Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

-Reading: Read for 20 minutes or more per day. If you haven't yet hit Level 16 on Lexia, then try to keep up with your weekly 60 minutes. -Math: Your IXL account is back up online at last! Use it over break to keep your math skills sharp and to preview new material that we haven't covered yet. If you still haven't made it into the prestigious One-Minute Multipliers Club, then keep on practicing those multiplication facts using flashcards, websites, and printable worksheets. -Reminder: 4th graders ski and snowboard for FREE everyday at Sipapu! Just bring a copy of your first marking period progress report for verification. See the link or call 800-587-2240 for more info. -Thank you so much for the nice cards and gifts. I really appreciate it! I wish you and all of your families a fun, safe winter break. Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año Nuevo! I'll see you on January 5, 2015.

-History: Complete Steps 5, 7, and 8 on the green checklist - title page, pictures, bibliography. Rehearse reading your report out loud a few times at home so you'll be ready to present to the class. -Secret Santa: Don't forget to bring in your gift to give away. Please don't write who it's for on the outside. -Holiday Party: Kids are welcome to bring in a treat to share after our Secret Santa gift exchange (no candy or soda, please). -Geo Bee!: Congratulations to Lara, Cory, Augustin, Teresa, Irvin, and Grace for winning our class Geography Bee today. It was a tough competition! Those 6 winners will move ahead to compete against students from grades 5-8 in our School-Level Geo-Bee which will be held January 8th.

-History: Complete Step #4 on the green checklist - write your Final Draft.

-History: Complete Step 3 on your green checklist, and begin Step 4. Edit your rough draft. Find and fix all the mistakes in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar. Have a parent or older sibling help you proofread your 5 paragraphs. Use a dictionary to help with spelling when you need to (there's one in the links). Then, get started on writing the final draft. Final Drafts are now due on Friday , December 19 , but you may hand yours in and present on Thursday if you're ready. -Parents, please remember that there's an early dismissal on Wednesday at 11:30.

-History: Finish writing the rough draft of your report if you didn't complete it over the weekend. Then, revise what you've written. Say more. Add new information. Expand your paragraphs.

-History: Use your outline to start writing the 5 paragraph rough draft of your Revolutionary Biography Report. Follow the "hamburger" paragraph format that you studied in class, and review steps 1 and 2 of the green checklist. Try to complete a minimum of 3 good paragraphs of the rough draft this weekend. -Secret Santa: Students drew names today for the Secret Santa gift exchange which we'll have in class next Friday, December 19. Please limits gifts to about $10.

-Math: Study Links 5-1, and deliver the Unit 5 Family Letter to your parents. -Spelling: Study for the quiz. -History: Outlines are due. If you checked your outline with me today, you can start writing the first couple paragraphs of your rough draft.

-Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz. -History: Outlines are due Friday, but finish yours for Thursday if you can. I'll check it, and you'll be ready to move on to starting your 5 paragraph rough draft a day sooner.

-History: Spend 15-20 minutes working on the outline for your report that you started in class today. Follow the format given on the gray outline page and Step #1 on the green checklist. Continue to read and take notes as well. -Math: SL 4-10, and review Unit 4 skills (decimal numbers to the thousandths and metric measurement) for the test. -Parents, this coming weekend and next (December 13-14 and 20-21), Taos Ski Valley is offering a day of FREE ski lessons, lift tickets, and rentals to 4th, 5th, and 6th graders! If you're interested in participating, you need to reserve a spot and pre-register at: http://skitaos.org/page/startem-young

-History: Continue to find information, read, and take notes about the person you're studying for the Revolutionary Biography Report. You'll get all the information about the written report on Tuesday.

1. boycott 2. repeal 3. taxation 4. representation 5. outline 6. rough draft 7. paragraph 8. topic sentence 9. supporting details 10. conclusion 11. bibliography 12. biblioteca (library) 13. tarea (homework) 14. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. **This week's list is up at SpellingCity.com. Use your account on that site to practice spelling and definitions.

