4TH GRADE MEET & GREET

2014-2015

We are a team in your child’s education!

Freedom’s Fourth Grade Teaching Team:Mrs. Kim Crom

Mrs. Kelsey EberhartMrs. Michelle Zilverberg

We are going to have a fantastic year CREATING

AWESOME!We have lots of engaging, exciting, and empowering

things planned for this school year!

A LITTLE ABOUT ME

Graduated from UCCS with a Batchers in

Anthropology and a Masters in Elementary

Education

7th year of teaching

5rd year in 4th grade

Just got married!

LEARNING IN 4T H GRADE

Reading• Reading to learn• Close reading• Integrating social studies into reading

Math• Multi-digit multiplication and long

division• Fractions

MORE FUN LEARNING

Writing• Developing clear ideas• Proficient in a variety of genres: narrative,

informational opinion and research

Social Studies• Colorado History

Science• Space, Electricity, Ecosystems

COMMUNICATION

Email

Planner

Phone

Website

FOOD

Snack • Healthy snack will get the kids

through the day

Birthday treats• Served at the end of the day• Be aware of allergies

HOMEWORK

Read 30 minutes each night

Math homework - online

Variations will be noted in planner

PLANNERS

I will sign the planner if all assignments

are written down

I ask that you sign the planner every

night.• This tells me you looked over your

child’s homework

Notes can be written in planners

4 T H G R A D E O P P O R T U N I T I E S !

Here are some activities your student may be

interested in:

Band, Choir, Orchestra

After school sports challenge

Student Council

Freedom Falcon Focus (video club)

Others to be determined!

NEW LUNCH PROCEDURES

Register online for email alerts when their

child's lunch account reaches a low balance. In

order to register online, parent or guardian will

need student's birthdate.

Automated "low balance calls" will be

generated to 719 numbers only. Long distance

families need to refer to suggestion number 1.

LUNCHES CONTINUED

Allergy forms will be available in our school office, our

kitchen office and at our table for open house. Allergy form

must be completed by an M.D. or D.O. Once form is submitted

to school district 11 dietician for review, the family will be

notified of acceptance (could take up to 2 weeks). Our cafe

cannot make any special menu arrangements until the allergy

form has been reviewed and accepted by our school district

dietician.

BUS PASSES

If your child rides the bus pick up their pass today

from the classroom teacher.

If your child rides the bus but a pass has not yet

been issues, please tell your child’s teacher. Your

student will get a pass on Monday morning.

FOR MONDAY

Don’t forget:

Favorite book to share & one to read

Brown Bag

Healthy snack

Lunch money

Check or exact change for fourth grade fees ($12)

OTHER INFORMATION

Flash drive/USB thumb drive

Sign in

Do you have your Parent Information Brochure?

Brown Bag – Due Monday

Thank you!

Please look around & feel free to ask questions.

We are looking forward to a great year!