Welcome to the 4th Grade! I hope you had a wonderful summer vacation and are ready for an amazing new year of learning! I am very excited to get to know each and every one of you. More importantly, I look forward to working with everyone on building a strong community of inquirers, readers and writers.
This blog will be used for schedules, information, updates, as well as homework and assignments. I will also use the blog for posting photographs of class activities and as a general way of keeping you informed and up-to-date about school life. Parents please do your best to check it often, and students, you must check it daily.
In order to start the year off properly, students will need to have some resources to help facilitate their learning. Please gather the following supplies and bring them with you to school by Friday August 12, 2016:
✴ a USB (8 GB should be fine)
✴1 black dry erase marker
✴ pencil case (several sharpened pencils, erasers, correction tape, ruler, protractor)
✴a pencil sharpener
✴ 1 blue pen, 1 red pen
✴a yellow highlighter
✴scissors
✴glue stick
✴tissue paper
✴towel
✴water bottle
✴✴ crayons/markers (optional)
✴ 1 folder (for homework and letters home)
✴1 folder of plastic sleeves
✴ 7 A4 size lined notebooks
Next, I would like to ask that everyone send a class fund of 4000 NT per student. This money will be used for class supplies, costumes for special performances, school magazines, Sports Day shirts etc. A complete record of the budget will be kept by me so if you ever have any questions about what your money is being used towards, I will be happy to show you.
The last page of the student handbook must be signed by both parents and student and returned to school as soon as possible. Some key things to remember are:
✦ Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday (plus Mass Celebration days) students are to come to school in formal uniforms. DISK will be enforcing a much stricter dress code this year and as such students are expected to arrive at school in clean and tidy uniforms that are worn properly throughout the day.
✦Wednesday students may come to school in their P.E. uniforms and on Fridays they may wear their Sports Day shirts with P.E. bottoms. If Mass or another special celebration day is on Wednesday or Friday student should come to school in their formal uniforms. They will be allowed to change into their sport uniform after the celebration is complete.
✦Grade 4 students will be have P.E. class on Wednesday and Friday each week. Students will need to come to school wearing their P.E. uniforms and have an extra P.E. shirt to change into after class. It is also beneficial for students to bring a small towel to dry off after exercising.
✦On the second Friday of each month students may wear personal clothing as long as it is in good taste and does not show any inappropriate images. Students who are deemed as dressing inappropriately will be given a P.E. uniform to change into and sent home with a corresponding bill.
✦ Students must be inside their classrooms by 8:30 am sharp, before classes begin.
✦ Students will be dismissed at 4:00 pm every day.
The start of a new year holds the promise of new discovery and learning as well as the prospect of personal growth in all areas. We will have lots of fun reading, writing, and learning new things together. Fourth grade is a year filled with fun, discovery and great responsibilities. It is my hope that students will be excited to share their daily activities and experiences with the adults at home. I believe that a good parent-teacher relationship is necessary for maximum school success. If you ever have any comments, questions or concerns, please write to me in the communication book or contact me by email and always know it is my pleasure to talk to you about your child.
Again, welcome to Grade Four and let’s have a great year!
Sincerely,
Ashley Fisher
fisher.disk@gmail.com
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