Week 35 -- May 29 - May 31

Happy  Monday!!

Only 7 more days of 1st grade.  All the first graders have worked so hard this year. It has been great getting to see them learn and grow.

All the first graders did an amazing job taking their MAPS testing last week. They all showed amazing growth from the beginning of the year.  Look for your 1st graders growth report with their report card that will be coming home next week.

Here are a couple of reminder….

• Monday, June 4, 2018 -- Popsicles in the park to celebrate Summer birthdays.
• Wednesday, June 6-- 8th grade graduation at Venturacci Gym  
• Wednesday, June 6 @1:30 -- 1st Grade Drama play.
• Thursday June 7 -- Field day and the last day of school.

SUMMER READING -

Your child will be bringing home a summer reading log calendar, next week.  Please initial the days your child reads for 15 or more minutes. Those that return their calendar in the fall,  will receive a reward.

HOMEWORK -

There will be no math.  Reading homework -- choose a good fit book to read.  I will be accepting reading logs (those that need a few more to get their 20 days for a surprise) until the last day of school.

BOOK FAIR

The buy one get one book fair is open.  They have some great books for summer reading.  They will also have a LOGO wear sale on Wednesday. Be sure to stop by.

Have a great week!!

Week 34 -- May 21- May 24

Happy, Happy Monday!

We only have 3 weeks of school left!! Yikes time if just flying by.

Here are a few important dates to remember...

Thursday, May 24 -- 1st Grade MAPS testing

Monday, June 4, 2018 -- Popsicles in the park to celebrate Summer birthdays.

Wednesday, June 6-- 8th grade graduation at Venturacci Gym  
Wednesday, June 6 @1:30 -- 1st Grade Drama play. 

Thursday June 7 -- Field day and the last day of school. 

Last week in first grade we...

• practiced adding commas to the date and to words in a series.
• Practiced capitalizing names, months, titles.
• finished up our personal narrative rough drafts.
• identified why offspring resembles their parents or relatives. 

This week we will...

• complete assessments on previous learning.
• write our final drafts of our personal narratives.
• learn about money,  banks and consumer and producers. 

Last week was the last week of spelling. Also, please make sure your child continues to read for 20 minutes. We may not meet in formal reading groups these last weeks but it is important to keep reading. 

Math news from Mrs. Garcia...

The countdown is on!  We are officially down to the last 11 days of school.  You will be receiving an email from O.A. about Field Day.  Field Day will be held at Oasis Academy on the last day of school, June 7th, from 8:00 - 2:00.  ALL student are released at 2:00 this day!

Over the next week please have your 1st grader choose an IXL assignment from the 1st grade IXL objectives for math to complete for homework Monday - Thursday.  There will be no assigned homework.  I will be receiving updates through IXL in order to see who has completed assignments throughout the week.  If they choose NOT to complete an assignment each day, they will stay in for study hall.\\

Dates To Remember

Here are some important dates to remember...

Monday, June 4, 2018 -- Popsicles in the park to celebrate Summer birthdays.

Wednesday, June 6 @1:30 -- 1st Grade Drama play. 

Thursday June 7 -- Field day and the last day of school. 

Week 33

A big thank you for all the wonderful teacher appreciation gifts.  The teachers were definitely spoiled last week. 

Reminders/Information:

• This will be our last week for spelling words.  We will continue to have reading groups with homework and fluency/sight words to practice.
• Spring MAPS testing will be during the week of May 21st.  This will give us a few days for make-up tests, in case of absences.

Last week in first grade:

• We continued to practice finding the moral/lesson of a fable.
• We learned how to use commas when writing the date and when making a list.
• We added details to our small moment stories.
• We completed some assessments in preparation for report cards.

This week in first grade:

• We will continue to practice finding the moral of the story in preparation for assessment.
• We will practice using commas in different ways.
• We will add the beginning and ending to our small moment stories.
• We will explore more plant and animal superpowers.

Math News From Miss Garcia

This week we will be reviewing shapes and measurement.  All of the IXL assigned this week deals with number sense.  Please have your 1st grader use the resources in their binder (100’s chart and number line) in order to accurately answer their IXL questions.  They can also use any of the strategies that they have been taught in class and write them out.

Homework for Week 33

May 14th - 17th

Monday	IXL - E.9 Add two multiples of 10
Tuesday	IXL - I.4 Subtract a multiple of 10
Wednesday	IXL - D.7 Addition sentences using a number line: sums to 18
Thursday	IXL - H.12 Make a number using subtraction - numbers up to 20

Happy Mother's Day!!

~Mrs. Rowlett & Miss Garcia

Week 32 --5/7 -- 5/10

Wow!! We are in week 32 of our school year. It is hard to believe that we only have 20 days left of school.  The days are definitely feeling like summers. Please remember to send a water bottle in with your child.

Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers that have been helping out all year and especially during our testing weeks.  We couldn't do it without all the support of the wonderful parents.


Last week in first grade...

•  we worked really hard on writing our small moment narratives.
•  First graders also look at animal super powers with the focus on their teeth. 
• We started to identify and describe the central message
• We reviewed previous learning and will begin re-assessments this coming week. 

This week we will...

• Work on our personal narratives.
• Identify the central message of a story.
• Review they types of sentences.
• Determine why animal have camouflage. 

Math news from Miss Garcia

Thank you for ALL that you do to go above and beyond to help your children
and the teachers of Oasis Academy.

We are down to the last 20 days of school…which is SCARY & EXCITING
at the same time!  There is still a bunch of math concepts, strategies and
assessments to work on and complete.  The teachers are also busy re-assessing
most concepts taught in order to see if your child has mastered them by the
end of the year.

Our focus this week in first grade will be to add two, 2-digit numbers by
using 2 different strategies: Branch Addition (which the kids are familiar
with) and Arrow Method, which is a newer concept that we began last
week and will continue to work with again this week.  Both examples
are listed below.

Branch Method Examples:

Example   31 + 6 = 52 + 12 =

                    ↙ ↘ ↘                             ↙ ↘ ↙ ↘

                  30 + (1 + 6) =                            50 2 10 2

30 + 7 = 37       (50+10) + (2+2) =

                                                                              60 + 4 = 64

Arrow Method Example:

53  + 34  =          1. Start with the bigger addend (53).

   + 30     +4

53 → 83 →87        2. Draw an arrow.  Break down the other addend (34) into tens(30)

and ones (4).                                       

                                 3. Above the arrow write a plus sign and the amount of tens (+30).     

Write the subtotal.after the arrow (83).

                                  4. Draw another arrow after the subtotal. Above the arrow write a

plus sign and the amount of ones (+4).  Write the total (87).

Week 32 Homework

Week 32 May 7th - 10th

Monday	Arrow method worksheet
Tuesday	Arrow method worksheet
Wednesday	IXL C.7 -Adding 7
Thursday	IXL C.8 - Adding 8

 

Have a great week!!

Mrs. Rowlett & Miss Garcia