Homework 12/12

[] math HL 3-8

[] Spelling Test Friday - doubling rule. List and activity maze due.

Homework 12/9

[] math HL 3-7

[] Scholastic Book order forms went home today - short ordering window! On line orders only = due by Monday, Dec. 12.  

Homework 12/5

[] Math HL 3-6 (remember: is it closer to 0, 1/2 or 1?)

[] LA - Read and Answer, "A Meeting of Minds"

[] Bring in food for Taos Feeds Taos Food Drive

[] Library THIS Thursday - bring in book

Homework 11/28

[] Spelling review and test on Friday

[] Math HL 3-4

[] Multiplication quiz on Friday - square numbers 1 through 10

I Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday!

[] No homework over the holiday break

[] Art Cards are in the office ready for pick up.

[] Winter sports forms due Nov. 29th.

[] Truffle Orders due Nov. 29th.

[] ORDERS due for Holiday Winter Dinner - Nov. 30 - $5 for adults

[] Celebration of Learning 4-6th grades, Dec. 1st @ 2:30

[] Come make Truffles on Dec. 3rd (Sat.)

[] Holiday Winter Dinner - 4th grade @ 12:30 Dec 14.  

 

Homework 11/21

[] math HL 3-3 due Tuesday

[] Winter sports forms due Nov. 29th.  

[] Truffle Orders due Nov. 29th.

[] Art Cards are in the office ready for pick up.

[] Celebration of Learning 4-6th grades, Dec. 1st @ 2:30

[] Come make Truffles on Dec. 3rd (Sat.)

Homework 11/18

[] math HL 3-1, 3-2

[] Winter sports forms due Nov. 29th.

Homework 11/14

[] Math fraction review worksheets

[] Library this week - bring book in by Thursday

Homework 11/10

[] find examples of fractions and bring them into class to share

[] Winter sports sign up forms due 

Homework 11/7

[] Classic Roots Lesson 3 Review page

[] Classic Roots resource page - test Thursday

[] Reminder - no school this Friday - Veteran's Day

[] Celebration of Learning - Thursday, December 1st, @2:30

Hello Parents,

Super big thanks for all the YUMMY and very HEALTHY treats that were sent in for our Halloween party! Wow, they were fabulous.  Special thanks also to Kendra, Maggie, Cipry (and family), who helped create fun activity centers for the celebration.  

  

Homework 11/1

[] Math HL 2-12, 2-13 and Unit Review Page

Homework 10/20

Due Monday 10/24

[] math - Play Bizz Buzz with your family. Get parent signature on rules page.

[] Art card orders due by Friday, Oct 28th.

Homework 10/14

Due Monday 10/17

[] math HL 2-4, 2-5

[] Lunch forms due Monday

[] NO SCHOOL Friday 10/21 - teacher in-service day

Homework 10/10 

Due Friday 10/14

[] math worksheet - Angles, Lines, Rays and Perimeter review

[]  Lesson 1 - review words with root 'sens' and 'grad'

Homework 10/3

[] math home links 2-1, 2-2

[] Literture Response Log - make 2 entries and get parent signature.

[] Picture retakes - Friday, Oct 7th

Homework 9/28

[] Read and answer questions (with complete sentences), "Evangelina's Laughter"

[] Bring your library books back to school Monday if you haven't already done so. 

[] Show your parents all the work you've been doing!

Homework 9/26

[] Study Science worksheet - test tomorrow

[] Read and Answer Qs:  Spiny Snacks

DUE WEDNESDAY, 9/28  

NO SCHOOL Thursday and Friday.

Field Trip Monday to Bandelier National Monument

The bus will leave at 8:30am. Please have your child to school on time.

Students need to bring a lunch from home and a water bottle with a lid (no glass). 

Students may bring drawing or reading materials in a small bag to do on the bus. 

NO toys or electronics.

We will be returning around 4pm. There is no guarantee your child will make the bus at the end of the day. Please make arrangements to pick up your child. 

Lunch Forms: Lunch forms went home today. Due in the office Tuesday, Sept. 20

Homework:  [] math Home Link 1-10; Read and Answer Qs about the US Constitution. Homework is due Tuesday instead of Monday, because of field trip.

Don't forget about the William's Lake hike this weekend too! See you there!

Cheers,

Kelly

HOMEWORK FOR Friday, Sept. 9

Math Home Link 1-6, 1-7; study Rocket Math

Sign and return Field Trip Permission Slip

Finish draft of myth on google docs

Homework: Math Home Link 1-5. Literature Log entry [1]

Twirl Family Science Event: Friday, Sept. 9, students and their families are welcome to join Twirl in the cafeteria from 1:30-3pm for an afternoon of motion play.

