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Welcome to Seoul International School Mr. Mueller 4B

School Year 2012-2013

Dear Parents, I would like to wish you all a very warm welcome to the school year. I am excited about beginning this year that I will share with you and your child. On Wednesday, August 24th at our Parent Night Open House I will be talking in detail about curriculum, homework, special projects, field trips, etc. Since that is a several days away, I have noted some of the classroom procedures below to help get us started.

About Me...

This is my second year teaching at SIS. Before being hired at SIS I spent the last two years teaching 4th grade at The American School of Bangkok in Thailand. I received my Bachelors of Education degree from Winona State University in Minnesota in the fall of 2008. I am currently earning my Masters degree in International Teaching.
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SCHOOL DAY

The SIS school day begins at 8:00 AM and dismissal is at 3:00 PM. Children may enter the building at 7:45 and come to the classroom. If your child comes to school after 8:00 AM, he or she should report to the Elementary Office and a tardy will be reported for the day. Lunch and recess run 10:45-11:45. Afternoon recess runs 1:05-1:35, and a snack break will follow in the classroom, so please pack a healthy snack and drink each day for your child. The children will need both indoor and outdoor shoes. Starting this year Grade 4 will have Specials the final block of the day. In 4B, Day 1 is Music, Day 2 is Library, Day 3 is Art, Day 4 is Computer, and Day 5 is PE (please send suitable gym shoes on that day).
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Within the first few weeks of school, 4B should designate a room parent for the class. This person (or team of people) is invaluable for making our school year run smoothly. Please consider volunteering for this job. In addition, we often need volunteers throughout the year to help with projects or field trips. I will check with you at the Open House to see which parents are available to help with these events.

CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS

Also, your child will be expected to read for 30 minutes each night in addition to the other homework. If your child is consistently unable to complete the homework, please contact me so I might discuss any issues they might be having.
QUESTIONS/CONCERNS/ CONFERENCES

I am available after school (3:00 PM to 4:00 PM) for conferences or to answer any questions or concerns that you may have. Please do not hesitate to contact me as I HOMEWORK am always happy to chat with Homework will begin within parents. The easiest way to the first week for our class. reach me is through e-mail. The fourth grade school My e-mail address at the policy for homework is aboutschool is: 40 minutes a night. The muellerj@siskorea.org . (I activities will vary in ask that you e-mail me at accordance with our your earliest convenience) classroom activities and will support those.
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(Students First Name) (Students Last Name) SIS4B For example, my login ID might read mistermueller4B. Hopefully, the addition of the SIS4B ONLINE COMMUNICATION section of the ID will allow I will also send home notes throughout the year to keep This year I hope to your student to create his incorporate the use of the you informed about or her own unique name. The website Edmodo.com for our site will also request a important dates and class. Edmodo is a social information pertaining to group code to join. Our networking site for our classroom and SIS in group code is kx9ulq. If you teachers and students. general. If there is an find you are having issues important message (such as What I need from you is to with logging in, please something concerning after- have your child register at contact me ASAP. our site. Please visit school transportation or http://www.edmodo.com/ activities), please call the and create an ID for your office to deliver the student by selecting the message. button Im a Student. Please use the following format for the ID:

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Copyright Policy If a work contains language that specifies appropriate use of that work, students should follow the expressed requirements for citing the work. If unsure whether or not one can use a work, one should request permission from the copyright owner. For class presentations we will be using http://search.creativecommons.org/ where we can find media, images, and video to use, edit, and share. I look forward to working with you, and having a very productive school year! Sincerely, Jonathan Mueller 4th Grade Seoul International School
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