Meet Our Faculty


Mrs. Debbie Brison, Teacher


Mrs. Cindy Rak, Aide

Fourth Grade

Fourth Grade adventure aboard the Brig PilgrimFourth Grade is a fantastic year full of adventure and challenge. We're not just “learning to read” anymore...we are “reading to learn”. We study five novels throughout the year, one of which is Richard Henry Dana's Two Years Before The Mast. This prepares us, along with our acquired knowledge of sea terms, knot tying and sea chanteys to participate in an overnight program aboard the Brig Pilgrim in Dana Point Harbor.



We visit the Santa Barbara Mission during Lent and attend Lenten devotions in the same place where native Americans worked and prayed during the 1800s.

Science is a hands-on experience as we investigate rocks, minerals, electricity and habitats.

It's our first year in the upper grades building and the beginning of our transition from the primary grades to the intermediate grades. Fourth Grade is also the first year that students receive letter grades and participate in the honor roll program at SPBS. Come and join us for a faith-filled year of learning!