![]() ![]() ![]() Students use science notebooks to record their questions, predictions and interpretations of the phenomena they observe. They lead conferences with their teacher and parents twice a year, a practice that continues through 9th Grade at Foote and gives them greater independence and ownership of their learning.įourth graders work with a variety of materials to conduct experiments and investigations that develop their scientific skills and help them understand the world around them. In all of these endeavors, the focus is on learning by doing.įourth graders take an active role in reflecting on their own work and setting meaningful goals for themselves. In art class, 4th graders sculpt exquisite clay candle houses which they share along with original, winter-themed poetry at the annual candlehouse ceremony in the black box theater. Students then share their work with an audience through our Living Wax Museum. We use a variety of media throughout the school year to examine our overarching essential question: Why do people migrate? From the waves of Chinese, African American, Eastern European and contemporary Latin American groups into the United States, students study the push-pull of migration and the contributions immigrants make to shaping the United States.Īs a culminating interdisciplinary project, students write an extensive biography of an influential American immigrant. ![]() Creative curriculum-based projects and long-term investigations are at the heart of the 4th grade experience. ![]()
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