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Plan for Thursday, Friday, and Monday:

 Thursday, April 1: -On Thursday from 8:10 to 1:50 , Lucas, Justin, Teya, Sophie, and Daniel Vigil are coming into school for the day for Orientation. I look forward to seeing you guys in person! All you need to bring is your lunch, a snack, a water bottle, and a couple masks .  Wear comfortable clothes and sturdy shoes because we'll be taking a Nature Walk in the afternoon.  - 9:30 to 10:00 is online Spanish class for the whole class . Use the ZOOM link on Senora Molina's 4th Google Classroom page to access it from home.  In class, I'll project it on the whiteboard. - 10:00 to 10:20   Switch over to our usual Meet link on our 4th grade Google Classroom to say hello, check in, and help me test out our new classroom technology. -Students who are not in class can check our GC after 10:20 for an Independent Work post for the rest of the day. - 1:50 Dismissal and parent pick-up for Lucas, Justin, Teya, Sophie, and Daniel. - 3:00 to 5:00 Materials Exchange for the at-home st

Independent Work for Wednesday:

Good morning, fourth grade! ๐ŸŒž -Math➕➖⨉➗ : Spend 20 minutes practicing the ⭐newly-starred⭐ skills in Section P of IXL Math on decomposing and adding fractions with like denominators. -Reading ๐Ÿ“š: 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 ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘. 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 at Google Classroom. Use the Kids' Dictionary, or the Flashcards Activity at Vocabulary A-Z to help with definitions for this week's list. This work is due by Thursday at 5:00 PM. -Current Events: Check out the Scholastic News link for articles and activities from current or past issues. Your password: dipfun8861 -PE ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ€๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿˆ๐ŸŽฟ๐ŸŽพ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’“: Get outside for some exercise, and keep moving for 20 minutes or more. Get that heart rate up! Keep track of your a

Independent work for Tuesday:

- Math ➕➖⨉➗ :   Complete p. 335-336, #5-23 in your math book on adding fractions with like denominators.  - Reading  ๐Ÿ“š : Read Chapters 2, 3, 4 in  Jackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball,  p. 12-34.  -Spelling and Vocabulary : Spend 20 minutes continuing on this week's written work, which is assigned to do online using Google Classroom. Use the Kids' Dictionary, or the Flashcards Activity at Vocabulary A-Z to help with definitions for this week's list, which is named 03/29/2021. -Science: Watch these 2  YouTube video s about the Spring Equinox. ฯ€ - oneer Math Group meets at 1:00 today for Quin, Sophie, Teya, Daniel B., and Kiana. -Math Review Group meets at 2:00 today for James, Avran, Loveah, Natalia, Gianna, and Daniel V.

Spelling and Vocabulary 3/29/21

1. field 2. biology 3. geology 4. meteorology 5. astronomy 6. ecology 7. hydrology 8. Spring Equinox 9. adentro (inside) 10. afuera (outside) 11. kill two birds with one stone

Independent work this week

  Good morning 4th Grade! ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿท๐Ÿฐ This week, I'll be working in our actual classroom, cleaning ๐Ÿงน, sanitizing ๐Ÿงผ๐Ÿงฝ , and preparing ๐Ÿ’ก✍️ to resume in-person and remote classes ๐Ÿ›ค️. During this time, we will not be having live online classes. Instead, students will participate in online activities ๐Ÿ’ป to get ready for the transition. Also, I'm assigning everyone 30 minutes of Lexia Core 5 Reading, and 30 minutes of IXL Math practice each day this week. ⭐We've added a new Google Classroom called "COVID-19 Re-Entry Training" for TCS students in 4th and 5th grades to use for online activities, training, and info about health and safety procedures ๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿฉบ. Use the link I posted in our GC to join and access that site. You can start completing those activities this morning! ๐ŸŒ„ You should work on the assigned COVID-19 Safety activities for about 90 minutes each day this week.

