Fortis Academy 4th Grade - Week 6 - Sept. 16 - 22

 

4th Grade Week 6Tuesday
9/16/2025		Wednesday
9/17/2025		Thursday
9/18/2025		Friday
9/19/2025		Monday
9/22/2025		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipRespect - "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.” -Philippians 2:3
BibleExodus 1Exodus 2Exodus 3:1-16 and 4:1-18Exodus 5
MathMF Practice-H;
Ch. 4, L2:
TB pgs. 84-87;
WB pgs. 69-72		MF Practice;
Ch. 4, L3:
TB pgs. 88-90;
WB pgs. 73-76		MF Practice-H;
Ch. 4, L4:
TB pgs. 91-93;
WB pg. 77 and choose 1 word problem from pg. 78		MF Practice;
Ch. 4, L5:
TB pgs. 94-97;
WB pgs. 80-81		Continue memorizing all shaky multiplication facts 1-12.
Make multiplication table, use flashcards, worksheets, play games, etc.		There is a blank multiplication table in their binder they can use with an Expo marker or you can make copies of it for them to write on for practice.
SpellingStep 4: Review New Teaching, Phonograms ie, dge, wr.
DS 4-6;
Play Sparkle		Rewrite misspelled test words 5x;
Step 4: Review card box, Review Phonograms ck, oe, oa, ed. DS 7-9 pg. 36		Step 4
Spelling Test		Step 5: New Teaching pgs. 39-43; Dictate words pg. 42Step 5:
DS 1-3 pg. 44
GrammarTurn in Homework assignment from last week
Ch. 6, L1
(pgs. 89-90 Only):
Review Ref. 19 and 20: Subject Pronouns
(WB pgs. 18-19). Define Vocab. words (pg. 92). Vocabulary Chs. 1-6 Review.		Ch. 6, L1 cont'd. (pg. 88):
Review Jingles 10-11. Only do Grammar Time (PB pg. 5).		Ch. 6, L2
(pgs. 93-96):
Jingle 12, Grammar Time (PB pg. 5), Ref. 21: Possessive Pronouns (WB pg.19). Do Practice Sentence (pg. 95). Define vocab. words (pg. 96).		Ch. 6, L3
(Only pgs. 97-98):
Only do Grammar Time (PB pg. 5). For practice: Dictate to co-teacher what the SIX parts of speech are that we have studied so far. Orally list them and give an example of each.		Review any weak concepts. We will have a quiz next Thursday.
WritingL6 pg. 46:
New Structure (pg. 44), Intro. Story Sequence Chart (pg. 45), Read source text, Begin KWO.
Turn in L5 FD.		L6 pg. 46:
Style Practice (pg. 48), Vocab. Practice (pg. 49), Using Story Sequence Chart as a guide (pg. 45) write 1st RD paragraph only (introducing characters and setting. Include dress-ups and vocab.)		L6 pg. 46:
Write 2nd RD paragraph (conflict/problem). Writer's Conferences.
L7 pg. 53:
New Style, Intro. Strong Verb Dress-up and Banned Words say/said		L7 pg. 54:
Style Practice (pg. 54), Vocab. Practice (pg. 55)		IEW, Lesson 6/7 Source Text:
Theseus and the Minotaur
Pg. 46
ReadingReview Ch. 13 Vocabulary, Read The Good Master Ch. 13 in class.Orally answer The Good Master Ch. 13 journal questions.Review Vocab. (RJ pg. 4) and Read The Perilous Road Ch. 1 in class.Read The Perilous Road Ch. 2. Do the Vocab. matching exercise (RJ pg. 4) and write the answers to any 3 questions of your choice (RJ pgs. 4-5).For The Perilous Road written journal Question assignments, please use a separate piece of notebook paper unless adequate space is on the worksheet for your student's handwriting (please don't try and squeeze in, keep it neat).
HistoryFinish Civil War Lapbook / Diorama to show class tomorrow.
Read SOTW Ch. 5: "After the Civil War." Orally narrate key points.		Civil War Lapbook / Diorama Project Show and TellRead SOTW, Ch. 6: "The Dominion of Canada." Orally narrate key points.Key Dates 1 - 4 Test will be Thursday, Oct. 2.
GeographySouthern Europe Due 10/16
ScienceOrder Lepidoptera: Butterflies, Moths & Skippers- Create Venn Diagram in NB pg. 84; Monarch MigrationRead TB pgs. 70-74. Orally narrate. Continue working on insect collecting and preserving.Do Activity 3.5 in NB pg. 75; Complete any 4 WDYR questions in NB pg. 78
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe - Test on 10/16
KEY DATES: 1-4 Test on 10/2
POEM 1: Due for Recitation on 10/2



