May 30- June 1
Wow! I can hardly believe this is our last week of school!
Reminders:
Monday 5/29: No School Memorial Day Holiday
Tuesday 5/30: Tuesday folders will come home. Please keep them at home.
Wednesday 5/31: Fifth grade graduation. If you have a 5th grader and you would like your child in my class to attend graduation just let me know. I can send them down or you can come down and get them.
Thursday 6/1: 8:00am Awards Ceremony in our classroom
8:30am Reception
8:45am Talent Show
9:30am Recess
*Last day of School
Report cards will come home.
This week we are going to enjoy our time together. We are going to do our favorite activities as well. We will finish our Memory Books and Math Review!
Thank you for all of the hard work you've done with your kiddo this year! Each of these students are ready to move up to second grade. Please remember to come by and say hi next year!
Have a great summer!
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Friday, May 12, 2017
This week in First grade...
May 15-19
Last week was a busy week for everyone at Caraway. We are looking forward to getting back on our regular schedule and having Field Day on Friday!
Reminders:
Monday (5/15):
Tuesday (5/16): Tuesday folders will come home. Please unload and return on Wednesday.
Wednesday (5/17):
Thursday (5/18): Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast and KnOWLedge Night
Friday (5/19): Field Day
KnOWLedge Night is coming up soon. On the evening of May 18th we will be hosting a Reading Restaurant. We will have a reservation time for you and your child to come and participate. The reservation times will be sent closer to May 18th. We are excited to share our love or reading and our portfolios with our families!
Field Day will be Friday, May 19th! We will be outside from 10:00am-12:00am. Please apply sunscreen at home. Plan to send your child in clothes that they can get wet in. They will need tennis shoes, socks, play clothes, water bottle labeled with their name, a towel and and extra set of clothes (including underwear) socks and shoes (they can be something other than tennis shoes). We will have a picnic lunch at 12:30pm that day.
End of the Year Party: Awards and Talent Show 8am Thursday, June 1
This year we will have our End of the Year Awards ceremony in our classroom. It will be followed by a breakfast reception and our Talent Show. Your children have thought of ideas for their performance. We will have time to practice at school. Please talk with them about their choice and encourage them to practice at home! We will Live Stream our Awards Ceremony and Talent Show for those parents who won't be able to make it.
This week in Reading Workshop...
We will be using all of the strategies we have learned while reading during our Book Clubs. Last week we started book clubs and we practiced reading with our friends. This week we will focus on one strategy a day and record our thinking in our Reader's Response Notebook.
This week in Writing Workshop...
We will be focusing on using the Writing Process as we wrap up our Family Writing and create stories. Our writers have grown so much this year. We can't wait to share all of our progress with you at KnOWLedge Night!
This week in Math...
We will be practicing comparison subtraction. Comparison subtract deals with two quantities and you have to find out how much more one is than another. We will apply our math strategies to problem solving. We will solve a variety of problems to practice these strategies.
This week in Science...
We will wrap up our learning on Plants. We will discuss the function of plant parts and why they help our environment. We will learn about the interdependence of plants and animals in our community.
Have a great week!
Last week was a busy week for everyone at Caraway. We are looking forward to getting back on our regular schedule and having Field Day on Friday!
Reminders:
Monday (5/15):
Tuesday (5/16): Tuesday folders will come home. Please unload and return on Wednesday.
Wednesday (5/17):
Thursday (5/18): Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast and KnOWLedge Night
Friday (5/19): Field Day
KnOWLedge Night is coming up soon. On the evening of May 18th we will be hosting a Reading Restaurant. We will have a reservation time for you and your child to come and participate. The reservation times will be sent closer to May 18th. We are excited to share our love or reading and our portfolios with our families!
Field Day will be Friday, May 19th! We will be outside from 10:00am-12:00am. Please apply sunscreen at home. Plan to send your child in clothes that they can get wet in. They will need tennis shoes, socks, play clothes, water bottle labeled with their name, a towel and and extra set of clothes (including underwear) socks and shoes (they can be something other than tennis shoes). We will have a picnic lunch at 12:30pm that day.
End of the Year Party: Awards and Talent Show 8am Thursday, June 1
This year we will have our End of the Year Awards ceremony in our classroom. It will be followed by a breakfast reception and our Talent Show. Your children have thought of ideas for their performance. We will have time to practice at school. Please talk with them about their choice and encourage them to practice at home! We will Live Stream our Awards Ceremony and Talent Show for those parents who won't be able to make it.
This week in Reading Workshop...
We will be using all of the strategies we have learned while reading during our Book Clubs. Last week we started book clubs and we practiced reading with our friends. This week we will focus on one strategy a day and record our thinking in our Reader's Response Notebook.
This week in Writing Workshop...
We will be focusing on using the Writing Process as we wrap up our Family Writing and create stories. Our writers have grown so much this year. We can't wait to share all of our progress with you at KnOWLedge Night!
This week in Math...
We will be practicing comparison subtraction. Comparison subtract deals with two quantities and you have to find out how much more one is than another. We will apply our math strategies to problem solving. We will solve a variety of problems to practice these strategies.
This week in Science...
We will wrap up our learning on Plants. We will discuss the function of plant parts and why they help our environment. We will learn about the interdependence of plants and animals in our community.
Have a great week!
Friday, May 5, 2017
This week in First grade...
