Welcome to fourth grade! Just a few reminders. Transportation changes still need to go through the office or sent in writing with your child. Changes cannot be made via email! Please send a note with your child whenever they will be leaving early. Often I don't have time to check my email until the end of the day. I have noticed that there have been an unusual amount of instances of students having to leave early. Please schedule any appointments, if possible, after the school day. Our day is packed and your child is missing valuable instructional and testing time. When students are absent, they are responsible for making up the work. Students will have an “Absent Folder” on their desk when they return. Students have the same number of days they were gone, for example, if John misses 2 days of school, he would have 2 days after he returned to school to make up the work. Much of our classroom activities cannot be done at home (group work, experiments, in-class games, buddy class activities, etc), so regular attendance is encouraged. Thank you for taking the time to read this!