Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

-Study for spelling quiz. -Practice multiplication facts (as you should be doing every evening). -Halloween: Kids' Costume Parade at 2:00. Parents are invited. Send in a non-candy treat to share afterwards if you'd like to.

-Spelling written work -Math: green multiplication practice sheet

Study Links 3-9 (p.63) Secret Code: Always do the work inside the parentheses FIRST. Example: 4 x (4-1) = 12

-Saturday, November 1st, at TCS from 11:00 a.m. until the soup is all gone. -Student and artist-made hand-painted soup bowls, $15 and up -- includes soups made by Joseph's Table, Lambert's, Trading Post Cafe', and Brett House Catering! (YUM!!) -Music by Jimmy Stadler! - Call Whitney for more information: 741-0335.

Spelling Words Fourth Grade October 27, 2008 1. Halloween 2. which 3. witch 4. election 5. electoral votes 6. president 7. vice president 8. circulatory system 9. arteries 10. veins 11. capillaries 12. oxygen 13. carbon dioxide 14. brujo/bruja (witch) 15. Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) 16. Blood is thicker than water.

-Math: Study Links 3-8 (p. 59) -Spelling Quiz -1st quarter report cards will be sent home Friday. -Explore the Mt. Everest Project link! -Secret code word: Destination

-Spelling written work (5x each and creative sentences) -Get ready for the spelling practice quiz on Thursday. -Practice multiples for Math Masters. -Secret Code Word: Admonition .

Spelling Words Fourth Grade October 20, 2008 1. destination 2. cooperate 3. biography 4. library 5. ally 6. immigrant 7. catch 8. caught 9. buy 10. bought 11. bring 12. brought 13. calle (street) 14. listo/ lista (ready or smart) 15. Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

-Spend 10-15 minutes each day practicing your multiplication facts (flash cards, reciting the chart, using a math website). -Read a book of at least 100 pages. It can be fiction or non-fiction. Remember to bring it to school with you on Monday, October 20th to write a Book Review about it in class. -Wear your seatbelt wherever you go, and have a really fun break!

Museum Adventures in Art: -October 11: Traveling Shrines w/ Olga Torres-Reid -October 18: Painted Furniture w/ Susan Eichner -October 25: Celebrating Santeros w/ Gustavo Victor Goler Saturdays 10-11:30 a.m. Ages 6 & up Free! Call 758-9862, ext. 105 for more info

-Math: SL 3-5 (p. 53) -Weekly spelling written work due Thursday -Weekly practice spelling quiz on Thursday

Spelling Words Fourth Grade October 6, 2008 1. factor 2. product 3. homophone 4. clothes/ close 5. break/ brake 6. buy/ by 7. hear/ here 8. right/ write 9. sum/ some 10. whole/ hole 11. would/ wood 12. there/ their/ they’re 13. peek/ peak 14. mail/ male 15. (your own pair of homophones) _________ / ________ 16. Money burning a hole in your pocket Math Homework: Practice your multiplication facts for 10 minutes each night this week. Use flash cards, games at www.multiplication.com (see links>>), and your green multiplication chart to practice memorizing and saying each strand to the 12th multiple forward and backward.