week 7 10/16

Happy Monday!!

Please send your child to school with a sweatshirt and make sure to label everything!  This is the time of year when water bottles and sweatshirts start to fill up OA’s Lost & Found!

Last week we began writing in our journals during work on writing time in the morning.  The kids were super excited to get their journals and be able to write in them.  We listened to a story called Rhyming Dust Bunnies  and the students got to practice rhyming.  They all created their own rhyming dust bunny also. Our class is doing a good job with this tricky concept. However, they can still use a bit of practice.  I would recommend while driving in the car say a word aloud to your child and ask them to say a word that rhymes with it.  Focus on real words at first and then allow them to say made up words as well that rhyme. We also finished our how to make applesauce writing. They 1st graders worked really hard on these.

Next week we will begin our Community Helper project. Students will work in groups and become an expert on one community helper. Each group will teach the rest of the class and present to other grade level the information they learned about their community helper. Students will create a item to show their appreciation to the different community helpers. We will also begin looking at "closed syllables" which are syllables with 1 vowel followed by 1 or more consonant and the vowel is short (put, com, fat, jack).

Math News from Miss Garcia

The first graders have been working telling number stories.  Then they put their number story into a Number Bond or an equation.  We have been focusing on Math vocabulary such as: add, equals, altogether and count on.  

This week the first grade students will be using a number line to count on from a number and also to solve an equation.  All first graders have a number line in their binder to use as a resource.

Example:  4 + 3 = __

Have your child start at number four and count on three more numbers to land on the sum of 7.

Example 4 + 3 = 7

Monday	C.2 Adding 2
Tuesday	Worksheet - adding on to find a sum
Wednesday	J.2 Which sign makes the number sentence true?
Thursday	J.7 Addition & subtraction sentences: True or False

Have a great week!!

Mrs. Rowlett & Miss Garcia

Week 6 - 10/9/17

Hello first grade families,

Time is flying by in first grade!!! I can not believe that we are already in the 6th week of school.  First graders have been really busy this week. We finally finished up our introducing our friends project.  The students did such a great job working together to gather information about their friends and then presenting their friends and posters to the whole group.  Each student now has a poster hanging in our room.  We will refer to these posters all year when we are writing as there are so many great words that have been shared on the posters that we can use to write about. They will serve as wonderful resources when we are writing words that we are unsure of how to spell. 

HOMEWORK BINDER:

Last week we started our guided reading groups. Your child now has a plastic Velcro envelope in their binder. This will contain their reading book for the night a long with reading log. The book in their binder is a familiar book that they read in class that day so each student should be fluent when reading the book. It usually will not take the entire 20 minutes to read. After student read their book in the pouch please choose other book to read to complete the 20 minutes of reading. The book needs to be returned to school the next day. Complete the reading log with one 1 entry per night. When the student reach 20 nights of reading they will receive a reading reward.

B and D Reversals:

This is a common problem in first grade and not a huge worry but we are working on bringing attention to the subtle differences between these letters to students. Here is a resource you can refer to at home.

Last week in first grade we...

• Determined the difference between fact and opinion.
• We tasted different types of apples and decided on our favorite type.
• We wrote an opinion piece about our favortie apple type (these are hanging in the hall so if you are in the building stop by and have a look)
• We made apple sauce and noted the steps involved in making applesauce.
• Worked really hard on rhyming words.
• We learned that when answering a question we have to use FORMAT MATTERS -- Which means to use complete sentences and good grammar when answering a question.
• We also used our senses to write about the season of fall.

This week in first grade we will...

• Write the steps involved to make applesauce.
• begin our community helper project.
• look at the beginning sounds of words.
• continue to explore and practice Format Matters in our discussions.
• Learn about the chunking strategy when reading to help read multi syllabic words.

Math News From Miss Garcia

The first grade students took their first summative assessment of the quarter.  The students were expected to insert missing numbers into a sequence, count by multiples of 10, compare numbers using <,>,=, and determine if an equation is true or false. Overall, Mrs. Bloomfield and I were very excited to see the growth that they have made in the first 6 weeks!

Keep in mind that some skills are easy to practice at home or in the car such as counting from 1 to 100, skip counting by 10’s and 5’s as well as being able to count on from any number.  For example start at the number 32 then count on 33, 34, 35, 36...etc.  

Don’t panic if your child is writing numbers in reverse.  It is very common for them to write numbers such as 2,3,5,6 and 7 in reverse.  This is developmental up until 2nd grade.  Call their attention to the number that they have written incorrectly and ask them to flip their number or re-write it correctly.

Homework October 9th - 12th

Monday	IXL M.3 Place Value Models to 100
Tuesday	IXL D.1 Addition facts - sums to 10
Wednesday	Worksheet  Adding with a Number Line
Thursday	IXL D.5 Addition Word Problems to 10

Week 5 -- Homework - Slide show

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...

• 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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