We had a great time on our Field Trip last week! We learned a
lot about animals and had fun too!
Reminders:
**Caraway Book Fair: Open Tuesday-Friday!**
Monday (12/5): Book Fair Preview
Tuesday (12/6): Book Fair- Children will be allowed to purchase.
Tuesday Folders- Please unload and return Wednesday.
Wednesday (12/7): Deadline to turn in the Science Fair Form
Thursday (12/8): International Festival 6pm-8pm
Friday (12/9): Return Homework Folder
This week in Reading Workshop...
We had a lovely week reading Fairy Tales last week. We learned the Elements of a Fairy Tale and we looked for them as we read different stories together. This week we are excited to move on to Folktales. We will discover the differences between Folktales and Fairytales. Fun Fact: Did you know that Fairytales are a type of Folktale? We will learn that Folktales have characters that are animals which act like humans, they teach a lesson or a moral and they do not have magic.
This week in Writer's Workshop...
We will wrap up our work on writing imaginative stories. Most of the students have written a story with characters like themselves and a friend. Then they added an element from our Fairy Tale list. As writers we know that it's easiest to write about things we know. It sure is fun to see how they put a little twist in their stories!
This week in Science and Social Studies...
We will wrap up our unit on Rocks and Soils this week. Then we will move on to our Social Studies unit on Celebrations in our Community. We will read and learn all about the different celebrations the boys and girls enjoy during the year. I will be asking the students to give me more information about what holidays are special to them, then we will "travel" around the world to "visit" different countries and learn about their culture and traditions! This is a really fun unit for the students!
This week in Math...
We will continue our unit on Addition and Subtraction. We will practice strategies to help us understand the basic idea of subtraction (Whole minus a part equals a part). We will be problem solvers and work on solving word problems that have a part missing. We will continue to relate subtraction to addition and use addition to help us solve subtraction problems.
**Science Fair**
Reminders:
**Caraway Book Fair: Open Tuesday-Friday!**
Monday (12/5): Book Fair Preview
Tuesday (12/6): Book Fair- Children will be allowed to purchase.
Tuesday Folders- Please unload and return Wednesday.
Wednesday (12/7): Deadline to turn in the Science Fair Form
Thursday (12/8): International Festival 6pm-8pm
Friday (12/9): Return Homework Folder
This week in Reading Workshop...
We had a lovely week reading Fairy Tales last week. We learned the Elements of a Fairy Tale and we looked for them as we read different stories together. This week we are excited to move on to Folktales. We will discover the differences between Folktales and Fairytales. Fun Fact: Did you know that Fairytales are a type of Folktale? We will learn that Folktales have characters that are animals which act like humans, they teach a lesson or a moral and they do not have magic.
This week in Writer's Workshop...
We will wrap up our work on writing imaginative stories. Most of the students have written a story with characters like themselves and a friend. Then they added an element from our Fairy Tale list. As writers we know that it's easiest to write about things we know. It sure is fun to see how they put a little twist in their stories!
This week in Science and Social Studies...
We will wrap up our unit on Rocks and Soils this week. Then we will move on to our Social Studies unit on Celebrations in our Community. We will read and learn all about the different celebrations the boys and girls enjoy during the year. I will be asking the students to give me more information about what holidays are special to them, then we will "travel" around the world to "visit" different countries and learn about their culture and traditions! This is a really fun unit for the students!
This week in Math...
We will continue our unit on Addition and Subtraction. We will practice strategies to help us understand the basic idea of subtraction (Whole minus a part equals a part). We will be problem solvers and work on solving word problems that have a part missing. We will continue to relate subtraction to addition and use addition to help us solve subtraction problems.
**Science Fair**
If your child is interested in participating in the Science
Fair, there is an awesome resource that the kids can use to help them find a
project that lays it out in a way that the kids can do them with little to no
involvement from the parents. sciencebuddies.org
Things that are different this year with the science fair…
-Judging will occur during the school day - so kids do not have to hang out in shear boredom to be interviewed (if they choose to be have their project judged)
-Scores will be tallied and kids will find out at Science Night who the winners are in an awards presentation.
-Parents and Students will have the opportunity to see all the projects during Science Night
-If we have enough participation we would like to have the classes review portions of the projects and then award a KIDS choice winner (this is separate from the regular judging).
The Deadline to turn in the Science Fair Form is Wednesday, December 7th.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Dec. 5-9: Book Fair
Dec. 8: International Festival @ 6:00-8:00pm
Dec. 15: Winter Parties @ 1:15-2:15/Last Day of 1st
Semester
Dec. 16: No School-Student Holiday
Dec. 16-Jan 2: Winter Break
Jan. 3: 1st Day of 2nd Semester
