Wednesday Gym

Just a reminder: Please remind your child to wear sneakers tomorrow for gym class. Ms. Ussery will pick up the class from the yard for our first period session.

Math Games Link

For those children looking for some extra fun practice in math, please click on the Shepard Math Games Link under the Useful Websites Links section. On the top of the page, you will see a section called Basic Operations. All the games there will help you practice fast addition facts. I recommend Pop Up Math and Math Madness!

First Day

Wow! What a unusual start to our school year. I'm glad to have met the kids and families today. Thank you for your cooperation and patience as we ease into the routines of fourth grade.

Students familiarized themselves with their new classroom by going on a scavenger hunt. There was a lot of fun and questions! We spent most of today labelling and organizing the notebooks and folders. Class rules were determined by the group,with a focus on productive listening habits. Please continue to encourage and support your child as he/she gets back into the habit of listening with open eyes and ears; with a calm body. Most students have responded to occasional reminders and praise. This is a good start.

Next week, we will review these routines as we add on/ refine previous ideas. Starting Monday, homework and reading routines will become a focus. Please refer to the class newsletter that was sent home today for more details. There were also quite a few forms sent home with it. Please make sure you go through them and fill in any tear offs that are needed back in class. There should be a lunch form, a permission slip for Armory trips, two blue cards, and the dismissal tearoff in the newsletter.

Thank you so much for your attention to these matters. If you have any questions please feel free to send a note with your child and I will get in touch with you as soon as possible. This looks like a promising year! Please enjoy the long weekend and see you next Monday!

Supplies

Please bring the following supplies on these days. These portions will make it much easier to bring to our third floor classroom.
Wednesday, September 9
8 Composition Notebooks
7 sturdy two pocket folders with inside pockets
6 dozen pencils
1 Ultra Fine point Sharpie, black


Monday, September 13
4 Large Glue sticks
2 Large Erasers
2 packs of 8 Crayola Markers, Classic Colors Wide Tip
1 24 count Crayola Colored pencils
4 Post it note pads, 3x3 lined
6 boxes of Facial Tissues


Tuesday, September 14
1 5” Fiskar scissors, blunt tip
4 Rolls Bounty towels
2 hand sanitizers
1 box hand wipes
2 yellow legal pads
2 box legal sized envelopes


Wednesday, September 15
1 box Storage bags, zipper, Gallon size
1 box Storage bags, 2.5 gallons
1 box Storage bags, Quart size
$5.00 for National Geographic subscription

Art Supplies
1 Sanford Pen EX-2 Gel ink, Uni ball Medium, Black
2 Roaring Composition Notebooks, Blue, Blank (unlined) 100 sheet

Science Supplies
1 Box Crayons

Wednesday Gym

Just got the cluster schedule: our gym class is scheduled for Wednesdays. Though it is the first day of school, Ms. Ussery is planning to have the class do some physical activities. Please encourage your child to wear sneakers.