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Spelling and Vocabulary List 3/1/21

  1. fraction   n. 2 numerator   n. 3 denominator   n. 4 equivalent   adj. 5. escape 6 imagery 7. consequence 8 demonstrate   v. 9 assist   v. 10 avoid   v. 11 somewhat   adv. 12 theme   n. 13 miniature 14. A chip on your  shoulder

Independent Work for Friday:

  - Math ➕➖⨉➗ :  Spend 15 minutes practicing the starred skills ⭐ in section  of IXL Math. You'll need to have a whiteboard or scrap paper handy to solve some of the problems. - Reading  📚 :  Finish reading Chapter 2 in Sing Down the Moon from where we left off on p. 9. Then write a chapter Title on the blue sheet. Read chapter 3 (p. 11-16) and write a title on the blue sheet. You may use the YouTube audio book, but be sure to read along in your book as well. We left off in Chapter 2, p. 9, half way down the page. It's at 15:04 on the audio book.  - History 🇺🇸 : 1. Take the Black History Month Heroes Matching quiz that I emailed to you. You may look back at our Google Classroom Friday Bellwork posts from the past month to help, so everyone SHOULD get a 100% on this if you try. 2. Watch the attached videos about the life and accomplishments of Simone Biles and BB King . - Current Events : Watch this week's Nightly News Kids' Edition . - REMINDER : Kids 10 and under

Independent Work for Thursday:

  -Reading 📚: 1. Complete and turn in your 2 paragraph "To the Top"/ "Moonwalk" Compare and Contrast Essay if you haven't already - LAST CHANCE. Don't forget to revise and edit it for errors. Let me know if I can help. 2. Then, spend 20 minutes working on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5. Let me know when you complete a level, and I'll email you your hard-earned AWARD CERTIFICATE 👏🏆 🎆 😁👍. Also, let me know if you get stuck on a certain skill. I can help! -Spelling and Vocabulary: Finish up this week's written work, assigned for you to do online here at Google Classroom. Use the Kids' Dictionary, or the Flashcards Activity at Vocabulary A-Z to help with definitions for this week's list. -Math➕➖⨉➗ : Complete p. 295-296 in your new math book. -Digital Lunch Table for Thursday at 11:30 with Coach 🌮🥡🥗🥪🍎🥑: Lucas, Sophia, Clover, Vivian, Eric, and Olivia. - π - oneer Math Group meets at 12:15 today for Quin, Sophie, Teya, Daniel

Independent work for Wednesday:

Independent Work for Wednesday: Good morning, fourth grade! 🌞 -Reading 📚:   1. Complete and turn in your 2 paragraph "To the Top"/ "Moonwalk" Compare and Contrast Essay at Google Classroom. 2. Then, spend 20 minutes working on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5. Let me know when you complete a level, and I'll email you your hard-earned AWARD CERTIFICATE 👏🏆 🎆 😁👍. Also, let me know if you get stuck on a certain skill. I can help! -Spelling and Vocabulary: Finish up this week's written work, which is assigned for you to do online here at Google Classroom. Use the Kids' Dictionary, or the Flashcards Activity at Vocabulary A-Z to help with definitions for this week's list. -Math➕➖⨉➗ : 1. Did you finish p. 283-284,  in your math book? -PE 🏃🏀🏊🏂🏈🎿🎾🎯💪💓: Get outside for some exercise, and keep moving for 20 minutes or more. Get that heart rate up! Keep track of your activity using Coach's Activity Log. See his new Google Classroom for mo

Independent Work for Tuesday:

  - Math ➕➖⨉➗ : Complete p. 283-284, Sets A, B, C, D, E on factors and multiples. - Reading  📚 : Write your To the Top/ Moonwalk Compare and Contrast Essay -- Use your lists of 4 similarities/ 4 differences that you wrote yesterday to write a 2 paragraph essay on Google Docs that compares and contrasts the 2 stories. In the first paragraph, discuss 2 important similarities. Be specific. Give evidence from the texts to prove your comparisons. In the second paragraph, discuss 2 important differences. Be specific. Give evidence from the texts to prove your contrasts. Each paragraph should be at least 5 sentences long, and include specific information from the booklets to prove the similarities and differences you chose. -Spelling and Vocabulary : Spend 20 minutes continuing on this week's written work, which is assigned for you to do online this week using Google Classroom. Use the Kids' Dictionary, or the Flashcards Activity at Vocabulary A-Z to help with definitions for this w

Independent Work for Monday:

  - Math ➕➖⨉➗ : Complete p. 279-280, #7-26 on multiples. - Reading  📚 : 1.  Complete the Book Review from “Moonwalk . ” 2. Review/ re-read the “To the Top” booklet and your Book Review of that non-fiction story . 3. Think about the similarities and di fferences between the struggles, dangers, and accomplishments that people faced in those 2 stories. 4. On a sheet of paper, brainstorm a list of 4 specific similarities between the stories. Then make a list of 4 differences between them. -Spelling and Vocabulary : Spend 20 minutes getting started on this week's written work, which is assigned for you to do online this week using Google Classroom. Then, go to Vocabulary A-Z to use the games and activities to start working with this new list. -History🇺🇸🔭🚀🌔: After you finish the other assignments for today, check out this documentary about the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969 .

