Wow! We had a great day in
our classroom! I am very proud of our
kiddos!
Reader bags will begin going home tomorrow. There will be 1 book in the bag. The book will be on your child’s independent
reading level, so they should not be too challenging. The goal is to improve your child’s accuracy,
fluency and comprehension. The green
leveled readers have comprehension activities in the back on page 11 if you
would like some direction in that area.
If your child is doing well with the book, I will trade them out on
Wednesday during the week.
Monday- New book goes home
Wednesday- Can bring book back to trade out if needed
Friday- Books due back.
Also, the green books are property of the district, so please be
sure to keep up with them. If a book is
lost or ruined, you will be responsible for replacing it. They are only sold in groups of 6, so you
will not be able to purchase just 1 book, you will have to purchase the entire
set of 6.
The bags were purchased with my own money, so please be sure to
keep up with them as well.
Parent/Teacher conferences are coming up! Look out for a sign-up sheet soon!
Reminders:
Monday (9/24):
Tuesday (9/25): Tuesday folders will come
home.
No Library this week
Reader Bags come home
Wednesday (9/26):
Thursday (9/27):
Friday (9/28):
Reader Bags due
Caraway Academy- Week
2
***Please make
sure your child wears tennis shoes on Tues, Thurs, & Fri***
This week in
Writing Workshop…
We will continue working on our small
moment stories. We will discuss how writers narrow their topic down to
make our stories more interesting. We will continue to think about how we
can organize our stories so that it makes sense to the reader by using a
beginning, middle and end. Students will begin using capitalization at
the beginning of a sentence and when using the pronoun ‘I’. Students will also begin to recognize when
they should use end punctuation. In science and social studies, we will
record facts and observations in our various notebooks.
This week in
Math…
We will continue learning how to solve addition problems
using various strategies. We will work with many different math tools to
help us, such as a number track, a hundred chart, manipulatives and pictures.
The students will create their own math story problem!
This week in
Reading Workshop…
We
will begin thinking about different elements of fiction. We will think
about what makes a story fiction. We
will discuss the plot, setting and characters in a fiction story. The
students will learn how to retell a story and learn that making connections to
themselves, other texts, and events in the world around them can help them to
understand the story better. We will continue to respond orally during
partner reading and will continue to build stamina during independent reading
time. We will be meeting in small groups
to discuss various reading strategies to increase accuracy, comprehension and
fluency.
This week in
Social Studies…
We will be learning about some of our nation’s symbols such as
the Liberty Bell and the Statue of Liberty. We will also discuss the
importance of Constitution Day as a day to celebrate our country’s freedoms!
This week in
Science…
We
will continue learning about Changes from Heat. We will focus on the question, What
happens to different materials when they are heated? The students
will observe what happens to crayons when they are heated. Later, we will
also observe what happens to drink mix (Gatorade mix) when we remove heat by
putting them in the freezer. This will be an edible experiment. Please let me know if you would prefer
that your child not eat the homemade Popsicle.
The Life
Skill of the Week is…
Problem Solving- to create solutions to difficult situations
and everyday problems.
Important Dates:
Sept. 29: Caraway 40 Year Reunion
Oct. 11: Walk/Bike to School
Oct. 19: Sock Hop @ 6:30-7:30 pm
Oct. 25: Math Night @ 6:30-7:30 pm
Nov. 2: Field Trip to
ZACH Scott Theater (More info coming later!)
Nov. 15: Thanksgiving Luncheon
Nov. 16: Adventure Dash
Nov. 19-23: Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 10-14: Book Fair
Dec. 13: International Festival
Dec. 19: Winter Party
Dec. 20-Jan. 7: Winter Break