-History: Continue to read and take notes on the person you're studying for the Revolutionary Biography Report. Use your library books and the websites posted in the links. -Reminder: 4th and 5th graders ski and snowboard for FREE everyday at Sipapu! Just bring a copy of your first marking period progress report for verification. See the link or call 800-587-2240 for more info. -Ski Clothes Needed: Parents, Ski Club is looking for donations of used kids' ski pants, gloves, and goggles to outfit students who may need them this year. If you have any of those items that your family has grown out of, please pass them on to Mr. Bonner or Coach VanNevel.

-Spelling: Study for the quiz. Use your account at Spelling City to help. -History: Continue finding information for your Revolutionary Biography report. Remember, you need at least 2 books and 2 reliable internet articles. You can find articles and videos in the links.

-Math: Study Links 4-8 -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz.

-History: Review the yellow Revolutionary Biography page you got today in class. Start thinking about a few of the people from the list who you are interested in learning more about. Use the links to find more information. Write those names down on the sheet and bring it into class with you on Wednesday. -Music: On Wednesday, December 3rd at 1:00pm in the Gym, K-5th grade will be performing some of the songs they have learned this semester, led by music teacher Tara Somerville. Parents are invited to come join us!

-Math: Study Links 4-7

1. empire 2. French and Indian War 3. monarchy 4. democracy 5. millimeter 6. ascend 7. descend 8. devastate 9. biography 10. independent 11. library 12. calle (street) 13. listo/ lista (ready or smart) 14. On the warpath **This week's list is up at SpellingCity.com. Use your account on that site to practice spelling and definitions.

-Have a fun holiday weekend with your family and friends. Travel safely, and I'll see you Monday. -Science: If you were absent Monday, finish the blue Circulatory System Quiz over break. You may use your notes and materials in your science folder to help. If you were absent both Monday and Tuesday, you can take it when you come back next week. -Use your accounts at Lexia, Moby Max, and Typing Web to practice your skills when you can. -Ski and Snowboard Program: REMINDER - All paperwork and payments are due to Coach Van Nevel on Monday, December 1 .

-Science: Finish up the Circulatory System quiz if you didn't finish it in class today. This is an open-notes test, so you may use your notes and all the materials you've received for this unit to help. -Two weeks ago, 4th grade achieved a goal in multiplication. To celebrate, we're having a Reward Day on Tuesday, November 25th: swimming at the TYFC in the morning, movie and popcorn in class in the afternoon. Parents are invited to come along if you'd like to help chaperone the swim. We'll leave school at about 10:00 a.m. and arrive at the pool by about 10:15 or so. We have the pool reserved from 10:30-11:30. Parents can join us for the walk or just meet us down there. Students should bring the signed Town waiver form, swimsuit, towel, and wear warm clothes for the walk. Thanks to a generous donation by Jodi Rhodus, there is no charge for swimming!

-Math: Finish up both sides of the purple decimal addition/ subtraction page. -Spelling: Study for the quiz.

-Math: Study Links 4-5 -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz.

-Math: Study Links 4-4

1. legible 2. ally 3. sanctuary 4. decimal 5. tenth 6. hundredth 7. thousandth 8. petition 9. loyalist 10. intolerable 11. desayuno (breakfast) 12. almuerzo (lunch) 13. cena (dinner) 14. Barking up the wrong tree

-Math: Study Links 4-3 -Taos Feeds Taos: We have a collection box for canned or boxed non-perishable food in the class to benefit families in the community who are in need this winter. Please donate if you can. -Flu Vaccines: The TCS nurse's office will be working in conjunction with the NM Department of Health to make free influenza vaccines available to the students. Both the nasal spray vaccine and the inject-able vaccine will be available. We are still working on setting the date for the administration of the vaccinations but we are expecting that it will be early in December. Students will be bringing home a packet which contains information on the influenza vaccine and a School Influenza Immunization Consent form for parents to fill out and return to the school. Please return this form by Friday, November 21st if you are interested in this service. Questions may be directed to Kathy or Guinevere at the nurse's office at 751-7222 ext 219.

-Math: Study Links 4-2, and practice the x facts for a 3 minute test. -Reading: Complete the Reading Skills Practice Test that you started in class to hand in on Thursday -Ski Club information and sign-up packets went home with students today. They are due back by Monday, December 1 if you want to participate.