Spelling and Vocabulary List 2/22/21

1. persevere 2. orbit 3. lunar 4. atmosphere 5. gravity 6. factor 7. multiple 8. prime number 9. composite number 10. Martian 11. propel 12. avalanche 13. on thin ice

Independent Work for Friday:

- Math ➕➖⨉➗ :   Spend 15 minutes practicing the starred skills ⭐ in sections A and D of IXL Math. You'll need to have a whiteboard or scrap paper handy to solve some of the problems. - Reading  📚 : Finish reading the book "Moonwalk," p. 39-48. Then, review the book and write a summary on the Step Into Reading summary form that is in your manila folder. If you've lost that form, you can write a summary on your own sheet of lined paper. - History : Watch the attached videos about the life and work of Dr. Mae Jemison. We'll talk about those in class on Tuesday. If you have access to Disney+ or Amazon Prime, check out the movie Hidden Figures, about the accomplishments and contributions of African-American women engineers in Rocket Science and NASA. It's a good one! - Current Events : Watch this week's Nightly News Kids' Edition . - REMINDER : Kids 10 and under ski FREE this season at Sipapu! See the link for all the information on how to get your pass.

Independent work for Thursday:

  - Math ➕➖⨉➗ :  1. Complete p. 275-276, #8-27 in your math book on prime and composite numbers. 2. Spend 15 minutes practicing the starred skills ⭐ in sections A and D of IXL Math. You'll need to have a whiteboard or scrap paper handy to solve some of the problems. - Reading  📚 : 1. Read p. 23-29 in the book "Moonwalk, The First Trip to the Moon." 2. Spend 20 minutes working on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5. Let me know when you complete a level, and I'll email you your hard-earned  AWARD CERTIFICATE 👏🏆 🎆 😁👍  Also, let me know if you get stuck on a certain skill. I can help! -Science 🚀🪐: At 12:15, tune into the live  NASA.gov link to watch the Mars landing of the Perseverance mission on Mars. - Digital Lunch Table for Thursday at 11:30 with Coach 🌮🥡🥗🥪🍎🥑: Lucas, Dalton, Avran, Justin, Colin, and Daniel B. - Thursday check-in group with Coach and Greta is at 1:10 for Colin, Gianna, Daniel V., Loveah, and Sophia. See you there! - Math Review G

Independent work for Wednesday:

 Good morning, fourth grade! 🌞 - Reading 📚:   1. Did you actually read p. 5-22 in the book "Moonwalk, The First Trip to the Moon"?  If not, do that first. 2. Then, spend 20 minutes working on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5. Let me know when you complete a level, and I'll email you your hard-earned AWARD CERTIFICATE 👏🏆 🎆 😁👍. Also, let me know if you get stuck on a certain skill. I can help!   -Math ➕➖⨉➗ : 1. Did you really finish p. 263-264, #6-21 in your math book, all about working with factors? 2. Then, spend 20 minutes practicing the starred skills ⭐ in section D of IXL Math (D7, D8, and D9). It's all about factors. You'll need to have a whiteboard or scrap paper handy to solve the problems. -PE 🏃 🏀🏊🏂🏈🎿🎾🎯💪💓: Get outside for some exercise, and keep moving for 20 minutes or more. Get that heart rate up! Keep track of your activity using Coach's Activity Log. See his new Google Classroom for more info and activities. Questions? Email Coa

Independent Work for Tuesday:

- Math ➕➖⨉➗ : 1. Complete p. 263-264, #6-21 on your math book. 2. Spend 15 minutes practicing the starred skills ⭐ in section D of IXL Math (D7, D8, and D9). You'll need to have a whiteboard or scrap paper handy to solve the problems. - Reading  📚 : 1. Read p. 5-22 in the book "Moonwalk, The First Trip to the Moon." 2. Spend 20 minutes working on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5. Let me know when you complete a level, and I'll email you your hard-earned  AWARD CERTIFICATE 👏🏆 🎆 😁👍  -Digital Lunch Table for Tuesday at 11:30 with Greta🌮🥡🥗🥪🍎🥑: Vivian, Zaria, Clover, Natalia, Eva, and Olivia. - Tuesday check-in grou p with Coach and Greta is at 1:10 for Colin, Gianna, Daniel V., Loveah, and Sophia. See you there! - Math Review Group meets at 2:10 today for James, Avran, Loveah, Natalia, Gianna, and Daniel V.

