Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

-Reading: Read chapters 10 and 11 in Superfudge , and write a chapter summary for each. -Swim lesson packets and school photo proofs went home with students on Friday. They should be inside the Take-Home Folder.

Fourth graders will start swim lessons on Tuesday, October 3rd at the Taos Youth and Family Center. We will attend from 1:30pm-2:30pm, and continue on Tuesday afternoons for the next 8 weeks. We will not participate October 31st due to Halloween. The final class and mini-graduation will take place Tuesday, December 5th. Please keep in mind, the purpose of these lessons is to give students life-saving water skills. It is part of Taos Charter School’s physical education curriculum, and students are expected to participate weekly for eight weeks. If students arrive in the morning without proper swim gear (suit, towel, goggles), they will be asked to contact parents/guardians to bring supplies. At the completion of the program, we will celebrate at the pool with a mini-graduation party for students and parents! On Tuesdays during the Swim Program, 4th grade will dismiss from the TYFC. Parents, please pick up your child at 2:50 at the TYFC parking lot. Students who ride Bus #7 or Bus #

-Math: Complete p. 139-140 in My Math. -Picture day for 4th grade is on Tuesday.

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

-Parents, during our field trip on Thursday, 4th graders received a special gift from the National Park Service. They each got their own access card which grants them and their family FREE admission to any National Park or National Monument in the entire USA! This privilege lasts for a full year. Please see the brochure that went home with students today, or check the Every Kid in a Park link for more information. -Have a great weekend!

-Thursday Field Trip!: Our bus to the Bio-Blitz at the Red River Fish Hatchery will leave campus at 8:20 a.m. on Thursday. Please be on-time. Remember to bring a small backpack with your lunch, water bottle, a snack, sunscreen, and a hat. Be sure to wear sturdy sneakers or hiking boots and be ready for a full day of fun outside science activities. We'll have 10 sack lunches for kids who get school lunch everyday, or forget. We'll return to TCS for our normal dismissal time at 2:50 p.m. -For Friday: Complete My Math p. 119-120 (odds). Spelling written work is due. Study for the quiz.

-Math: Complete p. 111-112 in My Math -Parents, please sign the permission slips for the Bio-Blitz field trip and send those back to school.

1. Autumn Equinox 2. unanimous 3. capital 4. synonym 5. antonym 6. budget 7. catastrophe 8. elevation 9. there 10. their 11. they’re 12. jugar (to play) 13. deportes (sports) 14. spill the beans

-Reading: Read chapters 4 and 5 in Superfudge , and write a summary for each in your green summary packet. You may read further if you want. -Field Trip!: Next Thursday, September 21, the 4th and 5th grade classes will be taking a field trip to participate in the Bio-Blitz at the Red River Fish Hatchery. I'll send home permission slips and more information next week. If any parent would like to come along and help chaperone our group, please email me at mbonner@taoscharterschool.org

-Don't miss the TCS/Twirl Family Science Night: Thursday, September 14th from 5-7pm in the TCS Cafeteria. Student Council will be selling food and concessions, so come hungry and be ready for some really fun science activities and demonstrations!

-Spelling and Vocabulary: Written work is due. Study for the quiz. -Math: Complete p. 97-98 of My Math (assigned Tuesday).

1. physics 2. matter 3. solid 4. liquid 5. gas 6. evaporation 7. atom 8. mass 9. apostrophe 10. your 11. you’re 12. arriba (up) 13. abajo (down) 14. Beauty is only skin deep.

-Math: Complete p. 83-84 in My Math. -Spelling and Vocabulary: Study for the quiz. -Flower bulb fundraiser information went home with students today. Orders are due Monday, September 11.

-Math: Complete p. 71-72 in My Math. -Spelling and Vocabulary: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz.

-Math: Complete p. 65-66 in My Math.

1. minuend 2. subtrahend 3. humorous 4. sarcastic 5. ocean 6. continent 7. nation 8. embellish 9. plot 10. setting 11. Albuquerque, New Mexico 12. estudiante (student) 13. escuela (school) 14. When it rains, it pours.