Fortis Academy 4th Grade: February 16-20, 2026

 

4th Grade Week 23Monday
2/16/2026		Tuesday
2/17/2026		Wednesday
2/18/2026		Thursday
2/19/2026		Friday
2/20/2026		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipLove - Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7
BibleMark 1Mark 5Mark 6:30-56 & 8:1-26Mark 12:28-44
MathMFP;
Ch. 12, L6:
TB pgs. 86-88; WB pgs. 66-67		MFP;
Ch. 12, L8:
TB pgs. 91-95;
WB pgs. 70-72		MFP;
Ch. 12, L9:
TB pgs. 96-101;
WB pgs. 73-75		MFP;
Ch. 12, L7:
Practice A-
TB pgs. 89-90 & Practice B-
TB pgs. 102-103
CCC		Review weak concepts for Monday's Ch 12 Test.
SpellingStep 20: Review New Teaching;
DS 4-6		Rewrite misspelled words 5x;
Step 20: Review Card box; DS 7-9 pg. 110		Step 20 Spelling TestStep 21:
New Teaching pgs. 111-112; Dictate words pg 112		Step 21:
DS 1-3 pg. 113
GrammarBibliography BasicsGather all necessary information from your sources to add to your Bibliography tomorrow in class. Refer to handout to see what you need.Make a Bibliography for history project.Complete the bibliography for your history project following guidelines (in handout)Bring all information about your sources to class on Wednesday in order to make your Bibliography
WritingHistory Paper:
Check that students have enough research material to fill in all 3 body paragraph KWOs. Create KWO for 3rd body paragraph.		History Paper:
Using KWO created yesterday, write RD of 3rd body paragraph. Proofread.		History Paper:
Create a KWO for your Introduction & Conclusion. (Bring RD)		History Paper:
RD of Introduction & Conclusion. Proofread!		At this point your History Paper RD should be complete. We will work on creating FDs next week with the final FD due the week after next (Mon., March 2).
ReadingMy Side of the Mountain, Ch 6My Side of the Mountain, Ch 7; Complete written responses.My Side of the Mountain, Ch 8My Side of the Mountain, Ch 9; Complete written responses.Proofread all your RJ answers for careful penmanship, spelling and punctuation!
HistoryContinue to work on your WWII history project. See Note BelowThe War in the Pacific and The U.S. Homefront; DiscussionContinue to work on your WWII history project. See Note BelowHistory Project Visual Presentations due next Wednesday.
GeographyReview Eastern EuropeReview Eastern EuropeEastern Europe TestStart Review of Former USSR MapReview Former USSR Map
ScienceRemember to bring Green Folder today. Feather Features; Play Bird Bingo!Read TB pgs. 199-201; Complete Activity 10.3 in NB pg. 218. Read & learn pg. 10 from Green Folder.Read TB pg. 203-205;
Color the Killdeer pg. 9.		In your green folder, review the Ecological Regions of Texas on pg. 3 and color a bird of your choice from that page.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe - Test on 2/18
KEY DATES: 1-10 Test on 3/11
POEM 3: Due for Recitation on 3/4 U.S. Presidents Due 5/11

Many thanks to all the adults that came together to provide a fun Valentine celebration! 💕

The children were also very engrossed by looking at the intricacies of real feathers under the magnifying glass:



To help the children be encouraged to own responsibility for turning in completed work and prepare them for 5th grade, I will deduct 5 points for any late assignments at this point (unless sickness is involved), and after Spring Break it will be bumped up to 10 points.

Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Feb. 25 - Spirit Day, DOGS, Pizza!
Wednesday, March 11 - Spirit Day, No pizza
Monday, March 16 - 20 - Spring Break! NO SCHOOL

Discipleship: 
Objective:  Experience the joy of the Lord which comes from spending time in His presence.

Start your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading. 

Our virtue this month is Love: accepting God's grace in our lives & sacrificially showing his forgiveness to others.


Math
Note: Start each day with a facts practice warm-up sheet. Do whichever page your child is currently working on. Set the timer for 5 minutes, circle the last problem completed, then complete the rest of the page. Correct and return to school for a completion grade. (Two sheets due per week.)  

Objectives:

1. Express fractions & mixed numbers with a denominator that is a factor of 10 or 100 as a decimal.

2. Compare and order decimals to hundredths.

3. Round decimals given in tenths to the nearest whole number.

4. Practice concepts from Ch 12


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Learn to spell words containing the sound of /oo/ spelled ui

2. Spell words with the same plural and singular form.


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Engage in meaningful discussion.

3. Identify cause-effect relationships.

4. Use inference skills.


Grammar

Objective: Make a bibliography

TUESDAY NOTE: You need to have facts from at least three History sources: books, encyclopedia articles, and/or websites.
  • Write down the title of the book, the author, name of publisher, and the date of publication.
  • Write down the name of the websites, the title of the article, the author, and date you accessed the websites you use.
  • Bring all information about your sources to class on Wednesday in order to make your Bibliography

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Use notes from historical research to complete rough draft from KWO.
2. Write the third paragraph on your WW II topic(s) of choice.
3. Write an Introduction paragraph
4. Write a Conclusion paragraph

Your written final draft is due Wednesday, March 2.

History 

Objectives:

1. Identify battles in the Pacific front of WW II.

2. Identify the Marine Memorial as a tribute to the armed forces fighting in the Pacific

3 Identify ways WW II impacted Americans' daily lives.

4. Complete research and report writing.


NOTE: Share what you're learning with your family as you research your topic. Practice presenting the information so you are prepared
to teach your classmates what you have learned.
Visual presentation is due February 25.
Your written report (including bibliography) is due Wednesday, March 2.

Science
Objectives:
1. Identify purposes of feathers.
2. Identify purposes of preening.
3. Identify Texas birds.


Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone".  These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are continuing our study of Eastern 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.

Sheppard's software practice game: Eastern Europe

History: We are beginning our memorization of 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 5/11


Key Dates for 3rd 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. The Vietnam War                                                1955-1975