Fortis Academy 4th Grade - Week 29: April 7-13th

 

4th Grade Week 29Tuesday
4/7/2026
Wednesday
4/8/2026
Thursday
4/9/2026
Friday
4/10/2026
Monday
4/13/2026
Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipJUSTICE: "Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of Justice; blessed are all; those who wait on him. " Isaiah 30:18
Bible
Easter Observed - No School
Acts 27-28Rom 3;23, 6:23, 8:28-39Rom 10:6-13 Rom 12I Corinthians 13
MathMFP;
Ch. 15, L5:
TB pgs. 190-194;
WB pgs. 147-149
MFP;
Ch. 15, L6:
TB pgs. 195-196;
WB pgs. 151-153
CCC
MFP;
Ch. 16, L1:
TB pgs. 197-201;
WB pgs. 157-159
CCC
Ch. 16, L2:
TB pgs. 202-205;
WB pgs. 160-161 CCC
(Review any weak Ch. 15 concepts before Tuesday's Test.)
SpellingRewrite misspelled words 5x;
Step 26: Review phonograms & Card Box;
DS 7-9 pg. 135
Step 26 Spelling TestStep 27:
New Teaching pgs. 137-138; Dictate words pg. 138 and DS 1-3 pg. 139
GrammarCh. 24, L2
(pgs. 382-383): How to properly use a Dictionary: Skill Time-Ref. 73 & 74. Practice Time (WB pg. 93)
Grammar Quiz*Ch. 24, L3
(pgs. 385-386): Skill Time-Ref. 75 More Dictionary Learning, Practice Time (WB pgs. 93-94)
*For the Quiz on Thursday, it will just be a review of what is found in the Jingles. See email for specific details.
WritingL29 pg. 223:
Write RD Introduction. Proofread.
L29 pg. 221:
Write FD Conclusion.
L29 pg. 223:
Write FD Introduction
FDs of Intro & Conc. due next Tues. Please put in this order: Rubric, FD Intro, FD of L23, FD of L24, FD of L25, and FD of Conc. (with RDs behind)IEW L29: Myths of the Stars
Pgs. 219-225
ReadingRead Chp. 4 - Misty of Chincoteague
Answer RJ questions and complete second page: "Who Was Marguerite Henry?"
Read Chp. 5 - Misty of Chincoteague
Discussion and Activity.
Read Chp. 6 - Misty of Chincoteague
Answer RJ questions and make 2 predictions on pg. 48 of RJ.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 36: "The Death of JFK." Choose 3 questions to answer in your journal.Share Vietnam War Interviews.Read SOTW Ch. 37: "Trouble in the Middle East." Orally narrate key points.
GeographyFormer USSR - Test April 21st
ScienceRead TB pgs. 278-281. Orally narrate. Color the Great Blue Heron pg. 5.Assign Bird for presentations. Observe ChicksRead Hummingbirds TB pgs. 265-270 & Do Activity 13.1 in NB pg. 268 (Instructions in TB pg. 263)Color the Eastern Bluebird pg. 42 & Indigo Bunting pg. 44 in your green folder.Your student will choose a bird to research and make a poster board out of. Please review the handout in the Science section of the Binder. Have them have a few in mind that they would like in case we have multiple students wanting the same bird (we will draw for it).
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Former USSR - Test on 4/21
KEY DATES: 1-13
Test on 5/7
POEM 4: Due for Recitation on
5/12

Coming Soon:

Tuesday, April 7 - Easter Observed - No School
Thursday, April 9 - Spirit Day (No Pizza)
Thursday, April 16 - Science Mill Field Trip🚌
Tuesday, April 21 - Mom's in Prayer & Spirit Night at Dairy Queen!
Thursday, April 23 - 🐶DOGS Day - Spirit Day with Pizza! 🍕
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Virtue of the Month:

Justice - consists in acting fairly in order to establish peace and treat others with dignity. 


Isaiah 30:18 - Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.

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Last week in 4th grade:


All our little bunnies (minus Mattie 😢)

Easter Party!


                                                                                                 Tuesday egg experiments!

Fortis Soccer game!                                                            April Fool's joke by Rush!

                                                                    Students opting to try the Math Challenge!
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Math

Objectives:

1. Recognize, measure, and draw angles between 180 and 360 degrees

2. Practice skills from Ch 15

3. Assess angles

4. Recognize perpendicular lines in figures and verify that they intersect at right angles.

5. Recognize parallel lines in figures and verify that they are parallel by determining if they are both perpendicular to a third line.

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Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell words containing the sound of /u/ spelled ou.

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Grammar

Objectives:

1. Review main labels & elements of a sentence.

2. Practice dictionary skills.

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Writing

Objectives:

1.Write an interesting Introduction & Conclusion to a 5-paragraph essay.

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History 

Objectives:

1. Know that Israel and its neighboring countries have had conflict for many years.
2. Share Vietnam Era memories from interviews of people living during the Vietnam War.
3. Learn about JFK.
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Science
Objectives:
1. Begin to research a bird of interest.
2. Identify altricial birds.
3. Identify characteristics of precocial birds,
4. Identify characteristics of hummingbirds.
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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.