-Use your accounts at Typing Web, Lexia, and Moby Max. IXL Math is down for a few days but will return soon. See you Wednesday!

-Math: Study Links 4-1, and deliver the Unit 4 family letter. Also practice the x facts for Test #13. -Spelling: Study for the quiz. -FALL BINGO is happening on Friday, November 7, 2014 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Frito Pies, Hot dogs, Vegetarian soup, Desserts. . . Bingo prizes, Raffles, Cake walks, Fun in the gym. Please bring the kids, bring the grandparents, come have fun in the Taos Charter School cafeteria. This event is organized by the Friends of TCS, with proceeds going towards literacy, math, and music programs. Please join us, and consider donating your time or items for the event. Follow this link to "Sign-up genius": www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0D4CAAA928A31-taos/15419411

-Math: Review Unit 3 material for the test.

-Math: Study Links 3-11 -After-school tutoring With Carrie is cancelled this Tuesday, November 4 due to a staff meeting.

1. immigrant 2. colonist 3. quarrel 4. crisis 5. capture 6. election 7. ballot 8. candidate 9. governor 10. viento (wind) 11. nieve (snow) 12. Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

-Math: Finish the back side of the green 2 x 1 digit practice sheet. -Happy Halloween!

-Spelling: Study for the quiz. -Math: Finish the front side of the green 2 digit x 1 digit multiplication practice sheet (Rows A to F). -Costume Parade: K to 4th grades will have a costume parade at 1:30 on Friday outside on the basketball court. Parents are invited! Kids are welcome to bring in a healthy snack to share in class after the parade. No candy or soda, please. I'm sure they'll get enough sugar out trick-or-treating on Friday evening. And please remember that we have 3 fourth graders who have severe nut allergies, so nothing with any peanuts, pecans, cashews, etc.

-Math: If you haven't scored 100% on our 3 minute x fact test yet, keep practicing the multiplication facts using flash cards, websites, and printable practice sheets. Today's class average on Test #9 was just 73%. I know we can do much better than that! You only have three more quizzes left to earn a Fun Friday. -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz.

-Math: Study Links 3-10 (p. 63), and keep practicing the multiplication facts using flash cards, websites, and printable practice sheets. Our timed Test #9 will be on Wednesday. -Science: Be sure to check out the Explora Science Night from 5:30-7:30 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) in the TCS Gym. FREE!

-Math: Study Links 3-9 (p. 61)

1. Halloween 2. eerie 3. red blood cells 4. white blood cells 5. plasma 6. platelets 7. atrium / atria 8. ventricle 9. valve 10. alveoli 11. exchange 12. brujo/bruja (witch) 13. Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) 14. Blood is thicker than water.

-Math: If you haven't scored 100% on our 3 minute x fact test yet, keep practicing the multiplication facts using flash cards, websites, and printable practice sheets. Today's class average on Test #7 was 72%. I know we can do much better than that! -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz.

-Math: Study Links 3-8.

1. specific 2. vague 3. percent 4. circulatory system 5. arteries 6. veins 7. capillaries 8. oxygen 9. carbon dioxide 10. heart 11. lungs 12. corazon (heart) 13. sangre (blood) 14. up in the air **This week's list is up at SpellingCity.com. Use your account on that site to practice spelling and definitions.

-Report Cards: Parents, progress report for the first marking period went home with students today. Please take some time to discuss the grades and comments with your son or daughter. There's no school on Friday, October 24th for Parent-Teacher Conferences. I’ve already scheduled meetings with some of you, and I meet with some parents fairly regularly, so conferences are not mandatory for all students at this time. If I haven’t contacted you and you’d like to meet, email me at mbonner@taoscharterschool.org to make an appointment. I’m also available to meet after school from 3-4 pm in the coming weeks, if that works better for you. The progress reports are yours to keep. Please sign the yellow slip and return it to school on Monday with your child to verify you received it. -Math: The class average went up 11 percentage points to 75% on their three-minute multiplication fact test today. Great job! Your practice and hard work are paying off. Keep practicing over the weekend using

