Hello Parents,

I hope you all had a relaxing weekend.  The kids did such a nice job with the play.  Thank you to all the parents who contributed to this wonderful event and our cast party.  We are so fortunate to have the arts so visibly supported here at Mountain.  The kids really shine with these opportunities.

Field Trip: Tech Museum this Wednesday, 10/5

Simplicity of Electricity Lab and IMAX

You must be sure that all DMV paperwork is current in the office to drive on this field trip. We have selected drivers and will assign students to cars Monday. Look for an email Monday afternoon. We will meet at school at 8:00, and I will hand out directions and information to drivers/chaperones about the students who will be traveling with them. We need to leave school at 8:15 sharp so that we arrive at the museum in San Jose at 9:00. Drivers will have to pay for their own parking. We will gather on Park Avenue and then go into the museum as a group. A brief orientation will follow where we will receive our wristbands and tech tags. Our Simplicity of Electricity Lab begins at 9:30 and runs 90 minutes. The "Forces of Nature" IMAX starts at 11:00 and has a 45 minute running time. We will have a quick lunch in Venture Hall inside the museum and then head back to school. Because it is a short day, I would like to get back to school in a timely fashion so that pick up will not be too delayed.

For tech parking and info

ELA: We are continuing our reading and study of the Gold Rush and various vocab and events to prepare for Coloma on October 19, 20, and 21.  We are beginning our literature book: By the Great Horn Spoon this week. 

Math: homework on factors, multiples and divisibility will continue each night this week as we prepare for our test on this unit this Friday. Please check your child's planner for specific page numbers. We will continue to review our concepts.  

Science: Experiments with magnets and electricity continue.

Social Studies: We will continue our study of the Gold Rush through our Coloma trip and then turn back to earlier elements of American History like the Native Americans, the explorers, etc. 

Writing and Grammar: We are working on sentence variety and prepositions in grammar and will use the strategies we learn in our poetry writing this week. Sentence variety makes writing interesting to read. This skill will help students develop their writing as we begin writing projects like personal narratives, opinion, and expository pieces.

Have a great week!

Warmly,

Mrs. Young