November 14-18
Principal's Pride this week goes to Karla and Hanyu!!!
Reminders:
Nov. 15 Annual Thanksgiving Meal
Nov. 15 5:30-6:30 TAG Referral Parent Meeting
Nov 21 Pilgrim Doll Project Due
Nov. 21 & 22 Annual Turkey Trot
Nov. 23-25 Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 7 Early Release 12:45 p.m.
Dec. 15 Family Art Night 6:30-7:30 p.m.
December 19-30 No School-Winter Break
Dec. 29 Family Ice Skating Event, Chaparral Ice in Northcross Mall
Jan. 3 School resumes
Jan. 31, 2012 Science Fair
A note from the Art teachers:
Caraway Parents, Families and Friends,
Please mark your calendars with our upcoming Family Art Night, on Thursday, December 15, 6:30 - 7:30 PM. We will have art materials available for your use, and sample gift ideas for you to look at while you enjoy some creative, family time together, and make a work of art.
This year's sample idea is a personalized Family Book that may include a page made by and perhaps about each of you. Of course you may always turn the idea into your own creation, and have us "OOHHing and AHHWWing"
We hope you join us, it'll be FUN!!!
Jen Raybourn and Elizabeth Conti
512.464.5528
elizabeth_conti@roundrockisd.org
Kathy Caraway Elementary School
In Reading Workshop we are working on thinking about what our brain does as we read. We discussed how our brain plays a movie or shows us "photos" of what we are reading. It's called Envisioning what we read. The strategies we learn this week will help us comprehend what we are reading.
In Writer's Workshop we are learning about Procedural Texts. A procedural text is a piece of writing that tells us how to do something. The most common form of procedural text is a recipe. The students will be writing procedural texts this week!
In Word Work this week the Red Group is working on the Long a vs. Short a, spelled CVVC- ai, ao, ee, ea. The Blue group is working on blends; sl,bl,pl. The Green Group is working on diagraphs; s, sh and ch.
In Math we are beginning a new unit on patterns. We will explore shape patterns, letter patterns and begin working with number patterns.
In Social Studies this week we are learning about the parts of a map. Today we read a story called The Zoo Map. We learned about the compass rose and a map key or legend. The students made their own zoo maps with a compass rose and a map key.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
Monday, November 14, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
This week in First grade...
November 7th- 11th
Reminders:
Nov. 8th Pilgrim Doll Project Note goes home
Nov. 10 6-8:30 pm Family Skate Night, Playland Skate Ctr
Nov 18 Pilgrim Doll Project Due
Nov. 23-25 Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 7 Early Release 12:45 p.m.
December 19-30 No School-Winter Break
Dec. 29 Family Ice Skating Event, Chaparral Ice in Northcross Mall
Jan. 3 School resumes
Ms. Nunez begins her total teach this week. This means she is responsible for teaching all subjects. I will be working with small groups and individuals in order to support her. She is doing a fabulous job teaching. She has so many great ideas for getting the students engaged in learning!
In Reading Workshop this week the students are learning more strategies for comprehension. These will center around characteristics of strong readers. The strategies help the students build confidence in their reading ability and help them track their understanding.
In Writer's Workshop we are returning to writing small moments. Ms. Nunez reviewed what a small moment is with the students and they began thinking about a story they could write that has a lot of detail and spans a short period of time. We will share in Author's chair this week and bring new stories home next week. In the Tue day folders this week you will find finished and unfinished writing from our writing folders. I explained to the students that writer's need to clean our their folders even if they are not done with a story. Author's don't always publish or finish everything they write. I paper clipped finished and unfinished stories.
In Word Study this week the students in the Red group are working with the short e and long e sounds. They will sort them into four different categories, short e (spelled e CVC and ea CVVC) and long e (spelled ea CVVC and ee CVVC). The Blue group is working on blends p,l and pl. The Green group is working on diagraphs c, h and ch.
In Math this week we are continuing our learning about addition and subtraction facts. We will learn to add to make 5 and add to make a 10. We will practice with basic facts and problem solving activities!
In Social Studies this week we will begin our unit on Maps and Globes. We will learn about cardinal directions and how to read a map. At the end of the week the students will make a map of their bedroom.
Look for the Pilgrim Doll Project Note in the Tuesday folder this week!!
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
Reminders:
Nov. 8th Pilgrim Doll Project Note goes home
Nov. 10 6-8:30 pm Family Skate Night, Playland Skate Ctr
Nov 18 Pilgrim Doll Project Due
Nov. 23-25 Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 7 Early Release 12:45 p.m.
