Toguchi Field Trip - RESCHEDULED!

As you heard from Mr. Jernberg's message, our field trip scheduled for tomorrow

has been rescheduled for September 23. Because of the late notice, the lunch room 

is unable to make the lunches for the school lunch students. So tomorrow, even if 

you are school lunch, can you still provide a home lunch? Thank you very much!

明日行くつもりだった遠足は台風の影響で来週の金曜日９月２３日に変更しました。カフ

ェテリアで給食を食べる生徒は明日もお弁当を持ってきてください。変更を今日したので

カフェテリアは明日の食事の準備ができません。ご協力ありがとうございます。

Also, a quick note to say that Picture Day will be September 20th, Tuesday. On that 

day, make sure the students come to school dressed nicely for pictures. We will 

take the pictures in the morning, so if you would like them to change clothes 

before recess, please send an extra set of clothes with them. Order forms for 

pictures will be sent home today, if you'd like to order pictures!

写真撮影の日は火曜日９月２０日です。写真のためにきれいな服を子供にきさてたけれ

ば、汚れないようにきがいふくをもたせてください。リセスの前に写真をとるのでレセス

までに着替えさせます。写真を注文したければ今日注文の書類を送ります。

Friday News for Week of Sept 6-9

Happy Friday! We had a great week at OCSI this week.

In Reading and Writing we...

• Read a story and checked for understanding
• Read a story and cross checked the pictures and the words to see if the story made sense
• Wrote a story and underlined the words we didn’t know how to spell
• Did Word Work with macarroni to practice the spelling words
• Read for 20 minutes straight without any interruption INDEPENDENTLY!!!

In Math…

• We learned what it means to add zero, learned vertical addition, and how to break apart word problems.

In Bible...

• We learned the story of the Tower of Babel, how God confused everyone's languages.
• We reviewed the story of creation, the fall, and Noah's Ark

God's Story: Creation from Crossroads Kids' Club on Vimeo.
God's Story: The Fall from Crossroads Kids' Club on Vimeo.
God's Story: Noah from Crossroads Kids' Club on Vimeo.

In Social Studies/Science…

• We learned about the planets in our solar system!

Next Week:

Spelling Words: job, God, mom, hop, top, got, not, fox, a, and

Bible Verse: “The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.” Genesis 12:1

September 16 - Toguchi Field Trip
It's not fun to go to the beach without the sun - SO If it is pouring down rain on September 16th in the morning at 8:30am, we will stay at school for the day and reschedule to September 23rd. Pray for good weather! :) ９月１６日の朝、渡久地への遠足が大雨ならば９月２３日に変更します。

Upcoming Events:

• 9/16 Progress Reports sent by email
• 9/19 Teacher Development Day - NO SCHOOL!
• 9/20 Picture Day
• 10/10 Teacher Development Day - NO SCHOOL!

Friday News for Week of August 29-September 2nd

Happy Friday!

We had a very busy week in 1st grade:

• We built stamina in reading independently and now we can read at 14 minutes!
• We reviewed all the consonant sounds so we can be ready for spelling next week!
• We started Writer’s Workshop where the students wrote a short story and drew a picture. They even got to share their work with their friends.
• We read some more Pete the Cat books and checked for understanding to make sure we know what’s happening in the story.
• We played some computer games in the computer lab.
• We learned a lot in PE, Art, and Music.
• We learned that God always keeps his promises through the story of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and Noah’s Ark.
• We reviewed how to add two numbers together with pictures, part-whole, and addition.
• … and so much more!

Next Week:

NO SCHOOL - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th!!!

Spelling Words: am at cat can man ran had has I the

Bible Memory: “The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?" Psalm 27:1b

Library Books: please make sure to send them back to school with your child on Tuesday mornings! During library time, your child usually gets 2 books. One book must be an AR (Accelerated Reader) book. It will have a blue sticker that looks like this.

Depending on the student's STAR test results, the child will have a book within their reading range to help them continue to improve in reading. On Tuesday the students will take a quiz over their AR book at their level.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS READING THE BOOK. It's a good idea to read it together and ask them questions while they read it. The other book they can check out is a book they can have for fun for the week.

Upcoming Events:

Toguchi Field Trip: Some of you might be surprised - a field trip already! Sorry to spring it on you, but yes, we are going to the beach! Parents are invited to come

Toguchi Field Trip

1st and 2nd Grade Field Trip to Toguchi Beach (一、二年生の渡具知ビーチへの遠足）

WHEN: September 16, Friday 10:30am-2:00pm ９月16日金曜日

WHO: The 1st and 2nd Grade students will be going to Toguchi Beach for a Field Trip! All parents are invited to join us!子供たちは渡具知ビーチまで遠足にいきます。ご父母の皆さんもどうぞ来てください。

WHAT: Students will enjoy God’s creation at the beach, while getting to know their fellow students and teachers. Students can spend the day playing at the park and searching for wildlife on the beach front.子供たちは神様の素晴らしい世界と生徒たちとの交わりを過ごしながら遠足を楽しみます。

TO BRING:持ち物

Home lunchお弁当           Sunscreen 日焼け止め           Hat帽子                       Bag/ Backpack鞄　         　　Waterbottle すいとう                     Towelタオル

Water-shoes (If you want to wade in the water, you MUST have water shoes)

水に入りたければウォーターシューズが必要です。

Location: Toguchi Beach Address: 228 Toguchi, Yomitan, Okinawa

場所：渡具知ビーチ

〒904-0315 沖縄県中頭郡

読谷村字渡具知２２８

Any questions? Just email me or write in the notebook! Please return the permissions slips by September 14th.

Have a great weekend!

Computer Lab 9/2

Game 1

Game 2

Homework Checklist 8/29-9/2

Good evening everyone!

Here's the first homework checklist of the school year! 

Make sure tomorrow to return the homework, homework checklist, and home-to-school notebook back to school tomorrow. :)

Friday News for Week of Aug 22-26

Happy Friday!

It was great to meet you all tonight at the Open House! I’m so excited for the rest of this school year!

Here’s a recap of what we learned this week at in 1st grade.

Rules:  We finished learning all of our rules! We practiced them everyday and tried to use them in the classroom.

Reading: We started learning about what it means to Read to Self - We learned we need to read the whole time, stay in one spot, start right away, work quietly, and build stamina.

We also learned how to pick our own book with I-PICK Purpose, Interest, Comprehension, and Know the words. Next week, the students will pick 6 books to read for the week as we build stamina to read independetly.

We started reviewing our consonant sounds to get ready for spelling and reading more!

Math: This week we did some review with before and after numbers as well as skip counting by 2’s 5’s and 10’s. For some practice games, look below for Computer Lab Games 1 and 2.

Bible: We started with the amazing story of creation! We learned that God made the world in 6 days and on the 7th day he rested. We learned that humans were created in the image of God and how everything he created was good!

On Friday, the students had done so well that they got to choose a Fun Friday activity!

Here’s some pictures

Next Week;

We are not starting spelling words yet.

Bible Memory: “I have hidden your words in my heart that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:11

Upcoming Events:

• 9/5: Labor Day - no school

Computer Lab 8/26

Game 1

Game 2