WE ARE ROUNDING THE CORNER INTO THE THIRD WEEK!!! Which means Progress Reports will be coming soon! They will be coming out on September 9, 2009, so please be looking for these on that day. We are still working on basic skills and reviewing from last year, which takes practice and time. Please contact me at adavis@ouschool.com with any concerns or questions. I check my email several times a day, so I will email you as soon as possible. Thanks again for your continued cooperation and we are going to make this school year a spectacular one.
Coming Up . . . .
September 11, 2009, we will be going to the Hummingbird Tour at Strawberry Plains. $10.00 should cover the cost of a veggie burger or hamburger and a drink. This will be a great time for your student to enjoy nature and the flight of hummingbirds.
New this week . . . .
The discipline step plan starts this week. Please check your student’s folder every night.
Green = Great Day
Yellow = One citation
Red = Two Citations
Blue = Three Citations
Multiplication Quiz every Wednesday
Weekly map quiz
Reminders . . . .
· Sign your student’s planner every night!
· Please do not drop off your student before 7:30 am, as there will be no adult supervision.
· During a Tornado Drill, if you want to pick up your student, you must come into the gym and get them from the Pre-K bathroom and storage area.
· September 7, 2009 is Labor Day! NO SCHOOL!
· Crow’s Neck Field Trip cancelled.
· Please check the continually changing website.
· Please sign the Monday Papers and review each paper with your child.
Fifth Grade’s Academic Week
Social Studies – M- pg. 22 1-5; T- pg. 30 1-5; W- pg. 38 1-5; R- Study for Map Quiz
Math – M- None due to Test; T- pg.74 2-30 even and Study for Quiz on Multiplication Facts 1 and 0; W- pg. 95-96 2-24 even; R- pg 220 10-15; F- pg. 233 14-22 even
M- Monday; T- Tuesday; W-Wednesday; R-Thursday; F-Friday
Sixth Grade’s Academic Week
Social Studies – M- Study for Test on Citizenship; T- None due to Test; W- pg. 13 1-3; R- pg. 22 1-3; F- Map Activity
Math- M- Worksheet on Order of Operations; T- Practice Worksheet; W- pg. 120-121 18-36 even; R- Review for Test on Order of Operations; F- None due to Test
M- Monday; T- Tuesday; W-Wednesday; R-Thursday; F-Friday
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Week of August 24th
We had another great week at Oxford University School. We have students gaining knowledge and trips to supplement that knowledge. I appreciate all the cooperation that was given this week. We are working on basic skills and reviewing from last year, which takes practice. Please contact me at adavis@ouschool.com with any concerns or questions. I check my email several times a day, so I will email you as soon as possible. Thanks again for your continued cooperation and we are going to make this school year a spectacular one.
Coming Up . . . .
September 11, 2009, we will be going to the Hummingbird Tour at Strawberry Plains. The cost is $7.00 and we will be having lunch there. $10.00 should cover the cost of a veggie burger or hamburger and a drink. This will be a great time for your student to enjoy nature and the flight of hummingbirds.
Field Trip
We are going to the University Museum to see the “wave” expo. We will be leaving after lunch and PE on Wednesday, August 26, 2009. We will return to school for dismissal.
Reminders . . . .
· Sign your student’s planner every night!
· Turn in the last page of the Parent/Student Handbook.
· September 7, 2009 is Labor Day! NO SCHOOL!
· Crow’s Neck Field Trip cancelled.
· Please check the continually changing website.
· Please sign the Monday Papers and review each paper with your child..
Fifth Grade’s Academic Week
Social Studies - Study for Tuesday’s Test on Character Education, Lesson 1 questions page 11, Lesson 2 page 17, Lesson 3 page 22.
Math – Worksheet on Estimating Whole Number, Worksheet on Adding Whole Number, Worksheet on Adding Decimals, Worksheet on Subtracting Whole Numbers, Worksheet on Subtracting Decimals
Sixth Grade’s Academic Week
Social Studies – Study for Test on the Five Themes of Geography, Ask three family members how they would demonstrate each attribute of Citizenship, Write a story describing at least three of the attributes.
