Dec 7-11
FIELD TRIP Reminder
Our first field trip to the Austin Nature Center is on Monday, December 7th. We will leave school at around 9:30 and return by 12:30. Couple of things to note:
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
FIELD TRIP Reminder
Our first field trip to the Austin Nature Center is on Monday, December 7th. We will leave school at around 9:30 and return by 12:30. Couple of things to note:
- Please have your child wear a Caraway shirt if they have one (if they don't, no worries) and comfortable tennis shoes.
- Pack lunch for your child on Monday. We will eat a picnic lunch in the classroom when we return.
- Send snack and water bottle as usual.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Tuesday: Tuesday folders come home. Please return signed Tuesday folders every Wednesday morning.
Please make sure you check your child’s Daily Folder each night and initial the day to show me you saw the information.
Thursday: No library- Book Fair- I will be out on a district training. Mrs. Carla Lieurance will be my sub.
Please make sure you check your child’s Daily Folder each night and initial the day to show me you saw the information.
Thursday: No library- Book Fair- I will be out on a district training. Mrs. Carla Lieurance will be my sub.
Friday: Red Reading folders are due.
This week:
This week:
FIRST GRADE PBL (Project Based learning) PROJECT:
We are so excited to start our first PBL project this year. Project-based learning is an active and engaged learning in which our students explore real-life problems and challenges. In doing so, they will obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they are studying.
In the spirit of Holiday, giving to the community, and helping our community, we will focus on the flood that happened on Oct 30th this year in South Austin. Twenty-two classrooms at palm Elementary school were damaged. Many teachers lost classroom books and many other supplies. What can we do to help? How can we help? What is flood and what is the effect of flood on people and their properties?
Our students will get inspired to think deeply about these questions, brainstorm, discuss, and come up with different ways, and ideas. One idea, is to hold a book drive donation. Our first graders will inform the public (caraway community) through media (school broadcast, fliers and posters) and ask for gently used books to be donated. They will set up empty boxes around the school and each day, collect and count the donated books. We have set up a big graph in the first grade hall and our students will mark the graph to show the progress. They will work cooperatively and collaboratively towards a common goal and a good cause. In the process, they will practice writing letters, and making fliers, learning about graphs, different types of weather including flood, good citizenship and helping community, and much more.
SPREAD THE WORD AROUND AND HELP OUR FIRST GRADERS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY
If you have any gently used books at home for elementary ages especially kindergarten, or first grade, please consider donating it to our book drive. Our first graders will be collecting the books and send them to Palm Elementary school.
We are so excited to start our first PBL project this year. Project-based learning is an active and engaged learning in which our students explore real-life problems and challenges. In doing so, they will obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they are studying.
In the spirit of Holiday, giving to the community, and helping our community, we will focus on the flood that happened on Oct 30th this year in South Austin. Twenty-two classrooms at palm Elementary school were damaged. Many teachers lost classroom books and many other supplies. What can we do to help? How can we help? What is flood and what is the effect of flood on people and their properties?
Our students will get inspired to think deeply about these questions, brainstorm, discuss, and come up with different ways, and ideas. One idea, is to hold a book drive donation. Our first graders will inform the public (caraway community) through media (school broadcast, fliers and posters) and ask for gently used books to be donated. They will set up empty boxes around the school and each day, collect and count the donated books. We have set up a big graph in the first grade hall and our students will mark the graph to show the progress. They will work cooperatively and collaboratively towards a common goal and a good cause. In the process, they will practice writing letters, and making fliers, learning about graphs, different types of weather including flood, good citizenship and helping community, and much more.
SPREAD THE WORD AROUND AND HELP OUR FIRST GRADERS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY
If you have any gently used books at home for elementary ages especially kindergarten, or first grade, please consider donating it to our book drive. Our first graders will be collecting the books and send them to Palm Elementary school.
THANK YOU!
Thank you for stuffing the folders, and being willing to help in the classroom or outside the classroom. Your helping hands and hearts are greatly appreciated!
More than anything, thank you for supporting your child's learning at home. Your child's success and education is a result of, us working together! So thank you for being a partner in your child's learning!
More than anything, thank you for supporting your child's learning at home. Your child's success and education is a result of, us working together! So thank you for being a partner in your child's learning!
