Wednesday, April 25, 2018

April 23-27, 2018


I hope everyone had a great weekend! My weekend was spent trying (unsuccessfully) to clean my pool.  It was a very relaxing weekend though. 
A message from the Cub Scouts:
Does your family like being outdoors? Are you looking for an affordable way to spend time with your family that focuses on character development? Is your son or daughter entering first through fifth grade in the fall? If so, come to our information session on Cub Scouting, coming up on Thursday, April 26, at 6:30PM in the Caraway cafeteria. We will be talking about summer programming and info for joining Cub Scouts now and in the fall. If you’re completely new to the Scouting program, please see the attached letter and feel free to email me at committeepack162@gmail.com with any questions. Thanks and we are looking forward to seeing you on April 26 and in Scouting next year!

Field Day Information:
Friday, April 27th    
K, 1st, 2nd Grade- 8:30-10:30 am

What will your child need/wear to field day? 
Shorts and t-shirt
Tennis shoes (please no sandals, flip-flops or Crocs)
Sunscreen- apply before coming to school please!
Hat (optional) 
*Sunglasses are discouraged*
*Please send a change of clothes (just in case)*

Early Dismissal Policies on Field Day:  
Leaving school early on Field Day is discouraged.  However, if your student must leave early on Field Day, please follow the below guidelines:
Student leaving DURING Field Day Session:
Parent/Guardian MUST sign student out from Cheryl Borden in the Safe and Secure Office.
  • Parent/Guardian will receive a pink Student Pass.
  • The Parent/Guardian will need to locate their student on field and bring their student AND the pink Student Pass to their teacher.
  • Parent/Guardian will need to keep pink Student Pass when they walk their student through the teacher monitoring zones to exit school property.
Students leaving AFTER their Field Day ends:
  • All students MUST go to their Grade Level Meeting Place at the end of their FieldDay session to be accounted for by the classroom teacher.
  • Please inform the classroom teacher your student will be leaving early.
  • Near each Grade Level Meeting Place, staff members will have sign-out sheets for you to sign out your student.
  • Students should enter the school with their class to retrieve their belongings and then meet their parents/guardians by the picnic tables.
Thanks for your help to make field day a fun and enjoyable event!

Weekly Information:
Monday 4/23- Homework this week:  RAZ kids & IXL
Tuesday 4/24- Tuesday folders come home
Wednesday 4/25- Library Checkout & Book Fair video
Thursday 4/26- Ms. Smith out
Friday 4/27- Field Day!

This Week in Writing…
We will be working our way through the writing process one last time through a family writing story! You will be able to enjoy reading these at our Knowledge Night on May 3rd! The students are taking ownership of their writing and working on revising, editing, adding details and publishing their lovely stories!

This Week in Reading…
We will be reading cultural folktales and fairy tales. The students already have a foundation of the elements of folktales/fairytales so it will be fun to add a cultural twist to these stories! We will be digging deeper into the text and using our reading strategies to truly understand these stories.

This Week in Science…
We will be learning about different Habitats.  We will focus on the Rain Forest, Wetlands, Ocean, Coral Reef, Forest, Desert, and Artic habitats.  In this unit of study, we will focus on the interdependence of the different animals and plants in those habitats.  We will be working as a grade level to create habitat murals in the 1st Grade hallway!

This Week in Math…
We will be wrapping up working with the hundreds chart and moving in to 2 digit place value, money and expanded form. We have learned most of these concepts before, and now its time to tie them altogether! Students will display mastery of these skills through problem solving and hands on activities. IXL has great practice on money and expanded form. (M.3, Q.1-10)

Our life skill of the week is… Initiative.

Have a great week!

Important Dates:
Apr. 26:  Ms. Smith out
Apr. 27: Field Day
              Skate Night
Apr. 30-May 4:  Book Fair
May 3:  KnOWLedge Night
May 4:  Miss Hendrickson’s last day
May 8: Spirit Night
May 14:  3rd & 4th STAAR- No visitors on campus
May 15:  3rd & 4th STAAR- No visitors on campus
May 16:  5th STAAR- No visitors on campus
May 25:  End of the Year Party (time to be announced)
               End of the Year Awards (during End of the Year Party)
May 28: Memorial Day Holiday
May 29: Last Day of School (Bad Weather Make-up Day)

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