Six Trait Writing

Highlights from a Fourth Grade Week...

• Specials (PE twice a week, Art and Music weekly)
• Band (twice a week)

or
• Orchestra (twice a week)

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• Chorus (once a week)

or
• Computer lab (once a week plus independent projects and assignments)

 
• Peer Leader opportunities

• "Know your multiplication facts in the 'snap of a finger!'"
• "Always listen to directions and instructions."
• "You will write cursive most of the time."
• "It may seem hard at first, but you'll get the hang of it!"
• "It's important to know how to study."
• "Be responsible to get your work in on time."
• "Use your time wisely."
• "You write more stories in fourth grade."
• "Reading is harder but much more interesting!"
• "You will learn division."
• "Always do your best!"

• Encourage your child's unlimited creativity.
• Review multiplication facts 0-10.
• Reinforce working and thinking independently.
• Provide adequate planning time for longterm projects.
• Encourage the practice of making good choices.
• Admire budding responsibility.
• Set up a monitoring system that is comfortable for parent and child to communicate about daily assignments.

A Typical Fourth Grader...

• is exuberant.
• is ready for anything.
• is interested in friends more than family.
• wants independence and respect.
• worries and complains.
• is resistant to authority.
• is influenced by opinions of friends.
• has difficulty handling stressful situations.
• needs lots of reassurance.

What is Fulton County's Continuous Achievement Curriculum?
     Continuous Achievement is a design for curriculum delivery in Fulton County Elementary Schools. It encompasses pace, subject content, and levels of instruction, allowing each student to progress at his/her own rate. Instruction in language arts and mathematics is presented in steps of sequential skills called levels.