Taos Charter School 4th Grade Class

-Reading: Read for 20 minutes or more per day. If you haven't yet hit Level 16 on Lexia, then try to keep up with your weekly 60 minutes. -Math: Your IXL account is back up online at last! Use it over break to keep your math skills sharp and to preview new material that we haven't covered yet. If you still haven't made it into the prestigious One-Minute Multipliers Club, then keep on practicing those multiplication facts using flashcards, websites, and printable worksheets. -Reminder: 4th graders ski and snowboard for FREE everyday at Sipapu! Just bring a copy of your first marking period progress report for verification. See the link or call 800-587-2240 for more info. -Thank you so much for the nice cards and gifts. I really appreciate it! I wish you and all of your families a fun, safe winter break. Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año Nuevo! I'll see you on January 5, 2015.

-History: Complete Steps 5, 7, and 8 on the green checklist - title page, pictures, bibliography. Rehearse reading your report out loud a few times at home so you'll be ready to present to the class. -Secret Santa: Don't forget to bring in your gift to give away. Please don't write who it's for on the outside. -Holiday Party: Kids are welcome to bring in a treat to share after our Secret Santa gift exchange (no candy or soda, please). -Geo Bee!: Congratulations to Lara, Cory, Augustin, Teresa, Irvin, and Grace for winning our class Geography Bee today. It was a tough competition! Those 6 winners will move ahead to compete against students from grades 5-8 in our School-Level Geo-Bee which will be held January 8th.

-History: Complete Step #4 on the green checklist - write your Final Draft.

-History: Complete Step 3 on your green checklist, and begin Step 4. Edit your rough draft. Find and fix all the mistakes in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar. Have a parent or older sibling help you proofread your 5 paragraphs. Use a dictionary to help with spelling when you need to (there's one in the links). Then, get started on writing the final draft. Final Drafts are now due on Friday , December 19 , but you may hand yours in and present on Thursday if you're ready. -Parents, please remember that there's an early dismissal on Wednesday at 11:30.

-History: Finish writing the rough draft of your report if you didn't complete it over the weekend. Then, revise what you've written. Say more. Add new information. Expand your paragraphs.

-History: Use your outline to start writing the 5 paragraph rough draft of your Revolutionary Biography Report. Follow the "hamburger" paragraph format that you studied in class, and review steps 1 and 2 of the green checklist. Try to complete a minimum of 3 good paragraphs of the rough draft this weekend. -Secret Santa: Students drew names today for the Secret Santa gift exchange which we'll have in class next Friday, December 19. Please limits gifts to about $10.

-Math: Study Links 5-1, and deliver the Unit 5 Family Letter to your parents. -Spelling: Study for the quiz. -History: Outlines are due. If you checked your outline with me today, you can start writing the first couple paragraphs of your rough draft.