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Grade 4
Welcome on board fourth grade here at ASK! We are a
diverse team of educators who are excited to serve,
and enable your child to become an active learner on
their educational journey. Our goal is to integrate,
and present differentiated instruction to meet the
unique learning style of students.
In language arts, students will be working in guided
and independent reading groups to learn reading
strategies that will enable them to become active
readers. They will be working in reading groups to
read fiction and non-fiction while developing new
and building upon previously learned reading
strategies. Students are expected to compare what
they read to other texts, and relate what they read
to self and to the world they live in. In writing,
they will explore various genres and apply 6+1
Writing Traits in the writing pieces that will be
showcased in their writing portfolio.
Our math program aims at providing opportunities for
students to become independent thinkers, share
responsibility for their learning, and to appreciate
the value of working together. Students learn more
about numerical concepts and operations, data
analysis, algebra, geometry, and measurement.
Students are encouraged to use manipulatives to
recognize patterns, and derive strategies to solve
problems.
We encourage students to embrace diversity and work
towards community building by creating cultural
awareness within the grade level community. The
geography themes covered this year lend themselves
to a great opportunity to discuss the impact of
climate on lifestyle and social norms of various
cultures. Students will be focusing on developing
mapping skills. They will discover more about
Kuwait, the regions of the United States, and U.S
Government.
In science, students enjoy experiential learning in
the lab while they learn new concepts. This year
they will learn about the importance and use of
electricity and magnetism as they gain hands on
experience of building various types of circuits.
They will discover that light is composed of various
colors and explore the various properties of light
using prisms. As global warming has become a current
concern they will work towards discovering more
about the Earth’s features and changes. To spark
their curiosity even further they will learn about
the human body and the function of major body
systems.
In fourth grade we work towards fostering
independence, critical thinking, and accepting
personal responsibility. We encourage students to
build upon previously acquired knowledge and enable
them to apply it across the curriculum. We look
forward to working alongside with parents, our
school community, and beyond to help each child in
fourth grade blossom to their highest potential!
Sincerely,
Sheena Coelho
Grade 4 Team Leader
coelhos@ask.edu.kw
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