Fortis Academy 4th Grade: February 16-20, 2026

 

4th Grade Week 23Monday
2/16/2026		Tuesday
2/17/2026		Wednesday
2/18/2026		Thursday
2/19/2026		Friday
2/20/2026		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipLove - Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7
BibleMark 1Mark 5Mark 6:30-56 & 8:1-26Mark 12:28-44
MathMFP;
Ch. 12, L6:
TB pgs. 86-88; WB pgs. 66-67		MFP;
Ch. 12, L8:
TB pgs. 91-95;
WB pgs. 70-72		MFP;
Ch. 12, L9:
TB pgs. 96-101;
WB pgs. 73-75		MFP;
Ch. 12, L7:
Practice A-
TB pgs. 89-90 & Practice B-
TB pgs. 102-103
CCC		Review weak concepts for Monday's Ch 12 Test.
SpellingStep 20: Review New Teaching;
DS 4-6		Rewrite misspelled words 5x;
Step 20: Review Card box; DS 7-9 pg. 110		Step 20 Spelling TestStep 21:
New Teaching pgs. 111-112; Dictate words pg 112		Step 21:
DS 1-3 pg. 113
GrammarBibliography BasicsGather all necessary information from your sources to add to your Bibliography tomorrow in class. Refer to handout to see what you need.Make a Bibliography for history project.Complete the bibliography for your history project following guidelines (in handout)Bring all information about your sources to class on Wednesday in order to make your Bibliography
WritingHistory Paper:
Check that students have enough research material to fill in all 3 body paragraph KWOs. Create KWO for 3rd body paragraph.		History Paper:
Using KWO created yesterday, write RD of 3rd body paragraph. Proofread.		History Paper:
Create a KWO for your Introduction & Conclusion. (Bring RD)		History Paper:
RD of Introduction & Conclusion. Proofread!		At this point your History Paper RD should be complete. We will work on creating FDs next week with the final FD due the week after next (Mon., March 2).
ReadingMy Side of the Mountain, Ch 6My Side of the Mountain, Ch 7; Complete written responses.My Side of the Mountain, Ch 8My Side of the Mountain, Ch 9; Complete written responses.Proofread all your RJ answers for careful penmanship, spelling and punctuation!
HistoryContinue to work on your WWII history project. See Note BelowThe War in the Pacific and The U.S. Homefront; DiscussionContinue to work on your WWII history project. See Note BelowHistory Project Visual Presentations due next Wednesday.
GeographyReview Eastern EuropeReview Eastern EuropeEastern Europe TestStart Review of Former USSR MapReview Former USSR Map
ScienceRemember to bring Green Folder today. Feather Features; Play Bird Bingo!Read TB pgs. 199-201; Complete Activity 10.3 in NB pg. 218. Read & learn pg. 10 from Green Folder.Read TB pg. 203-205;
Color the Killdeer pg. 9.		In your green folder, review the Ecological Regions of Texas on pg. 3 and color a bird of your choice from that page.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe - Test on 2/18
KEY DATES: 1-10 Test on 3/11
POEM 3: Due for Recitation on 3/4 U.S. Presidents Due 5/11

Many thanks to all the adults that came together to provide a fun Valentine celebration! 💕

The children were also very engrossed by looking at the intricacies of real feathers under the magnifying glass:



To help the children be encouraged to own responsibility for turning in completed work and prepare them for 5th grade, I will deduct 5 points for any late assignments at this point (unless sickness is involved), and after Spring Break it will be bumped up to 10 points.

Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Feb. 25 - Spirit Day, DOGS, Pizza!
Wednesday, March 11 - Spirit Day, No pizza
Monday, March 16 - 20 - Spring Break! NO SCHOOL

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

Start your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading. 

Our virtue this month is Love: accepting God's grace in our lives & sacrificially showing his forgiveness to others.


Math
Note: Start each day with a facts practice warm-up sheet. Do whichever page your child is currently working on. Set the timer for 5 minutes, circle the last problem completed, then complete the rest of the page. Correct and return to school for a completion grade. (Two sheets due per week.)  

Objectives:

1. Express fractions & mixed numbers with a denominator that is a factor of 10 or 100 as a decimal.

2. Compare and order decimals to hundredths.

3. Round decimals given in tenths to the nearest whole number.

4. Practice concepts from Ch 12


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Learn to spell words containing the sound of /oo/ spelled ui

2. Spell words with the same plural and singular form.


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Engage in meaningful discussion.