Independent work for Friday:

  - Math ➕➖⨉➗ :   Complete the Topic 6 Test on p. 253-254. You can skip #3. Work carefully - this is the end-of-unit test. - Reading  📚 :1. Today in class, we finished reading the book "To The Top." Review the book and write a summary on the Step Into Reading summary form that is in your manila folder. If you've lost that form, you can write a summary on your own sheet of lined paper. 2. Spend 20 minutes working on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5. Let me know when you complete a level, and I'll email you your hard-earned  AWARD CERTIFICATE 👏🏆 🎆 😁👍  -Spelling and Vocabulary :Daniel B, Gianna, Loveah, Sophia, Natalia, and Kiana   still need to finish up and hand in this week's written work, set up for you to do online at Google Classroom. - History : Watch the attached videos about the life and work of John Lewis . Also watch the video about Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's first climb up Mt. Everest in 1953 . We'll talk about those in class on

Independent work for Thursday:

  - Math ➕➖⨉➗ : Complete p. 252, sets C and D on writing equations to help you solve multi-step word problems.  - Spelling and Vocabulary : 1. Finish up this week's written work, assigned for you to do online at Google Classroom if you haven't already.  Then turn it in/ share it with me just like you did last week. 2. Spend 20 minutes on  Vocabulary A-Z  for practice games and activities with this week's list. Take a practice quiz to get ready for Friday. - Reading 📚 :  Spend 20 minutes working on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5. Let me know when you complete a level, and I'll email you your hard-earned  AWARD CERTIFICATE 👏🏆 🎆 😁👍  -History/ Social Studies: Watch these videos about the Sherpa people of Nepal . - Thursday check-in group with Coach and Greta is at 1:10 for Colin, Gianna, Daniel V., Loveah, and Sophia. See you there! - Math Review Group meets at 2:10 today for Zaria, Dalton, Avran, Loveah, Natalia, Daniel V., and Gianna. - Friday's Class M

For Wednesday:

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 Good morning, fourth grade! 🌞 -Spelling and Vocabulary: 1. Finish up this week's written work, set up for you to do online at Google Classroom. 2. Spend 15 minutes on Vocabulary A-Z for practice games and activities with this week's list. -Reading 📚: Spend 20 minutes working on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5. Let me know when you complete a level, and I'll email you your hard-earned AWARD CERTIFICATE 👏🏆 🎆 😁👍 -PE 🏃🏀🏊🏂🏈🎿🎾🎯💪💓: Get outside for some exercise, and keep moving for 20 minutes or more. Get that heart rate up! Keep track of your activity using Coach's Activity Log. See his new Google Classroom for more info and activities. Questions? Email Coach at bvannevel@taoscharterschool.org -Spanish : The class will meet with Senora Molina at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday on this Zoom link . Questions? Please email her at: rmolina@taoscharterschool.org -ART 🎨:  Hi 4th grade! This week we will practice a new art technique called foreshortening. This is an

Independent work for Tuesday:

- Math ➕➖⨉➗ : 1. Complete #4-5 on p. 247. 2. Spend 20 minutes practicing the starred skills ⭐ in section F of IXL Math (F1, F2, F4). You'll need to have a whiteboard or scrap paper handy to solve the problems. - Reading  📚 :  Spend 20 minutes working on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5. Let me know when you complete a level, and I'll email you your hard-earned  AWARD CERTIFICATE 👏🏆 🎆 😁👍  -Spelling and Vocabulary : Spend 20 minutes continuing on this week's written work, which is set up for you to do online this week using Google Classroom. You can use Vocabulary A-Z to help you find definitions (the Flashcard activity in the Vocabulary section has all the definitions), and to use the games and activities to practice this week's list. -Music Theory: Watch this short video about Melody .

Independent work for Monday:

  - Math ➕➖⨉➗ : Complete p 243-244, #3, 4, and 6 on multi-step word problems. - Reading  📚 :Spend 20 minutes working on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5. Let me know when you complete a level, and I'll email you your hard-earned  AWARD CERTIFICATE 👏🏆 🎆 😁👍  -Spelling and Vocabulary : Spend 20 minutes getting started on this week's written work, which I assigned you to do online again this week using Google Classroom. Then, go to Vocabulary A-Z to use the games and activities to start working with this new list. - Music Theory: Watch the Ted Ed video about Rhythm and Beat .

Spelling and Vocabulary 2/8/21

  1. probably   adv. 2. rhythm n.  3 melody   n. 4 harmony   n. 5 illustrate   v. 6 meanwhile   adv. 7 alternative   adj. 9 crevasse   n. 10. teamwork    n.  11 Sherpa   n. 12 summit   n. 13. The thousand mile walk begins with a single step.

