September 22-26

September 22-26

Writing

This is “Education, Go Get It” week at Caraway.  We will write about what college or university we would like to attend and possible jobs we would like to have.  We’ll finish off the week by designing a t-shirt with the college/university logo on it to share with the class.  During Writer’s Workshop we’ll be conferencing and checking for correct ending marks and spelling.  We will continue our spelling practice this week by using some hands-on activities with things such as playdoh, marker boards, and pompoms.  On Fridays we will assess how well they know the spelling pattern.  If you would like additional “at home” practice there are some links on the blog under “websites”.

Reading

This week students will understand that good readers ask questions before, during, and after they read. We ask ourselves questions to help us comprehend what the author really means in a story. As a class, we will practicing asking questions as we read. Students will each get a “toolkit” to help flag questions they have as they read their individual books.

Spelling

The spelling list will come home on Monday and we will assess knowledge of the skill on Friday.   

Math

In math this week, we are going to become problem solving detectives! Problem solving is a process and we are going to go through the steps one at a time. We will figure out the question, look for key words, get rid of extra information and choose a strategy to help us solve the problem. The first part of the week is all about addition and we will end the week with subtraction! Taking our time to learn these addition, subtraction, and problem solving strategies is essential so we can start working with bigger numbers!

Khan Academy: Please have your child complete Addition and Subtraction Word Problems within 20: Level 1 before next Friday.  

Science

This week we are moving into science.  We will be discussing weather and how it affects our lives.  Seasons are going to be a big topic and what to wear in certain types of weather.  We will read some books on weather, sing some songs and discuss what each season each student enjoys the most.  We will learn how to read a thermometer and how different weather instruments are used in predicting weather.  We will do some fun weather experiments and learn how to make a thunderstorm, make lightning and fog at home!  We will make scientific connections to our everyday life and discover how science is all around us!

Reminders

September 24th: Early Release Day at 12:45 (lunch is served)

September 30th:  Individual picture day (order forms coming in Tues. folder)