4th Grade

St. Timothy's Lutheran School offers a strong curriculum, approved by the State of California, and SO MUCH MORE!

Core Subjects: Math, Language Arts, Reading and Science

Additional Subjects: as Science, Social Studies, Spelling, Handwriting and Religion are taught daily at the appropriate grade level.

Weekly instruction in: Physical Education, Music, Art, Computer and Library for all students in Junior Kindergarten and above.

In addition to the outstanding curriculum, each class at St. Timothy’s participates in a number of activities which makes learning fun.

Chapel Presentation
All classes are given the opportunity to lead the weekly Chapel service once during the year. They perform skits and sing songs related to a specific Bible lesson.

Book Buddies
Fourth graders team up with first graders and read them stories twice a month.

Mission/Native American/California Explorer Report & Project
This major project involves researching one of the three topics in-depth, writing a paper, creating a three dimensional model, and giving an oral report.

Book Reports
Students are given the opportunity to use different modalities to portray genres in literature.

Ball Carts
The class is responsible for the school “ball cart”. Shared items are retrieved and sorted every day.

Learning is not limited to the classroom as fourth graders venture out several times during the year for fun and education.

Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch
Fourth graders visit this ranch owned by the the Jose Bernal family. They learn about ranch life in the 1890s.

Community Theater Center Play
Each year the students visit one of the many theaters throughout the community to develop an appreciation for the performing arts and enjoy a play.

Almaden Quicksilver Mines
Students enjoy a museum docent guided demonstration of life in the Quicksilver Mines of the 1700s.

Peralta Adobe
Students visit the oldest Adobe settlement in San Jose.

San Juan Bautista Mission
In conjunction with their major project, students visit this historical town and mission with guided or self-directed tours along the El Camino.

Two very special programs teach fourth graders valuable lessons about serving others and art which benefits them throughout their lives.

Kids Who Care
The students participate in a community service project during the year called Kids Who Care. The children collect food from the school student body to donate to Second Harvest Food Bank.

Art Docents
Parent volunteers come to the class six times a year to give a presentation and hands on project. Fourth Grade projects include Primitive style painting, Impressionist/ Pointillist landscape, the Mask Project, Cubist portraits, and Surrealist Dream painting. The students' work is displayed during the school-wide Art Show. Parents and guests are also invited to come and admire the work of all of our students at the Art Show.

Mathematics
Silver Burdett Ginn
Silver Burdett Ginn Mathematics

Language Arts
Macmillan/McGraw Hill Publishing Co.
Language Arts Today

Reading
Houghton Mifflin

Supplemental workbooks and practice pages are also used in Mathematics, Language Arts, and Reading. A new reading series will be adopted in the 2005-2006 school year.

Handwriting
Zaner Bloser

Religion
Concordia Publishing House
Voyages
Booklets and textbooks are used with the Holy Bible, which is the basis of our faith and beliefs.

Science
Scott Foresman
Science is supplemented with hands on experiments. St. Timothy’s also uses parent volunteers to teach science units in their area of interest or expertise. Classes are also encouraged to make use of garden boxes on campus to broaden the student’s science experience.

Spelling
Houghton Mifflin / Language
Spelling and Vocabulary
Vocabulary skills are strengthened. The spelling-meaning connection helps students understand that words related in meaning are related in spelling.

Social Studies
Great Source Education Group, Inc
Daily Geography
Students use a workbook for a quick 10-15 minute daily lesson on geography.

Houghton Mifflin
Oh, California
Along with the students daily geography lesson, they study citizenship, government, state history, and national history.