Week 4

Happy Monday

Fall is in the air. Please make sure to write your child's name on all their belongings.   Our lost and found is getting full.

Last week in first grade...

• we learned about not giving put downs. We also explored ways to fill each others buckets by giving appreciation statements.
• we introduced 12 more classmates by working in groups to learn all about them.  
• we took a developmental spelling assessment and are almost ready to begin reading groups.

This week we will...

• finish up with our classmate introduction project.
• Learn more about appreciations and bucket fillers
• continue to count syllables in words.
• continue to explore the "secret stories" (the sounds letter combinations) in our names.

Reading Homework

We will be starting reading groups soon.  Please continue to read 20 minutes nightly.

Reminder

Pajama Day!! September 28

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Students at Oasis Academy will be able to wear their pajamas on Thursday, September 28th.  They can donate any amount of money if they decide wear pajamas to school. Please wear tennis shoes (no sandals) and make sure that their PJ’s cover as much of their body as their uniform does.  Please NO pillows, blankets or stuffed animals.

Math News from Miss Garcia

First Grade Blog: Week 4

Happy Monday!  This week we will be jumping into the swing of things!

We hope that you are checking the blog weekly to find out what your child’s IXL math assignments are.  There were a few glitches the first few weeks and now it is becoming part of the daily routine.  Remember to check the blog for assignments AND if your child is unable to complete an assignment for any reason please let Mrs. Bloomfield or myself know as soon as possible.

In first grade were are working on and modeling Part, Part, Whole.  Here are a few examples:

Number Bonds lead into both addition and subtraction equations. (Here are examples from the number bonds above)

4 + 3 = 7 3 + 2 = 5

3 + 4 = 7 2 + 3 = 5

Long term examples are listed below: Number bonds also are useful when creating Fact Families for addition/subtraction and also multiplication/division!

Homework Week 4: September 25-28

Monday	IXL M.1 Place value models up 20
Tuesday	Worksheet - Number bond worksheet
Wednesday	Worksheet - Number bond worksheet
Thursday	IXL B.2 Addition sentences - sums to 10

Have a great Week 

Mrs. Rowlett & Mis s Garcia

PJ Day

                                                                                          

Oasis Academy will be participating in PJammin’ for Cancer on Thursday  September 28th.  For a donation of ANY AMOUNT everyone can wear their PJ’s in honor and support of children with cancer.  

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

All donation amounts are welcome!!  Any checks should be made out to NNCCF (Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation).

                                                                                         

Week 3

Happy Monday

I hope everyone had a great weekend.  The weather was perfect.

Last week in first grade we...

• Began our first project of introducing our TRIBE/group members. 1st graders worked in groups to complete a circle map, ask questions and write good sentences about a student in their group.
• made it to 4 minutes of stamina in reading to self. Our goal is 10 minutes.  We are building our brains to be able to read this long.
• looked a syllables and counted syllables in words.
•  took the the MAPs test.
• Practiced Attentive Listening

This week we will...

• continue our project and introduce a new member of our tribe
• Take a developmental spelling test.
• Learn all about Mutual Respect and No Put Downs 
• Begin work on writing for another daily 5 choice.

REMINDER

Please make sure you  activate your Infinite Campus Parent Portal and perform the Mandatory Annual Update of your child(ren)'s contact information.  

It is imperative that the school have current Emergency Contact names and phone numbers as well as your current home address, email and phone numbers.  This online Annual Update replaces the lengthy paper forms usually distributed at Back to School night and every family must complete this process by September 30th.  If you do not update this information by September 30, your student(s) will lose recess. High school students will lose open campus lunch privileges.

A computer is available in the front office for you to use if you need help or do not have access to a computer.  The Churchill County Library also has computers available for public use. 

Please use the following link to activate your Parent Portal account, if you haven't previously done so.  https://nspcsa.infinitecampus.org/campus/unique-link/L4UDPAWPGCF4V8UY?appName=oasis  

Math News from Miss Garcia

Happy Monday!  We are getting into the swing of things around here.  The first graders are continuing to work on daily routines and our TRIBE Agreements.  It is important that as a class, they work together, share, follow directions and most importantly learn!  There are a lot of standards that are to be covered both in language and math and our top priority at Oasis Academy is to work hard and learn!

As a class we continue to distinguish between more and less, compare and order numbers from 0-20 and find missing numbers within  a sequence.

Such as:

7, 8, 9 ___, ___, 12, ___                OR 14, 13, ___, 11, ____, ____, 8, 7, 6,

The students are using both number lines and 100 charts as resources and tools in the classroom.  

Please check the blog daily for the assigned math homework.

Monday	IXL A.5 Count on 10 frames up to 40
Tuesday	IXL A.6 Skip count by 10’s to 100
Wednesday	Paper homework - Number bond worksheet
Thursday	IXL B.1 Add with pictures up to 10

Have a great week!!

Mrs. Rowlett & Miss Garcia

Important Information

Absences
If your child is going to be absent from school please notify the front office by 9 a.m. 423-5437. If you know your child will be absent, in advance, for more than a day please fill out the prior arranged absence form. You can pick it up in the office. 

Check out
Please remember that if someone comes to check your children out of school who is not on the emergency card they will not be released to them. You can update that list by going to Infinite Campus Parent Portal.

Week 2

Hello First Grade Families,

Here are a couple reminders for this week of school

• Monday -- Picture day. We have picture's at 8:30 in the morning.  Remember to send in your picture packet if you want to purchase pictures.

