Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

Good Morning 4th Grade 🌄! These are your assignments for the next 2 days, Thursday and Friday: - Main Math Group ➕➖✖➗: For Thursday , W atch the Module 5 Lesson 27 YouTube video📺 in the links, comparing fractions greater than 1 by creating common numerators or denominators. Then, complete the Lesson 27 Problem Set p. 133-134.  It may help to watch the video a second time if you're having trouble.  Don't get stuck or frustrated 😟😠.  If there's something you just don't get, it's ok 👌to skip it and go on to the next item. Parents, please see the video lesson and/or the Eureka Parent Tip Sheet in the links if you need support.   Extra time? Spend 20 minutes working on IXL skills in Section R.   On Friday , spend 30 minutes on IXL Section R. - Math Un-Group 𝝅 : On Thursday , skip Lessons 2 and 3. Watch the video for Module 7, Lesson 4. Complete the problem set p. 19-20.  Then spend 20 minutes working on IXL skills in Section N. On Friday , skip Lesson 5. Watc

Good Morning 4th Grade 🌄! - Reading 📚:  Read Chapters 29-30 in   Holes   today, pages 127-140. Write your own title for each chapter on the yellow Chapter Title sheet.   - Both Math Groups ➕➖✖➗: If you've completed the Monday/ Tuesday work, there's no math assignment today.  - Spanish :   Use Google Classroom to keep up with your Spanish work. Preguntas❓Email Mrs. Molina at rmolina@taoscharterschool.org   - Art: A kite-building activity from Ms. Katie  - PE 💪🏃‍♀️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️👟:    A message from Coach Van Nevel: Dear 4th Graders, I hope you all are doing well. Just checking in to see how your exercise is going? Remember it is important to try and get 60 minutes of exercise per day. Get outside and enjoy the great outdoors by walking, running, riding your bike, gardening, playing tag with your siblings or whatever your favorite activity is. Please fill out your activity logs with your activity and how long you did it for, you don’t have

Good Morning 4th Grade 🌞! Today, I wanted to make a 100% Science-specific post to start sharing out (and showing off 😁) your Science Reports and "Bird of the Day" pics. - Science Reports : Open each report , click "Present" in the upper right part of the screen, and then read through all of their slides. I'm planning to post everyone's report, even those who presented already in class. If you have any questions or comments about the report, please share them with that student directly via Gmail or Google Hangouts chat. I'll post 6 reports each Tuesday in the coming weeks. You need to be logged into your school Gmail account in Chrome for these links to work. LillyRay's Biology Report on Whales Marco's Astronomy Report: Amazing Galaxies! Anastacia's Ecology Report: Climate Change Santiago's Biology Report: Australian Marsupials Sam's Biology Report: Penguins Cante's Geology Report: Igneous Rocks - Birds of Northe

Good Morning 4th Grade 🌞! This week, I'm changing our routine a little, and giving out work for two days at a time in one post. So this is for 2 days: Monday and Tuesday. You do not have to complete it all today.   - Reading 📚: Over the next 2 days, read Chapters 23-28 in  Holes , pages 101-123 completing Part 1 of the novel. There are more flashbacks in these chapters, but this time it's not back to Latvia. Instead, we go back to Green Lake, Texas in the 1800's, when there was an actual lake there. Write your own titles for each chapter on the yellow Chapter Title sheet.  Guiding questions to think about while you're reading these chapters: Do you think Mr. Sir is planning to retaliate against Stanley after what happened in the Warden's cabin in chapter 20? What do you think he might do?  What is Stanley's excuse for having Zero do half of his digging work for him each day? Do you think that's fair? What's the curse on Green Lake? What happened

Good Morning 4th Grade 🌞! -Class Meeting yesterday: Thanks everyone for attending our first ever class video meeting on Thursday. It was really great to see and hear you all 🙂! We'll do more of those for sure. Stay tuned, and check ✅ your email for the next meeting invite. In the meantime, send me a Google Hangouts text or an email to say what is your preferred time to meet next Thursday. -Reading 📚: Read Chapters 20-22 in  Holes  today, pages 88-100. Write your own titles for each chapter on the yellow Chapter Title sheet.  I know some students may be a bit behind in reading this novel. If you're one of them, take some time to get caught up this weekend. You can always read along with the audio book 🎧YouTube link to help. -Science 🦅🦉🐦: Continue your Backyard BirdWatching each day this week with a "Bird of the Day" entry into your Bird ID Log. See Monday's Science post for more info and examples. Please share your Bird of the Day log with me when

Good Morning 4th Grade 🌞! -Main Math Group➕➖✖➗: W atch the Module 5, Lesson 22 YouTube video📺 in the links, adding and subtracting fractions from a whole number using decomposition. Then, complete the Lesson 22 Problem Set p. 113-114.  It may help to watch the video a second time if you're having trouble.  Don't get stuck or frustrated.  If there's something you just don't get, it's ok 👌to skip it and go on to the next item. Parents, please see the video lesson and/or the Eureka Parent Tip Sheet in the links if you need support (this is Module 5, Topic D).   Extra time? Spend 20 minutes working on IXL skills in Section R. -Math Un-Group: Skip Lesson 11. Watch the video for Module 6, Lesson 12. Complete the problem set p. 67-68.  Then spend 20 minutes working on IXL skills in Sections T and U. -Reading 📚:  Read Chapters 17-19 in   Holes   today, pages 77-87. Write your own titles on the yellow Chapter Title sheet.    -Science 🦅🦉🐦: Continue your Backyard B

