Fortis Academy 4th Grade - Week 18: January 13-19

 

4th Grade Week 18Tuesday
1/13/2026
Wednesday
1/14/2026
Thursday
1/15/2026
Friday
1/16/2026
Monday
1/19/2026
Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipFaith- "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." -Ephesians 2:8-9
BibleEzekiel 33:1-11, 36:24-28Joel 2Daniel 1 & 3Daniel 4
MathMFP;
Ch.10, L1:
TB pgs. 1-6;
WB pgs. 1-3
MFP;
Ch.10, L2:
TB pgs. 7-11;
WB pgs. 4-6
MFP;
Ch.10, L3:
TB pgs. 12-15;
WB pgs. 8-10
MFP;
Ch.10, L4:
TB pgs. 16-19;
WB pgs. 11-13
MFP;
Ch.10, L5:
TB pgs. 20-22;
WB pgs. 14-16
SpellingPlay Sparkle!Put the AAS "Make it Plural Book" in your backpack for tomorrow. If you don't have a copy, email me & I'll make one for you.Step 16: New teaching; Introduce "Make It Plural Book" and complete Plural Patterns 1-4.Review Step 16 New Teaching pg. 91, Card Box, & Phonograms; DS 1-3 pg. 92
GrammarCh. 14, L1
(pgs. 237-240): Grammar Time (PB pg. 13), Skill Time-Ref. 47 Personal Pronouns & Antecedents, Practice Time (WB pgs. 74-75); Define vocab. words (pg. 240)
Ch. 14, L2
(pgs. 241-243): Grammar Time (PB 13), Practice Time 1-3 (WB pgs. 75-76); Define vocab. words (pg. 243) and orally use in a sentence.
Ch. 14, L3
(pg. 244): Grammar Time only (PB pg. 13).
For Fun: Write Limericks! (see pg. 233)
Ch. 14, L3 Cont'd
(pg. 245): Practice Time (WB pg. 76).
Ch. 14, L4
(pg. 247): Do Test Time (WB pg. 111)
WritingL18 pg. 129:
Review source pictures, begin KWO.
L18 pg. 129:
Finish KWO (if not done), Style and Vocab. Practice (pgs. 130-131)
L18 pg. 129:
Write 1st paragraph RD. If done, then Writer's Conference.
L18 pg. 129:
Ensure 1st paragraph RD is finished and proofread. Write 2nd paragraph RD and proofread.
IEW Lesson 18 Source Pictures:
Tiger Tamer
Pg. 129
ReadingCollect Helen Keller journals. Read Number the Stars Ch.1 in class. Discuss journal questions.Read Number the Stars Ch.2. Answer 3 journal questions.Read Number the Stars Ch.3 in class.Discuss journal questions.Read Number the Stars Ch. 4. Answer 3 journal questions.Give a family member a brief, oral summary of what our book is about thus far.Reminder: Journal questions should be neat, cursive, complete sentences and PROOFREAD by parents then corrected by students.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 23: "The Peace of Versailles." Answer journal questions.Read SOTW Indian Nationalism in class and discuss. India culture activites.Read SOTW Ch. 23: "The Rise of Joseph Stalin." Orally narrate key points.Review new key dates 9 & 10.
GeographyEastern Europe Due 2/19
ScienceIntroduction to Bird Study & Activities 1.6, 1.8. Make a bird feeder!Read TB pgs. 25-29 and orally narrate key points.Read TB pgs. 30-36 and complete any 6 questions from WDYR in NB pgs. 37-38.In your Texas Birds field guide (Green folder) color the vireos on pgs. 23 & 43.**A Note about the coloring assignments: This exercise, while meant to be fun, is also to help them with attention to detail of the bird's plumage coloration. Please have your student take their time and match the colors as best as they can. Use MAP PENCILS (not markers). Use pictures from a field guide or a website such as the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Eastern Europe - Test on 2/19
KEY DATES: 1-10
Test on 3/12
POEM 3: Due for Recitation on
3/5


Welcome back! I'm so excited to see our class again! I hope everyone had a great break and is ready to get back in the swing of things.


-Mrs. Woolsey

Coming Soon:
Thursday, Jan. 15 - Spirit Day! (no pizza)
Thursday, Jan. 29 - Spirit Day, DOGS Day, Pizza!

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 Faith. Faith is the rational assent to and unwavering belief in God and his revealed Truth.

Math

Note: Start each day with a facts practice warm-up sheet. Do whichever page your child is currently working on or needs help for memorization. Set the timer for 5 minutes. Optional: Fill in ones you didn't get and return to school for an extra credit participation grade. (Two sheets due per week for extra credit.)


Objectives:

1. Add, subtract, and multiply metric units of measurement

2. Express inches, feet, yards, and miles in compound units and single units.

3. Express ounces and pounds in compound units and single units.

4. Express gallons, quarts, pints, cups, and ounces in compound units and single units.

5. Express measurements of time in compound units and single units.

6. Multiply time expressed in compound units.


Spelling

Objective: Review four patterns for making words plural.


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Engage in meaningful Socratic dialogue.
2. Summarize a passage. 
3. Identify virtues in characters in Number the Stars.

4. Identify personification in a passage. 

5. Make predictions concerning the plot.


Grammar

Objective:

1. Know that Personal Pronouns and Antecedents must agree in number and gender.
2. Write a limerick.

Writing 

Objectives:

1. Write a story consisting of 3 paragraphs that describe what is happening in a series of pictures.
2. Practice the Writing from Pictures structure: Central Fact, Details, and Clincher for each paragraph.
3. Use stylistic techniques of incorporating 6 dress-ups into each paragraph.

