4th Grade (M/W)

Fortis Academy 4th grade: May 12 - 16, 2025

Monday-Bring Bible, green folder, yellow folder Science NB, and any ungraded work.

Wednesday-Bring an empty backpack, water, snack, lunch, and apply sunscreen if needed.

4th Grade Week 34	5/12/2025	5/13/2025	5/14/2025	5/15/2025	5/16/2025
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
Bible	Rev 20-21:8, Rev 22	Keep reading your Bible!
Math	Gladys Aylward play	No Homework!	Rock Ceremony in Classroom	Enjoy your summer!
Spelling	Spelling Bee		Field Day Activities!
Grammar	Final Grammar Test
Writing	In-class Writing
Reading	Final Misty Discussion		Games & Class Party!
Reading	Final Misty Discussion
History	US Presidents Assessment
Geography
Science	Bird Identification Quiz

Dear Families,

It has been my great joy and privilege to be your classroom teacher this year! I love each of you so very much! I hope you have enjoyed 4th grade, learned much, and grown in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. I will miss you all tremendously, but will continue to pray for you as you continue on this journey.

May each of you have a wonderful, relaxing, and fun summer with your family!

Much love,

Mrs. Johnson

Retain the skills you've worked so hard to gain! Here are some summer suggestions:

Read! Read something good, true, and beautiful every day.
Review Math - Do about 15 minutes of math 2-3 times a week throughout the summer to keep your math skills strong!
Learn to type!
Write in a personal journal about things you do over the break. Write down your thoughts, things you do and experience, and any new things you learn. Continue to write down the things God shows you as you read His word.
Identify the birds and insects that you see!
Read! A lot.

Have a wonderful summer!

Fortis Academy 4th grade: May 5 - 9, 2025

4th Grade Week 33	5/5/2025	5/6/2025	5/7/2025	5/8/2025	5/9/2025	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
Bible	1 John 1, 2John 6, 3 John 2-4	II Peter 1:3-8 & Jude 17-21	Revelation 1:9-18, Rev 4:1-11, Rev 5	Read Revelation 7:9-17
Math	Review	Complete Review sent home	Final Math Test	Make Test Corrections
Spelling	Practice Gladys Aylward play	Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew & Review for Monday's Spelling Bee (words will be chosen at random from our Level 5 book).	Practice Gladys Aylward play	Phonogram Assessment #5 Due Mon. & Review all spelling words for Monday's spelling bee.		Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment 5, grade in red pen and return to school Mon. Instructions below
Grammar	Review	Review 8 parts of speech and their jobs, 5 parts of a complete sentence, 5 parts of a letter	Review	Review tense, quotation rules and write a P1, P2, & P3 sentence in preparation for final grammar test on Mon.
Writing	Poem 4 Recitations	Complete special interests paragraph of your autobiography and put the book together following the directions in Ref 78A & B. Include all pages & the 4 paragraphs. Due Wed	Practice Gladys Aylward play
Reading	Discuss Ch 14-15 & Read Ch 15-16	Read Misty Ch 17-18 & orally narrate	Discuss Themes & complete Plot Mountain	Complete character chart listing several important facts about each character. Bring all Misty handouts on Mon. for grading.
		Review Key dates 1-12
History	Review Key Dates	Practice writing out Key Dates 1-12 and Review US Presidents	Key Dates Test & Begin Presidents Assessments	Review US Presidents
Geography
Science	Bird Reports & Shorebirds	Read Hummingbirds TB p265-269. Review Texas Birds & Color the Pileated Woodpecker p21, Red-Headed Woodpecker p36, & Red-Bellied Woodpecker p36	Bird Reports & Complete Act. 13.11 & WDYR NB p276-277	Review Texas Birds & Color the Eastern Bluebird & Indigo Bunting p44 in your field guide. Finish WDYR if not completed in class	Bring your NB & green journal Monday for final grading.
Memory Work	POETRY: Poem 4 Due 5/5 KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/7 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/12

Coming Soon:

Wednesday, May 7 - Pizza Day, DOGS, Spirit Day

Saturday, May 10 - Nerf Tournament

Monday, May 12 - Gladys Aylward play 9:00am

Wednesday, May 14 - Last day of 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 12 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.