Independent Work for Friday:

  - Math ➕➖⨉➗ :   Spend 20 minutes practicing the starred skills ⭐ in section F of IXL Math (F1, F2, F4). You'll need to have a whiteboard or scrap paper handy to solve the problems. - Reading  📚 :1. Review and think about the 5 comprehension questions from  Drita, My Homegirl.  (on the back side of the Book Review sheet).  Be ready to discuss those questions in class on Monday. 2. Spend 20 minutes working on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5. Let me know when you complete a level, and I'll email you your hard-earned  AWARD CERTIFICATE 👏🏆 🎆 😁👍  -Spelling and Vocabulary : Justin, Loveah, Rio, Sophia, Natalia, Kiana, and Olivia   still need to finish up and hand in this week's written work, assigned for you to do online at Google Classroom. - History : Watch the attached videos about Mimi Jones and Simone Manuel . We'll discuss those in class on Monday. - Current Events : Watch this week's Nightly News Kids' Edition . - REMINDER : Kids 10 and under ski FR

Independent Work for Thursday:

 - Math ➕➖⨉➗ : Complete p. 235-236, #4-7 on writing equations to help you solve multi-step word problems.  - Spelling and Vocabulary : 1. Finish up this week's written work, assigned for you to do online at Google Classroom if you haven't already.  Then turn it in/ share it with me just like you did last week. 2. Spend 20 minutes on  Vocabulary A-Z  for practice games and activities with this week's list. Take a practice quiz to get ready for Friday. - Reading 📚 :  1. Write a Book Review of  Drita, My Homegirl  on the Book Review form that you got in our last materials exchange inside the manila folder.  2.  Spend 20 minutes working on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5. Let me know when you complete a level, and I'll email you your hard-earned  AWARD CERTIFICATE 👏🏆 🎆 😁👍  - Thursday check-in group with Coach and Greta is at 1:10 for Colin, Gianna, Daniel V., Loveah, and Sophia. See you there! - Math Review Group meets at 2:10 today for Zaria, Dalton, Avran, L

For Wednesday:

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Good morning, fourth grade! 🌞 - Spelling and Vocabulary : 1. Finish up this week's written work, set up for you to do online at Google Classroom. 2. Spend 15 minutes on Vocabulary A-Z for practice games and activities with this week's list.  - Reading 📚 :  1. Spend 20 minutes working on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5. Let me know when you complete a level, and I'll email you your hard-earned  AWARD CERTIFICATE 👏🏆 🎆 😁👍  2. Have you finished reading the novel  Drita, My Homegirl , and written all 32 chapter summaries on the purple summary sheet?  If not, get caught up with that today.   -PE  🏃🏀🏊🏂🏈🎿🎾🎯💪💓: Get outside for some exercise, and keep moving for 20 minutes or more. Get that heart rate up! Keep track of your activity using Coach's Activity Log. See his new Google Classroom for more info and activities. Questions? Email Coach at bvannevel@taoscharterschool.org -Spanish : The class will meet with Senora Molina at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday on this Zo

Independent Work for Tuesday:

- Math ➕➖⨉➗ : Spend 20 minutes practicing the starred skills ⭐ in section F of IXL Math (F1, F2, F4). You'll need to have a whiteboard or scrap paper handy to solve the problems. - Reading  📚 :1. Write a short summary for Chapter 29 of Drita, My Homegirl that we read together in class today.  2. Then, read chapters 30-32 (p. 121-135), completing the novel. Be sure write a short chapter summary for each on your purple summary sheet. -Spelling and Vocabulary : Spend 20 minutes continuing on this week's written work, which is set up for you to do online this week using Google Classroom. You can use Vocabulary A-Z to help you find definitions (Flashcard activity in the Vocabulary section), and to use the games and activities to practice this week's list. - Digital Lunch Table for Tuesday at 11:30 with Greta 🌮🥡🥗🥪🍎🥑: Justin, Lyla, Natalia, Colin, Vivian, Gianna, and Rio. - Tuesday check-in group with Coach and Greta is at 1:10 for Colin, Gianna, Daniel V., Loveah, and

For Monday:

  - Math ➕➖⨉➗ : Complete p 217-218, #12-23 using long division. Skip #13 and #21. This is the Topic 5 Test, so work carefully!   - Reading  📚 :1. Read Chapters 26-27  Drita, My Homegirl  p. 108-113, and write a short chapter summary for each on your purple chapter summary sheet. 2. Spend 20 minutes working on skills in your level of Lexia Core 5. Let me know when you complete a level, and I'll email you your hard-earned  AWARD CERTIFICATE 👏🏆 🎆 😁👍  -Spelling and Vocabulary : Spend 20 minutes getting started on this week's written work, which I assigned you to do online again this week using Google Classroom. If you have time, go to Vocabulary A-Z to use the games and activities to start working with this new list.