Dear 4A parents,

I hope you’ve had a pleasant week. I have enjoyed your children; they are such a blessing to me!

There are a few important dates coming up:

• There isn’t school on Monday, Sept. 5^th in honor of Labor Day.
• There will be a Spalding information night on Monday, September 12, at 6:00 in the MPR. Mrs. Clouse will be leading it.
• There will be a Singapore Math information night on Thursday, September 22, at 6:00 in the MPR and Ms. Infantolino will be leading it.

Quizzes this week: Monday – mountains, Tuesday – math (multiples and factors), Thursday – Pollyanna (Chapters 1-15), Friday – 1^st Geology quiz and Spalding

I know this sounds like a lot. The halfway mark is almost here and we are in full swing with our academics. The students will receive study guides and we will go over them in class. It is important that they fill out the guides on their own (using their notes) so they are aware of what they do and do not know.

Please make sure you are checking agendas each night. I will put in missing assignments for you to check. It is important to turn in all assignments even if they are late. A “1” is better than a “0”.

Your child has been and will continue to get returned assignments that have been graded (should be in their take-home folder), please look these over and discuss what, if anything, needs to be corrected. Mrs. Ryan and I put comments on papers we have graded, please have your child learn from them and make sure any questions for understanding and/or clarification get asked.

If your child gets a “C” or below on anything, I would like them to correct it for understanding and turn it back in the next day (asking any questions in the process). When this is completed they can gain back some points.

Thank You!

Dear 4A parents,

Thank you to all the parents who were able to make it to Curriculum Night. It was a pleasure to visit with you and to continue to get to know you.

There are a few important dates coming up:

• Picture Day – This Thursday, August 25^th – an order form went out a few days back for those of you who want to order the pictures, please return this on or before picture day. (The students will be in uniform.)
• There will be a Spalding information night on Monday, September 12, at 6:00 in the MPR. Mrs. Clouse will be leading it.
• There will be a Singapore Math information night on Thursday, September 22, at 6:00 in the MPR and Ms. Infantolino will be leading it.

Quizzes this week: personal pronouns on Friday and mountain assessment on Friday, we begin spelling words this week, too (spelling/phonogram - Friday)

Please make sure you are checking agendas each night. I will begin to put in missing assignments in there for you to check. It is important to turn in all assignments even if they are late. A “1” is better than a “0”.

Your child has been and will continue to get returned assignments that have been graded (should be in the take-home folder), please look these over and discuss what, if anything, needs to be corrected. Mrs. Ryan and I put comments on papers we have graded, please have your child learn from them and make sure any questions for understanding and/or clarification get asked.

If your child gets a “C” or below on anything, I would like them to correct it for understanding and turn it back in the next day (asking any questions in the process). When this is completed they can gain back some points.

Needed supplies: Clorox wipes – lots of germs need killing : )

Thank You!

I have enjoyed our first full week together as a class.

There are a few things that I want to make you aware of:

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•  Important Date 

Curriculum Night – Thursday, August 18

K - 2 @ 5:30 pm - 6:50 pm
3-5 @ 6:15 pm - 7:35 pm

Your student will bring home a paper with more details on Monday.

• Your student will need their playdoh by Friday. Please have them bring it in before that if they haven’t already. We start geology this week and will have a short unit on mountains before we start with the Middle Ages in history. We are continuing to read Pollyanna and setting up our Spalding notebooks.

• Quizzes – Tuesday on map skills, Thursday in math on place value, Friday on phonograms

Please continue working on math facts and phonograms.

Thank you so much for all the boxes of tissues. I think we have enough for now. I appreciate your generosity : )

Dear Parents,

What a joy it was to meet you and your children this past week. I am excited for the year and for our class.

Important Date:

Curriculum Night – Thursday, August 18
K - 2 @ 5:30 pm - 6:50 pm
3-5 @ 6:15 pm - 7:35 pm

• This week we will dive into map skills, scientific method, dictation, phonograms, and place value.

• We will start reading Pollyanna on Monday so please have your child bring in the book. You can see an image of the front cover to the left on this blog. It is important to have the same book since we read it together in class and will have the same page numbers to reference.

• Remember there is no hot lunch this week. It will start next week. 

• Please make sure everything that belongs to your child has his or her name clearly written in it!

Donations for the class: Tissues

Thank you for entrusting your child to me,

Mrs. Gore

Dear Parents,

I am excited to welcome you to 4A and a new school year at Archway Lincoln! I will be your child’s teacher this year for 4th grade and I am looking forward to meeting you and your child and beginning the new school year.

This will be my second year teaching 4th grade at Lincoln. Prior to teaching here, I taught my 5 children at home. I am honored to have been at Lincoln from its start and look forward to collaborating with my colleagues again this year to provide your children with a rigorous, highly formative, and enjoyable year.

Joining me this year as my teaching assistant is Mrs. Laura Ryan. I know she will be a delightful presence in 4A and I am looking forward to partnering with her this year.

Please note the following important information:

Dates:
August 3 - Meet the Teacher Night at 5:00 p.m.
August 4 - 2016/2017 School Year Begins (doors open at 7:40 a.m., the day begins at 8:00 a.m. but please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the start of school)

Lunches:
No hot lunches will be served until August 15, so please be sure to pack a snack, a lunch, and water bottle for your child each day. Please be sure to label your child’s lunchbox and water bottle with their first and last name.

Labeling and Supplies:

• Please label your child’s water bottle and lunchbox with their name.
• Please label your child’s outer wear with their name (sweaters, pullovers, etc.)
• Please clearly label your child’s binder, notebooks, folders, pencil pouches, colored pencils/markers, erasers, sharpeners, and all books from the consumables list. 
• Please bring school supplies to Meet the Teacher Night.
• Singapore math books will be distributed at school.

If you have received this welcome letter and your child will not be attending Archway Lincoln this year, please contact Rachel Minde, office manager, immediately at: Rminde@archwaylincoln.org so s/he can be withdrawn from the roles.

Our curriculum is rigorous and interesting. Your child will be studying subjects that range from the Middle Ages to meteorology, phonograms to French, narration to navigation and many things in between. Mrs. Ryan and I look forward to helping your child transition from third grade to fourth grade.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. My email is lgore@archwaylincoln.org and Mrs. Ryan’s is lryan@archwaylincoln.org

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Warmly,
Mrs. Gore