Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

TCS will dismiss at 12:00 on Friday. 

-History Report: The final due date for your Revolutionary Biography report is now Friday, Dec. 20. Use this extra evening to focus on finishing/ improving your 4 paragraph Final Draft. Students will have time in class on Thursday to work on the "easy" parts like your title page, images, and bibliography. Tonight, it's all about those 4 paragraphs. Be sure to review Step #1 on the purple checklist to check that your paragraphs have the right contents. -GeoBee: Congrats to Ricky and Zimri on advancing in today's preliminary round school-level geography bee! It was a very tough competition this year, and the whole 4th grade team really held their own. I'm quite proud of how all 6 of them performed today. Now, our two finalists will move on to compete against the other 10 TCS finalists in the Final/ Championship Rounds on Thursday, Jan. 16 from 1:00-2:30 in the TCS Cafeteria. One champion from our school will then advance to the New Mexico State-level Geo Bee in

-History: Move onto step #4 in your checklist - write the Final Draft.

-History: If you've written a good, solid 4 paragraph rough draft, now move onto Step #3 on the checklist. Revise and edit your RD. Expand and grow your paragraphs, add more information and details. Then proofread your RD to find and fix all of the mistakes in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. Have a parent, grandparent, or older sibling help you with the editing. -Geography Bee: Congratulations to our 4th grade GeoBee class-level winners Bernice, Jonathan, Santiago, Ricky, Kaylyn, Zimri (and runner-up/ alternate Haley)! They'll now move on to compete against 5th-8th class winners in the School-Level GeoBee that will happen on Wednesday, December 18 at 12:45 in the TCS cafeteria. Parents and grandparents are invited to come in and cheer them on.

Parents, Join us for a fun weekend for a 4th and 5th grade Basketball Tournament, to benefit programs at Taos Charter School and the Adult Basketball league. If possible, please sign up to help in the concession stand or at the admissions desk. Please also donate items for the concession stand if you can. Thank you! GAME SCHEDULE: Saturday the 21st: 9:00am - last game starts @ 9:00pm Sunday the 22nd: 9:00am - last game starts @ 8:00pm Monday the 23rd: 9:00am - 3:00pm To volunteer or donate: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d4caaa928a31-tcsholiday Contact Jojo with questions - Jojo Valdez USSSA area director TABL Executive Director stadiumjamjojo@gmail.com 575-741-6061

-History: Complete the 4 paragraph rough draft of your Revolutionary Biography for Monday. Purple checklist Step #2. -Our class-level GeoBee will resume Monday with Round 6: The Continents.

-History: Complete your outline of your Revolutionary Biography report. Follow the "organized list" format we discussed in class, and use the white handout page as a template. Remember, you don't need to write in full-sentence form on the outline. This should take no more than 25-30 minutes. -Spelling Bee: Congratulations to our class winners Anastacia, Cante, and Aidan (and runner-up Christian). They'll represent 4th grade versus grades 3-8 in our school-level spelling bee which takes place tomorrow Wednesday 12/11 in the TCS Cafeteria at 1:00. Parents are invited!

-History: Continue to find information, read, and take notes on the person you're studying for your history report.

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- History : Continue to find information, read, and take notes for your biography project. If you can put in a good, solid 60 minutes of actual research and reading this weekend, you should be on track for Monday. See the green project sheet for more information. - Headphones : This week, the class received a set of brand new HP Chromebooks, one for each student. This is a great learning resource, but students need to provide their own headphones, and some currently do not have a set as many have been damaged over the course of the year. If you don't currently have headphones at school, please bring in a set next week. Used or inexpensive sets are fine for school. I'm also happy to take donations of used, functioning headphones to keep in class as spare sets if you have any extras at home that you can send in. Thanks!

-History: Research, read, and take notes on the person you're studying for your Revolutionary Biography. Use the books you checked out today, and websites in the Links. -Spelling: Study for the quiz.

-Spelling and Vocabulary: Written work is due. -History: Review the green biography project sheet, and come up with your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices. Feel free to research any name there you don't know by using the American history sites in the links.

