Sunday, October 1, 2017

Week 5 -- Homework - Slide show

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Happy Monday!!!

    I can't believe we are already in the 5th week of school. First graders are really getting in to the groove. All of our routines and procedures are in place and we are completely ready to begin our Daily 5 rotations and reading groups.

Here are a few items to address in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade:


  1. Kissing - obviously kissing and hugging between students is NOT allowed at Oasis Academy.  Mrs. Tisdale and Mrs. Mackedon came to each classroom to address this “issue.”  If students are caught, they will miss recess for 1 week.
  2. Reporting - I am here to teach your child and keep them safe.  If a situation comes up I  need to know as soon as possible.  I cannot help your child if I don’t know about the situation that has occurred..
  3. FERPA  (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) - I cannot speak with you about another child.  This violates a law that protects your child.
Last Week in first grade...
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  • We finished up our project on introducing our classmates. The students did a great job working together to gather information and write about each student in our group. They also showed great Habits of Discussion and Format Matters when presenting their information to the class.
  • We completed our last TRIBES agreement of appreciations: Students learned how important it is to show appreciations for the people we are around and how it fills peoples hearts (buckets) when they feel appreciated.
  • We have been working hard on phonics and the sounds letter and letter combinations make. We have been stretching, and rhyming words.
This week we will...
  • be exploring the wonderful season of fall by using our senses to describe the season
  • taste, graph and describe different types of apples. We will write an opinion piece on our favortie apples. We will also be making applesauce and writing a how to piece about the process.
  • begin to focus in on a great strategy called Format Matters which reminds students to use complete sentences by restating the question when answering questions or discussing topics in groups.
Homework --
We will begin reading groups this week.  Your child will be bringing home a book in a plastic velcro envelope in their binders.  Please make sure your child read's this book along with other books to reach 20 minutes of reading each night.

Math News from Miss Garcia


Happy Monday!  As we  head into another full week of school please remember to support your child’s learning by completing reading and math homework daily.  Several students have not been completing their IXL assignments and this affects their “work ethic” grade on their report card. If students don't get their IXL completed they will go to study hall during their specials time.


Mrs. Bloomfield and I are enjoying your first grade students.  They are able to make real life connections with math concepts.  They also enjoy working with small groups on math activities.  I was amazed when they came up with 10 different strategies to model the number “14.”


Last week the first graders worked with number bonds.  We focused on finding the whole number and introduced number bonds that displays only “whole, part” and the students must use strategies to find the missing part.  It was a bit challenging however, hard work pays off and soon they will master this concept!  Looking forward into this week we will continue this missing Part, Part, Whole concept along with counting on from any number to 100, comparing numbers and plan on having our first short assessment on Thursday!




Homework Week 5: October 2 - 5
Monday
Number Bond Worksheet a-g
Tuesday
Basketball Bond Worksheet
Wednesday
IXL E.1 Add Doubles with models
Thursday
No Homework due to assessment

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