December 19-30 No School-Winter Break
Dec. 29 Family Ice Skating Event, Chaparral Ice in Northcross Mall
Jan. 3 School resumes
Ms. Nunez begins her total teach this week. This means she is responsible for teaching all subjects. I will be working with small groups and individuals in order to support her. She is doing a fabulous job teaching. She has so many great ideas for getting the students engaged in learning!
In Reading Workshop this week the students are learning more strategies for comprehension. These will center around characteristics of strong readers. The strategies help the students build confidence in their reading ability and help them track their understanding.
In Writer's Workshop we are returning to writing small moments. Ms. Nunez reviewed what a small moment is with the students and they began thinking about a story they could write that has a lot of detail and spans a short period of time. We will share in Author's chair this week and bring new stories home next week. In the Tue day folders this week you will find finished and unfinished writing from our writing folders. I explained to the students that writer's need to clean our their folders even if they are not done with a story. Author's don't always publish or finish everything they write. I paper clipped finished and unfinished stories.
In Word Study this week the students in the Red group are working with the short e and long e sounds. They will sort them into four different categories, short e (spelled e CVC and ea CVVC) and long e (spelled ea CVVC and ee CVVC). The Blue group is working on blends p,l and pl. The Green group is working on diagraphs c, h and ch.
In Math this week we are continuing our learning about addition and subtraction facts. We will learn to add to make 5 and add to make a 10. We will practice with basic facts and problem solving activities!
In Social Studies this week we will begin our unit on Maps and Globes. We will learn about cardinal directions and how to read a map. At the end of the week the students will make a map of their bedroom.
Look for the Pilgrim Doll Project Note in the Tuesday folder this week!!
Have a great week!
Mrs. Caballero
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
This week in first grade...
October 31st - November 4th
Reminders:
November folder stuffer: Jenny Schlueter
Nov. 1 General PTA Meeting 7p.m./5th Grade Program
Nov. 5 Harvest Festival 12-3 p.m.
This week in Reader's Workshop we are learning about how to be an interactive readers. We will discuss ways to talk back the the text, noticing the feelings reading gives us and keeping track of our thoughts by using sticky notes as we read.
In Word Work the students in the red group are working on long vs. short vowels in different patterns (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC), Consonant-Vowel-Vowel-Consonant (CVVC) and Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-silent e (CVCe)). The blue group is working on s blends such as sc, sw and sn. The green group is beginning diagraphs, s, h and sh.
In Writer's Workshop we are finishing our last week of poetry. The students have been learning about poetry. Ms. Nunez and the students have come up with clever ways to learn and remember elements of poetry. They made up a song called the Poetry Cha-Cha. Ask your child to sing it for you!
In Math we are learning basic facts for addition and subtraction. The students will practice their math facts and learn ways to "stick them to their brain". We will incorporate problem solving activities with challenging elements to practice addition and subtraction using basic facts as a stepping stone.
In Social Studies this week the students will wrap up their unit on Texas. They've learned and practiced the Texas Pledge, they've learned about our state symbols and made a corral outside our classroom with our state animals!
Have a great week! I can't believe it's already November!
Mrs. Caballero
Reminders:
November folder stuffer: Jenny Schlueter
Nov. 1 General PTA Meeting 7p.m./5th Grade Program
Nov. 5 Harvest Festival 12-3 p.m.
This week in Reader's Workshop we are learning about how to be an interactive readers. We will discuss ways to talk back the the text, noticing the feelings reading gives us and keeping track of our thoughts by using sticky notes as we read.
In Word Work the students in the red group are working on long vs. short vowels in different patterns (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC), Consonant-Vowel-Vowel-Consonant (CVVC) and Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-silent e (CVCe)). The blue group is working on s blends such as sc, sw and sn. The green group is beginning diagraphs, s, h and sh.
In Writer's Workshop we are finishing our last week of poetry. The students have been learning about poetry. Ms. Nunez and the students have come up with clever ways to learn and remember elements of poetry. They made up a song called the Poetry Cha-Cha. Ask your child to sing it for you!
In Math we are learning basic facts for addition and subtraction. The students will practice their math facts and learn ways to "stick them to their brain". We will incorporate problem solving activities with challenging elements to practice addition and subtraction using basic facts as a stepping stone.
In Social Studies this week the students will wrap up their unit on Texas. They've learned and practiced the Texas Pledge, they've learned about our state symbols and made a corral outside our classroom with our state animals!
Have a great week! I can't believe it's already November!
Mrs. Caballero
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