Fortis Academy 4th Grade: December 1-5, 2025

 

4th Grade Week 16Monday
12/1/2025		Tues. 12/2/2025Wed. 12/3/2025Thurs. 12/4/2025Fri. 12/7/2025Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipPATIENCE : The willingness to wait until the appropriate time to complete a task or receive an answer.
BibleIsaiah-Select versesHosea 4:1-3 & 6:1-3II Kings 18-19Nahum 1:1, Zeph 1:14-18, Hab 3:16-19
MathMFP;
Ch. 9, L1:
TB pgs. 211-217;
WB pgs. 201-203		MFP;
Ch. 9, L2:
TB pgs. 218-220;
WB pg. 205		MFP;
Ch. 9, L3:
TB pgs. 221-225;
WB pgs. 208-210		Complete Review 2
TB pgs. 230-231		Can use the color pages I send home for MFP.
SpellingStep 14: Review New Teaching, Review Phonograms, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!Rewrite misspelled words 5x;
Step 14: Review Card Box; Review Phonograms: sh, th, oo, ee, oy, oi, ch;
DS 7-9 pg. 85		Step 14 Spelling TestStep 15: New teaching pgs. 87-89; Dictate words and
DS 1-3 pg 89. Review phonograms ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui		Administer FA Phonics Assessment #2 and Oral Phonogram Drill Sheet & return to school Monday.Instructions for administering the Phonics Assessment are in the notes below.
GrammarReview Refs. 45 & 46 (pgs. 231-232);
Work on Vocab. Crossword Puzzle!		Ch. 13, L4
(pg. 234): Do Test Time (WB pg. 110).
Check and Correct Test for practice.		Work on Vocab. Crossword Puzzle! - Could share with a classmate.Review any Jingles that aren't mastered.Complete handout.
WritingL16 pg. 118:
Write your 2nd paragraph RD. Writer's Conference.		L16 pg. 118:
Write your 3rd paragraph RD. Co-teachers Proofread.		Poem 2 Recitations
L16 pg. 118:
Start your FD.		L16 pg. 118:
Finish FD.
Due Monday, Dec 8.		There will be an IEW Vocab. Quiz next Monday,  Dec 8.Lesson 16 Source Pictures:
The Ugly Duckling
Pg. 118
ReadingWright Brothers: Present Final Project & turn in Reading Journal to be graded.Read Helen Keller Chps. 1 & 2; write 2 complete sentences in new RJRead Helen Keller Chp. 3Read Helen Keller Chps. 4 & 5; write in 2 cause & effect relationships into graphic organizerRead Helen Keller Ch 6, "So Much to Learn;" write in one more cause-effect relationship into graphic organizer
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 21: "The End of World War I." Answer journal questions.The End of the Great War discussion. Review for next week's test.Complete Study Guide sent home in preparation for next Monday's History Test.Review Key Dates 1-6There will be a History test next Monday,
Dec 8, covering main points we've learned thus far. 
GeographyWe are reviewing states and capitals this week. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling states on a map and matching capitals with states. A word bank will be provided.
ScienceAdd to your mini book for Activity 7.11, pg. 153. Using classroom books, add facts to at least 4 more insects in your table.Using Study Guide, review for your insect test tomorrow.Final Insect Test
Memory WorkKEY DATES: 1-8 Test on 12/10
STATES/CAPITALS: Quiz on 1/14/2025
POEM 2: Due for Recitation on 12/3

The children had a great time creating Wright Brothers inspired paper airplane gliders and making Thanksgiving notes & cards. 


May your Thanksgiving break be filled with great memories!

Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Dec 10- Spirit Day; Class Christmas Party
Friday, Dec 12 - End of 2nd Quarter
Monday, Dec 15 - Friday, Jan 9- Christmas Break

Fortis Grammar students have a tradition of having a classical book exchange at the Christmas party. If you would like your child to participate, please send a wrapped new or gently used classical book. You may want to specify if the book would appeal more to boys or girls, but that's not necessary. 

Discipleship: 

Objective:  Experience the joy of the Lord which comes from spending time in His presence.

Please consider starting your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading if you don't already. This month's

virtue is Patience: the willingness to wait until the appropriate time to complete a task or receive an answer.

