Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

-Reading: Read an "on-level" chapter book over the break. Bring the book into school with you on Monday, January 3rd to write a Book Review about it in class. -Math: If you still haven't made it into the prestigious One-Minute Club, then keep on practicing those multiplication facts using flashcards, websites, and worksheets. -Reminder: 4th graders ski and snowboard for FREE at Sipapu! Just bring a copy of your first marking period progress report for verification. See www.sipapunm.com or call 800-587-2240 for more info. - Geo-Bee : Our class Geography Bee winners and alternates should study and prep for the TCS school-wide bee on January 7th. The Friends of TCS have generously provided some EXCELLENT prizes for the finalists and school-level winner. Our school winner will go on to compete in the state-level bee in Albuquerque on April 1st. The New Mexico winner and their parents get an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC to participate in the national bee May 24-25!...

-Spelling: Study for the quiz. -Math: SL 5-2 (p. 97) -Swimming: We'll be swimming at the TYFC from about 10:00 to 11:00. Parents who would like to join us can meet us there, or walk down from school with us at 9:30. We're expecting snow tonight, so students should wear warm clothes and snowboots for the walk. They'll need a swimsuit, towel, and $2 for pool admission. In the event of a 2 hour delay, swimming will be postponed to a later date. -Secret Santa gift exchange is Friday. -Our TCS Holiday Talent Show is at 1:30 in the Embler Gymnasium. 4th graders will regale the crowd with their well-rehearsed jokes (they ARE well-rehearsed, right?). Parents are invited to join us for the fun.

-History: Revolutionary Biography Reports are due. Complete steps 5, 6 (optional extra credit), 7, and 8 on the checklist. Don't forget to include the bibliography . -Spelling: Study for the practice quiz. -The pool is now fixed, so swimming is ON for Friday morning. I'll give you more information tomorrow. -Congratulations to Isaiah, Sophia, Elijah, Fallon, Charlie, and Carmen for winning our class Geo-Bee today in a very close, tough competition (Quinn and Leandro were the Runners-Up/ Alternates). Those 6 students will participate in the School-Level Geo-Bee on January 7th. . The winner of our TCS Geo-Bee will be invited to compete in the State-Level Bee in Albuquerque on April 1st.

-Geo Bee: The class-level National Geographic Bee will be held on Wednesday. The top 6 geographers from 4th grade will advance to the Semi-Final round to compete with the winners from grades 5, 6, 7, and 8 at our TCS School-Level Geo-Bee on January 7. The class-level bee will focus on US geography. -History: Complete Step #4 from your checklist, writing your final draft of the Revolutionary Biography Report.

-History: Complete step #3 on your checklist. Edit and revise your rough draft. Look for errors in spelling, capitalization, and grammar and fix them. Ask a parent or an older sibling to help you proofread. Expand your paragraphs. Say more. Add more supporting details.

1. guerilla 2. timeline 3. victory 4. treaty 5. indent 6. adjective 7. Winter Solstice 8. revolve 9. rotate 10. axis 11. Prospero Año Nuevo! (Happy New Year!) 12. regalos (gifts) 13. It is better to give than it is to receive.

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-History: Finish the five paragraph rough draft of your Revolutionary Biography. -Homework is a joke: Come up with one or two jokes to tell for the Holiday Talent Show. Write them down and bring them into school on Monday to practice. -Secret Santa: Students drew names today for the Secret Santa gift exchange which we'll have in class next Friday, December 17. Kids can bring in wrapped, un-named gifts any day before then. There's a suggested $10 limit on gifts.

-Math: Review Unit 4 material for the Unit Test (decimal value to the thousandths, adding and subtracting decimal numbers, metric units of length, converting mm to cm, cm to m, m to km). -Spelling: Study for the quiz. -History: Use your outline to start writing the rough draft of your biography report (due Monday). -Taos Feeds Taos: Thank you to everyone who has brought in items for the food drive! Friday is the last day to donate in class.

-History: Finish the outline for your biography report. -Spelling: Written work is due. -Thursday Tutoring is from 3:00 to 3:45. We'll review for the Unit 4 math test and get started on the rough draft of the Revolutionary Biography reports.

