Fourth grade really is fabulous!
It is a year of wonder and discovery. The curriculum allows students
to explore the past, present, and future in an exciting program, which
promotes the spiritual, intellectual, physical and emotional growth
of each child. Fourth graders fine-tune existing skills by applying
them to achieve success in the classroom. They are "reading to
learn" rather than "learning to read" enabling them
to work more productively in groups and on an independent level as
well. Some of our favorite activites include: writing scripts for
dramatic presentations, participating in the Friday Mass, promoting
our chosen charity, EWTN, through student-created advertising, fundraising
for special trips, such as the annual trip to Jamestown, Virginia,
creating hallway displays, and engaging in a wide variety of cross-curricular
projects which promote learning! This grade could easily be called
the perfect grade to teach because the students are old enough to
grasp more abstract concepts, are eager to learn, and are very open.
