Recess/Lunch

Fourth graders have two recesses each day. Grade 4 has at recess and lunch are from 11:33-12:15pm. Second recess is from 2:10-2:25pm.

The lunch schedule can be checked online through the Hingham Public Schools website.

Homework

Each week, homework consists of language arts, reading, math, and spelling activities. On occasion, there will also be science and social studies homework, which will require the students to study for upcoming quizzes. You can expect one math HomeLink a night to reinforce that day’s lesson. Grammar and vocabulary worksheets will also be sent home regularly throughout the week, correlating with the weekly anthology story. In addition, students will also receive a spelling list every Monday. Your child will have a monthly choice board attached to the inside of their spelling notebook each month that he/she can refer to for nightly spelling activities. Each week students are required to complete three spelling activities. Spelling tests are given most Fridays. It is also important that your child reads for twenty minutes and practices fact fluency each night. If you find your child is struggling with homework, please feel free to contact your child's teacher.

Conferences

There are 4 conference days in October, December, February, and April. Conferences are scheduled for 20 minutes. The available time slots are 12:40, 1:00, 1:20, 1:40, 2:00, and 2:20. To schedule a conference on a conference day you must call the main office at 781-741-1540. If you would like to schedule a conference but are unavailable during a conference day, please contact your student's teacher directly, and we can schedule a conference at a mutually convenient time. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any concerns about your child.

Report Cards

Fourth grade report cards are given twice a year: at the end of the first term (end of January) and on the last day of school. More information about the grading system will be given with report cards.