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    Welcome to fourth grade and Room 17!  I am excited to meet you, and I look forward to starting this new school year with you and your child.  I have been at Switlik getting our classroom ready, and I am excited to start the new school year. I hope that you feel the same way when you return on Friday, September 5th. 

     

    I always have a few butterflies the night before school starts, and I bet you do too. I’m sure this year will be no different. Rest assured that we will be taking things slowly in our first few days together. Our focus will be on getting to know each other and all of the new routines that come with the new school year. 

     

    Once school begins, my main general classroom communication is the REMIND text system, email (for both students and parents), and Google Classroom. Please sign up for REMIND texts as soon as possible. (information on how to sign up is listed below) I will continue to update this class page with any new information that I need to share until I have those other forms of communication set up with your personal contact information.

     

    It is important that you bring your charged laptop to school with you on the first day of school and every other day! Many of our resources are online, and our Google Classroom will be the hub for your learning. We will be setting that up on our very first day together. 

     

    I will see you at Switlik on Friday, September 5th. Until then, enjoy the rest of your summer!

     

    My main method of communication is the REMIND text system.

    Please sign up today:

     

    1. Download the REMIND app on your phone (it's free)

    2. Click on this link:

    https://www.remind.com/join/fe6dfg

    3. Follow the prompts to sign up

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    An important note about school supplies:

    Since our desk storage space is limited, I ask that students refrain from bringing in large binders or multiple notebooks, folders, and supplies.  We will be using the following classroom supplies:

    • one three-ring binder (one inch size is perfect)

    • 3 marble notebooks (not spiral bound)

    • one small pencil case or box to store supplies

     

    If you are unable to pick these items up, I will provide these for you. I will also provide pencils and colored pencils, and crayons for students. I know that I have my favorite pens and pencils. If you have special pencils, colored pencils, or crayons that you would like to bring in, that is fine. Please make sure they are labeled with your name. 

     

    One small pencil case or box will be very helpful to store your writing supplies.

    It is important that you bring your charged laptop to school with you every day! Our Google Classroom will be the hub for your learning, and we will be setting it up on our very first day together. 

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    Please do not hesitate to text me (through REMIND) or email me with any questions or concerns you may have. My email address is: 

     nknigge@jacksonsd.org

     
       AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT MULTIPLICATION FACTS:

    MULTIPLICATION

    The best gift that you and I can give your child is the support that they need to MEMORIZE their multiplication facts. Memorization of facts frees up all of your child's working memory so that they can concentrate on the bigger task - solving the real problem before them. 

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