Hello Parents! 
Beyond the classroom doors students are learning lots of new and review information. It is very important that we have parental/family support, in our efforts, to ensure that the students are successful! Please spend a few minutes each night and ask your child what did they do in each subject and to tell you something about what they learned. Please ensure students are completing homework assignments, as it is reinforcement for what was taught in the classroom. We have to be partners in our students education. Keeping in mind, our students today, are our future leaders tomorrow!!!
Please, ensure our students are getting enough sleep at night. Studies show it is recommended students age 9-10 yrs old should get 10-11 hours of sleep a night. Students are learning the whole school day! Students cannot learn and absorb information, if they are sleepy.
Math
During the last few weeks, our students learned in math what a variable is and how to write expressions! The students also learned input and output.The students were able to gain much practice on paper and on the smartboard. The students partnered and shared writing expressions.
LArts/Writinganguage
Parents ask your child what is a personal narrative.
ELA4W2.a Narrative Writing Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a point of view, and otherwise developing reader interest.
ELA4W2.b Narrative Writing Establishes a plot, setting, and conflict, and/or the significance of events.
ELA4W2.c Narrative Writing Creates an organizing structure.
ELA4W2.d Narrative Writing Includes sensory details and concrete language to develop plot and character.
ELA4W2.f Narrative Writing Develops complex characters through actions describing the motivation of characters and character conversation.
ELA4W2.g Narrative Writing Uses a range of appropriate narrative strategies such as dialogue, tension, or suspense.
ELA4W2.h Narrative Writing Provides a sense of closure to the writing.
Language Arts/Conventions
ELA4C1.a Conventions
Recognizes the subject-predicate relationship in sentences.
Students have been learning to recognize subjects and predicates in sentences.
b. Parts of Speech
Uses and identifies four basic parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb, adverb).
Students have bee also, focusing on the parts of speech in sentences.
c. Correct Mechanics
Uses and identifies correct mechanics (end marks, commas for series, capitalization),
correct usage (subject and verb agreement in a simple sentence), and correct sentence
structure (elimination of sentence fragments).
On a daily basis, students are practicing, through morning work and Mountain Language, to write in complete sentences.
Science
Parents, please let your child watch the news. The students have been learning about the weather. Please ask your child:
What is weather?
What a meteorologist does?
What are common characteristics of the seasons?
What is a thermometer and why would you use a thermometer? 
What is celsius and fahrenheit?
Which is barometer and which is an anemometer? What is each used for?
Stay Tuned for more "Behind the Classroom Doors"!!!