Back to School Night: Wednesday, September 14 from 6-7pm. Come visit our classroom with your child. They will show you things they've been working on. This is your opportunity to learn more about the 4th grade curriculum and projects.

VOLUNTEER needed: I need someone to help me grade math papers. I could also use someone once a week to help me make copies. Flexible schedule. Drop me a line if you're interested. Thanks!

FIELD TRIP: 3rd and 4th grade will be heading to Bandelier National Mounument on Monday, September 19th, for an educational field trip. We will leave first thing in the morning (8:30) and return around 4pm. 4 chaperones needed. Interested? Drop me a line. Thanks.

Book Orders:  ALL ORDERS NEED TO BE MADE ONLINE. This way we don't have to pay postage, shipping, or handling. Cash or check orders will not be accepted. Follow the link and click "First Time Here Parents" (yellowish section on the right) It will ask for our class code: MD3XK Enter the code to create an account, access book orders and to make purchases. Link: Scholastic Reading Club  Class code is MD3XK  Orders are due by Wednesday September 28.

September's Snack calendar:  september snack calendar - 4th grade  

Thanks!

Kelly

HOMEWORK for Monday, Aug. 29th

math-  Home Links 1-3, 1-4

LA - Read and answer: How Night Came

HOMEWORK for Friday 8/26/16

math- Subtraction (& check through addition); Place Value Riddles - backside of same page

Review: with your child some of the work she/he completed this week.  I passed back quite a few in-class activities and assignments. 

Have a great weekend!

HOMEWORK for Monday, 8/22/16

math- Home Links 1-1, 1-2

LA - Read Sunrise and Sunset, answer Qs

-Read -(your choice) and make 2 literature log entries (1 entry each time you read); get parent signature

Homework for 8/19 2016

[] math:  play multiplication war with someone at home. Have them sign your Homework Log.

[] LA:  read 2 times this weekend, make a Literature Log entry after each time you read.  Have parent sign the Log.  

[] Celebrate the successes you had this past week at school! Whahoo!

Welcome back! and welcome to 4th grade!  It's going to be a fantastic year!  Our first area of science study will be weather and cloud watching.  Maybe start noticing the sky and weather with your child in the next few weeks.  Thanks!

Homework for 5/13

[] Students to practice Puppet Dialogues

[] Bring back all library books and Math Student Reference Books

[] Reminder - Field trip Tues. 5/17, river rafting and hike.  Bus leaves at 8:30 return by 3pm.  Bring sack lunch, water bottle and wear tennis shoes, hat, sunscreen, & layers for change in weather.

[] Reminder: NO MORE SCHOOL LUNCH provided. Please send a lunch with your child for the remainder of the school year. Thanks.

Homework for 5/2/16

[] Math HL 6-6, 6-7, 6-8

[] Read and Answer Qs: The Medieval Knight

Homework for Friday 4/29/16

[] Division Worksheet

[] WW Lesson 8 Review – TEST Monday

Check out the May Snack Calendar!

Homework for 4/25

[]DayBook, Pages 159-162. Read and answer Qs.  

[] Write a short dialogue between you and one or more of the cats from Catwings.

[] Scholastic books orders DUE Friday 4/29

Happy Earth Day!
Thanks to everyone who came by campus this afternoon and helped us beautify our school with all the new flowers, plants and grass.  It was a lovely day for a picnic!

Homework for 4/22

[] Math HL 6-4, 6-5 (many students finished 6-5 in class).

[] Get lots of sunshine and good rest this weekend. Get creative at the Invent Event this Saturday, noon - 5, at Enos Garcia.  

[] Ready, Set, Go! Parcc MATH all next week.

Homework for 4/18

[]  Math HL 6-2, and 6-3

[] Get good rest and eat yummy breakfast - Parcc testing begins Tuesday morning.

You guys are going to ROCK IT! :) 

Dear Parents,

Congratulations to our winners of the National Schools Project - Young Poets 2016 poetry contest:  Caitlyn, Karuna, Emma, Berkeley, Ava, Mika, Anabelle and Flynn. The poetry of these students has been selected for publishing in the 2016 poetry book and the book will be available in the Anansi Library by the fall of 2016. Whahoo! Nice going kiddos!

Heads up! There's lots happening on campus in the upcoming weeks as spring whizzes by.  Please mark your calendars.  