1. repeal 2. liberty 3. assembly 4. loyalist 5. mercenary 6. propaganda 7. research 8. biography 9. boycott 10. algorithm 11. libertad (freedom, liberty) 12. Don’t judge a book by its cover.

-Math: Complete the Lesson 22 Homework pages 117-118. -Spelling/Vocabulary: study last week's list for a quiz. -Si Program Reminder: Tuesday 11/26 is the deadline to bring in TSV Ski / Snowboard Program paperwork and payments.

-IF the Taos School District announces a 2 hour delay on Friday, TCS will call a snow day.

-Spelling and Vocabulary: Written work is due. -Math: Complete the Lesson 18 homework p. 97-98.

-Math: Complete the long division practice page that you started in class today.

empire French and Indian War monarchy democracy misnomer ally capture attentive dividend divisor library calle (street) listo/ lista (ready or smart) On the warpath

veteran colonist dispute ascend descend devastate remedy slavery immigrant Great Britain venado (deer) bosque (riverside forest) You get what you pay for.

-Math: Complete Lesson 11 homework p. 62, 63, 64. -Ski Program Paperwork and Info.: Students have the Ski Program packet in their take-home folders. Completed forms and payments are due by November 26, but they can be brought in any time before then. Please contact me or Coach Van Nevel if you have any questions.

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-Math: Complete Lesson 9 Homework p. 52, 53, 54. Finish the 5-Minute Frenzy on the back of your spelling list if you didn't complete it in class. -Spelling and Vocabulary: Written work is due. Study for the quiz. -Halloween: Students are welcome to wear a costume and bring in a healthy morning snack to share. No candy or soda, please. Parents are invited to join us outside in the playground for the costume parade at 10:30. Dismissal is at 12:00.

Halloween eerie red blood cells white blood cells plasma platelets atrium / atria ventricle valve alveoli exchange brujo/bruja (witch) Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) It makes my blood boil.

-Progress Reports for the first marking period went home with students today. Please take time to discuss the grades and comments with your son or daughter. Parents should sign the yellow slip and return that to school on Monday to verify you received the report. More information about Lexile reading scores can be found at www.lexile.com -There's no school on Friday, November 1st 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 at this time. If I haven’t contacted you and you’d like to meet, please email me at mbonner@taoscharterschool.org to make an appointment. I’m also available to talk after school from 3-4 pm in the coming weeks in person or on the phone, if that works better for you. -Our first TCS Harvest Festival will take place on Wednesday afternoon, October 30, and we need several parent volunteers from each class to help with activities.

-Math: Complete Lesson 6 homework p. 34, 35, 36. -Spelling and Vocabulary: Written work is due.

1. factor 2. pedestrian 3. circulatory system 4. arteries 5. veins 6. capillaries 7. oxygen 8. carbon dioxide 9. heart 10. lungs 11. corazon (heart) 12. sangre (blood) 13. Blood is thicker than water.

-We had a really great field trip today to Mesa Prieta. What an amazing place to explore! Many thanks to Ms. Daffron for planning and organizing the trip, the Mesa Prieta docents who gave us all a great tour of the petroglyphs, and to the Taos Archaeological Society for generously funding our bus transportation. -Reading: Read 20 minutes or more each day of break, and keep track of what you've covered on the Fall Break Reading Log. -Math: Practice the multiplication facts up to 12x12 using websites, printable practice sheets (in the links), and good old-fashioned flash cards. -Have a safe, fun break! I'll see you all October 21.

-Reading: Finish up the Superfudge book review and comprehension questions to hand in on Tuesday. Proofread your work for mistakes in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar. -Field Trip: Permission slips went home today for our Friday trip to Mesa Prieta, an archaeological preserve near Velarde. The class will have the opportunity to tour the preserve and study the many petroglyphs of Mesa Prieta that date back over 7,000 years of New Mexico history. The Taos Archaeological Society has been kind enough to fund the trip so there is no cost to students. We will leave school around 8:30 and return by 1:00. Please make sure your child dresses for the weather, and has the following: comfortable hiking shoes or sneakers, hat, sunscreen, sack lunch, snack, a backpack, and a water bottle or 2. I also suggest wearing jeans on Friday because there is some low cactus on the trails. **We may miss the afternoon buses, so students will need to be picked up at 1:00, or plan to carpoo

1. Ancestral Pueblo 2. petroglyph 3. ancestor 4. folklore 5. heritage 6. indigenous 7. traits 8. motivation 9. opponent 10. beautiful 11. Tengo hambre. (I’m hungry.) 12. Tengo sed. (I’m thirsty.) 13. Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

-Next Friday,  October 11, Fourth grade will be taking a field trip to tour the Mesa Prieta Archeological Preserve near Velarde. I'll send home more information and permission slips on Monday.

