4th Grade

“As a lifelong Catholic, my faith informs everything I do. It is important to model Christ-like behavior for students, with an emphasis on kindness and service to others. This is incorporated into all our lessons, but especially during literacy and Oregon Studies. Fourth grade is a year of growth and adventures, literally and figuratively, and it is an honor and a blessing to lead students on the journey. "

Religion
Reading
Writing
Communications
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Art
Further curriculum enrichment

• Study the Ten Commandments
• Review the 7 Sacraments especially Baptism, Confirmation, and Reconciliation
• Prepare and participate in Liturgies
• Locate and memorize Bible verses
• Discuss the lives of saints
• Identify the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
• Study the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy

• Identify setting, plot, theme, author’s purpose and text structure
• Look for cause, effect, fact, and opinion
• Show comprehension by identifying context clues, paraphrasing, and summarizing
• Use main idea and supporting details to draw conclusions, make judgments, and generalizations
• Identify various genres
• Begin research process with outlining and note taking
• Enhance skills of sequencing, comparing and contrasting, visualizing, and character identification
• Identify parts of a book
• Reinforce vocabulary building, dictionary skills, and reading diagrams and graphic sources

• Write paragraphs with opening ,closing and supporting sentences
• Write various friendly and formal letters
• Explore different style and mode of writing
• Compose poetry in diverse styles
• Improve grammar usage and mechanics
• Study parts of Speech; nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs
• Diagram sentences
• Continue working with spelling patterns
• Use proper spelling for frequently spelled words
• Practice legible cursive handwriting

• Give oral reports and speeches
• Practice speaking clearly and with feeling
• Use eye contact
• Practice active listening

• Read, write and order numbers through the millions
• Add and subtract greater numbers with carrying and borrowing
• Tell time to the minute and figure elapsed time
• Multiply greater numbers by two digit numbers
• Divide by two digit numbers with and without remainders
• Use appropriate metric and customary units of measurement
• Demonstrate understanding of various graphing techniques
• Identify geometric figures, space and plane figures
• Gain understanding of fractions, probability and decimals
• Select strategies for solving story problems

• Predict, observe and record data
• Discover how moving objects interact
• Explore how living things stay alive
• Gain understanding of how the nervous system functions
• Incorporate Steps to Respect, a bullying prevention unit into our daily lives
• Identify healthy habits and practices
• Identify safety rules for various activities and emergencies

• Study Oregon’s geography and regions
• Study Oregon’s settlers and early history
• Travel the Oregon Trail
• Explore Oregon today-work, life, and government

• Increase awareness and sensitivity to elements of design; line, color, texture, form, space, shape, and value
• Participate in art production; painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpturing, building, and constructing
• Become aware of the principles of design; unity, emphasis balance, variety, pattern, rhythm, proportion and harmony
• Observe and interpret visual characteristics
• Understand and value art contributions in a variety of different historical and cultural contents
• Enter various art contests

• Field trips
• Guest speakers
• Service projects
• Reading incentive program
• Extracurricular activities