FOURTH GRADE
Fourth Grade is Awesome!
F ourth grade is all the rave
O ut of third into fourth
U sing the park as a classroom
R ealizing reading is the best
T hinking math and enjoying it
H aving a fourth grader is so awesome
F ourth grade is all the rave
O ut of third into fourth
U sing the park as a classroom
R ealizing reading is the best
T hinking math and enjoying it
H aving a fourth grader is so awesome
FOURTH GRADE TEACHERS
Leah Schwartz (lschwar2@rvaschools.net) -- Ms. Schwartz is so excited to be joining our Fourth Grade team this year and this will be her first year teaching. She graduated in 2019 from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Human Development. Ms. Schwartz received her Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Virginia Tech in 2020. She is originally from Richmond and is looking forward to getting to share her love for learning with her students!
Stephen Schwartz (sschwart@rvaschools.net) -- Mr. Schwartz received his Bachelor's degrees in Business Administration and Marketing from Northwood University in Midland, Michigan and in Elementary Education from Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw, Michigan.
Rachel Starke (rstarke@rvaschools.net) -- Ms. Starke graduated from Longwood University with a B.S. in Elementary Education in 2012. She started her teaching career as a Language Arts Remediation Specialist and Instructional Assistant for grades K-4 in Powhatan County from 2012-2014. She joined PHSSA in 2014. Ms. Starke earned a Masters in Education from Virginia Commonwealth University and her Reading Specialist certification in 2018. She is our lead teacher for our 4th grade team.
Cassandra Walker (cwalker6@rvaschools.net) -- Ms. Walker attended Marshall University and received a B.A. degree in Counseling and Rehabilitation. This is her fourth year at PHSSA as an instructional assistant for Fourth Grade. Ms. Walker previously worked as an instructional assistant for Chesterfield County for four years.