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