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WCS Mission

 To cultivate the ability, intellect, and character of each student. 

 

WCS Vision

The Williamson County Schools is a student-centered, academically enriching district that supports the collaborative educational efforts of students, teachers, staff and community.

 

Fourth Grade

Science - We use four different science kits during the year to support the topics that we study.  The kits are animal studies, land and water, electricity, and levers and pulleys.  Other topics of study include: the scientific method, forms of energy, magnetism, properties of matter, geosphere and weather, living things, cells, and forces & motion.

Social Studies - Fourth grade Social Studies covers American history from early man to the cause of the Civil War.  Main topics include: Native Americans, explorers, colonies, American Revolution, Tennessee history, map skills, and geography.

Math - Some of the concepts we study include: multiple-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, place value, geometry, fractions, decimals, metric and standard measurement, using data, probability, and time.

Reading - We focus on teaching reading with a balanced literacy approach.  This may include the use of several chapter books as novel studies, unit studies, the basal reader, vocabulary study, leveled guided reading books, and independent reading. 

Language Arts - Fourth graders are responsible for know what the following are and how they are used: subject, predicate, nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, articles, possessive nouns, quotation marks, punctuation, capitalization, dictionary, thesaurus. 

Writing- While following the writing process, we study the 4 types of sentences, metaphors, similes, while creating descriptive, persuasive, and narrative writing, and poetry.

Spelling- Words used for spelling lists are frequently used words, story vocabulary, or follow specific phonetic or pattern rules.

 

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