History 

Objectives: 

1. Know that world leaders met in Versailles and formed the League of Nations in an attempt to ensure peace after WWI. 
2. Know that Mohandas Gandhi promoted nonviolent resistance to British rule in India.
3. Know that under Joseph Stalin, Russia became the USSR and millions of Russians died. 

Science

1. Experiment with air.
2. Experiment with air pressure.

3. Know that the shape of bird wings gives them the ability to lift off the ground. 

4. Correctly and neatly color birds in order to make a field guide.


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 to "America" and US PresidentsFor assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. (Due 5/12)


Fortis Academy 4th Grade - Week17: December 9 - 12

 

4th Grade Week 17Tuesday
12/9/2025
Wednesday
12/10/2025
Thursday
12/11/2025
Friday
12/12/2025
Monday
12/15/2025
DiscipleshipPATIENCE - "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!"
Psalm 37:7
Begin Christmas Break!
BibleJeremiah 1:4-10, 17:5-10, & 29:11-13; Lamentations 3:21-26Luke 1Luke 2
MathReviewComplete review & practice sheet sent home in preparation for tomorrow's test.4A Final Test
SpellingPhonics Assessment # 2 Due; Step 15: Review New Teaching, DS 4-6, Play Sparkle!Rewrite misspelled words 5x;
Step 15 Spelling Test
Step 15: Review Card Box; DS 7-9 pg. 90
Step 15 Spelling Test
GrammarCLT Practice; Work on Vocab. Crossword Puzzle!CLT WS - For Practice OnlyChristmas Mad Libs!
WritingL16 FD Due
Vocab. Quiz
States/Capital Quiz
ReadingRead Helen Keller Chps. 6 & 7 in class. Oral DiscussionRead Helen Keller Chps. 8 & 9. Complete RJ Assignment.Read Final Helen Keller Ch. 10. Oral Discussion/ Final Assignment
HistoryHistory TestKey Dates 1-8 Test
GeographyWe will pick up World Geography after Christmas Break.
Christmas Party!
Science
Memory Work
KEY DATES: 1-8
Test on 12/11
STATES/CAPITALS:
Quiz on 12/11


Coming Soon:
Tuesday, Dec. 9 - Uniform-Free Day - Cheerleading Fundraiser. Pay $5 at the front desk or online. Clothes must still be dress-code appropriate.
Thursday, Dec. 11- Crazy/Ugly Christmas Sweater Day, Classical Book Exchange & Class Christmas Party!
Friday, Dec. 12 - Pajama Day! (for elective students)
Dec. 15 - Jan. 9 Christmas Break!
Tuesday, Jan. 13 - 1st Day of 3rd Quarter

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 classical book

          

Last Week in 4th Grade:



We did an activity in our Reading journal that let us explore what it would be like to communicate as Helen Keller did.
    
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Discipleship: 

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

Objectives:

1. Practice and review skills learned 1st semester.

3. Assessment.


Note: We will begin Singapore Dimensions Math 4B after the break. Please bring your new textbook and

workbook to class on 1/13/25.


Spelling

Objective: Spell more words with the sound of /z/ spelled s.

Reading  

Objective: Identify virtues in the lives of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan.

We will start reading Number the Stars after the break.


Writing 

Objectives: Write a paragraph describing your Christmas traditions.


History 

Objectives: 

1. See God's hand through "The Christmas Truce" during World War I.
2. Assess Key Dates.
3. Review 2nd quarter events and people.


Fortis Academy 4th Grade - Week 16: December 2-8

 

4th Grade Week 16Tuesday
12/2/2025
Wednesday
12/3/2025
Thursday
12/4/2025
Friday
12/5/2025
Monday
12/8/2025
Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipPATIENCE - "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!"
Psalm 37:7
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
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 Test & Phonogram ReviewStep 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 Tuesday.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!Review any Jingles that aren't mastered.
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 Tuesday.
There will be an IEW Vocab. Quiz next Tuesday.Lesson 16 Source Pictures:
The Ugly Duckling
Pg. 118
ReadingRead Chps. 18- 20 in Wright Brothers; Final DiscussionRead Helen Keller Chps. 1 & 2. Complete RJ assignment.Read Helen Keller Chp. 3. Complete In-Class RJ Activity with a partner.Read Helen Keller Chps. 4 & 5. Complete RJ assignment.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 21: "The End of World War I." Answer journal questions.The End of the Great War discussion & read "In Flanders Fields." Review for next week's test.Complete Study Guide (sent home before Thanksgiving) in preparation for next week's History Test.Review Key Dates 1-6
GeographyWe are reviewing states and capitals this week. The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Next Thursday 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 12/11
STATES/CAPITALS: Quiz on 12/11
POEM 2: Due for Recitation on
12/4


Coming Soon:
Thursday, Dec. 11- Ugly Christmas Sweater Day & Grammar School Christmas Party!
Friday, Dec. 12 - End of 2nd Quarter; For elective students: Pajama Day!
Monday, Dec. 15 - Friday, Jan. 9- Christmas Break

Fortis Grammar students have a tradition of exchanging a classical book at our Christmas party. If you would like your child to participate, please send a wrapped new or gently used classical, age-appropriate book. You may want to specify if the book would appeal more to boys or girls, but it is not necessary. Please no Disney or other cartoon character type books!

Discipleship: 

This month's virtue is Patience - The willingness to wait until the appropriate time to complete a task or receive an answer

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Last Week in 4th Grade (well, the week before Thanksgiving that is):




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Math

Continue to complete a Facts Practice worksheet or quiz your student with flashcards each day if not mastered.


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 Tuesday.  
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: Identify goodness, truth, and beauty in biographical literature. Explore what it would be like to be Helen Keller.


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 WW I ended in 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Discuss other repercussions of WWI.

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.
History: Key Dates 1 - 8. Must be able to write them from memory!