Each day, we travel the world through GREETINGS. 
Try greeting your 4th grader in the following languages, and let them dazzle you with their responses!

Assalamu Alaikum (Arabic; السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ)
Bonjour (French)
Na nga def? (Wolof)
Selamat pagi, anak anak (Bahasa Indonesia)
Oi tudo bem meninos (Portuguese)
Yakshemash (Polish; jak sie masz)
Xiao peng you hao (Mandarin Chinese; 小朋友 好)
Ohayogozaimasu kodomo tachi (Japanese; おはようございます子どもたち)
Sanibonani (Zulu)
Aloha kakahiaka (Hawaiian)

Mahalo to Maika and Koa, for thoughtfully and generously adding books from their personal graphic novel collections to our classroom library! We now have a whole basket dedicated to the talented (and ridiculous) creator of Dog Man and Captain Underpants. In case you're wondering, his first name is pronounced "Dave!"

Thank you so much to the families of Quincy and Isabella for surprising us with awesome books from the Class 4-20 Amazon wishlist!!!

In the first weeks of school, Class 4-20 brainstormed the type of community we want to live in, and the type of community we want to BE this year. We took all of our ideas and sorted them into categories. In the end, these five values emerged as our defining community standards. Through all of our actions and choices this year, we will strive to embody our Class 4-20 Community Standards.