-Math: Practice your x facts for Test #5 by completing the last 2 Five Minute Frenzy charts on the back of Test #4. -Spelling: Study for the quiz. -Keyboarding: Spend 10 or 15 minutes practicing your home-row skills at Typing Web. For most of you, your username is: tcs.your first name Password: your first name

-Math: Fill in all the blanks on Multiplication Fact Test #4, and fix any that you missed. Also, practice for Test #5 by completing 2 of the Five Minute Frenzy charts on the backside of that test. Today's class average on Test #4 was 64%. If we can increase that average score by 20 points to our goal of 84%, I'll plan a Fun Friday for the class: swimming at the TYFC in the morning, and then pizza, popcorn, and a movie in the afternoon! -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz.

-Math: Study Links 3-5 (p. 53)

1. homophone 2. clothes/ close 3. break/ brake 4. buy/ by 5. hear/ here 6. right/ write 7. sum/ some 8. whole/ hole 9. would/ wood 10. there/ their/ they’re 11. peek/ peak 12. mail/ male 13. pact/ packed 14. (your own pair of homophones) _________ / ________ 15. Money burning a hole in your pocket

-Reading: Spend 20 minutes or more each day reading a book, newspaper, or magazine of your choice. Keep track of your daily reading on your Fall Break Reading Log. -Math: Complete the 4 page multiplication fact packet focusing on sixes, sevens, eights, and nines. Practice your facts using flash cards, fact triangles, websites, or printable practice sheets. Log into IXL a few times over the break, and focus on skills A5, D1, D2, D3, D4. -Believe it or not, Friday was the last day of the first marking period. First quarter student progress reports will go home on October 17th. -Have a safe, fun Fall Break! See you on October 13th.

-Reading: Finish up all three of the Superfudge written assignments (book review, comprehension questions, and chapter summaries) to hand in on Friday.

-Reading: Read chapter 12 of Superfudge, and write a summary on your blue sheets. I'll be collecting those to grade on Wednesday, so go through and proofread ALL your summaries for chapters 1-12. Make sure they're complete and legible. Fix any errors in spelling and capitalization. You may re-write the summaries on your own sheets of lined paper if necessary. -Math: Complete the four "Five Minute Frenzy" charts on the back page of your multiplication packet.

-Math: Finish pages 2 and 3 in the multiplication packet in your take-home folder. -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz.

-Math: Study Links 3-2 (p. 45)

-Math: Study Links 3-1 (p. ), and deliver the Unit 3 family letter to you parents. -School picture orders are due Tuesday, September 23 if you want to order.

1. folklore 2. heritage 3. budget 4. sum 5. difference 6. product 7. predator 8. prey 9. scavenger 10. synonym 11. antonym 12. abuelo/ abuela (grandfather/ grandmother) 13. cuentos (old stories or folklore) 14. Bury the hatchet **This week's list is up at SpellingCity.com. Use your account on that site to practice spelling and definitions.

-Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz using Spelling City and the There/ Their/ They're sites in the links.

-Math: Study Links 2-9 (just p. 39) -Spelling/ Grammar: Use the There/ Their/ They're activity and quiz in the links (way down toward the bottom of the list of links).

-Math: Study Links 2-8 (p. 37)

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. **This week's list is up at SpellingCity.com Use your account on that site to practice spelling and definitions.

-Math: Study Links 2-7 (p. 35 only, not 36). Use the estimation and addition strategies we practiced in class: front-end estimation and column addition. -Spelling: Study for the quiz.

-Math: Study Links 2-6 (p.33) -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz.

-Math: Study Links 2-4 and 2-5 (p. 29, 31).

-Picture re-take day is Tuesday, September 9. -This Wednesday, September 10 is our first of six Early Dismissal Days on the calendar this year. Classes will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. Parents, please remember to pick up your son or daughter at that time. Busses will be running on an early schedule on those days. Bus 24 will depart school at 11:00. Bus 7 will leave at 11:30. There is no Bus 14 on these days, just like a Wacky Wednesday.

