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Fourth Grade Curriculum Guide
Religion:
Your child will learn about:
- God, as our Father, and his message to us in the Bible
- The life of Jesus
- The liturgical seasons throughout the year
- Saints
- Church, as community
- Parts of the liturgy
Language Arts:
Your child will learn to
- Identify parts of a sentence (such as: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs,
pronouns,
prepositions) - Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence
- Recognize homographs, homophones, synonyms, antonyms, and analogies
- Research/locate information in library or media center
- Take notes
- Outline
- Follow written directions
- Apply spelling patterns to everyday sentences
Math:
Your child will learn to:
- Compute addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems
with multi-digit
numbers (including money and regrouping) - Write number sentences that represent addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division situations
- Identify, compare, and order numbers to 1,000,000, as well as simple common fractions
- Apply strategies (guess and check, draw a diagram, make a list, and work backwards) to solve story problems
- Tell time to the minute as well as add and subtract time
- Identify basic geometric shapes (triangle, cube, quadrilateral, pentagon, hexagon, cylinder, cone, rectangular/triangular prism and sphere), find area and perimeter of figures and recognize symmetry and congruency
- Read and interpret charts, tables, and graphs in order to make predictions, comparisons, and compute the range, median, and mode
Writing:
Your child will learn to:
- Write expository text (writing to explain)
- Write narrative text (writing to tell a story)
- Understand and apply the six traits of writing (ideas/content, organization, word choice, voice, conventions, sentence fluency)
- Understand and apply the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, proofreading, publishing)
Reading:
Your child will learn to:
- Read for purpose and meaning
- Draw conclusions from text
- Predict outcomes
- Make inferences and judgments
- Summarize and paraphrase text
- Decode using context clues, prefixes, and suffixes
- Recognize the narrative elements
- Comprehend both fiction and non-fiction text
Social Studies:
Your child will learn about:
- Geography and natural resources of Washington State
- The various regions of Washington and their uniqueness; including land/water forms, canyons, mountain ranges, lakes, and rivers
- Native Americans and their contributions to Washington State
- Washington State history
- The economics of Washington
- State government and symbols
- Map skills (locating, identifying, and using directions) using maps of Washington and the Western United States
- Rights and requirements of citizenship
Science:
Your child will learn about:
- Land and Water Earth Science
- Electrical Circuits
- Maintain science notebooks
- Predict, hypothesize and experiment
Computer Technology:
Your child will learn about:
- Word processing programs
- Beginning keyboarding techniques
- Accelerated Reader program
- The Star reading assessment program
- Internet searches
Art:
The elements and principles of art are integrated into the classroom curriculum through one hour of art instruction each week with our school’s art teacher.
Your child will create numerous art projects related to:
- The seasons
- Plants
- Animals
- The human figure
Your child will learn skills involved in:
- Crayon resist
- Watercolor and tempera painting
- Craft clay sculpture
- Chalk
- Oil pastels
- Color theory
P.E.:
Students receive 30 minutes of P.E. two times a week in which the focus is on gross and fine motor skills, learning new games, participation and respect for others.
Music:
Music classes occur twice a week. Students continue with singing, adding instruments as songs allow, basic folk dances, and background of different cultures related to the songs. Reading music is emphasized, with written work/evaluations as skills improve. A unit with recorders will require more skill in performance, following the conductor, and reading the music. Students may audition for parts in major school productions, and will be expected to perform at least once.
Activities:
- Beginning strings
- Washington State history field trips
Health:
Students participate in the Passport to Health program through Memorial Hospital.
Message to Parents:
The Fourth Grade curriculum at St. Joseph/Marquette Catholic School is
taught in accordance with our school mission statement and the benchmarks
set by the State of Washington. Our Values of Respect, Responsibility,
Love, Faithfulness, and excellence allow the students to work in a positive
learning environment while receiving an education that is based on high
expectations and standards
February 2005