Students should be working on their Water Science Project. Questions or ideas
were due on 3/28/12. Please email me if you have any questions or concerns.
September 2, 2011
Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and is ready to start
4th grade! We are looking forward to a fun and successful year.
In fourth grade we will continue to improve reading, writing and math skills,
while using these skills to expand knowledge in other content areas such as
literature, science, and social studies.
Required Supplies:
Pencils
Backpack
Dry board eraser, or a clean sock, to be used as an eraser on a dry
erase board (used, but clean ok)
Suggested Supplies:
Hand held pencil sharpener
Pencil/supply bag (not too large, desk space is limited)
Scissors
Glue stick
12 pack of colored pencils
Disinfecting wipes, boxes of tissues and extra pencils are a welcome donation
throughout the school year.
Homework:
This year Northwest will be implementing a school-wide homework procedure.
All homework and notices will be sent home on Thursdays. The homework sent
will be for the following week. Reading, spelling, and science or social
studies homework will all be due by the following Wednesday. Only math
homework will be due on a daily basis. Students will be given a 3-ring binder
with a folder for transporting notices and math homework, a spiral notebook
for writing reading responses, and a section with a monthly calendar and lined
pages for communication between parents and teacher. There will also be a
weekly assignment sheet. It is each student's responsibility to write his or
her behavior color, and any notes in the communication section, show it to a
parent and get it signed, and bring it back to school EVERY DAY. Daily
behavior will be recorded in this book using the following behavior color
code:
Green = great behavior today.
Yellow = warning needed to correct behavior.
Red = behavior inappropriate after warning.
If a student earns a red, a "Think Slip" will need to be completed by the
student and signed by a parent forhomework. On a Think Slip paper a student
will explain in writing the actionthey chose that was inappropriate, and what
they should have chosen as a better action or behavior.
I will check this book every morning to see if math homework is completed and
behavior code is initialed by a parent.
Lunch:
The fourth grade lunch time is at 11:35. Please be sure your child eats
breakfast and has a quick snack for morning working snack time. Read about
the breakfast program in the Northwest handbook. Breakfast price is $1.10,
$0.30 if reduced status.
Lunch money is collected daily, weekly or monthly, your choice. We now have
lunch cards so your child has an account. If you pay for full or reduced
lunch, and send in a check for $50.00, your child's account will be credited
$55.00. The cost of lunch is $1.80 a day/ $.40/day for reduced lunch. If you
received free or reduced lunch last year you will continue to do so until
Sept. 30th. A new application for free/reduced lunch status is included in
this homework folder. Please complete this form by Sept. 30th.
Ice Cream will be available for purchase for $.50.
New Computerized Lunch Card System
You can still pay weekly. If you send in $50.00, School Food & Nutrition
services will put $55.00 on your child's account.
School lunch price is $1.80 a day.
1 day - $1.80
2 days- $3.60
3 days- $5.40
4 days- $7.20
5 days- $9.00
ICE CREAM for snack purchase will be available next week for $.50.
Use Study Island Go to
http://www.studyisland.com/
Username is first initial.lastname.nwes
Example of username: d.villiard.nwes
Password is northwest
SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB ORDERING ON LINE
Dear Parent,
I have exciting news... You can now place your Scholastic Book Club orders
online!
Browse all the great monthly Club selections at low prices and order online -
all while helping our classroom earn FREE books, software, and resources.
Here's how it works:
Use the information below to access the Scholastic Book Clubs Web site.
Browse the titles with your child, and place your order with your credit
card.
Your order will come to me, and your credit card payment will go directly to
Scholastic's secure server. There's no need to send money to school.
After I submit the entire class's order to Scholastic, your order will be
delivered to our classroom for your child to take home.
www.scholastic.com/parentordering
You will need a one time code, here it is: GVDZ8
Remember, placing your online credit card order is completely safe and
secure.
Ordering online is the most convenient way to use Scholastic Book Clubs- and
it is the only way to take advantage of exclusive online-only offers and an
expanded selection of books and software. The best part is, you can order
anytime, right up until the online order due date.
If you have any questions, please don�t hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Villiard
