Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

-Science: Option A students should complete all parts of their report, and be ready to present/ hand-in their final draft on Friday. Option B students should finish their rough drafts (5 paragraphs, about 3-4 pages), and ask a parent or older sibling to proofread your report and help you edit any mistakes in spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. Bring your RD's into class on Friday.

-Science: Continue working on the rough draft of your science report. Option A students should complete their RD's for Thursday. Option B students should at least finish the first 2 or 3 paragraphs of their RD's.

-Science: Finish reading and taking notes on your science report topic. Write an outline for your report in the format that I gave you in class today. Non-skiers will write their outlines in class on Tuesday. Outlines are due on Wednesday. -Spelling: There's no spelling list this week so that students will have more time to spend working on their science reports. -Ski Club will meet in the TCS parking lot at 7:45 on Tuesday morning and return at 5:00 p.m. We need parents to help chaperone and ski with groups of 4th and 5th graders from 12:30 to about 3:30 pm if you're available. -Students who aren’t in the Ski Program will go down to the Youth and Family Center to go swimming from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Students should bring a swimsuit, towel, and $2 for pool admission.

-Science: Gather information, read, and take notes on your science report topic.

-Spelling: Study for the quiz. -Science: Step 5 on the green sheet (research, read, and take notes on your science report topic).

-Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz. -Science: Complete steps 2, 3, and 4 on the green sheet. Discuss your report topic with your parents to make sure it meets the three criteria mentioned in those steps.

-Math: SL 7-6 (p. 155) -Science: Start thinking about what major field of science you're interested in studying for your science report (Step 1 on the green sheet).

1. compare 2. contrast 3. internal 4. external 5. field 6. biology 7. geology 8. meteorology 9. astronomy 10. chemistry 11. adentro (inside) 12. afuera (outside) 13. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.

-There's no school on Monday, February 18 for Presidents' Day. -Ski Club will not be going to TSV on Tuesday, February 19. The final ski day will be the following Tuesday, Feb. 26. -Math: Log into IXL.com and practice adding and subtracting fractions (skills R.1 through R.8).

-Math: SL 7-5 -Spelling: Study for the quiz.

-Math: Study Links 7-4 -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz. -Valentine's Day: We'll have a Valentine's party at about 2:15 in class on Thursday. Students can bring in a snack to share, and cards to exchange if they'd like to.

-Math: Study Links 7-3 (p. 149). -Ski Club will meet in the TCS parking lot at 7:45 on Tuesday morning and return at 5:00 p.m. We need parents to help chaperone and ski with groups of 4th and 5th graders from 12:30 to about 3:30 pm if you're available. -Students who aren’t in the Ski Program will go down to the Youth and Family Center to go swimming from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Students should bring a swimsuit, towel, and $2 for pool admission. After swimming, the class will ride the bus back to school for lunch. At 12:30, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders will take the bus down to the Harwood Museum to participate in an art activity from 12:45 until about 2:15. There's no charge for this field trip. We need parents to meet us down at the Harwood to help chaperone if you're available.

1. probability 2. certain 3. likely 4. unlikely 5. impossible 6. accumulate 7. dismayed 8. license 9. accomplishment 10. deportes (sports) 11. baloncesto (basketball) 12. Do onto others as you would have them do onto you.

Our 3rd/ 4th/ 5th grade basketball tournament continues Friday evening from 4:15 until about 8:30. Saturday is the final day of games, with our 4th grade Hawks playing at noon. The TCS 5th grade team will play at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, and our 3rd graders will take on the Alta Vista Bobcats at 1:30 in their bracket championship game. Come on out and check out the games if you can. Go Hawks!

-Math: SL 7-2 (p. 147) -Spelling: Study for the quiz.

-Math SL 7-1 (p. 145), and deliver the Unit 7 Family Letter. -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the Practice quiz. -Basketball: Come and cheer on the 4th grade TCS Hawks as they take on the Ranchos de Taos Rhinos at 5:45 p.m. Thursday in our Gym! Players should be there by 5:15.

-Ski Club will meet in the TCS parking lot at 7:45 on Tuesday morning and return at 5:00 p.m. We need parents to help chaperone if you're available. -Students who aren’t participating in the Ski Program will go down to the Youth and Family Center to go swimming from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Students should bring a swimsuit, towel, and $2 for pool admission. After swimming, the class will ride the bus to the southside Guadalajara Grill for lunch (about 11:45 – 12:45). Students should bring about $10 to cover the cost of their lunch. Parents are welcome to join us and help chaperone swimming and/ or lunch at the Guad if you’re available. -Reading Club will meet as usual after school on Wednesday from 3:00-3:45. - Basketball Tournament : TCS is hosting our first-ever annual basketball tournament this week for 3rd/ 4th / 5th grade teams from all the schools in the Taos area. Games start at 4:15 p.m. and go until about 8:00 in the Gym every day after school this week, and all day on Satur

1. numerator 2. denominator 3. hypothesis 4. pursue 5. conceal 6. controversy 7. hostile 8. persist 9. sufficient 10. sustain 11. yield 12. tienda (store) 13. dinero (money) 14. Don’t cry over spilled milk.