Fortis Academy 4th Grade - Week 8: Sept. 30- Oct. 6

 

4th Grade Week 8Tuesday
9/30/2025		Wednesday
10/1/2025		Thursday
10/2/2025		Friday
10/3/2025		Monday
10/6/2025		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipResponsibility-" Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men." Colossians 3:23
BibleExodus 14Exodus 16Exodus 19-20Exodus 23:20 and Exodus 24
MathCh 4 TestMF Practice;
Ch. 5 L2:
TB pgs. 111-114;
WB pgs. 97-100		Math Facts Assessment;
Ch. 5 L3:
TB pgs. 115-119;
WB pgs. 101-104		MF Practice;
Ch 5 L4:
Practice TB pgs. 120-121		Complete worksheet sent homeWe will assess Multiplication Facts on Thursday. Students will have 15 minutes to fill out the 1 - 12 multiplication table.
SpellingReview Phonograms: kn, gn, nk, ough, ew.
Step 6: Review New Teaching and Tips, DS 4-6		Re-write misspelled words 5x;
Step 6: Review card box, phonograms; DS 7-9 pg. 46		Step 6 Spelling TestStep 7: New teaching pgs. 49-50; Dictate words pg. 50Step 7:
DS 1-3 pg. 51
GrammarCh. 7, L1
(pgs. 109-112):
Possessive Nouns: Grammar Time (PB pg. 6), Practice Time (WB pg. 70)		Ch 7, L2 (pgs. 113-116):
Jingle Time, Grammar Time (PB pg. 6), Define vocab. words (pg. 116) and orally use in a sentence.		Ch 7, L3
(pgs. 117-119): Jingle 13, Grammar Time (PB pg. 6); Review Ref. 25 (WB pg. 21). For practice only, give Test on pg. 120.		Ch. 7, L4
(pg. 122):
Test Time (WB pg. 103) Skip exercise 8.
WritingL8 pg. 60:
Read, Discuss, Intro. banned words "go/went," Create KWO
L6 FD Due		L8 pg. 60:
Style Practice and Vocab. Practice (pgs. 62-63), Begin 1st paragraph RD (introduce characters and setting).		L8 pg. 60:
Finish 1st paragraph RD. Writer's conference.
Poem 1 Recitations Due		L8 pg. 60
Write 2nd paragraph RD (conflicts or problems).		IEW Lesson 8 Source Text:
Daedalus and Icarus
Pg. 60
ReadingDiscuss Ch. 5-6 Literary Devices (RJ pg. 11); Read Ch. 7 in class.Read The Perilous Journey Ch. 8. Orally narrate Questions in RJ pg. 13.Complete the Vocab. Crossword (RJ pg. 12), Read Ch. 9 in class and discuss.Read The Perilous Journey Ch. 10. Write the answers to any 4 Questions in RJ pg. 14.
HistoryImpressionist Artists 1840-1926Read SOTW Ch. 7: "The Second Reich." Choose any 3 questions to answer in your journal.Key Dates 1-4 Test;
Suez Canal Discussion and note taking practice.		Read SOTW Ch. 9: "The Dutch East Indies." Orally narrate key points.Complete Review for Test on Tues.There will be a short history test on Tuesday covering main points we've learned thus far. Study Review sheet sent home.
GeographySouthern Europe Due 10/16
ScienceIntro to Termites.
Make minibook on pg. 97 of NB.		Read TB pgs. 89-92 and orally narrate key points.Do Activity 4.4 "Create a Comic Strip" in NB pgs. 92-93.Answer any 3 WDYR questions in NB on pg. 96.
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Southern Europe - Test on 10/16
KEY DATES: 1-8 Test on 12/11
POEM 2: Due for Recitation on 12/4

Coming Soon!

Friday, Oct. 3 - End of 1st Quarter
Thursday, Oct. 9 - Spirit Day
Tuesday, Oct. 14 - Optional parent/teacher conferences - no school
Thursday, Oct. 30 - Historical dress up day, spirit day, pizza day, DOGS day!
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LAST WEEK IN 4th GRADE:

1. Transcontinental Railroad Race! Union Pacific Team ended up winning.

2. Painting ant species!

                                     
                                                                                                      3. Hadley passed out Childhood Cancer Awareness keychains.

      
4. Playing pictionary with our DOGS.                            5. Silly faces!

6. We love our DOGS!! 🐶


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Discipleship

Our Character Virtue of the week is Responsibility. Responsibility is holding oneself accountable to fulfill duties to self and others.
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Math
Continue memorizing multiplication/division facts 1-12. Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up of either multiplication or division. We will assess multiplication facts on Thursday.

Objectives:

1. Estimate and find quotients using long division.

2. Assess multiplication skills.

3. Divide up to a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number.

4. Practice division.

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Spelling
Objective: Analyze two ways to spell the sound of /shun/

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reading  

Review each chapter's vocabulary prior to reading.

Objectives:
1. Identify types of literary conflict in The Perilous Road.
2. Engage in discussion, sharing ideas, meaning, and information from the reading.

3. Identify literary devices and define vocabulary words.

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Writing
Objectives:

1. Create a Story Sequence Outline of a myth using the Story Sequence Chart.
2. Assess memorization and presentation of "My Father's Vineyard."
3. Write the first two paragraphs of a 3-paragraph myth introducing the characters, setting and conflict.
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Grammar

Objectives:
1. Identify possessive noun pronouns in sentences.
2. Correctly use possessive noun pronouns in an original sentence.
3. Identify object pronouns in sentences.
4. Review previously learned grammar skills.
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History  

1. Learn about Impressionism Art. Identify characteristics of Impressionist artists including Monet, Renoir, Degas & Cassatt.

2. Discuss the Second Reich and the Suez Canal.

3. Learn about the Dutch East Indies. Know that present-day Indonesia, formerly called The Dutch East Indies, was desired by the Dutch for wealth building.

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Science

NOTE: Please ensure your child is doing "their best work" when writing in their journals. (i.e. write neat, no sloppy work, check for spelling and punctuation errors, encourage more than the "bare minimum" approach--in other words try to write more than a couple facts on questions.)

1. Identify characteristics of ants and termites.
2. Explore ant behavior.
3. Continue to collect, study, and identify Texas insects.

Note:
Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects which you can print or use for reference and insect identification:

Here's a website to help with identification: http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified

Memory Work
Please spend 15 minutes daily working on the following memory work.
Poetry:  Our first quarter poem, "The Father's Vineyard," will be assessed this week. Additional copies here.
Geography:  Continue to memorize the countries of Southern Europe. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map. A word bank is provided.