Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

-Math: Complete My Math p. 565-566, and practice the starred skills in IXL Math section Q. -Science: Finish up reading and taking notes on your science report topics. -TCS Basketball Tournament starts today after school, and continues every day until Sunday. Go Hawks!

-Science: Continue to find information, read, and take notes on your science report topics. Hands-on demonstrations, posterboard presentations, and projection reports are due Friday, March 2. If you choose to do the 3 paragraph written report option, those are due Monday, March 5th.

-Parents, please sign up to volunteer at our TCS tournament next week if you haven't already. Our 4th grade night is Thursday, March 1st . We need you! Dear Parents and Friends of TCS: Finally, our biggest community event and fundraiser of the year: the TCS annual Basketball Tournament. This year’s tournament will be held from Monday, February 26th to Sunday, March 4th. The weekday games will run from 4pm till 8:30 pm, and the weekend games begin at 9 am, running till 3 pm on Saturday and noon on Sunday. We are in need of concessions, and LOTS of volunteers! Each night of the tournament will be “dedicated” to a grade at Taos Charter School. Parents from that grade will be encouraged to donate volunteer time at the concession stands, the admission desk, or inside the gym helping with scoring or refereeing. If you cannot volunteer on your class’s evening, feel free to volunteer on a different day. We would also like to see 2 parents from each grade “supervise” their day. At

-Math: Complete p. 541-542 in My Math. Practice starred IXL skills in section P (Pemdas: Section N). -Science: Move through Steps 2, 3, 4 on the orange science report checklist. Have a report topic ready for Wednesday that meets the criteria listed on Step 3. -Spelling and Vocabulary: There's no list assigned this week so you'll have more time for your science report.

-Science: Share the orange project checklist with your parents. Decide which general field of science you're interested in studying (Step #1). Use the "Science Topics" list link at Academic Kids Encylopedia or Wikipedia to explore and learn more about the field you choose.

-Math: Finish up the last 3 pages of the fraction review packet. -Spelling/ Vocabulary: Written work is due via Google Drive or in your written Spelling Journal. Study for the quiz.

1. equivalent fraction 2. improper fraction 3. field of science 4. biology 5. geology 6. meteorology 7. astronomy 8. ecology 9. hydrology 10. physics 11. adentro (inside) 12. afuera (outside) 13. kill two birds with one stone

-Just a reminder that 4th graders ski for FREE at Sipapu. Just bring a copy of your most recent report card to the ticket window and they'll give you a FREE lift ticket, every day.

-Math: Complete p. 509-510 in My Math. -Written spelling and vocabulary work is due via Google Drive or in your spelling journal. Take a practice quiz at Spelling City.

1. simplest form 2. benchmark fraction 3. mixed number 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 throw the baby out with the bathwater.

-Reading: Finish up the 2 paragraph "Compare and Contrast" essay on Google Drive if you didn't complete it in class on Friday. You can print it at school on Monday if you don't have a way to print at home. -Math: Practice IXL skills A10, A11, H1, H2.