What a great beautiful week we have ahead of us! Warm temperatures and bright sunshine! Last weekends "dig" at our OWL (Outdoor Wildlife Lab) went very well! Come by and see everyone's great effort.
Reminders...
-Please send back your child's report card folder if you have not done so.
-Animal Reports are due Monday, April 6th.
-No school this Friday, April 2nd.
-March reading calendars will be removed from the folders on Thursday. Please make sure
you've helped your child record their minutes.
In Reader's workshop this week...
We will be reading stories about habitats and animals. Please remind your child to bring their take home readers back each day. Later this week we will incorporate our learning into our science lesson on habitats and recreate a Rainforest in our classroom. We will also continue our unit on poetry. This week we will learn about Haiku and Limerick. We will write class poems and our own poem for our poem book.
In Writer's workshop...
We will be working on descriptive writing. The students will think of adjectives to use to describe things (animals). At the end of the week the students will write a descriptive paragraph (3-5 sentences) about themselves. Look for these in the hallway!
In Spelling...
Words: find, come, slow, things, night, eat, may, after, again, thank
Challenge words: mammal, fraction
A note will come home today along with your child's pre and post tests from last week! Please look for those in your child's Monday folder.
In Math...
We will continue our unit on Fractions. Today we learned about making fourths. We folded and cut paper to glue into our math notebooks to show fourths. We will begin learning how to describe fractions using the phrase, "____ out of ____ are..." In first grade students are not responsible for writing formal fractions to describe sets of objects. We will practice describing sets of objects using phrases.
In Science...
We are going to learn about Mammals this week! We will read books and write the facts we learn about mammals on our class chart. On Thursday we will begin talking about how animals in specific habitats depend on each other and their surroundings to live.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
This week in first grade...
Hope everyone had a fantastic Spring Break!
Reminders:
Report cards went home today!
Send a piece of fruit with your child to school Tuesday, March 23. We will be talking about fractions and using fruit to learn about halves.
In Reader's Workshop...
We will continue to send home take home reader's each night. Please be sure to read these books each night with your child and send them back the next day!!
We are starting our unit on Poetry! We will discuss different types of poems, the characteristics of poems, work on class poems, and each student will write individual poems. On Friday, we will have a chance to share our poems with the class!
In Writer's Workshop...
We are working on making our writing readable for readers. We will go over using sight words, putting space between words, focusing our stories on the main idea, learn some more sight words and how to use the word wall.
We will begin having spelling pre-tests and post-tests. The pre-test will be given on Monday and the post-test will be given on Friday.
Our words for this week are: said, they, what, little, could, were, friend, your, does, would, goes, know, every, their, asked
Challenge words are amphibians and reptiles
In math...
We are starting our unit on fractions! We will start off by talking about halves. On Tuesday, please send a piece of fruit with your child. We will be cutting these in halves and discussing what we see. (Are they equal? Why or why not?) Towards the end of the week we will begin talking about thirds and fourths.
In science...
We will continue our study on animals. This week we are talking about amphibians and reptiles.
On Tuesday we will send home the animal research packet. This is to be done at home. More information to go home on Tuesday.
Hope everyone has a great week!
Reminders:
Report cards went home today!
Send a piece of fruit with your child to school Tuesday, March 23. We will be talking about fractions and using fruit to learn about halves.
In Reader's Workshop...
We will continue to send home take home reader's each night. Please be sure to read these books each night with your child and send them back the next day!!
We are starting our unit on Poetry! We will discuss different types of poems, the characteristics of poems, work on class poems, and each student will write individual poems. On Friday, we will have a chance to share our poems with the class!
In Writer's Workshop...
We are working on making our writing readable for readers. We will go over using sight words, putting space between words, focusing our stories on the main idea, learn some more sight words and how to use the word wall.
We will begin having spelling pre-tests and post-tests. The pre-test will be given on Monday and the post-test will be given on Friday.
