Fortis Academy 4th Grade: February 9-13. 2026

4th Grade Week 22Monday
2/9/2026		Tuesday
2/10/2026		Wednesday
2/11/2026		Thursday
2/12/2026		Friday
2/13/2026		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipHope - May the Lord fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
BibleMatthew 7-8Matthew 9Matthew 13Matthew 17
MathConversion Unit Quiz; MFP;
Ch 12, L1:
TB pgs. 59-65;
WB pgs. 49-51		MFP;
Ch 12, L2:
TB pgs. 66-71;
WB pgs. 52-55		MFP;
Ch 12, L3:
TB pgs. 72-76;
WB pgs. 56-58		MFP;
Ch 12, L4:
TB pgs. 77-82;
WB pgs. 59-62		MFP;
Ch 12, L5:
TB pgs. 83-85;
WB pgs. 63-65
SpellingStep 19: Review New Teaching; DS 4-6Rewrite misspelled words 5x;
Step 19: Review Card box; DS 7-9 pg. 106		Step 19 TestStep 20:
New Teaching pgs. 107-109; Complete Make it Plural book pg. 11; Dictate words pg. 109		Step 20:
DS 1-3 pg. 110
GrammarCh. 17, L1
(pgs. 276-281): Grammar Time (PB pg. 16), Skill Time-Refs. 50 & 51 Beginning & Ending Quotes, Practice Time (WB pg.80), Define vocab. words (pg. 281)		Ch. 17, L2
(pgs. 282-284) Grammar Time (PB pg. 16) Practice Time (WB pgs. 80-81), Define vocab. words (pg. 284) and orally use in a sentence.		Ch. 17, L3
(pgs. 285-286): Grammar Time (PB pg. 16), Practice Time (WB pg. 81)		Ch 17, L4
(pg. 288) Do Test Time (WB pg. 114) Skip Ex. 7. Co-Teachers, correct in red pen & return to school for participation grade on Monday.
WritingHistory Paper:
Review Outline Template for History paper. Discuss Intro, Body and Conclusions. Start KWO for 1st body paragraph.		History Paper:
Finish KWO for 1st body paragraph (from your notes and reading, choose items to put into your 1st paragraph KWO). Begin RD of 1st body paragraph.		History Paper:
Writer's Conference for 1st body paragraph RD. Begin KWO for 2nd body paragraph (from your notes and reading, choose items to put into your 2nd paragraph KWO).		History Paper:
Ensure KWO of 2nd body paragraph is completed. Write RD of 2nd body paragraph and proofread.		Note: We will skip actual IEW book lessons for this week and the next 2 weeks and use writing time for working on KWOs and RDs of our History Research Paper. Don't forget to record all the sources used for your History paper.
ReadingMy Side of the Mountain, Ch 2My Side of the Mountain, Ch 3 Complete written responses.My Side of the Mountain, Ch 4; Problem-Solution Chart; begin Making Inferences ChartMy Side of the Mountain, Ch 5; Complete written responses. Add an event/action to the Inference Chart.If you can write in your book, you may want to place chapter numbers beside the titles in the Table of Contents
HistoryContinue researching and taking notes to make a KWO for the 2nd paragraph of your WWII Project paper.Pearl Harbor, The Allies vs. the Axis and D-Day; DiscussionRead SOTW Ch. 29: "The War that Stretched Across the World." Orally narrate key points. Start on the visual portion of your project if you have not already.Continue working on Visual Portion of Project.
GeographyEastern Europe - Test Next Wednesday
ScienceFeather features and types; Activity 10.2 - Study a Feather Up CloseRead TB p192-195. Orally narrate.
In your green folder color 1 swallow or swift of your choice from pg. 38, do activity on pg 40, color 2 birds of choice on pg. 46		Valentine Exchange!
💌		Read TB pgs. 196-198 and orally narrate. Do Activity 10.1 and write the results in your NB on pag. 210.
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
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Feb. 11 - Spirit Day (no pizza) and Valentine Exchange
Friday, Feb 20 - Daddy-Daughter Dance
Saturday, Feb. 21 - Fortis Talent Show, 6pm
Wednesday, Feb. 25 - Spirit Day, DOGS, Pizza!

On Feb.11, we'll have a Valentine Exchange and party the last 25 minutes of the day. Please bring a valentine for each classmate and a box or bag to take home your valentines. 

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 Hope: looking forward to trusting God's plan


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. Understand the meaning of decimals to tenths and hundredths.

2. Express fractions in tenths and hundredths as decimals.

3. Express one-place and two-place decimals as fractions.

4. Express mixed numbers in tenths and hundredths as decimals.

5. Represent decimals on a number line.

6. Express decimal numbers in expanded form.

7. Express decimals as fractions in simplest form.


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Learn to spell /ij/ at the end of a word.

2. Form irregular plurals


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Engage in meaningful discussion.

3. Discuss problem-solution relationships.

4. Practice making inferences.


Grammar

Objective: Correctly punctuate sentences with beginning, ending, and middle quotes.

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Write a RD on one aspect of WW II. Include at least 5 dress-ups
2. Take notes from at least two source texts
3. Create a KWO for the second paragraph of the WW II project
4. Begin writing 2nd paragraph RD from KWO.

NOTE: Each paragraph must contain a topic sentence, at least 6 facts, a clincher sentence, and your choice of 5 dress-ups or openers (-ly, w/w, sv, adj, bc, www.asia, -ly opener, prep opener VSS).

History 

Objectives:

1. Know that the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941, brought the US into WW II.

2. Know that D-Day was a turning point in the war in Europe.

3. Know that Winston Churchill was a key figure during WW II.

3. Continue researching and taking notes on areas of interest from WW II


NOTE: This week you will continue reading and taking notes about your chosen WW II topic(s) and create a KWO from which
to write your second paragraph. You will need to have several facts from at least three books and/or websites. You may use SOTW as one
of your sources if you like.
Books: Write down the title of the book, the author, publisher, date of publication, and page numbers used.
Websites: Write down the name of the website, the title of the article, and the author and date you accessed the website.
We will be making Bibliography with this information next week.

Science

Objectives:
1. Identify parts of a feather.
2. Examine 7 types of feathers.
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 5/12


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