4th Grade Updates
UPCOMING DATES:
Tuesday, April 22 - Progress Reports LIVE on RenWeb at 6 PM
Friday, April 25 - Field Day for grades 1-4 at Our Savior Lutheran
Tuesday, April 29 - Email homeroom teacher by today after viewing your child's progress report
Tuesday, April 29 - Eagle Excellence Night 4:00-7:00 (All 4th graders should plan to arrive to the back of the sanctuary at 4:20 in preparation for our 4:30 recorder & Spanish song performance.)
Friday, May 9 - School Musical at 6 PM and 8 PM (Students attend both; parents choose one to attend)
Tuesday, May 13 - Crime Stoppers Social Media & Mental Health Awareness Presentation for Parents (6-7 PM in MS Gym)
THIS WEEK'S NEWS:
FIELD DAY REMINDERS (Friday, April 25):
Please click on Field Day Information from Mrs. Keiper 2025 to view more information about Field Day from Mrs. Keiper, including a schedule of events and a map.
Students should wear their Fearless Trinity Spirit Shirt (blue), athletic shorts (neat and modest), and comfortable running shoes. Hats and sunglasses can help if the weather is going to be sunny.
Students should arrive to Our Savior Lutheran by 8:45 a.m. Be sure to check in with a 4th grade teacher (or another Trinity teacher) when you arrive to be counted present for the school day. Teachers help with the races, so look there for us!
Students will be given their individual event schedule on Thursday to take home. Please safety pin this to the back of their shirt Friday morning. Some students also like to safety pin the ribbons they earn to their shirts as well.
Students are allowed to leave after their last event, but are encouraged to stay and cheer on their classmates. Students need to check-out with a teacher before leaving.
Remember sunscreen and water! Concessions will be offered by OSL. Coolers are allowed, but please consider supporting OSL as they graciously host the event.
Look for the "Trinity camp" after checking in with your child's teacher. Trinity families often set up their tents, canopies, and blankets together in the same area -- ofter under the trees along the grassy area where the races are -- so that students can hang out between events. Many students also like to bring Frisbees, footballs, or other games to enjoy with their friends between events.
As we are planning costumes for our "Walking on Sunshine" routine for the musical, we are hoping to keep it as simple and inexpensive for all of you. The kids will be in all black with yellow accents.
Girls: Black shirt, black leggings, and yellow tutu
Boys: Black shirt, black shorts, and yellow baseball-type socks
We will provide the tutu for the girls and the socks for the boys. We were able to buy them in bulk. Your account will be charged about $3.10.
Optional: If your child would like to add additional yellow accessories, they may do that, as well!
Note: If you told us that your child will not be participating, you will not be charged.
Make plans to attend this year's Eagle Excellence Night on Tuesday, April 29, from 4:00-7:00 PM. It is a wonderful chance to celebrate your child’s successes and growth and to reflect on God’s goodness and faithfulness throughout the year. It is a come-and-go event, but all 4th graders should plan to arrive by 4:20. See more details below:
Students may wear ANY dress code clothing for the performance. Nothing special required!
Please arrive to the sanctuary around 4:20. Students will sit in the back pews (where their recorders & books will be waiting) until their 4:30 performance. All students are expected to participate.
Please check out the grade-level displays either before or after our performance between 4:00-6:00. Enjoy looking at all of the Texas city trifolds (but please leave everything behind when you depart the classroom … we’ll send it all home another day!).
Your child will receive a “passport” to complete throughout the evening, if desired. The passport encourages families to wander throughout the campus to view masterpieces from other classes and grade levels. Any passports completed & turned in will be entered into a drawing to win a prize for your student’s entire homeroom class!
OLD REMINDERS:
Students should bring a reusable water bottle to school DAILY. Even with the cooler weather, students need to stay hydrated ... and it's just not feasible to send 68 students to the drinking fountain and still get good teaching and learning in! :)
Please check how many pencils your child has. Some students have depleted their entire stash of pencils, and they need to bring in more. We continue to work on responsibility -- storing pencils inside our pencil pouches so we have access to them in all three classes.
