4th Grade
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Dear Soon-to-Be 5th Grade Students:

We look at you and realize that you are not the same kids that we welcomed in our classroom last year.

Physically, you all are a couple of inches taller, many of you have different haircuts, and your style has changed a little as you have grown into yourself.

You are stronger readers, writers, and thinkers; and now you can speak with more confidence than last August. Even though you are the same kid, you are different and that makes us simultaneously sad and happy!

We hope that you always knew that we cared for you, more than you learned how to write an essay or a micro-story. Our goal was not only for you to be prepared for this upcoming school year, but to prepare you for the world and help you grow into a change-maker. We hope that we taught you how to deal with frustration with grace, how to listen with compassion and respond with respect. Last but not least, how to be a risk taker and a supportive friend, who is willing to learn from his/her beautiful mistakes.

With Love,

Your 4th grade teachers!