March 19-23, 2018

We are in the home stretch of First grade! This week we will send home a reading calendar.  In second grade the students will be asked to track their reading minutes.  We want to help you and your children make this a habit!

This Thursday, we will be going on our final field trip to ZACH Scott Theater.  We will be watching Goodnight Moon.  There are a few things I need you to do.

1.     Your child needs to wear their 1^st Grade shirt or a Caraway shirt.

2.  Your child will need to bring a lunch from home.  We will eat in the classroom before we leave.

3.   We will leave by 11:00 & return by 2:00.

4.  We will eat a snack when we return.

We will be able to accommodate 1 parent from our class.  Any of you are welcome to come, but you will be required to provide your own transportation and purchase your own ticket, which will be $16.

Reminders:
Monday (3/19): Welcome back!
Tuesday (3/20): Tuesday folders will come home. 

                             Homework bags come home.
Wednesday (3/21):  Library- No check out
Thursday (3/22): Field Trip to Zach Scott Theatre. 

Friday (3/23): 

This week in Reading and Writing workshop...
We will continue our exploration of Poetry as readers and writers! We will begin to look for sensory language in Poetry.  We will listen for details make us think of something we see, hear, smell, touch or taste.  We will think about how this type of language engages us as readers.

As writers we will also think about the "ingredients" that poems need. When writing poetry we write about things we care a lot about! It helps us, as writers, think about the meaning of our poetry.  We will focus on "showing, not telling" to help the readers of our poetry feel our poems in their souls!

This week in Social Studies...
We will be wrapping up our unit on economics.  We will read about different ways citizens make choices to meet their needs in our community.

This week in Science...
We will be learning about Birds! This will help us prepare for our Project Based Learning activity! We will learn about the external characteristics of birds, movement, food and habitat as well as their life cycle! 

In First grade we hatch chicks!! Our eggs will arrive next week!! It will be a very exciting 21 days as we wait for our babies to join us! Our estimated hatch date is April 18th!

This week in Math...
We will continue relating Addition and Subtraction.  We will use objects and picture models to solve word problems that involve joining , separating and comparing sets of numbers.  

This week’s life skill is Common Sense: to use good judgement.  We will discuss different ways we can use common sense at school, at home and in our community.

Have a great week!

Important Dates:

Mar. 22: Field Trip to ZACH Scott Theater (wear 1^st Grade shirt!)

Mar. 28: Spirit Night

            Chick eggs arrive!

Mar. 30:  No School

Apr. 6:  Family Fit & Fun Night

Apr. 18:  Chicks Hatch!

Apr. 27: Field Day

              Skate Night

May 8: Spirit Night

May 28: Memorial Day Holiday

May 29: Last Day of School (Bad Weather Make-up Day)

          End of the Year Party!