1. Folder-  Letter Yy paper (2 sides)
2. Reading Bag- DIGRAPH AND BLENDS chart– please review all the circled sound-letter relationships, sight words, books!!— 15-20 minutes EACH Night!
3. Math Bag- shapes book and math games

Reminders:

1. It is a short week with Friday being a half day due to the end of the marking period.  This also means we will be doing a lot of assessments so please continue to make sure your child is getting enough sleep each night, eating healthy, having a positive attitude, and doing homework each night!
2. Oakman School’s water drive continues.  Please bring in a case of water by FRIDAY to help families in Flint.  On Friday morning, there will be a semi-truck at Oakman to take our collections to Flint, Michigan.  Please take your donations to the stage on the gym.
3. THIS FRIDAY we will have a hat day AND a pajama day to raise funds to help Flint.  Wear your favorite hat and pajamas and donate $2.00 to help!
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Thank you,

Ms. Pesci

1. Folder-  Sight word “me” paper
2. Reading Bag- DIGRAPH AND BLENDS chart– please review all the circled sound-letter relationships, sight words, books!!— 15-20 minutes EACH Night!
3. Math Bag- shapes book and math games.

Reminders:

1. It is a short week with Friday being a half day due to the end of the marking period.  This also means we will be doing a lot of assessments so please continue to make sure your child is getting enough sleep each night, eating healthy, having a positive attitude, and doing homework each night!
2. Oakman School’s water drive continues.  Please bring in a case of water by FRIDAY to help families in Flint.  On Friday morning, there will be a semi-truck at Oakman to take our collections to Flint, Michigan.  Please take your donations to the stage on the gym.
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Thank you,

Ms. Pesci

1. Folder-  Yy bag!  Today we talked about the letter Yy and its /y/ sound, like in yo-yo, yellow, or yarn.  Please find 3-5 items at home that start with the w sound and put them in this bag for your child to share in class tomorrow (Tuesday, January 26^th).
2. Reading Bag- DIGRAPH AND BLENDS chart– please review all the circled sound-letter relationships, sight words, books!!— 15-20 minutes EACH Night! students will be tested over their sight words THIS week, so make sure to practice each night!
3. Math Bag- shapes book and math games.
4. POEM BOOKS read the poems and send back to school tomorrow Tuesday, January 26, 2010.

Reminders:

1.  It is a short week with Friday being a half day due to the end of the marking period.  This also means we will be doing a lot of assessments so please continue to make sure your child is getting enough sleep each night, eating healthy, having a positive attitude, and doing homework each night!
2. TODAY starts Oakman School’s water drive.  Please bring in a case of water by FRIDAY to help families in Flint.  On Friday morning, there will be a semi-truck at Oakman to take our collections to Flint, Michigan.  Please take your donations to the stage on the gym.
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Thank you,

Ms. Pesci

1. Folder-  math paper after and greater than/more  (2 sides)
2. Reading Bag- DIGRAPH chart, sight words, books!!— 15-20 minutes EACH Night! students will be tested over their sight words next week, so make sure to practice each night!
3. Math Bag- shapes book and math games.

Reminders:

Next week will be a shore week with Friday being a half day due to the end of the marking period.  This also means we will be doing a lot of assessments so please continue to make sure your child is getting enough sleep each night, eating healthy, having a positive attitude, and doing homework each night!

Thank you,

Ms. Pesci

Tomorrow we have Principal’s Corner at 9am in the cafeteria with Mr. Awada. Join us to discuss outside parking, traffic, NWEA and other assessments as well as updates from the PTA.

Also on Friday we will have Movie Night.

TRANSYLVANIA II  is the movie of choice. It costs $2 to enter at 4pm sharp. This includes a bag of popcorn.

PARENTS ARE NEEDED TO HELP POP CORN ON FRIDAY. PLEASE COME! 200 BAGS NEED TO BE MADE AND THREE LADIES CAN NOT DO IT ALONE. Ms. Rose Harb will begin at 8am. Call her or Ms. Amged to help.

