Dear Students and Families,

Welcome back to school! We hope that you have had a great summer and that you are excited about returning to school. Our fourth grade team is enthusiastically preparing an interesting and challenging year for your child.

Some of the more extensive units of study include:

Learning about state geography and history so that we can invite you to our annual Minnesota Rendezvous
Writing realistic fiction stories and ABC books
Taking a Big River Journey down the mighty Mississippi
Studying inventions and engineering
Thank you in advance for your support and partnership in our students’ education.


Sincerely,



The 4th Grade Team (

Jeni Alcakovic

, Vergene Downs, Kathy Lang

, Shirley Ochi-Watson, and Ryan Running)