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Fourth Grade Wiki Site

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Basic Training

School Supplies

Student Expectations

Parent Expectations

Discipline Policy

Homework Policy

Attendance Policy

TAKS

Clothing Concerns

Highland Park P.T.A. Updates

Field Trips and Special Events

Student/Family Assignments

Tips for Kids and Parents

 

Fourth Grade Team, 2009 - 2010

Lisa Bachman    Room #106      lbachman@austinisd.org

Beth Finkle    Room #103          bfinkle@austinisd.org

Sally Hunter    Room #101         shunter@austinisd.org

Laine Leibick    Room #102       lleibick@austinisd.org

Anna Lundy    Room #104        anna.lundy@austinisd.org

Tamra Snell    Room #105         tsnell@austinisd.org

 

Welcome Fourth Grade Parents!

    You will be truly amazed at the changes in your child over this next year.  He or she will become a more independent young person and, yes, they will begin to sound like fifth graders by next May!  We  look forward to traveling with all of you on  your children’s journey through fourth grade as we work to help them develop the personal, academic, and social skills they will need the rest of their lives.

    Our collective teaching experience totals over 100 years and we would like to share our observations on successful students.  The most successful students are those who can “read” the people and events around them and respond appropriately.  This ability to watch and listen and to adapt to different situations is even  more essential than innate intelligence.  Please help your child  develop these skills by exposing him or her to a variety of cultural events and discussing appropriate behavior.  Keep it simple - compare the behavior accepted at McDonalds with that appropriate at a more formal restaurant.  Discuss how and why people should behave differently at  a movie theater than at a ball game.

    Make your child a full, contributing member of your family - assign chores or other responsibilities and let him or her deal with the natural consequences of doing the job well or of not doing it at all.  Watch your children in social situations and help them become aware of ways they can improve relationships and interactions with both peers and adults.  Fourth graders participate in many special events and field trips and we expect the children to treat speakers, docents, their classmates, and parent helpers with respect.

    Fourth grade teachers will try to reinforce appropriate skills throughout the year with our “CHARACTER COUNTS!” program to develop positive character traits.  We will stress the six pillars of Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship.  Students will also be encouraged to complete at least eight service hours during the year.  Please let us know if you have suggestions for service opportunities. 

    A personal goal for us is to keep the fourth graders acting and feeling like kids.  This is the last year they will truly belong only to their families - we encourage you to enjoy the time and make it last as long as possible.

    Remember that the original goal of public education was to develop active, knowledgeable, and contributing members of society.  Our children will benefit most and be happiest if we all work together toward this goal. 

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