Tuesday, February 16, 2016

February 16-19, 2016

Thank you all so much for coming to our Valentine's Party and thank you for organizing the event, sending the supplies, helping us to run the party and cleaning up the classroom after the party.  You all are the best of the best families at Caraway and I am fortunate to have you on my side.

READING and WRITING
This week we will be using our research skills and learn about two important presidents,
 George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  We will ask open-ended questions and develop a plan for answering these questions.  Our plan includes exploring a variety of sources such as books, digital books, Pebble Go, and Brain pop Jr, recording the information we gather, and organizing our ideas and information in our writings.   
MATH 
This week in math we will continue working on solving word problems with objects and pictorial models that involve joining, separating, and comparing sets within 20 and represent those problems with number sentences. Think addition” is a powerful way to think of subtraction facts. But we also want students to think of subtraction when they are to find a missing part or unknown addend.  We will also review patterns and determine a number that is 10 more or 10 less than a number through 99.

SOCIAL STUDIES
This week in social studies we will learn about physical characteristics of places and different landforms such as plains, valleys, mountains and hills.  We will also learn about different bodies of water and the characteristics of each such as river, lake and ocean.

THANK YOU!
Thank you to Mandy Hubbard for coming in to read with the kiddos!
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.
*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, January 26.
*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:
Feb 25:  Talent Show
Mar 2:  Early Release @ 12:45, Skate Night @ Playland Skate Center
Mar 5:  Family Dinner Night
Mar 11:  Family Fun & Fitness Night
Mar 12:  Field Trip to ZACH Theater
Mar 14-18:  Spring Break!
Week of Mar 20-24:  We are getting our eggs! 
Mar 24:  Individual & Class Pictures
Mar 29-30:  STAAR Testing
Mar 31:  Science Night
Apr 1:  Family Fun Night
Apr 7:  Science Night
Apr 8:  ShamRock ‘n Roll
Week of Apr 11-15:  Chicks will hatch!
Apr 23:  Earth Day Clean Up
May 2-6:  Teacher Appreciation Week
May 4:  Early Release @ 12:45
May 6:  Field Day
May 19:  Spring Open House
May 27:  Career Fair
May 30:  No School- Memorial Day

June 2:  End of the Year Party, Last day of School

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