Math- pg. 201 18-30 even, pg. 213 16-34 even, Study for Thursday’s Test on place value, basic operations, and Greatest Common Factor/Least Common Multiple, Worksheet on Identifying the Order of Operations
Coming Up . . . .
September 11, 2009, we will be going to the Hummingbird Tour at Strawberry Plains. The cost is $7.00 and we will be having lunch there. $10.00 should cover the cost of a veggie burger or hamburger and a drink. This will be a great time for your student to enjoy nature and the flight of hummingbirds.
Field Trip
We are going to the University Museum to see the “wave” expo. We will be leaving after lunch and PE on Wednesday, August 26, 2009. We will return to school for dismissal.
Reminders . . . .
· Sign your student’s planner every night!
· Turn in the last page of the Parent/Student Handbook.
· September 7, 2009 is Labor Day! NO SCHOOL!
· Crow’s Neck Field Trip cancelled.
· Please check the continually changing website.
· Please sign the Monday Papers and review each paper with your child..
Fifth Grade’s Academic Week
Social Studies - Study for Tuesday’s Test on Character Education, Lesson 1 questions page 11, Lesson 2 page 17, Lesson 3 page 22.
Math – Worksheet on Estimating Whole Number, Worksheet on Adding Whole Number, Worksheet on Adding Decimals, Worksheet on Subtracting Whole Numbers, Worksheet on Subtracting Decimals
Sixth Grade’s Academic Week
Social Studies – Study for Test on the Five Themes of Geography, Ask three family members how they would demonstrate each attribute of Citizenship, Write a story describing at least three of the attributes.
Math- pg. 201 18-30 even, pg. 213 16-34 even, Study for Thursday’s Test on place value, basic operations, and Greatest Common Factor/Least Common Multiple, Worksheet on Identifying the Order of Operations
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
The Fifth and Sixth Grade Newsletter
THE SOARING EAGLE
We want to thank your students for participating and learning, making this first week a spectacular one. We are going to have a great year! It is such a joy that we started it off with a bang. Now that we have assessed what level your student is on, we will be able to help them soar to new heights in education. We appreciate the support and cooperation that you have given us. Please contact Margaret Brown at mbrown.ouschool.com or Ansley Davis at adavis.ouschool.com if you need anything. Thank you and let’s enjoy our soaring eagles!
Coming Up . . . .
In the latter part of September, we will be going to the Hummingbird Tour. The cost is $5.00 and we will be having lunch Philip’s Grocery. This will be a great time for your student to enjoy nature and the flight of hummingbirds.
Coming Soon . . . .
Field Trip Survey
We are excited about supplementing your student’s curriculum with a few field trips. We would like to take your student to Crow’s Neck October 14 – October 16, where they will learn team building skills, compass skills, and map skills, just to name a few. We also are looking into a big spring field trip. Our options are varied and we would love some parental input. Please look for the upcoming survey!
Reminders . . . .
· Sign your student’s planner every night!
· Turn in the last page of the Parent/Student Handbook.
· September 7, 2009 is Labor Day! NO SCHOOL!
· Watch for the Field Trip Survey.
· Please check the continually changing website.
· Please get a paperback Webster’s Dictionary.
Fifth Grade’s Academic Year
Language Arts/Reading- The classes will begin by learning the steps and practicing the following process of being a successful readers and writers.
1. WORD STRUCTURE: developing components of words, ex: prefixes, suffixes, compound words, etc.
2. DEVELOPING ORAL LANGAGE: composing sentences orally in class, answering questions with a complete sentence.
3. FLUENCY: practice oral reading with inflection and rhythm.
4. READING: comprehension, main idea, author’s purpose, sequence, etc.
5. WRITING: using the 6 steps of a successful writer.
6. WORKSHOP: working collaboratively toward a goal specified by the teacher.
Mathematics-Your student will be reinforcing their skills of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing whole numbers, fractions, and decimals as well as incorporating algebra, geometry, measurement, and statistics.