1. maximum 2. minimum 3. range 4. mode 5. median 6. accelerate 7. your 8. you’re 9. plateau 10. Taos Charter School 11. arriba (up) 12. abajo (down) 13. Beauty is only skin deep. **This week's list is up at SpellingCity.com Use your account on that site to practice spelling and definitions.

-Wow, that was fast! Individual portrait proofs are already here, and went home with students today in their Take-Home Folders. Ordering instructions and re-take info are enclosed. -Deliver the blue Lexia Reading/ IXL Math parent letter (also inside the Take-Home Folder). -Reading: Spend 20 minutes on Lexia. (The following students are all caught up with their recommended minimum weekly minutes, and for them, Lexia work this weekend is OPTIONAL: Isaiah, Ben, Lara, Cory, Louis, Lilis, Alejandro, Isobel, Elijah, and Ciara.) -Math: Spend 20 minutes on IXL skills A1, A2, B1, and C1.

-Math: Study Links 2-3 (p. 27) -Spelling: Study for the quiz. Because of it being picture day at school, the class was unable to have a practice quiz today. So have mom, dad, or an older sibling give you a practice quiz this evening, or take one on your own at Spelling City.

-Math: Study Links 2-2 (p. 25) -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz.

-Math: Study Links 2-1 (p. 23), and deliver the Unit 2 Family Letter to your parents. -Picture Day is this Thursday for 4th grade.

1. hurricane 2. mountain 3. novel 4. fiction 5. non-fiction 6. improvement 7. are 8. our 9. hour 10. laugh 11. Albuquerque, New Mexico 12. joven (young) 13. viejo (old) 14. Break the ice

-Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz.

-Spelling: Continue to work on the written parts of your weekly spelling assignment in your SJ. Practice the spelling and definitions using your account at SpellingCity.com -Math: Spend 15-20 minutes at IXL practicing skills N1, N3, P5, P8, P9, and P29. Your log-in information should be inside your take-home folder.

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.(2 times for the weekly saying.) B.) Use each word by writing a creative sentence that shows you understand the meaning of the word. Use a dictionary to help when you need it. 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 Molina 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, and I’ll check your written work. Students who score 100% on the practice quiz will not ha

1. geometry 2. polygon 3. harmony 4. geography 5. latitude 6. longitude 7. northeast 8. southeast 9. southwest 10. northwest 11. Yo (I) 12. nosotros (we) 13. “as the crow flies”

-Math: SL 1-4 (p. 9)

-Math: Study Links 1-3 (p. 7)

-Math: Study Links 1-2 (p. 5), and deliver the Unit 1 Parent Letter.

-NMSBA Parent Reports: Parents, today I sent home a copy of your child's New Mexico Standards-Based Assessment results in reading, math, and writing that they took last April. Please take time to read the report and discuss the results with your son or daughter. -Have a great weekend!

The first homework assignment is for students to deliver the paperwork packet to their parents to read and fill out. Parents, please fill out the school lunch application even if you don't plan to receive free or reduced lunch. We need the bus and lunch forms back ASAP. The deadline for returning all the forms is Friday, August 22nd, and I'll be collecting them in class until then.

Hello to all the incoming 4th grade students and parents at Taos Charter! I hope you've all have had a fantastic summer break. 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 Thursday, August 14th at 8:15 AM. Fourth grade supply lists are available in the office or at the TCS website in the "For Parents" section. It's not necessary for everyone to have all the supplies on the first day. Pencils, folders, and composition books are the most important items. Until then, get outside, have some fun, and make the most of your last days of break. I'll see you bright and early on Thursday! -Our TCS Welcome Back Pot-Luck is Wednesday, August 13th from 5:30 to 7:00pm if you can make it. What to bring? If your student’s last name begins with the letter: A—F salad G-J drinks (ice tea, lemonade) K-M main dish N—R dessert S—Z side dish Thanks for taki

-It's been an excellent year. I've really enjoyed working with all the creative, diligent, kind-hearted, smart kids in this group. I'll miss seeing you all every day! Please email me a schedule of your plays and baseball/ softball games (mbonner@taoscharterschool.org), and I'll come see them if I can. Over the summer, keep your reading skills sharp and get ready for Mr. Jones' class by continuing the D.E.A.R. habit of reading for at least 20 minutes every day. Your accounts at Lexia, MobyMax, IXL Math, Spelling City, and Typing Web will all remain open and available for you to use any time during the summer break. So be sure to take advantage of your memberships at those sites when you have the time.

