I'll be sending weekly communications & updates through the email address you provided to the school at the beginning of the year. Please ensure that I have your correct email address in Infinite Campus (Parent Portal). Please update me if it changes throughout the year.
Thanks so much!
~Mrs. Goedeker
Students should bring a full spill proof water bottle each morning with only water and they may keep it in the classroom. No flavored or colored water in the classroom. Please save all other beverages for lunch or home. We do have a water refilling station for students to fill their own bottles, however use of this will be limited. Students will be allowed one snack during our snack time, which will be in the morning in combination with recess. Candy is not an acceptable snack choice, so please ensure that your student is bringing healthy snacks with them. Since we have several students with severe allergies, please be mindful of the snacks being sent and do not send in snacks with peanuts, or tree nuts. You can check the school website for suggested nut-free snacks.
Every student will have a Back and Forth folder. This is something new I am trying this year to help keep students organized. Students should be using this folder to bring their homework back and forth and to bring home completed work.
Every Thursday, your child will bring home a folder provided by the school and if something comes up or I forget because that can sometimes happen, I will send them the next day. It will contain flyers from school, PTO info, class information, graded work etc. Please go through this every week and send back the empty folder the following day.
We love celebrating your child's birthday in class! Feel free to communicate with me what you would like to do, if anything, certainly not required! Options that don't include food are small dollar store treats such as pencils, trinkets, etc. Please just give me notice so if we have more than 1 - we can plan accordingly and so we can check that is ok to have in our classroom with our class allergies. If you are going to bring in something to eat please make sure that there are 23 treats that are made from the store and packaged. They also need to be nut free, sesame free and kiwi free.
Some safe birthday treat options:
https://www.target.com/p/crispy-rice-treats-rainbow-chip-16ct-favorite-day-8482/-/A-84720773
https://www.target.com/p/white-frosted-sugar-cookies-13-5oz-10ct-favorite-day-8482/-/A-14827476
https://www.target.com/p/froot-loops-cereal-breakfast-bar-18ct-12-6oz/-/A-84109335
https://www.target.com/p/lucky-charms-marshmallow-flavored-bars-8ct/-/A-53141087
https://www.target.com/p/annie-39-s-chocolate-chip-chewy-value-pack-10-68oz/-/A-79344876
If there is a change to your child's normal schedule - please use the Pikmykid app or call the main office. I don't check emails often enough during the day. If there is a permanent change, you can update in the Pikmykid app and schedule things if needed. If school is called for weather, etc., you will be notified of the next steps through email.
Pikmykid Parent App User Guide
Pikmykid Parent App Registration Video
Field Trips
We are working hard and hoping to be able to try to plan at least one field trip this year off school grounds. However, with the bus shortage, we will have limited availability and the cost for each student to ride the bus will be more expensive than in the past. In addition to this, we would like to provide some hands-on experience to help enhance our students learning. In order to be able to do all of these, we are asking for some assistance from you. We have made a science/social studies Amazon wish list for fourth grade with some of the items we will need. Below is a QR link to it.