7425 SE César E Chávez Blvd. Portland, Oregon 97202
Phone 503-774-8871 Fax 503-774-8872
Fourth Grade
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Diane MasiniHoly Family staff member since 2006
Marquette University
Loyola Chicago University
Portland State UniversityI have been teaching since 2002. I received my undergraduate degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Loyola University Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. I earned my Masters in Curriculum and Instruction at Portland State University. I adore teaching. Watching each child’s “light” pop on as you see him or her begin to grasp a new concept is thrilling to me.
In Fourth Grade, children…
Religion
- Understand that the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes show us how to lead a moral life.
- Experience personal prayer and how it is essential to know Jesus and to grow in holiness as His disciples. • Comprehend we are called to act with peace and justice.
- Understand we have a responsibility as members of the church to celebrate the sacraments and take an active role in the church community.
Language Arts
- Spell correctly previously studied words and understand the rules for spelling with roots, prefixes, suffixes and homophones.
- Use pronouns, adjectives, compound nouns and articles correctly as well as regular and irregular verbs, adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions.
- Write using different modes; personal narrative, fictional narrative, and expository.
- Write informational reports and multi-paragraph compositions.
- Analyze and discuss a grade level piece of literature.
Math
- Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators.
- Express mixed fractions as improper fractions and visa versa.
- Simplify, compare and order fractions and decimals.
- Apply with fluency multiplication facts to 12 times 12.
- Develop and use methods to multiply multidigit whole numbers.
- Understand long division with a one-digit divisor.
- Estimate and measure areas.
Social Studies
- Describe and demonstrate personal responsibilities to show respect for God’s creations.
- Participate in community service as a response/ call to live out our Catholic faith.
- Analyze different buying choices and their opportunity costs while demonstrating the difference between needs and wants.
- Compare and contrast eyewitness and secondhand accounts of an event.
- Explain how key individuals and events influenced the early growth and changes in Oregon.
- Identify and use primary and secondary sources to create or describe a narrative about events in Oregon history.
- Explain how people in Oregon have modified their environment and how the environment has influenced peoples’ lives.
Science
- Identify properties, uses, and availability of Earth materials.
- Describe the interactions of organisms and the environment where they live.
- Summarize and use the results from a scientific investigation.