Welcome!
Happy Summer! August, 2014
I hope you are having a wonderful summer filled with fun experiences. Be sure to look for learning opportunities in all that you do.
Be observant, ask questions, be curious, research, solve problems....live your life aware of your surroundings!
Keep a journal about interesting and/or everyday things that you observe. Write about your activities and things that you realize or discover this summer. Write letters or postcards to friends and family. Create poems about your vacation and events of the break.
Read, read, read. Read novels, nonfiction books, poems, magazines, newspapers, comic books, website articles, plays, etc.... Lose yourself in books and read everyday. Research shows that kids need to read a bit everyday just to maintain their reading level. Challenge yourself and read A LOT to increase your reading level and your enjoyment of reading.
Play math games on the computer (Think Through Math, First in Math, Cyberchase, etc...) Practice facts, count money, measure, play strategy games like Mastermind and Rummikub, etc... Keep your math mind active and have fun!
Explore outside, go for hikes, go to museums, look at bugs, and conduct your own experiments. Make mudpies, plant a garden, make your own bubbles, paint outside with water and watch it evaporate. Interact with nature and be curious.
Help others this summer. Assist your parents or siblings. Collect food for the Round Rock Serving Center. Keep a water bottle in your car to give to someone without a home that you see at an intersection. Pick up trash and recycle. Find ways to volunteer in our community. Smile at people and be a good friend.
The 2014-2015 school year will be amazing! I know that you are all excited about fourth grade, but be sure to enjoy the rest of your summer as well. I can't wait to meet my new students and I look forward to the wonderful things we will learn together this year.
Sincerely,
Pam Bartholomew
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