6th week mark! Keep up the good work at home!   ~Mrs. Woolsey

September dates to remember:

September 11 – Spirit Day – wear spirit shirt and jeans/jean shorts

September 13 – Dodgeball Tournament 

September 25 – Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day!

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Discipleship: 

Our Character Virtue of the month is Respect. Practicing good manners and honoring others in both words and actions.

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Math:  Begin math with a 5-minute warm-up of multiplication practice using Facts Practice H.  Strive to memorize multiplication facts (at least 1-12) ASAP. The binder has a multiplication chart in it that your student can review for additional help in memorizing. Plus, print blank ones they can fill out. Have them fill it out without help and the ones they miss, they can rewrite multiple times to help commit to memory. Turn in MFs the following Tuesday or Thursday (e.g. Turn in all of Week 6 MFs during Week 7).

Objectives:

1. Multiply up to a four-digit number by a one-digit number.

2. Multiply a two-digit number by a two-digit multiple of 10.

3. Practice multiplication.

4. Practice estimation with multiplication

5. Continue to memorize multiplication facts 1-12.

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Spelling:

Objective: Spell multi-syllable words ending in “ss.”

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Reading  

Objectives:

1. Learn about life during the Civil War from a young boy's perspective.

2. Increase vocabulary (review new vocabulary words prior to reading).

4. Engage in discussion, sharing ideas, meaning, and information from the reading.

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Writing

Objectives:

1. Introduce the Story Sequence Chart.

2. Create a Story Sequence Outline of a myth using the Story Sequence Chart.

3. Brainstorm dress-ups and review vocabulary.

4. Write the first paragraph of a 3-paragraph myth introducing the characters and setting.

5. Write the second paragraph of a myth describing the conflict or problem.

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Grammar

Objectives: 

1. Identify subject pronouns in sentences.

2. Correctly use subject pronouns in an original sentence.

3. Identify possessive noun pronouns in sentences.

4. Correctly use possessive noun pronouns in an original sentence.

5. Review grammar skills.

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History

Objectives:  

1. Present Civil War lapbook projects.

2. Know that the United States still faced multiple problems after the Civil War.

3. Learn about Canada’s independence from Great Britain.

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Science

Objectives:

1. Compare and contrast butterflies, moths and skippers.

2. Identify unique characteristics of Lepidoptera anatomy.

3. Know that monarch butterflies migrate from northern North America to southern Mexico for the winter.

4. Continue to identify and pin insects. Observe our classroom monarchs caterpillars!

Notes:

·       Here's a website to help with identification: TRENDING & MOST COMMON — Texas Insect Identification Tools (texashighplainsinsects.net)

 

·       Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects that you can print or use for reference and insect identification:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf

 

·      Information on pinning and labeling insects:

https://youtu.be/-Ve5mftxnwk?feature=shared

https://youtu.be/bP726-Zmdqc?feature=shared

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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."

Geography:  We are studying Southern Europe. The song and map can be found on the main blog curricula/geography page here. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map.

History: Key Dates 1-4 tested for 1st quarter (found in binder).

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