There will be a stronger emphasis on spelling in this class. Your child will continue to work on spelling patterns they began in the previous class, but with less focus on phonics and more on understanding and learning spelling rules, as well as prefixes and suffixes. In writing, we will focus on creativity and writing styles, such as looking at settings, language style and character development. Your child will also study different types of writing, such as poetry and play scripts. In mathematics, your child will cover more advanced concepts such as fractions of quantities, equivalent fractions, angles, parallel and perpendicular lines, areas, perimeters, and shapes. Science in this class is engaging and fun; your child will learn about life processes, rocks, light, forces and magnets. They will also learn how to write their scientific investigations more formally, including predictions, methods, results, and conclusions.