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!