Welcome to fourth grade, where students actively engage in a variety of hands-on activities. We strive to meet all of students needs academically, socially, and emotionally.
Students are welcomed into a warm and friendly environment where each one can feel special, safe, and accepted by all. Students are guided and encouraged to become a more responsible citizen by leading prayer, performing certain classroom jobs, completing assignments on time, staying organized, and building good study habits. Fourth grade is an exciting time where students are engaged, challenged and guided toward more mature intermediate grade behaviors.

FOURTH GRADE NEWSLETTER on Sycamore

CONTENT AREAS

Religion: Study Our relationship to God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. Fourth graders cover the sacraments, Commandments, church, morality, Bible, prayer, service to others, and Human Growth Development.

Language Arts: Reading (includes phonics, fluency, reading strategies, whole language, and independent reading skills), spelling, writing, and speaking as a means of communication skills.

Math: Simple Solutions (daily practice and review), expand skills in the basic facts of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, problem solving, and decimals. Math is taught and reinforced with the use of manipulatives, activities and games.

Social Studies: Understand maps, tables, graphs and the basic historical background in the development of our nation, Washington State history, and U.S. regions.

Science: Life Science: animals, plants, and the human body system. Earth Science: rock formations, types of rocks, fossils, the effects of weathering and erosion, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Physical Science: energy and waves.

Second Step Curriculum: Developmental program focusing on esteem and building social skills.

Computer: Keyboarding and research.

Art:  The goal of the program is to teach every child how to express himself/herself through art. The lessons are designed to use a variety of mediums.

Physical Education: The goal of physical education is to develop physically educated individuals who have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of healthy physical activity.

Music:  Focus on singing (pitch, rhythm, dynamic, and expression). Introduction to instruments, and reading and notation of music.

Special Events:
*Choir at School Mass        *May Crowning
*Altar Servers                       *Veteran's Mass and Celebration
*Living Rosary                       *State Reports
*Dr. Seuss Celebration

FIELD TRIPS:
*Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
*Play at Bing Cosby Theatre
*Bowling
*Mobius Science Center
*Spokane Symphony

Teacher Profile:  Mrs. Ashley Collin
Education:  BA from Gonzaga University in Theatre Arts. BA from Eastern Washington Unversity in Elementary Education- endorsements in literacy, reading, and writing. 
School Activities:  Living Rosary, Veteran's Assembly, Art Fair and assisting the 3rd and 4th-grade choir.
Special Interests:  I love to spend time with my husband and our 4 dogs. I enjoy reading, writing, drawing and singing! I also love to visit my family in Southern California where I grew up.