Thank You for Two GREAT Years!

Dear Fourth Grade Families,

Thank you so much for the touching farewells yesterday! I am going to miss everyone so much! I have treasured my experiences here and will never forget them. I am so thankful to have had such wonderful students and parents; it has helped me tremendously in becoming a better teacher!

I genuinely hope to keep in touch with you all well into the future. I would be happy to receive updates from students and parents. I also hope that I might keep you updated as Mrs. Valentine and I find out about teaching jobs for next year.

Thanks again for everything! I will miss you!

Sincerely,

Mr. Valentine

Year End Writing Celebration!

Dear Parents,

Thank you for supporting your children at our End of the Year Writing Celebration! Students shared self-selected pieces they saved from 3rd and 4th grade. Our talented writers provided a nice assortment of writing styles and genres including: literary and persuasive essays, personal and fictional narratives, non-fiction, and poetry. We even had a special demonstration on making Korean Rolls! Delicious! I am SO proud of the writers the 4th graders have become and it is very rewarding for the students to share their talents with an appreciative audience!

Thank you to all!

Mr. Valentine

Poetry Celebration

Parents and Students,

Thank you all for your part in making our poetry celebration a huge success! Students took great pride in reading their poems and it was a true reward to have so many poetic strategies come together into such beautiful language! Students shared BIG ideas and feelings in small moments, objects, and places. They saw topics in fresh, new ways and made comparisons using similes and metaphors. Precise, honest word choice, and show, not tell details helped the poems come to life! Line breaks, rhythms, rhymes, and repetition created music that pleased our ears. The fourth graders can say with confidence, "I AM a poet!"