgs. 107-110;
WB pgs. 95-96		Complete worksheet sent home. (Review Ch. 4 weak concepts for Test next week.)
Remember: Check multiplication problems for mastery.
SpellingStep 5:
Review Phonograms:
ti, ci, si, tch.
Review NT/Strategies.
DS 4-6
Play Sparkle		Rewrite misspelled test words 5x;
Step 5: Review Phonograms: eigh, ei, ey, ph. DS 7-9 pg. 44. Review card box.		Step 5 SpellingTestStep 6:
New Teaching pgs. 45-46;
Dictate 12 words on pg. 45		Step 6:
DS 1-3 pg. 46
GrammarCh. 6, L3 cont'd
(pgs. 99-102): Subject/Verb Agreement, Practice Time (WB pg. 69).		Review for tomorrow's Quiz:
Subject & Possessive Pronouns (Ref 20-21). Listen to Jingles 9, 11 & 12. Practice writing from memory the 7 subject pronouns & 7 object pronouns. Write out as many prepositions as you can remember. Review Adj & Adv questions.		Grammar QuizUsing your graded Grammar Quiz - review all mistakes and practice for mastery.
WritingL6 pg. 46:
Write 3rd RD paragraph (Climax and Resolution). Writer's Conference.		L6 pg. 46:
Ensure all RDs have been proofread. Begin your FD (paragraphs 1-3).		L6 pg. 46:
Continue working on FD (paragraphs 1-3).		L6 pg. 46:
Finish FD.
Due next Monday.		IEW, Lesson 6/7 Source Text:
Theseus and the Minotaur
Pg. 46
ReadingDiscuss Chs. 1-2 and write out answers to Literary Devices (RJ pg. 5) and add sensory words to chart on pg. 6 of RJ.Review vocab. on pg. 7 of RJ, then read The Perilous Road Chs. 3 & 4. Orally narrate the "Questions for Discussion" on pg. 8 of RJ.Review Literary Devices for Chs. 3-4 (RJ pg. 8); Read The Perilous Road Ch. 5 in Class.Read The Perilous Road Ch. 6. Complete the Word Web chart under "Literary Element: Characterization" (RJ pg. 10)When the reading assignment states "Discussion Questions," please have your student orally talk through the ideas with you.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 8: "Rails, Zones & Bulbs." Choose any 3 questions to answer in your journal.The Transcontinental Railroad Discussion/ ActivityRead SOTW Ch. 8: "Japan's Meiji Restoration." Orally narrate key points.Key Dates 1-4 - Test Next Wednesday
GeographySouthern Europe Due 10/15
ScienceCharacteristics of AntsRead TB pgs. 78-82. Orally narrate key points.Read TB pg. 85-86 and complete NB Activity 4.1 on pg. 88.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe - Test on 10/15
KEY DATES: 1-4 Test on 10/1
POEM 1: Due for Recitation on 10/1		Poem 1 Recitation due, via group Assembly recitation at 8:45 AM, next Wed.

Dear Parents,

I was so impressed with the amazing Civil war projects shared this Wednesday in class! The children not only learned from their own creations but were very attentive to their classmates! Additionally, they were all very adventurous in trying a Civil War era invention: canned, condensed milk (sweetened 😉). They also seem to become energized when we figure out Math problems in groups. (Pictures below.)

Please let me know if you'd like to have a parent-teacher conference on Monday, October 13. I'm glad to accommodate for a time that works for you, or we could meet during the lunch break or after school that Wednesday.






Coming Soon!

Wednesday, Sept. 24 - DOGS, pizza, spirit day!
Friday, Oct. 3- End of 1st Quarter
Wednesday, Oct. 8 - Spirit Day
Monday, October 13 - Fall Conference Day

Discipleship

Our Character Virtue of the month: Respect - Practicing good manners and honoring others in both word and actions


Math

Begin math with a 5-minute warm-up of Multiplication facts. Strive to memorize multiplication facts ASAP. I also encourage filling in blank multiplication charts for fact practice since this helps students see patterns. When students can complete 100 facts in 5 minutes with 97% accuracy, please move on the division facts.

Objectives:
1. Multiply a two-digit number by a two-digit number.

2. Multiply a three-digit number by a two-digit number.

3. Review and practice and multiplication and place value skills.

4. Divide numbers up to three digits using a mental math method.


Spelling
Objective: Spell words ending in sion, words containing the sound of th, and how to add two suffixes to a word

Reading  

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading.

Objectives:
1. Learn about life during the Civil War.
2. Analyze characterization in literature.

3. Identify similes.

Writing
Objectives:

1. Write the climax and resolution of a 3-paragraph narrative story.

2. Incorporate ly adverb, w/w clause, strong verb and 4 vocabulary words in the composition.

3. Edit and write a polished FD of a myth.


Grammar

Objectives:
1. Know that subjects and verbs must agree in number.
2. Review previously learned skills
3. Assessment

History  

Objectives: 
1. Know that the United States still faced multiple problems after the Civil War.
2. Know that railroads sped travel, took people to new cities, and took grain and other goods to faraway places.
3. Know that time zones divided the earth into twenty-four zones, making it the same time inside each zone.
4. Know that electricity made it possible for men to work after dark.
5. Identify ways that Japan became more modern during the Meiji Restoration.

Science
Objectives:
1. Identify characteristics of ants, bees, and other social insects.
2. Continue to collect, study, and identify Texas insects.

Note: If your student would like more information on pinning and labeling insects, here are a couple YouTube videos:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ve5mftxnwk&ab_channel=BexarEntomology
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP726-Zmdqc&ab_channel=BexarEntomology
Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects that you can print or use for reference and insect identification:
Here's a website to help with identification: http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified

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.
Geography:  We will continue to memorize the countries of Southern Europe. 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.
History:
Key Dates for 1st 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
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