I'm excited to share with you how much your child has grown in only 1 quarter!
Here is the schedule for the day. Please double check your time. Please arrive 5 minutes before so we can keep on schedule. If our time goes long, we can reschedule and talk longer another time.
Your child is welcome to come if they want, but it is not required.
Today is the last day of 1st quarter! Wow - the time totally just flew by! Moms and dads - you’d be so impressed to see how your children have grown and learned only in 1 quarter!
Today we had a “Writing Celebration!” where we celebrated publishing a book and finishing a writing unit. We shared the party with 2.1 Ms. Guiles class and every student got to read their story to a 2nd grade partner. AND we got to eat snacks while we did it. :) Here’s some pics from the event:
Then they enjoyed Fun Friday with the 2nd graders!
Today in PE, we also had a very special, once a year, OBSTACLE course created by our amazing PE teacher Mr. Meredith. The students had a BLAST going through the obstacle course. Here’s some pictures and a timelapse of going through it:
Here’s a recap of what we did this week:
Reading: I taught the students two important accuracy strategies: Trade a word and guess a word that makes sense, and use the pictures to figure out the words. We also continued to focus on the characters and setting of the story. On Friday, the students picked a book and wrote down the characters and setting from that story.
Writing: We finished up the Small Moment Narrative unit of writing. Next week we’ll start writing “How to…” stories! Here’s all of their published stories as well as pictures of them peer editing:
Math: We continued traveling through subtraction. This week has one of the toughest lessons so far: Related Facts or Fact Family! It was quite a challenge for some students to understand the relationship between addition and subtraction, but we took an extra day to review it, and I think everyone understands it. Great job! Next week we’ll be finishing Chapter 2 with review and the test.
Bible: We are using our Joseph puppets to retell the story. After being sold as a slave and being put in jail, God was with Joseph the whole time and finally, Joseph was called from jail to interpret Pharaoh’s dream and given the second highest position in all of Egypt! Wow! I reminded the students that even if they are facing tough situations in their life, to not give up, because God will carry them through. That was a great reminder for me too!
Social Studies: We finished our unit called “Me on the Map” where the students learned about themselves in relation to Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan, Asia, and Earth!
Next Week:
There’s ANOTHER typhoon headed our way ---eek!! I’m not sure what will happen but please check the ocsi website on Monday morning before you head to the bus or school to see if school is canceled or not!www.ocsi.org
Spelling Words: end hand sent went fast must jump lamp they one
Bible Memory Verse: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5
Walkathon - it’s not too late to sign up if you’d like to! Or come out to the Holiday Market on that day - it’ll be awesome!!!
Operation Christmas Child - The last day to turn in a toy or item is Thursday! Let’s be a blessing to some child in need!
Upcoming Events:
11/3: Parent/Teacher Conferences - no classes Please return the confirmation slip back to me if you haven’t yet! I can’t wait to see you and celebrate with you on this day!
11/11: Walkathon and Holiday Market - Check Walkathon facebook for more information!
11/13: OCSI holiday
11/22-24: Thanksgiving Holiday - no school
12/6: 12:30 dismissal for students, Christmas Program
12/15: 12:30 dismissal for students - Christmas PARTY!
Did you know today is Big Dip Day at Blue Seal? (I can’t go this month because I’m on a no sugar diet for the month of October…) (sorry parents, I told your kids about it today :) But I told them that if you say no to going, they have to say, "Ok!" :)
Also, there’s a typhoon headed our way ---eek!! I’m not sure what will happen but please check the ocsi website on Monday morning, before you head to the bus or school to see if school is canceled or not! www.ocsi.org
This week:
Reading - Setting
Encourage your child to tell you the TIME and PLACE of the stories they are reading!
Writing - We practiced how to unfreeze your characters and make your characters come alive by adding dialogue and making them move!
Math - subtracting and more subtracting --- comparing groups “how many more…” “how many less…” subtracting from 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8!