-History: Read and take notes for your reports. We'll start outlining your essays in class on Wednesday.

-History: Continue to read and take notes about the life of the person you're studying for the Revolutionary Biography Report.

1. monarchy 2. democracy 3. outline 4. rough draft 5. paragraph 6. topic sentence 7. supporting details 8. conclusion 9. edit 10. revise 11. bibliography 12. biblioteca (library) 13. tarea (homework) 14. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

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-History: Find information, read, and take notes for your Revolutionary Biography Report.

-As a reward for the class hitting their goal of 80% accuracy on a three minute, 50 problem multiplication fact test, I've planned a different kind of Friday for the kids. At about 9:30, we'll walk down to the TYFC to go swimming from 10-11. Then, we'll walk back up to school, have lunch and some popcorn, and watch a DVD in the afternoon. Students should bring a swimsuit, towel, a signed Town of Taos waiver form, and $2 for pool admission. Parents are welcome to join us at the pool. You can walk with us, or just meet us at the TYFC at 10:00. -History: Students should begin to research, read, and take notes for their Revolutionary Biography Projects. A checklist with all the report guidelines and due dates went home with students today.

-Math: SL 4-8 (p. 85) -Spelling: Written work due. Take a practice quiz at home tonight. -History: Decide on your top 3 choices for the Revolutionary Biography Report. -Thursday Tutoring is from 3:00 to 3:45. We'll be doing library research for the biography reports.

-Basketball: Our 4th grade team will play for another tournament championship at the Taos Pueblo Day School Gym at 5:00. Players should be there at 4:30. Good luck Hawks! -Math: Practice the multiplication and division facts up through the twelves for Test #16. -History: Start thinking about who you might choose to write your Revolutionary Biography Report about. Have your top three choices ready by Thursday. -Library Day is Wednesday. Bring in your books to renew or return.

-Math: SL 4-7 (p. 83)

1. legible 2. independent 3. division 4. quotient 5. revolution 6. disguise 7. petition 8. loyalist 9. intolerable 10. desayuno (breakfast) 11. almuerzo (lunch) 12. cena (dinner) 13. There was never a good war, or a bad peace. –Benjamin Franklin

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-Math: Practice multiplication and division facts on the "Fact Frenzy" worksheet that you took home (both sides). -Reading: Continue your DEAR habit of reading for 20 minutes or more per day. -History (optional): watch the end of the PBS Thanksgiving documentary video that we started in class today. It's in the links. We left off at about minute 47. -Have a fun, safe Thanksgiving with your friends and families! See you all next week.

-Math: SL 4-6 (p. 79)

-The Celebration of Life service for TCS founder Gary Embler will take place on Saturday at 11:00am at Rivera Funeral Home. -Math: Practice multiplication facts up to the 12's for accuracy and speed. Today the class average hit 76% on a 3 minute, 50 fact test, which is their new high score. Test #14 will be Monday. -Mid-quarter progress reports went home with students today. - Ski Club paperwork and payment is due no later than 3:00 pm on Tuesday, November 23. Coach has more forms if you need them. -Basketball: Our 4th Grade team, led by Coach Ron Cordova, will play for a Tournament Championship at the Ranchos Elementary Gym at 2:00 pm. Players should be there at 1:30. GO HAWKS!

-Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz. -Basketball: The 4th Grade game is today vs. ADN at the Ranchos Elementary Gym. Players should be there by 3:30. Game starts at 4:00. Go Hawks! -Thursday after-school tutoring is on, and will be from 3:00 to 3:45.

-Reading: Finish the comprehension and vocabulary test for "My Land Sings." You may use the book, your summaries, and dictionaries to help you answer the questions. -Wednesday is our Library Day. Remember to bring in your books to renew or return.

-Math: SL 4-3 (p. 75). Keep practicing the multiplication facts up to the 12's. The class fact test average plummeted down to just 60% today. Test #12 will be Wednesday.

