Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

-SKI FREE at Sipapu: 4th graders still ski and snowboard for FREE at Sipa until their closing day, April 12th. Just remember to bring a progress report to prove your grade-level. Lift tickets for kids in other grades cost only $10, and $25 for adults. Enjoy the great ski season while it lasts! Link> http://www.sipapunm.com/

-Spelling: written work due, and study for the Friday quiz. -NMSBA: today the class completed the third and final reading section of the test. They ALL stayed very focused and gave their best effort. Way to go 4th grade! The next part is the Writing Section which will be given after Spring Break, on Wednesday and Thursday, April 8th and 9th.

On the evenings before students are to take the SBA (March 23 and 25, April 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, and 20) , no written homework assignments will be given. Sorry kids! Instead, the homework on each of those nights will be for everyone to complete the following tasks: 1. Get some exercise. 2. Eat a healthy dinner. 3. Get a good night's sleep. 4. Eat a healthy breakfast. 5. Be at school on-time (8:15 a.m.) During the three testing weeks, written spelling work will be due on Friday, rather than on Thursday. Please refer to Mr. Bonner's Test Tips and Strategies for more information.

1. cite 2. factor 3. multiple 4. estimate 5. eliminate 6. equation 7. perimeter 8. area 9. opinion 10. calle (street) 11. vecino (neighbor) 12. Take the bull by the horns.

-New Mexico Standards-Based Assessments will begin this week. On Tuesday and Thursday, the class will be taking the Reading sections of the exam. The week after Spring Break, we'll resume the test with the Writing sections which will be given on Wednesday and Thursday, April 8th and 9th. The Math and Science sections will be given on April 14, 15, 16, and 21. On all those days, we'll test in the morning from about 9:00 until 11:00. Please make sure that your child is present, on-time, and well-rested for the tests. Encourage them to give their best effort on every session so that we can get an accurate, genuine assessment for each student. We'll take breaks in the mornings between each session, and students may bring in a snack to have during the breaks. Please let me know if you have any questions about the NMSBA, or if you'd like to come in to help us proctor the tests.

There's no school on Wednesday for parent-teacher conferences. Conferences are not required for every student. I've already contacted a number of parents and planned meetings for Wednesday. If you want to schedule a conference, but I haven't yet contacted you, please call me at school 751-7222, ext. 221 or email me at mlbonner@yahoo.com and we'll set up an appointment.

-Math: Memorize and practice fraction-decimal equivalents for a quiz. -Spelling: Study for the Friday quiz. -Third marking period progress reports will go home with students on Friday.

-Math: Study Links 7-9 (p. 161) -Spelling: Written work due.

-Math: Study Links 7-8 (p. 159)

-Math: Spend 15 minutes practicing common fraction-decimal equivalents 1/2 = 0.5, 1/4 = 0.25, 3/4 = 0.75, 1/10 = 0.1, 1/5 = 0.2, 1/3= 0.333, 2/3 = 0.666, 1/8 = 0.125 Check out the new links for some games to help you practice.

1. Vernal Equinox 2. thief 3. deceive 4. neutral 5. nuisance 6. amateur 7. professional 8. tournament 9. recuperate 10. penultimate 11. primavera (spring) 12. diez y seis (sixteen) 13. Don’t cry over spilled milk.

/e/ = ei “i before e except after c…” ceil/ing con/ceit de/ceit de/ceive per/ceive re/ceive AND a few others ei/ther nei/ther pro/tein weird

Dear Parents, Phyllis Nichols, a TCS grandparent alerted us to this extraordinary opportunity to receive a $10,000 grant from Centinel Bank. Customers of Centinel Bank are eligible to nominate a person or organization to receive this grant. The deadline for nominations is March 18th, delivered to Centinel Bank. Please make a note on your calendar to give this 15 minutes of your time in the coming week. It's an opportunity to help our school that only costs a few minutes. Our kids are SO worth it! The Friends of Taos Charter School would very much like to be nominated, as many times as possible. If you aren't a Centinel Bank customer currently, please forward this on to someone you know who is. Nomination forms are available to Centinel Bank. Please deliver your nomination to Centinel Bank on or before March 18th, next Wednesday. Thanks, Mary Emery Secretary, Friends of Taos Charter School (for more info., email Mary at memery@c21success.com or call 770-8

-Math: Study Links 7-7 (p. 157)

-Spelling: written work due, and study for the quiz. -Math: Study Links 7-6 (p. 155)

-There are no homework assignments for Wednesday. Great work on your science reports, 4th graders! -Parents, please remember to send in a re-enrollment form for your child if you haven't done so already. These are due no later than Friday, March 13th. We still haven't heard back from Seth, Shawntee, Julia, Jade, and Alijah. Extra forms are available in the office if yours was eaten by the backpack Duendes.

-Science: Research reports are due Tuesday. Be ready to present your report to the class. -Reminder: There's no school on Friday, March 13th (staff in-service day).

1. famous 2. infamous 3. accumulate 4. ruthless 5. where 6. were 7. peasant 8. dismayed 9. license 10. accomplishment 11. deportes (sports) 12. baloncesto (basketball) Do onto others as you would have them do onto you.

/i/ = igh br igh t f igh t fl igh t fr igh t l igh t m igh t n igh t r igh t s igh t t igh t h igh th igh s igh mid/n igh t in/s igh t l igh t/ning

-Science: Steps 9-13 on your report. Final drafts will now be due on Tuesday . I gave the class a one-day extension, but you'll still need to do some work this weekend. Warning: don't put it all off until Monday night.

-Science: Step #8 - Proofread and edit your report for errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. Have an adult help you with this step. -Spelling: Study for Friday quiz.

-Science: Continue on Step #7 of your report (revising, adding information). Go to Step #8 (proofreading and editing) if you're ready. -Math: Study Links 7-3. -Spelling: Written work due.

-Science: Begin revising the rough draft of your research report. Add information into the paragraphs (Step #7 on your checklist.)

1. numerator 2. denominator 3. dynasty 4. ancient 5. emperor 6. tyrant 7. immortal 8. luxurious 9. scholar 10. oasis 11. tierra (earth) 12. agua (water) 13. fuego(fire) 14. Still waters run deep.

Greek Medial y = /i/ an/to/nym crys/tal dys/lex/i/a gym/na/si/um hom/o/nym mys/ter/y myth phy/sics syl/la/ble syn/o/nym sys/tem typ/i/cal