Teachers

Mr. Matt Banville

Mrs. Cynthia Eubanks (AG)

Mrs. Kelly Hall

Mrs. Dana Hopper

Mrs. Andrea Smith

Our fourth grade team believes fourth grade students should:

• Be able to work independently and collaboratively
• Show a strong sense of responsibility
• Take ownership of work and learning
• Set high expectations for themselves
• Persevere to solve problems
• Never give up
• Respect yourself and others
• Think independently and critically
• Develop and maintain a positive attitude

**Students entering fourth grade need to have memorized 0 - 12 multiplication facts.

Below is an overview of what your child can expect to learn in fourth grade:

Reading:

• Genres (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama)
• Story Elements
• Text Structure
• Inferencing
• Compare/Contrast
• Text Features
• Reading Comprehension

Writing:

• Grammar
• Figurative Language
• Narrative, Research, Expository, and Persuasive Writing

Math:

• Place Value
• Addition/Subtraction
• Operations and Problems
• Factors, Prime, and Composite
• Multiplication
• Measurement (Metric)
• Division
• Problem Solving
• Fractions
• Geometry
• Decimals
• Angles

Science:

• Nutrition
• Ecosystems
• Earth in the Universe
• Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Landslides, Mudslides, Erosion, and Weathering
• Fossils
• Rocks and Minerals
• Magnetism
• Electricity
• Energy Conservation
• Forces and Motion
• Matter and Properties

Social Studies:

• Exploration and Colonization
• Migration and Settlement Patterns
• Constitution and Government
• Growth and Development
• Symbolism
• Personal Financial Literacy