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4th Grade
Mrs. Debora McGowan

Students have homework Monday through Thursday in spelling and math. They will have science and social studies homework periodically. Fourth grade students are required to complete a Science Fair project.

Language Arts - Students read for literary experience (fun), for information, and to perform a task (make something). They write to persuade, inform, and express personal ideas.  The students are exposed to many genres in the fourth grade.  Some of these are mysteries, historical fiction, realistic fiction, biographies, informational text, and poetry. These units are:

Risk and Consequences
Survival
Dollars and Sense
Mystery to Medicine
A Changing America

Math - In math, students solve problems.  They calculate answers to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. They experience activities in probability and geometry.  The students also spend time studying fractions and decimals.

Please encourage your child to read nightly and practice basic math facts.