Dear Parents,
As you know Halloween is a holiday that gets celebrated at Oasis Academy! I am super excited to have elements of Halloween throughout my lessons for the coming week and of course to enjoy the students in their costumes. As far as costumes students may wear them to school on Thursday, October 29th, but they may not wear masks that are bloody/gory. Our party is being organized by Mrs. Sheldon will be on Thursday as well. It will run from 2:30 PM until 4:00 PM. Since Thursday will be so exciting, we are trying to keep our Halloween Party simple--crafts and snacks.
Speaking of snacks...I'm noticing lots of snacks coming to school but they are not getting eaten. Please be sure to talk to your children about the types of snacks they like and will eat or why they are not eating the snack packed for them. Students have snack recess at 9:35 AM and another "in class" snack time in the afternoon. Last week our snack bin looked like this by Thursday afterschool. I will keep non-perishable foods in for this week. In the past I have thrown away unclaimed cheese sticks and yogurts, I hate wasting food.
Math
Last week in Math we worked on subtracting up to 3-digit numbers using the same strategies that students used when adding (open number line, partial sum/difference, and branch addition/subtraction). Students need to be exposed to many different strategies. These strategies become the tools they can call on to solve equations. Students have really done a great job practicing them all. Now they are using the strategy they like the best to solve equations.
After the math assessment on Thursday, students got some practice with some real life math. Students spent time cutting, counting, and bagging Box Tops. During the 1st quarter of school Room 17 brought in 520 Box Tops. Way to go!! Remember to cut out Box Tops and send them to school. It is a source of income for Oasis Academy and Box Tops are on so many products!!
Here's the homework schedule for this week...
Language
In language we are still working with adjectives. Our work with this part of speech should be done this week and we will move onto adverbs.
Writing
The writers from Room 17 are working on an opinion piece on Halloween. Last week we learned about opinions using OREO, O=state your Opinion, R=give Reasons, E=Explain your reasons, and O=restate your Opinion. Students filled out a "Flee Map" as a pre-writing step and have completed their rough drafts.
Projects
In projects we are continuing our work with matter. Last week we explored properties of solids. These properties included shape, color, flexibility, and texture, Students will be using their filled out charts and chrome books to write observations about the properties of solids. Students also learned about molecules and how they look in solids, gases, and liquids.
It was wonderful to meet with many of you on Friday and I look forward to meeting with everyone else this coming week!! Parent Teacher Conference time is a powerful opportunity for us to come together to focus on your child!! I appreciate your timeliness in coming to your conference and your input during the conference.
As I close this week's blog, I hope that you all enjoy Halloween and Nevada Day!!
Sincerely,
Anne Bloomfield
Speaking of snacks...I'm noticing lots of snacks coming to school but they are not getting eaten. Please be sure to talk to your children about the types of snacks they like and will eat or why they are not eating the snack packed for them. Students have snack recess at 9:35 AM and another "in class" snack time in the afternoon. Last week our snack bin looked like this by Thursday afterschool. I will keep non-perishable foods in for this week. In the past I have thrown away unclaimed cheese sticks and yogurts, I hate wasting food.Math
Last week in Math we worked on subtracting up to 3-digit numbers using the same strategies that students used when adding (open number line, partial sum/difference, and branch addition/subtraction). Students need to be exposed to many different strategies. These strategies become the tools they can call on to solve equations. Students have really done a great job practicing them all. Now they are using the strategy they like the best to solve equations.
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| Cutting and counting Box Tops |
Here's the homework schedule for this week...
Monday
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IXL - R.2 Interpret tally charts and tables
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Tuesday
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IXL - R.3 Interpret Bar Graphs
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Wednesday
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IXL- R.8 Interpret Pictographs
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Thursday
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NO Homework! Due to Nevada Day and Halloween!
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Language
In language we are still working with adjectives. Our work with this part of speech should be done this week and we will move onto adverbs.
Writing
The writers from Room 17 are working on an opinion piece on Halloween. Last week we learned about opinions using OREO, O=state your Opinion, R=give Reasons, E=Explain your reasons, and O=restate your Opinion. Students filled out a "Flee Map" as a pre-writing step and have completed their rough drafts.
Projects
In projects we are continuing our work with matter. Last week we explored properties of solids. These properties included shape, color, flexibility, and texture, Students will be using their filled out charts and chrome books to write observations about the properties of solids. Students also learned about molecules and how they look in solids, gases, and liquids.It was wonderful to meet with many of you on Friday and I look forward to meeting with everyone else this coming week!! Parent Teacher Conference time is a powerful opportunity for us to come together to focus on your child!! I appreciate your timeliness in coming to your conference and your input during the conference.
As I close this week's blog, I hope that you all enjoy Halloween and Nevada Day!!
Sincerely,
Anne Bloomfield
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