Tuesday, May 5, 2015

This week in First grade...

May 4-8
Field Day was a HUGE success!! Thank you to everyone who came to walk around with us, who volunteered at stations, who sunscreened kiddos and who packed lunches!  It's takes a village!  I truly appreciate every little thing you do to help these little people be successful!

This week...words can not express how special this week has been so far! My flowers are amazing.  The smiles on your children's faces as they handed them to me just made my day!  I've collected a lovely basket of treats for snacks that are equally amazing!  Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

EARLY RELEASE DAY
Wednesday, May 6th: Early Release Day-Dismissal is at 12:45
**LIBRARY DAY!  Please send your child with their library books on Wednesday!**
This is turn in week!  All books must be turned in before the Book Fair begins next week!!


FIELD TRIP
This Thursday we will be going to Austin Nature Center to learn more about different animal habitats. We will be leaving at 11:00 AM and return around 2:00 PM. Thanks to all of you who sent the permission slips and donation for the transportation.  

Please send a lunch box/lunch sack to school on Thursday.  We will be eating lunch at school but will not going to the cafeteria since our lunch schedule will be different.
Also, please have your child wear comfortable tennis shoes and their caraway shirts if they have one (optional).

 REMINDERS
Tuesday:  Tuesday folders come home.  Please sign and return it the next day.  Thank you!
Wednesday:  Early Release Day-Dismissal is at 12:45 
ThursdayMay 7th: Field Trip
*Please have your child where a Caraway shirt (or green shirt), bring a sack lunch and wear comfortable walking shoes!*



READING and WRITING
We are almost done with our poetry book and I am so proud of my students' beautiful poems. This week we will work on a secret project.  We will use our writing skills, our artistic abilities and all we can do, to say thank you to complete our secret project! We are still in the middle of reading assessments.  This is the time that your child reads to me individually and I get to enjoy the progress that they have made throughout the year.  Please make sure, your child gets at least 15-20 minutes of reading time at home each night.  Thank you!


MATH
We will continue the measurement unit and explore the capacity and weight of 3D shapes.  We will define capacity as the amount that something can hold and use vocabulary such as full, half full, or empty to describe the capacity of various sized containers.  We will use non-standard units such as scoops of rice, or glasses of water to measure the capacity of three-dimensional objects. We will also use non-standard units such as linking cubes and balancing tools to compare the weight of 3-D objects.
We will apply our knowledge in solving math problems.


SOCIAL STUDIES
This week we will learn about goods and services. Goods are produced and services are provided in our community.  We will identify and discuss examples of goods and services, ways people exchange goods and services and the role of market and services in our community.

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