Parcc Testing:  Begins for 4th grade on Tuesday, 4/19 for 2 weeks.  The first week will focus on language arts skills and the second week will assess mathematics. I would LOVE to provide extra healthy SNACKS to the kiddos during this testing time.  If you can help me in this endeavor, I am taking donations of muffins, bagels with cream cheese, fresh fruit and fruit juices.  Please let me know. Thanks!

Earth Day Celebration:  Friday, 4/22 at 11:00

Please join our class for an Earth Day Celebration on campus, beginning at 11:00 on Friday, 4/22.  Classes and parents will be gathering together to help clean the campus and plant new seeds, as well as picnic together (Bring your own food basket).    4th Grade - We will be working with our 1st grade buddies to clean, prep and plant numerous flower beds around the school.  We NEED parents to bring hand shovels/trowels, rakes and a wheel barrow.  Please RSVP so I know you will join us and if you can help with the tools we need. Thanks!

  

Volunteers Needed: THIS SUNDAY (4/17) from 2:00-5:00 Anansi Charter School.  5-6 volunteers with brute strength to [1] Clear the grass area on the west side of the new library for the new plant bed (pick axes, shovels and wheel barrows and [2] Move the bedding material to the new planting area (shovels and wheel barrows)  If people are interested, please contact Susannah Gelb: 512-750-8717

Donation Drive:  The community service committee has begun a donation drive to benefit the Taos Men's Shelter. There is a box for donations in the front lobby. Please consider donating any of the following:trash bags - 13 gallon, toilet paper,

small bottles of shampoo, small toothpaste, toothbrushes, hand soap (bars),chap stick, small tubes of sunblock.  Thank YOU!

Hold on tight... it's a whirlwind from here! :) 

-Ms. Kelly

This Weekend's Homework:

[] Math HL 6-1

[] Find a short story at home (it can be a very simple one, fairy tale, bedtime story, or longer one - you choose) and write a paragraph about a theme found in the story. Be sure to use the theme statement strategies we've practiced at school, and give evidence for your choice of theme. (TS, SS, SS, SS, CS)

[] Read and Answer: "All in a week" 

Homework for Friday, April 8
[] Math HL 5-10, 5-11
[] Read and answer completely, "Pecos Bill."

Thank you for a successful day of conferences! I really appreciate everyone taking time out of their busy schedules to meet with me.  

HOMEWORK for Tuesday, April 5, 2016

[] HL 5-8, 5-9

[] Read and Answer Qs:  Evangeline’s Laughter. Be sure you indent, use punctuation and spell check when you write the explanatory paragraph for question #15.

Happy long weekend!

Homework for March 31
[] Math HL 5-6 and 5-7
[] Read and Answer Qs: April Fools Day
[] Read over the April Snack Calendar and calendar YOUR snack day!
[] Play outside!! :)

Homework for Monday, March 28

[] Math HL 5-5

[] Read, answer Qs: Lessons Learned from Fishing

[] Los Rios Permission Form - get it signed asap

[] Ask your parents to sign up for a Parent Teacher Conference, Monday, April 4th

Homework for Thursday, March 24

[] Math HL 5-4

[] Read, answer Qs:  The Who and the What of Elections

[] Read, answer Qs: Circuits

[] ANOTHER field trip form:  Los Rios Permission Form - get it signed asap

Welcome back from Spring Break! The kiddos were well-rested and rejuvenated today in class.  We had a great time.  Ask them about static electricity!

Homework for Monday, March 21, 2016

[] Math HL 5-3

[] Math Lesson 5-1

[] Collect Read-a-thon money.  MONEY is due by THURSDAY

[] Sign and return all Field Trip permission slips by THURS.

Homework

Monday, March 7

[] Math HL 5-1

[] Math Lattice multiplication worksheet

[] Science - Digestive System worksheet

[] Collect Read-a-thon money - due no later than March 24

Homework for Friday, March 4

[] Math HL 4-13 and 4-14

[] WW Review Lesson 7E - test Monday

[] Respiratory System Worksheet

[]Sign and return Chrome book agreement

[] Collect Read-a-thon money - due no later than March 24

Homework

Monday, February 29

[] Math review worksheet - multiples and factors

[] Science Crossword - Circulatory System

[] Collect pledges for Readathon fundraiser

[] Science - bring plastic water bottle by THURSday, for project.

Homework 

Thursday, February 25

[] Math HL 4-12

[] Math Challenge Problem 

 Unit Math Test Monday

[]Spelling Test Monday - write a short story using at least 10 of your spelling words.

