Fortis Academy 4th Grade: May 4-8, 2026

 

Week 33Monday
5/4/2026		Tuesday
5/5/2026		Wednesday
5/6/2026		Thursday
5/7/2026		Friday
5/8/2026		Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The law is not against such things." -Gal. 5:22-23
BibleBible Trivia!1 John 1, 2John 6, 3 John 2-4II Peter 1:3-8 & Jude 17-21Revelation 1:9-18, Rev 4:1-11, Rev 5Read Revelation 7:9-17
MathComplete Review in ClassGo over missed concepts from yesterday's Review. Study for tomorrow!Final Math TestMake Test Corrections- Turn in on Monday for credit
SpellingPlay Sparkle!
(words will be chosen at random from our Level 5 book).		Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ewCreate poemsPhonogram Assessment #5 Due Mon.
GrammarGrammar Review SheetComplete "Final Grammar Test Review" handout. Take to school tomorrow to check. Review 8 parts of speech and their jobs, 5 parts of a complete sentence, 5 parts of a letter, and quotation rules.Check Final Grammar Test Review handout in preparation for final grammar quiz next Monday. Autobiography Due!Study for Monday's Final Grammar Quiz.Study
WritingWrite Poem/acrostic about MomStudy for Poem 4 Recitation
Due next Monday		Share Autobiography with Friends! (optional)Study for Poem 4 Recitation
Due next Monday		Study Poem
ReadingRead Chp. 16 - Misty of Chincoteague
Discussion & Activities		Read Chp. 17 - Misty of Chincoteague. Answer RJ questions. Complete "What is a Theme" pg. 53 and add to Character Map, p. 57Read Ch. 18 - Misty oof Chincoteague - Final Book Discussion. In class: Complete Plot Diagram & Timeline.Add to Quotation Quest, pg. 60. Complete Persuasive Writing Activity p.59Complete last 2 pages of RJ: Story Comparison pg. 62 and My Life-Making Connections pg. 63. Make sure journal is complete & well done. Turn in Journal for final grade Monday.
HistoryKey Date and President game in class!Practice writing out Key Dates 1-13 and Review US PresidentsKey Dates 1-13 Test;
Share 9-11 interviews.		Study Presidents. Assessment next Monday 5/11!Review US Presidents
ScienceReview Birds and Play Bird Bingo!Review Texas Birds;
Color the Pileated Woodpecker pg. 21, Red-Headed Woodpecker pg. 36, Red-Bellied Woodpecker pg. 36, & Eastern Bluebird & Indigo Bunting pg. 44 in green journal.		TURN IN YOUR NB and Coloring JournalReview
 Texas Birds for ID Test next Monday.		Review Texas Birds for ID Test. Be able to match bird picture w/ common name.Optional: Continue reading the last chapter in the TB on bats. While our focus has been on birds, the book also covers bats and I encourage you to explore this chapter with your student!
Memory Work
KEY DATES: 1-13 Test on 5/6
POEM 4 & PRESIDENTS: Due on 5/11

The children's bird presentations were so informative and well done!


Coming Soon:
Wednesday, May 6 - Spirit Day
Wednesday, May 13 - Last day of M/W school

Math

Objectives:

1. Review previously learned concepts.

2. Assessment


Grammar
Objective: Review parts of speech, capitalization and punctuation rules, tense, quotation rules, P1, P2, & P3 sentences.

Writing 

Objective:
1. Assess Poem 4
2. Write a short autobiography
3. Create  "A Book About Me!"

Spelling
Objective: Phonogram assessment #5

Here are instructions for administering the assessment.

Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Parents, read the sound or sounds on the card. Or if you prefer, you can play the sound on the AAS app.  Your student should then write the corresponding phonogram in the box. Mark any your child missed.
Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker (oral portion) - Show the card to the student. He or she should be able to correctly identify all the sounds associated with that card. Please note any phonograms your child missed on the form.


Reading
Objective:
1. Identify themes in Misty of Chincoteague.
2. Identify the stages of the plot in Misty.
3. Identify virtues and character qualities.


History 

Objectives:

1. Know and name 13 Key Events and Dates in Modern World History.

2. Know and name the first and last names of the US Presidents in order of service.


Science
Objectives:
1. Practice identifying Central Texas Birds.


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.

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 Events & 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. The Vietnam War                                            1955-1975
11. Man Walks on the Moon 1969 12. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989 13. The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26,1991