Fortis Academy 4th Grade - Week 32: April 28 - May 4

 


4th Grade Week 32Tuesday
4/28/2026
Wednesday
4/29/2026
Thursday
4/30/2026
Friday
5/1/2026
Monday
5/4/2026
Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipCHARITY: "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
BibleTitus 2:11-3:7, Philemon 1:4-7, Hebrews 4:12-16Hebrews 11James 1 & 31 Peter 3:8-18
MathCh 17, L3: TB pgs. 234-237 & Year End ReviewYear-end review of weak concepts
CLT Math
Complete Year-End Assessment for review and practice. CCCComplete Review sent homeCo-Teachers, please correct the Year End Assessment and help your student correct any wrong answers. The Answer Key will be emailed to you.
Spelling
CLT Language Arts
Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ewReview phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew
Grammar
Autobiography Book
Ch 26, L2
(pg. 402) Using Ref 78B: Write about your strengths.
Finish your Autobiography Book and feel free to add any additional pages with things about yourself. Create a fun cover and back to your book. Bring your book in for grading and sharing (optional) next Thursday!
Writing
ReadingRead Chp. 14 - Misty of Chincoteague
Answer RJ questions and do "Quotation Quest" on page 60.
      ActivityRead Chp. 15 - Misty of Chincoteague
Answer RJ questions. Ensure "Character Types" on pg. 56 is completed. (Started in class)
Read Chp. 16 - Misty of Chincoteague
Answer RJ questions. Revisit "Predictions" on pg. 48 to see if they came true. Fill out bottom area.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 42: "The First Persian Gulf War." Orally narrate. No Journal assignment today as we have a handout and task assigned for Friday.Mao & the Cultural Revolution in China; Collapse of the Soviet Union. Discussion.Read 9/11 handout and ask your parents and/or grandparents where they were on 9/11. What are their recollections of that day? Write some notes on a notecard or paper and bring to class to share next Thursday.Review Key Dates 1-13 for test on Thursday.
ScienceBird Project PresentationsColor the Great Blue Heron (pg. 5), Whooping Crane (pg. 32), Sandhill Crane (pg. 32) & Ruddy Turnstone pg. 33 in your green journal.Class Study Review of Texas BirdsRead Hummingbirds pgs. 265-269. Answer any 5 WDYR questions in NB pgs. 276-277.
Continue to Review Texas Birds for Final Bird ID Test - Test 5/12Optional: Start 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 WorkKEY DATES: 1-13 Test on 5/7
POEM 4: Due for Recitation on
5/12

Coming Soon:
Tuesday/Thursday - April 28 & 30 - CLT
Thursday, May 7 - Spirit Day
Thursday, May 14 - Last day of T/Th school
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Last week in 4th grade:


Owl Pellets!

        Owl Pellets!
              Spending time with our chicks!                        Watching Reagan's speech about the Berlin Wall.
                                                        Fun with the DOGS on our last DOGS day!

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Math

Objectives:

1. Review all previously learned skills.

2. Assess math skills


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.


Literature:

Objectives:

1. Assess comprehension skills.

2. Find details in Misty of Chincoteague to support plot and character development.


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 hummingbirds.
3. Identify 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, say, or sing all the presidents' first and last names (their choice). Due 5/12

Fortis Academy 4th Grade - Week 31: April 21-27

 

