9-13-19 Dear 4th Grade Families, We’ve had a busy week this week! Our focus has been on following the Golden Rule, being responsible and making good choices. The students really shined yesterday showing they are understanding what is expected. They are great people and I love seeing the thinking and the care they exhibit! The kids have been asking for homework! I may give written homework on Mondays through Thursdays. Usually, there won’t be homework on Fridays unless they are studying for a test or have something to complete. If there is time and it is possible, they may even have time in school to start their homework. That way, I can help get them started if needed. Homework should never be long nor painful! If your child is struggling, please stop him/her and just write a note to let me know. That tells me more than you having to deal with the struggle at home. I might suggest your child practicing reading, math or spelling at home if there is no written work. But, I also think kids should get out and play too. We’ve been preparing to kick off the recycling project to the school. I’m not sure if they have shared this with you or not. Recycling wasn’t happening consistently at school. So, we’ve been working with the people in charge to see what we could do to help this matter, especially after the kindergartners were so motivated to eliminate straws in our building last year. Our class will be in charge of presenting the information to other classes. Then, we will be collecting recyclables each week in school. We are excited about the possibilities. We have had Mrs. Smith be a guest speaker a couple times in our class this week. She brings the best stories to read and has been teaching us how to use metacognition to improve our reading. We’ve been reading some books about empathy which ties in with our Golden Rule awareness. For math this week, we have been learning more about Place Value. Ask your child to read a really big number to you! They are pretty good already! Thank you for sharing your children with me! Each one is so special! I’ll see some of you at the picnic today! Here’s to good weather! Warmly, Mrs. Sue Cleary
“Now” Close the barbecue. Close the sun. Close the home-run games we won. Close the picnic. Close the pool. Close the summer. OPEN SCHOOL!! Prince Redcloud
September 6, 2019 Dear 4th grade families, This has been a great start to the school year! I will work hard to help your child have a successful year. I am counting on their hard work as well. In order to best meet your child’s needs, I believe we need to keep lines of communications open among us. So, please feel free to contact me whenever you need to. Email is the best way to reach me during the day. My email address is [email protected]. I will do my best to respond as soon as I can. I am also working on using Remind to send out messages. If you need to talk to me, I am happy to call or sit down to talk. The Friday Folder will be a great source of information to keep updated on your child’s work also as we move forward.
When children enter 4th grade, they are moving into an intermediate grade level where there are greater expectations on a child’s individual responsibilities. I will be helping your child develop strategies to better achieve these responsibilities. Building independence at home is important too.
I am sending home a book order form today. This is purely optional! We have a large library in our room and in our school, so no books need to be ordered. However, if you choose to purchase any, the orders are due next Friday, September 13th. Please send in the order form and a check made out to Scholastic Book Clubs. I don’t know how the online ordering works for a class yet.
Just a couple other things…your child is welcome to bring in a snack for snack time that we have in the morning. Also, if you haven’t already, would you please send in a placemat for your child to use at his/her desk when eating? It can be an old hand towel or anything like that.
Our specials are as follows: Monday – Music Tuesday – PE and Health Wednesday – Spanish and Library Thursday- PE Friday – Technology, Art and Chorus
Thank you for all your support so far! It’s been great getting to know many of you and your children! We’re going to have a great year! Sincerely, Sue Cleary