Fortis Academy 4th Grade: October 26-30, 2026

 

4th Grade Week 12Mon, Oct 26Tue, Oct 27Wed, Oct 28Thu, Oct 29Fri, Oct 30Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipPrudence-" For the grace of God has appeared, bringing us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age." Titus 2:11
BibleRuth 1 & 2I Samuel 1I Samuel 3 & 8I Samuel 16
MathCh. 6 Quiz
Ch. 7, L1:
TB pgs. 161-164;as time allows:
WB pgs. 151-153		MFP;
Ch. 7, L2:
TB pgs. 165-167;
WB pgs. 154-156		MFP;
Ch. 7, L3:
TB pgs. 168-170;
WB pgs. 157-158		MFP;
Ch. 7, L4:
TB pgs. 171-172;
WB pgs. 160-161		MFP;
Ch. 7, L5:
TB pgs. 173-175;
WB pgs. 162-163		Knowing multiplication & division fact families is essential to understanding fractional relationships. Please continue to complete Math Fact Practice sheets at home each day & turn in each Monday for a completion grade.
SpellingStep 10: Review New Teaching, Phonograms, DS 4-6Rewrite misspelled words 5x;
Step 10: Review Card Box, DS 7-9 pg. 64; Review phonograms ow, ou, ai, ay, ea, or, ui		Step 10 Spelling TestStep 11: New teaching pgs. 67-70; Dictate words pg. 69Step 11 DS 1-3 pg.70Study for Spelling pattern(s). Stating the pattern(s) will be on each week's Spelling Test.
GrammarHomonym worksheet from last week will be checked in class.
Ch. 10 L1
(pgs. 164-167): Grammar Time (PB pg. 9), Skill Time-Ref 31, Define vocab words (pg. 166)		Ch. 10 L2
(pgs. 168-173): Jingle Time, Grammar Time (PB 9), Skill Time, Define vocab. words (pg. 171). Complete Capitalization WS. Turn in tomorrow.		Ch. 10 L3
(pgs. 174-177): Grammar Time (PB pg. 9), Skill Time, Define vocab. words (pg. 171) and use in a sentence; Practice Time (WB pg. 70)		Ch. 10 L4
(pg. 179): Do Test Time (WB pg. 106);		Complete Grammar Worksheets sent home.
WritingL12 pg. 88:
Read, Discuss, Create KWO.
L11 FD Due.		L12 pg. 88:
Complete New Style (pg. 90), Intro. Banned Words "big, small," Style Practice (pg. 91). Begin RD.		L12 pg. 88:
Complete RD. Writer's Conference.		L12 pg. 88:
Write FD.
Due Monday.		Don't forget to file finished work in your notebook.IEW Lesson 12 Source Text:
Swans
Pg. 88 (Always review "banned words" when writing RDs.)
ReadingRead Mary Poppins Ch. 9 in class; Orally discuss RJ Questions.Read Mary Poppins Ch. 10; Answer any 5 questions in RJ (pgs. 37-38).Read Mary Poppins Ch. 11 in class; Orally discuss RJ Questions. Create your own Penguin Poem!Read Mary Poppins Chp. 12.Answer any 4 questions for Ch. 12 in your RJ (pgs. 44 - 45).Ch. 10 gives great examples of alliteration & point of view. Reading Journal will be due Monday.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 15: "The Spanish American War." Choose any 3 questions to answer in your journal. Prep historical dress-up costume.The Spanish American War/ Moving West; Discussion and Activities. Historical Dress-up Day. Extra Credit will be given for those who dress-up & can briefly describe the historical significance of their costume.Read SOTW Ch. 16: "Moving West." Orally narrate key points.
GeographyWestern Europe - Due 11/20
ScienceOrder Diptera: Flies, Mosquitoes & Robber Flies/ Please don't forget to bring Science notebook so it can be checked for completed work.Read TB pg. 120-123. Orally narrate key points. Work on Insect Project.Read TB pg. 124-128, Complete any 3 WDYR questions in NB pg. 128Finish up Insect Collections - Due Monday! Please be ready to present in class by describing your favorite insect and why.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Western Europe - Test on 11/18
KEY DATES: 1-8 Test on 12/9
POEM 2, "The Road Less Traveled:" Due for Recitation on 12/2

Learning about Brazil was made interesting by viewing highlights regarding it's ever-important Pantanal wetlands and its animals by creating an interactive paper craft.


Coming Soon!

