1. Oakman Folder- sign Behavior calendar for MARCH!!!**PLEASE RSVP for FAMILY GAME NIGHT (flyer in folders today ***Please remember to send in a healthy snack for the class (20 students). They love apples, bananas, goldfish, bars, etc— no juice or cookie please.

1. Reading bag- ***45*** TOTAL NEW SIGHT WORDS ARE IN THEIR BAGS— come, for, are, said, this, one, little, play, me, here, am, do, not, who, with, I, like, the, see, we, go, can, she, a, at, is, was, will, he, has, on, in, and, you, up, look, it, my, to, dog, want, yes, have, no, and her. Practice each night to MEMORIZE THESE WORDS!
2. READING GROUP BAG — Everyone has a new book to read three times each tonight, have someone sign when you’re finished. READ every day and focus on fluency and comprehension. To move UP reading levels students need to be able to read the words accurately and COMPREHEND (understand what I read). After reading books, please practice using the handout for the “retelling rope” see picture below!! (Don’t forget to ask your child– what was your favorite part of the story and WHY? or what did this story remind you of?)

3. Math Homework MODULE 4 Book, Lesson 21 homework helper page 83 homework page 85.

4. Spelling Notebooks— ****Test IS ON FRIDAY!

• Wednesday: Building Words!
  • Write each spelling word one letter at a time, for example:

c                           h

ca                         ho

cat                       hom

                            home

5. NEW library books were chosen yesterday!! Use these for

minutes for reading log challenge for MARCH IS READING MONTH!!! ** 20 minutes every day!!!***

Thanks for ALL you do!!!

Love,

Mrs. Fowler

Tomorrow we have a special visitor coming to Oakman school!!! If you want to purchase the book to be signed for your child it will be $20 at the door! Dress in RED tomorrow to show our excitement for our guest!!!! GO RED WINGS!

Please follow along with this calendar at home to enjoy MORE fun March is Reading Month activities! This is optional but the WEEKLY READING LOG taped into folders today is required!! Please read at least 15 minutes each day and record how many minutes in the box next to each day (more than 15 is greeeeeeat!!!!)

March is reading month: win a prize if you read every day for at least 15 minutes. Inside the blue folder is a reading log, check the box each night and sign, and return on Friday each week for the month of March!

1. Oakman Folder- sign Behavior calendar for MARCH!!!  ***Please remember to send in a healthy snack for the class (20 students). They love apples, bananas, goldfish, bars, etc— no juice or cookie please!

1. Reading bag- ***45*** TOTAL NEW SIGHT WORDS ARE IN THEIR BAGS— come, for, are, said, this, one, little, play, me, here, am, do, not, who, with, I, like, the, see, we, go, can, she, a, at, is, was, will, he, has, on, in, and, you, up, look, it, my, to, dog, want, yes, have, no, and her. Practice each night to MEMORIZE THESE WORDS!
2. READING GROUP BAG — Everyone has a new book to read three times each tonight, have someone sign when you’re finished. READ every day and focus on fluency and comprehension. To move UP reading levels students need to be able to read the words accurately and COMPREHEND (understand what I read). After reading books, please practice using the handout for the “retelling rope” see picture below!! (Don’t forget to ask your child– what was your favorite part of the story and WHY? or what did this story remind you of?)

3. Math Homework MODULE 4 Book, Lesson 20 homework helper page 79 homework page 81.

4. Spelling– ***NEW words for the week are glued into spelling notebooks!*** Test will be on FRIDAY, MARCH 6th.

• Tuesday: Consonants/Vowels!
  • Write each spelling word using one color for consonants and another color for vowels. Repeat 2 times.

5. NEW library book were chose!! Use these for minutes for reading log challenge for MARCH IS READING MONTH!!! ** 20 minutes everyday!!!***

Thanks for ALL you do!!!

Love,

Mrs. Fowler

BIG thank you to ALL of our parents and community and our students for their hard work to earn this award!!! Way to go Oakman Lions!

Congratulations to Oakman Elementary School 😊

Oakman has been identified as a top-performing school in the state by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. According to their report card, we have placed 24th in the State of Michigan!

This great achievement is a result of the hard work and effort of Oakman students, parents, teachers and community. We thank and celebrate each and every one of you!

1. Oakman Folder- sign Behavior calendar for MARCH!!! *** Please review and take out spelling test from today- keep all papers at home EXCEPT the monthly reading log <– Keep in folder!

1. Reading bag- ***45*** TOTAL NEW SIGHT WORDS ARE IN THEIR BAGS— come, for, are, said, this, one, little, play, me, here, am, do, not, who, with, I, like, the, see, we, go, can, she, a, at, is, was, will, he, has, on, in, and, you, up, look, it, my, to, dog, want, yes, have, no, and her. Practice each night to MEMORIZE THESE WORDS!
2. READING GROUP BAG — Everyone has a new book to read three times each tonight, have someone sign when you’re finished. READ every day and focus on fluency and comprehension. To move UP reading levels students need to be able to read the words accurately and COMPREHEND (understand what I read). After reading books, please practice using the handout for the “retelling rope” see picture below!! (Don’t forget to ask your child– what was your favorite part of the story and WHY? or what did this story remind you of?)

