Welcome to Fourth Grade!
My name is Mrs.
Marienfeld and this is my second year teaching fourth grade. I am eager to get to know you and your child
over the next several months. Here is a
little background information about me.
I grew up and graduated from Cumberland and then obtained my BA in
Elementary Education from Northwestern University in St. Paul, MN. Upon graduation, I subbed for the Hayward
district for one year before gaining full-time employment as an 8th
grade Language Arts teacher in Spooner.
I taught there for four years and resigned to take this position in Hayward. I am absolutely
THRILLED to be working in the community I love and live in. I can’t wait to pour my energy into your
child’s education.
There will be a
quarterly letter coming home on the first day of school from the entire fourth
grade team, but there are a few things that I would like to bring your
attention to that are unique to my room.
Class Blog
Instead of sending home
weekly or bi-weekly newsletters, I have decided to “go green” and create a
classroom blog. I intend to update this
blog about once a week. I plan to
include pictures of what the students are working on along with helpful
internet links and other resources. This blog will provide all the content of
the traditional newsletter and a little extra. Please visit my blog often
because I will be posting some important information for you to know.
Remind 101
Technology never ceases
to amaze me! If you haven’t heard about
Remind 101 yet, basically, it is an app that I have on my smartphone that
allows me send out a text message to all my parents without you knowing my phone
number or me knowing your phone number.
It’s so easy to use! As a parent
myself, I always find extra reminders to be a good thing! I plan to send out text messages every so
often with special reminders that I hope you will find helpful. I will not flood your inbox with too many texts,
but I will send out texts about important upcoming events or to alert you about
things like if we are low on Kleenex.
Standard text message rates apply, but otherwise it is completely
free. To sign up, please text the
message @mrsmarienf to (712) 380-1473 and follow the directions. It’s that simple! Remember to include the “@” symbol in your
message. If you have any questions about
how to sign up for this great program, don’t hesitate to call or email me and I
will happily walk you through it.
Snacks/Water
Staying hydrated is
important! Water helps our brains focus
and function at a higher level. I
encourage my students to bring a water bottle to school with them so that they
do not have to take time out of their learning to go to the water fountain.
Along with staying
hydrated, it is important that students have snacks from time to time because
it is difficult to focus when you are hungry!
If your child chooses, they are allowed to bring in HEALTHY snacks to eat
during our snack time (mid-morning). No
candy or cookies, please.
Planners and Folders
Every student will
receive a planner and take-home folder on the first day of school that will act
as their assignment notebook. Please
read, review and sign it every night. It
is also a great place to send comments to me or ask questions as I will be checking
and reading them every morning. There
will be more information about these going home with your student on the first
day of school.
As always, you are more
than welcome to email or call me with any questions or concerns. You can email me at bmarienfeld@hayward.k12.wi.us. Email is the easiest way to get in touch with
me, but please don’t hesitate to call.
I am looking forward to
a great year of learning and growing with your child!
Together we will achieve
like a CANE!
Win the day,
Mrs. Brooke Marienfeld
4th Grade Teacher
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