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Mary E. Griswold Elementary School

Soaring to Excellence: Be Kind, Be safe, Be Griswold!

Grade 4

Grade 4

Welcome to Grade 4! The curriculum focuses on a wide range of academic skills in reading, writing, spelling, mathematics, science and social studies. Using the Reading Workshop model, students read texts from a wide range of genres. Students jot down their thinking in their reader’s notebooks, while working in various groupings throughout the year to deepen their comprehension. Students learn and apply phonics skills, vocabulary, and spelling patterns. In Writing Workshop, students start the year by revisiting narrative and persuasive writing. They delve into informational writing, while becoming experts on various nonfiction topics. The math curriculum focuses on multiplication, division, fractions, geometry and data collection. Students explore the water cycle, ecosystems, magnetism, force and motion and electricity in Science. Social Studies units focus on regions of the United States. Technology is integrated throughout all curricular areas.

Curriculum

    • Classlink - Single sign-on for multiple links and resources
    • TrueFlix - social studies and science reading and resources (access through Classlink)
    • Typing Club - Keyboarding Practice (access through Classlink)
    • Epic! Reading - For use in school only Fiction and Non-fiction books online
    • IXL - math skill practice (access through Classlink)

Five women stand together in front of a bulletin board with colorful decorations and text.

Alexandra Vieira

Melissa Dresko

Sarah Steuerwald

Ayden Hein

Lisa Antonio