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