Teachers:

Room 7 Mrs. Blatnik

Room 8 Mrs Crawford

Curriculum Highlights:

• Fourth Graders love being the "big kids" and have the wonderful job of setting a good example for the younger children.
• Social Studies
  • To help put their social studies knowledge to good use, the students become Indians and write diaries of what a day was like in the life of these young braves and squaws!
  • Students learn about Virginia patriots and their contributions to Virginia history, Virginia's role in the global economy and Virginia government.
  • Science
    • Units of study include: Weather, Ecosystems of the Oceans, Electricity and Magnetism, Our Solar System, Plant Anatomy and deeper study into Body Systems
  • Language Arts
    
    • Reading includes continued development and maintenance reading skills and exposure to a variety of literary genres.
    • English supports students in reviewing and maintaining proper grammatical usage as well as providing a variety of opportunities to express themselves through writing for a variety of purposes.
  • Religion
    
    • Students will prepare and lead two school masses per year
    • During Lent students will act out the Stations of the Cross for the school community.
    • Students learn to appreciate and put into daily practice traditional prayers of our Catholic Faith.
    • Major topics presented to the students include: Profession of Faith, Liturgy and Sacraments, Commandments and Beatitudes.
  • Special Events and Field Trips
  • Colonial Day
  • Jamestown and Yorktown Field Trips
  • Blandy Farm

Classroom News:

Website Links and Resources:

Social Studies - Harcourt Horizons Virginia
Religion - Christ Our Life
Science - Scott Foresman
Literature - Pearson Success Net
Math- Sadlier

Classic Typing - Practice keyboarding (WITHOUT looking down) 5-10 minutes every week on Classic Typing in the Courses section.