4th Grade Team

Mrs. Baker	teresa.baker@fcps.org	ext. 62920
Mrs. Miller	julie.miller@fcps.org	ext. 62923
Ms. Moss	linda.moss@fcps.org	ext. 62922
Mrs. O'Neill	dena.oneill@fcps.org	ext. 62921

Fourth Grade News

April 9, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS to our fourth graders! They gave wonderful effort in completing this year’s MSA testing. We’re very proud of them!

Our fourth graders have two very special learning opportunities coming up:

• ESSL Visit on Tuesday, Apr. 15 (O’Neill, Moss) or Wednesday, April 16 (Baker, Miller)

• Trip to see “Freedom Train” play at Weinberg Center on Friday, April 18
Please be sure permission slips are returned to school in order for your child to be able to attend these trips.

Our yard sale will be held on ____________. Please continue to send in gently used items that your children no longer are interested in but that would be new to others! Parent help is welcomed and appreciated as students shop with the money they have earned in their account books. Please return the volunteer flyer if you are available to help. Thanks for all the items and assistance you give to make this a success!
Please continue to check your child’s homework planner daily. We post assignments in the classroom for students to write in their planner daily, and this is an important communication for all of us. In this season of spring sports, please help us to reinforce that sports don’t supersede homework.

Congratulations to our fourth grade History Bee participants: Amanda Danner, ________________ . They represented our school well at FCC last month at the Frederick County History Bee. Great job!

We are enjoying the chance to work with you and your children. If you ever have any questions or concerns about your child’s learning, please contact your child’s teacher. We’re here to help! Happy Spring!

4th grade team

FOURTH GRADE SUPPLY LIST FOR 2007-2008

The fourth grade teachers are requesting your cooperation in preparation for your child’s upcoming school year. In an effort to facilitate a smooth transition from primary to intermediate grades, we wish to stress organization from the beginning of the school year.

Listed below are supplies that your child will use during the school year in the instructional program at each grade level. We appreciate your support in providing these materials for your child. However, if you are unable to purchase any of these supplies, please contact a staff member at the school:

*Four #2 standard pencils (No mechanical pencils – please)
*Pencil Eraser
*Five spiral notebooks (No wireless notebooks – please)
*Loose-leaf Standard Rule paper ( No college-ruled please)
*Five folders with pockets on the bottom to keep loose papers
*A box of colored pencils
*A box of crayons
*Ruler (metric and standard measure)
*A small bottle of school glue or a glue stick
*Pair of scissors
*A box of tissues
*A school box or zippered pouch for storing materials

*Assignment Notebook – an assignment notebook will be given to each
student on the first day of school. The cost will be $5.00 and will be
collected during the first week of school. They will NOT be available
during the summer.

Donations of the following items for class use throughout the year are appreciated:

Ziploc Bags Hand Sanitizer

We also request that students DO NOT bring trapper keepers, mechanical pencils, or large three-ring binders. There is not enough room in the student desks to store these.

We appreciate your cooperation in helping your child begin the school year in an organized manner. We hope you will find this list helpful. Have a good summer! We look forward to working with you and your child next year.

The Fourth Grade Teachers

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