4th Grade with Mr. Champion and Mrs. Hibbs

Class Overview

Get to know your child’s teachers, our classroom routines, and what we’ll learn this year.

A cheerful 4th grade classroom scene without any people, featuring colorful desks arranged in small groups, each topped with neatly stacked spiral notebooks, sharpened pencils in bright cups, and name tags turned away from the camera so no text is readable. On the far wall, a giant blank calendar, book bins, and a “Welcome to 4th Grade” style bulletin board are visible, but with the words obscured or out of focus. Soft afternoon sunlight streams through tall windows, creating warm highlights on the waxed tile floor and soft shadows under the desks. Photographic realism, captured from a slightly elevated corner angle with sharp focus throughout, giving families a playful, inviting window into the classroom environment while fully respecting school media policies.
A playful 4th grade math activity setup on a wide, pale wood classroom table with no students present. Colorful plastic base-ten blocks, fraction tiles, and number cubes are spread out in small, neat clusters alongside laminated task cards turned so any words are hidden. Two small tabletop whiteboards show partially erased number sentences that are no longer legible. Overhead fluorescent lights combine with soft window light to create even, bright illumination and gentle reflections on the glossy manipulatives. Photographic realism from a slightly overhead, three-quarter angle, using a shallow depth of field so the math tools in the center are in perfect focus while the background of grouped desks, storage cubbies, and a blurred classroom door fades into a soft, energetic backdrop.

Welcome to 4th Grade!

We’re Mr. Champion and Mrs. Hibbs, partners in teaching and cheering on your fourth grader. Our classroom blends curiosity, kindness, and hard work, with hands-on projects, plenty of reading, and lots of chances to think, talk, and create together.

Our classroom
A close-up, photographic view of a 4th grade reading corner with no people, showing a cozy cluster of low bookshelves filled with colorful chapter books turned so the spines are softly out of focus, and a small rug patterned with bright geometric shapes. A beanbag chair and a small wooden side table hold a basket of bookmarks and an apple-shaped timer. Sunlight from a nearby window spills across the rug, creating a warm, playful glow and gentle shadows behind the shelves. The composition is framed at eye level from a child’s perspective, with a shallow depth of field that keeps the foreground crisp while the background bulletin boards and posters blur, avoiding any readable text but conveying a lively, inviting reading atmosphere.

Peek inside our room setup, cozy reading nooks, science supplies, and math stations from the first week.

A wide, photographic view of a 4th grade science corner with no people, featuring a sturdy counter lined with clear plastic tubs holding rocks, magnifying glasses, and labeled specimens, with labels turned away to avoid readable text. A simple terrarium with green plants and a small plastic model of the water cycle sit beside a poster that is intentionally blurred. Natural daylight from a nearby window combines with soft overhead lighting, casting gentle reflections on the clear plastic and glass. The camera is positioned at eye level, using rule-of-thirds composition to place the terrarium off-center, creating a curious, exploratory mood. The overall atmosphere feels hands-on and exciting while carefully following school media policies and avoiding any identifiable student work.

You’ll see students building community, exploring materials, practicing procedures, and getting comfortable in their new fourth grade home.

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Here you’ll find nuts-and-bolts details like supply lists, homework guidelines, behavior expectations, and our daily schedule. We’ll keep this section updated so you always know what your fourth grader needs and what a typical day looks like.