It's a NEW Year!
Dear Parents,
Welcome back!! I hope you and your families enjoyed spending time with each other over the winter break. My little family planned a trip to New York City -- before we knew of the bomb cyclone that was going to hit the easter part of the country. We arrived the day before the blizzard, and then we spent the next few days in frigid temperatures! As cold as we were, we enjoyed seeing all of the snow, and we were so fortunate to share with our son some of our favorite parts of city.
The new year is a time for reflection. As I do so, I am continually thankful to be here at Canyon Creek working with and getting to love your children. Thank you for the privilege to be your child's teacher! Have an amazing New Year!
What a wonderful week back with your kiddos! I really did miss them over the break... not the 5am alarm clock... but definitely them! We have hit the ground running in all subjects! Thank you so much to everyone for the prompt return of the Education Galaxy forms. We plan to directly work with the math component, but there is a reading, writing and science piece as well. Feel free to use this as additional support at home for those subjects.
Night Writes:
Night Writes is a program that we will begin this month. We have designed a Night Write packet that came home this week in your child's homework folder. PLEASE help your child keep track of this. We will use the packet for the next couple months. HOW IT WORKS - Each month will begin with a choice menu of prompts. They are to circle one prompt that they would like to take to final copy. They then must work through all steps of the writing process. Each step has a page in their booklet as well as some pointers and a given time frame to help with pacing. Please feel free to use this as a tool to help work with your child on the development of their ideas, grammar, spelling, word choice, organization etc. In doing so though we still ask that the piece remains authentic to them. As a parent, you could conference with them about their idea to make sure they are on the right track and again with the editing and revising. Please try not to over help and rewrite the composition for them (Believe me, I know it is hard to resist at times!) Thank you again for your support with their writing. Your work with them, as always, is invaluable!
STEAM Night:
Please see the attached note below!!
Units of Study:
Reading: Continue study of traditional literature
Writing: Homophones of there, their, they're; expository and narrative quick writes
Spelling: No spelling due to shortened week
Math: Continue with fractions
Texas History: Continue Revolution
Upcoming Events:
Jan. 15: MLK holiday - No School
Jan. 16: Report cards come home
Jan. 18: STEAM Night 5:30 - 7:30
Jan. 22: Geography Bee
Jan. 27: UIL competition
Jan. 29: January Night Writes Due
