This week in First grade...

February 3-7, 2014

 *Tonight!  Please have your child sitting in their designated spot no later than 6:50pm.  The PTA meeting will begin promptly at 7pm.  Our program will immediately follow the meeting.  This is a great family event and the kids love showing off their skills!  See you tonight! 

Math:  This week in math we will be comparing 2 dimensional shapes to 3 dimensional shapes.  We will discuss the attributes and explore 3 dimensional shapes.  Do they roll? Can you stack them? What do their faces look like?

Reading Workshop:  This week we will introduce the students to biographies.  They will learn that biographies are true stories about a real person.  Our focus will be on three characteristics of biographies: 1. Take place during a real historical time period. 2. Tell about a person's life in chronological order. 3. Written about people who have made a significant contribution to society.  

       This week’s Reading Homework is to read 2 Biographies from PebbleGo.  The username and password are printed in the Caraway Student Directory.

PebbleGo username: caraway  password: elementary.

Word Study:

A copy of your child’s sort came home on Monday in their orange folder.

Writing Workshop:  This week in Writing Workshop, we will continue writing Small Moments.  We will work on writing what we hear when we don’t know how to spell a word and it isn’t on our Word Wall, and sketching a picture instead of drawing before you write.  We will plan and add details to our stories so our readers can get a clear picture in their mind.  We will also work on planning our story as a beginning, middle, end story before we begin writing.

Social Studies:  This week, we will finish up our Texas unit.  We will then begin to read Biographies about a leader in our Community (Sam Houston) and Inventors (Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison).  We will talk about what a timeline is and we will create a timeline of Alexander Graham Bell’s life as well.     

Habit #7:  Sharpen the Saw.  I take care of myself.  I spend time with family and friends.  I find meaningful ways to help others. 

Reminders:

*Please remember to send a healthy snack every day.  Snack time is @ 9:30am.

*Make sure your child wears tennis shoes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

*Library day is Friday.

*Please remember to send back your child’s orange folder every day.

Dates to remember:

February 4:  1^st Grade PE Program

February 5:  101^st Day

      Early Release Day

February 14:  Chocolate Fever Day – wear pajamas

       Valentine’s Day Party

February 17:  Bad Weather Make Up Day- We will have school this day!

March 1:  Family Dinner Night

March 3-4:  Turkey Trot

March 10-14:  Spring Break

March 19:  Early Release Day

     Family Skate Night

March 24:  Turkey Trot Make-up

April 2:  Spirit Night

May 1:  Talent Show (K-3)

May 2:  Field Day

            Talent Show (4-5)

May 5-9:  Teacher Appreciation Week

May 7:  Early Release Day

May 9:  Career Day

May 12-16:  Book Fair

May 29:  End of the Year Party

May 30:  Last day of school!