Independent work for Friday:

  - Math ➕➖⨉➗ :  Spend 30 minutes on the starred fraction skills ⭐ in section O of IXL Math. You'll need to have a whiteboard or scrap paper handy to solve some of the problems. Work carefully - I'm using your IXL results from this section for the Chapter 8 assessment. - Reading  ๐Ÿ“š :Read  Chapters 22 and 23, p. 105-118 in  Sing Down the Moon  , completing the novel. Then write your chapter titles on the blue sheet.  - History ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ : Watch the attached videos about the life, work, and accomplishments of Dolores Huerta. - Current Events : Watch this week's Nightly News Kids' Edition . -Have a great Spring Break, and stay safe out there! 

Independent work for Thursday:

-Reading ๐Ÿ“š: Read Chapters 20-21 in  Sing Down the Moon , p. 95-104, and write a chapter title for each.  You may read farther if you want. Feel free to use the  YouTube audio book recording , and read along in your copy of the novel. Chapter 20 starts at 2:34:34 on the recording. -Spelling and Vocabulary: 1. Finish up this week's written work, assigned for you to do online at Google Classroom.  2.  Spend 20 minutes at Vocabulary A-Z practicing this week's list. Take a practice quiz or 2 to get ready for our Friday quiz -Math➕➖⨉➗ : 1. Review for the Unit 8 test by completing p. 324, sets C and D. 2. Then, spend 20 minutes practicing the starred fraction skills in Section O of IXL Math.

Independent work for Wednesday:

  Good morning, fourth grade! ๐ŸŒž -Reading ๐Ÿ“š: 1. Read Chapters 18-19 in  Sing Down the Moon , p. 85-94, and write a chapter title for each.  You may read farther if you want. Feel free to use the  YouTube audio book recording , and read along in your copy of the novel. 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 ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘. 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 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➕➖⨉➗ : Spend 20 minutes practicing the starred fraction skills in Section O of IXL Math.  -PE ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ€๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿˆ๐ŸŽฟ๐ŸŽพ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’“: Get outside for some exercise, and keep moving for 20 minutes or more. Get that heart rate up! Keep track of your activ

Independent Work for Tuesday:

- Math ➕➖⨉➗ :   Spend 20 minute practicing the starred fraction skills in Section O. Have a whiteboard or scrap paper handy to help you work out problems when you need it.   - Reading  ๐Ÿ“š : 1. Read Chapters 16-17 in  Sing Down the Moon , p. 75-84, and write a chapter title for each.  You may read farther if you want. Feel free to use the  YouTube audio book recording , and read along in your copy of the novel. 2.  Read all the articles from the March 1 edition of Scholastic News that we started in class today. Answer the comprehension questions on the last page. -Spelling and Vocabulary : Spend 20 minutes continuing on this week's written work, which is assigned to do online using Google Classroom. Use the Kids' Dictionary, or the Flashcards Activity at Vocabulary A-Z to help with definitions for this week's list, which is named 03/08/2021. -Digital Lunch Table for Tuesday is at 11:30 with Greta ๐ŸŒฎ๐Ÿฅก๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฅช๐ŸŽ๐Ÿฅ‘: Eric, Vivian, Quin, Natalia, James, Gianna, Olivia. -Tuesday che

Independent work for Monday:

    - Math ➕➖⨉➗ : 1. Complete p. 315-316, #6-24 in your math book on comparing fractions with different denominators. 2. Spend 20 minute practicing the starred fraction skills in Section O. Have a whiteboard or scrap paper handy to help you work out problems when you need it.   - Reading  ๐Ÿ“š : 1. Finish reading Chapter 14 in  Sing Down the Moon , p. 66-70, and write a chapter title. Then read chapter 15. You may read farther if you want. On the  YouTube audio book recording , we left off in the middle of chapter 14 at 1:50:38 , which is the top of p. 66. If you use the audio book, be sure to read along in your copy of the novel. 2.  Spend 15 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 ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘. Also, let me know if you get stuck on a certain skill. I can help! -Spelling and Vocabulary : Spend 20 minutes getting started on this week's written work, which is assigned for

Spelling and Vocabulary 3/8/21

 1. improper fraction 2. suffrage  3. equality 4. artificial  5. appreciate  6. generous  7. haul 8. hazard  9. horizontal 10. result  11. routine 12. profit  13. stable 14. barking up the wrong tree

Independent Work for Friday:

