Dear Fourth Grader,

I am thrilled to be welcoming you to fourth grade! I hope this letter finds you enjoying the last few weeks of summer. September 6, 2022 will be the start of a great new academic and social experience. We will have a fantastic year together!  I have many exciting activities and projects planned for this year.  I would like you to spend some time over these next couple of weeks thinking about how we can help make fourth grade a wonderful year for you.  What will your goals be? How can we work together to achieve them? These are some year long conversations that will begin when you arrive in September. Our learning experiences and reflections will be our guides to an enriching year.

More importantly, I have been spending the last few weeks setting up the classroom to make sure everything is ready for your arrival and that this will be the best class year ever.

On the first day of school, please bring in a few books (2-3) OR titles of books that you have read this summer.  Also, please bring in ONE current picture of yourself. If you have an extra pair of headphones, please bring them to school. We will be using them in class this year.

Parents: Please fill out this survey.

Students: Please fill out this survey. 

I cannot wait to meet all of you!

A few things about me:  

• I grew up in Scarsdale.  

• I went to Fox Meadow!

• I have a son.  His name is Paul.  He will be 4 in September. 

• I love to drink coffee and seltzer! My favorite animal is a pig 🙂 

• A few of my favorite books are Wish, Book Scavenger, Wonder, and Becoming Naomi Leon.

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we are curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Walt Disney

                                                                                       All the best,

                                                                                       Mrs. Rickard

These are the school supplies you will need if you have not ordered a PTA supply box:

FOURTH GRADE LIST – 2021-2022 

6 – Mead black & White wide ruled composition notebook

6 – small glue sticks

1 – 12 ct. Crayola colored pencils

1 – 8 ct. Crayola twistable crayons

5 – 10 count Ticonderoga sharpened #2 pencils

1 – Sanford White magic rub eraser

3 –  box of Kleenex tissue

2– chisel tip yellow highlighter

4 – 3×3 Post-It Notes

1 – Heavy duty blue portfolio w/2 horizontal pockets

1-Heavy duty yellow portfolio w/2 horizontal pockets

1-Heavy duty red portfolio w/2 horizontal pockets

1-Heavy duty green portfolio w/2 horizontal pockets

1-Heavy duty purple portfolio w/2 horizontal pockets

1- Heavy duty orange portfolio w/2 horizontal pockets

1 – 8 ct. Crayola washable markers (broad tip)

1 – 8 ct. Crayola washable markers (fine tip)

1 – 35 ct. Clorox disinfecting wipes

1 – protractor

4- Fine Point Black Sharpies

1-blunt-tipped child scissor

1- 12inch ruler (clear plastic)