This week in First grade...

November 28- December 2

Welcome back everyone! I was so happy to see the smiling faces of 20 little people this morning! We began journal writing this morning and I got to read all about the things each child did over the break! We have 14 school days until the next break! We have so many things to pack in to these days!

Reminders:
Monday (11/28): Homework is RAZ Kids reading this week!
Tuesday (11/29): Tuesday folders come home.  Please unload and return them on Wednesday.
Wednesday (11/30): Skate Night 6pm-8pm
Thursday (12/1): Field Trip to the Austin Nature Center
                            Family Art Night
Friday (12/2):

Looking Ahead:
December 5-9: Caraway Book Fair
12/8 International Fair
12/15 Winter Party Day
12/16 No school for Students

First Grade Field Trip

Where: Austin Nature Center

When: Thursday, December 1, 2016

Time: 10:30am-2:00pm

Please send a completely disposable lunch. We will be eating lunch as the Nature Center!

The students need to wear a Caraway Shirt.  They can also wear a blue or green shirt.

**If you would like to join us as a volunteer please let me know as soon as possible!**

This week in Reading Workshop...
We are beginning our unit on Fairy Tales! We will discuss the elements of a fairy tale such as they begin with "Once upon a time..." and end with "Happily Ever After!" We will discuss the characters, setting, problem/solution. This is such a fun unit! Our unit with culminate in our annual Fairy Tale Parade on Friday, January 6th.  More information will come home soon!

This week in Writer's Workshop...
We will explore how writers write about imaginary things too.  This morning we talked to a partner about the characters we might put in a story and where our story will take place.  We will continue develop our story ideas as we beginning our writing this week.

This week in Math...
We are exploring the relationship between addition and subtraction. We will begin learning how subtraction problems work and finding patterns to help us solve. We will solve word problems and add strategies to our problem solving tool box.  We will also share the strategies we use when solving problems so we can learn from each other.

This week in Science...
We are discovering and observing rocks and soils! We will discuss the properties of rocks, what rocks are used for and where we see rocks in the world around us.  We will learn about the different types of soils and what they are used for.

Have a great week!

This week in First grade

November 14-18

As we enter the holiday season I just want to tell you all how thankful I am for your support. These children are surrounded by loving and caring teachers both at school and at home. I thank you for supporting your children both as learners and citizens of our community. I am lucky to have such a sweet groups of students with such thoughtful parents.

Reminders
Monday: Spirit Assembly 7:45am (moved from last week)
Tuesday: Library Lesson day. No need to return books.
               Tuesday folders will come home. Please unload them and return them on Wednesday.
Wednesday: Thnaksgiving lunch in the cafeteria
Thursday:
Friday: Turkey Trot 10:30am-11:20am

This week in Reading and writing workshop...
We will be thinking like readers as we explore Thanksgving books to learn more about the First Thanksgiving. Then we will take what we know and have learned and make our own books about the First Thanksgiving.

This week in Social Studies...
We will be learning about inventors and how their ideas changed our community. We will explore Alexander Graham Bell, Garrett Morgan and Ben Franklin. These individuals used an open mindset to try new things and take risks. They succeeded after many tries and now we can thank them for the inventions they created.

This week in Math...
We will continue our work with place value. We will compose and decompose numbers up to 120. We will compare numbers in isolation, with concrete objects and in problem solving situations.

Have a great week!

This week in First grade...

November 7-11

I hope everyone had a fantastic week! I'm so excited to be back and ready for all kinds of new adventures! We only have two weeks together until Thanksgiving Break!

Reminders:

Monday: Spirit Assembly in the Cafeteria at 7:45am.
               Mock Election in the Library
Tuesday: Caraway is a Polling location for the Election.
               Tuesday folders will come home.  Please unload and return on Wednesday.
               Library Checkout- Please remind your child to turn in their books by 8am.
Wednesday:
Thursday: Coffee and Conversation with Mrs. Bailey 7:45am
Friday: Last Caraway Academy this session
             Picture Re-takes and Holiday pictures

Looking ahead...
Tuesday, November 14: Heritage Doll Project is Due
Wednesday November 16: Thanksgiving Lunch in the Cafeteria
Friday, November 17: Turkey Trot 10:35am

This week in Reading and Writing Workshop...
We will be learning more about nonfiction text.  We will be focusing on the Main Idea of nonfiction texts as we read and learn about Pumpkins.  We will also learn about the Pumpkin Life Cycle as we write facts about pumpkins that we learn while reading.  In Writing Workshop we will continue our interactive writing and create a class book about Pumpkins.  We will think about what we already know and write facts.  As we go through the week we will organize the facts and create our very own nonfiction book!

This week in Science...
We will be learning about forces with Magnets! We will predict how the magnets will work then we will explore different types of Magnets.  We will record our observations in our science notebooks as we learn about magnets.

This week in Math...
We will begin stretching our knowledge about Place Value this week.  We will practice with patterns on hundreds charts and magnetic tens frames so we can understand that the TENS place has groups of ten and the ONES place has single units.  Practice with the basic idea of place value by having your child count small objects out in groups of ten.  Then have then count how many groups are there and tell you the number they created. We will end the week with using Tens sticks and ones cubes as we compose and decompose numbers.

Have a great week!