READING & WRITING

4th Grade participates in book clubs where groups of students are assigned novels and different tasks to complete within their group. The book clubs focus on deepening fluency & comprehension through a variety of strategies which allow students to listen, discuss,  & analyze both characters and novels.  Book clubs provide students with an engaging and thought-provoking experience throughout the reading of a novel.  Writing class goals are to use all the steps in the writing process to create authentic pieces.  Grade 4 focuses on persuasive, narrative, expository, and opinon writing.  

During spelling instruction students are broken up into three spelling teams.  Each team receives a different group of words and completes activities such as a word sort.  Students also go into spelling centers where they work with their team to play games such as spelling bingo.  Assessments are on Fridays unless othewise noted by the teacher.