Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

-Career Project: Continue working on steps 4, 5, 6 on your checklist.

1. justice 2. destiny 3. desolate 4. innocent 5. guilty 6. juvenile 7. suburban 8. ruthless 9. hablar (to talk) 10. comer (to eat) 11. vivir (to live) 12. It’s always darkest just before the dawn.

-Continue working on your Career Project steps 3, 4, 5 on the tan checklist.

-Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz. -Career Project: Work on steps 3, 4, 5 on the tan checklist.

-Career Project: Narrow your 6 project choices down to a 1st and 2nd choice. Are they careers you'll be able to find out about here in our local area? Have your parents help you with this step. -On Wednesday the class will be taking a field trip to the Harwood Museum to tour the Agnes Martin exhibit and participate in an art activity. Parents are invited to come along and help chaperone if you're available. We'll leave TCS at 9:40, and return at about 11:45. There is a transportation charge of $3 per student for those kids who didn't pay the one-time $35 bus fee in the fall: Josh, Trempealeau, Ian, Jesus, Kaili, Sakura, David, Lauren, Andrew.

1. career 2. local 3. national 4. global 5. interview 6. inexpensive 7. abstract 8. urban 9. rural 10. salary 11. caro (expensive) 12. barato (cheap) 13. Where there is a will, there is a way.

-Career Project: Step #1 on the tan checklist. Brainstorm a list of 6 careers you're interested in studying. -Math: If you read this, you can skip doing your math assignment this weekend. We'll do SL 9-9 for Bellwork on Monday morning instead. Now, step away from that computer! Go outside and enjoy the beautiful warm weather. Dear Parents, The fourth grade class is beginning a career education project which will require your assistance and involvement. Each student will be choosing a career that they are going to be studying. As part of the project, I’ve asked the students to arrange a visit and an interview with a local person who has the career that they choose. Please assist your son or daughter in contacting this person (perhaps you have a friend or a colleague who would work). The culminating activity of the project will be a posterboard presentation by each student teaching the class about the career that they have studied. The presentations will begin Monday, May 7 (or

-Math SL 9-8 -Study for the spelling quiz.

-Math: SL 9-1 (p. 195 and 196)

1. ancient 2. emperor 3. dynasty 4. tyrant 5. oasis 6. intrepid 7. guidance 8. undoubtedly 9. pristine 10. fragile 11. libro (books) 12. cuaderno (notebook) 13. 滴水之恩,当以涌泉相报 A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring.

-Math: SL 9-4 (p. 201) -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the quiz. -Upcoming Field Trips: 1.) Wednesday, April 25 - Visit the Harwood Museum for a tour of the Agnes Martin Exhibit and an art activity. 2.) Thursday, May 10 - Bandelier National Monument! More information coming soon.

1. peculiar 2. occasionally 3. fascinated 4. timid 5. tough 6. enough 7. treacherous 8. doctor 9. bastante (enough) 10. viento (wind) 11. A chain is only as strong its weakest link.

-NMSBA Update: The class has finished up all the Reading and Math sections of the SBA. On Thursday, 4th graders will take Science Sections #1 and #2, with a short break in between. Please bring in a healthy snack to eat during the break. -There will be no Math Club on Thursday this week.