FOURTH GRADE
4th 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
Erika Coleman (email address coming soon) -- Ms. Coleman joined our 4th Grade team in 2019. She did her student teaching at PHSSA and was a long term substitute in 1st grade during the 2018-2019 school year. Ms. Coleman graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelors in liberal studies early childhood education and also obtained a Masters in Teaching with a concentration in Elementary Education.
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. This year will be her seventh year in education and fifth year at PHSSA. She was a Language Arts Remediation Specialist and Instructional Assistant for grades K-4 in Powhatan County 2012-2014. Ms. Starke earned a Masters in Education from Virginia Commonwealth University and her Reading Specialist certification in 2018.
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 4th grade. Ms. Walker previously worked as an instructional assistant for Chesterfield County for four years.