Psalm 37:7 "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in

his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!"


Math

Continue to complete a Facts Practice worksheet or work on the fluency color sheet I send each day.

Please correct and return to school for a completion grade.

Objectives:

1. Interpret change over time in bar and line graphs

2. Draw and display data in a line graph

3. Interpret and create line plots.

4. Practice and review


Spelling

Objective:
1. Spell more words with the sound of /z/ spelled s.
2. Review and assess phonograms

Please administer the Classical Phonics Assessment (in binder) this week and return to school Monday.  
You only need to do Assessment 2.  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 goodness, truth, and beauty in biographical literature.

2. Discuss cause-effect relationships.

Grammar

Objectives: Practice editing skills


Writing 

Objectives:

1. Complete FD of a story written from pictures.

2. Recite 2nd quarter poem


History 

Objectives: 

1. Know that Russia's economic collapse led to the Bolshevik Revolution, which forced the Czar out of power.
2. Know that the Bolshevik leader, Vladimir Lenin, became a brutal dictator.
3. Lenin established the USSR and ruled over it until his death in 1924.
4. Know that WW I ended in 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. 

Science
Objectives: 
1. Research and record facts on a variety of insects.
2. Assessment

Memory Work:  Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening".  Additional copies here.

Geography: Sheppards software has helpful computer games for additional practice:


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 & the Communist Victory in China            1949

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: November 17-21, 2025

 

4th Grade Week 15Monday
11/17/2025		Tuesday
11/18/2025		Wednesday
11/19/2025		Thursday
11/20/2025		Friday
11/21/2025		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipPATIENCE : The willingness to wait until the appropriate time to complete a task or receive an answer.
BibleI Kings 18Amos 7:14-15, 8:11-12, Obadiah 1:3-4,15Jonah 1-4Micah 4:1-2, 6:8
MathMFP;
Ch. 8, L8:
TB pgs. 207-209;
WB pg. 192		MFP;
Ch 8, L9: Practice TB pg. 210 & TB pg. 231 #s 8,9 & 10. WB pgs. 196-197. (Co-teachers, please check and help students correct any errors in preparation for tomorrow's test.)		Ch 8 TestMFP;
Review 2 TB pgs. 228-230. Do problems 1-7. Co-teachers, please check and help students make any needed corrections.
SpellingStep 13: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6Rewrite misspelled test words 5x;
Step 13: Review Spelling Words; Review phonograms sh, th,oo, ee, oy, oi, ch;
DS 7-9 pg. 80		Step 13 Spelling TestStep 14: New teaching pg. 83; Review phonograms ow, ou, ay, ai, ea, or, ui. Dictate words pg. 84; DS 1-3 pg. 85
GrammarCh.13, L1
(pgs. 219-222): Review Jingles, Grammar Time (PB pg. 12), Skill Time-Ref. 41 Sentence Fragments, Practice Time (WB pg.73), Define vocab. words (pg. 222)		Ch. 13, L2
(pgs. 223-227): Review any Jingles needed, Grammar Time (PB pg. 12), Skill Time-Ref 42, Practice Time (WB pg. 73); Define vocab. words (pg. 227) and orally use in a sentence.
Thanksgiving letter writing activities		Ch. 13, L3
(pgs. 228-230): Grammar Time (PB pg. 12),Skill Time-Ref. 43 & Ref. 44-Compound Sentences		Ch. 13, L3 cont'd
(pgs 231-232): Review Ref. 45 & Ref. 46; Do Practice Time 1,2, & 3 (WB pg. 74)
WritingL16 pg. 118:
Read Background Info. and New Structure (pgs. 116-117), Start KWO from pictures (pg. 118).		L15 pgs. 109-110:
Finish FD of paragraphs 1-2.
Due Tomorrow. (Please don't forget to check off the items you have completed on the rubric.)		L16 pg. 117:
Intro Style Practice (pgs. 119-121); Discuss new KWO (pg. 118)		L16 p . 118:
1st paragraph KWO & write RD. Co-teachers Proofread.		Study Poem 2. Recitations due Wednesday after the break.Lesson 16 Source Pictures:
The Ugly Duckling
Pg. 118
ReadingRead Chps. 12-13 in Wright Brothers; Begin to answer questionsRead Chps. 14 & 15 in Wright Brothers; Complete RJ Venn Diagram & Word Map for Engineering; complete any previously unfinished responses in RJ. Begin work on "End of Book Activity"Read Chp. 16 in Wright BrothersRead Chps. 17 & 18 in Wright Brothers; improve a paper airplane; RJ oral & written responsesComplete RJ for Chp. 19-20; oral responses, "Ending Questions," &  end of book activity to share in class Mon, Dec 1Please be ready to turn in Wright Bros. Reading Journal Mon, Dec 1 for final grade.
HistoryIntroduction to WWI Causes & Discussion Read SOTW Ch. 20: "World War I." Choose any 3 questions to answer in your journal.Thanksgiving notes & cards of gratitudeRead SOTW Ch. 21: "The Russian Revolution." Orally narrate key points.Practice saying and writing Key Dates 1-6 (event & dates).
GeographyReview Western EuropeReview Western EuropeWestern Europe Geography TestContinue review states and capitals. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Quiz on Jan 14, students will be responsible for labeling states on a map and matching capitals with states. A word bank will be provided.
ScienceInsect Life Cycles /
Please remember  to bring in Science Notebk 		Read TB pgs. 147-149. Orally narrate key points.For Activity 7.11, pg. 153, choose any 4 insect groups to cut/paste onto mini book (pg. 157) and list 2 facts. *Note: With adult help, you can do an internet search to find quirky facts to include if you want. Due to the size of chart, just use a bullet list (complete sentence not required).Use Study Guide (sent home) to prepare for Final Insect Test on Wednesday after Thanksgiving Break.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Western Europe - Test on 11/19
KEY DATES: 1-8 Test on 12/10
POEM 2: Due for Recitation on 12/3
STATES/CAPITALS: Quiz on 1/14