Wednesday, Oct. 28 - Historical Dress Up Day & DOGS & Pizza Day
Science Insect Project Due - Monday, Nov. 2
Monday Nov. 23- Friday Nov. 27: Thanksgiving Break  NO SCHOOL

Note: Our class is studying the time period of 1850-modern day in history. For Historical Dress-Up day, students may dress as any historical figure that lived during that timeframe of history. 

Math

Continue working on memorizing multiplication/division facts until mastered.  Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up using the math facts sheets sent home. Return two fact sheets per week.

Objectives:

1. Add and subtract fractions with like denominators.

2. Add and subtract fractions with related denominators.

3. Add a fraction and mixed numbers with related denominators.

4. Add mixed numbers with related denominators.


Spelling

Objective: Know five ways to spell the sound of /er/.


Reading  

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Identify characters and their qualities.

3. Summarize the plot by identifying the rising action, climax, and resolution


Grammar

Objective: Review and practice capitalization and punctuation skills.

Writing   

Objectives:

1. Practice writing a "clincher." (See note below.) 2. Introduce "adjective dress-ups" 3. Use "who/which clauses" in context

4. Use "because clause" as a dress-up 5. Correctly use new vocabulary words: majestic, graceful


Note: Students should focus on learning and/or perfecting the skill of writing topic sentences and clinchers. A topic sentence is the first sentence of a paragraph and tell what the paragraph is about. All facts should support the topic sentence. A paragraph clincher is a sentence at the end of a paragraph that repeats or reflects two-3 key words from the topic sentence and reminds the reader what the paragraph is about. The repeating/reflecting (synonym) words should be highlighted in both the topic sentence and clincher. 


History
Objectives:
1. Identify characteristics of Frederick Remington's artwork.
2. Understand how newspaper owners used “yellow journalism” and artwork by Frederic Remington to stir up sentiment against Spain.
3. Know that Theodore Roosevelt helped the US gain a decisive victory in the Spanish-American War in 1898.
4. Know that the American West was changed as settlers moved west, railroads were built, Native Americans were pushed off their land, and territories became states. 

Science
Objectives:
1. Identify characteristics of flies, mosquitos, robber flies and true bugs


Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our second quarter poem is "The Road Less Traveled."
Geography:  We are continuing our study of Western Europe 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.
Sheppards software has helpful computer games for additional practice. https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/geography/europe/game-1/


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

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: October 19-23, 2026

 

4th Grade Week 11Mon, Oct 19Tue, Oct 20Wed, Oct 21Thu, Oct 22Fri, Oct 23Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipPrudence- "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age." Titus 2:11
BibleDeuteronomy 34;
Joshua 1:1-9 & Joshua 2		Joshua 6Joshua 11:15-16, & 23; Judges 2Judges 6 & 7
Math
MFP;
Ch. 6, L5:
TB pgs. 150-151;
WB pgs. 139-141		MFP;
Ch. 6, L6:
TB pgs. 152-153,
WB pgs. 142-144		MFP;
Ch. 6, L7:
TB pgs. 154-158,
WB pgs. 145-147		MFP;
Ch. 6, L8:
Practice B
TB pgs. 159-160		If necessary reinforce weak concepts by completing Practice B in WB on pgs. 148-150. Study for Monday's Test!
SpellingStep 9: Review New Teaching, Review phonograms, DS 4-6,
Play Sparkle!		Rewrite Step 8 misspelled words 5x; Review card box and phonograms as needed; DS 7-9 pg. 62. Make sure you can state the spelling pattern for the week.Step 9 Spelling TestStep 10: "ER" Word Sort Exercise/ Dictate words pg. 63Step 10:
DS 1-3 pg. 64		Study for Spelling pattern(s). Stating the pattern(s) will be on each week's Spelling Test.
GrammarCh. 9: L1
(pgs. 146-149): Conjunctions & Interjections, Jingle 15, Grammar Time (PB pg. 8), Make Practice sentence, Define vocab words (pg. 149)		Ch. 9: L2
(pgs. 150-153): Jingles 14&15, Grammar Time (PB pg. 8), Define vocab words (pg. 153) and orally use them in a sentence.
Orally list the 8 parts of speech.		Ch. 9 L3
(pgs. 154-156): Jingles 14&15; Grammar Time (PB pg. 8), Skill Time-Ref. 28 Homonyms		Ch. 9 L4
(pg. 158): Do Test Time (WB pg. 105) Skip Ex. 7; Review Ref 28: Homonym Chart.		Complete worksheet sent home. Turn in WS on Monday.
Writing
L11 pg 82:
Begin RD. Writer's Conference		L11 pg. 82
Finish RD; Begin FD		Review Dress-ups, Banned Words & Vocab. for skipped Lessons:
L9 because clause (pg. 70) vocab. (pg. 71);
L10 strong verb (pg. 76) vocab. practice (pg. 77)		L11 pg. 82:
Finish FD.
Due next Monday.		Remeber to place all finished work in your notebook. :)
ReadingRead Mary Poppins Ch. 5 in class; Orally discuss RJ questions; American vs. British Words ActivityRead Mary Poppins Ch. 6; Answer any 5 questions in RJ (pgs. 27-28).Read Mary Poppins Ch. 7 in class; Orally discussRead Mary Poppins Ch. 8.Answer any 5 questions in RJ for Chs. 7 & 8 (pgs. 30-31).
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 14: "The Next-to-Last Czar of Russia." Choose any 3 questions to answer in your journal.Brazil's Republic and Russian Czars; Discussion and Activities
Read SOTW Ch. 15: "The Korean Battlefield." Orally narrate key points.
GeographyWestern Europe - Due 11/18
ScienceOrder Coleoptera: Beetles, Ladybugs & FirefliesRead TB pg. 112 to top of pg. 115. Orally narrate key points. Work on your Insect Collection Project.Read TB pgs. 115 -119; Complete any 3 WDYR questions in NB on pg. 127.Work on your Insect Project.
Cut out beetle minibook NB pg. 129 and write interesting facts on back. Glue head to pg. 135.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Western Europe - Test on 11/18
KEY DATES: 1-8 Test on 12/9
POEM 2, "The Road Less Traveled:" Due for Recitation on 12/2