These were sent home today with students at Field Day. If you were absent today, you can pick up your final report card and individual award in the office. Just stop by and ask Teresa or Kathy.

-Tuesday is our last full classroom day of the school year. We'll be doing textbook return, cleaning out desks and cubbies, and watching the movie version of Holes if we have time. Students should bring in a cloth or paper grocery bag (or 2) so they can take home their supplies and belongings. Please check your homes for any items that need to be returned to school: textbooks, classroom library books, etc. and bring those in. Also, please send in any used cardboard boxes if you have some at home that we could have for paper recycling, and remember to bring your own lunch as school lunch will not be served on Tuesday. -Wednesday is Field Day for grades K-4 at Kit Carson Park from about 10:30 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. Students should dress for outside PE (t-shirt, shorts, sneakers, hat) and bring sunblock and a water bottle. Parents are welcome to come down to the park and join the fun! Lunch will be provided to all students by the Friends of the Taos Charter School. At 1:40, I'll gath

-Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz. -Reading: Spend at least 45 minutes reading Holes. Try to finish the novel tonight, if you haven't already completed it

-Our annual TCS Talent Show is Thursday, May 22 Wednesday, May 21 at 1:00 in the Gym (I was just notified this morning of the change in schedule). Parents are invited to attend. 4th graders who are not performing musical numbers will be entertaining the audience by telling jokes. Keep finding more good jokes to share with classmates who need them, even if you like the ones you have already have. Write them down, and bring them into school on Wednesday. -Drop off your thank you letter to the person you interviewed for you career project if you decided to hand-deliver them. All of the others were mailed out from the office today. -Library books overdue: Gracie, Bintoro, Lilly, and Chantelle. Please don't forget to bring those into school on Wednesday.

1. optimist 2. pessimist 3. eager 4. smoldering 5. plunge 6. skeptical 7. altered 8. hoax 9. foreign 10. theme 11. caballo (horse) 12. barranca (canyon) 13. a chip on your shoulder

-Reading: Continue reading in the novel Holes for at least 45 minutes this weekend. You can go farther into the book if you want. Be sure to keep track of the chapters by writing a title for each chapter you finish.

-Math: Study Links 10-5

1. remedy 2. incarcerate 3. delirious 4. initiate 5. mirage 6. stifling 7. strenuous 8. precarious 9. fate 10. surveillance 11. escribir (to write) 12. leer (to read) 13. spill the beans

-Reading: Read chapters 11-17 in the novel Holes (p. 52-79), and write a title for each chapter on the yellow sheet. -Wacky Week is coming up!: Monday is Pajama Day. Tuesday is Crazy Hair Day. Wednesday is Disney Character Day. Thursday is Nerd Day. Friday is class choice.

-Career Project: Continue working on step #7 on the blue checklist. Finished projects are due on Thursday.

1. judge 2. destiny 3. desolate 4. innocent 5. guilty 6. scoundrel 7. suburban 8. lenient 9. spacious 10. hablar (to talk) 11. comer (to eat) 12. vivir (to live) 13. Don't judge a book by its cover.

-We're all set to go on our class trip to Bandelier National Monument on Friday. Please be at school on-time, and ready to leave at 8:15 a.m. Remember to dress for a full day of hiking and bring a small backpack with your lunch, a snack, at least one water bottle, some sunscreen, and about $5 cash for our Dairy Queen stop on the way home. We'll return to TCS at 5:00 p.m.

-Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the quiz. -Career Project: Continue working on Steps 3, 4, 5, and 6 on the blue sheets.

