2016-2017 Here we come!  It is time to begin a new school year.  Not all of us feel ready to face new challenges.  Instead, let’s think of this year as meeting new opportunities.  We will have opportunities to grow, laugh, fail, get back up, try again, and support each other.  We will each make personal goals for ourselves.  One of my goals this year is for every student to understand that it is okay to make mistakes, learning something new is hard work and takes time to learn, and we learn from each other.  Welcome to fourth grade.  Welcome to your best year yet.