Our words for this week are: said, they, what, little, could, were, friend, your, does, would, goes, know, every, their, asked
Challenge words are amphibians and reptiles
In math...
We are starting our unit on fractions! We will start off by talking about halves. On Tuesday, please send a piece of fruit with your child. We will be cutting these in halves and discussing what we see. (Are they equal? Why or why not?) Towards the end of the week we will begin talking about thirds and fourths.
In science...
We will continue our study on animals. This week we are talking about amphibians and reptiles.
On Tuesday we will send home the animal research packet. This is to be done at home. More information to go home on Tuesday.
Hope everyone has a great week!
Monday, March 8, 2010
This Week in First Grade...
Reminders:
Field Trip Tuesday March 9!! Please have your child wear long pants and tennis shoes. If they have a Caraway shirt, please have them wear it.
Bring a sack lunch and make sure everything can be thrown away, nothing will be coming back with us!
Hello, all! It’s time for our whirlwind fundraising week for our new butterfly-hummingbird habitat, the O.W.L. (Outdoor Wildlife Lab). Our stonework is going in this week – now we need to raise money fast in order to make sure we have enough soil, plants, and mulch to fill up our big garden on Dig Day. In this Monday’s folder, there are flyers with envelopes and leaves attached to them. As students return the envelopes with donations and their names on the leaves, the leaves get added to our Giving Tree. The more leaves on the Giving Tree, the more beautiful it will become. And as we raise money, watch the Fundflower start to bloom!
Now here’s the big part –any class that returns all their students’ leaves with their donations by Friday, March 12, is going to get a special prize! So we are asking your help to get the word out – please talk to your students each day, send e-mail to your students’ parents, add messages to your blogs, and so on! March 12 is a pretty fast turnaround!
The following week is Spring Break, and the week after that is when we need our plants and soil – time is of the essence!
We are very grateful for all your help,
Caraway’s Habitat Team
Report cards will go home Monday March 22.
Wednesday, March 10 is an Early Release Day. Students will be released at 12:45.
Spring Break starts next week!! (March 15-19) Hope everyone enjoys the week! Let's hope for good weather.
In Reader's Workshop...
We are still sending home take-home readers every night. Please have your child read and bring them back the next day. We are having several issues with books not coming back. If your child does not bring their book back, they will not be able to take home the next one and will be behind when we read in class.
In Writer's Workshop...
We finished our unit on Small Moment Writing. Last Friday, the class had an opportunity to share a finished piece with the class. We will start this week with writing about chicks and start our unit on Writing for Readers.
In word work we will talk about blends and nouns.
Spelling: glove, dragon, stool, train, crust, drip
Challenge: service, measurement
Vocabulary: all, then, end, oil, have
In math...
We will continue time with estimating how long things take. We will determine if things take about a minute, about an hour, about a day, etc. Our next unit will be fractions, which will start after Spring Break.
In Science...
Our eggs hatched!!!!!! We had a total of 5 eggs hatch and will be taking them with us on our field trip tomorrow to Elgin Christmas Tree Farm. We are studying the different types of animals and will begin animal research after Spring Break.
Have a great week and Spring Break!
Field Trip Tuesday March 9!! Please have your child wear long pants and tennis shoes. If they have a Caraway shirt, please have them wear it.
Bring a sack lunch and make sure everything can be thrown away, nothing will be coming back with us!
Hello, all! It’s time for our whirlwind fundraising week for our new butterfly-hummingbird habitat, the O.W.L. (Outdoor Wildlife Lab). Our stonework is going in this week – now we need to raise money fast in order to make sure we have enough soil, plants, and mulch to fill up our big garden on Dig Day. In this Monday’s folder, there are flyers with envelopes and leaves attached to them. As students return the envelopes with donations and their names on the leaves, the leaves get added to our Giving Tree. The more leaves on the Giving Tree, the more beautiful it will become. And as we raise money, watch the Fundflower start to bloom!
