Sep
2018

Reading & Math

Good Morning!

Reading

Your child brought home their book bag this week. The books inside are at their approximate reading level. These bags will be coming home daily. Please be sure your child spends time reading each day, both independently and with you. The paper inside the book bag lists reading strategies we will be working on this year. They will highlight a strategy as we focus on it during reading groups.

We are finishing our NWEA testing this week, yay! I am also doing my best to complete all DRAs by the end of the week. I will send home a note with their NWEA Reading and Math scores along with their reading level once DRAs are completed.

Math

At the end of each week they will be bringing home checked homework, exit tickets and occasional quizzes.  Please keep these at home so they can use them as a study guide for our tests. They will be bringing home checked homework, exit tickets and a quiz this Friday so please check your child’s folder. The homework helper is a great tool to use as a study guide as well which comes home with their homework.

Thank you and have a wonderful day!

Miss Hespen

 

Sep
2018

Our Week Ahead 9/24-9/28

Happy Fall!

Spelling Week 5

Short & Long /u/ – Short u like in up – Long like in unicorn

Hot words –

  1. lunch
  2. thump
  3. bunch
  4. under
  5. thunder
  6. much
  7. truck
  8. bug
  9. rug

Content-

  1. subtraction
  2. heading
  3. gravity

Reading:

This week we are going to be finishing our NWEA testing with Language Arts. The students have done a great job and have taken the few weeks of testing very seriously, so proud of them! I will also be working on DRAs with them.

Math:

On Monday we will be taking a short quiz on the content we have been learning about like arrays, multiplication and dividing into groups.

Science:

Balancing forces and engineering.

Social Studies:

Writing and talking about the 5 themes of geography

Have a fantastic week everyone!!

Miss Hespen

Sep
2018

Safety Letter to Parents

Dear Oakman Parents,

This letter serves as a reminder to the school  procedures which are put in place to ensure the safety of all of our students. Please understand that keeping your children safe while at school is our top priority when making any decisions.

Morning Procedures

  • 8:25 am: 1st bell for students to line up
  • 8:30 am: 2nd bell all staff expected at line up
  • 8:40 am: Classroom instruction begins. Anyone who arrives after this time needs to sign-in the office
  • From 8:00-8:25 AM breakfast will be served in the cafeteria. The playground area is not monitored or supervised by any staff member prior to 8:30 AM.

Dismissal Procedures

  • Teachers will escort students out from doors #3 and #4 at 3:35pm.
  • Only preschool parents need to come into the building to sign out their students

Entering the Building

  • Parents/ visitors may enter the building via door #1 or door #5, and must check-in the office for any related business / personal matter.

Outdoor Lineup and Recess

  • According to district policy, students will have outdoor line up and recess when the temperature is above 20℉ (combination of temperature and windchill). This excludes when there is inclement weather (rain, snow, high winds).

Rest assured that we take the safety of all students seriously and will continue to take the required measures to upkeep a safe and secure school. We hope that you cooperate with school’s policies and give us a helping hand when you are able to!

Thank you for your support,

Oakman Staff.

 

الأهالي الأعزاء تحية طيبة وبعد،
هذه الرسالة بمثابة تذكير للإجراءات المدرسية التي وضعت لضمان سلامة جميع طلابنا. يرجى تفهم أن الحفاظ على سلامة أطفالكم أثناء وجودهم في المدرسة هو أهم أولوياتنا عند اتخاذ أي قرارات.

إجراءات الصباح
8:25 صباحا: الجرس الأول  يصطف الطلاب في اماكنهم المخصصة.
8:30 صباحا: الجرس الثاني يصطف كادر التعليم مع تلاميذهم في أماكنهم المخصصة.
8:40 صباحًا: بداية الوقت الدراسي المحسوب. أي تلميذ يصل بعد هذا الوقت يحتاج إلى تسجيل الدخول عن طريق مكتب المدرسة.

سيتم تقديم وجبة الإفطار في الكافتيريا من الساعة 8 صباحًا حتى 8:25 صباحًا. لا تتم مراقبة منطقة الملعب أو الإشراف عليها من قبل أي موظف قبل الساعة 8:30 صباحًا.