-Math: Complete Lesson 5 homework p. 21-22 (Problems 1, 3, and 5). -Spelling and Vocabulary: Study for the quiz.

-Math: Complete Lesson 5 homework p. 21-22 (evens). -Spelling and Vocabulary: Written work is due.

-School picture day for 4th grade is Thursday, October 3. However, sibling pictures with brothers and sisters in other grades at TCS will start Wednesday 10/2.

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. fair/ fare 14. (your own pair of homophones) _________ / ________

-Math: If you got a low score on the Module 1 test and you'd like to improve it, correct the mistakes you made, and hand it in Tuesday when you come back. If you fix the ones you missed, I'll boost your grade up to a C. -Reading: Read chapters 10 and 11 in Superfudge and write a chapter summary for each.

-Spelling and Vocabulary: Written work is due. Study for the quiz. -Math: Complete the homework for Module 2, Lesson 3 p. 11-12.

-Math: Complete homework for Module 2, Lesson 1 (p. 3-4).

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

-Math: Complete lesson 17 homework, p. 95-96. -Spelling and Vocabulary: Written work is due.

-Math: Complete Lesson 15 homework, p. 83-84.

1. apostrophe 2. contraction 3. wouldn’t 4. we’re 5. weren’t 6. aren’t 7. doesn’t 8. she’ll 9. we’ll 10. your 11. you’re 12. lapiz (pencil) 13. libro (book) 14. Beauty is only skin deep. **This week's list is also posted at the Spelling City website. Follow the link to log-in to your account and use games and activities to practice spelling, definitions, and take a practice quiz.

-Math: Complete lesson 12 homework, p. 67-68. -Spelling and Vocabulary: Written work is due. -Reminder: Wear socks and sneakers for our annual schoolwide evacuation drill. We'll be walking down and back to the Taos Youth and Family Center.

-Math: Complete Lesson 10 homework p. 55-56.

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.

-Math: Lesson 8 homework p. 47-48. -Spelling and Vocabulary: Study for the quiz. -Re-enrollment paperwork: Please send these forms in on Friday if you haven't already done so.

-Math: Complete the Lesson 6 homework pages 38, 39, 40.

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.(2 times for the weekly saying.) B.) Use each word by writing a creative sentence that shows you understand the meaning of the word. Use a dictionary to help when you need it. 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 short, simple sentences in Spanish. If you need extra help with those sentences, ask a family member, Mr. Bonner, or Senora Molina some time during the week before Thursday. There are Spanish translation websites posted on our class blog that can help you as well. 4. On Thursday, I’ll check your written work. If there’s time we may have a Thursday practice quiz. 5. On Friday we’ll hav

1. novel 2. character 3. fiction 4. non-fiction 5. sum 6. difference 7. product 8. quotient 9. are 10. our 11. hour 12. Taos Charter School 13. break the ice

-On Thursday, we had a special guest hanging out in the apricot tree near the gym! Several 4th graders noticed this tiny owl sitting perfectly still on a shady branch deep inside the leaves. In class, they researched owl species in New Mexico, and then narrowed it down to 2 possibilities: the Burrowing Owl and the Northern Saw-Whet Owl. Last night, I consulted 2 orinthological experts: my former high school biology teacher who is a life-long birder, and a friend who is a field biologist with the New Mexico State Game and Fish Department. Both decisively said it was a Saw-Whet . Great job, 4th grade! For more information about Owls and birding in general, see the All About Birds site in the links. Have a great Labor Day Weekend! -Parents, please fill out the packet of forms that went home with students today, and return them to Mr. Bonner as soon as you can (no later than Friday, September 6). New students have already filled these out. Thanks!

