Week of March 30

OUES is a closed campus on March 30^th and 31^st due to STAAR testing. Visitor are not allowed on testing days.  Thank you for your understanding.

Here is the encore schedule.  Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on PE days.  Fridays will be a rotation that includes PE along with music or art. 

Class	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Thomas	PE	Music	PE	Art	rotation
Evans	PE	Art	PE	Music	rotation
Graviett	Art	PE	Music	PE	rotation
Johnson	Music	PE	Art	PE	rotation

This week in language arts, we will…

·      Edit and revise for publication

·      Celebrate our stories

·      Continue to retell

·      Discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud

·      Categorize words to learn spelling patterns

·      Practice using proper capitalization and punctuation on paragraphs that have none.

·      Work on IStation while in computer lab.  We encourage children to take advantage of the program at home as well!

This week in math, we will…

·      Separate shapes into four equal shares

·      Create kite fractions

·      Solve problems of the day independently, then as a class

·      Participate in our math stations

·      Work on Reflex Math and First in Math while in computer lab

In Science, we’ll learn about heat, light and sound.

  

March Events:

30^th      STAAR Writing-Day 1

31^st      STAAR Writing-Day 2

April Events:

7^th        CiCi's Night

9^th        Kindergarten Registration (8:30-10:00 am)

10^th      Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast/PTO Mtg. 

14^th      National School Librarian Day

17^th      March/April Birthday Lunches on the Stage

17^th      OUES Night at Dragon Baseball (7:00 pm)

21^st      STAAR Math Testing (3rd and 4th Grade)

22^nd     STAAR Reading Testing (3rd and 4th Grade)

23^rd      Camp Kindergarten (3:30-5:00 pm)

This is a list of high frequency spelling words that all first graders will need to be able to spell by the end of the second semester:

an	are	because	from
of	one	play	said
that	there	they	was
went	were	when	with
your

Week of March 23

Please turn in your child’s reading log for the 3^rd grading period with the total number of minutes.  They are rewarded with class store money based on the number of minutes read!  Thank you!

Here is the encore schedule.  Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on PE days.  Fridays will be a rotation that includes PE along with music or art. 

Class	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Thomas	PE	Music	PE	Art	rotation
Evans	PE	Art	PE	Music	rotation
Graviett	Art	PE	Music	PE	rotation
Johnson	Music	PE	Art	PE	rotation

This week in language arts, we will…

·      Edit and revise for publication

·      Continue to retell

·      Discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud

·      Categorize words to learn spelling patterns

·      Practice using proper capitalization and punctuation on paragraphs that have none.

·      Work on IStation while in computer lab.  We encourage children to take advantage of the program at home as well!

This week in math, we will…

·      Work with 3D figures

·      Begin our fraction unit

·      Solve problems of the day independently, then as a class

·      Participate in our math stations

·      Work on Reflex Math and First in Math while in computer lab

In Social Studies, we will learn about and create our own timelines.

  

March Events:

30^th      STAAR Writing-Day 1

31^st      STAAR Writing-Day 2

April Events:

7^th        CiCi's Night

9^th        Kindergarten Registration (8:30-10:00 am)

10^th      Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast/PTO Mtg. 

14^th      National School Librarian Day

17^th      March/April Birthday Lunches on the Stage

17^th      OUES Night at Dragon Baseball (7:00 pm)

21^st      STAAR Math Testing (3rd and 4th Grade)

22^nd     STAAR Reading Testing (3rd and 4th Grade)

23^rd      Camp Kindergarten (3:30-5:00 pm)

This is a list of high frequency spelling words that all first graders will need to be able to spell by the end of the second semester:

an	are	because	from
of	one	play	said
that	there	they	was
went	were	when	with
your

Week of March 16

Enjoy your Spring Break!

Our field trip to the Ft. Worth Museum of Science and History is April 21^st!  Please make sure you turn in money and permission slips to your child’s teacher.  We’re looking forward to it!

Here is the encore schedule.  Please make sure your child wears tennis shoes on PE days.  Fridays will be a rotation that includes PE along with music or art. 

Class	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Thomas	PE	Music	PE	Art	rotation
Evans	PE	Art	PE	Music	rotation
Graviett	Art	PE	Music	PE	rotation
Johnson	Music	PE	Art	PE	rotation

This week in language arts, we will…

·      Continue to write small moment stories

·      Practice retelling

·      Practice using the dictionary

·      Discover new vocabulary through a weekly read aloud

·      Categorize words to learn spelling patterns

·      Practice using proper capitalization and punctuation on paragraphs that have none.

·      Work on IStation while in computer lab.  We encourage children to take advantage of the program at home as well!

This week in math, we will…

·      put 2D shapes together to make new shapes

·      Solve problems of the day independently, then as a class

·      Participate in our math stations

·      Work on Reflex Math and First in Math while in computer lab

In Science, we’ll learn about animal life cycles.

  

March Events:

20^th      Student Council Family Fun Night (5:00-8:00pm)

27^th      Report Cards Posted Online

30^th      STAAR Writing-Day 1

31^st      STAAR Writing-Day 2

This is a list of high frequency spelling words that all first graders will need to be able to spell by the end of the second semester:

an	are	because	from
of	one	play	said
that	there	they	was
went	were	when	with
your