Fourth grade is an exciting year but also a transition year. Students are maturing and start to become more aware of the world around them. Their friendships become more important. All this happens while they are expected to do more academically than earlier grades. This will be their second year of standardized testing, which may cause anxiety for some children. Our fourth graders are fortunate to have wonderful teachers, Natalie Shaw and Brandon Miller, who create a safe, and nurturing learning environment where students can successfully meet high expectations. In fourth grade, you can expect your child to learn:
Reading
- A Great Heart
- Extreme Settings
- The Redcoats are Coming
Math
- Understanding multiplicative comparisons and place value
- Using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division strategies to solve problems
- Understanding and comparing fractions and decimals to add, subtract and multiply
- Estimating problems with measurement
- Understanding angles, lines and shapes
Science
- Energy
- Photosynthesis and food webs
- Changing Earth and Earth resources
- Day and night, Earth's rotation, and Fossils
Social Studies
- The war and independence
- The constitution
- Building a new nation
- The growth of the republic
- US prior to the Civil War
- Civil War and reconstruction
Social Emotional Learning
- Move This World daily morning meeting