Writing: This week in writing we are making a special surprise for you!! We won't give away any details but hopefully you'll like it a lot.

Reading:
We are finishing up media literacy this week by looking at different types of media and deciding its purpose. We will also look at advertisements and decide what makes them successful or not.

Math:
Math this week is a review with some holiday themed math stations. We will review two digit addition and subtraction, geometry, money, and place value.

Science:
We're wrapping up natural resources this week as we look around our school for natural resources and man-made resources and the purpose of each.

Reminders:
Holiday Party- December 15th, 1:30 pm
Winter Break: December 16th through January 2nd.
School resumes on January 3rd.

From Mr. Touchet:

Science Fair Entry deadline has passed! If you were unable to get your child entered, please contact Mr. Touchet at stephen_touchet@roundrockisd.org for assistance. 

We will be sending a confirmation email for all received Science Fair submissions by Sunday. If you entered your child in the Science Fair but do not receive an email, contact Mr. Touchet at stephen_touchet@roundrockisd.org for assistance.

December 5-9

Writing:
"You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch!" We're helping the Grinch get into the holiday spirit this week by giving him some holiday cheer! We will write him a letter with some advice on how to make his heart grow. We will tell him about our favorite holiday traditions and hopefully he can turn his frown upside down. We will practice what we've learned about letter writing, correct capital letters and punctuation, and interesting details in sentences.

Reading:
A few weeks ago we learned about why authors write different books. This week we're applying what we learned to media. We will look at different types of media and think about the purpose behind it. Is it trying to inform us of something, entertain us, or persuade us to buy their product? We will also design our own cereal box as a way of practicing advertising.

Math:
We're wrapping up money this week with some more practice, games, and an assessment. At the end of the week, we will spend some time reviewing some other skills we've learned like 2 digit addition and subtraction, geometry, place value, and word problems.

Science:
We're looking carefully at rocks this week. We will learn different ways of describing rocks using the sentence stem, "I observe..." We will also practice making scientific drawings by looking at all four corners of a rock very carefully using a magnifying glass.

Reminders:
International Festival: Thursday, November 8th.
Last day of school: Thursday, December 15

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Chess Club: 

The Caraway Chess Club will host a Chess Puzzle Competition this coming Monday, December 5, at 6:00pm in the Cafeteria. All Caraway students are welcome, as long as they are familiar with Chess, Chess Puzzles, and Chess Notation.  Students interested in participating in the Caraway Chess Puzzle Competition must arrive by 5:55pm. All chess puzzles will be solved on paper, not actual chessboards. The Competition will determine the Chess Puzzle Champion for each grade level (K-5). In addition, the top three students each from grades 2-5 may qualify to participate in the RRISD UIL A Plus Chess Puzzle Competition in January.