Fourth Grade
Core components of the 4th grade year also include music, art, woodshop, and PE/wellness, in which physical, mental, intellectual, and social wellness are interwoven. Now in their fourth year of Mandarin or Spanish language study, students build on their listening and speaking skills, develop an understanding of the structures of language, and learn to think from a multi-cultural perspective. The theme for the year in science is circuits, with a focus on force and energy, and the curriculum also includes the study of natural sciences, including landforms, animals, and Earth’s processes.