May 8-12
Teacher Appreciation week is the most amazing week of my life! I feel so appriciated! The flowers were beautiful! The cards were heartwarming! The treats were delicious! I am stocked up on school supplies for the rest of this year and next year! The gift cards will be a lovely reminder of how much I am loved by your children! Thank you for your generous gifts! I will cherish these last few weeks with your children!
Reminders
Monday (5/8): STAAR testing begins for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade- closed campus to visitors
Tuesday (5/9): STAAR testing for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade- closed campus to visitors
Tuesday Folders will come home. Please unload them and return then on Wednesday
Wednesday (5/10): STAAR testing for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade- closed campus to visitors
Thursday (5/11):
Friday (5/12):
KnOWLedge Night is coming up soon. On the evening of May 18th we will be hosting a Reading Restaurant. We will have a reservation time for you and your child to come and participate. The reservation times will be sent closer to May 18th. We are excited to share our love or reading and our portfolios with our families!
Field Day will be Friday, May 19th! We will be outside from 10:00am-12:00am. Please apply sunscreen at home. Plan to send your child in clothes that they can get wet in. They will need tennis shoes, socks, play clothes, water bottle labeled with their name, a towel and and extra set of clothes (including underwear) socks and shoes (they can be something other than tennis shoes). We will have a picnic lunch at 12:30pm that day.
End of the Year Party: Awards and Talent Show 8am Thursday, June 1
This year we will have our End of the Year Awards ceremony in our classroom. It will be followed by a breakfast reception and our Talent Show. Your children have thought of ideas for their performance. We will have time to practice at school. Please talk with them about their choice and encourage them to practice at home! We will Live Stream our Awards Ceremony and Talent Show for those parents who won't be able to make it.
This week in Reading Workshop...
We will continue reviewing our reading comprehension strategies. We will focus on making connections. We've been discussing our read aloud The Land of Stories The Enchantress Returns as we use our reading strategies.
This week in Writing...
We will be working on various projects to prepare our portfolios for KnOWLedge Night. We can wait to share our work with you!
This week in Spelling we will be studying the Long u sound.
The long u sound in a one syllable word can be spelled u_e as in cube.
Regular Word List: cute, music, unit, tube, use, cure, huge
The Long u sound at the end of a word can be spelled ue as in statue.
The Long u sound at the end of a one syllable word can be spelled ew as in stew.
Challenge List:
duel, cue, costume, excuse, stew, knew, few
This week in Math...
We will continue our unit on inequality and comparison subtraction. We worked really hard last week thinking about how to make amounts equal and create equations that are balanced. Check out our work on Google Classroom from last week!
This week in Science...
We will continue our study of Plants. We will learn about the parts of a plant and the functions of those parts. We will also plant a seed and watch it sprout and grow!
Have a great week!
Teacher Appreciation week is the most amazing week of my life! I feel so appriciated! The flowers were beautiful! The cards were heartwarming! The treats were delicious! I am stocked up on school supplies for the rest of this year and next year! The gift cards will be a lovely reminder of how much I am loved by your children! Thank you for your generous gifts! I will cherish these last few weeks with your children!
Reminders
Monday (5/8): STAAR testing begins for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade- closed campus to visitors
Tuesday (5/9): STAAR testing for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade- closed campus to visitors
Tuesday Folders will come home. Please unload them and return then on Wednesday
Wednesday (5/10): STAAR testing for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade- closed campus to visitors
Thursday (5/11):
Friday (5/12):
KnOWLedge Night is coming up soon. On the evening of May 18th we will be hosting a Reading Restaurant. We will have a reservation time for you and your child to come and participate. The reservation times will be sent closer to May 18th. We are excited to share our love or reading and our portfolios with our families!
Field Day will be Friday, May 19th! We will be outside from 10:00am-12:00am. Please apply sunscreen at home. Plan to send your child in clothes that they can get wet in. They will need tennis shoes, socks, play clothes, water bottle labeled with their name, a towel and and extra set of clothes (including underwear) socks and shoes (they can be something other than tennis shoes). We will have a picnic lunch at 12:30pm that day.
End of the Year Party: Awards and Talent Show 8am Thursday, June 1
This year we will have our End of the Year Awards ceremony in our classroom. It will be followed by a breakfast reception and our Talent Show. Your children have thought of ideas for their performance. We will have time to practice at school. Please talk with them about their choice and encourage them to practice at home! We will Live Stream our Awards Ceremony and Talent Show for those parents who won't be able to make it.
This week in Reading Workshop...
We will continue reviewing our reading comprehension strategies. We will focus on making connections. We've been discussing our read aloud The Land of Stories The Enchantress Returns as we use our reading strategies.
This week in Writing...
We will be working on various projects to prepare our portfolios for KnOWLedge Night. We can wait to share our work with you!
This week in Spelling we will be studying the Long u sound.
The long u sound in a one syllable word can be spelled u_e as in cube.
Regular Word List: cute, music, unit, tube, use, cure, huge
The Long u sound at the end of a word can be spelled ue as in statue.
The Long u sound at the end of a one syllable word can be spelled ew as in stew.
Challenge List:
duel, cue, costume, excuse, stew, knew, few
This week in Math...
We will continue our unit on inequality and comparison subtraction. We worked really hard last week thinking about how to make amounts equal and create equations that are balanced. Check out our work on Google Classroom from last week!
This week in Science...
We will continue our study of Plants. We will learn about the parts of a plant and the functions of those parts. We will also plant a seed and watch it sprout and grow!
Have a great week!
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