Welcome back everyone! I hope everyone had a relaxing break. We are ready for 3 weeks of work and fun!
Reminders:
Tuesday (11/29): Tuesday folders come home. Please on Wednesday. Look for reading books and Tic Tac Toe homework.
Library Day: please return books by 8:00. We will checkout books.
Wednesday (11/30): Skate Night 6pm-8pm
Thursday (12/1): Field Trip to the Austin Nature Center
Family Art Night
Looking Ahead:
December 5-9: Caraway Book Fair
12/8 International Fair
12/15 Winter Party Day 1:15-2:15
12/16 No school for Students
First Grade Field Trip
Where: Austin Nature Center
When: Thursday, December 1, 2016
Time: 10:30am-2:00pm
If you have not returned the permission slip, please do so as soon as possible.
Please send a completely disposable lunch. We will be eating lunch at the Nature Center!
The students need to wear a Caraway Shirt or a blue or green shirt.
**If you would like to join us as a volunteer please let me know as soon as possible!**
This week in Reading Workshop...
We are beginning our unit on Fairy Tales! We will discuss the elements of a fairy tale such as they begin with "Once upon a time..." and end with "Happily Ever After!" We will discuss the characters, setting, problem/solution. This is such a fun unit! Our unit with culminate with our annual Fairy Tale Parade on Friday, January 6th. More information will come home soon!
This week in Writer's Workshop...
We will explore how writers write about imaginary things. We will discuss imagination, exaggeration and fantasy. We will work to develop our story ideas as we beginning our writing this week.
This week in Math...
We are exploring the relationship between addition and subtraction. We will begin learning how subtraction problems work and finding patterns to help us solve. We will solve word problems and add strategies to our problem solving tool box. We will also share the strategies we use when solving problems so we can learn from each other.
This week in Science...
We are discovering and observing rocks and soils! We will discuss the properties of rocks, what rocks are used for and where we see rocks in the world around us. We will learn about the different types of soils and what they are used for.
Have a great week!