Now here’s the big part –any class that returns all their students’ leaves with their donations by Friday, March 12, is going to get a special prize! So we are asking your help to get the word out – please talk to your students each day, send e-mail to your students’ parents, add messages to your blogs, and so on! March 12 is a pretty fast turnaround!
The following week is Spring Break, and the week after that is when we need our plants and soil – time is of the essence!
We are very grateful for all your help,
Caraway’s Habitat Team
Report cards will go home Monday March 22.
Wednesday, March 10 is an Early Release Day. Students will be released at 12:45.
Spring Break starts next week!! (March 15-19) Hope everyone enjoys the week! Let's hope for good weather.
In Reader's Workshop...
We are still sending home take-home readers every night. Please have your child read and bring them back the next day. We are having several issues with books not coming back. If your child does not bring their book back, they will not be able to take home the next one and will be behind when we read in class.
In Writer's Workshop...
We finished our unit on Small Moment Writing. Last Friday, the class had an opportunity to share a finished piece with the class. We will start this week with writing about chicks and start our unit on Writing for Readers.
In word work we will talk about blends and nouns.
Spelling: glove, dragon, stool, train, crust, drip
Challenge: service, measurement
Vocabulary: all, then, end, oil, have
In math...
We will continue time with estimating how long things take. We will determine if things take about a minute, about an hour, about a day, etc. Our next unit will be fractions, which will start after Spring Break.
In Science...
Our eggs hatched!!!!!! We had a total of 5 eggs hatch and will be taking them with us on our field trip tomorrow to Elgin Christmas Tree Farm. We are studying the different types of animals and will begin animal research after Spring Break.
Have a great week and Spring Break!
Monday, March 1, 2010
This week in first grade...
Hope everyone enjoyed the snow we had last week!!
Thank you so much for the suprise Half Birthday party! I was so touched by all the the students gifts and cards. What a surprise!
Reminders:
Family Dinner Night is this Saturday (March 6)
Our Field Trip to Elgin Christmas Tree Farm is March 9th. We will be leaving at 9 am and returning around 2 pm. Make sure you get your permission forms in!
Early Release Day- March 10th
In Reader's Workshop...
Take home readers will continue to go home. Please return each book the next day so that your child may take home a new book. If the book doesn't come back, I will not issue a new book until it does. We will continue to work on making connections with all of the books that we will read.
In Writing Workshop...
We are working on focusing on the main idea when we write our stories. Also, we are going to be revising and editing our stories with our writing partners.
In word work this week we are learning about words that have "qu", a soft "c" and a soft "q".
Spelling words: queen, quilt, cent, price, gym
Challenge: quarter and giraffe
Vocabulary: one, here, asked, their, take
In Math...
We are starting our unit on time!
In Science...
We will continue our animal study this week learning about fish. We will start reading about chicks and birds in hopes that our chicks hatch at the end of the week. We will post pictures if and when anything happens!
Hope you have a great week!
Thank you so much for the suprise Half Birthday party! I was so touched by all the the students gifts and cards. What a surprise!
Reminders:
Family Dinner Night is this Saturday (March 6)
Our Field Trip to Elgin Christmas Tree Farm is March 9th. We will be leaving at 9 am and returning around 2 pm. Make sure you get your permission forms in!
Early Release Day- March 10th
In Reader's Workshop...
Take home readers will continue to go home. Please return each book the next day so that your child may take home a new book. If the book doesn't come back, I will not issue a new book until it does. We will continue to work on making connections with all of the books that we will read.
In Writing Workshop...
We are working on focusing on the main idea when we write our stories. Also, we are going to be revising and editing our stories with our writing partners.
In word work this week we are learning about words that have "qu", a soft "c" and a soft "q".
Spelling words: queen, quilt, cent, price, gym
Challenge: quarter and giraffe
Vocabulary: one, here, asked, their, take
In Math...
We are starting our unit on time!
In Science...
We will continue our animal study this week learning about fish. We will start reading about chicks and birds in hopes that our chicks hatch at the end of the week. We will post pictures if and when anything happens!
Hope you have a great week!
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