Fortis Academy 4th Grade - Week 7: Sept. 23-29

 

4th Grade Week 7Tuesday
9/23/2025		Wednesday
9/24/2025		Thursday
9/25/2025		Friday
9/26/2025		Monday
9/29/2025		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipFear of the Lord- "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” -Proverbs 9:10
BibleExodus 6-9 select passagesExodus 10Exodus 11-12:1-40Exodus
13:17-22		Continue encouraging Bible journal entries. They are fun to share in class!
MathMF Practice-H;
Ch. 4 L6:
TB pgs.98-100;
WB pgs. 82-85		MF Practice;
Ch. 4 L7:
TB pgs. 101-103;
WB pgs. 86-89		MF Practice-H;
Review & TB L8 Practice B pgs. 104-106		MF Practice;
Ch. 5 L1:
TB pgs. 107-110;
WB pgs. 95-96		Complete worksheet sent home. (Review Ch. 4 weak concepts for Test next week.)
Remember: CCC! Check multiplication problems for mastery.
SpellingStep 5:
Review Phonograms:
ti, ci, si, tch.
Review NT/Strategies.
DS 4-6
Play Sparkle		Rewrite misspelled test words 5x;
Step 5: Review Phonograms: eigh, ei, ey, ph. DS 7-9 pg. 44. Review card box.		Step 5 SpellingTestStep 6:
New Teaching pgs. 45-46;
Dictate 12 words on pg. 45		Step 6:
DS 1-3 pg. 46
GrammarCh. 6, L3 cont'd
(pgs. 99-102): Subject/Verb Agreement, Practice Time (WB pg. 69).		Review for tomorrow's Quiz:
Subject & Possessive Pronouns (Ref 20-21). Listen to Jingles 9, 11 & 12. Practice writing from memory the 7 subject pronouns & 7 object pronouns. Write out as many prepositions as you can remember. Review Adj & Adv questions.		Grammar QuizUsing your graded Grammar Quiz - review all mistakes and practice for mastery.
WritingL6 pg. 46:
Write 3rd RD paragraph (Climax and Resolution). Writer's Conference.		L6 pg. 46:
Ensure all RDs have been proofread. Begin your FD (paragraphs 1-3).		L6 pg. 46:
Continue working on FD (paragraphs 1-3).		L6 pg. 46:
Finish FD.
Due next Tuesday.		IEW, Lesson 6/7 Source Text:
Theseus and the Minotaur
Pg. 46
ReadingDiscuss Chs. 1-2 and write out answers to Literary Devices (RJ pg. 5) and add sensory words to chart on pg. 6 of RJ.Review vocab. on pg. 7 of RJ, then read The Perilous Road Chs. 3 & 4. Orally narrate the "Questions for Discussion" on pg. 8 of RJ.Review Literary Devices for Chs. 3-4 (RJ pg. 8); Read The Perilous Road Ch. 5 in Class.Read The Perilous Road Ch. 6. Write the answer to any 1 "Question for Discussion" (RJ pg. 10) and then complete the Word Web chart under "Literary Element: Characterization" (RJ pg. 10)
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 8: "Rails, Zones & Bulbs." Choose any 3 questions to answer in your journal.The Transcontinental Railroad Discussion/ ActivityRead SOTW Ch. 8: "Japan's Meiji Restoration." Orally narrate key points.Key Dates 1-4 - Test Next Thursday
GeographySouthern Europe Due 10/16
ScienceCharacteristics of AntsRead TB pgs. 78-82. Orally narrate key points.Read TB pg. 85-86 and complete NB Activity 4.1 on pg. 88.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe - Test on 10/16
KEY DATES: 1-4 Test on 10/2
POEM 1: Due for Recitation on 10/2		Poem 1 Recitation due next Thursday.

Dates to remember:

September 25 – Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day!

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Last week in 4th Grade:


  


1. How they look at the beginning of the day.            2. How they look at the end of the 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. When you can complete 100 facts in 5 minutes with 97% accuracy, move on the Division facts. (The binder has a multiplication chart in it that your student can review for additional help in memorizing. Plus, a blank one 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.)

Objectives:

1. Multiply a two-digit number by a two-digit number.

2. Multiply a three-digit number by a two-digit number.

3. Review and practice multiplication skills.

4. Divide numbers up to three digits using a mental math method.

5. Continue to memorize multiplication facts 1-12.

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Spelling:

Objective: Spell words ending in sion, words containing the sound of “th”, and how to add two suffixes to a word.

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Reading  

Objectives:

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading.

1. Learn about life during the Civil War.

2. Analyze characterization in literature.

3. Identify similes.

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Writing

Objectives:

1. Write the climax and resolution of a 3-paragraph narrative story.

2. Incorporate ly adverb, w/w clause, strong verb and 4 vocabulary words (from all previous lessons) in the composition.

3. Edit and write a polished FD of a myth.

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Grammar

Objectives: 

1. Know that subjects and verbs must agree in number.

2. Review previously learned skills.

3. Test knowledge in an assessment.

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History

Objectives:  

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

2. Know that railroads sped travel, took people to new cities, and took grain and other goods to faraway places.

3. Know that time zones divided the earth into twenty-four zones, making it the same time inside each zone.

4. Know that electricity made it possible for people to work after dark.

5. Identify ways that Japan became more modern during the Meiji Restoration.

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Science

Objectives:

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

2. Identify characteristics of ants, bees, and other social insects.

3. Continue to collect, study, and identify Texas insects.

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. A word bank is provided (but I encourage you to push them to still learn spelling of the country names).

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

1.