Fortis Academy - 4th Grade - Week 2 - Aug. 19-25, 2025

 

4th Grade Week 2Tuesday
8/19/2025		Wednesday
8/20/2025		Thursday
8/21/2025		Friday
8/22/2025		Monday
8/25/2025		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipAttention- "Everyone then who hears these words and does them is like a man who built his house on the rock.” – Luke 7:24
BibleGenesis 8 - 9Genesis 11:1-9Genesis 12: 1-8 & Genesis 15:1-6Genesis 18:1-15Write or draw something in your Bible journal reflecting this past week's reading.*Bible journal note: Please note that these will not be "graded" per se, but will count as a participation grade. While we typically push complete sentences, correct grammar and spelling in their other journal assignments, Bible journal entries can be more relaxed and free flowing. We want them to be reflective and not worry about getting things "right." Since reflection of God's word is a very personal experience, there really is no "right" way to do the Bible journal entry. Students will have the option to share entries during Bible time classroom discussions.
MathMF Practice-B;
Ch.1, L6:
TB pgs. 26-29; WB pgs. 16-18		MF Practice-
A or B;
Ch. 1, L7:
TB pgs. 30-32; WB pgs. 19-21; Complete Review handout sent home for practice or review weak concepts for Test tomorrow.		Ch. 1 Review &
Ch. 1 Test		MF Practice-
A or B;
Ch. 2, L1:
TB pgs. 37-41; WB pgs. 25-27 CCC		If your student has not mastered MF Practice A yet, please continue to work on that one at home, otherwise move on to MF Practice B.
SpellingStep 1: Dictate Sentences (DS) 6-9, pg. 20.Step 1: Review New Teaching (pgs. 18-19); DS 10-14 (pg. 20)Step 1:
DS 15-20
pg. 20		Step 2:
New Teaching pgs. 21-24; Dictate words pg. 24; write them on the template found in the Binder under Spelling tab		Step 2:
DS 1-3 (pg. 25) on template sheet in Binder		DS = Dicate Sentences. Please refer to the acronym chart below for abbreviations used in the blog.
After you dictate words or sentences to your students, proofread it with them. When encountering a mistake remind them of the specific rule that goes along with that word (if there is one); Refer to the blue key cards for the spelling rules.
GrammarCh. 2, L2
(pgs. 15-17): Jingle Time, Grammar Time (Do Practice Booklet [PB] pg. 1), Skill Time.		Ch. 2, L3
(pgs. 18-19): Jingles 4-6, Skill Time (Ref 7).
Review: the 5 parts of a sentence (they need to have this memorized) see box on pg. 17 and Jingle 3.		Ch. 2, L4
(pgs. 20-21): Jingles, Grammar Time (Do PB pg. 1). Memorize the 3 adverb questions: How? When? Where?		Ch. 2, L5
(pgs. 22-25): Jingles, Grammar Time (PB pg. 1), Skill Time, and Practice Time (Do Workbook [WB] pg. 66); and Test Time* in WB pg. 98. Memorize adjective questions: Which one? What kind? How many?		*Note: Anytime "Test Time" is assigned, it is for practice only and will not be an official Test grade.
WritingL2 pg. 20:
Read & Discuss "The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner." Create KWO, retell, and review vocab words.		L2 pg. 20:
Cut out vocab cards for L2. Complete vocab practice sheet pg. 23, begin writing RD using Rubric sent home as a checklist.		L2 pg. 20:
Complete RD if not already finished. Writer's conference and begin writing FD.		L2 pg. 20:
Write FD. Due Tuesday, stapled in this order: Rubric, FD, RD		IEW, Lesson 2 Source Text:
The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
Pg. 20
ReadingRead The Good Master, Ch. 4 in class and discuss.Read The Good Master, Ch. 5. Write the answers to the discussion questions in your journal (use complete sentences and correct grammar/ punctuation). Complete the Activity.Read The Good Master, Ch. 6 in class and discuss. Complete the Activity.Narrate to your parents, the story of The Good Master thus far. Be sure to include the setting, characters, and descriptions of memorable events.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 2, "Japan Re-opens." Choose any 3 questions to answer in your journal.Florence Nightingale/Commodore Perry DiscussionRead SOTW Ch. 2: "The Crimean War." Orally narrate key points.
GeographyOceans & Continents (test next Thursday)
ScienceTaxonomy Review/ Activities: Make minibook (NB pg. 39) & become taxonomists! (Handout and activity)Read TB pgs. 40-43. Orally narrate and tell several benefits of insects.Read TB pgs. 44-45. Orally narrate and Do Activities 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 in NB pgs. 54-55.Next week we will introduce the insect collection project. Please refer to the handout in your binder.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Ocean and Continents - Test on 8/28
SCIENCE: Insect anatomy, classification of life - Test on 9/9
KEY DATES: 1-4 Test on 10/2
POEM 1: Due for Recitation on 10/2

