Students will be studying to the lives of the following composers:

• Johan Sebastian Bach

• Ludwig Van Beethoven

• Johannes Brahms

• Clara Schumann

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    In addition, students will participate in music exploration including rhythms, melodies, pitches, patterns, vocals, and rhythms instruments.  The curriculum taught will come from the McGraw-Hill Share the Music Program, which encompasses the California Music Standards for the fourth grade.

A-MAZE-ING Shapes 102:  Professor Lee

    Individually and in groups, students develop and use their knowledge of plane geometry and maze construction to create an A-MAZE-ING entrance to Geo World, a Pythagorean theme park.  Students will identify shapes and their properties while studying area and perimeter, measure and construct angles and shapes, read suggested literature, and design mazes and prepare for the final maze design project

The fourth grade students will apply math skills, cooperation skills, and creativity to design their first home.  Students will work in collaboration groups as architects interior designers and contractors.  

Not only will design teams have to consider diverse family situations, but also the financial needs of their clients.  Students will enjoy the true-to-life situations of designing and furnishing a home

    Children will travel to different countries where they will read and listen to a variety of traditional and original folk tales.  Students will then create school, neighborhood, and personal folk tales.  This course will end with a multicultural folk tale festival.