Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

  Dear 4th Grade Families, -You probably already know that our school calendar has changed slightly, and students will now be returning to school on Monday, January 9.    -Friday, January 6 is now a remote learning day. I'll be assigning a few hours on-line work for students to do using their accounts at IXL Math, and Lexia Core 5 Reading, and other sources. That morning, students can check here on our class blog for those assignments if possible.  -Our TCS Ski and Snowboard will begin on Tuesday, January 10. On those Tuesdays, students should be at school, ready to load the bus at  7:30 a.m . TSV provides their ski or snowboard gear, including a helmet. Kids need their own jacket, snowpants, goggles, and mittens or ski gloves. They'll need to bring their own lunch and snacks, or a credit card to buy food at the TSV cafeteria, which does not accept cash.  Please pick students up at   5:00 pm  at school on those 5 Tuesdays. Bus fee is  $35 . Please send a check or cash in on Mon

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 The Boston Tea Party, episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7qRZmHLobQ&list=PLHeaIWvdbER3Ic90BzhPsH2aJ5KI3UtmM&index=1&t=12s

  1.  empire 2. French and Indian War 3. monarchy 4. democracy 5. misnomer 6. ally 7. capture 8. colony 9. native 10. isolate 11. necessity 12. colonist 13. immigrant 14. On the warpath **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 ):   1. Practice writing each word on the list 3 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. Read the definitions you find there.  3. Use each word in a creative example 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.

  embedded distant ancient eroding weary scenic tall tale colossal illusion behemoth personification All that glitters is not gold **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 ):   1. Practice writing each word on the list 3 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. Read the definitions you find there.  3. Use each word in a creative example 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.

 Watch these videos if you were absent, or need a little review: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fourth-grade-math/multiplying-by-2-digit-numbers/multiply-2-digit-numbers-with-partial-products/v/multiplying-2-digit-numbers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZjIT9CH6bM

 Check out this video for review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP0ARHqooyw

  1. veteran 2. empire 3. colony 4. colonist 5. dispute 6. ascend 7. descend 8. devastate 9. remedy 10. slavery 11. immigrant 12. Great Britain 13. You get what you pay for. **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 ):   1. Practice writing each word on the list 3 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. Read the definitions you find there.  3. Use each word in a creative example 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.

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. **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 ):   1. Practice writing each word on the list 3 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. Read the definitions you find there.  3. Use each word in a creative example 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.

  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 ):   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. Read the definitions you find there.  3. Use each word in a creative example 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.

1. compass rose 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. 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 3 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) . Read the definitions you find there.   3. Use each word in a creative example sentence that shows you know what the word means. The sentences can be funny or fictional. Please make them interesting to read!

 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 is a different kind of list this week. Practice each word pair 3 times.  Example: "clothes, clothes, clothes/ close, close, close." Also, let's skip the definitions this week. Write good, clear example sentences that show you know the difference between each pair.  Use the Dictionary to help. Each pair can be combined into 1 sentence if you can. Example: "She came around the bend, and got her first peek at Wheeler Peak." Or they can be split into 2 sentences. Example: "Please close the door when you leave. He loved his new school clothes."  The list is up, and ready to practice at Vocabulary A-Z.

1. mammal   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 3 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) . Read the definitions you find there. 3. Use each word in a creative example sentence that shows you know what the word means. The sentences can be funny or fictional. Please make them interesting to read!

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 10th 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 day 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

  1. judge 2. destiny 3. desolate 4. innocent 5. guilty 6. theme 7. coincidence 8. villain 9. ruthless 10. generous 11. excavate 12. Actions speak louder than words.

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  1. field 2. biology 3. geology 4. meteorology 5. astronomy 6. ecology 7. hydrology 8. chemistry 9. botany 10. physics 11. kill two birds with one stone

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1. gravity 2. technology 3. astronaut 4. capsule 5. paraphrase 6. brainstorm 7. imagine 8. compare 9. contrast 10. thrilling 11. accomplishment 12. Two wrongs do not make a right.

 Vernal Equinox and Spring Night Sky Talk:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWI8nFop2Vk Nightly News for Kids, March 18, 2022:   https://www.nbcnews.com/nightlykids

  1. Vernal (Spring) Equinox 2. summit 3. teamwork 4. persist 5. Sherpa 6. expedition 7. lunar 8. photosynthesis 9. common denominator 10. convert 12. primavera (spring) 13. verde (green) 14. a spring in your step

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  1. believe 2. whole number 3. decompose 4. unit fraction 5. improper fraction 6. mixed number 7. dwindling 8. unpredictable 9. gnawed 10. expiration 11. recuperate 12. Don’t cry over spilled milk.

  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. Walk a mile in their shoes.

  1. prefix 2. suffix 3. root word 4. reappeared 5. unbelievable 6. dishonesty 7. breathing 8. sympathy 9. genuine 10. imitation 11. refugee 12. translate 13. All that glitters is not gold.