Wow! It's already October!
On Friday we will begin Caraway Academy. This will begin promptly at 7:40am. We will drop our backpacks off and head to the classrooms where our academies are located (teachers will escort students to each class). There will be a note that will come home in the Tuesday folder for more information about Caraway Academy! Look in today's folders to see which class your child has chosen and the teacher(s) teaching this class. We are all very excited to share our passions with students and help them develop their passions!
Reminders:
Tuesday: Tuesday folders come home. Please sign them and return them on Wednesday.
Library lesson- We have a lesson in the library this week but we do not check out. You may keep the library books another week.
Friday: Caraway Academy 7:40am-8:30am
*If you have not signed up for a conference please do so as the slots are filling up. Email me if you have any questions.
Reading
We will be thinking about how good readers make connections. When we read a book we can think about how readers make a connection to something they know (text to self), something they've read (text to text) and/or something they've experienced (text to world). "That reminds me of..."
Writing
We will be reminded about all we have learned as writers so far this year. We will review the steps of the writing process as we lead up to our Celebration on Friday. Writers begin a story by sketching an idea, matching their words to their picture, then rereading our story to make sure it makes sense. We also know that a writer's work is never done. When we finish a story we can add to our picture, add to our words to make them fancy (revising and editing). We will celebrate by sharing our stories at our very first Author's Chair Celebration!
Social Studies
We will be exploring how the leaders in our community are good citizens. We will discuss responsibilities of our community leaders from our school to our country. We will also begin exploring our national symbols. We will learn about the American Flag, what it represents and why it is so special to us.
Math
We will continue our unit on addition. We have learned to count on (5..6,7,8) when we add. We will learn that basic facts have things in common. For example 5+4 = 9 so, when you turn it around 4+5 = 9 you know two facts just by thinking about what the problem has in common. We call these facts Turnaround Facts. Research shows that students who learn strategies to acquire basic fact knowledge will become better problem solvers! At home you can use concrete objects to add together such as beans or pieces of fruit or vegetables! "I see on your plate you have 5 peas and 3 carrots. How many veggies do you have!" Try it at dinner some time this week.
Have a great week!