4th Grade

Welcome to 4th Grade!

Mrs LeMieux has been teaching at Trinity for thirteen years. This is her sixth year teaching fourth grade and first year teaching fifth grade ELA as well. Prior to fourth grade she taught computers. Mrs. LeMieux's undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Business Administration and she worked in the business industry before becoming an educator. She has a Master’s Degree in Childhood Education  and an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Leadership. Mrs. LeMieux's New York State certifications are Early Childhood Education B-2, Childhood Education 1-6,  and School Building/School District Leader.


Mrs. Mazur has been teaching for nine years. She is currently teaching fourth and fifth grade science. Mrs. Mazur has taught English Language Arts, literature and social studies. Her undergraduate degree is a Bachelor in English and Secondary Education.  She has a Master’s Degree in Special Education and a certification in Methods of Instruction. Mrs. Mazur's certifications are English 7-12, Special Education English 7-12. Her class mission is to inspire each other to be more like Christ through respect, kindness, and compassion, to pursue academic excellence, and to become life-long learners.

English Language Arts
Fourth grade is a year when students are developing their critical and higher order thinking skills. In English Language Arts  students are learning skills such as story structure, main idea, theme, cause and effect, and many others, as well as applying strategies such as inferring/predicting, summarizing, and visualizing that will help students read with more purpose and become lifelong readers. We follow the standards set forth by New York State and use the Journeys program published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. We also incorporate novel studies throughout the school year. The students are also developing their writing skills which includes narrative, informational, and persuasive writing, while also building on their knowledge of proper sentence structure and paragraph formation.

Math
Fourth grade math begins the year with a focus on place value of multi-digit numbers. The year advances to focus on how you can multiply and divide 1-digit and 2-digit numbers. We introduce how to simplify and find equivalent fractions, as well as an introduction on how we can relate both fractions and decimals. We will explore how we can multiply a fraction and a whole number and use our prior knowledge about fractions to simplify our answer. We also explore how to identify different angles of shapes and how we can classify shapes.

Science
In fourth grade science students master comprehension of science concepts and apply, analyze, synthesize and evaluate their knowledge. An important component of STEM study is the meaningful understanding of the foundations of technology, engineering, and computer coding. We are learning science concepts and vocabulary, building inquiry, STEM, and 21st Century skills, incorporating math and writing in each science lesson. Each unit is designed to focus on a Big Idea and supporting Essential Questions. As they read, students summarize and organize their science ideas in charts, tables, diagrams, and other graphic organizers. Active reading teaches students to analyze and interact with science concepts. Each inquiry lesson provides an opportunity for students to experience a multimodal approach for learning science concepts and skills. We follow the standards set forth by New York State and use the Science Fusion program published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Students learn concepts of physical science and life science. Students have lab experiences that teach them to observe, experiment, record, and analyze. Students learn to hypothesize and make conclusions based on evidence.

Religion
Religion class includes learning about our Catholic Church and the Catholic community to which we belong. Students continue to learn the prayers of our faith, about the lives of saints, and how to care for all of God’s creation. 

Social Studies
Fourth grade Social Studies focuses on different events and geographical components for the state of New York.  Some topics that will be discussed throughout the year are Colonial times, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, New York government, and Native Americans.  The students in fourth grade will be able to relay the information that they learn through different projects and writing assignments.