1. Anasazi 2. Ancestral Pueblo 3. cliff dwelling 4. viga 5. artifact 6. cistern 7. petroglyph 8. kiva 9. cavate 10. pottery sherd 11. archeologist 12. pueblo (village, small town) 13. mesa (table, or flat-top landform) 14. A rolling stone gathers no moss. **This week's list is up at SpellingCity.com Use your account on that site to practice spelling and definitions.

-Career project: Continue working on Steps 3 and 4 on the blue sheet. -Field Trip info and permission slips went home with students today.

-Math: Complete the Trivia Survey on p. 196 of Study Links if you haven't already done so. -Spelling: Study for the quiz. -Career Project: Begin Step #3 on the blue sheet - doing research on the career that you're studying.

-Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz. -Career Project: With your parents' help, narrow your 3 top choices down to one career that you'll be able to find out about and visit in our local area (Step #2 on the blue checklist).

-Math: Study links 9-4 (p. 201). You'll need a calculator to solve some of the problems on this page. -Career Project: Work on filling in a list of 6 careers that you'd be interested in learning more about (Step #1 on the blue project sheet). Deliver the green parent note to mom or dad. -Field Trip!: Our 4th grade spring field trip is coming up on Friday, May 2. We'll be taking the bus to Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos for an all-day visit that will include 2 great hikes to explore beautiful canyons and Ancestral Pueblo ruins. I'll be sending home more information/ permission slips soon.

-Math: Study links 9-9 (p. 211) -A new TCS parent survey form went home with students today. Parents, please take some time to fill those out this week, and return them to school with your son or daughter by this Friday, April 25.

1. career 2. local 3. national 4. global 5. interview 6. inexpensive 7. tolerant 8. urban 9. rural 10. salary 11. caro (expensive) 12. barato (cheap) 13. Where there is a will, there is a way. **This week's list is up at SpellingCity.com Use your account on that site to practice spelling and definitions.

-Noah's Ark Pre-School Zumba-thon Fundraiser: This Saturday, April 5th, Noah's Ark is having a FUNdraiser at the Llano Quemado Community Center. They'll start with a bake sale/ Frito pie sale from 1:30pm to 4:00pm, and then the Zumbathon is from 2 - 4. Tickets are available at the door or in advance from Noah's Ark Staff and Families. $10 for adults, $5 for kids. Fun for all ages! No Zumba experience needed to enjoy the workout. Call 758-7444 for more info. -Flower bulb orders are due back on Monday, April 21. Please bring those into school if you sold any. Proceeds will benefit the Friends of TCS effort to purchase new books for our library.

-Math: Study Links 9-8 (p. 209 ) -Spelling: Study for the quiz.

-Math Study Links 9-3 -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz.

-Math: Study Links 9-2 -Flower Bulb fundraising brochures and order forms went home with students today. Proceeds raised will help the Friends of Taos Charter School buy new books for our school library. Orders are due Monday, April 21.

-Math: Study Links 9-1, and deliver the Unit 9 family letter. -Parents are invited to our K-6th grade Spring Song-Sharing Performance on Wednesday, April 9 at 1:00 pm in the TCS cafeteria. Hope to see you here!

1. defy 2. neighborhood 3. percent 4. immortal 5. imitate 6. occupation 7. authentic 8. bogus 9. pursue 10. antes (before) 11. despues (after) 12. It’s always darkest just before the dawn. **This week's list is up at SpellingCity.com Use your account on that site to practice spelling and definitions.

-Math: Study Links 8-8 (p. 189) -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz.

-Math: Study Links 8-6 (p.185 and 186)

1. peculiar 2. occasionally 3. fascinated 4. timid 5. tough 6. enough 7. barrier 8. treacherous 9. doctor 10. convert 11. bastante (enough) 12. viento (wind) 13. A chain is only as strong its weakest link.

-Math: Study Links 8-5 (p. 183)

-Celebrate being done with NMSBA testing! Today the class completed the final sessions of our yearly assessment. I really appreciate their hard-working, positive attitude, and all the studious effort they put into the nine sessions of the test over the past two weeks. Well done, 4th Grade!

-On Thursday morning, the class will be taking Sessions 2 and 3 of the NMSBA Science test, completing the entire assessment! Please bring in a healthy snack to eat during the break in-between test sessions.