Academics - Fourth Grade

Language Arts

• Spelling, vocabulary, and language mechanics
• Grammar: parts of speech including nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
• Reading: rich literature in a variety of genres
• Writing Workshop: Genres of writing include personal narrative, non-narrative, expository, persuasive, realistic fiction, and memoir
• Oral Presentations
• Word Masters Competition
• Book Talks

Mathematics

• Place value
• Estimation
• Rounding
• Addition/subtraction
• Multiplication/division
• Fractions
• Geometry
• Measurement-area and perimeter, English and Metric
• Probability
• Graphing
• Hands-On Equations is a program that is used with fourth grade and up to begin introducing Algebra concepts and calculations.
• Math Portfolios

Religion

• The Ten Commandments
• The Beatitudes
• The Trinity
• Family Life
• Saints
• Stations of the Cross
• Archdiocesan Good Touch/Bad Touch program
• Student are involved in planning masses they attend

Science

• Erosion
• Oceans and Water
• Weather and Climate
• Animal Classifications
• Plant and Animal Adaptations
• Magnets and Electricity
• Light
• Students also participate in group and individual lab activities for each chapter of study.
• Science Fair projects are created by individual students.

Social Studies

• Map skills
• United States regions and characteristics
• Kentucky History
• Students will also participate in individual and group projects.

Technology

• Keyboarding
• Word Processing
• Graphing
• Web Research
• PowerPoint Presentations
• Internet Safety Program - I-Safe