3. Identify cause-effect relationships.

4. Use inference skills.


Grammar

Objective: Make a bibliography

TUESDAY NOTE: You need to have facts from at least three History sources: books, encyclopedia articles, and/or websites.
  • Write down the title of the book, the author, name of publisher, and the date of publication.
  • Write down the name of the websites, the title of the article, the author, and date you accessed the websites you use.
  • Bring all information about your sources to class on Wednesday in order to make your Bibliography

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Use notes from historical research to complete rough draft from KWO.
2. Write the third paragraph on your WW II topic(s) of choice.
3. Write an Introduction paragraph
4. Write a Conclusion paragraph

Your written final draft is due Wednesday, March 2.

History 

Objectives:

1. Identify battles in the Pacific front of WW II.

2. Identify the Marine Memorial as a tribute to the armed forces fighting in the Pacific

3 Identify ways WW II impacted Americans' daily lives.

4. Complete research and report writing.


NOTE: Share what you're learning with your family as you research your topic. Practice presenting the information so you are prepared
to teach your classmates what you have learned.
Visual presentation is due February 25.
Your written report (including bibliography) is due Wednesday, March 2.

Science
Objectives:
1. Identify purposes of feathers.
2. Identify purposes of preening.
3. Identify Texas birds.


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

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone".  These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are continuing our study of Eastern Europe 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: Eastern Europe

History: We are beginning our memorization of 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 3rd 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

Fortis Academy 4th Grade: February 9-13. 2026

4th Grade Week 22Monday
2/9/2026		Tuesday
2/10/2026		Wednesday
2/11/2026		Thursday
2/12/2026		Friday
2/13/2026		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipHope - May the Lord fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
BibleMatthew 7-8Matthew 9Matthew 13Matthew 17
MathConversion Unit Quiz; MFP;
Ch 12, L1:
TB pgs. 59-65;
WB pgs. 49-51		MFP;
Ch 12, L2:
TB pgs. 66-71;
WB pgs. 52-55		MFP;
Ch 12, L3:
TB pgs. 72-76;
WB pgs. 56-58		MFP;
Ch 12, L4:
TB pgs. 77-82;
WB pgs. 59-62		MFP;
Ch 12, L5:
TB pgs. 83-85;
WB pgs. 63-65
SpellingStep 19: Review New Teaching; DS 4-6Rewrite misspelled words 5x;
Step 19: Review Card box; DS 7-9 pg. 106		Step 19 TestStep 20:
New Teaching pgs. 107-109; Complete Make it Plural book pg. 11; Dictate words pg. 109		Step 20:
DS 1-3 pg. 110
GrammarCh. 17, L1
(pgs. 276-281): Grammar Time (PB pg. 16), Skill Time-Refs. 50 & 51 Beginning & Ending Quotes, Practice Time (WB pg.80), Define vocab. words (pg. 281)		Ch. 17, L2
(pgs. 282-284) Grammar Time (PB pg. 16) Practice Time (WB pgs. 80-81), Define vocab. words (pg. 284) and orally use in a sentence.		Ch. 17, L3
(pgs. 285-286): Grammar Time (PB pg. 16), Practice Time (WB pg. 81)		Ch 17, L4
(pg. 288) Do Test Time (WB pg. 114) Skip Ex. 7. Co-Teachers, correct in red pen & return to school for participation grade on Monday.
WritingHistory Paper:
Review Outline Template for History paper. Discuss Intro, Body and Conclusions. Start KWO for 1st body paragraph.		History Paper:
Finish KWO for 1st body paragraph (from your notes and reading, choose items to put into your 1st paragraph KWO). Begin RD of 1st body paragraph.		History Paper:
Writer's Conference for 1st body paragraph RD. Begin KWO for 2nd body paragraph (from your notes and reading, choose items to put into your 2nd paragraph KWO).		History Paper:
Ensure KWO of 2nd body paragraph is completed. Write RD of 2nd body paragraph and proofread.		Note: We will skip actual IEW book lessons for this week and the next 2 weeks and use writing time for working on KWOs and RDs of our History Research Paper. Don't forget to record all the sources used for your History paper.
ReadingMy Side of the Mountain, Ch 2My Side of the Mountain, Ch 3 Complete written responses.My Side of the Mountain, Ch 4; Problem-Solution Chart; begin Making Inferences ChartMy Side of the Mountain, Ch 5; Complete written responses. Add an event/action to the Inference Chart.If you can write in your book, you may want to place chapter numbers beside the titles in the Table of Contents
HistoryContinue researching and taking notes to make a KWO for the 2nd paragraph of your WWII Project paper.Pearl Harbor, The Allies vs. the Axis and D-Day; DiscussionRead SOTW Ch. 29: "The War that Stretched Across the World." Orally narrate key points. Start on the visual portion of your project if you have not already.Continue working on Visual Portion of Project.
GeographyEastern Europe - Test Next Wednesday
ScienceFeather features and types; Activity 10.2 - Study a Feather Up CloseRead TB p192-195. Orally narrate.
In your green folder color 1 swallow or swift of your choice from pg. 38, do activity on pg 40, color 2 birds of choice on pg. 46		Valentine Exchange!
💌		Read TB pgs. 196-198 and orally narrate. Do Activity 10.1 and write the results in your NB on pag. 210.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe - Test on 2/18
KEY DATES: 1-10 Test on 3/11
POEM 3: Due for Recitation on 3/4 U.S. Presidents Due 5/11
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Feb. 11 - Spirit Day (no pizza) and Valentine Exchange
Friday, Feb 20 - Daddy-Daughter Dance
Saturday, Feb. 21 - Fortis Talent Show, 6pm
Wednesday, Feb. 25 - Spirit Day, DOGS, Pizza!

