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D O S T Y K A M E R I C A N I N T E R N AT I O N A L S C H O O L

Welcome to 4th Grade!

Ms. Lisa Barnhart
more productive while they are at school, as we will be doing many new and different activities throughout the school day. As in the past, water bottles will be allowed in the classroom. Also, please send your child with a healthy snack (no candy chocolate, or soda) that is quick and easy to eat. The students are allotted 15 minutes of snack time. I am excited for the new school year to begin, and I look forward to meeting you all at Open House on September 4th. I encourage you to attend as I will be outlining the curriculum, classroom procedures, grading, and more! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me anytime by email. lbarnhart@daiskz.org

I hope you had a wonderful summer and that you are looking forward to a great school year. My name is Lisa Barnhart, and I am very pleased to be joining the staff at DAIS. I am from Grand Rapids, Michigan and have been teaching for 10 years. I have taught in South Africa, Kuwait, Colorado and most recently Seoul, South Korea. I would like to welcome all of my students and their parents. I am looking forward to working with all of you this year. The first few weeks of school are always a big adjustment for students. There are many new things to learn so please make sure that they get to bed early. This will help them get into a routine. It will also help them to be

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MondayTechnology
Mr. Fullerton

Tuesday-Drama
Mr. Fullerton

Wednesday-Art
Mrs. Cheryl

Thursday-Library
Mrs. Patsy

omework will begin next week. Students will be responsible for keeping track of their homework in an assignment book. This book will also be another way for us to communicate. Each night students will have homework to complete, which will be a review or extension of the days lessons. If asked, please assist your child if they do not understand a question or assignment, however, as you know, it is important that they do the work themselves. You can check their work for errors when they have

completed their task. In addition Friday-Technology to the time spent on homework, each student will be expected to do Mr. Fullerton 30 minutes of reading each evening. They will maintain a Everyday-PE reading log which helps track their Please wear books read and progress through proper clothing. the school year. Please initial Mr. G their assignment book nightly. I will also be using Edmodo as a tool to communicate. Weekly news, upcoming activities and events will be posted regularly. I will provide you with more information about Edmodo at Open House.