First Day of 4th Grade!

Wow! The first day of school is over and done, and as expected I think it's going to be a great year with a great group of kids!

There are a few things that would be beneficial for your child to bring to school if they have not already:

1) Water bottle! Students often get thirsty throughout the day. Rather than missing instructional time to get a drink they need to have a water bottle (w/a lid) at their desk.

2) Healthy snack. We will have a brief 5min snack mid morning. Their snacks need to be both healthy as well as quick and easy. Apples, granola bars, crackers, carrot sticks are all great options!

3) A chapter book for silent reading. While graphic novels, sport stat books, lego books and the like are all fun and interesting, silent reading books need to be a chapter books. Students are welcome to have the other books in their backpacks to read in spare time but during our "Read to Self" time they need to read a chapter book.

Over the weekend I compiled a parent email list and on Monday I emailed a trial run email to everyone. If you did not receive the trial parent email that means it either bounced back to me or I have a different email for you. Please let me know if you did not receive the email, providing me with the email address you would like to use for parent/teacher communication.

Also, please look for the Alameda Back to School packet to come home with your child tomorrow. This packet will contain a student registration form to be updated, cafeteria calendar, student handbook, PTA information and much more!

(don't forget to sign your child's planner indicating that both you and your child read this blog post)

I look forward to a great year!
**Julie Brown
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