Fourth Grade - Henry Bailly

Welcome to the 2007-2008 school year!

Fourth grade is a very important year for students as they leave the primary grades and prepare to take on the challenges of the middle school. We will be spending a lot of time on study skills, organization, listening skills, and responsibility. New this year is the implementation of binders and “official” assignment books.

In fourth grade students work in small groups, independently, and as a class, depending on the activity. Project based activities and manipulatives are used as much as possible.

The topics of study fourth graders will focus on include:
Math- place value, computation, measurement, geometry, fractions, decimals, graphing, probability, and problem-solving techniques.
Science- energy (heat, light, and sound), human body, land and water
Social Studies-geography skills, states and capitals, New Hampshire history, famous people with New Hampshire connections, and state government
Reading- word attack skills, comprehension strategies, genres of literature (historical fiction, realistic fiction, mysteries, fantasy, folk tales) reading for information (non-fiction)
Writing- paragraph development, descriptive writing, writing a report (research, note cards, rough draft, final draft)

Assessment techniques include teacher observation, quizzes, and unit tests. Fourth graders receive letter grades on their trimester report cards.