3. Math Homework MODULE 4 Book, Lesson 19 homework helper page 75 homework page 77.

4. Spelling– ***NEW words for the week are glued into spelling notebooks!

*** Test will be on FRIDAY, MARCH 6th.

• Monday: Rainbow Spelling!
  • Write each spelling word in pencil. Now use a crayon to trace each word in that color. Pick another color and repeat.

5. Library check out is TOMORROW so please make sure to bring your book!

Reminders from Oakman Blog:

What is Happening This Week?

Welcome to the wonderful month of March!!

Are you ready to launch into reading?

This week our MARCH IS READING MONTH celebrations will begin. During the month of March, we will celebrate the importance, beauty and wonder of READING. We will have several guest readers from the district and community share their favorite books and will also have fun events at school for all to enjoy.

What is happening at Oakman this week?

Monday: Reading Month Kickoff

Tuesday:

Wednesday: School Store

Thursday: 2nd/3rd Grade Concert

Friday: Parent Meeting 9am

Pizza Sale

Dearborn Big Read Kickoff

Date: Saturday, March 7th

Time: 11am. – 1pm

Location: Anderson Theater at The Henry Ford, 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn

 Free and open to the public.

• Free copies of Hope Jahren’s Lab Girl and free seeds
• Keynote lecture by Dr. Selena Smith of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
• Tree crafts
• And more

Thank you for all your support and teamwork!

Love,

Mrs. Fowler

1. Oakman Folder- sign Behavior calendar for FEBRUARY!!! *** IMPORTANT PAPERS review spelling paper and see sight word assessment paper— most did test with me today and have scores on paper in their folders. Some will re-test/make-up on Monday if they did not get a score this week. ***Spelling Test over -ig family plus sight words: and, is, you WILL BE ON MONDAY, March 2– please practice this weekend!!

1. Reading bag- 40 TOTAL NEW SIGHT WORDS ARE IN THEIR BAGS— come, for, are, said, this, one, little, play, me, here, am, do, not, who, with, I, like, the, see, we, go, can, she, a, at, is, was, will, he, has, on, in, and, you, up, look, it, my, to, and dog. Practice each night to MEMORIZE THESE WORDS!
2. READING GROUP BAG — Everyone has a new book to read three times each tonight, have someone sign when you’re finished. READ every day and focus on fluency and comprehension. To move UP reading levels students need to be able to read the words accurately and COMPREHEND (understand what I read). After reading books, please practice using the handout for the “retelling rope” see picture below!! (Don’t forget to ask your child– what was your favorite part of the story and WHY? or what did this story remind you of?)

3. Math Homework MODULE 4 Book, Lesson 18 homework helper page 71 homework page 73.

4. Spelling–

• Study this weekend and work on PERFECT sentences so you can get the BONUS on Monday!! 🙂

5. NEW Library books were checked out on Tuesday– Please enjoy them at home and return next Tuesday. Remember these are great books for listening to reading and working on comprehension strategies such as the ones below:

Thank you for all your support and teamwork!

Have a great weekend!!!!

Love,

Mrs. Fowler

Healthy Living Homework and Snack information!(students are coming home with frisbees today to use for exercise and fun— enjoy!)

1. Oakman Folder- sign Behavior calendar for FEBRUARY!!! *** IMPORTANT PAPERS about our TIMELINE PROJECT were due today— awesome job and wonderful presentations they are displayed in the hallway!!!*** The sight word assessment will be given this week— starting tomorrow 4-5 students will be tested each day. I will send a paper home after their test to let you know how they did.

1. Reading bag- 40 TOTAL NEW SIGHT WORDS ARE IN THEIR BAGS— come, for, are, said, this, one, little, play, me, here, am, do, not, who, with, I, like, the, see, we, go, can, she, a, at, is, was, will, he, has, on, in, and, you, up, look, it, my, to, and dog. Practice each night to MEMORIZE THESE WORDS!* TEST will be February 25-28, 2020 see practice paper in the folder that they did with their buddy today.
2. READING GROUP BAG — Everyone has a new book to read three times each tonight, have someone sign when you’re finished. READ every day and focus on fluency and comprehension. To move UP reading levels students need to be able to read the words accurately and COMPREHEND (understand what I read). After reading books, please practice using the handout for the “retelling rope” see picture below!! (Don’t forget to ask your child– what was your favorite part of the story and WHY? or what did this story remind you of?)

3. Math Homework MODULE 4 Book, Lesson 17 homework helper page 67 homework page 69.

4. Spelling–

• Tuesday: Consonants/Vowels!
  • Write each spelling word using one color for consonants and another color for vowels. Repeat 2 times.

5. NEW Library books were checked out today. Please enjoy them at home and return next Tuesday. Remember these are great books for listening to reading and working on comprehension strategies such as the ones below:

***Mark your calendars for the 9:00am parent meeting on Friday, February 28th from healthy living!

Thank you for all your support and teamwork!

Love,

Mrs. Fowler