Welcome, Fabulous Fourth Grade Families!

I am very excited to have your students in my class, and I am looking forward to a year full of learning, growth, and development.

This is my eighth year teaching 4th grade at View Ridge. I’ve lived in the local area most of my life and, when I was a 4th grader, I attended Picnic Point Elementary in the Mukilteo School District.  I can still vividly remember my 4th grade teacher even though it has been a few years (decades!) since then. My goal is to build lasting memories with your students so that they will look back with fondness on their 4th grade experiences too! 

I have one son, Sam, who is 32. Sam has Down Syndrome. We enjoy hiking, doing puzzles, and cooking vegan meals together. Sam has two restaurant jobs that keep him quite busy. He is also a tremendous help with cutting, sorting, and preparing many of our classroom materials. Students will hear me talk about him quite often. 

I am excited about the learning we do in 4th grade. There are so many incredible things to discover in all areas of our curriculum.   We will work on developing reading and writing skills and strategies through the use of our National Geographic Reach for Reading program. There will be a wide range of math activities from our Illustrative Math curriculum. Our science units through our new OpenSciEd curriculum will offer valuable opportunities for students to better understand the world in which we live. For our social emotional learning (SEL) we will use the Second Step program as well as the RULER framework for emotional regulation. This is also the year when we get to learn about Washington state history in our social studies lessons.

I’ll keep you up to date with our current learning and ways that you can support your students at home through my regular classroom newsletters. I will do most of my communication through ParentSquare.

Families, I believe that we are all a team working together so that each student has an amazing year! If you ever have any questions, please feel free to ask. I am here to help! 

Warmest regards,

Ms. Sulik