Bible - The story of Joseph! He was his dad’s favorite so his dad gave him a beautiful robe to wear. His brothers were jealous and wanted to hurt him. Instead, they sold him to some traders going to Egypt. They lied to Jacob and told him that Joseph was attacked by an animal. The brothers thought they were done with Joseph forever… Poor Joseph! It seems like that’s so awful! BUT God was with Joseph and God is going to do something amazing through the story of Joseph.
Social Studies - We learned about the country we live in - Japan! We learned that it’s divided into 4 sections. We even practiced writing it in kanji!
WALKATHON!
If you haven’t signed up for Walkathon yet - please think about signing up this weekend! The deadline to receive the shirt on time is Monday!
Walkathon is SUCH a fun day at OCSI! It’s a chance to celebrate OCSI! First, there will be a 5K walk where you will walk from OCSI to 58 road, then back to OCSI. Afterwards, there will be a Holiday Market in the gym where you can buy all sorts of fun things. There will also be delicious food being sold from all different kinds of people.
If you don’t want to walk in the Walkathon, then please come out for the Holiday Market!! :)
IMPORTANT PAPERS: Yesterday 3 important papers were sent home!
Parent Teacher Conference times.
A note from Mrs. Roe.
A note about the Christmas Program
Please let me know if you didn't receive on or need another copy!
Next Week:
Spelling Words:back, neck, kick, pick, sick, rock, sock, duck, have, or
Bible Memory Verse: “Shout for joy to the Lord all the earth, Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God” Psalm 100:1-2
Upcoming Events:
11/3: Parent/Teacher Conferences - no classes More information coming soon!
11/11: Walkathon and Holiday Market - some information sent home today! This day will be a very fun day together as a school. Please sign up to walk in the walkathon with your child. If you don’t want to walk, please try to stop by the Holiday Market for some fun crafts from around Okinawa!
11/13: OCSI holiday
11/22-24: Thanksgiving Holiday - no school
12/6: 12:30 dismissal for students, Christmas Program
12/15: 12:30dismissal for students - Christmas PARTY!
Reading: We focused the whole week on rhyming words! We read through several fun Dr. Seuss books and thought of the rhyming words we heard. Dr. Seuss books are so creative! I love reading them!
We also started our first full session of Daily 5. The students did Read to Self for 20 minutes everyday, and then they picked Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, Word Work, and Book Shopping for the next 20 minutes. They are already becoming such good readers!
Writing: This week we looked at revising our work by going back and asking Who? What? When? Where? and Why? We learned that, “when you are done writing, you’ve just begun!” Just because you think you’re finished, doesn’t mean there are more details to add to our stories to make it longer and more exciting to read to our friends.
Math: We are zooming right through subtraction. Students have learned some vocabulary including “difference” and “minus sign” as well as worked in groups to play math games and learn how to draw a diagram (pictures) to help with the subtraction problems.
Today we went to the computer lab to play some Math games from the connectED website!
Bible: We continue to follow the story of Jacob. After he ran away from his home because he tricked his brother Jacob, he went back to his mother’s homeland. There he married Rachel and Leah, as well as 2 other ladies and his family grew. He has 12 sons. God blessed him in whatever he did and his flocks grew. Finally God told him to go back to Canaan, but one big problem - his brother Esau is there! Today we learned that Jacob trusted in God, went back home where Esau welcomed him back with open arms. God always keeps his promises and it’s so cool to see how he kept His word with Jacob and brought him back to Canaan and took care of him.
Bible Memory Verse: Every week will will study and learn a Bible verse - we will memorize it and hide it deep down into our heart. On Fridays I will start and oral test - where the students will have to say the Bible verse to me without looking at the paper. Please have your child practice the Bible verse every night as a part of their homework (it's on the homework checklist) . This month we are building on Psalm 100 - every week it gets longer! To help, here a song to learn it faster!
