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For Tuesday:

-Math: Study Links 1-5 (p. 11)

Spelling List 8/30/10

1. latitude 2. longitude 3. hemisphere 4. elevation 5. there 6. their 7. they’re 8. labor 9. vacation 10. gullible 11. Me llamo _______. (My name is ______ .) 12. estudiante (student) 13. escuela (school) 14. When it rains, it pours.

Ms. Erin's Spelling List 8/30/10

Final /er/ af/ter en/ter num/ber sis/ter tem/per un/der win/ter thun/der din/ner di/ner sum/mer su/per sup/per Learned Words does was

Over the weekend:

-Math: If you scored less than 80 on your subtraction fact test today, spend some time using flash cards or math websites to practice (see our links). You'll see that test again next week, and I want to see improvement. -Have a great weekend!

For Friday:

-Creative Writing: "One Summer Day" essay final draft due. -Spelling: Study for our first spelling quiz. -Parents, did you receive this week's Chalkboard via your email? This is the 2nd school-year that we've been trying to send those out electronically in an effort to reduce our paper use. If you did NOT get an email version of the Chalkboard, contact Kathy Martinez at taoscharter@newmex.com and she'll get your address on the list.

For Thursday:

-Spelling: Written work due (practice writing each word five times, and use each word in a creative sentence).

For Wednesday:

-Math: Study Links 1-3 (p. 7) -Creative Writing: Rough draft of the "One Summer Day" essay is due.

One Summer Day Essay

-Start thinking about what summer day you'll write about for your essay. What was so fun about that one day? What made it special?

Weekly Spelling Routine

4th Grade Spelling Process and Expectations 1. A new spelling list comes out every Monday. 2. We discuss the meaning of each word in class. Students should take notes on the definitions and keep them in their Spelling Journal. 3. Written assignment (due every Thursday): A.) Practice spelling each word by writing it 5 times in your SJ. (Twice for the weekly saying.) B.) Use each word by writing a creative sentence that shows you understand the meaning of the word. The sentences can be funny or fictional. Please make them interesting to read. C.) For the Spanish words, do the best you can to write simple sentences in Spanish. If you need extra help with those sentences, ask a family member, Mr. Bonner, or Senor Ruybal some time during the week before Thursday. There are Spanish translation websites posted on our class blog, as well. 4. On Thursday, we’ll have a practice spelling quiz. 5. On Friday we’ll have the real spelling quiz. On the quizzes, I won’t actually say the word. Instea

Spelling List 8/23/10

1. sum 2. difference 3. geometry 4. privilege 5. improvise 6. geography 7. northeast 8. southeast 9. southwest 10. northwest 11. tu (you, friendly) 12. usted (you, formal) 13. nosotros (we) 14. “as the crow flies”

Ms. Erin's Spelling List 8/23/10

R-Controlled Syllables ar, or arch chart harsh gar/den har/vest mar/ket born North storm in/form or/bit tor/ment Learned Words would could should

NM SBA Results

-Parent copies of your child's NMSBA scores from last spring went home with students today. Please take some time to read the reports and discuss them with your son or daughter. Let me know if you have any questions. -Have a great weekend! See you Monday morning.

First Day (and first assignment)

-The first day of school flew right by today. The homework is for students to deliver the packet of school documents to their parents for mom or dad to read and fill out. The deadline on returning all the forms is Monday, August 23, and I'll be collecting them in class until then.

See You Wednesday Morning!

Hello to all the incoming 4th grade students at Taos Charter! I hope you all have had an awesome summer. I really enjoyed mine too, but I'm glad to be back working in the classroom and excited to kick off another school year with this new group of kids. School starts Wednesday, August 18th at 8:15 AM. Supply lists are available in the office (and there's a basic list posted on this board below on the right.) It's not necessary for everyone to have all their supplies on the first day. Pencils, folders, and composition books are the most important items. Until then: bike, swim, and play to your heart's content during your last few days of break, and I'll see you bright and early on Wednesday morning!