Welcome to Grade Four

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A warm welcome to Grade Four!

I hope you had a wonderful summer filled with time spent with family and friends. I wish to extend to you and your child my warmest welcome into my classroom. I will be teaching math and language in the afternoon.

This week, students will be learning some of the procedures of the classroom as well as participating in some team-building activities as we learn about collaboration. Students should be bring a chapter book, graphic novel or non-fiction book to read for silent reading by Friday,September 6th.

I look forward to teaching your child and the wonderful learning experiences we will share together as a class.

Yours in learning,
Mrs Zulpo

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