Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

-Reading: Finish chapter 10, and read chapters 11 and 12 in Superfudge, completing the novel. Write a chapter summary for each, and look through your summaries to see if any are missing or incomplete. Read those chapters and finish those missing summaries. Be sure to bring your novels and summaries back to school with you on Wednesday. -Field Trip Info: On Friday, October 4th, the fourth grade class will be taking a hiking field trip on the Indian Lake Trail into the Carson National Forest near Sipapu Ski Area. We’ll take about a 4 mile round trip hike up and have a picnic lunch in a large meadow at the top of the trail. Students should be prepared for the elements and wear sturdy sneakers or hiking boots, and a warm layer on top as it will be chilly up there in the morning. They should also bring a small backpack with their own lunch, a water bottle or two, and a rain jacket (if rain is in the forecast for that day). If you’ve paid the $35 transportation fee, there’s no charge fo

-Math: Get ready for the Unit 2 Test by reviewing SRB pages 4, 11-12, 70-71, 73-74, 76, 96, 99-100, 128, and 181-183. Practice IXL Skills V3, J4, J5, B (all), and C (all) -Spelling: Study for the quiz. -Flower Bulb Orders are due.

-Math: Study Link 2-8 (p. 37) -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice test, using your account at SpellingCity.com if you can. -Reminder: Friday is the last day to order flower bulbs to benefit Friends of Taos Charter School.

-Math: Finish rows E, F, G, and L, M, N on the adding/ subtracting practice sheet. Also, fix any that you missed earlier (or didn't finish in class) in rows A, B, C, D and H, I, J, K. -Apps for Ipad and Kindle!: Here are a few links you can use to download free apps to use IXL, Spelling City, and Lexia on your Ipad and Kindle tablets at home. Ask your mom or dad to help you download and install these. IXL Math for Ipad: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ixl-math-practice/id693689912 Lexia Core 5 for Ipad: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=623853404&mt=8 Spelling City for Ipad: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id538407602?mt=8 Spelling City for Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/SpellingCity-com-Inc-SpellingCity-Kindle-Edition/dp/B00C776C3I/ref=sr_1_1?s=mobile-apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1365424203&sr=1-1&keywords=spellingcity Spelling City for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.spellingcity.VocabularySpellin

-Practice any skills in the B and C sections on IXL.com

1. Autumn Equinox 2. author 3. character 4. plot 5. estimate 6. elevation 7. centimeter 8. contagious 9. there 10. their 11. they’re 12. estudiante (student) 13. escuela (school) 14. When it rains, it pours.

-Math: Study Links 2-9 (p. 39, not p. 40) -Spelling: Study for the quiz.

-Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz. -Practice math, reading, and spelling skills using your accounts at IXL Math, Lexia Core 5 Reading, and/or Spelling City.

-Deliver the 2-sided parent letter that explains the IXL Math and Lexia Core 5 website subscriptions. With the help of your parents, log into those sites and access your accounts from your home computer. Bookmark the page/ add to your favorites list for future access. -Deliver the Flower Power fundraiser brochure to benefit the Friends of Taos Charter School. Bulb orders are due Friday, September 27. -Parent Open House for Grades 3, 4, 5 is this evening (Tuesday) at 6:00 pm. Hope to see you here! -Math: Spend 20 minutes working on any of the following IXL.com objectives: A1, A6, V3, P3, P6, P7, P26, P27

-Math: Study Links 2-6 (p. 33)

1. maximum 2. minimum 3. range 4. mode 5. median 6. accelerate 7. your 8. you’re 9. hemisphere 10. Taos Charter School 11. arriba (up) 12. abajo (down) 13. Beauty is only skin deep.

-Math: Study Links 2-5 (p. 31)

-Math: Study Links 2-4 (p. 29) -Spelling: Study for the quiz. -Friday is the last day to turn in a Scholastic book order.

-Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz. (Log into SpellingCity.com to help you practice if you can.)

Grades 3, 4, and 5 will be having a parent open house on Tuesday, September 17 at 6:00 p.m. We’ll discuss curriculum, activities, homework procedures, grading, and I’ll answer any questions that you may have. I hope to see you all here.

-Math: Study Links 2-2 (p. 25)

-Math: Study Links 2-1 (p. 23), and deliver the EM Unit 2 parent letter. -Student picture proofs went home with kids today (yellow envelope). Follow the enclosed instructions to order prints, or re-takes will be taken Thursday if you'd like a different photo. October 9 is the deadline for orders. -Scholastic Book Orders went home with students today. If you're interested in buying any books, please return the order form and payment by this Friday, September 13.

1. latitude 2. longitude 3. novel 4. fiction 5. non-fiction 6. improvement 7. hundred 8. thousand 9. million 10. Albuquerque, New Mexico 11. joven (young) 12. viejo (old) 13. Break the ice

-Math: Review Unit 1 material (geometry) for the Unit Test on Friday. Focus on pages 90-100 in your SRB. -Spelling: Study for the Friday Quiz. -Taos Swim Club is looking for swimmers of all ages and all levels from beginner to advanced! OPENING DAY ‘All Team Practice’ is Monday, September 9th at the Taos Youth and Family Center swimming pool 4:30-6PM. For more info contact coach Charlie: swimcharlie@hotmail.com, or call (206) 707-2742.

-Math: Study Links 1-6 (p. 13) -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz.

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 Spelling Journal. 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 Senora Nicholson some time during the week before Thursday. There are Spanish translation websites posted in the links as well. 4. On Thursday, we’ll have a practice spelling quiz , and I'll check your written work. 5. On Friday we’ll have the real spelling quiz. On the quizzes, I won’t actually say the word. Instead, I’ll say the

1. geometry 2. geography 3. right angle 4. parallel 5. cooperate 6. northeast 7. southeast 8. southwest 9. northwest 10. Yo (I) 11. nosotros (we) 12. as the crow flies