إجراءات الذهاب إلى البيت
سيقوم المعلمون بمرافقة الطلاب خارج الأبواب رقم 3 و 4 في الساعة 3:35 عصراً.
يجب على الآهالي في مرحلة البستان ( فصل السيدة شوشينين ) فقط القدوم إلى المبنى للتوقيع على إستلام اولادهم

دخول المبنى
يمكن للأهالي  / الزائرين الدخول إلى المبنى خلال الدوام المدرسي ولكن قبل الساعة 3:00 عبر الباب رقم 1 أو الباب رقم 5 ، ويجب عليهم تسجيل الوصول في المكتب لأية مسألة شخصية أو متعلقة بأمور المدرسة.

الطابور اليومي ووقت الفسحة خلال الدوام
وفقًا لسياسة المنطقة التعليمية ، يصطف الطلاب خارج المدرسة في الصباح يومياً لتحية العلم والإعلانات عندما تكون درجة الحرارة أعلى من 20 درجة مئوية . هذا يستثني عندما يكون هناك طقس قاس (مطر ، ثلوج ، رياح عاتية).

كن مطمئنا إلى أننا نأخذ سلامة جميع الطلاب على محمل الجد وسوف نستمر في اتخاذ التدابير اللازمة لصيانة مدرسة آمنة ومأمونة. نأمل أن تتعاونوا مع سياسات المدرسة وتعطونا  يد المساعدة عندما تكون قادرين على ذلك!

شكرا لدعمكم،
فريق عمل مدرسة أوكمان.

 

Sep
2018

End of the Week

Hello! Happy Thursday 🙂

We have accomplished quite a bit this week and I am so proud of all the hard work happening in the classroom.

Just a few reminders, we have a spelling test tomorrow that they will do on the Chrome Book through iLearn so please make sure they take their practice test tonight also through iLearn.

Yesterday we did a science activity called “Hopper Poppers” the students had a blast and we learned about force, balance and pressure and so much more. I took a few pictures that I will post.

Almost through week 4 already! Time flies when you are having fun 🙂

As always if you have any questions or concerns please contact me

-Miss Hespen

 

Sep
2018

Our Week Ahead 9/17 – 9/21

Reading:

NWEA Test

Writing:

narrative

Spelling: Test will be on Friday

 Spelling Pattern Short and Long e – Short e like in egg – Long e like in eat

meet

rest

seem

well

best

teach

each

tell

Content Words

addition

sum

force

motion

Social Studies:

Today was Constitution Day.  We watched a video and then made a class constitution.  Please ask your child about it.  The rest of the week we will make sure we know what is geography and geographers and then begin to discuss the cardinal directions.

Monday’s Homework:

Read 30 min

Math Lesson 4

Planner signed and Reading Pledge in Planner

NWEA testing this week

Here’s to a great week! If you have any questions, as always, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Miss Hespen

Sep
2018

Open House

Hello!

Tomorrow is open house starting at 6:00. I hope everyone can make it!

At open house you can sign up for conferences that will happen in November.

Lastly, please send a family photo with you child tomorrow. I have some already, but still waiting on a few. We have a board in our classroom full of our families.

Spelling test Friday and a 1/2 day with dismissal at 11:45.

Miss Hespen

Sep
2018

Our Week Ahead 9-10-18

Good Evening! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Looking at this week ahead of us we will be very busy!

Today we finished up any NWEA Reading testing and completed those! Yay, 1 out of 4 complete 🙂

I also sent home math homework #3.

Tuesday 9/11:

We will start our Math NWEA test in the morning and DRA testing will begin. The DRA testing will go on throughout the next couple of weeks.

Wednesday 9/12:

This is our library day. Please remind your children to bring back their books they got from the library if they want to get new ones or renew their books they got the previous week.

Thursday 9/13:

Open House 6-7

Friday 9/14:

This is a 1/2 day for students. We are out of school at 11:45. We will also have our first spelling test. The students are on iLearn and this is where they can practice their words. This week our words are:

Short & Long /o/: 

poke, below, show, clock, spoke,broke, rock, lock

mop, stop

Content- number, chart, friction,contact, slope

I will be sending home reminders this week for Open House. I hope you can all make it! As always if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or meet with me before or after school.

Miss. Hespen

Sep
2018

NWEA Testing

Hello Parents!

Tomorrow we will begin our NWEA testing starting with reading. Please make sure your child is well rested and has a good breakfast so they are ready to test!

Today I sent home our second math homework. Each day this is to be brought back and returned to me completed. We have talked about this a lot in class so they should know 🙂

Parents you will also find a behavior chart for the month of September. This will be in their homework folder (Oakman folder) and will only need a signature if they are on yellow, orange or red. On those days I will send home a quick note for why they are on that color.

I hope you all enjoyed your Labor Day. Stay cool!

Miss Hespen