We are working on teaching respect and responsibility. When we are respectful and responsible, we are making this world a better place.

Respect can be saying 'yes ma'am' or 'yes sir', but it can also mean not spreading untruths about others out of respect for their privacy and dignity as a human being. Respect can be saying something positive and encouraging to someone instead of getting mad or losing your temper. Our goal at Mt. Taylor is to not only teach them reading, writing, and math, but to teach them how to be kind to others and become a responsible person with values.

Let's all make the world a better place by being better people ourselves.

4th grade

Clarence Montano, Jaymila Poncho, Noah Jaramillo, Aidenn Perez, & Emilie Nieto

5th grade

Averi Elkins, Kyla Wauneka, Emalynn Garcia, Tiffany Moore, & Aaliyah Aragon

6th grade

Ximena Solis, Sabastian Griego, Jayden Desiderio, Jessie Rosales, & Michael Lorenzo

Students have until Friday, December 16th to make their AR goals. Students must meet or exceed their point goal and also maintain an 85% average or higher to make their AR Goal. We will be rewarding students who meet their Quarter 2 AR Goals with and Ice Cream Social and Dance on Friday, January 6th. So make sure you are reading everyday!!!

Hi everyone! We wanted to take this opportunity to thank all the parents that were able to attend our walking field trip. You were an amazing help, and we all had a great time. Please remind your child to continue reading and bring their AR books daily. We have been busy trying to make our 2nd quarter goals. Check with your child to see how far they are in their goal. Now that the weather is getting colder, please have your child wear a coat or jacket. Student council is having a canned food drive. If you are able, start to bring in your cans before Nov. 18th.

The 2nd Grade Team

*ELA- Your child has started the unit titled, "Stories of Ancient Rome." We will be focusing on vocabulary skills and point of view for the month of November.

*Math- We will be starting a new unit called Multiplication and Division with Units of 0, 1, 6-9, and Multiples of 10. We have also switched from practicing addition and subtraction in our Reflex program to multiplication and division. Please continue to work with your child at home so that they can continue to progress on mastering their multiplication and division facts.

*Science- We will continue learning about the Human Body by making models of the skeletal system, eyes, ears, and muscles/joints.

*Social Studies- We will be learning about The Ancient Roman Civilization in conjunction with ELA- CKLA Unit 4.

*Students should be reading for at least 15-20 minutes daily to work toward their AR goals

Mrs. Spencer will no longer be in Fifth Grade in October we welcomed Ms. Regina Ipapo, who is our permanent 5th Grade ELA teacher.

In Science we will continue with our main focus for the month of November will be Earth science. We'll be discussing Earth's gravity, water sources, especially limited supply of drinking water, and conservation of natural resources by reducing human footprint. Hopefully we can do actual experiments both indoors and outdoors in the coming months in order to enhance the classroom learning. In our current phase of lessons we might be able to finish the entire coverage of the book by year end. In Social Studies, we are about to finish native American studies. For the rest of November we will be "travelling abroad", we will be studying foreign cultures such as Asia's silk road, Africa's trading empire and European explorers. I also plan to introduce vocabulary term as part of the lesson in order to increase understanding and knowledge not only for Social Studies but as part of overall education

For Math, we will continue our work on multiplying and dividing fractions and mixed numbers. This is a multistep process of converting mixed numbers to improper fractions, multiplying or dividing them, then simplifying them (reduced form). We will also be returning to decimals numbers and multi-digit multiplication and division by the end of the month. Please make sure you check Parentvue weekly to see if your child has any missing work. Any papers with low grades can be fixed for a higher grade, if students choose to do so.

We have begun the second quarter in ELA class with a blast!

We started the lesson with an inquiry and observations about animals and their Habitat.

The students will be able to determine and meaning of words and phrases used in texts including figurative languages such as metaphors and similes. We are also reading for for research purposes, learning to find key information and draw conclusions.