Fortis Academy - 4th Grade - Week 3 - Aug. 26 - Sept. 1, 2025

 

4th Grade Week 3Tuesday
8/26/2025		Wednesday
8/27/2025		Thursday
8/28/2025		Friday
8/29/2025		Monday
9/1/2025		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipObedience - "But be doers of the word , and not just hearers only, deceiving yourselves." James 1:22
BibleGenesis 21:1-8 and 22:1-18Genesis 24Genesis 25:19-34 and 27-28:10-20Genesis 29Write or draw something in your Bible journal reflecting this past week's reading.
MathMF Practice-B;
Ch. 2, L2:
TB pgs. 42-45;
WB pgs. 28-30		MF Practice-A or B;
Ch. 2, L3:
TB pgs. 46-48;
WB pgs. 31-33		MF Practice-B;
Ch. 2, L4:
TB pgs. 49-51;
WB pgs. 34-37		MF Practice-A or B;
Ch. 2, L5:
TB pgs. 52-54;
WB pgs. 38-39 (and choose 1 word problem of your choice to work out from pages 40-41)		Ch. 2, L6: Practice TB pgs. 55-56
(Review weak concepts for Quiz next week).
SpellingStep 2: Review New Teaching, Reinforcement, and Writing Station Words; Review Phonograms; DS 4-6Step 2: Review card box, single-letter phonograms; DS 7-9;
Check for accuracy.		Step 2 TestStep 3: New Teaching pgs. 27-30;
Dictate words pg. 30		Step 3:
DS 1-3 (pg. 31) on template sheet in Binder.
GrammarCh. 3, L1
(pgs. 26-27): Grammar Time (Do PB pg. 2), Skill Time.		Ch. 3, L2
(pgs. 28-31): Jingles 1-6, Grammar Time (Do PB pg. 2), Skill Time, Define vocab. words (pg. 31) and orally make a sentence up with them.		Ch. 3, L3
(pgs. 32-36): Grammar Time (PB pg. 2), Skill Time, Review Refs 10 & 11; Practice Time (Do WB pgs. 66-67).		Ch 3 L4
(pgs. 37-39): Test Time (for practice only) in WB pg. 99 (skip Exercise 7). Check & Correct
WritingL3 pg. 26:
Read, Discuss, Create, KWO, Intro. "-ly" dress-up, Complete Style and Vocab Practice (pg. 29). Turn in L2 FD.		L3 pg. 26:
Review vocab. Using your KWO and Rubric, write a RD.		L3 pg. 26:
Writer's conference and edit RD.		L3 pg. 26:
Write FD. Use rubric to ensure all components are present. Due Thursday, stapled in this order: Rubric, FD, RD.		IEW, Lesson 3 Source Text:
The Four Oxen and the Lioness
Pg. 26
ReadingReview Ch. 7 Vocabulary words and Discussion.Read The Good Master Ch. 7 and orally answer discussion questions. Activity is optional.Read The Good Master Ch. 8 in class.Write the answers to Ch. 8 discussion questions in your journal. Complete the Activity.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 3: "Wandering Through Africa." Write a paragraph in your journal recalling what you admire about David Livingstone.Share journal entries and discuss David Livingstone.Read SOTW Ch. 4: "The Taiping Rebellion." Orally narrate key points.Work on your Key Dates!
GeographyReview Oceans & ContinentsReview Oceans & Continents for tomorrow's testOceans & Continents TestA word bank is provided for the Geography Test, therefore spelling and capitalization will be graded.
ScienceInsect Anatomy;
Field Day: Intro. to collecting/ pinning		Read TB pgs. 46-49; Orally narrate key points.Read TB pgs. 50-53 and do NB Activity 2.6 on pg. 57 and answer any 3 WDYR* questions on pgs. 59-60.Read Insect Collection Handout in binder and watch Insect Collecting*WDYR = What Do You Remember Questions. Please use complete sentences and proofread for spelling and grammar.
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

How is it the 3rd week of school already?? It’s flying by and we are having fun!

Coming Soon!

Tuesday, Aug. 26 - 📸Picture Day. Send them to school looking sharp!

Thursday, Aug. 28 - 🐶DOGS Day/ Spirit Day/🍕Pizza Day! Don’t pack a Thursday lunch if you signed up for pizza!

Tuesday, Sept. 2 - Labor Day Observed - No school 

BLOG ABBREVIATION KEY

L – Lesson

Ch. - Chapter

TB – Textbook

WB – Workbook

MF – Math Facts Practice Sheet

MM – Mental Math

CCC – Complete, check, correct

NT – New Teaching

DS – Dictate Sentences

IEW – Institute for Excellence in Writing book

KWO – Key Word Outline

RD – Rough Draft

FD – Final Draft

WDYR – What Do You Remember

NB – Science Notebooking Journal

RJ - Reading Journal

TM – Teacher’s Manual

SOTW – Story of the World (History book)

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✐Last week in 4th grade:

                               

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Discipleship: 

Our Character Virtue of the month is Obedience - A prompt response to good authority and willing acceptance of natural consequences.

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Math

Begin math with a 5-minute warm-up of addition practice using Facts Practice A or B. When your child can complete the page correctly in 5 min, move on to subtraction, multiplication, or division. 

 If you need to make copies of Math Facts Practice sheets here is a linked to scanned sheets: Math Facts

Objectives:

1. Subtract 5-digit numbers.

2. Use mental math to add and subtract up to 5-digit numbers.

3. Solve multi-step word problems with addition and subtraction.

4. Practice previously learned skills.

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Spelling

Objective: Spell words with the sound of /kt/ spelled ct.

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Reading  

Objectives:

1. Identify virtues in characters.

2. Summarize a passage through oral narration.

3. Interact with the text through discussion and activities.

4. Increase vocabulary.

Note: For a list of additional classical books your child may enjoy, check out the website classicalreader.com.

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Writing

Objectives:

1. Create a KWO from a source text.

2. Write a rough draft of a fable using KWO and a composition checklist.

3. Incorporate new vocabulary.

4. Correctly incorporate “ly” words into the composition. (Optional Note, if your student has been at Fortis and is already familiar with IEW dress-ups, they may add in as many as they know at this point).

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Grammar

Objectives: 

1.  Identify adverbs that modify adjectives and adverbs.

2.  Identify P1 sentences: SN V.

3.  Review singular, plural, and proper nouns.

4.  Identify the simple subject and simple predicate of a sentence.

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History

Objectives:  

1. Know that David Livingstone went to Africa to care for the sick and preach Christianity.

2. Recognize problems facing China in the mid-1800s: corrupt government and opium addiction.

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Science

Objectives:

1. Know how to collect and identify insects.

2. Identify different types of insect eyes, mouths, legs, and wings.

3. Begin creating an insect collection for observation.

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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." Additional copies here. 

Geography:  Continents & Oceans test is Thursday, Aug. 28th. Students are responsible for labeling seven continents and five oceans. A word bank will be provided, therefore spelling and capitalization will be counted. Continents & Oceans song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page.

Science: Classification of Life: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species