Taos Charter School is renewing its charter for another five years. As part of the charter renewal process, we need at least 80% of households who had children enrolled during the 2018 2019 school year to come to the office and sign the renewal petition. Please make plans to come by in the morning or after school and sign to give your support for the continued existence of our school. We appreciate your help!

-PARCC Scores: Parents, today I gave out student results from the annual PARCC tests that they took last April in 3rd grade. There are 2 pages in the parent report, one for reading/ ELA and one for math, and they should be inside their Take-Home Folder. Please email me at mbonner@taoscharterschool.org if you have any questions about the data. -Lunch forms also went home with students today. For our school to qualify for various state and federal funds, it's important that ALL students have this form completed, including those who may not qualify for free or reduced lunch, and kids who never even eat school lunch. Please take some time to fill those out, and return them to school as soon as you can.

Hello to all the incoming 4th grade students and parents at Taos Charter! I hope you've all have had a fantastic summer break. 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 Thursday, August 15th at 8:15 AM. Fourth grade supply lists are available in the office or at the TCS website in the "For Parents" section. It's not necessary for everyone to have all the supplies on the first day. Pencils, folders, and composition books are the most important items. Until then, get outside, have some fun, and make the most of your last days of break. I'll see you bright and early on Thursday! Thanks for taking the time to find and read our 4th grade blog! Please be sure to bookmark it into your links. -Mr. Michael Bonner email: mbonner@taoscharterschool.org

-It's been an excellent year. I've really enjoyed working with all the creative, diligent, kind, smart kids in this group. I'll miss seeing you all every day! Please email me a schedule of your plays and baseball/ softball games (mbonner@taoscharterschool.org), and I'll come see them if I can. Over the summer, keep your reading skills sharp and get ready for 5th grade by continuing the D.E.A.R. habit of reading for at least 20 minutes every day. Your accounts at Lexia, IXL Math, Spelling City, and Typing Web will all remain open and available for you to use any time during summer break. So be sure to take advantage of your memberships at those sites when you have time.

-Class clean-up Wednesday: Please bring in a cloth grocery bag to take home all of your personal supplies and materials so you can re-use them next year. -EKiP Passes: Today all 4th graders went home with the Every Kid in a Park Pass Card, which entitles the whole family to FREE admission to any National Park in the USA, valid until August 31. Most national parks now cost $30-$35 per vehicle, but with the Pass they're all FREE for you. Use the the top links to plan out your summer adventures! -On Thursday, we'll be doing Move-Up Day, Field Day for grades K-4, a Bike Safety Clinic from FIT Taos for 4th grade (which includes a special prize for each student who participates), and I'll give out final report cards. It's a full and fun last day of the school-year so don't miss out!

-On Friday, May 17, 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. If we have time, we’ll stop for ice cream at the Dairy Queen in Espanola our way back to Taos, so kids should bring $5 or so cash for that stop. Students should be at school ready to go at 8:15 a.m ., and we’ll return at 5:00 p.m . Please be on-time at 5:00 for student pick up. Thanks, MB

-Math: Complete homework pages 25-26. Continue to practice starred skills in IXL Math at home. -Race in the Park is Tuesday morning in Kit Carson Park starting at 9:00. Dress for outside PE and wear sneakers and socks.

-Our Friday, May 10 trip to Bandelier National Monument has been postponed due to weather. The forecast for Friday in Los Alamos is for all day rain, a high of 45 degrees, with a chance of thunderstorms - less than ideal conditions for 2 hikes and a picnic. We'll plan to do the same trip on Friday, May 17th instead.

-Math: Lesson 4 homework p. 18-19. -Field Trip information and permission slips went home today for our 2 trips that we're taking this week. Please bring in the signed slips and $16 to cover the bus transportation as soon as possible. Are there any parents who are available to help chaperone on either of these trips? We'll need at least 2 on Wednesday for Pojoauque, and 3 on Friday for Bandelier. Please email me if you'd like to join us: mbonner@taoscharterschool.org -Our 3rd annual World Fair Festival Night is this Thursday from 5-7 pm. Are there any parents who would like to help out with our 4th grade carnival game booth?

