Quarter 3 -- Week 9

Hello First grade Families --

The first graders would like to invite families to our slideshow presentations.

First graders have been working hard to prepare for their slideshow presentations. I hope you will be able to join us.

Last week in First grade we...

• practice using pronouns to replace nouns in sentences.
• use conjunctions to combine 2 simple sentences.
• read many Dr. Seuss books and determined the moral/message in these stories.
• finished up our slideshows by adding transitions and animations to each slide. We also practice presenting them with our partners.
• wrote squiggle stories in Daily 5.

This week we will...

• present our slideshows to the other first grade class and Miss Garica's class.
• listen to Mrs. Loop's class present their slideshows.
• write a book review on a Dr. Seuss book.
• begin our poetry unit. We will write an acrostic and a color poem this week.
• complete an assessment on capitals and pronouns.

**Our spelling pattern this week will be ay words.

Reminders ---

• Yearbooks need to be ordered by March 17th.
• If your child is returning to Oasis Academy next year for the 2017-18 school year you must complete Returning Student document from an email that sent was sent from the office. Deadline to submit is March 30, 2017.
• Daylight Saving time begins on March 12 -- Set your clocks forward an hour. 
• Spring Break will be the week of March 20-March 24.
• Parent/Teacher Conferences will begin on Friday, March 31 and will continue before and after school during the following week. Watch your email for a sign up genius. 

Math News from Miss Garcia -- Happy March!

The 1st graders assessed on Thursday by telling time to the hour and half hour.  Each student had to match digital times to analog clocks and analog clocks to digital clocks.  They also had to label analog clocks with both the hour and minute hand.

This week we work on adding to 100.  Including adding a two digit number to a one digit number such as (52 + 7 = 59).  We will also add a two digit number to a multiple of ten such as (43 + 10 = 53).  We will teach this strategy through counting on and branch method.

Week 27 Homework

March 6th-9th

Monday	IXL - A.13 Counting on a hundred chart
Tuesday	IXL - A.14 Hundred Chart
Wednesday	Branch addition worksheet adding 2- digits t0 a 1 digit number
Thursday	Branch addition worksheet adding ten to a 2-digit number

Have a great week!

Mrs. Rowlett & Miss Garcia