Social Studies: We are learning all about our continent we live on - Asia! We learned that it has the most people on it and ranges from cold climates to warm climates. We learned about the highest mountain, and some of the biggest cities.
Operation Christmas Child - We are going to do a great thing together as a class! Together we are going to pack a shoe-box for a child in need around the world! On Thursday we talked about it and each child decided what they would like to include in the box. I sent home a form on Thursday - you are welcome to get that item OR another item - it’s completely up to you! If you can’t supply an item, that is completely fine too. Attached are the brochures for Operation Christmas Child.
Ideas include:
Soccer ball with pump, Stuffed animal, Toys (puppets, trucks, etc.), Doll (baby, Barbie, etc.), Musical instrument, Outfit, Shoes, toy cars, yo-yos, jump ropes, balls, toys that light up and make noise (with extra batteries),pens, pencils and sharpeners, crayons, markers, notebooks, paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, toothbrushes, bar soap, combs, washcloths, T-shirts, socks, hats, sunglasses, hair clips, jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries), etc.
Please send your item to school by November 2nd. １１月２日までに提出してください。
Please be careful not to bring in these kinds of items!
Next Week:
Spelling Words:add puff egg well will doll kiss miss you live
Bible Memory Verse: “Shout for joy to the Lord all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him with joyful songs.” Psalm 100:1-2
Upcoming Events:
10/9: No school!
11/3: Parent/Teacher Conferences - no classes More information coming soon!
11/11: Walkathon and Holiday Market - some information sent home today! This day will be a very fun day together as a school. Please sign up to walk in the walkathon with your child. If you don’t want to walk, please try to stop by the Holiday Market for some fun crafts from around Okinawa!
11/13: OCSI holiday
11/22-24: Thanksgiving Holiday - no school
12/6: 12:30 dismissal for students, Christmas Program
12/15: 12:30dismissal for students - Christmas PARTY!
Reading: We focused on some accuracy strategies to help us read hard words. We learned to read try to read the beginning and ending sound, and to stretch and blend the words. We also learned that sometimes it is better to skip the word and go back to try to read it again later. We also read a few Dr. Seuss books this week and we’ll continue reading some more next week!
This week we also learned how to do Read to Someone - the students love reading with a buddy so much! In the first day, they already read 14 minutes! Here are some pictures of them reading:
There was an odd number of students so even I got to do Read to Someone
Next we will start a rotation of Read to Self, Read to Someone, Word Work, Listen to Reading, and Book Shopping.
Math: We are diving into Chapter 2 which is all about subtraction. It’s a little bit of a mind shift from addition, but the students are doing great!
Writing: This week we officially started the new writing curriculum called Writer’s Workshop. It fit right into our other writing strategies. This week, we learned to write a story in a book format. We learned the three steps: 1. Idea, Plan, and Write. For Idea, it can be a small moment, like something that you do, or something that happened to you. For Plan, we need to touch each page and tell what we want to write, then quickly sketch the pictures across. We also read a fabulous story about a boy who never had any ideas during writing time, but then his class helped turn him into a great writer.
Bible: We are continuing through the story of Jacob and Esau. Even though Jacob was the younger of the twins - God has plans for him to receive the birthright and blessing - even if it was through tricking his brother. Now, Jacob is on the run from his family - but God’s going to keep looking out for Jacob and continue to keep his promise to Abraham and Isaac and now Jacob. Here are the students with their Bible puppets of Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob and Esau.
Fun Friday: We PAINTED!!!!
Next Week:
NO SCHOOL on MONDAY - TEACHER WORK DAY
Spelling Words (review week): cat man had has God hop not mom bed get let yes sun cut bug us did big him fix
Bible Memory Verse: “Shout for joy to the Lord all the earth, Worship the Lord with gladness.” Psalm 100:1
Upcoming Events:
10/9: No school!
11/3: Parent/Teacher Conferences - no classes More information coming soon!
11/11: Walkathon and Holiday Market - some information sent home today!
