Welcome to Fourth Grade!

August 11, 2011

Dear Fourth Grade Families,

                Welcome back to school! I would like to introduce myself because I am new to the Carden family. My name is Daniela Behm and I am so excited to work with you and your student. I have had a lot of experience with fourth grade and I am so grateful that I can join this fourth grade team. For some of you this is a welcome back, for others, we are glad to have you as part of our family. We are looking forward to building lasting relationships with all of you. Please take a moment to fill out the student information card attached to this letter; there is also a weekly schedule showing our special periods

                Carden is using a student agenda again this year. This is a vital tool the teachers will use to keep in contact with you on a daily basis.  Please do look at & sign your child’s agenda each day.  Carden has a “Communication Tuesday” policy. Each Tuesday your student will receive a large envelope with information primarily from the front office. Please empty this on Tuesday, read the information, sign & date the envelope and send it back to school with your student on Wednesday.

                There are a couple of classroom policies I want to make you aware of. Any homework assigned is due the next day unless otherwise stated. If your child is absent, it is his/her responsibility to find out what is due and will have 2 days (per absent day) to make up the work. Students also need to be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes at home each day.

                I have a classroom website/blog (http://missbehm.blogspot.com/) that will help you keep up to date with all pertinent classroom information. Each day the website will be updated with the daily agenda information; and each week the spelling and vocabulary words will be listed as well. I post reminders about classroom events, have links to a variety of websites (i.e. the math book online, CLI our online grader, educational games, etc.) I also will post photos/videos of the students actively learning. Please note on the student information card if you DO NOT want your child’s photo on our website.

There is also a no toy policy; please make sure your child understands that toys are for home, not for school. There are no electronics or cell phones in the on position while on campus.

                This will be a great year. We have a great fourth grade teaching team, and a wonderful support staff. Again, if you believe anything needs our attention, please let me know. I look forward to meeting and working with all of you.

Thank you,

Daniela Behm

daniela.behm@learningmatters.org

623-556-2179 (School)

623-556-2179 x2536 (Classroom)

http://missbehm.blogspot.com/