Fourth grade
Meet the teachers
Contact your child's teacher:
Daily schedule
School starts: 8:00 am
School ends: 3:30 pm
Specials/teacher’s conference time: 10:20-11:15 a.m.
Mrs. Jimenez and Mr. Farrell’s classes -
Recess: 11:10-11:40 a.m.
Lunch: 11:40-12:10 p.m.
Mrs. Clare and Ms. Anderson’s classes -
Recess: 11:20-11:50 a.m.
Lunch: 11:50-12:20 p.m.
Activities, events, and celebrations
Activities
- Famous Texan Project
- TPSP - Texas Performance Standards Project
- Classbook Publishing
Celebrations
- Earth Day
- Christmas Party
- Valentines Day Party
Fourth-grade skills and topics
Mathematics
- Place value with decimals
- Adding and Subtracting Decimals
- 2-Step problems
- Geometry and Measurement
- Fractions
- Expanded Form/Notation
- Khan Academy
- iReady Math
- Prodigy Math
- Zearn
- 99Math
We differentiate with depth, complexity, and compacting the curriculum.
English Language Arts Reading
- Evidence (informational text)
- Central ideas and inferences
- Sentence structure
- Comparing genres
- Parts of speech
- Grammar Usage
- Book Creator
- Essay Writing
- Cursive Writing
- iReady Reading
- Khan Academy
As part of the English Language Arts gifted curriculum, fourth graders in the academy program are engaged in high vocabulary reading and novel studies. The units are designed specifically to meet the needs of high-ability students.
Social Studies
- Regions of Texas
- Native American Groups
- First Missions in Texas
- Texas Battles
- Texas Oil, Railroads, Cowboys
- Texas Government
Science
- Organisms and Environments
- Force, Motion, and Energy
- Earth’s Patterns
- States of Matter
- Moon and Weather Patterns
We also participate in the GISD STEAM challenges, as well as utilizing performance projects and EiE curriculum for the magnet students.
As part of the magnet program, we also integrate Texas Performance Standards Projects (TPSP) to make connections with the real world in all areas of the curriculum.
Fine Arts
4th-grade students at Hillside Academy have the opportunity to participate in Robotics (after-school club) or Orchestra.
Frequently asked questions
Are snacks allowed?
Yes, our 4th-grade students are allowed to bring individual snacks and water every day.
Will there be homework?
Homework will not be assigned. If your child brings schoolwork home, it will be to make up missed work or review any needed material.
Will there be tutorials?
Yes, we will communicate with parents before tutoring begins.
What if my student has a dismissal change?
Transportation changes can be made via phone call to the front office or email (to both the front office and the homeroom teacher).
Please provide the following information:
- Student's ID number
- Student’s name, grade, and teacher
- Bus number or daycare name
- Date(s) the change is for
- How the student will get home instead (bus number, daycare name, or adult’s name)
Changes MUST be made by 2:45 pm. The end of the day is busy, and we may not have time to receive or make a change after that time.
Things to work on at home
- iReady - Math Pathway
- iReady - Reading Pathway
- iReady - Fluency Flight
- Multiplication Facts
- Reading and writing in complete and complex sentences.