Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

  1. revise 2. edit 3. final draft 4. image 5. surrender 6. victory 7. tyrant 8. traitor 9. quotient 10. Winter Solstice 11. invierno (winter) 12. nieve (snow) 13. It's better to give than it is to receive.

Topic: Choose a person who was important or influential during the American Revolution who you’re interested in learning more about.  Examples: Benjamin Franklin, Sam Adams, Deborah Sampson, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Abigail Adams, King George III, James Madison, Paul Revere, Sybil Luddington, Benedict Arnold, Thomas Paine, John Paul Jones,  Mercy Otis Warren, Ethan Allen, Marquis de Lafayette, Phyllis Wheatley... My First Choice: ____________________  Teacher Approval: _____       Second Choice:____________________ 3rd Choice: ______________ Start reading and doing research about that person’s life and role in the Revolution. Use reliable websites, and and online resources.I'll have links posted at the class website for you.  Use at least 2 sources . Take notes on what you’ve read, and keep track of where you found the information.  Keep all your notes and research materials in the folder that I gave you.  **You’ll get more instructions on outlining and dra

  1. outline 2. rough draft 3. paragraph 4. topic sentence 5. supporting details 6. conclusion 7. evidence 8. plagiarism 9. advantage 10. declaration 11. independence 12. revolt 13. bibliography 14. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

 Phonics p. 58-59 on vowel diphthongs Math: Today in class we worked on the B Long Division practice page linked here: https://www.math-drills.com/ division/division_long_grid_ 1digit_divisor_2digit_ dividend_prompts_remainders_ 002qp.1586274399.pdf Spend 20 minutes practicing division skills in IXL Math: E10, E11, E12, E14 Reading/ History: Read p. 223-226 on the Battles of Lexington and Concord Spend 40 minutes on Lexia Core 5 practicing skills on your level. Spelling/ Vocabulary list is posted.  Spend 20 minutes getting started on this week's written work. This week's list is up at Vocabulary A-Z for definitions and practice.

 The Intolerable Acts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlRnkQtd2g8&t=41s

-Phonics: Complete p. 56-57  -Math: 1. If you have access to a printer, print out these long division practice pages to do at home:  https://www.math-drills.com/ division/division_long_grid_ 1digit_divisor_2digit_ dividend_prompts_remainders_ 001qp.1586274398.pdf   https://www.math-drills.com/ division/division_long_grid_ 1digit_divisor_2digit_ dividend_prompts_remainders_ 002qp.1586274399.pdf   These Khan videos may be helpful to watch:  https://www.khanacademy.org/ math/cc-fourth-grade-math/ division/multi-digit-division/ v/long-division-without- remainder   https://www.khanacademy.org/ math/arithmetic-home/multiply- divide/mult-digit-div-2/v/ division-2   2. Spend 30 minutes each day practicing the starred division skills in IXL Math, Section E.  -Spelling and Vocabulary:  1. Complete the weekly written work.  2. Spend 20 minutes practicing the list at Vocabulary A-Z.  3. Take the Vocabulary Test Me activity.  -Reading/ History: 1. Spend 40 minutes practicing skills on your level of

  - Phonics :  Complete p. 50-55 - Math : 1. Complete p. 182-184 on division with remainders. This Khan Academy video may help: https://www.khanacademy.org/ math/arithmetic-home/multiply- divide/mult-digit-div-2/v/ division-2 2. Spend 30 minutes each day practicing the starred division skills in IXL Math,  Section E. - Spelling and Vocabulary : 1. Complete the weekly written work. The list is posted below if you don't already have it. 2. Spend 30 minutes each day practicing the list at Vocabulary A-Z. - Reading/ History : 1. Spend 40 minutes each day practicing skills on your level of Lexia Core 5.   2. Read p. 211-222 in the History & Geography textbook.  Email me mbonner@taoscharterschool.org if you have any questions or need log-in support for the websites.  

 1. repeal 2. liberty 3. assembly 4. loyalist 5. mercenary 6. propaganda 7. research 8. biography 9. boycott 10. remainder 11. algorithm 12. libertad (freedom, liberty) 13. No taxation without representation

  1.  empire 2. French and Indian War 3. monarchy 4. democracy 5. misnomer 6. ally 7. capture 8. attentive 9. dividend 10. isolate 11. necessity 12. calle (street) 13. listo/ lista (ready or smart) 14. On the warpath

  1.  veteran 2. colony 3. colonist 4. dispute 5. ascend 6. descend 7. devastate 8. remedy 9. slavery 10. immigrant 11. Great Britain 12. venado (deer) 13. bosque (riverside forest) 14. You get what you pay for. **This week's list is up at Spelling City for games and practice! For each word on the list, your weekly written assignment is to do the following: (For now, you can do all this with pencil and paper in your Spelling and Vocabulary Journal. Keep your written work as neat and organized as possible.) 1. Practice writing each word on the list 5 times. Be sure to spell it correctly each time! For the weekly saying, just practice writing it twice. 2. Look up the definition of each word in a dictionary or at Spelling City. Copy the definition you find there. Words often have more than one definition in the dictionary - just write one simple, clear definition for each word. 3. Use each word in a creative example sentence that shows you know what the word means.