As it gets colder, please remember that, per our school handbook, all outerwear (sweatshirts, jackets, hoodies, sweaters, and pullovers) must be worn:
● Over dress code shirts
● Indoors provided they are: Trinity Klein apparel purchased from the spirit shop
● Outdoors provided they are: Neat & modest
GENERAL REMINDERS:
Our 24-25 Parent/Student Handbook can be found HERE. Please note that this year's Handbook has the links to additional handbooks (e.g. Athletic, Admissions, Student Services, etc.) within it. Additionally, Elementary School and Middle School specific policies have been broken out into their own Handbooks and linked within as well. There is signature page to confirm that you have received and read through the handbook.
Please see THIS DOCUMENT for information on how we determine conduct scores. A "3" for conduct is the starting point/average score -- in other words, nothing to be concerned about but encouraging some improvements.
Listen to this year's "Fearless" theme song from home at THIS LINK.
Students are starting to take AR tests to accumulate points to earn prizes! You can see how many AR points your child has by visiting ARhome.trinityklein.org. Then, log in with Clever at the bottom and click "log in with Google." (Usernames are first.lastname@tkeagles.org and Google passwords are tklsFFLLLL -- FF=first two initials of first name, LL = first four initials of last name.)
Remember to order your child's hot lunch in advance using THIS LINK. We've had quite a few students needing "emergency lunches." Ordering ahead helps us make sure that we have enough food for everyone that needs a lunch!
Make sure to label sweatshirts and jackets with your child's name!
Please get in the habit of removing the graded papers from the "take home" section of your child's binder at least once per week. This helps to keep us all organized. :)
Homework is an important part of developing responsibility in 4th grade. Your child will have homework most evenings. Please help your child to get into the habit of carving out time to study and complete homework. If assignments are incomplete at the beginning of the day, parents will receive a notification, and 10 points will be deducted from your child's grade for that assignment.
Students will begin going to the school library each Thursday. Click HERE to put books on hold or explore the library's catalog.
If your child is absent, please email your child's teacher. We will gather work and have it in the front office for pick-up (if desired) by 2:15 PM. Please have your child bring ALL supplies and work (even incomplete work) back to school when they return. Students have as many days to make up their work as they are absent.
All Trinity students should wear their blue polo shirt with the embroidered Trinity logo to chapel each Wednesday.
Please check your child's planner each night, and sign your name when your child has completed everything. If there's any confusion about an assignment, click on the "planner/homework" tab below for more details. The due date is the next school day, unless listed otherwise.
Students are encouraged to read 20 minutes EVERY night from a chapter book or informational text at their grade level.
Students should practice multiplication facts for at least 5 minutes EVERY night. See the handout in your child's binder (behind the "math" tab) for ideas of HOW to practice multiplication and for the order of tests.
Please make sure that all water bottles, jackets, and sweatshirts are labeled with your child's name. This helps us get lost items back to their owners. :)
At Trinity, we believe that weekly worship is an important way to help Christians grow in our faith, remember God's promises, and encourage one another. Church attendance information will be included on each quarter's report card. This record will not impact students' grades in any way. Worship attendance can be here at Trinity Klein, at any other church, or on line. At the start of each week, we will ask students to report if they attended church or Sunday School or watched on-line the past weekend.
If you don't have a church home, please consider attending Trinity! We have a traditional service at 8:15 AM on Sundays and a contemporary service at 10:45 AM with a "Discipleship Time" (Sunday School for kids and Bible Study for adults) from 9:30-10:30. Kids are welcome at either service, or there is a targeted "Kids' Worship" in the Surf Shack (FLC) during the 10:45 service for kids Kinder-4th grade.
Fourth graders are able to register for a pass to get into any national park for FREE through August of 2025! Accompanying family members get in free, too! Check out this website for details and to print your own free pass (the process takes about two minutes!).
