Fortis Academy 4th Grade - Week 32: April 28 - May 4

 


4th Grade Week 32Tuesday
4/28/2026		Wednesday
4/29/2026		Thursday
4/30/2026		Friday
5/1/2026		Monday
5/4/2026		Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipCHARITY: "If I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing." 1 Cor. 13:2
BibleTitus 2:11-3:7, Philemon 1:4-7, Hebrews 4:12-16Hebrews 11James 1 & 31 Peter 3:8-18
MathCh 17, L3: TB pgs. 234-237 & Year End ReviewYear-end review of weak concepts
CLT Math
Complete Year-End Assessment for review and practice. CCCComplete Review sent homeCo-Teachers, please correct the Year End Assessment and help your student correct any wrong answers. The Answer Key will be emailed to you.
Spelling
CLT Language Arts
Review phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ewReview phonograms eigh, ei, ey, ph, kn, gn, nk, ough, ew
Grammar
Autobiography Book
Ch 26, L2
(pg. 402) Using Ref 78B: Write about your strengths.
Finish your Autobiography Book and feel free to add any additional pages with things about yourself. Create a fun cover and back to your book. Bring your book in for grading and sharing (optional) next Thursday!
Writing
ReadingRead Chp. 14 - Misty of Chincoteague
Answer RJ questions and do "Quotation Quest" on page 60.		      ActivityRead Chp. 15 - Misty of Chincoteague
Answer RJ questions. Ensure "Character Types" on pg. 56 is completed. (Started in class)		Read Chp. 16 - Misty of Chincoteague
Answer RJ questions. Revisit "Predictions" on pg. 48 to see if they came true. Fill out bottom area.
HistoryRead SOTW Ch. 42: "The First Persian Gulf War." Orally narrate. No Journal assignment today as we have a handout and task assigned for Friday.Mao & the Cultural Revolution in China; Collapse of the Soviet Union. Discussion.Read 9/11 handout and ask your parents and/or grandparents where they were on 9/11. What are their recollections of that day? Write some notes on a notecard or paper and bring to class to share next Thursday.Review Key Dates 1-13 for test on Thursday.
ScienceBird Project PresentationsColor the Great Blue Heron (pg. 5), Whooping Crane (pg. 32), Sandhill Crane (pg. 32) & Ruddy Turnstone pg. 33 in your green journal.Class Study Review of Texas BirdsRead Hummingbirds pgs. 265-269. Answer any 5 WDYR questions in NB pgs. 276-277.
Continue to Review Texas Birds for Final Bird ID Test - Test 5/12Optional: Start reading the last chapter in the TB on bats. While our focus has been on birds, the book also covers bats and I encourage you to explore this chapter with your student!
Memory WorkKEY DATES: 1-13 Test on 5/7
POEM 4: Due for Recitation on 5/12

Coming Soon:
Tuesday/Thursday - April 28 & 30 - CLT
Thursday, May 7 - Spirit Day
Thursday, May 14 - Last day of T/Th school
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Last week in 4th grade:


Owl Pellets!

        Owl Pellets!
              Spending time with our chicks!                        Watching Reagan's speech about the Berlin Wall.
                                                        Fun with the DOGS on our last DOGS day!

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Math

Objectives:

1. Review all previously learned skills.

2. Assess math skills


If you'd like to practice math skills over the summer, here is a 4th-grade review website of math skills learned this year: https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-4


Spelling

Objectives: Review phonograms


Grammar

Objective: Assessment


Writing

Objectives:

1. Assess writing skills

2. Write a paragraph about your family life.

3. Write a paragraph about school for your autobiography.


Literature:

Objectives:

1. Assess comprehension skills.

2. Find details in Misty of Chincoteague to support plot and character development.


History 

Objectives:

1. Know that during the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, every part of Chinese culture had to praise Mao & his policies.
2. Know that in 1989, thousands of students protested together in Tiananmen Square wanting democracy.
3. Know that the US was attacked by terrorists on Sept.11, 2001.
 
Science
Objectives:
1. Present findings on bird of choice 
2. Identify characteristics of hummingbirds.
3. Identify Texas birds

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.

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, say, or sing all the presidents' first and last names (their choice). Due 5/12