Dear Parent(s),

I hope you have received your hard copy of this site.  I purposely send a hard copy of my "Weekly News" with your child's Friday folder, because I know it makes your life easier when you are looking through the folder.  Once in awhile, I find I make a mistake and will show the corrections here.  Please feel free to use this as a help to you.  Miss G.

 Even though there are not any test papers to be signed this week, I’m sending home Friday folders, so you can be familiar with the format of my Weekly News.   My Weekly News will be posted on my Class page, as well.

Take a look at the calendar below.   You’ll see what assessments will be given during the week.   Mrs. Daemmrich sometimes informs me of math and social studies tests, but sometimes she does not, so you may want to check her class page as well.   

Below the weekly events, will be a listing of tests that must be corrected in red by your son or daughter, signed by you, and returned on Monday mornings.    There is also a listing of the things you do not return to school and keep at home.

Spelling is going to be different this year.   We will have spelling tests, but not necessarily weekly.   The words for the test will be coming out of the workbook called “Word Wisdom”.   When I sight a page number for the spelling test listed below, these will be the words tested from the list I am sending home as a hard copy.   I do not spend class time working on the words for the tests.   Your child will need to practice them as homework.

 I’ve enclosed a September reading calendar.   As you read, Mrs. Daemmrich and I encourage daily reading, at home.   Please initial and place the time your child spent reading each day. I will have you tally the minutes at the end of the month and will collect the completed calendar.

Four the first four weeks of September, all fourth grade students will be going to the computer room three days out of each week.   They will be practicing their keyboarding.   Miss Benson and the fourth grade teachers are hoping to help them improve their typing skills, so that the use of technology, during our subject times will be fruitful, this year and into the future years.   Miss Benson is asking the studen5ts to practice a certain level each week.   This week, we are on level one, next week level two, and so on.

Please see that the Friday folder is returned on Tuesday morning, September 7^th.  

We’ve had a great week!  Hope you do too!

Miss G.

P.S. I send home a hard copy of this “Weekly News” with the Friday folders.   I also use this as my classpage, which you can look at on-line.   Included on my classpage are subject learning objectives for the upcoming week if you are interested.

P.S.S. (if there is such a thing) I’m including a paragraph from the on-line Wed. packet to remind you that the Wed. packets have gone green.

Welcome to our New and Improved Method of Communication!!  This year, there will be a change to the Wednesday Packet as SMV is moving toward electronic communication.  The principal’s weekly letter will be emailed to all families.  All attachments will be posted on the school website.  There will be no paper copies distributed.  The purpose of this weekly letter is to communicate pertinent school and parish information to each family.  It should not include solicitations from outside organizations without the principal’s approval.  Additionally, it is NOT intended to be used as a forum for personal or political opinions.  If you want a communication distributed, the weekly communication will only include information pertaining to the entire school.  Any other communication will be distributed on a classroom level.  Materials to be included in these communications, or distributed to the classroom, must be approved by the principal and must be in the school office by noon on Friday.  The St. Mary Visitation website, www.stmaryeg.org/school/  and www.yourclasspage.com are one of our primary methods of communication with parents. 

Miss G.

 Please Return:

                    1. Friday folder