4th Grade
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
OLGC School Summer Reading Lists:
Students who will be in grades 4 through 8 during the 2018-2019 school year have summer reading assignments. Please click here to visit the OLGC Library website for a link to the Rising 5th Grade Summer Reading Lists.
Classroom News:
Room 7
Room 7:
August 27, 2018 Newsletter
September 3. 2018 Newsletter
September 10, 2018 Newsletter
September 17, 2018 Newsletter
October 1, 2018 Newsletter
October 15, 2018 Newsletter
October 22, Newsletter
November 5, 2018 Newsletter
November 19, 2018 Newsletter
November 26, 2018 Newsletter
December 3rd, 2018 Newsletter
December 17th, 2018 Newsletter
Room 8
Room 8 Newsletters:
Welcome back to School - August 30 Newsletter
September 7
September 14
September 21
September 28
October 5
October 13
October 20
October 26
November 4
November 9
November 30
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.
4th Grade Calendar
4th Grade Monthly View
SS- Finish Lesson 2 Review page 80
Math- workbook page 56
4th grades wears white shirt
Room 7 Mass will be on February 6th.....please join us!
Science: 506-511 bookwork
Math: Page 55 in workbook
Math- complete division worksheet; parents sign
SS- Lesson 3 Vocabulary
Mass on February 6th; Readers practice you parts
Math - Hardback book page 171 odd
English: Page 415 exercise 1 & 2
SS- Read 81-87 and do the TextWork; due Monday
Practice your Mass parts!
2-hour delay today so no English or Math
Science: 515-516
Spelling- finish pages 90-93; test on Thursday
SS- Lesson 3 Review page 88
Math- workbook page 58 #13-18; page 60 #6-10; Divide/Check
Spanish- Test on Thursday on foods
Practice Mass parts for Wednesday
Math: page 57 workbook
English: Page 75 - 78
Science: No HW
Music: Bring recorder each week
Spelling: Page 96 workbook
Finish all Spelling pages
SS- Study Lesson 1-3; Test on Monday
Math- 176-177 #1-58 on theme; 4 division.....D/C
Complete uniform for Mass; empty kleenex box for Thursday
Math: Page 173 27-49 odd hardback book
Spelling: Write words 5x each
Spanish: Study for test on Friday
Spelling: page 97-98
Spanish: Study for test
Math: Page 175 Hardback book, 5-15, divide and check answer with multiplication
English- finish pages 423,425
SS- Study Lessons 1-3; test on Monday
Math- worksheet; get signed
Religion- Chapter 10 test
Kleenex box!!!!!
Reading: Reading Test Wednesday
Spelling Test Unit 14 Today
Math: Workbook page 87
Religion Unit 2 Test Tuesday
Spelling- Unit 14 pages 96,97
SS- Lesson 4 Vocabulary
Math workbook 62 #3-10; Divide/Check
Valentines for Thursday
Science: 523-525 Read and bookwork
Religion: Unit 2 test Tuesday
Reading: Scene Two Test Wednesday
English- Page 427 and page 429 EX. 2; write out sentences
SS- Lesson 4 Vocabulary; 3 pictures for VA Timeline
Math- divide only- do work on graph; workbook page 62 #11-14; page 63 #9-12; page 64 #1-8
Sign all papers
Reading: "Scene Two" test tomorrow. Fresh reads are available on the pearson realize website.
Math: page 179 15-21 divide and check
English- workbook pages 75-78
Reading- study vocabulary and roots discussed in class
Math- workbook page 65 #1-8; D/C
Sign English and SS
Science: 526-528 lesson review
Math: Page 181 18-38 even
Spelling: 102-103
Math: 185 20-40 evens
Religion: Prayer/ mass reflection
Reading: Book Report notes
Spelling: sentence per word (10+ word sentences)