Dear New 4th Grader,

Welcome to Fourth Grade! I am Mrs. Milam, and I am happy to have you in my homeroom class for the 2018-2019 school year.

I hope you have had a wonderful summer and are ready to enjoy this next school year. I know I have enjoyed spending time with my five-year old daughter, Audrey, and my almost four-year old son, Graham. It is going to be hard to leave them, but I am really looking forward to starting this new school year.

I am excited to be returning to Marion as a fourth grade teacher. This will be my sixteenth year teaching and my eleventh year at Marion.  I am looking forward to sharing the wonderful world of reading and writing with you this year! One of my favorite hobbies is reading, and teaching young writers is my passion.  We are going to have a lot of fun exploring those two subjects together!

Fourth grade will be a little bit different than what you’ve experienced in the past. I will be your homeroom, reading and writing teacher.  You will have the opportunity to change classes for your other subjects. Mrs. Smith will be your math teacher, and Mrs. Arnold, who is new to Marion, will be your social studies and science teacher.  You will enjoy the different teaching styles and personalities of all of your teachers.

Dismissal from Marion will look a little different this year.  Our first job is to keep you safe, and in order to do that, there is a small change in regards to car tags.  Car tags will now be provided for both carpool and walk-up areas. Your parents will receive your car tag at Meet the Teacher.  If you are a car rider, it is important that your parents hang the sign on the rear view mirror for staff members to see. If your parents pick you up as a walker by the gym, they will also need a tag.  They will need to hold the tag with your name on it so that it is visible to the teachers that walk you outside. Please tell your parents “thank you” for helping us out with this new procedure!

I look forward to seeing you at the annual Marion Back to School Parade on Monday, August 13th at 9:00 am and that evening at “Meet the Teacher” from 4:30-6:00 pm. Be sure to bring your supplies to “Meet the Teacher”.  Please leave your folders, spirals and composition books unlabeled. You may put your name on your pencils, markers, scissors, etc.

Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Smith and I are looking forward to seeing you there.  We are going to have a SUPER year, and I can’t wait to get started!

Enjoy the last few days of summer!

See you soon,

Mrs. Milam