We learned so much last week! From expectations around our classroom and school to what a scientist does, we were super busy! This week will be a five day week! I know at our house this is always a tough week for us! We go to bed earlier each night so that we can get plenty of rest for each new day. We will learn more about the flexible seating environment in our classroom and how we are responsible for our own learning choices.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS: (These reminders are on the calendar in Bloomz)
Tuesday: Tuesday folders come home. Please look for a "Me Bag" homework in Tuesday folders. This homework will be due on Friday Sept. 2.
Please sign and return the folders the next day.
PE Days: Our class is split 6 ways for specials. That means half of our class goes to PE each day. Tennis shoes are required on PE days. I will have a schedule posted soon.
Thursday: Sept. 8th: Parent Information Night 6:30-7:00 pm in our classroom. (Room 306) Hope to see you all then!
This week:
READING
READING
We will learn how to read independently to ourselves for a few minutes at a time. Each day we read for a little longer to build up our stamina. We will learn that strong readers read every day. A picture is worth a thousand words and we can read the pictures as well and retell the story through pictures. We will talk about our favorite reading memory, when reading felt so good to us. The children will practice using the classroom library correctly and responsibly.
WRITING:
We will begin our first lesson: Introducing the writing tools (papers, pencils, markers and crayons, tape, glue, scissors), and resources such as the alphabet charts, first grade words, and the prints around the classroom. I will first model how to brainstorm, sketch, and write about my story. The children will then begin writing a true story about themselves, something that they have experienced.
MATH:
This week we will count and represent quantities to 20. We will work on recognizing instantly the quantity of structured arrangements and use concrete and pictorial models to compose and decompose numbers up to 20 in more than one way as so many tens , and so many ones. We will use objects, pictures, and expanded and standard forms to represent numbers up to 20.
MATH:
This week we will count and represent quantities to 20. We will work on recognizing instantly the quantity of structured arrangements and use concrete and pictorial models to compose and decompose numbers up to 20 in more than one way as so many tens , and so many ones. We will use objects, pictures, and expanded and standard forms to represent numbers up to 20.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Last week we explained the purpose of rules and laws in our community. We have rules and laws to stay safe , establish order, and manage conflict. We also identified the characteristics of good citizenship in the classroom and our school such as being respectful, cooperative, honest, considerate and polite. This week we will continue to review these characteristics and traits and evaluate actions that show good, or poor citizenship. We will learn that good citizens have responsibilities to help each other and be part of the community.
Growth Mindset:
At Caraway we are aware that all students have the capability to learn in different ways. Therefore we create a caring community around our learners and provide them with support. "Mindset is a simple idea discovered by world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck in decades of research on achievement and success—a simple idea that makes all the difference. Teaching a growth mindset creates motivation and productivity in the worlds of business, education, and sports." (Mindset by Carol Dweck) Our goal is to teach kids that their brain is growing everyday. We recognize the things we can already do and we think about the things we can't do YET! That is the key to having an open mindset. We know that if we keep trying we will reach our goals!
Have a great week!
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