Fourth Grade Supply List

Students need to bring the following items with them to school:

• Large backpack;

• School box - plastic cigar box size - NO large plastic cases - they don't fit in the desks!

• #2 pencils - please purchase a large package but allow students to bring only a few at a time to school - NO mechanical pencils!

• Two packages of red ballpoint pens - keep 2 in zippered pouch at all time, keep the rest at home!

• Two packages of notebook paper - wide rule only - these will be taken up and kept at school

• Two spiral notebooks with 3 holes to fit inside binder - wide rule only - one subject type with approx. 70 sheets;

• Six packages of white lined index cards - 3 x 5 size - these will be taken up and kept at school;

• One package of thin line markers;

• One package of wide line markers;

• One package of Crayola coloured pencils;

• Scissors with pointed ends;

• One large box of Kleenex - this will be taken up and kept at school;

• One roll paper towel - this will be taken up and kept at school;

• Two yellow highlighters.

Students will be required to purchase the following supplies. These will be in your child's classroom when they arrive:

• Compass;

• Zippered Pencil Case;

• Plastic Dividers for Binder;

• Coloured Folders with Pockets;

• Individual Pencil Sharpener;

• Assignment Notebook;

• Zippered 3-ring Binder.

Please label as many of the items as possible with your child's name in permanent marker, including pens and pencils! This makes it much easier to locate the owner of lost items at the end of the day!

Assignments for Friday, September 1

We have added lots of new links to places you can go to get games to help with Math, English, Geography, Science etc. Check them out!

Math:Problem Set 10. TEST Tuesday! (Lessons 1-5)	Science:Venn diagram	Social Studies:	Spanish: Handwriting pg. 13. Spelling test!
English:Workbook pg. 5	Internet Activity:	Arts:	Other:

House Rules: Discipline That Works!

Haphazard, "let's try this" approaches to discipline are often doomed to failure. Rather than flailing about in the heat of the moment, parents should actually plan what they'll do when their kids are less than angelic.

When It Works: House rules are an effective, proactive strategy when children know what the rules are, and what will happen if they are broken. Example: It's a house rule that homework has to be done before the TV goes on. If the homework's not done, you lose TV privileges for a set amount of time.

Why It Works: It eliminates the need for parents to think on their feet. It also gives kids a chance to voice their opinions about what the rules should be and how they should be applied. Many families post house rules in a prominent place in the household.

When It Doesn't Work: House rules fail to improve behaviour when adults make them up arbitrarily, with little or no input from children, or when they fail to follow through. If parents ignore a broken curfew, for instance, house rules will cease to have any meaning and kids will ignore them.