History was made fun by creating Australian, Aboriginal hand art! The students planned such creative tracings of their hand!

To help raise money at the Fall Festival, a raffle ticket sale system was sent home Wednesday. It has just been announced that the Grammar class that sells the most will get an ice cream party!



Coming Soon!

Monday, Oct 19 - Photo Re-take Day; M/W 4th Grade Moms' Lunch in classroom while students eat outside, 11:50 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 23- Fortis Fall Festival at Glad Tidings Church
Wednesday, Oct. 28 - Historical Dress Up Day & pizza day, DOGS day!

Note: 4th grade is studying the time period of 1850-modern day in history. For Historical Dress-Up day, students may dress as any historical figure that lived during that timeframe of history. 

Math
Continue working on memorizing multiplication/division facts until mastered.  Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up using the math facts sheet.


Objectives:

1. Express improper fractions as mixed numbers.

2. Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions.

3. Understand fractions as division.

4. Practice 


Spelling
Objective: Spell words with or in an unaccented syllable


Reading  

We are continuing Mary Poppins this week.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Learn new vocabulary.

3. Engage in meaningful discussion.

4. Summarize a passage through oral and written narration.

Writing

Objectives:

1. Write a because clause and add it to a complete sentence. 
2. Practice writing topic sentences.
3. Memorize and correctly use the topic sentence/clincher rule.
4. Create a KWO of several facts about swans.
5. Write a paragraph summarizing a reference about swans.

Grammar

Objectives:
1. Review the eight parts of speech
2. Know that homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
3. Use the correct homonym to complete a sentence correctly

History  

Objectives: 
1. Know that Pedro II made the slave trade illegal, freed slaves, and finally made slavery illegal in Brazil.
2. Learn about creatures living in the Pantanal area of Brazil.
3. Know that Alexander II and Alexander III were unpopular Russian Czars with unlimited power.
4. Know that the Sino Japanese War (Chinese-Japanese) was fought in Korea resulting in Queen Min of Korea being killed and Korea taken over by Japan.

Science
Objective: Identify characteristics of beetles, ladybugs and fireflies.

Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects that 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 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:  We are starting our study of Western Europe 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.
Sheppards software has helpful computer games for additional practice. https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/geography/europe/game-1/


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

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: October 12-16, 2026

 