Welcome to our second week of 4th-grade! We had a blast during the 1st week, and I can already tell we will all make a great team! General notes on objectives are below and specific notes/directives are found in the co-teacher notes column above in the blog table.

Coming Soon!
Tuesday, Aug. 26 - Picture Day
Thursday, Aug. 28 - DOGS Day/ Spirit Day/Pizza Day!
Tuesday, Sept. 2 - Labor Day Observed- No school 


BLOG ABBREVIATION KEY

TB – Textbook

KWO – Key Word Outline

NT – New Teaching

WB – Workbook

SOTW – Story of the World (History book)

DS – Dictate Sentences

MF – Math Facts Practice Sheet

NB – Science Notebooking Journal

RD – Rough Draft

CCC – Complete, check, correct

RJ - Reading Journal

FD – Final Draft

IEW – Institute for Excellence in Writing book

TM – Teacher’s Manual

Ch. - Chapter

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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. We will be doing an overview of the Bible this year with selected passages from the entire Bible. I invite you to join us in reading the passages on home days and discussing them with your child.

Our Character Virtue of the month is Attention. Attention: One's mind and body are fixed on the matter at hand.

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Math

Objectives:

1. Round up to 6-digit numbers.

2. Calculate large numbers in which most numbers are 0 using mental math.

3. Test over Chapter 1.

4. Begin Chapter 2 - investigate addition and subtraction of 5-digit numbers.

Please continue to make copies of the master math fact practice drill sheets that your student is currently working on (in class we are still doing sheet A, however, please move on if your student can correctly complete it within 5 minutes). Electronic copies are here: Math Facts

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Reading

Objectives:

1. Continue to learn about life in Hungary in the early 1900s.

2. Engage in meaningful Socratic discussion.

3. Increase vocabulary.

4. Compare and contrast characters.

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Writing

Objectives:

1. Write our first rough draft.

2. Complete a final draft.

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Grammar

Objectives: 

1. Know the definitions of synonyms and antonyms.

2. Review and practice dictionary skills. 

3. Memorize the 5 parts of a sentence, and what adverbs and adjectives are.

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History

Objectives:  

1. Learn about Commodore Perry, Japan re-opening, the Crimean War and Florence Nightingale.

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Science

Objectives:

1.  Solidify taxonomy understanding through hands-on activities.

2. Learn about entomology and insect anatomy.

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Geography

Objectives:

1. Know the names and locations of the world’s seven continents and five oceans.

2. Know the terms "equator," "prime meridian," "tropics of Cancer and Capricorn" and "Arctic and Antarctic circles."

3. Develop a heart of compassion for the people of the Earth who don't yet know Christ.

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

Poetry: Our first quarter poem is "The Father's Vineyard."  A copy is in your student's Campus Binder. Practice this with a family member, pet, or stuffed animal as an audience, focusing on the public speaking skills listed in IEW on pg. 9. Additional copies here.

Geography Memory Work:  We will continue our study of geography this week by continuing to practice "blob mapping" the oceans and continents. Here is a short video that demonstrates blobbing of a world map. (This is part one of a four-part video series).

Continents & Oceans song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling the continents and oceans on a map.

Science Memory Work: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species and parts of an insect.