4th Grade

In fourth grade, students are transitioning from primary to intermediate and in that process begin learning how to be responsible, independent, and advocate for themselves. Fourth graders complete nightly homework, learn how to use and manage a planner, and learn time management skills in order to successfully balance school, co-curricular activities, and time with their family.

English is integrated throughout the day into all subjects from religion to math and history to science by reading directions during independent work, finding main ideas and details, and answering comprehension questions. Students read novels, learn grammar skills and rules through the Shurley Grammar curriculum, strengthen writing skills using narratives with the Writing Rhetoric program, and learn spelling rules and patterns using Memoria Press's Traditional Spelling IV. Using Catholic Textbook Project: A Journey Across America, students learn all about our great state of Oregon, how the pioneers arrived in this area, and the history of the Archdiocese of Portland. Field trips to local pioneer homesteads provide hands-on experiences allowing students to explore life as an early pioneer. Students conduct hands-on labs in science to explore energy, sound, and the layers of the Earth, learn how to be positive stewards of the Earth, and practice the engineering design process through creating their very own Fourth Grade Arcade for the school.