Fortis Academy 4th Grade: November 17-21, 2025

 

4th Grade Week 15Monday
11/17/2025		Tuesday
11/18/2025		Wednesday
11/19/2025		Thursday
11/20/2025		Friday
11/21/2025		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipPATIENCE : The willingness to wait until the appropriate time to complete a task or receive an answer.
BibleI Kings 18Amos 7:14-15, 8:11-12, Obadiah 1:3-4,15Jonah 1-4Micah 4:1-2, 6:8
MathMFP;
Ch. 8, L8:
TB pgs. 207-209;
WB pg. 192		MFP;
Ch 8, L9: Practice TB pg. 210 & TB pg. 231 #s 8,9 & 10. WB pgs. 196-197. (Co-teachers, please check and help students correct any errors in preparation for tomorrow's test.)		Ch 8 TestMFP;
Review 2 TB pgs. 228-230. Do problems 1-7. Co-teachers, please check and help students make any needed corrections.
SpellingStep 13: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6Rewrite misspelled test words 5x;
Step 13: Review Spelling Words; Review phonograms sh, th,oo, ee, oy, oi, ch;
DS 7-9 pg. 80		Step 13 Spelling TestStep 14: New teaching pg. 83; Review phonograms ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui. Dictate words pg. 84; DS 1-3 pg. 85
GrammarCh.13, L1
(pgs. 219-222): Review Jingles, Grammar Time (PB pg. 12), Skill Time-Ref. 41 Sentence Fragments, Practice Time (WB pg.73), Define vocab. words (pg. 222)		Ch. 13, L2
(pgs. 223-227): Review any Jingles needed, Grammar Time (PB pg. 12), Skill Time-Ref 42, Practice Time (WB pg. 73); Define vocab. words (pg. 227) and orally use in a sentence.
Thanksgiving letter writing activities		Ch. 13, L3
(pgs. 228-230): Grammar Time (PB pg. 12),Skill Time-Ref. 43 & Ref. 44-Compound Sentences		Ch. 13, L3 cont'd
(pgs 231-232): Review Ref. 45 & Ref. 46; Do Practice Time 1,2, & 3 (WB pg. 74)
WritingL16 pg. 118:
Read Background Info. and New Structure (pgs. 116-117), Start KWO from pictures (pg. 118).		L15 pgs. 109-110:
Finish FD of paragraphs 1-2.
Due Tomorrow. (Please don't forget to check off the items you have completed on the rubric.)		L16 pg. 117:
Intro Style Practice (pgs. 119-121); Discuss new KWO (pg. 118)		L16 p . 118:
1st paragraph KWO & write RD. Co-teachers Proofread.		Study Poem 2. Recitations due Wednesday after the break.Lesson 16 Source Pictures:
The Ugly Duckling
Pg. 118
ReadingRead Chps. 12-13 in Wright Brothers; Begin to answer questionsRead Chps. 14 & 15 in Wright Brothers; Complete RJ Venn Diagram & Word Map for Engineering; complete any previously unfinished responses in RJ. Begin work on "End of Book Activity"Read Chp. 16 in Wright BrothersRead Chps. 17 & 18 in Wright Brothers; improve a paper airplane; RJ oral & written responsesComplete RJ for Chp. 19-20; oral responses, "Ending Questions," &  end of book activity to share in class Mon, Dec 1Please be ready to turn in Wright Bros. Reading Journal Mon, Dec 1 for final grade.
HistoryIntroduction to WWI Causes & Discussion Read SOTW Ch. 20: "World War I." Choose any 3 questions to answer in your journal.Thanksgiving notes & cards of gratitudeRead SOTW Ch. 21: "The Russian Revolution." Orally narrate key points.Practice saying and writing Key Dates 1-6 (event & dates).
GeographyReview Western EuropeReview Western EuropeWestern Europe Geography TestContinue review states and capitals. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Quiz on Jan 14, students will be responsible for labeling states on a map and matching capitals with states. A word bank will be provided.
ScienceInsect Life Cycles /
Please remember  to bring in Science Notebk 		Read TB pgs. 147-149. Orally narrate key points.For Activity 7.11, pg. 153, choose any 4 insect groups to cut/paste onto mini book (pg. 157) and list 2 facts. *Note: With adult help, you can do an internet search to find quirky facts to include if you want. Due to the size of chart, just use a bullet list (complete sentence not required).Use Study Guide (sent home) to prepare for Final Insect Test on Wednesday after Thanksgiving Break.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Western Europe - Test on 11/19
KEY DATES: 1-8 Test on 12/10
POEM 2: Due for Recitation on 12/3
STATES/CAPITALS: Quiz on 1/14

Parents,

This week, the children had fun proving that they can't jump quite like a grasshopper (that can leap 20 times its body length).


I am very grateful for the energetic, creative, engaged learners that are your children! It's hard work to be parent-teachers, and you are all doing an amazing job! May your Thanksgiving Break be full of memorable moments!💥

Coming Soon!

Wednesday, Nov. 19 - DOGS, Spirit & Pizza Day!
Monday Nov. 24-28 -  Thanksgiving Break, NO SCHOOL 
Wednesday, Dec. 12 - Last Day of Fall Semester

Our virtue of the month is PATIENCE: The willingness to wait until the appropriate time to complete a task or receive an answer.

Math

Continue to start each day with a Facts Practice sheet. Set a timer for 5 minutes, circle the last problem completed, and have student complete the page. Correct & return to school. 
Objectives:

1. Solve word problems involving fractions.

2. Practice multiplying fractions.

3. Assessment

4. Review and practice


Spelling

Objective: Analyze nine ways to spell the sound of /e/


Writing 

Objectives:

1. Write a 3-paragraph story of "The Ugly Duckling" from a KWO
2. Correctly use new vocabulary words.


Grammar

Objective:

1. Identify and correct sentence fragments.
2. Identify simple sentences, compound parts, and complex sentences.

3. Correctly write a compound sentence.
4. Correct run-on sentences.


Reading  

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Learn about the Wright Brothers and the invention of the airplane

3. Engage in meaningful discussion.

4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.


History 

Objectives: 

1. Know that conflicts and alliances between the Balkan countries were a major factor leading to WW I.

2. Know that WW I  started in 1914 after the assassination of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand.

3. Look at the role of trenches and aircraft in WW I.

4. Know that Russia's economic collapse led to the Bolshevik Revolution, which forced the Czar out of power.


Science

Objectives:

1. Research a variety of insect orders.

2. Share findings with classmates.

3. Summarize through oral and written narration.


Memory Work: 
  • Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
  • Poetry: Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening".  Additional copies here.
  • Geography:  Western Europe assessment is this Wednesday. 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.
  • Please continue to review the US states & capitals.
  • Key Dates for the 2nd 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 & the Communist Victory in China            1949