Fortis Academy 4th Grade: April 13-17, 2026

 

4th
Week 30
Monday
4/13/2026
Tuesday
4/14/2026
Wednesday
4/15/2026
Thursday
4/16/2026
Friday
4/17/2026
DiscipleshipJUSTICE: "Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of Justice; blessed are all; those who wait on him. " Isaiah 30:18
BibleI Corinthians 13II Corinthians 5Galatians 5Ephesians 6Philippians 4:6-13
MathCh. 15 Test
Ch. 16, L2:
TB pgs. 202-205;
WB pgs. 160-161
MFP;
Ch. 16, L3:
TB pgs. 206-209;
WB pgs. 162-164
CCC
MFP;
Ch. 16, L4:
TB pgs. 210-214;
Memorize the quadrilaterals on pg. 211;
WB pgs. 166-168 
MFP;
Ch. 16, L5:
TB pgs. 215-218;
WB pgs. 170-172 - CCC
MFP;
Ch 16, L6:
TB pgs. 219-221;
WB pgs. 174-175  - CCC
SpellingStep 27:
Review teaching & strategies;
DS 4-6;
Play Sparkle!
Rewrite misspelled words 5x;
Step 27: Review Words; Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch;
DS 7-9 pg. 139
Step 27 Spelling Test
Step 28:
New Teaching/Word Sort pgs. 141-142; Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch;
DS 1-3 pg. 143; Dictate sentences 4-6.
GrammarCh 25, L1
(pgs. 392-394): Skill Time-Refs. 76 & 77 Outlines
Ch 25, L2
(pg. 395):
Practice Time
Ch. 25, L3
(pg. 396): Practice Time - Turn in your outline for this Practice on Monday.
CLT Practice
WritingL26 pg. 198:
New Structure pgs. 196-197, Create 1st paragraph KWO (pg. 198)
L26 pg. 198:
Style & Vocab. Practice (pgs. 199-201),Create 2nd paragraph KWO
L26 pg. 198:
Begin 1st paragraph RD. If complete, Writer's Conference
L26 pg. 198:
Ensure 1st paragraph RD is complete and proofread. Write 2nd paragraph RD and proofread.
L26 pg. 198:
Begin FD.
ReadingRead Chp. 7 - Misty of Chincoteague
Discussion and find examples of conflict, add to your RJ pg. 51.
Read Chp. 8 - Misty of Chincoteague
Answer RJ questions.
Read Chp. 9 - Misty of Chincoteague
Discussion & Activities
Read Chp. 10 - Misty of Chincoteague
Answer RJ questions.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 38: "Soviet Invasions." Answer journal questions.The Fall of Communism in Eastern EuropeRead SOTW Ch. 40: "Chernobyl and Nuclear Power." Orally narrate answers in Jr.
GeographyFormer USSR ReviewFormer USSR ReviewFormer USSR TEST
ScienceChoose Bird for Project.  Discuss Precocial Birds & Raptors;
Observe chick eggs. Observe Science Fair entries from Logic sts.

Watch Red-tailed Hawk Highlights from Bird Cam
Chick eggs might hatch today; observe.Color the birds of prey (Harris's Hawk & Peregrine Falcon pg. 29) in your green journal.Color 1 South Texas Plain bird of your choice (pg. 20) and 1 Coastal Plain bird of your choice (pg. 22) in your green folder.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Former USSR - Test on 4/15
KEY DATES: 1-13
Test on 5/6
POEM 4 & PRESIDENTS: Due on
5/11

Our chicks should hatch this week! Parents, please let Mrs. Morgan know if your family would like to acquire and care for chicks. 

Angles can be found in a myriad of shapes as we found out using pattern blocks.



Coming Soon:
April 13: M/W 4th grade Mom's lunch, 11:50 a.m.
April 22: M/W 4th grade field trip to the Science Mill

Math
Objectives:

1. Recognize perpendicular lines in figures and verify that they intersect at right angles.

2. Recognize parallel lines in figures and verify that they are parallel by determining if they are both perpendicular to a third line

3. Draw perpendicular and parallel lines

4. Classify quadrilaterals based on the number of parallel sides

5. Identify lines of symmetry in figures


Writing

Objective:

1. Write a two-paragraph composition from a prompt about a fantastic place.

2. Use all skills learned this year to write from a KWO and create cohesive writing.


Grammar

Objectives Make a simple outline


Reading  

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Learn new vocabulary

3. Identify character qualities.

4. Summarize a passage through oral and written narration.  


History 

Objectives:

1. Define communism.
2. Know that President Ronald Reagan & Mikhail Gorbachev played key roles in ending the Cold War.
3. Identify the benefits and problems associated with nuclear power plants.

Science
Objectives:
1. Identify characteristics of Precocial Birds
2. Compare and contrast Altricial and Precocial Birds 
3. Research bird of choice.
4. Know that Raptors are birds of prey that use their strong feet, talons and hooked beaks to catch and kill their prey.

Students are making a field guide of Texas birds using pictures from the Texas Parks & Wildlife publication.  For coloring accuracy, search birds here:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/


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

Poetry:  Our fourth quarter poem is "The Dentist and the Crocodile".  Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are continuing our study of the former USSR 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: North & Central Asia and Western Asia

History: We are memorizing 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 4th 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, Man Walks on the Moon 1969 11. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989 12. The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26, 1991