Good Morning 4th Grade 🌞, and Happy Earth Day 🌎! -Science 🦅🦉🐦: Continue your Backyard BirdWatching each day this week with a "Bird of the Day" entry into your Bird ID Log. See Monday's Science post for more info and examples. -Reading: No assignment today. -Both Math Groups➕➖✖➗: No assignment today. - Art: An Earth Day art activity from Ms. Katie: - Spanish:   Use Google Classroom to keep up with your Spanish work. Preguntas❓Email Mrs. Molina at rmolina@taoscharterschool.org   -PE 💪🏃‍♀️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️👟:    A message from Coach Van Nevel: Dear 4th Graders, I hope you all are doing well. Just checking in to see how your exercise is going? Remember it is important to try and get 60 minutes of exercise per day. Get outside and enjoy the great outdoors by walking, running, riding your bike, gardening, playing tag with your siblings or whatever your favorite activity is. Please fill out your activity logs with your activity and how lo

- Good Morning 4th Grade 🌞! -Reading 📚:  Read Chapters 15-17 in   Holes   today, pages 69-79. Write your own title for each chapter on the yellow 🟨 Chapter Title sheet. -Main Math Group➕➖✖➗: W atch the Module 5, Lesson 21 YouTube video📺 in the links, using visual models to add 2 fractions with different, but related denominators. I t may help to watch the video a second time if you're having trouble.  Then, complete the Lesson 21 Problem Set p. 109-110.  You can skip the Homework pages.  Parents, please see the video lesson and/or the Eureka Parent Tip Sheet in the links if you need support (this is Module 5, Topics E and F).    -Math Un-Group: Skip Lesson 11. Watch the video 📺 for Module 6, Lesson 12. Complete the problem set p. 67-68. Skip the homework pages if this skill makes sense to you. Then, spend 20 minutes working on IXL skills in Section T.   Parents, please see the video lesson and/or the Eureka Parent Tip Sheet in the links if you need support (this is Modu

Good Morning 4th Grade 🌞! -Main Math Group➕➖✖➗:   Spend 30 minutes practicing IXL skills R1, R2, R3, R4, R4*. -Math Un-Group: Skip Lessons 8 and 9. Watch the video for Module 6, Lesson 10. Complete the problem set p. 57-58. Skip the homework pages if this skill makes sense to you. Then, spend 30 minutes working on IXL skills in Section T.   Parents, please see the video lesson and/or the Eureka Parent Tip Sheet in the links if you need support (this is Module 6, Topics A and B).  Questions? Send them via email or google hangouts chat to me or Ms. Chrissy at cstreit@taoscharterschool.org -Reading 📚:  Read Chapters 12-14 in   Holes   today, pages 55-68. Write your own title for each chapter on the yellow Chapter Title sheet.  Has anyone tried the   Holes  a udio book read-aloud link 🎧 on YouTube?  If so, how is that going?  -Weekly Spelling and Vocabulary List:  1. fossil 2. horizon 3. juvenile 4. lullaby 5. physical 6. species 7. biodegradable 8. pollutant 9. sustaina

Good Morning 4th Grade 🌞! -Reading 📚:  Read Chapters 8-11 in   Holes   today, pages 41-54. Write your own titles for each chapter on the yellow Chapter Title sheet. Guiding questions: What is Stanley's new nickname in his group? How did he get it? Why are nicknames so important at Camp Green lake? (Share your thoughts with me and your classmates on Google Hangouts chat if you have any ideas. I'd love to hear them!) Has anyone tried the   Holes  a udio book read-aloud 🎧 on YouTube?  If so, how is that going? Check in with me via email or chat on Google Hangouts to let me know. -Spelling and Vocabulary: Written work is due via Google Docs if you haven't already shared it. Have a parent give you a paper quiz, or take a quiz online at Spelling City. -Main Math Group➕➖✖➗: W atch the Module 5, Lesson 20 YouTube video📺 in the links, adding 2 fractions with different, but related denominators.  This is a big one, and it may help to watch the video a second time if you

Good Morning 4th Grade 🌞! -Main Math Group➕➖✖➗: Skip Lesson 18. Then w atch the Module 5, Lesson 19 YouTube video📺 in the links, solving word problems involving adding and subtracting fractions. Then, complete the Lesson 19 Problem Set p. 101-102, and homework pages p. 103-104.  It may help to watch the video a second time if you're having trouble.  Don't get stuck or frustrated.  If there's something you just don't get, it's ok 👌to skip it and go on to the next item. Parents, please see the video lesson and/or the Eureka Parent Tip Sheet in the links if you need support (this is Module 5, Topic C).   Extra time? Spend 20 minutes working on IXL skills Q11, Q12, Q14. -Math Un-Group: Skip Lesson 3. Watch the video for Module 6, Lesson 4. Complete the problem set p. 17-18, and homework p. 19-20.  Extra time? Spend 20 minutes working on IXL skills in Section T. -Reading 📚:  Read Chapter 7 in   Holes   today, pages 26-40. Write your own title on the yellow Chap

Good Morning 4th Grade 🌞! -Reading 📚:  Read Chapters 5 and 6 in Holes today, pages 16-25. Write a Chapter Title for each.  These chapters start to have a lot of Flashbacks, where the story changes setting to a different time and place, and then goes back to the present day.  If there are students who are having trouble following this story structure, please ask me and I'll help. Has anyone tried the Holes Audio Book read-aloud on YouTube?  If so, how is that going? Check in with me via email or chat on Google Hangouts to let me know. -Math Main Group➕➖✖➗: No assignment today 😦. -Math Undecomposable Group: Spend 30 minutes in IXL working on the starred skills in Section T.  Cante, Zimre, have you finished the Mod 5 Test?  Email me. -PE 💪🏃‍♀️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♀️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️👟: Don't forget to get out (or stay in) and EXERCISE every day. Keep track of your minutes on Coach's Activity Log that he emailed out to parents. -Music 🎵🎶🎸🎹🥁🎻🎺🎷 : A song and video link from