January 28-February 1, 2019

Parents,

Mr. Terrell and I need your help.  We have been having to sign many, many folders lately due to disruptive behaviors throughout the day.  We are having to give a lot of reminders about following directions, talking at inappropriate times, and having a calm body in the classroom.  It is very hard for us to do our job when the classroom community is disrupted so many times throughout the day. Please speak with your child at home about the importance of being a respectful learner in the classroom community, listening to and following teacher instructions, and using a calm body in the classroom. Thank you so much for your support!

This week…

Monday (1/28):  Homework Bags come home

                      Daily folder comes home.  Return daily!

Tuesday (1/29):  Tuesday folders come home

Wednesday (1/30):  

Thursday (1/31):

 Friday (2/01): Caraway Academies

This week in Reading…

We will begin learning about research.  What does research mean?  We will learn that we can use what we have learned about nonfiction books to find information about a specific topic.  As a class, we chose to research volcanoes!

This week in Writing Workshop…

We will begin learning how to write information we collect from nonfiction books on sticky notes.  We will use the sticky notes to publish the information we collect.  We will also choose topics we already know about and write facts about that topic.

This week in Math workshop…

We will dive back into place value.  A few months ago, we learned about numbers up to 20.  For the next few weeks, we will be learning about and exploring numbers up to 99. We will be using base 10 blocks to build the numbers, compare and order numbers, and write numbers in expanded form.

This week in Science…

We will be learning about the seasons.  We will discuss characteristics of each season and how they change.

This week in Social Studies…

We will be learning about the characteristics of the world around us. We will learn about the different landforms and bodies of water.

Our Life Skill of the week is Initiative! Showing initiative means that you do something because you know it needs to be done.

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

Important Dates:

Feb. 14- Valentine’s Day Party @ 10-10:45

Feb. 18-19- No School

Feb. 27- Author Visit: Liz Scanlon

Mar. 2- Caraway City Limits

Mar. 8- Last Spring Academy

Mar. 11-15- STEAM week

Mar. 18-22- Spring Break

Apr. 9- STAAR testing- No Visitors

Apr. 19- No School

Apr. 26- Field Day

Apr. 29-May 2- Book Fair

May 13-15- STAAR testing- No Visitors

May 23- Last Day of School

January 14-18, 2019

We are getting back into the swing of things!  We have discussed how we learned to be 1^st Graders last semester, but now, this semester, we are practicing to be 2^nd Graders.  Please remind your child at home of the importance of attentive listening during instruction times, staying on task during work times, and following expectations.  There has been a lot of off task behaviors during instruction and work times.  As always, thank you for your support from home in this matter.

Friday will be the start of our spring Caraway Academies!  This is an enrichment program at Caraway. It is always an exciting time for the kiddos!  I will let you know what your kiddo’s academy is by Thursday.

Fairy Tale Parade-

Thank you so much for your participation in our Fairy Tale Parade.  The costumes were awesome, and the kiddos were so excited to all of the smiling faces.

This week…

Monday (1/14):  Homework Bags come home

                      Daily folder comes home.  Return daily!

Tuesday (1/15):  Library Lesson only

Wednesday (1/16):  Tuesday (Wednesday) Folders come home

Thursday (1/17):

 Friday (1/18): Caraway Academies

This week in Reading…

We will begin learning about how we can use the words in a text to make inferences about what an author is trying to tell the reader.  The reader can use this strategy to better comprehend the text.

This week in Writing Workshop…

We will begin learning how to write friendly letters.  We will discuss the parts of a letter and why we might want to write a letter.  We will even write some friendly letters to our classmates and 4^th Grade buddies!

This week in Math workshop…

We will continue to explore and work with the Make 10 Addition fact strategy.  We will use our prior knowledge of facts that equal 10 to help us solve other facts.  (9+3.  We know 9+1=10, so 10 and 2 more is 12.)

This week in Science…

We will continue learning about weather and the air around us.  We will discuss different types of weather (sunny, cloudy, rainy, hot, cold) and explore the air around us.  We will also discuss and explore different tools that are used to measure weather.

This week in Social Studies…

We will be learning about maps and directions.

Our Life Skill of the week is Courage! Showing courage means that you face challenges and show bravery or strength even when it is hard. We will talk as a class about everyone can be courageous in different ways.

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

Important Dates:

Jan. 18- Spring Academy Launch

Jan. 21- No School- MLK day

Jan. 23- Science Fair

Feb. 14- Valentine’s Day Party

Feb. 18-19- No School

Feb. 27- Author Visit: Liz Scanlon

Mar. 2- Caraway City Limits

Mar. 8- Last Spring Academy

Mar. 11-15- STEAM week

Mar. 18-22- Spring Break

Apr. 9- STAAR testing- No Visitors

Apr. 19- No School

Apr. 26- Field Day

Apr. 29-May 2- Book Fair

May 13-15- STAAR testing- No Visitors

May 23- Last Day of School

January 7-11, 2019

Welcome back!  I am excited to begin this new semester!  We have several fun surprises in store for this semester.

Starting tomorrow, we will be hosting a student teacher in our classroom.  His name is Mr. Terrell.  He is a student at Concordia University, and he will be with us for 7 weeks.  He will be sending out a letter of introduction in the next few days.

Fairy Tale Parade-

This Friday, we will have our annual 1^st Grade Fairy Tale Parade.  Your child is welcome to dress up as their favorite Fairy Tale or Folktale character as we parade around the school.  Some example characters are The 3 Little Pigs, Goldilocks, the 3 bears, the Big Bad Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood, a princess/prince/king/queen, Snow White, Rumplestiltskin, Cinderella, Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk…

Parents are invited to attend if you are able!

This week…

Monday (1/7): No School- Last day of Winter Break!

Tuesday (1/8):  Library Check out- Please return all books!

                     Daily folder comes home.  Return daily!

                    Homework Bags come home.

Wednesday (1/9):  

Thursday (1/10):

 Friday (1/11): Fairy Tale parade @ 8:10

This week in Reading and Writing Workshop…

We will review Fairy Tales, Folktales and Fables.  lsd 

This week in Math workshop…

This week we will review fractions for a couple of days.  After this, we will begin to explore and work with the Make 10 Addition fact strategy.  We will use our prior knowledge of facts that equal 10 to help us solve other facts.  (9+3.  We know 9+1=10, so 10 and 2 more is 12.)

This week in Science…

We will begin learning about weather and the air around us.  We will discuss different types of weather (sunny, cloudy, rainy, hot, cold) and explore the air around us.  We will also discuss and explore different tools that are used to measure weather.

This week in Social Studies…

We will be learning about maps and directions.

Our Life Skill of the week is Effort! We will talk as a class about how everyone’s personal best can look different, but we should still try!

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

Important Dates:

Jan. 8- Welcome Back!

Jan. 11- Fairy Tale Parade

Jan. 18- Spring Academy Launch

Jan. 21- No School- MLK day

Jan. 23- Science Fair

Feb. 14- Valentine’s Day Party

Feb. 18-19- No School

Feb. 27- Author Visit: Liz Scanlon

Mar. 2- Caraway City Limits

Mar. 8- Last Spring Academy

Mar. 11-15- STEAM week

Mar. 18-22- Spring Break

Apr. 9- STAAR testing- No Visitors

Apr. 19- No School

Apr. 26- Field Day

Apr. 29-May 2- Book Fair

May 13-15- STAAR testing- No Visitors

May 23- Last Day of School