Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

-Math: SL 9-7 (p. 207) -Career Project: Continue working on steps 3 and 4 on the checklist. -Upcoming field trips: Tuesday, May 3 - Climb Devisadero Peak from 10-2. Thursday, May 12 - Bandelier National Monument. Monday, May 16 - Hiking at Wild Rivers near Questa. Parents, I'll be sending home information about all three of these trips.

-Math: SL 9-6 (p. 205) -Spelling: Study for the quiz. -Career Project: Steps #3 and #4 on the yellow checklist. -Explore WOOGABOO in the links. Username: mbonner Password: bonneroo Check out the blog updates by Taos ski patroller Dave Hahn as he leads a group of climbers up Mt. Everest in Nepal! Ask a question or join in the discussion if you want to!

-Spelling: Written work due. Study for the practice quiz. -Career Project: Start step 3 on the checklist -- doing some research, taking notes on the career you chose to study. -Track your screen-time survey.

-Math: SL 9-5 (p. 203) -Career Project: Step #2 on the checklist. Narrow your 6 choices down to 2. Discuss this with your parents. -Flower orders are due Wednesday. -Ultimate frisbee: Wednesday after school from 3-4 in the Embler Gym.

-Math: Give the survey on SL p. 196 to 5 people. We'll compile the results in class on Tuesday. -Career Project: Brainstorm a list of 6 careers you'd be interested in studying for your project.

1. career 2. local 3. national 4. global 5. interview 6. inexpensive 7. mislead 8. foreign 9. Muslim 10. mosque 11. pillar 12. Koran 13. Don’t cry over spilled milk.

/oi/=oi in I. and M., oy in F. oil coin join moist point soil spoil ten/der/loin clois/ter boy joy soy an/noy en/joy em/ploy

-Math: SL 9-3 (p. 199) -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the quiz. -There will be no Thursday after-school tutoring this week.

-Math: SL 9-2 (p. 197) -Wednesday is the last day to hand in the food survey form that Dr. Mcadam gave the class on Monday.

1. destiny 2. desolate 3. innocent 4. guilty 5. urban 6. suburban 7. rural 8. comer (to eat) 9. Yo como. (I eat.) Tu comes. (You eat. - friendly) Usted come. (You eat. - formal) Ustedes comen. (You all eat.) El/ ella come. (He/ she eats.) Ellos comen. (They eat.) Nosotros comemos. (We eat.) 16. It’s always darkest just before the dawn

Blends 1. bland 2. draft 3. crisp 4. twist 5. frond 6. tromp 7. blunt 8. trust 9. crept 10. trend Contractions are not = aren’t who is = who’s

-Get ready for our final day of testing: NMSBA Science sessions 2 and 3. -On Friday afternoon from 1:30-2:30, we'll be swimming at the TYFC to celebrate the completion of all this standardized testing! Students will need to bring a swimsuit, towel, and $2 for pool admission. Parents should plan to pick students up at the TYFC at 2:45 on Friday, NOT at school.

-Get ready for NMSBA Writing sessions 1 and 2. -Thursday tutoring is from 3:00 to 3:45. -On Friday afternoon from 1:30-2:30, we'll be swimming at the TYFC to celebrate the completion of all this standardized testing! Students will need to bring a swimsuit, towel, and $2 for pool admission. Parents should plan to pick students up at the TYFC at 2:45 on Friday, NOT at school.

-Get ready to take NMSBA Math 3 and Science 1. Bring a healthy snack to eat in between tests.

-Math: SL 8-6 and 8-7 (p. 185, 187) -Here's our latest NMSBA schedule for next week: Monday: Math 2 Tuesday: Math 3, Science 1 Wednesday: No testing Thursday: Writing 1 and 2 Friday: Science 2 and 3 -Sipapu is still open for skiing this weekend, and 4th graders still ski for free!

-Math: SL 8-3 (p. 179), and fix any of the items you missed on SL 8-1 and 8-2. -We'll resume NMSBA testing on Thursday morning with Reading Test #3. Math Test #1 will be on Friday.

-Reading Test Session #2 will be on Tuesday morning. Testing night assignments: Get some exercise and fresh air after school, eat a healthy dinner, get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and be at school on-time tomorrow.

-Science: Finish up your report if you didn't hand it in today. -New Mexico Standards-Based Assessments begin on Monday with Reading Test #1. We'll be testing from 8:30 to about 10:30 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday next week. The following week (April 11-14), we'll be testing Monday through Thursday. Please be present, pleasant, and on-time on those 8 testing days. See "Bonner's Test Tips and Strategies" sheet for test-prep ideas and test-taking pointers!