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

-Career Project: If you didn't present today, put the finishing touches on your project. Remember to practice your presentation a few times at home so you'll be ready and confident on Monday. Our new classroom projector is now hooked up and running for those Google Slide presentations. -Spanish: Many students are missing numerous assignments from throughout the 4th marking period. Get caught up on that work this weekend and bring it in Monday. -Wednesday 5/8: We'll be taking a field trip to the Poeh cultural center in Pojoaque to learn about the history and culture of the 7 Northern Pueblos. Museum admission is free. Bus transportation cost is $8 per student. Parent chaperones are needed. Please email me if you're available to join us. mbonner@taoscharterschool.org -Thursday 5/9: We're having our annual World Festival Fair Night at TCS from 5-7 p.m. There's food, music, games, cakewalks, and prizes for the whole family. Each class sets up their own Carni

-Math: Practice the starred IXL skills to review and prepare for PARCC math sessions 2 and 3. -Career Project: Continue working through steps 6 and 7 on the blue project checklist. Be sure to practice your presentation at least a few times at home.

-Career Project: Continue working on Steps 3, 4, 5, 6 on the blue project checklist. -Math: Review for PARCC by practicing the starred skills in IXL at home.

-The school’s annual World Fair is coming soon on May 9! Friends of Taos Charter School is seeking a parent who would like to organize a cake walk. We are looking for volunteers to help organize and with class games! If you can do this, please contact Betsy Kinney at bkinney@taoscharterschool.org or Roberta Lerman at rlerman57@gmail.com. We also need some parents from 4th grade to volunteer to help plan our class Carnival Game Booth. Please email me mbonner@taoscharterschool.org if you can help out for this fun end-of-the-year event for the whole school.

-PARCC Testing: On Tuesday morning, 4th grade will be taking the first section of the PARCC English Language Arts test. On the days before testing, get ready for PARCC by getting fresh air and exercise after school. Get a good night's sleep. Eat a healthy breakfast, and be on-time for school each morning at 8:15. Practice tests in ELA and math are posted in the links. Testing will run each morning from Tuesday, April 23 until Thursday, April 25. We'll take one session each day. There are 6 sessions in all: 3 in ELA and 3 in Math. The math sessions will be given next week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. - Headphones or earbuds are required for PARCC testing in ELA as there are videos on some sections. Please bring in a set if you don't have any in class. -Career Project: Step #2 - Narrow your 6 careers to your first and second choices. Start to find information, read and take notes on your top 2 choices.

-Career Project: Continue brainstorming careers that you're interested in learning more about. Bring in your list of 6 on Monday (Blue project checklist step #1). -Dear Parents, The class is beginning a career education project that will require your assistance. Each student is choosing a career that they are going to be studying. As part of the project, I’ve asked the students to arrange a visit and an interview with a local person who has the career that they choose. Please assist your son or daughter in contacting this person (perhaps you have a friend or a colleague who would work). The culminating activity of the project will be a posterboard or computer-projected presentation by each student teaching the class about the career that they've studied. The presentations will begin Thursday, May 2 (or sooner if students finish early). Students have more information about the specifics of the project. Please email me at mbonner@taoscharterschool.org if you have any questions.

-Math: Lesoon 13 homework p. 67-68. -Spelling and Vocabulary: Written work is due. Study for the quiz.

-Math: Complete lesson 12 homework pages 60-61.

1. convert 2. setting 3. theme 4. contribute 5. poem 6. stanza 7. influence 8. narrator 9. perimeter 10. area 11. A = L x W 12. decimal 13. tenth 14. hundredth

-Math: Complete Homework p. 28, 29, 30. DREAM group should finish the Mid-Module 5 Assessment. -Song Share: Families are invited to attend the Spring Song Share musical performance for grades 3, 4, 5 on Wednesday at 1:30 in the cafeteria. Hope to see you all here!

-Reading: Today the class received a packet of recipes that are taken from the novel we're reading together in class, Everything on a Waffle . If you can, try one out at home this weekend. Be sure to ask your parents for permission (and help). I suggest starting with one of the easier recipes first (the carrots or the asparagus, maybe the potatoes) before you move on to trying the more advanced ones. Good luck, and let us know how it came out!