Once again, if your family enjoys coming to Movie Night then please give your time and volunteer for a couple of hours.

1. Folder- 3D shape sort, color, cut, and glue!
2. Reading Bag- DIGRAPH chart, sight words, books!!— 15-20 minutes EACH Night!
3. Math Bag- shapes book and math games.

Reminders:

Today ALL students improved from their FALL score- yay!  Many met their growth goals as well.  I am very proud of ALL of them for doing their best!

Friday, January 22^nd we will finish testing if needed.

***Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep, eats a healthy breakfast, and comes to school with a positive attitude!!***

Thank you,

Ms. Pesci

1. Folder-shape sort, color, cut, and glue!
2. Reading Bag- DIGRAPH chart, sight words, books!!— 15-20 minutes EACH Night!
3. Math Bag- shapes book and math games.
4. Social Studies Timeline Project- These projects were due today.  If your child did not turn it in, they were sent home with the paper again.  Please make sure they turn it in by Friday,  January 22 or they will NOT receive any credit.  Remember to have your child practice reading each of the sentences on their paper so they can share with the class.  Most students share today and did an excellent job!  Thanks for helping to prepare them at home!
5. POEM book- a few students did not return today, please bring TOMORROW so we can add new poems!

Reminders:

NWEA TESTING IS THIS WEEK:

Today (Tuesday) we reading today.

TOMORROW- LATE START Wednesday, January 20^th at 9:45 will be math.

Friday, January 22^nd we will finish testing if needed.

The NWEA test is a VERY important piece of data that helps us determine if your child is on track and ready for 1^st grade (along with other pieces of information, such as DRA, math checklists, various performance tasks, etc.)  

It also allows us to see areas of strengths and weaknesses.  This allows us to focus instruction and provide challenging lessons at their level. 

As discussed at parent teacher conferences in the fall, each student has a growth goal for this test.  We will be sending a NWEA report home with their report card to show you how they did and if the met their goal.

Thank you for your support to help each child do their BEST on this important TEST!

***Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep, eats a healthy breakfast, and comes to school with a positive attitude!!***

Thank you,

Ms. Pesci

1. Folder-shape sort, color, cut, and glue!
2. Reading Bag- DIGRAPH chart, sight words, books!!— 15-20 minutes EACH Night!
3. Math Bag- shapes book and math games.
4. Social Studies Timeline Project- These projects will be due Tuesday, January 19^th.  Please have your child practice reading each of the sentences on their paper so they can share with the class on Tuesday. 
5. POEM book- please read poems with your child and return the book on Monday.

Reminders:

1. No school Monday (January 18th) for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
2. Tuesday, January 19th we will have NWEA testing for Reading at 9:00 am.  Please make sure your child goes to bed early on Monday night so they are well rested.  Make sure they eat a healthy breakfast and get to school ON TIME!  Please remind them this is an important test and they need to TRY THEIR BEST!!!
3. Thursday, January 21 we will have NWEA test for Math at 9:00 am.
4. Friday, January 22 we will finish NWEA Math if needed.

Thank you,

Ms. Pesci

1. Folder-not sight word paper
2. Reading Bag- DIGRAPH chart, sight words, books!!— 15-20 minutes EACH Night!
3. Math Bag- shapes book and math games.
4. Social Studies Timeline Project- These projects will be due Tuesday, January 19^th.  Please do not send to school until this date.  THANK YOU!

Reminders:

1. TOMORROW (January 15th) there will be a Parent Technology Workshop at 2pm in the computer lab.
2. Looking Ahead to NEXT WEEK-
3. No school Monday (January 18Th).
4. Wednesday January 20th is late start.
5. NWEA testing will be NEXT WEEK (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday we will best testing in the morning so please make sure your child gets lots of rest, eats a healthy breakfast, arrives to school on time, and is ready to do their BEST on this important test).

Thank you,

Ms. Pesci