The Field Trip to the
Austin Nature Center was awesome!
Everyone had a great time, learned a lot, and represented Caraway
amazingly! Success!
FIRST GRADE PBL
(Project Based learning) PROJECT:
We are so excited to start our first PBL project this year. Project-based learning is an active and engaged learning in which our students explore real-life problems and challenges. In doing so, they will obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they are studying.
In the spirit of Holiday, giving to the community, and helping our community, we will focus on the flood that happened on Oct 30th this year in South Austin. Twenty-two classrooms at palm Elementary school were damaged. Many teachers lost classroom books and many other supplies. What can we do to help? How can we help? What is flood and what is the effect of flood on people and their properties?
Our students will get inspired to think deeply about these questions, brainstorm, discuss, and come up with different ways, and ideas. One idea, is to hold a book drive donation. Our first graders will inform the public (caraway community) through media (school broadcast, fliers and posters) and ask for gently used books to be donated. They will set up empty boxes around the school and each day, collect and count the donated books. We have set up a big graph in the first grade hall and our students will mark the graph to show the progress. They will work cooperatively and collaboratively towards a common goal and a good cause. In the process, they will practice writing letters, and making fliers, learning about graphs, different types of weather including flood, good citizenship and helping community, and much more.
SPREAD THE WORD AROUND AND HELP OUR FIRST GRADERS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY
If you have any gently used books at home for elementary ages especially kindergarten, or first grade, please consider donating it to our book drive. Our first graders will be collecting the books and send them to Palm Elementary school.
We are so excited to start our first PBL project this year. Project-based learning is an active and engaged learning in which our students explore real-life problems and challenges. In doing so, they will obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they are studying.
In the spirit of Holiday, giving to the community, and helping our community, we will focus on the flood that happened on Oct 30th this year in South Austin. Twenty-two classrooms at palm Elementary school were damaged. Many teachers lost classroom books and many other supplies. What can we do to help? How can we help? What is flood and what is the effect of flood on people and their properties?
Our students will get inspired to think deeply about these questions, brainstorm, discuss, and come up with different ways, and ideas. One idea, is to hold a book drive donation. Our first graders will inform the public (caraway community) through media (school broadcast, fliers and posters) and ask for gently used books to be donated. They will set up empty boxes around the school and each day, collect and count the donated books. We have set up a big graph in the first grade hall and our students will mark the graph to show the progress. They will work cooperatively and collaboratively towards a common goal and a good cause. In the process, they will practice writing letters, and making fliers, learning about graphs, different types of weather including flood, good citizenship and helping community, and much more.
SPREAD THE WORD AROUND AND HELP OUR FIRST GRADERS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY
If you have any gently used books at home for elementary ages especially kindergarten, or first grade, please consider donating it to our book drive. Our first graders will be collecting the books and send them to Palm Elementary school.
SCIENCE:
We will be discussing
the weather this week. We will keep a
log of the weather outside. We will also
be talking about different types of weather, such as rain, wind, snow and
temperature. We will also talk about
different tools to measure weather
THANK YOU!
Thank you for stuffing the folders, and being willing to help
in the classroom or outside the classroom. Your helping hands and hearts are
greatly appreciated!
More than anything, thank you for supporting your child's learning at home. Your child's success and education is a result of, us working together! So thank you for being a partner in your child's learning!
More than anything, thank you for supporting your child's learning at home. Your child's success and education is a result of, us working together! So thank you for being a partner in your child's learning!
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
*Tuesday folders come home. Please sign and return the folders the next day.
*Tuesday folders come home. Please sign and return the folders the next day.
*Agendas: Please initial the behavior calendar and send
it back every day.
*Snack: Please send a healthy snack with your child
every day.
*PE: Group A will have PE on Monday, Wednesday,
Friday.
Group B will have PE on Tuesday,
Thursday, Friday.
*Please make sure your child wears
Tennis shoes on those days*
*You can see what group your child is in
on the right side of this blog*
*Next library day is
Tuesday, December 15.
*Homework bags come
back to school every day. Please leave
the books and response notebook in the bag.
We will use them during the day at school!
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Dec. 7-11: Book Fair
Dec 10: International Festival
Dec. 17: Class Holiday Party
Dec 18-Jan 5: Winter Break/No School
Dec. 31: Ms. Smith’s Birthday