[] Collect pledges for Readathon fundraiser

[] LAST winter activity day this Friday - bring lunch

Hello Parents,

This week in 4th grade :

• We will begin our study of the human body.  Please ask your student about what they're learning. It's such a fascinating topic!
• PARCC 2015 results have been sent home with your student TODAY.  It is stapled closed and I've asked the students to give them to you.
• It's Read-a-thon time... please help your student collect $40 in pledges. 
• I'm looking for interested parents to donate and/or prepare healthy snacks for the morning of our Read-a-thon (Next Wed. 3/3/16)
• Please join us this Thursday at 5:30 for our Art Gallery Walk Thru tour.

Homework

Monday, February 22

[] Math HL 4-10, 4-11

[] Read, answer Qs, and Summarize, Human Skeleton article

[] Collect pledges for Readathon fundraiser

[] LAST winter activity day this Friday - bring lunch

[] Gallery Walk-thru this Thursday night, 5:30

Homework

Friday, February 19   Due Monday 2/22

[] Math HL 4-8, 4-9

[] Finish Biography project: All chapters printed and pasted into book, Book Cover: Title and Author.  Optional: illustrations, dedication page, and summary hook on back cover.

[] Scholastic Orders Due Monday

Tuesday, February 16

[] Math HL 4-7

[] WW Review Exercise #6.  TEST Thursday

[] Read and Answer Qs:  Go Outside and Play

Thanks to Nikki and Traci for sending in some yummy, healthy snacks for our class Valentine's Day party.  Many thanks also to all the parents who helped with the Jump for Joy activities.  The kids had a ball! It was a great day! 

Have a lovely weekend-

Homework

Friday, February 12th

[] Math HL 4-5, 4-6

[] Scholastic News:  Read an article and complete a summary graphic organizer

[] Revise and Edit writing #5 (Biography project) with a parent

Homework

Monday, February 8

[] Math HL 4-4

[] Let's Rock - read and complete

[] Inside Earth - read (both sides) and complete

[] Re-enrollment forms due Friday

Homework

Thursday, February 4

[] Edit your first 2 biography writing assignments with your parents.  Edit for []capitalization and punctuation, [] spelling and [] use of past tense.  

[] Math HL 3-14 (for parents) and 4-3.

Homework for Monday, February 1

[] Math - play multiplication Top It with your family. Follow directions and have parent sign sheet once completed.

[] Read an article from the Scholastic News and complete a Summary Graphic Organizer

[] Bring your lunch and ski pass for Friday Activity Day, 2/5/16.

Homework - bring your ski passes and lunches for winter activity day tomorrow!

Thursday, January 28

[] math HL 4-2

[] Calcite Test

[] Reminder - tubing fun event at TSV this Sunday (31) from 2-4pm. Hope to see you there!

Homework

Monday, January 25

Due Thurs. 1/28

[] math "Equal Amounts" worksheet

[] Biography project - Extension Homework.  Visit website and/or read printed articles and complete the graphic organizer by Thursday.

[]Remember to bring your own lunch on Fridays... and ski passes!

Homework

Thursday, January 21

Due Mon.1/25

[] Math HL 4-1

[] Read Scholastic and choose an article to complete, "Seeing the Big Picture" worksheet

[] Biography - finish reading by Mon. 1/25.  Complete "How they Helped the World" worksheet

[]Remember to bring your own lunch on Fridays... and ski passes!

Homework

Tuesday, January 19

[] Math review packet - due Thursday 1/21.  Unit 3 test Thursday. Finish any incomplete journals pages.

[] Continue reading biography - complete web graphic.  Try to have book finished on or before Mon. 1/25.  

[] Bring sack lunch for activity Friday.

Thursday, January 14

[] Math HL 3-11

[] Math - Veggie Pizzas

[] Continue reading biography and adding to graphic organizer; get parent signature

[] Wordly Wise Review Exercise #5; TEST Tuesday

Homework

Monday, January 11

[] Math worksheet: Decimal

[] Math worksheet:  Equivalent Fractions

[] Read and answer Qs: A Great Leader

[]Continue reading biography and have parents sign off for Friday

Welcome Back!

*Remember, Winter Activity Fridays begin tomorrow, Jan. 8th. ALL students must bring their own lunch. 

*Students have begun reading a biography.  Please check in with them about this book - YOU the parent, are responsible for signing off on their reading and discussion of this book with you. Many thanks for your support.

Enjoy the snow!

Homework for Thursday, January 7

[] math HL 3-9, 3-10

[] Study times tables - quiz monday

[] Spelling- quiz Monday.  Write 10 meaningful sentences using spelling words.

[]Rock Riddle

[]Begin reading biography - at least 15 pages.  Parents to complete Check-In box.  Biography should be finished no later than 1/29.