Fortis Academy 4th grade: May 8 - 12, 2023

4th Grade Week 34	5/8/2023	5/9/2023	5/10/2023	5/11/2023	5/12/2023
Discipleship	FLEXIBILITY: " I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: everywhere and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. - Phil 4:12
Bible		Rev 20-21:8, Rev 22	Keep reading your Bible!
Math		Math Games	No Homework!	Rock Ceremony in Classroom	Enjoy your summer!
Spelling		Spelling Bee		Field Day Activities!
Grammar		Final Grammar Test
Writing
Reading		Mixed-Up Files Final Discussion		Games & Class Party!
Latin
History		US Presidents Assessment
Geography		State & Capitals Test
Science		Bird Identification Quiz

Tuesday-Bring Bibles and any missing or ungraded work (journals, papers, etc.)

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

Dear Families,

It has been my joy and privilege to be your classroom teacher this year.  I love each of you so very much, and I will miss you tremendously!  I hope you have enjoyed 4th grade, learned much, and grown in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.  Have a wonderful, relaxing, fun summer with your family, and I hope to see each of you at school in the fall!

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 or want to learn.  Prayers and favorite Bible verses are great things to write too!
• Identify the birds and insects that you see!
• Read!  A lot.   

Have a wonderful summer!  

Fortis Academy 4th grade: May 1 -5, 2023

4th Grade Week 33	5/1/2023	5/2/2023	5/3/2023	5/4/2023	5/5/2023
Discipleship	FLEXIBILITY: " I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: everywhere and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. - Phil 4:12
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	Review	Final Math Test
Spelling		Step 28 Test Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew	Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew	Review phonograms & play Sparkle	Phonogram Assessment #5 Due Tues
Grammar		Ref 78B Write about your strengths, & Begin Ref 79, Part III School days	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 Tues
Writing		Poem 4 Recitations	Ref. 79 Part III Using the outline given, write about your school days. Include at least 4 dress-ups and 2 openers	Make cover picture and begin writing about your special interests	Complete your autobiography and put the book together following the directions in Ref 78A & B. Add your autobiography paragraphs. Due Tues
Reading		Discussion & Read Ch 8	Read Ch 9 & answer questions	Literary Conflict	Read Ch 10 and answer questions in journal
Latin
History	Review Key Dates 1-12 & US Presidents	Review Key Dates	Review Key Dates 1-12  Review US Presidents	Key Dates 1-12 Test	Review US Presidents
Geography		States & Capitals practice	Review States & Capitals	Review	Review States & Capitals for Test on Tues
Science	Put your green field guide in your backpack for grading tomorrow	Review   Texas Birds & Matter Experiment	Review Texas Birds & Read Matter Handout p88-93	Matter Experiments	Review   Texas Birds & Read Matter Handout p94-99 Complete questions begun in class. Due Tues
Memory Work	POETRY: Poem 3 on 3/1 GEOGRAPHY: US States & Capitals 5/4 KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/4 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/9

Please check Alma for grades and missing work.

Coming Soon:

Thursday, May 11 - Last Day of school

Friday, May 26 - Nerf Tournament 5-7:30 pm

Math

Objectives:

1. Review previously learned concepts, reteaching where necessary

2. Assessment

Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills

2. Identify literary conflict in The Mixed-Up Files

3. Compare and contrast characters in The Mixed-Up Files 

Grammar

Objective: Review parts of speech, capitalization, and punctuation rules

Writing 

Objective:

 1. Write a short autobiography

 2. Create  "A Book About Me!"

 3. Assess Poem 4

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. 

Learn About 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 completing 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 Presidents. For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/9

Key Dates for the 4th 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, Man Walks on the Moon 1969 11. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989 12. The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26, 1991

 

Fortis Academy 4th grade: April 24 - 28, 2023

4th Grade Week 32	4/24/2023	4/25/2023	4/26/2023	4/27/2023	4/28/2023	Looking Ahead: Monday, 5/1/2023
Discipleship	HUMILITY: "Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up." James 4;10
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	Complete Review 4. Co-teachers, please correct and help your student make corrections as needed	Review	Complete review packet sent home	CTP Math	Math Break! Use the time to focus on mastering  memory work
Spelling	Review Step 28	CTP 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			Autobiography Book: Ch 26, L1 Read Ref.78A p61: 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. Illustrate		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
Writing			Ch26, L3: Using Ref 79 Part I as a guide, write a paragraph about your family. Include a minimum of 4 different dress-ups and 2 openers		Ref 79 Part II: Write about your Family Life for your autobiography. Include at least 4 dress-ups, 2 openers
Reading			Ch 6 and answer questions		Ch7 and answer questions
Latin
History		Collapse of the Soviet Union, Review Key Dates 1-12 & US Presidents	Read "Africa, Independent" p469-474 Answer journal questions.	Sept. 11, 2001 Attack	Ask your parents where they were on 9/11. What are their recollections of that day?	Review Key Dates 1-12 & US Presidents
Geography		Review	Fill in the blank map with all the states you know. Focus on learning the ones that are shaky.	Review	Fill in a blank map with as many states as you can. Practice saying each state's capital.	Review all states and capitals
Science	Baby Owl Eating	Motion & Force Experiments	Read Motion & Force p76-81. Complete the experiment pages started yesterday in class	Newton's Laws	Read Motion & Force p82-85. Complete the experiment pages started yesterday & the Ch 7 Review	Put your green field guide in your backpack for grading on Tues
Memory Work	POETRY: Poem 3 on 3/1 GEOGRAPHY: US States & Capitals 5/2 KEY DATES: 1-12 on 5/4 HISTORY: US Presidents 1-45 Due 5/9

COMING SOON...

Thursday, April 27 - D.O.G.S., Spirit & Pizza Day!

Saturday, April 29 - Fortis Campout Potluck

Thursday, May 11 - Last Day of School

Friday, May 26 - Nerf Tournament 5-7:30 pm

 

Math

Objectives:

1. Review previously learned skills.

2. Assess math skills

Spelling

Objectives: Review phonograms

Writing

Objective: Assess writing skills

Reading  

Objectives: 

1. Practice reading fluency and comprehension skills

2. Compare and contrast characters.

3. Identify similes in literature

History 

Objectives:

1. Know that from 1948 to 1994 apartheid made racial discrimination and segregation legal in South Africa.

2. Know that Nelson Mandela was elected the first black president of South Africa in 1994.

3. Know that the US was attacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001

Science

Objectives:

1. Identify three types of motion and give examples of each

2. Describe the differences between contact and noncontact forces and list examples of each

3. Demonstrate Newton's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Laws of Motion

Bird Feeder Live Cams

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

Poetry:  Our third quarter poem is "The Dentist and the Crocodile".  Additional copies here.

Geography:  We are memorizing the Pacific, Eastern and Middle States & capitals this week.  The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. (Scroll down to 6th grade.) Students will be responsible for labeling states on a map. A word bank is provided.

History: Continue your memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help

with this. Here are two: US Presidents to "America" and US Presidents. For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/9

Key Dates for the 4th 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, Man Walks on the Moon 1969 11. Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989 12. The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26, 1991