Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

-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 5th grade 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. -Adrian, Richie, and Dominic, your final report cards and class awards are available for you to pick up in the Office.

-Tuesday is Field Day for grades K-4 at Kit Carson Park from 10:30 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. Students should dress for outside PE and bring a snack 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. Parents can meet us at the park and pick kids up by 1:40. Otherwise, we'll return to school on the bus and dismiss at 2:50 as usual. -Wednesday is a half-day, dismissing at 11:30. We'll clean out desks and cubbies, check in textbooks, and I'll give out final progress reports. Students who have siblings in 8th grade can attend graduation outside with their families. Please bring in a cloth or paper grocery bag to carry home your school supplies and belongings. -Thursday: No school. -Missing Library Books: The following students are missing books that they checked out from the TCS Library: Alejandro, Chris, Dominic, Gabe, Yeri. Final notices went home with students today

-Reading: Continue reading another 40 minutes in the novel Holes. Write a title for each chapter you finish. -Field Trip: Don't be late for our 8:15 departure!

-Reading: Spend 40 minutes reading in the novel Holes. Write a title for each chapter you finish. -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the quiz.

-Career Project: Finish up the final draft of your Thank-You Letter if you didn't finish it in class today. It can be hand-written or printed from Google Drive. Bring it to school on Wednesday, along with the mailing address of the person you interviewed. I'll supply the envelopes and stamps. -Talent Show: Write down 2 jokes to tell at the Talent Show. The show is Wednesday at 12:30 in the Gym. Parents are invited to attend! -On Friday, May 15, the fourth grade class will be taking a hiking field trip to Bandelier National Monument. During the morning, we’ll take a 2 ½ mile loop hike on Tsankawi Mesa to tour Anasazi cliff dwellings. In the afternoon, we’ll have a picnic lunch, and then hike down the Frey Trail into Frijoles Canyon about 2 more miles to explore the main ruins. Students should be prepared for the elements and wear sturdy sneakers or hiking boots, and a hat to block the sun. They should also bring a small backpack with sunscreen, at least one water bottle, and

Our 4th grade spring field trip is coming up on Friday, May 15. 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 on Tuesday.

-Career Project: Write the rough draft of a 2-3 paragraph friendly thank-you letter to the person you interviewed for your project. You can use the form on the back of your spelling list to help, or just write it on your own sheet of lined paper. Bring in their mailing address on Tuesday as well if you have one.

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. frijoles (beans) 14. Don’t cry over spilled milk. **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 your account at Spelling City. -Career Projects: Students will start their presentations at 1:45 on Thursday afternoon. Parents are invited to come in to class and watch if you're available.

-Math: Spend 20 minutes practicing IXL skills. -Career Projects are due on Thursday. Students should be working on Steps 6 and 7 on the checklist.

1. optimist 2. pessimist 3. eager 4. flashback 5. plunge 6. skeptical 7. altered 8. vile 9. scholar 10. foreign 11. theme 12. caballo (horse) 13. barranca (canyon) 14. Take the bull by the horns. **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 5, 6, 7 on your project. If you need images to print for your board, have your mom or dad help you search at wikipedia and google for photos and clipart. If you want to print images on our school printers, you can email them to me at mbonner@taoscharterschool.org and we'll print them on Monday. -Wacky Week is May 4-May 8 Monday - PJ Day Tuesday - Crazy Hair Day Wednesday - Favorite Character (from a movie, book, cartoon, etc) Thursday - Nerd Day Friday - class pick