Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

I hope everyone has a fun break with your families. Travel safely, and I'll see you Monday!

-Math: Study Links 4-7 (p. 83), and practice for x fact test #13 using flashcards, fact triangles, websites, printable work sheets...

-Spend 45 minutes using your accounts at Lexia Core 5 and IXL Math. In IXL Math, practice all the skills in T, and also U1, U2, U3, U5, U6, U7, U8, M1, M3, M5. Be sure to use pencil and paper to solve problems when necessary - don't just guess!

-Math: Study Links 4-6 (p. 81), and practice the x facts for timed test #12 (especially if you haven't yet hit 100% in 3 minutes). -Spelling: Study for the quiz on your own, or using the activities at Spelling City. -Turkey BINGO is this Friday, Nov. 22 from 5:30-8:30 pm in the TCS Cafeteria! - Ski Club Reminder : If you plan on participating in our Ski and Snowboard Program this winter, your paperwork and payments are due no later than this coming Tuesday, November 26. If you need the paperwork packet, contact Coach Brian Van Nevel at school. He still has a few extra.

-Math: Study Links 4-5 (p. 79), if you didn't finish it in class today. In IXL Math, practice all the skills in T, and also U1, U2, U3, U5, U6, U7, U8, M1, M3, M5. -Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz. This week's list is now up at Spelling City for games, practice, and printable sheets.

1. legible 2. ally 3. quotient 4. boycott 5. independent 6. revolution 7. petition 8. loyalist 9. intolerable 10. desayuno (breakfast) 11. almuerzo (lunch) 12. cena (dinner) 13. Barking up the wrong tree

-Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz. Use your account at Spelling City to help you master spelling and definitions of this week's list using their fun games, flashcards, and printables! -Math: Keep practicing IXL skills T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T11, G5, and G6. -Science: Review everything you've learned about the circulatory system in your science packet for the Thursday TEST. Be sure to bring your science packet back to school with you on Thursday.

-Math: Study Links 4-2 (p. 73) -Spelling: This week's Spelling and Vocabulary list is up at SpellingCity.com, so you can log in to your account at home to practice spelling and definitions using their on-line games and printable activities.

1. crisis 2. crucial 3. French and Indian War 4. ascend 5. descend 6. devastate 7. veteran 8. valve 9. decimal 10. tenth 11. hundredth 12. thousandth 13. venado (deer) 14. bosque (riverside forest) 15. On the warpath

-Math: Study Links 4-1, and deliver the Unit 4 Family Letter. Practice the x facts for quiz #9. Use your IXL account to practice decimal skills such as T1, T2, T3, T4, T5. Also E1 and G6. -Reading: Use Lexia Core 5 for 20-25 minutes.

-Spelling: Written work is due. Study for the practice quiz. -Science: Come into school this evening to check out the Explora Museum activities in the cafeteria from 5:30 to 7:30. It should be a lot of fun for the whole family!

-Math: Get ready for the Unit 3 math test by reviewing SRB pages 7, 9, 16, 73, 76, 148, 150, 154, and 175.

-Math: Study Links 3-11 (p. 63) -Ski Club: The Ski and Snowboard Program packet of paperwork went home today with students who said they are interested in participating this winter. The payments and completed paperwork are due by Tuesday, November 26. -Explora Museum Family Science Night!: On Wednesday, November 6, from 5:30-7:30pm (in the TCS cafeteria), all K-8 TCS students and their families are invited to explore a variety of hands-on science exhibits from the Explora Museum in Albuquerque. This will be a fun, free, participatory learning opportunity for the whole family! For additional information, please call the TCS Front Office at 751-7222, or send an email to rgreywolf@taoscharterschool.org or sgreywolf@taoscharterschool.org

1. immigrant 2. colonist 3. quarrel 4. capture 5. exchange 6. red blood cells 7. white blood cells 8. plasma 9. platelets 10. atrium / atria 11. ventricle 12. viento (wind) 13. nieve (snow) 14. Don’t bite off more than you can chew.