Hello! My name is Joy Hockett and I am looking forward to teaching fourth grade at Holy Family! I recently retired after teaching for 32 years at Silver Lake where I taught special education for 16 years for grades 5-12 and grades 7-8 English and Literature for 16 years.
My husband Jim and I have adult children and enjoy spending time with our two grandsons who are 9 and 3. A fun fact about me is that I am a third-degree black belt in Tae Kwan Do. I am excited for this next chapter of my life at Holy Family!
Portrait of a Mustang-4th Grade
Welcome to Fourth Grade! Holy Family Catholic School’s mission , “to promote Catholic faith and academics that will enable our students to become confident, lifelong learners who value and live their faith” is the main focus of our classroom.
The highlights of fourth grade are:
-instilling a life-long love for Jesus Christ
-increasing fluency and comprehension skills through daily reading
-memorizing multiplication and division facts, then applying that knowledge to Algebraic thinking
-developing social/emotional skills to assist with maturing and being responsible for oneself and much, much more!
Religion is taught every day (except when we attend Mass).
Reading is very important, especially in fourth grade. Students build on what they learned in third grade and begin to develop a true desire for reading. Plus, they have opportunities to read a variety of literature, work on reading comprehension, improve fluency skills, and increase their reading stamina through various reading activities.
Homework is assigned Monday-Thursday, which includes reading for 20-30 minutes and practicing math facts for 10 minutes. Students log their time, have a parent/guardian sign-off and turn in their logs BEFORE the end of the first week of each new month.
Handwriting is important! Students practice cursive handwriting in class on a weekly basis and strive to present written work that is legible.
Projects are fun and the best way for children to learn! Students are assigned projects during the first and second semester. The Pumpkin Book Project is the first “big” project that 4th graders will complete. Their second project will be a TableTop Exhibit explaining why people from forother countries migrated to Kansas.