Welcome to 4th Grade!

I am very excited to be your child's teacher this year as well as being at Laurel! This is my fourth year at Laurel Elementary however this will by my 12th year of teaching.

I have loved teaching 5th grade but I am excited to move down to teach 4th grade this school year. This will be my 3rd year teaching 4th grade! This year is going to be full of fun, creative, challenging and lots of learning. I expect each student to show up, ask for help, never giving up while try new things and together we can do hard things! These things will bring you success while in 4th grade. I have high expectations for your child for their school year. I met each student where they are at and give them the support, love and dedication they need to be successful in 4th grade. 

This year we are implementing a new math curriculum by the district. I was apart of the pilot last school year and am on the districts math implementation team. We will jump right into the new math program! We will explore reading and writing together. We will research all about Colorado History this year. As scientist we will discover life, physical, earth and space and engineering. We will become mathematicians and expanding our learning on addition, subtraction, multiplications and division with whole numbers, decimals and fractions. This is a very important year to your child and my job is to prepare your child and get them ready for 5th grade. 

I love building relationships with my students but also with the adults in their life. I am very open with communication and will be in contact with you throughout the school year. Also, please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have that come up. Together we are a team to help support your child this year! I look forward to meeting you and making this the best year yet! 

.:Samantha Barnes:.