August 2023

 

Dear 4th Grade All-Star,

 

Welcome to our 4H family! I am looking forward to seeing you all soon and starting our learning adventure together! We have an exciting year ahead of us, and I am so happy to be able to guide and support you as you learn and grow. Our room is ready and all the supplies you need for the year are here for you as well. All you need to bring on the first day is lunch (unless you are buying), a snack, a water bottle, you, and your smile!

 

Many of you know me as the STEM teacher at Stony Brook. While I am sad that we don’t have STEM this year, I am REALLY excited to be a 4th grade teacher…again!  What you might not know is that when Stony Brook first opened in 2002 I was a 4th grade teacher, and I was teaching in  the same classroom we will be in together this year! 

 

We will begin our school year getting to know each other and creating our routines and expectations for our class. I am looking forward to hearing about your summer and getting to know you better. Here’s something about me:  I love to play games- board games, sports, cards, puzzles- you name it! Word games are probably my favorite type of game to play. This summer I got in the habit of playing games like Wordle and the Crossword on the New York Times. They have a new game called “Connections” and it’s so much fun! I made up my own version for you to try… bring your answer to my puzzle on the first day of school. 

Here’s how to play: 

Look at all of the words. You need to organize them into groups of 4, so that each group of words have something in common. For example:

    star     cray     jelly     gold      are all connected because they can have the word “fish” attached to them

 

    kiwi     lemon    fig    tomato    are all connected because they are fruits

 

 

Ready to try? Here’s my puzzle:

 

 

Remember- create groups of 4 words that are related to each other. You can only use each word once!

 

Enjoy the rest of your summer! I am looking forward to seeing you soon!

 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Hammill

 

Reminders~

*The first day of school is Thursday, September 7th. 

*We have GYM on Thursdays, so wear or bring sneakers on the first day!

*Please bring in a healthy snack to eat and a water bottle, as well as lunch, if you are not buying. 

*All of your Back to School supplies are already here in school for you. You don't need to buy any supplies for the start of the year.

*On Friday, September 8th, we will have our first School Wide Morning Meeting and all are invited to wear Stony Brook spirit wear.