Dear Gesu Families, The start of the second quarter brings excitement into our classrooms as students are introduced to new skills and explore new concepts. Below you will find brief overviews of what students will be introduced to this quarter in each content area. We are looking forward to seeing the personal growth of each student. Thank you for your continued partnership as we truly are one proud Gesu family.

Mrs. Regan Kazel Principal

Ms. Katelyn Seliskar Assistant Principal

Grade 4 Curriculum Quarter 2

Religion Students will prepare for the upcoming Advent season with activities rooted in service. Students will also review and receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation in order to prepare for the coming of Jesus at Christmas.

Reading, Writing, and Phonics Students will be introduced to realistic fiction stories and personal narratives. They will practice skills like identifying parts of speech, finding textual evidence, making predictions, identifying the problem and solution, and differentiating between fact and opinion.

Math Students will continue practicing estimation with sums and differences, subtraction of whole numbers, and subtraction across zeros. Students will be introduced to multiplication and division of whole numbers.

Science Students will be introduced to circuits and will practice concepts with hands-on activities using bulbs, batteries, wires and littleBITS.

Social Studies Students will be introduced to the three branches of government at a national, state and local level. Students will also be introduced about Ohio’s landforms and how they affect the climate, culture and economics in Ohio.

Art Students will practice more advanced drawing skills and working with ceramics.

Music Students will be introduced to orchestral instrument families and will practice performing rhythms on instruments and reading notes on the treble clef.

Spanish Students will be introduced to definite and indefinite articles with gender and number and will continue to practice classroom object vocabulary.

Technology Students will continue coding with Scratch Programming. They will also practice typing skills and working with Sphero robots.

Library Students will be introduced to non-fiction picture books and holiday stories. They will also practice using a thesaurus.

Physical Education Students will practice throwing and catching skills using different targets and implements. Complexity will be increased by adding defenders.

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