1. whole 2. decompose 3. unit fraction 4. improper fraction 5. mixed number 6. incarcerate 7. dwindling 8. unpredictable 9. gnawed 10. expiration 11. pandemonium 12. Como se llama usted? (What’s your name?) 13. Me llamo ________. (My name is ______.) 14. The more, the merrier

1. equilateral triangle 2. isosceles triangle 3. scalene triangle 4. fraction 5. numerator 6. denominator 7. recipe 8. detached 9. anecdote 10. famous 11. infamous 12. ciudad (city) 13. pais (nation or country) 14. It’s always darkest just before the dawn.

-Math: Complete Homework p. 59-60. -Spelling and Vocabulary: Written work is due via Google Drive or handwritten in your spelling journal. -NMSBA Testing in Science continues on Thursday morning for 4th graders. Please be on time, and bring in a healthy snack to have in between test sessions on Thursday.

1. Vernal Equinox 2. cite 3. evidence 4. fact 5. opinion 6. intention 7. persuade 8. photosynthesis 9. polygon 10. trapezoid 11. hexagon 12. primavera (spring) 13. verde (green) 14. a dime a dozen

1. right angle 2. acute angle 3. obtuse angle 4. evaporation 5. condensation 6. igneous rock 7. sedimentary rock 8. metamorphic rock 9. habitat 10. renewable 11. non-renewable 12. piedra (rock) 13. tierra (land) 14. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

-Science: Put the finishing touches on your report and practice your presentation a couple times so you'll be ready to WOW us on Monday!

-Reading: Finish up your 2 paragraph compare/ contast essay if you didn't finish it in class. Share it with mbonner@taoscharterschool.org on Google Drive when you complete it -Science: Continue to find information, read, take notes, and learn all you can about your science report topic. Se your presentation option checklist (written report, projection, posterboard, or hands-on demo) for more info on how to get started on the report.

-Parents, please sign up to volunteer at our TCS tournament next week if you haven't already. Our 4th grade day is Sunday, March 3rd. We need you! If you can't make it Sunday, please sign up to volunteer another day, or donate food for concessions. 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 25th to Sunday, March 3rd. 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 voluntee

-Math: Complete homework p. 181-182. MFL group complete the Module 3 assessment. Show your work. -Science: Steps #5 and 6 on the pink sheet - choose a presentation method for your project, continue doing research into your topic.

-Science: Work on Steps 2 and 3 on your pink project checklist. Narrow down your topic to meet the criteria on the list. Have a parent help when needed. Write down your ideas and bring them into class on Wednesday for approval.

-Spelling and Vocabulary: Rewrite your sentences if you need to, and study for the Quiz. -Math: complete Homework p. 173-174. -Science: Choose a major field of science that you're interested in and want to learn more about. See the pink project sheet, Step #1.

-Fourth graders got a class list today to help with writing Valentines if they want to, not required. We'll have a class party on Thursday afternoon to exchange cards, and students are welcome to bring in a healthy snack to share. No candy or soda, please.

-Math: Complete homework p. 157-158.

1. axis 2. gravity 3. atmosphere 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

-Math: Complete Homework p. 129-130. Due Wednesday. -Our 5th and final ski program day is Tuesday, February 5th. Please be at school, ready to go at 7:45 a.m. We'll return to TSV at 5:00 p.m.

1. multiples 2. factor 3. prime number 4. composite 5. climb 6. descend 7. summit 8. Sherpa 9. persist 10. yield 11. zapatos (shoes) 12. camisa (shirt) 13. The thousand mile journey begins with a single step.

-Spelling/ Vocabulary: Written work is due, either via Google Docs or handwritten in your Spelling Journal. -Math: Complete p. 117-118.

1. February 2. dividend 3. divisor 4. compatible 5. paraphrase 6. pronoun 7. conjunction 8. compare 9. contrast 10. dismayed 11. accomplishment 12. deportes (sports) 13. baloncesto (basketball) 14. Do onto others as you would have them do onto you.

-Math: Finish Side B of the "Long Division with a Grid" practice page. -Bowling, raffle prizes, food, music, and fun: Please come support our TCS Fundraiser at Gutters on Friday, Jan. 25 from 5-10 pm!