November 13-17, 2017

I can’t believe that we have only 1 week left until Thanksgiving break!  Wow, time has really flown by!  Please remember that we will not have school on November 20-24. 

The Pilgrim dolls are so amazing!  We will be presenting this week, and I can’t wait to hear all about them!

Homework this week will be Raz-Kids and IXL!

This week...

Monday (11/13): Daily folder comes home.  Return daily!

                        Don’t forget about RAZ-kids and IXL! 

Tuesday (11/14):                      

Wednesday (11/15): No Library this week!

Thursday (11/16): 

 Friday (11/17): Last day of Caraway Academy 7:55am-8:55am

                       

                          

This week in Reading and Writing Workshop...

We will continue our learning about nonfiction text.  We know Readers read to learn! Writers can also write to teach readers something they know a lot about!  We will examine the features of nonfiction and create a list of ways readers use these features.  We will read nonfiction books about Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims this week, and we will write facts we have learn as we read.  We will also think about what we are thankful for!

This week in Math workshop...

This week we will be learning about doubles.  We will discuss what a double is.  We will think about where we have seen doubles in real life situations as well.  When we feel confident about the doubles facts, we will be applying that knowledge when we try to solve other addition equations.  We will learn that we can use the doubles plus 1 and doubles plus 2 strategy to solve an equation.  (For example, 4+5=?  If you know that 4+4=8, and 5 is 1 more than 4, and 8+1 more is 9, then 4+5=9.) 

This week in Science...

We will be learning about rocks, soil, and bodies of water.  We will discuss how the natural world includes rocks, soil and water that can be observed in cycles, patterns and systems.  We will observe, compare, describe and sort different types of soil. We will identify and describe a variety of natural bodies of water, such as lakes, rivers, streams, and oceans. We will also gather evidence of how rocks, soil and water help to make useful products.

This week in Social Studies...

We will learn about culture.  We will discuss the many diverse cultures that are represented in our classroom.  We will also discuss family traditions and customs from these different cultures.  We will work on the life skill of patience and respect as we present our Pilgrim dolls.

Our Life Skill of the week is Initiative! Initiative is when you do something because it needs to be done.  We will talk as a class about times that we can take initiative at school and at home. 

That's all for now! Have a great week!

Dates to Remember:

Nov 20-24^th- Thanksgiving Holiday

Dec. 15^th- Field Trip to the Thinkery (more info to come later!)

Dec 21^st- Last day of classes

Dec 22-Jan 8^th- Winter break

Jan 9^th- Students return to School