1. sanctuary 2. decimal 3. tenth 4. hundredth 5. thousandth 6. taxation 7. representation 8. quarrel 9. boycott 10. repeal 11. jury 12. viento (wind) 13. nieve (snow) 14. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. –Benjamin Franklin

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-Math: SL 4-2 p. 73. -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the quiz. -Scholastic Book Orders are due on Thursday. -After-school tutoring is called off for Thursday since I'll be out of school for the day.

-Math: SL 4-1 (p. 71). Practice the multiplication facts. The class average on a 3 minute, 50 fact test is now up to 75%!

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. (your own pair of homophones) _________ / ________ 14. Money burning a hole in your pocket

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-Math: Practice the multiplication facts for Test #8 on Monday. -Science: Finish up the quiz on the circulatory system. You may use your notes and the anatomy coloring sheets to help you, so make sure your answers are complete and well-written. -TCS Fall Pottery and Soup Sale: Saturday from 11-2. -Basketball Practice: 6-8pm Friday and Saturday at the Guadalupe Gym.

-Math: Review Unit 3 for the test. -Spelling: Study for the quiz. -The Fall Pottery and Soup Sale will be here at school on Saturday from 11-2. Proceeds will help buy equipment for the new gym and landscaping on campus.

-Math: SL 3-7 p. 57. -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz. -After-school tutoring begins Thursday. It will go from 3:00-3:45, and this week will be a math review group to get ready for the Unit 3 Test on Friday. Come on in and join us if you need some extra help.

-Math: SL 3-10 (p. 63), and practice your multiplication facts for Test #7.

-Math: SL 3-9 (p. 61) -Students have begun having their daily PE classes in our new gym. To protect the floor, Coach is requiring students to wear sneakers in PE which have non-marking soles. Students should wear those to school, or keep a set in their cubby to change into. -Tuesday is the last day to order your school pictures. -Parents, don't forget that Tuesday is Election Day!

1. crisis 2. crucial 3. terminate 4. French and Indian War 5. colonists 6. capture 7. veteran 8. election 9. candidate 10. governor 11. ballot 12. venado (deer) 13. Hace frio. (It’s cold.) 14. On the warpath

-Math: Practice multiplication facts up to the 12's. Fact test #6 will be on Monday. -Have a fun, safe Halloween!

-Math: SL 3-8 (p. 59) -Spelling: Study for the quiz. -Halloween: Students are welcome to wear costumes on Friday. Parents are invited to come see the K-4th grade costume parade at 1:30 outside on the basketball court. -New Gymnasium Grand Opening and Dedication: At 1:45 in the new gym, the whole school will gather to celebrate the opening of our beautiful new building and honor the dedication and hard work of Mr. Gary Embler, a founding parent of TCS for whom the gym will be named. Parents are invited to come and join us for this auspicious event.

-Math: Practice the multiplication facts for Test #5. -Spelling: Written work due. Study for the practice quiz. -Reading: Complete the book review for Sideways Stories from Wayside School. -Parents, I'm sorry, but there are no more time slots available for Wednesday's parent-teacher conferences. If you don't yet have an appointment, and you'd like to meet, I'm available after school any day next week from 3-4. Phone conferences are another option. You can email me at mbonner@taoscharterschool.org to set one up.

-Math: SL 3-6 (p. 55) -There's no school on Wednesday, October 27 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. If I haven’t contacted you and you’d like to meet, please email me at mbonner@taoscharterschool.org to make an appointment. Also, if you can’t make it Wednesday, but you’d still like to talk, I’m available next week after school Monday through Thursday from 3-4 p.m. I’m also happy to do a phone-conference if that’s more convenient for you. -Student portrait proofs went home with students today. Ordering instructions and re-take information is included.

1. Halloween 2. eerie 3. which 4. witch 5. red blood cells 6. white blood cells 7. plasma 8. platelets 9. atrium 10. ventricle 11. valve 12. exchange 13. brujo/bruja (witch) 14. Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) 15. Blood is thicker than water.