Parents,

This week, the children had fun proving that they can't jump quite like a grasshopper (that can leap 20 times its body length).


I am very grateful for the energetic, creative, engaged learners that are your children! It's hard work to be parent-teachers, and you are all doing an amazing job! May your Thanksgiving Break be full of memorable moments!💥

Coming Soon!

Wednesday, Nov. 19 - DOGS, Spirit & Pizza Day!
Monday Nov. 24-28 -  Thanksgiving Break, NO SCHOOL 
Wednesday, Dec. 12 - Last Day of Fall Semester

Our virtue of the month is PATIENCE: The willingness to wait until the appropriate time to complete a task or receive an answer.

Math

Continue to start each day with a Facts Practice sheet. Set a timer for 5 minutes, circle the last problem completed, and have student complete the page. Correct & return to school. 
Objectives:

1. Solve word problems involving fractions.

2. Practice multiplying fractions.

3. Assessment

4. Review and practice


Spelling

Objective: Analyze nine ways to spell the sound of /e/


Writing 

Objectives:

1. Write a 3-paragraph story of "The Ugly Duckling" from a KWO
2. Correctly use new vocabulary words.


Grammar

Objective:

1. Identify and correct sentence fragments.
2. Identify simple sentences, compound parts, and complex sentences.

3. Correctly write a compound sentence.
4. Correct run-on sentences.


Reading  

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Learn about the Wright Brothers and the invention of the airplane

3. Engage in meaningful discussion.

4. Summarize a passage through oral narration.


History 

Objectives: 

1. Know that conflicts and alliances between the Balkan countries were a major factor leading to WW I.

2. Know that WW I  started in 1914 after the assassination of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand.

3. Look at the role of trenches and aircraft in WW I.

4. Know that Russia's economic collapse led to the Bolshevik Revolution, which forced the Czar out of power.


Science

Objectives:

1. Research a variety of insect orders.

2. Share findings with classmates.

3. Summarize through oral and written narration.


Memory Work: 
  • Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
  • Poetry: Our second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening".  Additional copies here.
  • Geography:  Western Europe assessment is this Wednesday. 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.
  • Please continue to review the US states & capitals.
  • Key Dates for the 2nd 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 & the Communist Victory in China            1949

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