1. exercise 2. diet 3. health 4. crucial 5. admire 6. delete 7. productive 8. precipitation 9. honest 10. buoyant 11. vecino (neighbor) 12. Hace frio. (it’s cold) 13. Every cloud has a silver lining.

 

  1. Halloween 2. eerie 3. red blood cells 4. white blood cells 5. plasma 6. platelets 7. atrium / atria 8. ventricle 9. valve 10. alveoli 11. exchange 12. brujo/bruja (witch) 13. Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) 14. It makes my blood boil.  

  1. specific 2. vague 3. pedestrian 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. Blood is thicker than water. **This week's list is up at Vocabulary A-Z for games and practice! For each word on the list, your weekly written assignment is to do the following in your Spelling/ Vocabulary Journal (Written work is due on Friday this week):   1. Practice writing each word on the list 2 times. Be sure to spell it correctly each time! 2. Look up the definition of each word in a dictionary or at Vocabulary A-Z. Copy the definition you find there.  Words often have more than one definition in the dictionary  - please just write one simple, clear definition for each word.  3. Use each word in a creative sentence that shows you know what the word means. The sentences can be funny or fictional. Please make them interesting to read! 4. Keep your written work as neat and organized as possibl

 -Math: Complete p. 107-108, #1-27 practicing the standard algorithm for multiplication. -Spelling and Vocabulary: Written work is due. Practice for the Friday quiz using the games and activities on Vocabulary A-Z.

  1. compass 2. northeast 3. southeast 4. southwest 5. northwest  6. ancestor 7. folklore 8. heritage 9. indigenous 10. motivate 11. opponent 12. beautiful 13. Don’t bite off more than you can chew. **This week's list is up at Vocabulary A-Z for games and practice! For each word on the list, your weekly written assignment is to do the following in your Spelling/ Vocabulary Journal:   1. Practice writing each word on the list 5 times. Be sure to spell it correctly each time! 2. Look up the definition of each word in a dictionary or at Vocabulary A-Z. Copy the definition you find there.  Words often have more than one definition in the dictionary  - please just write one simple, clear definition for each word.  3. Use each word in a creative sentence that shows you know what the word means. The sentences can be funny or fictional. Please make them interesting to read! 4. Keep your written work as neat and organized as possible.

 - Math : Complete p. 99-100 on partial products multiplication. - Spelling and Vocabulary :  1. Written work is due Friday (3x each, and example sentences using and spelling the homophones correctly).  2. Practice definitions at Vocabulary A-Z to get ready for the quiz.

  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) _________ / ________ This week, write each word 3x each.  Don't worry about writing the definitions, but you should practice them on Vocabulary A-Z.  For the sentences, try to write 1 sentence that uses both words in the pair if you can. Example: If you go by the store, could you buy some milk?  Otherwise, write 2 short sentences for each homophone pair.  Written work is due on Friday this week since there's no school on Thursday.    

  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. spill the beans For each word on the list, your weekly written assignment is to do the following: (For now, you can do all this with pencil and paper in your Spelling and Vocabulary Journal. Keep your written work as neat and organized as possible.) 1. Practice writing each word on the list 5 times. Be sure to spell it correctly each time! 2. Look up the definition of each word in a dictionary or using your account at Vocabulary A-Z (look in the Vocabulary section, in the Flashcards activity) . Copy the definition you find there. Words often have more than one definition in the dictionary - please just write one simple, clear definition for each word. 3. Use each word in a creative sentence that shows you know what the word means. The sentences can be funny or fictional. Please make them interesting to read!

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. Don't judge a book by its cover. *For definitions this week, just write the contraction and the words it abbreviates. Example:   wouldn’t : would not

  - Spelling and Vocabulary : Did you finish the written work for this week's list in your Spelling Journal? This is due today.  Please bring your journal to school on Monday to hand in. - Math : 1. Complete p. 55-56, #7 to 24 in your math book on subtraction.  2. Spend 20 minutes working on the starred skills in IXL Math in grades 2 and 4. Use scrap paper to solve problems when you need it. -Reading : 1. Write a summary of Chapter 3 in Superfudge in the yellow summary packet.  2. Then, work 20 minutes on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5 Reading. If it asks for your teacher's email address, it's   mbonner@taoscharterschool.org 3. Complete the online written questions that go along with the 9/11 article and video we discussed together today in class. This is linked at "Close Reading Questions" on Google Classroom. Use the SN article to help you answer the questions. Be specific in your answers and give examples to back up what you say.  When you're finished