Geography:  The former USSR 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: North & Central Asia and Western Asia

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. Due 5/12

Fortis Academy 4th Grade - Week 28: March 31-April 6

 

4th Grade Week 28Tuesday
3/31/2026
Wednesday
4/1/2026
Thursday
4/2/2026
Friday
4/3/2026
Monday
4/6/2026
Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipJUSTICE: "Thereforethe Lord waits to be gracious to youand thereforehe exalts himself to shoiw mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of Justice; blessed are all; those who wait on him. " Isaiah 30:18
BibleActs 14, Acts 16:16-40Acts 17Acts 19
Good Friday - No School
Acts 26
MathCh 14 Test
Ch 15, L1:
TB pgs. 171-176;
WB pgs. 131-132
MFP;
Ch 15, L2:
TB pgs. 177-181;
WB pgs. 135-138
MFP;
Ch 15, L3:
TB pgs. 182-185;
WB pgs. 139-143
Worksheet
Practice and do multiplication drills.
Your child should be very good at multiplication by now. Please drill on number families they are weak in.
SpellingStep 25: Review New Teaching; DS 4-6;
Play Sparkle!
Rewrite misspelled words 5x;
Step 25: Review words, phonograms & card box. DS 7-9 pg. 132
Step 25 TestStep 26:
New Teaching pgs. 133-135; Dictate words pg. 134; DS 4-6 pg. 135
GrammarShare a few Business Letters, stamp and seal the envelopes for mailing.
Ch. 23, L1
(pgs. 366-368): Grammar Time (PB pg. 22), Skill Time-Ref. 68 Thank you notes, Practice Time: Following directions, write a thank you note to the person of your choice.
Finish your thank you letter if not finished in class.
Ch 23, L2
(pgs. 369-371) Grammar Time (PB pg. 22), Skill Time-Ref. 69, To Do: create a practice invitation. Be sure to include what, who, where, when, and a whipped cream statement (see pg. 370), optional: decorate your invitation to make it more "inviting." Due Tomorrow to share in class.
Ch. 23, L3
(pgs. 372-373): Skill Time-Ref. 70 Parts of a book, Pass out books for students to find and show the different parts.
WritingL29 pg. 220:
Intro. New Structure & Complete Structure Practice (pgs. 220-221), Create KWO for Conclusion
L29 pg. 221:
Write RD Conclusion. Proofread.
L29 pg. 222:
Review Introduction examples (pg. 222), Create KWO for Introduction (pg. 223)
IEW L29: Myths of the Stars
Pgs. 219-225
ReadingRead Ch. 1 of Misty of Chincoteague in class. Discuss RJ questions/Activity.Read Ch. 2 of Misty of Chincoteague. Complete RJ questions.Read Ch. 3 of Misty of Chincoteague in class. Discuss/Activity.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 37: "The Vietnam War." Read over the Vietnam Era Memories assignment in your journal. Choose a person to interview.
This particular journal assignment is not due until next Thursday 4/9!
Vietnam War DiscussionWork on Vietnam War interview assignment.
GeographyFormer USSR - Due 4/16
Easter Party!
ScienceEgg discussion; Experiment with eggs Activities 13.5 and 13.8Answer any 4 WDYR questions in NB pgs. 258-259. Read TB pg. 258-262.Read TB pg. 272-277. Orally narrate.
Color the Yellow-crowned Night Heron pg. 28 and try solving the Bird Scramble puzzle (same page).
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Former USSR - Test on 4/16
KEY DATES: 1-13
Test on 5/7
POEM 4: Due for Recitation on
5/12

Coming Soon:

Friday April 3-April 7 - Easter Holiday 🐰(No School)
Thursday, April 9 - Spirit Day (No Pizza)
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Last Week in 4th Grade:

Adam stopped by for a final farewell!

So sad to see him go :(

We had one solitary DOG in our class last Thursday. Thanks for playing Sparkle with us Mr. Tomescu!!
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Viture of the Month: Justice - consists in acting fairly in order to establish peace and treat others with dignity. 

  • Isaiah 30:18  Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Math

Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for optional extra-credit recording.  

Objectives:

1. Assess multiplying and dividing decimals.

2. Investigate angles and turns.

3. Measure angles between 0 and 180 degrees with a protractor.

4. Express angles in terms of degrees and identify acute, obtuse, straight, and reflex angles.

5. Add and subtract angles.

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Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell words containing the sound of /u/ spelled ou.


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Engage in meaningful discussion.

3. Learn about "personification" as a literary term.


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Students will be able to identify the parts of a book: title page, copyright page, preface, body, table of contents, appendix, glossary, bibliography, and index.  
2. Students will learn how to write a thank you note. 

3. Students will learn how to write an invitation: who, what, when, where, "whipped cream." 


Writing

Objectives:

1. Review structure of a 5 paragraph essay.

2. Begin compiling and writing a 5-paragraph essay including Introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and Conclusion.

3. Using the 3 paragraphs already written in Unit 6, students will create a KWO for an introduction & conclusion.

4. Write the RD for the conclusion.


NOTE: Students do not need to rewrite the three body paragraphs that have already been graded, but they will need to be included with the Intro & Conclusion in the correct order.

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History 

Objectives:

1. Share information about the Vietnam War.

2. Know that American soldiers fought against communist North Vietnam for 8 years in a controversial war.
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Science
Objectives:
1. Experiment with eggshell strength
2. Identify the parts of an egg.
3. Be able to explain "incubation."


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.

Geography:  Former USSR - 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.

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. Due 5/14