2. Share bird reports with classmates.

3. Review the candling and hatching process of chicks.

Bird Feeder Live Cams

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 5/12

Key Dates for 4th quarter:
The War Between the States                             1861-1865
World War I                                                     1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution                          1917
The Great Depression                                       1929-1939
World War II                                                    1939-1945
The Cold War                                                   1945-1991
The Formation of Israel                                     1948
Mao & Communist Victory in China                     1949
Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement   1950-1968
10, Man Walks on the Moon                                   1969
Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe               1989
The Collapse of the Soviet Union                       December 26, 1991

Fortis Academy 4th grade: April 28 - May 2, 2025

4th Grade Week 32	4/28/2025	4/29/2025	4/30/2025	5/1/2025	5/2/2025	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	CHARITY: "If I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing." 1 Cor. 13:2
Bible	Titus 2:11-3:7, Philemon 1:4-7, Hebrews 4:12-16	Read Hebrews 11	James 1 & 3	1 Peter 3:8-18
Math	Ch 17, L3 TB p234-237 & Year End Review	Complete Year-End Assessment for review and practice.CCC	CLT Math	Complete Review sent home		Co-Teachers, please correct the Year End Assessment and help your student correct any wrong answers. The Answer Key will be emailed to you on Monday.
Spelling	CLT Language Arts	Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew		Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew
Grammar		Grammar Book Ch 26 L2 Ref 78B Complete p2 & p6: Goals for My Life and My Special Feelings. You may write in paragraph form, or write two lists using complete sentences		Ref 78B Write about your strengths. You may write in paragraph form, or make a list. (Refer back to Ref. 78A for creative ideas)
Writing		Ref 79 Part II: Write about your Family Life for your autobiography. Include at least 4 dress-ups, 2 openers		Ref. 79 Part III Using the outline given, write about your school days. Include at least 4 dress-ups and 2 openers
Reading		Read Ch 11 & 12 and orally narrate.		Read Ch 13 & 14 and orally narrate.
Reading		Read Ch 11 & 12 and orally narrate.
History	Mao & the Cultural Revolution in China	Read p465-468 "The First Persian Gulf War" and orally narrate	Collapse of the Soviet Union, Review Key Dates 1-12 & US Presidents	Read 9/11 handout and ask your parents and/or grandparents where they were on 9/11. What are their recollections of that day?	Review Key Dates 1-12 for test on Wed
Geography
Science	Bird Reports & Review Texas Birds	Color the Whooping Crane p32, Sandhill Crane p32 & Ruddy Turnstone p33 in your field guide	Shorebirds	Color the Great Blue Heron p5 in your field guide & Review Texas Birds
Memory Work	POETRY: Poem 4 Due 5/5 KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/7 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/12

Coming Soon:

Monday, April 28 - CLT

Wednesday, April 30 - CLT

Saturday, May 3 - Grammar Theater Showcase

Wednesday, May 7 - Pizza Day, DOGS, Spirit Day

Saturday, May 10 - Nerf Tournament

Wednesday, May 14 - Last day of school

Math

Objectives:

1. Review previously learned skills.

2. Assess math skills

3. Name faces and edges of Cuboids

If you'd like to practice math skills over the summer, here is a 4th-grade review website of math skills learned this year: https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-4

Spelling

Objectives: Review phonograms

Grammar

Objective: Assessment

Writing

Objectives: 
1. Assess writing skills
2. Write a.paragraph about your family life.
3. Write a paragraph about school  for your autobiography.

History 
Objectives:
1. Know that during the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, every part of Chinese culture had to praise Mao & his policies.
2. Know that in 1989, thousands of students protested together in Tiananmen Square wanting democracy.
3. Know that the US was attacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001
 
Science
Objectives:
1. Present findings on bird of choice 
2. Identify characteristics of shorebirds
3. Identify Texas birds

Bird Feeder Live Cams

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 5/12

Key Dates for 4th quarter:
The War Between the States                             1861-1865
World War I                                                     1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution                          1917
The Great Depression                                       1929-1939
World War II                                                    1939-1945
The Cold War                                                   1945-1991
The Formation of Israel                                     1948
Mao & Communist Victory in China                     1949
Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement   1950-1968
10, Man Walks on the Moon                                   1969
Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe               1989
The Collapse of the Soviet Union                       December 26, 1991