Dear Families and Friends,
This is quite an exciting time of the year here
at Caraway! Please be sure to check the important dates at the bottom of this
blog. With so much going on, it would be easy to let an exciting event slip by, and we don't
want to miss out on a single thing!
Math: This week we will begin our unit on Measuring
Length. This will be a two week unit of study. Students will use
non-standard measuring tools for continuous linear measurement - illustrating
length using same size units laid end to end with no gaps or overlaps. The
student will directly compare the length of two or more objects and use
nonstandard units that have the attribute of length to estimate and measure
length. Students will experience tasks in which they explore the relationships
between the size of a unit and the number of units needed to measure the length
of an object. The student will represent math concepts with concrete materials
in problem solving connected to everyday experiences.
Reading and Writing Workshop: This week in Reading
and Writing, we will be reading many different types of poetry and identifying
and analyzing acrostic poetry, color poetry, and descriptive poetry. We will be learning that poets use different
strategies and writing styles when they craft their art. We will practice
writing acrostic poems, color poems, and using our five senses to write
descriptive poetry.
Science: This
week in science we will be learning about living and non-living things. We will
sort and classify living and non-living things based upon whether or not they
have basic needs and produce offspring. We will then extend our knowledge further
and study different species of animals. This week we will learn about the
fantastic fish! We will learn about the external characteristics (body parts)
of fish and how these external characteristics determine how fish move, what
they eat and the ecosystem that they live in.
Habit #3 Put First Things First: I spend my time on things that are most
important. I set priorities. I work first then play.
Reminders:
*Please remember to send a healthy snack every day. Snack
time is @ 9:30am.
*Make sure your child wears tennis shoes every Tuesday,
Thursday, and Friday.
*Library day is Thursday.
*Please remember to send back your child’s homework
bag and contents on Friday.
*It helps me tremendously if you leave the reading
response notebook and books in the homework bag.
Dates to
remember:
April 1:
STAAR Testing-NO VISITORS
April 2: STAAR
Testing-NO VISITORS
Spirit Night – Jason’s Deli
April 4:
Austin Reptile Show for 1st Grade Students – on campus
April 10:
Chicks will begin to Hatch!
April 18: No
School- Good Friday
April 22-23:
STAAR Testing-NO VISITORS
May 1: Field
Trip to ZACH Theater
Talent
Show (K-3)
May 2: Field
Day
Talent Show (4-5)
May 5-9:
Teacher Appreciation Week
May 7: Early
Release Day
May 9: Career
Day
May 12-16: Book Fair
May 26: No
School-Memorial Day
May 29: End
of the Year Party
May 30: Last
day of school!
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