4th Grade Week 10Mon, Oct 12Tue, Oct 13Wed, Oct 14Thu, Oct 15Fri, Oct 16Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipPrudence- "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age." Titus 2:11
BibleOverview of Deuteronomy -
The Bible Project
Deuteronomy 6Deuteronomy 7-8 select versesDeuteronomy 30:15-20
MathCh. 5 Quiz
MF Practice;
More Fraction Intro.
Ch. 6, L1:
WB pgs. 127-129		MF Practice;
Ch. 6, L2:
TB pgs. 141-144;
WB pgs. 130-132		MF Practice-J;
Ch. 6, L3:
TB pgs. 145-147;
WB pgs. 133-135		MF Practice;
Ch. 6, L4:
Practice A
TB pgs. 148-149;
WB pg. 136-137		Complete Fraction Drills sent homeRemember, drill sheets are great practice for Mental Math.
SpellingStep 8:
DS 1-3 pg. 56
Play Sparkle!
Step 8: Review words; review phonograms; DS 4-8 pg. 56
Step 8 Spelling TestStep 9 : New teaching pgs. 59-61; Dictate words pg. 62Step 9:
DS 1-3 pg. 62
GrammarShare optional Activity Time--Acrostic Poem (pg. 139) Review Irregular verbsCh 8, L4
(pg. 141): Ch. 8 Test (WB pg. 104) for practice only. Skip Exercise 7		Review missed concepts from Ch. 8 Practice TestReview areas where your child struggles!
WritingL8 pg. 60:
Continue working on FDs paragraphs 1-3.		L8 pg. 60:
Finish your FD.
Due Tomorrow.		Turn in L8 FD
L11 pg. 82:
New Structure (pg. 81), Read, Start KWO		L11 pg. 82:
Finish KWO (if not done), Style and Vocab. Practice (pgs. 84-85)
ReadingFinal Discussion of Perilous Road. Turn in unit study pages. Start our new book Mary Poppins! Begin reading Ch. 1. Orally review reading journal as a group.Read Mary Poppins Ch. 2; Answer any 5 questions in RJ (pgs. 10-11).Read Mary Poppins Ch. 3 in class; Orally discuss RJ questions; If time, Knock Knock JokesRead Mary Poppins Ch. 4Answer any 5 questions from Ch. 4 in your RJ (pgs. 21-22).
HistoryAustralian Aboriginal art project: hand patterns & symbolsRead SOTW Ch. 12: "Ireland's Troubles." Choose any 3 questions to answer in your journal.The Irish Potato Famine; Ireland ActivitiesRead SOTW Ch. 13: "Brazil's Republic." Orally narrate key points.
GeographyReview Southern Europe MapReview Southern Europe MapSouthern Europe TestNote: Our next map will be Western Europe - Test on 11/18
ScienceIntro to Honey Bees and view examples of life stages.Read TB pgs. 104-105: Orally narrate key points.Read TB pgs. 106-108: Complete any 4 WDYR questions in NB pg. 110.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe - Test on 10/14
KEY DATES: 1-8 Test on 12/9
POEM 2, "The Road Less Traveled:" Due for Recitation on 12/2

Coming soon:

Monday, October 21: M/W 4th Grade Moms' Lunch. Please bring your own drink and join us at 11:50-12:30 in the regular classroom while the children are outside
Friday, Oct 23 -  Fall Fest - 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Wednesday, Oct. 28 - Historical Dress Up Day; DOGS & pizza day

Note: Our class is studying the time period of 1850-modern day in history. For Historical Dress-Up day, students may dress as any historical figure that lived during that timeframe of history. 

Discipleship

Our Character Virtue of the month is prudence: deciding wisely on when and how to act, and what to do.
Objective: Integrate biblical virtue into every day life.


Math
Continue working on memorizing math facts until mastered.  Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up of either multiplication or division.

Objectives:

1. Compare fractions by finding common denominators or numerators.

2. Express fractions greater than 1 as improper fractions and mixed numbers.

3. Practice using multiplication and division to generate equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, and expressing mixed numbers.

4. Use mental math to simplify fractions quickly,


Spelling
Objective: Spell common holidays and words with /uff/ spelled ough.


Writing

Objectives:

1. Complete a polished 3-paragraph narrative story on Daedalus and Icarus
2. Identify the main idea of a paragraph
3. Practice making topic sentences
4. Write a paragraph with topic sentence and supporting details.

Reading
Objectives:
Through readings in Mary Poppins, identify fantasy genre and themes of family, choices, attitude, and "too much of a good thing is a bad thing."

History
Objectives: 
1. Identify problems Ireland faced in the mid-1800s.
2. Know that Pedro II made the slave trade illegal, freed slaves, and finally made slavery illegal in Brazil.

Science
Objectives:
1. Identify characteristics of bumblebees, Africanized honeybees, and solitary bees.
2. Identify characteristics of wasps and hornets.
3. Watch the honey-making process of bees

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our second quarter poem is "The Road Not Taken," by Robert Frost.
Geography:  We will have our test over Southern Europe 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.

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
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