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-Math: SL 3-5 (p. 53) -Practice your multiplication facts using flash cards, fact triangles, websites, and printable tests. Fact test #4 will be on Monday. -Parents, 1st marking period report cards went home with students today. The reports are yours to keep. Please sign the attached slip and return it to school Monday with your son or daughter to verify that you received the report.

-Math: SL 3-3 and 3-4 -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz. -On Thursday, the class is taking a half-day field trip to the Stables Art Gallery (near the TCA) to see the Seed 2 exhibit and participate in an art activity. Parents are welcome to come join us at the gallery from 11:00 to 2:00.

-Math: Practice your multiplication facts. -Student picture day is Wednesday.

-Math: Complete both sides of the orange multiplication practice sheet.

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

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-Reading: Spend 20 minutes or more reading each day in a book, newspaper, or magazine of your choice. Keep track of your daily reading on your Fall Break Reading Log. -Math: Practice your multiplication facts using flash cards, fact triangles, websites, or printable practice sheets. -First Basketball Team Practice: Friday, October 8 at 6:00 pm at the Guadalupe Church gym downtown. Call Ron Cordova for more info 779-1792. -Student photo day is Wednesday, October 20. -Believe it or not, Thursday was the last day of the first marking period. First quarter student progress reports will go home on October 21. -Have a safe, fun break! See you on October 18.

On Thursday, October 7th, the fourth grade class will be taking a hiking field trip on the Rio Santa Barbara trail into the Pecos Wilderness near Peñasco. We’ll take about a 4-5 mile round trip hike up into the Pecos and have a picnic lunch in a large meadow near the trail. Students should be prepared for the elements and wear sturdy sneakers or hiking boots, pants, and a warm layer on top as it will be chilly up there in the morning. They should also bring a small backpack with their own lunch, a water bottle or two, and a rain jacket if you have one, just in case. There is a transportation charge of $5 per student. Students can bring this fee into school on the day of the trip or before. Parents are invited to join us to help chaperone the hike. You can drive/ carpool on your own, or ride on the bus with the students. For insurance reasons, all students are required to ride the bus. We will be leaving campus at about 8:15 a.m., and we’ll return by 2:30 p.m.

-Math: SL 3-2 (p. 47) -Spelling: Written work due. Study for the Wednesday final quiz. -Field trip permission forms and payment due ($5). -Students and parents who want to join over 4 million people across the US and in 42 nations for International Walk to School Day, should meet at the TYFC at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Bicyclists are welcome too. Hope to see you there!

1. conifer 2. absurd 3. beautiful 4. millimeter 5. wilderness 6. habitat 7. backpack 8. arbol (tree) 9. oso (bear)

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-Wednesday, October 6 is International Walk to School Day. TCS kids who want to participate can have their parents drop them off at the Taos Youth and Family Center at 7:30 a.m. Ms. Perry and I will walk with the kids up to school. Students may also ride their bikes to school on this route. Parents are welcome to join us! See the "Safe Routes to School" site in the parents' links section for more info about this initiative. -On Thursday, Oct. 7, the class will be taking a hiking field trip into the Pecos Wilderness on the Rio Santa Barbara Trail. Parents are invited to come along and help chaperone. I'll send more information and permission slips home on Monday.

-Math: SL 2-9 (p. 40) -Spelling: Written work due Friday. Study for the quiz. -Happy San Geronimo Day!

-Math: SL 2-9 (p. 39)

-Math: SL 2-8 (p. 37) -Reading: Finish up the yellow Superfudge book review and comprehension questions if you didn't complete them in class today. -Scholastic book orders are due on Tuesday.

1. meter 2. kilometer 3. heritage 4. origin 5. vertical 6. horizontal 7. folklore 8. judge 9. grudge 10. trudge 11. opposite 12. similar 13. otoño (autumn) 14. jugar (to play) 15. Bury the hatchet

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-Math: Second page of SL 2-7 (p.36) -Reading: Finish and proofread your purple Superfudge chapter summaries. These are due Monday. -Scholastic Book Orders went home today. They're due back on Tuesday if you want to order books.

-Math: SL 2-7 (p. 35) -Spelling: Study for quiz, unless you got a 100% today on the practice. -Open House is tonight from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. Please stop by 4th grade if you can make it.