  -Math➕➖⨉➗ : Complete p. 311-312 in your math book on comparing fractions. -Reading ๐Ÿ“š : 1. Read chapters 11-13 in Sing Down the Moon, p. 49-62. You can continue farther into the novel if you want! If you use t he YouTube audio book to read along to, chapter 11 starts at 1:22:16. -History ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ: Read the attached comics and watch the linked videos on the history of Women's Suffrage and the fight for gender equality. -Current Events: Watch this week's Nightly News Kids' Edition . -Art Lunch ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿง€๐Ÿฅช๐Ÿฅœ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿฆž๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฅง with Zoe is today at 11:30 for: Quin, Eva, Eric, Teya, Colin, and Kiana. -Have a great weekend! See you Monday morning at 8:30.

Independent Work for Thursday:

  - Math ➕➖⨉➗ : Complete p. 307-308 on using division to create equivalent fractions. - Reading  ๐Ÿ“š :  Read Chapters 9 and 10 in  Sing Down the Moon , p. 38-48 and write a chapter title for each. You may read farther if you want. On the  YouTube audio book recording , chapter 9 starts at 1:03:40. If you use the audio book, be sure to read along in your copy of the novel. -Spelling and Vocabulary : 1. Finish up and turn in this week's written work, which is assigned to do online using Google Classroom. 2. Spend 20 minutes at Vocabulary A-Z practicing this week's list. Take a practice quiz or 2 to get ready for our Friday quiz -Digital Lunch Table for Thursday at 11:30 with Coach ๐ŸŒฎ๐Ÿฅก๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฅช๐ŸŽ๐Ÿฅ‘: Gianna, Olivia, Justin, James, Avran, and Lucas - ฯ€ - oneer Math Group meets at 12:15 today for Quin, Sophie, Teya, Daniel B., and Kiana. -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

Independent Work for Wednesday:

Good morning, fourth grade! ๐ŸŒž -Reading ๐Ÿ“š: 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 ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘. 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 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. 303-304 in your math book from Tuesday? 2. Spend 20 minutes practicing the starred skills in Section O of IXL Math.  -PE ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ€๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿˆ๐ŸŽฟ๐ŸŽพ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’“: 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

Independent Work for Tuesday:

 - Math ➕➖⨉➗ : Complete p. 303-304 on using multiplication to create equivalent fractions. - Reading  ๐Ÿ“š :  Read Chapters 7 and 8 in  Sing Down the Moon , p. 28-37 and write a chapter title for each. You may read farther if you want. On the  YouTube audio book recording , chapter 7 starts at 44:49. If you use the audio book, be sure to read along in your copy of the novel. -Spelling and Vocabulary : Spend 20 minutes continuing on this week's written work, which is assigned to do online using Google Classroom. Use the Kids' Dictionary, or the Flashcards Activity at Vocabulary A-Z to help with definitions for this week's list. -Digital Lunch Table for Tuesday is at 11:30 with Greta๐ŸŒฎ๐Ÿฅก๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฅช๐ŸŽ๐Ÿฅ‘: Vivian, Loveah, Daniel B., Clover, Rio, Sophie, and Zaria. -Tuesday check-in group with Coach and Greta is at 1:10 for Natalia, Gianna, and Sophia. See you there! -Math Review Group meets at 2:10 today for James, Avran, Loveah, Natalia, Gianna, and Daniel V. -Art bag pick-up is at

Independent Work for Monday:

  - Math ➕➖⨉➗ : Spend 20 minute practicing the starred fraction skills in order in Section O (O1, O5, O6, O7, O8). Have a whiteboard or scrap paper handy to help you work out problems when you need it.   - Reading  ๐Ÿ“š : 1. Read Chapter 4 in Sing Down the Moon , p. 17-20 and write a chapter title. You may read farther if you want. On the YouTube audio book recording , chapter 4 starts at 27:04. If you use the audio book, be sure to read along in your copy of the novel. 2.  Then, spend 15 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 ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘. Also, let me know if you get stuck on a certain skill. I can help! -Spelling and Vocabulary : Spend 20 minutes getting started on this week's written work, which is assigned for you to do on Google Classroom. Then, go to Vocabulary A-Z to use the games and activities to start working with this new list which is named 03/01/2021. -Dig