- Spelling and Vocabulary : Finish up the written work for this week's list in your Spelling Journal. This is due Friday. - Math : 1. Complete p. 51-52, #7 to 23 in your math book on addition of larger numbers.  2. Spend 20 minutes working on the starred skills in IXL Math in grades 2 and 4. Use scrap paper to solve problems when you need it. -Reading : 1. Write a summary of Chapter 2 in Superfudge in the yellow summary packet.  2. Then, work 20 minutes on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5 Reading. If it asks for your teacher's email address, it's  mbonner@taoscharterschool.org 3. Check out the online edition of this week's Scholastic News, linked here . Go there to read articles, check out videos and games, and vote in the weekly debate! -I'm available this afternoon to answer questions or give any help if you need it. Just email me, and I'll get back to you. -Our next online class will start on Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. on Google Meet.  To find the link,

 -Spelling and Vocabulary: Get started on the written work for this week's list. Your Spelling Journal is in the brown bag that went home today. The work will be due on Friday. -Math: 1. Complete p. 47-48, #5 to 21 in your math book on addition.  2. Spend 20 minutes working on the starred skills in IXL Math in grades 2 and 4. Use scrap paper to solve problems when you need it. -Reading: Work 20 minutes on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5 Reading.  If it asks for your teacher's email address, it's  mbonner@taoscharterschool.org -I'm available this afternoon to answer questions or give any help if you need it. Just email me, and I'll get back to you. -Our next online class will start on Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. on Google Meet.  To find that link, go to our Google Classroom and click on the Meet link inside the green banner at the top left hand part of the page.

 1. minuend 2. subtrahend 3. humorous 4. sarcastic 5. estimate 6. species 7. nation 8. embellish 9. plot 10. setting 11. Albuquerque, New Mexico 12. When it rains, it pours. For each word on the list, your weekly written assignment is to do the following:  (For now, you can do all this with pencil and paper in your Spelling and Vocabulary Journal. Keep your written work as neat and organized as possible.) 1. Practice writing each word on the list 5 times. Be sure to spell it correctly each time! 2. Look up the definition of each word in a dictionary or at Spelling City.  Copy the definition you find there. 3. Use each word in a creative sentence that shows you know what the word means. The sentences can be funny or fictional. Please make them interesting to read!

As you know, Mr Jones has asked 4th grade to switch to remote learning at home next week while students quarantine and get tested. At this point, we're planning to return to in-person classes on Monday, September 13. Over the weekend, the classroom will get deep cleaned and sanitized. On Tuesday morning, I'll pack up Chromebooks, chargers, books, and materials for each student in named brown paper grocery bags, and set them outside on the sidewalk outside the Gym/ Cafeteria.  Please plan to come up to school for your child's bag of materials  anytime between 12:00 and 2:00 pm  on Tuesday, September 7 . Just pull up, find your son or daughter's bag, and pick it up.  We can also send those bags home with siblings in other grades if it's more convenient for you. Please let me know if you'd prefer that option, and I'll deliver it to them to take home.  Students should check back here   on Tuesday afternoon for independent assignments.  Then, we'll have  onli

 -Math: p. 39, #5-10 (Solve exactly. Use your scrap paper.) -Spelling/ Vocabulary: Written work due (5x each, definitions, and example sentences) 

  1. border  2. character 3. noun  4. subject 5. are 6. our 7. hour 8. ocean 9. continent 10.  break the ice

 1. Write each word five times for practice in your Spelling Journal. 2. Write one simple definition for each word. Use an actual dictionary, or the online dictionary linked here on the class blog. 3. Write an example sentence for each word that shows you understand it. Sentences can be creative, funny or fictional. Use your imagination!

  1. harmony 2. geography 3. fiction 4. non-fiction 5. novel 6. sum 7. difference 8. Taos Charter School  (this one will not appear in the dictionary) For each word on the list, your weekly written assignment is to do the following: 1. Practice writing each word on the list 5 times. Be sure to spell it correctly each time! 2. Look up the definition of each word at dictionary.com , and also linked in our Bitmoji classroom on the bottom shelf.   Copy the definition you find there. 3. Use each word in a creative sentence that shows you know what the word means . The sentences can be funny or fictional . Please make them interesting to read! (For now, you can do all this with pencil and paper in your Spelling and Vocabulary Journal. Keep your written work as neat and organized as possible.) This written work is due on Thursday of each week. On Friday, we'll have a quiz. I'll tell you more about this during the week.

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 Wednesday, August 11th at 8:15 AM. Fourth grade supply lists are available in the office and it's also linked below. 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 Wednesday! 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 Click HERE for the 4th Grade Supply List

  1. etiquette 2. delirious 3. confess 4. precipice 5. gnats 6. mirage 7. cautious 8. vowel 9. consonant 10. The thousand mile journey begins with a single step.