Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

-Field Day for K-4 will be here at school on Thursday, outside from 10:00-11:30. Parents are invited! Challup's pizza will be provided to students for lunch thanks to the Friends of TCS. Students should dress for outside PE and have a water bottle. -After Field Day, we'll be watching the movie-version of Holes in class. Kids may bring some popcorn and lemonade or juice to share if they want. -4th marking period progress reports and awards will be sent home with students on Thursday. There's no school on Friday.

-Reading: Read chapters 46, 47, 48 in Holes . -Class clean-up: Please bring in a cloth grocery bag to take home all of your supplies and materials so you can re-use them next year. -Missing Library Books: Cammy: One Came Home Darius (3): Bill and Pete to the Rescue, The Child's World Book Encyclopedia, A Good Night for Ghosts Estevan (2): Pirated!, Destructive Re-Entry Josh: Child's World Book Encyclopedia Liana: Lyme Disease Please return those books Wednesday, or bring in $25 per missing book for replacement.

-Talent Show: Bring in at least one good joke to tell.

-Spelling and Vocab.: Written work is due via Google Drive or in your Spelling Journal. Study for the quiz. -Be sure to bring in your permission slip and $8 for our Bandelier trip if you haven't already.

-Reading: Read chapters 29-30 in Holes and write a title for each. -Career Project: Bring in the address of the person you interviewed for your project, and your own mailing address too so we can send off your Thank-You letters on Wednesday. Parents, please double check the addresses to make sure they're correct and include zip codes. -Friday Field Trip Info: On Friday, May 18, the class will be taking a hiking field trip to Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos. During the morning, we’ll take a 2 ½ mile loop hike on Tsankawi Mesa to tour Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings. In the afternoon, we’ll have a picnic lunch, and then hike down the Frey Trail into Frijoles Canyon about 2 ½ 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, their own lunch, and at least one water bottle. The trip will cost $8 for bus

-Races in the Park: Tuesday, May 15 at Kit Carson Park. 4th graders will run at about 9:00 a.m. -Class field trip to Bandelier National Monument: Friday, May 18, 8:15-5:00 pm. Info and permission slips going home Monday. -K-8th Talent Show: Tuesday, May 22 in the TCS Gym 12:30-2:00. -K-4th Field Day: Thursday, May 24 in the TCS playground 10:00-11:30.

1. Anasazi 2. Ancestral Pueblo 3. cliff dwelling 4. viga 5. artifact 6. cistern 7. petroglyph 8. kiva 9. cavate 10. pottery sherd/ shard 11. archeologist 12. pueblo (village, small town) 13. mesa (table, or flat-top landform) 14. Don’t cry over spilled milk.

-Reading: Read up through chapter 25 in Holes . Go farther if you want, and write a title for each chapter you finish.