4th Grade Week 31Tuesday
4/21/2026
Wednesday
4/22/2026
Thursday
4/23/2026
Friday
4/24/2026
Monday
4/27/2026
Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipCHARITY: "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
BiblePhilippians 4:6-13IThess 4:13-18, II Thess 3:1-5I Timothy 2:1-6, 4:12, 6:6-21II Timothy 2:1-7
MathMFP;
Ch 16, L6:
TB pgs. 219-221;
WB pgs. 174-175
MFP;
Review 5
TB pgs. 245-247: Questions 1-9
CCC
MFP;
Ch 17, L1:
TB pgs. 225-229;
WB pg. 183
MFP;
Ch 17, L2:
TB pgs. 230-233
Figure out what concepts you are weak in to start preparing for end of year review.Final Math Test will be 5/7 and will cover past concepts learned this semester.
SpellingStep 27 Spelling Test
Step 28:
New Teaching; Dictate sentences 4-6
Rewrite misspelled words 5x;
Step 28: Review Words; Review phonograms er, ur, ir, our, ear, igh, ie, dge, wr, ti, ci, si, tch; DS 7-9 pg. 143
Step 28 Test;
Review phonograms
Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment 4, grade in red pen and return to school Tuesday. Instructions below.
GrammarCLT PracticeAutobiography Book:
Ch 26, L1
(pg. 401):
Read Ref.78A (WB pg. )61: Make Title Page and complete page 1: "Things I Like to Do." Write a sentence or two about each of the things you like to do. Include illustratrions.
CLT PracticeAutobiography Book
Ch 26, L2
(pg. 402) Read Ref 78B - Complete prompts for pgs. 2 & 6: Goals for My Life and My Special Feelings. You may write in paragraph form, or write two lists using complete sentences.
WritingL26 pg. 198:
Begin FD.
L26 pg. 198:
Complete FD.
Due Tomorrow.
Share our Inventive Writing Stories with our Friends!Optional: Do CLT Practice sheets sent home.
ReadingRead Chp. 10 - Misty of Chincoteague
Try and fill in as much of the Character Types page as you can (RJ pg. 56).
Read Chp. 11 - Misty of Chincoteague
Answer RJ questions.
Read Chp. 12 - Misty of Chincoteague
Discuss.
Read Chp. 13 - Misty of Chincoteague
Answer RJ questions.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 41: "Communism Crumbles." In journal, fill out the what, why, and how with regard to events in Berlin, Germany.The Fall of Communism in Eastern EuropeRead SOTW Ch. 41: "Democracy in China?" Orally narrate key points.Study your Key Dates and Presidents!
GeographyFormer USSR Test
ScienceOwl pellet explorationRead Owls TB pgs. 249-251. Orally narrate. Work on Bird Project.
Color the Great Horned Owl and Barred Owl in your green journal (last page). Work on your Bird Project. Watch Baby Owl Eating Owl Pellets - YouTubeComplete your Bird Presentation and practice giving it to a family member. Catch up on any coloring!
Memory WorkKEY DATES: 1-13 Test on 5/7
POEM 4: Due for Recitation on
5/12


Coming Soon:

Thursday, April 23 -DOGS Day! Spirit Day + Pizza
Tuesday & Thursday, April 28 & 30 - CLT
Thursday, May 14 - Last day of school (Students with Electives: Last Day May 15)
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Last Week in 4th Grade:

Such an exciting week! Our chicks hatched and we had our Field Trip!!






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Math

Objectives:

1. Complete drawings of symmetrical figures.

2. Practice skills with lines

3. Identify faces, edges and vertices of a cuboid.

4. Identify properties of cuboids.

5. Review skills learned through-out the year.


Spelling

Objectives:

1. Analyze six ways to spell the sound of /er/.

2. Review and assess phonograms


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.


Writing

Objectives:

1. Share inventive writing with class.

2. Start Autobiography.


Reading  

Objectives: 

1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills

2. Identify character traits in characters.

3. Compare and contrast characters.


History 

Objectives:

1.Know that life in East Berlin was difficult until the fall of the Berlin Wall. 
2. Know that during the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, every part of Chinese culture had to praise Mao & his policies.
3. Know that in 1989, thousands of students protested together in Tiananmen Square wanting democracy.
 
Science
Objectives:
1. Identify characteristics of owls
2. Dissect an owl pellet
3. Identify Texas birds

Students are making a field guide of Texas birds using pictures from the Texas Parks & Wildlife publication.  For coloring accuracy, search birds here:  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/


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 (their choice). Due 5/12.