Fortis Academy 4th Grade: April 6-10, 2026

 

4th Grade Week 29Monday
4/6/2026
Tuesday
4/7/2026
Wednesday
4/8/2026
Thursday
4/9/2026
Friday
4/10/2026
Co-Teacher Notes
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
Bible
Easter Holiday!
Acts 27-28Rom 3;23, 6:23, 8:28-39Rom 10:6-13 Rom 12I Corinthians 13
MathMFP;
Ch. 15, L5:
TB pgs. 190-194;
WB pgs. 147-149 CCC
MFP;
Ch. 15, L6:
TB pgs. 195-196;
WB pgs. 151-153
MFP;
Ch. 15, L4:
TB pgs. 186-189;
WB pgs. 144-146
CCC
MFP;
Ch. 16, L1:
TB pgs. 197-201;
WB pgs. 157-159
CCC 
(Review any weak Ch.15 concepts before Monday's Test.)
SpellingRewrite misspelled words 5x;
Step 26: Review phonograms & Card Box;
DS 7-9 pg. 135
Step 26 Spelling TestStep 27:
New Teaching pgs. 137-138; Dictate words pg. 138 and DS 1-3 pg. 139
GrammarCh. 24, L2
(pgs. 382-383): How to properly use a Dictionary: Skill Time-Ref. 73 & 74. Practice Time (WB pg. 93)
Grammar Quiz*Ch. 24, L3
(pgs. 385-386): Skill Time-Ref. 75 More Dictionary Learning, Practice Time (WB pgs. 93-94)
* Quiz will focus on Jingle main ideas for the: 3 article adj, 5 parts of sentence, 7 subject pronouns; what is a noun, pronoun, "understood subject pronoun," 3 adv questions, 3 adj questions.
WritingL29 pg. 223:
Write RD Introduction. Proofread.
L29 pg. 221:
Write FD Conclusion.
L29 pg. 223:
Write FD Introduction
FDs of Intro & Conc. due next Mon.  Although grading will focus on the into & concl, for cohesiveness 
please put all 5 paragraphs in this order: Rubric, FD Intro, FD of L23, FD of L24, FD of L25, and FD of Conc. (with RDs behind)
IEW L29: Myths of the Stars
Pgs. 219-225
ReadingRead Misty of Chincoteague, Ch 4. Answer questions with written sentences.Read Misty of Chincoteague, Ch. 5. Discuss/ActivityRead Misty of Chincoteague, Ch 6. Answer questions with written sentences.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 36: "The Death of JFK." Choose 3 questions to answer in your journal.Share Vietnam War Interviews.Read SOTW Ch. 37: "Trouble in the Middle East." Orally narrate key points.
GeographyFormer USSR - Test Next Wednesday
ScienceRead TB pgs. 278-281. Orally narrate. Color the Great Blue Heron pg. 5.Assign Bird for presentations. Observe Chick Eggs. Continue "Mola" Bird Art Project.Read Hummingbirds TB pgs. 265-270 & Do Activity 13.1 in NB pg. 268 (Instructions in TB pg. 263)Color the Eastern Bluebird pg. 42 & Indigo Bunting pg. 44 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

Many thanks to the parents that created a tasty, fun Easter celebration! 💕


As you know, reading and a solid understanding of words and the patterns of their creative use in language is the base that underpins much academic success & improvement. Please ensure your child is reading daily from books he/she enjoys so that fluency is continually gained and solidified.😄

Coming Soon:
Wednesday, April 8 - Spirit Day (No Pizza)
Monday, April 13 - M/W 4th Grade Mom's lunch, 11:50; Please RSVP
Wednesday, April 22 - Science Mill Field Trip

Math

Objectives:

1. Recognize, measure, and draw angles between 180 and 360 degrees

2. Practice skills from Ch 15

3. Assess angles

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

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


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell words containing the sound of /u/ spelled ou.


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Review main labels & elements of a sentence.

2. Practice dictionary skills


Writing

Objectives:

1.Write an interesting Introduction & Conclusion to a 5 paragraph essay.


History 

Objectives:

1. Know that Israel and its neighboring countries have had conflict for many years.
2. Share Vietnam Era memories from interviews of people living during the Vietnam War.
3. Learn about JFK.

Science
Objectives:
1. Begin to research a bird of interest.
2. Identify altricial birds.
3. Identify characteristics of precocial birds,
4. Identify characteristics of hummingbirds.


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 beginning 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 5/11


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