On Feb.11, we'll have a Valentine Exchange and party the last 25 minutes of the day. Please bring a valentine for each classmate and a box or bag to take home your valentines. 

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

Start your homeschool day with prayer and Bible reading. 

Our virtue this month is Hope: looking forward to trusting God's plan


Math
Note: Start each day with a facts practice warm-up sheet. Do whichever page your child is currently working on. Set the timer for 5 minutes, circle the last problem completed, then complete the rest of the page. Correct and return to school for a completion grade. (Two sheets due per week.) 

 Objectives:

1. Understand the meaning of decimals to tenths and hundredths.

2. Express fractions in tenths and hundredths as decimals.

3. Express one-place and two-place decimals as fractions.

4. Express mixed numbers in tenths and hundredths as decimals.

5. Represent decimals on a number line.

6. Express decimal numbers in expanded form.

7. Express decimals as fractions in simplest form.


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Learn to spell /ij/ at the end of a word.

2. Form irregular plurals


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Engage in meaningful discussion.

3. Discuss problem-solution relationships.

4. Practice making inferences.


Grammar

Objective: Correctly punctuate sentences with beginning, ending, and middle quotes.

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Write a RD on one aspect of WW II. Include at least 5 dress-ups
2. Take notes from at least two source texts
3. Create a KWO for the second paragraph of the WW II project
4. Begin writing 2nd paragraph RD from KWO.

NOTE: Each paragraph must contain a topic sentence, at least 6 facts, a clincher sentence, and your choice of 5 dress-ups or openers (-ly, w/w, sv, adj, bc, www.asia, -ly opener, prep opener VSS).

History 

Objectives:

1. Know that the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941, brought the US into WW II.

2. Know that D-Day was a turning point in the war in Europe.

3. Know that Winston Churchill was a key figure during WW II.

3. Continue researching and taking notes on areas of interest from WW II


NOTE: This week you will continue reading and taking notes about your chosen WW II topic(s) and create a KWO from which
to write your second paragraph. You will need to have several facts from at least three books and/or websites. You may use SOTW as one
of your sources if you like.
Books: Write down the title of the book, the author, publisher, date of publication, and page numbers used.
Websites: Write down the name of the website, the title of the article, and the author and date you accessed the website.
We will be making Bibliography with this information next week.

Science

Objectives:
1. Identify parts of a feather.
2. Examine 7 types of feathers.
3. Identify Texas birds.


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

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone".  These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here is one. In Christ Alone. Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are continuing our study of Eastern Europe 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: Eastern Europe

History: We are beginning our memorization of 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 3rd 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
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