Fortis Academy 4th Grade - Week 28: March 31-April 6

 

4th Grade Week 28Tuesday
3/31/2026
Wednesday
4/1/2026
Thursday
4/2/2026
Friday
4/3/2026
Monday
4/6/2026
Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipJUSTICE: "Thereforethe Lord waits to be gracious to youand thereforehe exalts himself to shoiw mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of Justice; blessed are all; those who wait on him. " Isaiah 30:18
BibleActs 14, Acts 16:16-40Acts 17Acts 19
Good Friday - No School
Acts 26
MathCh 14 Test
Ch 15, L1:
TB pgs. 171-176;
WB pgs. 131-132
MFP;
Ch 15, L2:
TB pgs. 177-181;
WB pgs. 135-138
MFP;
Ch 15, L3:
TB pgs. 182-185;
WB pgs. 139-143
Worksheet
Practice and do multiplication drills.
Your child should be very good at multiplication by now. Please drill on number families they are weak in.
SpellingStep 25: Review New Teaching; DS 4-6;
Play Sparkle!
Rewrite misspelled words 5x;
Step 25: Review words, phonograms & card box. DS 7-9 pg. 132
Step 25 TestStep 26:
New Teaching pgs. 133-135; Dictate words pg. 134; DS 4-6 pg. 135
GrammarShare a few Business Letters, stamp and seal the envelopes for mailing.
Ch. 23, L1
(pgs. 366-368): Grammar Time (PB pg. 22), Skill Time-Ref. 68 Thank you notes, Practice Time: Following directions, write a thank you note to the person of your choice.
Finish your thank you letter if not finished in class.
Ch 23, L2
(pgs. 369-371) Grammar Time (PB pg. 22), Skill Time-Ref. 69, To Do: create a practice invitation. Be sure to include what, who, where, when, and a whipped cream statement (see pg. 370), optional: decorate your invitation to make it more "inviting." Due Tomorrow to share in class.
Ch. 23, L3
(pgs. 372-373): Skill Time-Ref. 70 Parts of a book, Pass out books for students to find and show the different parts.
WritingL29 pg. 220:
Intro. New Structure & Complete Structure Practice (pgs. 220-221), Create KWO for Conclusion
L29 pg. 221:
Write RD Conclusion. Proofread.
L29 pg. 222:
Review Introduction examples (pg. 222), Create KWO for Introduction (pg. 223)
IEW L29: Myths of the Stars
Pgs. 219-225
ReadingRead Ch. 1 of Misty of Chincoteague in class. Discuss RJ questions/Activity.Read Ch. 2 of Misty of Chincoteague. Complete RJ questions.Read Ch. 3 of Misty of Chincoteague in class. Discuss/Activity.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 37: "The Vietnam War." Read over the Vietnam Era Memories assignment in your journal. Choose a person to interview.
This particular journal assignment is not due until next Thursday 4/9!
Vietnam War DiscussionWork on Vietnam War interview assignment.
GeographyFormer USSR - Due 4/16
Easter Party!
ScienceEgg discussion; Experiment with eggs Activities 13.5 and 13.8Answer any 4 WDYR questions in NB pgs. 258-259. Read TB pg. 258-262.Read TB pg. 272-277. Orally narrate.
Color the Yellow-crowned Night Heron pg. 28 and try solving the Bird Scramble puzzle (same page).
Memory WorkGEOGRAPHY: Former USSR - Test on 4/16
KEY DATES: 1-13
Test on 5/7
POEM 4: Due for Recitation on
5/12

Coming Soon:

Friday April 3-April 7 - Easter Holiday 🐰(No School)
Thursday, April 9 - Spirit Day (No Pizza)
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Last Week in 4th Grade:

Adam stopped by for a final farewell!

So sad to see him go :(

We had one solitary DOG in our class last Thursday. Thanks for playing Sparkle with us Mr. Tomescu!!
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Viture of the Month: Justice - consists in acting fairly in order to establish peace and treat others with dignity. 

  • Isaiah 30:18  Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Math

Please continue to complete two Math Fact worksheets per week. Set the timer for 5 min and circle the last problem your child completes. Then complete the page, correct, and return to school for optional extra-credit recording.  

Objectives:

1. Assess multiplying and dividing decimals.

2. Investigate angles and turns.

3. Measure angles between 0 and 180 degrees with a protractor.

4. Express angles in terms of degrees and identify acute, obtuse, straight, and reflex angles.

5. Add and subtract angles.

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Spelling

Objectives:

1. Spell words containing the sound of /u/ spelled ou.


Reading  

Please bring your book to class each day.

Objectives: 

1. Increase reading comprehension and fluency.

2. Engage in meaningful discussion.

3. Learn about "personification" as a literary term.


Grammar

Objectives:

1. Students will be able to identify the parts of a book: title page, copyright page, preface, body, table of contents, appendix, glossary, bibliography, and index.  
2. Students will learn how to write a thank you note. 

3. Students will learn how to write an invitation: who, what, when, where, "whipped cream." 


Writing

Objectives:

1. Review structure of a 5 paragraph essay.

2. Begin compiling and writing a 5-paragraph essay including Introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and Conclusion.

3. Using the 3 paragraphs already written in Unit 6, students will create a KWO for an introduction & conclusion.

4. Write the RD for the conclusion.


NOTE: Students do not need to rewrite the three body paragraphs that have already been graded, but they will need to be included with the Intro & Conclusion in the correct order.

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History 

Objectives:

1. Share information about the Vietnam War.

2. Know that American soldiers fought against communist North Vietnam for 8 years in a controversial war.
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Science
Objectives:
1. Experiment with eggshell strength
2. Identify the parts of an egg.
3. Be able to explain "incubation."


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

Poetry:  Our fourth quarter poem is "The Dentist and the Crocodile."  Additional copies here.

Geography:  Former USSR - The song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map. A word bank is provided.

History: We are memorizing the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs to help

with this. Here are two: US Presidents: Washington to Trump and an older version, US Presidents to "America"

For assessment, students will write or sing all the presidents' first and last names. Due 5/14