Wow! It's already October! On Monday we will have our first
Spirit Assembly. It
will begin promptly at 7:40am (for K-2). We
will drop our backpacks off in the room and head down to the cafeteria. This is going to be a
great time for our school community as we share good news and celebrate our
accomplishments!
On Friday we will begin Caraway Academy. This will also begin promptly at 7:40am. We
will drop our backpacks off and head to the classrooms where our academies are
located.
There will be a note that will come home in the Tuesday folder for more
information about Caraway Academy! We are all very excited to share our
passions with students and help them develop their passions!
This is going to be an
amazing week at Caraway Elementary!
Reminders:
Monday: K-2 Spirit Assembly 7:40am-8:00am
Tuesday: Tuesday folders come home. Please sign them and return them on Wednesday.
Wednesday: We do
not have Library this week.
Thursday:
Friday: Caraway Academy 7:40am-8:30am
*Snack: Please send a healthy snack with your child
every day.
*PE: We have PE on Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday. Please make sure your kiddo is
wearing tennis shoes (for sure) on these days.
*A conference sign-up sheet went out on
Sunday evening. If you have not signed up for a conference please do so as the
slots are filling up.
Email me if you have any questions.
This week in Writing Workshop...
We will be reminded about all we have
learned as writers so far this year. We will review the steps of the writing process as we lead up to
our Celebration on Friday. Writers begin a story
by sketching an idea, matching their words to their picture, then rereading our
story to make sure it makes sense. We also know that a writer's work is never done. When we finish a story
we can add to our picture, add to our words to make them fancy (revising and
editing). We
will celebrate by sharing our stories at our very first Author's Chair
Celebration!
This week in Reading Workshop...
We will be thinking about how good
readers make connections. When
we read a book we can think about how readers make a connection to something
they know (text to self), something they've read (text to text) and/or
something they've experienced (text to world). "That reminds me of..."
This week in Social Studies...
We will be exploring how the leaders in
our community are good citizens. We will discuss responsibilities of our community leaders from
our school to our country. We will also begin exploring our national symbols. We will learn about the
American Flag, what it represents and why it is so special to us.
This week in Math...
We will continue our unit on addition. We have learned to
count on (5..6,7,8) when we add. We will learn that basic facts have things in
common. For
example 5+4 = 9 so, when you turn it around 4+5 = 9 you know two facts just by
thinking about what the problem has in common. We call these facts Turnaround Facts. Research shows that
students who learn strategies to acquire basic fact knowledge will become
better problem solvers! At home you can use concrete objects to add together
such as beans or pieces of fruit or vegetables! "I see on your plate you
have 5 peas and 3 carrots. How many veggies do you have!" Try it at dinner some time
this week.
Growth Mindset:
We've been talking about our Fantastic
Elastic Brains! We know that if we make a mistake it can help our brains grow!
This week we will learn a little more about how our brains grow when we read The Fantastic Elastic
Brain.
Have a great week!
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Oct. 3: K-2 Spirit Assembly @ 7:40
Oct. 7: Caraway Academies @ 7:40
Oct. 5: Bike and Walk to School Day
Oct. 10: Columbus Day- No School
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Oct. 13: Science Night @ 6:00-8:00 pm
Oct. 22: Harvest Festival @ 4:00-7:00 pm
Oct. 26: Early Release Day. Dismissal @ 12:00
Nov. 11: Veteran’s Day Program @ 8:00 am
Nov. 21-25: Thanksgiving Break- No School
Nov. 30: Skate Night @ 6:00-8:00 pm
Dec. 1: Family Art Night @ 6:00-7:30 pm
Dec. 5-9: Book Fair
Dec. 8: International Festival @ 6:00-8:00pm
Dec. 15: Winter Parties/Last Day of 1st
Semester
Dec. 16-Jan 2: Winter Break
Jan. 3: 1st Day of 2nd Semester
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