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

-Math: SL 2-5 (p. 31) -Open House is Thursday, September 23 from 5:30-7:00 pm. Hope to see you all here!

Math: SL 2-4 (p. 29)

1. Autumn Equinox 2. Constitution 3. amendment 4. Bill of Rights 6. product 7. quotient 8. contagious 9. exaggerate 10. phase 11. character 12. abuelo/ abuela (grandfather/ grandmother) 13. cuentos (old stories or folklore) 14. The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

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-Parents, please send back those FluMist consent forms on Monday if you'd like your child to receive this free immunization. -Open House Night is next Thursday, September 23 from 5:30-7:00. -MAPS testing for 4th grade starts Monday morning. Please be on-time. Have a great weekend!

-Math: SL 2-3 (p. 27) -Spelling: Study for the quiz if you're one the 13 who didn't ace today's practice quiz. -The Friends of Taos Charter School needs a parent rep for 4th grade to help occasionally with events and notifications. Please contact Whitney Goler at 741-0335 or whitney@laplaza.org if you'd like to help out. -Seasonal flu immunization nasal mists will be available this fall to students at TCS. Parent consent forms went home with kids today. Parents, if you'd like your child to receive this free vaccine, please fill out and sign the parental consent form and return it to school asap. To decline the FluMist vaccine, just don't return the form.

-Math: SL 2-2 (p. 25) -Spelling: Written work due. Study for the practice test. -Open House Night is next Thursday, September 24, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Hope to see you here!

-Math SL 2-1 (p. 23)

1. maximum 2. minimum 3. range 4. mode 5. median 6. accelerate 7. your 8. you’re 9. erosion 10. plateau 11. Taos Charter School 12. arriba (up) 13. abajo (down) 14. Beauty is only skin deep.

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-Spelling: Study for the quiz. -Math: Review Unit 1 skills for the test (geometry, shapes, + and - facts).

-Spelling: Written work due. Study for the practice test. Students who get a 100% on the practice quiz are exempt from the Friday quiz!

-Math: Study Links 1-8 (p. 17) -Wednesday is the final day to bring in money for the flower bulb sale. -Our beautiful new cafeteria opened today at last! The new gym will be ready soon.

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

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Turn off the computer, and get outside to enjoy the beautiful weather! Safe travels to everyone. See you Tuesday.

-Spelling: Study for the Friday quiz, unless you're one of the six kids who aced today's practice quiz. -Math: Keep on practicing those + and - facts.

-Math: Study Links 1-6 (p. 13) -Spelling: Written work due. Remember, students who score 100% on the Thursday practice quiz are exempt from the Friday quiz!

-Math: Study Links 1-5 (p. 11)

1. latitude 2. longitude 3. hemisphere 4. elevation 5. there 6. their 7. they’re 8. labor 9. vacation 10. gullible 11. Me llamo _______. (My name is ______ .) 12. estudiante (student) 13. escuela (school) 14. When it rains, it pours.

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-Math: If you scored less than 80 on your subtraction fact test today, spend some time using flash cards or math websites to practice (see our links). You'll see that test again next week, and I want to see improvement. -Have a great weekend!

-Creative Writing: "One Summer Day" essay final draft due. -Spelling: Study for our first spelling quiz. -Parents, did you receive this week's Chalkboard via your email? This is the 2nd school-year that we've been trying to send those out electronically in an effort to reduce our paper use. If you did NOT get an email version of the Chalkboard, contact Kathy Martinez at taoscharter@newmex.com and she'll get your address on the list.

-Spelling: Written work due (practice writing each word five times, and use each word in a creative sentence).

-Math: Study Links 1-3 (p. 7) -Creative Writing: Rough draft of the "One Summer Day" essay is due.

-Start thinking about what summer day you'll write about for your essay. What was so fun about that one day? What made it special?

4th Grade Spelling Process and Expectations 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. (Twice for the weekly saying.) B.) Use each word by writing a creative sentence that shows you understand the meaning of the word. 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 Senor Ruybal 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. 5. On Friday we’ll have the real spelling quiz. On the quizzes, I won’t actually say the word. Instea...

