Welcome to 4th grade! I hope everyone had a great summer break and is feeling rejuvenated. While it is hard to believe (even for me!), it is once again time to reestablish school routines. It will be a great year--focusing on writing and learning about the great state of California, in addition to the usual math, reading, science, music (learning to play the recorder), and P.E. (2-45 minute P.E. periods each week). We will also participate in a watershed restoration project and, hopefully, raise some trout in the classroom. I look forward to meeting everyone on August 20th!
Useful items you may want to purchase for the school year:
- pencils--you'll need 2 #2 sharpened pencils for your own use each day. Consider getting a mechanical pencil. I recommend a .9mm lead pencil if you press down hard when you write or a .7mm lead pencil if you don't.
- individual pencil sharpener--please do not get a battery-operated sharpener.
- erasers
- glue stick
- markers (there will be markers to share available in class)
- small pencil box
- binder with dividers--a great way to stay organized!
- wide-ruled binder paper
- pencils, erasers, colored pencils/crayons/markers
- 12" ruler, with both metric and standard measurement scales
- protractor and compass
- dictionary, atlas, and thesaurus
- library card--visit the Novato Public Library regularly!
Here's to a wonderful year of discovery and learning!
