Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

-Math: complete the purple multiplication/division fact practice sheet. -Have a fun Thanksgiving Break! Safe travels, see you Monday. -Did you know that Sipapu Ski Resort offers FREE full-season passes for ALL 4th graders and 40 year-olds ? It's true! They also offer discounted season passes for students of all ages depending on their grades. It's a very fun, affordable place to ski and board. Call them for more info.: 1-800-587-2240.

-Math: Study Links 4-6, p.81 - Reminder: Ski Club forms and payment are due no later than Tuesday, November 25th.

For Monday: -Finish the last two questions #8 and #9 (back side) of the science quiz at home over the weekend. You can use your notes, but don't just copy your notes onto the quiz. Put it in your own words. Be creative! You may NOT change or correct any of your answers from the front side. - Reminder: Ski Club forms and payment are due no later than Tuesday, November 25th. Please make sure you fill out all forms completely, and include two separate checks for the TSV fee and the bus fee.

-Math: SL 4-5 (p.79) -Study for science quiz (circulatory system) -Study for Friday spelling quiz (Take a practice quiz at home tonight because we didn't have time to take one today in class.) - On Friday, November 21 st the fourth grade class will walk down to the Youth and Family Center to go swimming. S tudents should bring a swimsuit, towel, and $2 for pool admission . Parents are invited to come along and help chaperone if you’d like to join us. You can walk with us or meet us down there. We’ll leave TCS at about 9:50 a.m. , and arrive at the pool at around 10:15 . Parents should fill out and sign the Town of Taos waiver form if there’s not already one on file for your child at the pool. - Reminder: Ski Club forms and payment are due no later than Tuesday, November 25th. Please make sure you fill out all forms completely, and include two separate checks for the TSV fee and the bus fee.

-Spelling written work. -Study for Science Quiz (circulatory system) on Friday. - Congratulations 4th Grade! Today the class surpassed their goal and scored an 86% classroom average on Test 14, a timed 50 fact multiplication quiz! That's over a fifty point gain from their original score of 35% back in early October. Way to go! As a reward , the class will have a Friday Fun-Day this week: swimming at the Youth and Family Center in the morning, popcorn and a movie in the afternoon (Wall-E, just out on dvd). I'll send home information and permission slips on Thursday.

-Math: Study Links 4-4 (p. 75) -Practice multiplication facts up to 12x12 for Test 14 on Wednesday! -History: Finish up the 5 short answer questions from ch. 3-4 if you didn't complete them in class. -Science: See new links about heart health >>>>>>

-Math Study Links 4-3 (p. 75)

Spelling Words Fourth Grade November 17, 2008 1. sanctuary 2. decimal 3. tenth 4. hundredth 5. thousandth 6. taxation 7. quarrel 8. boycott 9. repeal 10. jury 11. canine 12. feline 13. corazon (heart) 14. nieve (snow) 15. Beauty is only skin deep.

-Math: Study Links 4-2 (p. 73) -Keep practicing those multiplication facts up through 12 x 12 (lucky test# 13 will be on Monday!) -Pump 5 liters of blood through your circulatory system every 5 minutes throughout the ENTIRE weekend. -Make sure your heart beats at least 200,000 times by Monday morning.

-Math: 2 sided multiplication practice sheet. Time yourself for the Test H side. -Spelling written work due Thursday. -Spelling practice quiz on Thursday. - SKI CLUB! Coach sent home the Ski Club packet with everyone in the class. The total cost is $160 for five days of skiing or boarding at TSV, which includes transportation, lift tickets, equipment rentals, and lessons! Paperwork and payment are due no later than Tuesday, November 25 th .

-Math: Study Links 4-1 (p.71). Parents, please ask your son or daughter for the math unit 4 family letter that went home today. -Science: watch the YouTube videos about the circulatory system (see top 4 links).

Spelling Words Fourth Grade November 10, 2008 1. heart 2. atrium 3. ventricle 4. valves 5. lungs 6. alveoli 7. red blood cells 8. white blood cells 9. plasma 10. platelets 11. exercise 12. sangre (blood) 13. grande (large) 14. pequeno (small) 15. Birds of a feather flock together.

-Practice multiplication facts and Math Masters multiple strands. -On Monday, we'll be starting a science unit on the human respiratory and circulatory systems, and a history/reading unit on the American Revolution.

-Spelling written work. -Practice multiplication facts.

-Study Links 3-11 (p. 65) -Complete the bottom half of the green multiplication practice sheet. Time yourself. -No school on Tuesday, Nov. 4th (Election Day/ Teacher In-Service)

Spelling Words Fourth Grade November 3, 2008 1. crisis 2. frontier 3. crucial 4. terminate 5. French and Indian War 6. colonists 7. capture 8. veteran 9. precipitation 10. buoyant 11. venado (deer) 12. Hace frio (it’s cold) 13. On the warpath