1. sum 2. difference 3. geometry 4. privilege 5. improvise 6. geography 7. northeast 8. southeast 9. southwest 10. northwest 11. tu (you, friendly) 12. usted (you, formal) 13. nosotros (we) 14. “as the crow flies”

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-Parent copies of your child's NMSBA scores from last spring went home with students today. Please take some time to read the reports and discuss them with your son or daughter. Let me know if you have any questions. -Have a great weekend! See you Monday morning.

-The first day of school flew right by today. The homework is for students to deliver the packet of school documents to their parents for mom or dad to read and fill out. The deadline on returning all the forms is Monday, August 23, and I'll be collecting them in class until then.

Hello to all the incoming 4th grade students at Taos Charter! I hope you all have had an awesome summer. 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 Wednesday, August 18th at 8:15 AM. Supply lists are available in the office (and there's a basic list posted on this board below on the right.) It's not necessary for everyone to have all their supplies on the first day. Pencils, folders, and composition books are the most important items. Until then: bike, swim, and play to your heart's content during your last few days of break, and I'll see you bright and early on Wednesday morning!

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 baseball/ softball/ soccer games (mbonner@taoscharterschool.org), and I'll come see them if I can. Over the summer, keep your 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. Practice and build your math skills using links like Math Playground and IXL.

-Wednesday is our annual K-4 Field Day at Kit Carson Park from 10:30 to 2:15. Parents are invited to come on over and join us for the activities. I'll give out awards and final progress reports a little before 2:00 under the big tree. Parents may pick students up at the park at 2, or at school at the normal time. Buses will run as usual. -Thursday: Since final report cards will have already been distributed on Wednesday, attendance is optional on Thursday from 8:15 to 10:00. Kids who want to come in and help clean the class and the schoolyard are welcome, but wear your work clothes. I repeat, attendance is optional. I've already marked all students "PRESENT" for Thursday. -Library Books: Several students are missing library books or text books. As per Mrs. O'Bryan's rule, I can't send home final report cards or present awards to those students until the books are returned or paid for. Each missing book costs $25. -4th Grade Radio Theater: On Wednesday, stu...

-Return any library books that you may still have at home. Lost books are $25 each. -Bring in any school books you have at home. Also look for any classroom library books that you may have borrowed.

-Spelling: Study and practice for the quiz. -Swimming: Remember to bring a suit, towel, and $2 for pool admission. We'll be swimming from 10-11. Parents are welcome to come join us!

-Reading: Read chapters 36-39 in Holes. Write a chapter title for each. -Math: Finish the Reducing Fractions (B) practice that you started today in class.

-Reading: Read Chapters 29-32 in Holes. Write a chapter title for each.

1. theater 2. script 3. character 4. dialogue 5. monologue 6. scene 7. actor 8. enunciate 9. comedy 10. tragedy 11. audition 12. verano (summer) 13. Hace calor. (It’s hot.) 14. En boca cerrada, no entran moscas.

Compound Words class/room note/book every/where every/thing every/one to/night for/get some/one some/thing some/times some/where any/thing

-Spelling: Written work due. Study for the quiz. -Career Projects due. -Field trip permission slips and payment due. -Missing Camera: My blue Canon digital camera is missing from my desk drawer. Please let me know if you know of its whereabouts.

Information about the trip and permission slips went home with students today. Please return the permission slips to me on Tuesday or Wednesday.

1. Anasazi 2. Ancestral Pueblo 3. cliff dwelling 4. cistern 5. cavate 6. petroglyph 7. kiva 8. sipapu 9. viga 10. archeologist 11. artifact 12. pottery shard 13. A rolling stone gathers no moss

The Changing Rule If a baseword ends in y after a consonant, change y to i before adding any suffix, except one beginning with i. copy + ed = copied pretty + est = prettiest rely + able = reliable carry + er = carrier lonely + ness = loneliness study + ed = studied cry + ing = crying reply + ing = replying study + ing = studying