Welcome to 4th Grade!  This is an exciting year filled with fun and learning!  What I am a most excited about teaching fourth graders is helping them develop their critical thinking skills and their love of learning!  My mission is to ensure that every child feels valued, loved and accepted.  I believe that children learn in many ways, and it is my job to meet them where they are and challenge them to new learning and experiences.  This year, I will assist them in developing independence and learning to identify areas of strength as well as areas of growth.  I am passionate about teaching and pride myself in fostering creativity, a love of learning and student agency.  

This year, students will utilize and strengthen their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.  Fourth grade readers will acquire many reading strategies and put them into practice through read alouds, novel studies and our district-wide language arts program.  We will be developing fluency with multi-digit multiplication and division, manipulating fractions and understanding geometric figures in math.  This year we will learn from the history of California and problem solve for the future of our "Golden State" in our social studies curriculum.  Scientists will discover patterns in Earth's features and how the land changes, learn about plant and animal structures that support survival, and engage in projects involving energy and motion!  It is going to be an exciting year!