Rm 7 - Miss Tremba Bio
Rm 8 - Ms. Banick Bio
 

Curriculum Highlights:

• Fourth Graders love being the "big kids" in the hallway 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.
• 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
• Science
• Units of study include: Weather, Ecosystems of the Oceans, Electricity and Magnetism, Our Solar System, Plant Anatomy and deeper study into Body Systems

Website Links and Resources:

Social Studies - Harcourt Horizons Virginia
Religion - Christ Our Life
Science - 
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.