Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

It's been an excellent year. I've really enjoyed working with all the creative, diligent, kind-hearted, smart kids in this group. I'll miss seeing you all every day! Please email me a schedule of your baseball/ softball/ soccer games (mbonner@taoscharterschool.org), and I'll come see them if I can. Over the summer, keep your skills sharp and get ready for Mr. Jones' class by continuing the D.E.A.R. habit of reading for at least 20 minutes every day. Practice and build your math skills using links like Math Playground and IXL.

-Wednesday is our annual K-4 Field Day at Kit Carson Park from 10:30 to 2:15. Parents are invited to come on over and join us for the activities. I'll give out awards and final progress reports a little before 2:00 under the big tree. Parents may pick students up at the park at 2, or at school at the normal time. Buses will run as usual. -Thursday: Since final report cards will have already been distributed on Wednesday, attendance is optional on Thursday from 8:15 to 10:00. Kids who want to come in and help clean the class and the schoolyard are welcome, but wear your work clothes. I repeat, attendance is optional. I've already marked all students "PRESENT" for Thursday. -Library Books: Several students are missing library books or text books. As per Mrs. O'Bryan's rule, I can't send home final report cards or present awards to those students until the books are returned or paid for. Each missing book costs $25. -4th Grade Radio Theater: On Wednesday, stu

-Return any library books that you may still have at home. Lost books are $25 each. -Bring in any school books you have at home. Also look for any classroom library books that you may have borrowed.

-Spelling: Study and practice for the quiz. -Swimming: Remember to bring a suit, towel, and $2 for pool admission. We'll be swimming from 10-11. Parents are welcome to come join us!

-Reading: Read chapters 36-39 in Holes. Write a chapter title for each. -Math: Finish the Reducing Fractions (B) practice that you started today in class.

-Reading: Read Chapters 29-32 in Holes. Write a chapter title for each.

1. theater 2. script 3. character 4. dialogue 5. monologue 6. scene 7. actor 8. enunciate 9. comedy 10. tragedy 11. audition 12. verano (summer) 13. Hace calor. (It’s hot.) 14. En boca cerrada, no entran moscas.

Compound Words class/room note/book every/where every/thing every/one to/night for/get some/one some/thing some/times some/where any/thing

-Spelling: Written work due. Study for the quiz. -Career Projects due. -Field trip permission slips and payment due. -Missing Camera: My blue Canon digital camera is missing from my desk drawer. Please let me know if you know of its whereabouts.

Information about the trip and permission slips went home with students today. Please return the permission slips to me on Tuesday or Wednesday.

1. Anasazi 2. Ancestral Pueblo 3. cliff dwelling 4. cistern 5. cavate 6. petroglyph 7. kiva 8. sipapu 9. viga 10. archeologist 11. artifact 12. pottery shard 13. A rolling stone gathers no moss

The Changing Rule If a baseword ends in y after a consonant, change y to i before adding any suffix, except one beginning with i. copy + ed = copied pretty + est = prettiest rely + able = reliable carry + er = carrier lonely + ness = loneliness study + ed = studied cry + ing = crying reply + ing = replying study + ing = studying

-Career Project: Step 7. Projects are due Thursday, but you're welcome to present early if you finish before then.

-Math: SL 9-9 (p. 211) -Career Project: Steps 5 and 6. -MAPS Test results went home with students today.

1. remedy 2. incarcerate 3. delirious 4. initiate 5. mirage 6. stifling 7. strenuous 8. precarious 9. fate 10. escribir (to write) 11. Yo escribo. (I write.) 12. Tu escribes. (You write. - friendly) 13. Usted escribe. (You write. - formal) 14. Ustedes escriben. (You all write.) 15. El/ ella escribe. (He/ she writes.) 16. Ellos escriben. (They write.) 17. Nosotros escribimos. (We write.) 18. The thousand mile journey begins with a single step.

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