• Tuesday -- All About me papers are due today.  Please remember to get these back to school by Tuesday. We want to give every 1st grader the opportunity to share theirs with the class.  I sent a new one home on Thursday if your child hasn't returned it yet.  

• Wednesday - Maps Testing 

• Thursday -- Thursday is Pizza Day if your child wants to eat pizza you can purchase pizza couponds at the office 5 for $15.  

• PAPER WORK - If you haven't not turned in all your back to school paper work please get that turned in. Thank you!!

PE/Specials

First graders will have Art on Tuesday's.  Mrs. Johnson has a bunch of very fun art activities planned for us to do. 

Thursday we will have PE from 1:30 to 2.  Please make sure your child is wearing PE shoes and brings extra water. 

MAPS TESTING

This week your child will take the MAPS test. This is a test that state of Nevada is requiring all kindergarten through third grade students to take in the area of English Language Arts. This test will measure your child's instructional level and measure their growth. They will take the test three times a year.

Here is some information you be interested in about MAPS:

*It is taken on a chromebook 

*It will get easier or harder depending on your child answers

*It should take about 45 minutes

*You will get a report showing your child's growth after each test

Please don't hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions.

Last Week in First Grade...

• we learned all about our classroom procedures and rules.  We learned about our class mates and began looking at letter sounds and letter combination in our classmates names. 

This Week We Will...

• Look at our Tribes Agreements in more depth.  We will begin with Attentive/Whole body listening, and move on to Mutual Respect.
• Begin our first Project... Introducing the members of our table TRIBES, using a circle map and by writing sentences about each member. 
• Take the MAPS test.

Math News From Miss Garcia

Well...we made it through the 1st week back!  The kids had hard working and fantastic week full of learning.  We focused on counting to 10 and reading and writing numerals and number words. We also practiced routines and procedures when math manipulatives.

        

Monday	IXL A.3 Counting Review - Up to 20
Tuesday	IXL A.4 Counting Tens and Ones - Up to 20
Wednesday	IXL K.1 Comparing Review - Fewer/More
Thursday	IXL K.2 Comparing numbers up to 10

Have a great week!!

Mrs Rowlett & Miss Garcia

IXL IS READY TO GO

Good Afternoon,

Please check your email.  I have entered all students and passwords into IXL once again.  I am crossing my fingers that you can enter your child’s username and password.  

If you are in 1st Grade:  please complete the following IXL objective’s by this Sunday: A.2 & A.2

If you are in 2nd Grade: please complete IXL A.1 by this Sunday.

There will be a new post (Sunday evening) for upcoming homework next week.  1st grade homework will be posted on Mrs. Rowlett’s blog and 2nd grade homework will be posted on my blog.

Miss Garcia

First Week & Picture Day!!!

Yay!!!  We made it through the first week!  It was lots of fun getting to know each and every student in our class.  I can't wait until next week.

Picture Day

Picture day is Monday -- the first graders have pictures at 8:30 in the morning.  Your child brought home a picture packet in their binders today.  If you would like to purchase pictures please return it with them on Monday. You can also purchase online. 

Here are a couple pictures from our first week!!

Brain Break!!

Minion Mayhem!

Spider web community circle

Have a great weekend!!

Mrs. Rowlett

Quarter 1 -- Week 1

Tuesday is almost here...

Excitement is in the air! School is about to begin!  During the first few weeks of school we spend a lot of time practicing our routines and building our community!! The first graders will begin their first project which includes learning about and introducing each other to the class. We will work on questioning, writing and speaking and listening skills. Our Tribes agreement that we will focus on this week will be Attentive/Whole body listening.

Every Thursday Afternoon...

The first graders of room 2 will have P.E. with Mrs. Heather W. Please make sure your first grader wears appropriate shoes on this day.

Math New From Miss Garcia...

Dear 1st Grade Families,

We are excited to be working with your first graders.  Your children will come to us each morning for Math Class from 9:30 - 11:15.  This week we will have homework starting on Wednesday night.  Most students usernames have stayed the same (first name last name 233) or (first initial last name 233) or (first name last name initial 233).  If you have difficulty logging in, don’t hesitate to contact us at our Oasis Academy emails: abloomfield@oasisacademyfallon.us or sgarcia@oasisacademyfallon.us

Students should not be working on math homework for more than 15 minutes OR more than 10 problems...whichever comes first!

Monday	No Homework - Labor Day
Tuesday	No Homework due to IXL password “issues”
Wednesday	IXL A.1 - Counting review up to 10
Thursday	IXL A.2 - Count to fill in a 10 frame

Have a Great Week!!

Mrs. Rowlett & Miss Garcia

Excited for Tuesday!!

It was great seeing everyone at the meet and greet and Back to school night!! I am so excited for school to start, to get to see all the first grade faces on Tuesday. Here are a couple reminders for the up coming week.

• Please make sure your child brings a snack and water bottle labeled with their name (we only allow water in the classroom so please make sure their water bottle for our room only contains water). They may bring whatever in their lunches.  

•  Oasis is striving for 100% on our "NO fuss Fundraiser" this year.  So please donate any amount you are comfortable with, every little bit helps. Classes with 100% participation will be getting a fun reward. 

• Your child should have received a letter in the mail from me.  It included an All About Me sheet for your child to fill out and include a photograph.  We will be sharing these so send them in as soon as you have it completed but no later than September 12th. If you did not receive this please let me know via email and I will send one home with your first grader on Tuesday. 

Looking forward to a great year!!

Mrs. Rowlett