Kim Braxton
4th Grade
Methods of Communication
Class DoJo
phone: RMA main line @ 336-229-0909
email: [email protected]
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Spelling Bee
Congratulations to our classroom spelling bee winner, Ezekyeri Kisitu. He will be representing our class at the school-wide spelling bee coming up soon.
Grandfather Mountain Trip
The final payment for the Grandfather Mountain field trip will be in the amount of $65.00 due by Friday, January 17, 2025. We are so excited about this trip and all the learning and fun the students will have! Looking forward to March 12th.
Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observance
Rivermill Academy will observe Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday on Monday, January 20th. There will be no school that day for students and staff.
Finishing Work for the Week
In an effort to keep students "up-to-date" on their classwork and homework assignments, each week any assignments that haven't been completed by Friday afternoon will be sent home for completion and return to school the following Monday.
Student Progress - PowerSchool
Please remember that you can monitor your student's grades via PowerSchool. If you need a log-in, please let me know.
The Jaguar Journal
Each week, the RMA newsletter, The Jaguar Journal, delivers informative and timely information about upcoming RMA events. Please be sure to check out this week's edition delivered to the email address listed in PowerSchool.
Class Happenings
Please use the "This Week" tab to learn what students will be learning this week. I will list the math standards there that we are covering as well as list any quizzes or tests being given this week.
Multiplication Tables
Please help your student with learning their multiplication tables. Their fluent knowledge of multiplication facts will make all the difference for them in Math class this year.
New Lunch Ordering System
There will be a new lunch ordering system used this year, MealManage. If you would like for your student to have hot lunch this year, you will need to set-up an account with this new system. Use this link for more information: New Lunch Order System - River Mill Academy (rivermill-academy.org)
Vision Concerns
Fourth grade is often when students develop a need for eye glasses. Students may have trouble seeing the board when they may not have had trouble with this last year. Please discuss with your student how they are doing with their vision this year. There are only so many seats "near the board" and they fill quickly. Thank you for your help with this.
School Illness
Given the opportunity for illness at school, including the stomach flu and other viruses, if your student is not feeling well, please keep them at home. School policy requires that a student be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school. Students with a fever of 99.4 or greater may be sent home at the direction of the school nurse, Mrs. Coble. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Student Absences and Tardies
When your student is absent from school, please send a note detailing the reason for their absence so that I may correctly mark attendance each day. Please also know that tardies are recorded the morning the student is late. Upon receiving 3 tardies, I will send a reminder email. If a student has been tardy 5 times, Mrs. Bradshaw will send a letter home. Ten tardies will result in a day of suspension from school. Please work to consistently arrive at school on time.
"Sign and Return" on Student Assessments
To ensure that parents are seeing their student's grades on assessments, in 4th grade I ask that parents please sign and return all assessments (they will be stamped for your signature) in the student's Communication folder when they return to school the next morning. Thank you for your help with this!