Science- EACH CLASS WILL BE KEEPING A NOTEBOOK AND NOTECARDS WITH THE TERMS AND DEFINITIONS. THESE WILL BE GRADED.
5TH GRADE SCIENCE AND 6TH GRADE SCIENCE WILL BE STUDYING EARTH, LIFE, AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
It is important that the 5th grade learn The Scientific Method and grasp the concept of the three major components of science.
ALL SCIENCE CLASSES WILL DO HANDS- ON ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE CURRICULUM.
Social Studies- While learning that location of the states, capitols, and landforms of the United States, your student will be learning the history of our great country from the birth to this current year. Also, character education will be taught, so be looking for your student to ask questions as a survey!
Sixth Grade’s Academic Year
Language Arts/Reading- The classes will begin by learning the steps and practicing the following process of being a successful readers and writers.
1. WORD STRUCTURE: developing components of words, ex: prefixes, suffixes, compound words, etc.
2. DEVELOPING ORAL LANGAGE: composing sentences orally in class, answering questions with a complete sentence.
3. FLUENCY: practice oral reading with inflection and rhythm.
4. READING: comprehension, main idea, author’s purpose, sequence, etc.
5. WRITING: using the 6 steps of a successful writer.
6. WORKSHOP: working collaboratively toward a goal specified by the teacher.
Mathematics- Your student will be reinforcing their skills of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing whole numbers, fractions, and decimals as well as incorporating algebra, geometry, measurement, and statistics but more in depth than in the 5th grade.
Science- EACH CLASS WILL BE KEEPING A NOTEBOOK AND NOTECARDS WITH THE TERMS AND DEFINITIONS. THESE WILL BE GRADED.
5TH GRADE SCIENCE AND 6TH GRADE SCIENCE WILL BE STUDYING EARTH, LIFE, AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
The 6th grade will reinforce The Scientific Method and will study the three major components of science in more depth than the 5th graders.
ALL SCIENCE CLASSES WILL DO HANDS- ON ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE CURRICULUM.
Social Studies- By the end of the year, your student will be able to locate and describe hemispheres, equator, prime meridian, latitude, longitude, and time zones. Also, they will be able to recognize how the five themes of geography (location, place, region, interaction, and movement) help us understand the world, with a concentration on the Western Hemisphere (Latin America, the United States, and Canada).
We want to thank your students for participating and learning, making this first week a spectacular one. We are going to have a great year! It is such a joy that we started it off with a bang. Now that we have assessed what level your student is on, we will be able to help them soar to new heights in education. We appreciate the support and cooperation that you have given us. Please contact Margaret Brown at mbrown.ouschool.com or Ansley Davis at adavis.ouschool.com if you need anything. Thank you and let’s enjoy our soaring eagles!
Coming Up . . . .
In the latter part of September, we will be going to the Hummingbird Tour. The cost is $5.00 and we will be having lunch Philip’s Grocery. This will be a great time for your student to enjoy nature and the flight of hummingbirds.
Coming Soon . . . .
Field Trip Survey
We are excited about supplementing your student’s curriculum with a few field trips. We would like to take your student to Crow’s Neck October 14 – October 16, where they will learn team building skills, compass skills, and map skills, just to name a few. We also are looking into a big spring field trip. Our options are varied and we would love some parental input. Please look for the upcoming survey!
Reminders . . . .
· Sign your student’s planner every night!
· Turn in the last page of the Parent/Student Handbook.
· September 7, 2009 is Labor Day! NO SCHOOL!
· Watch for the Field Trip Survey.
· Please check the continually changing website.
· Please get a paperback Webster’s Dictionary.
Fifth Grade’s Academic Year
Language Arts/Reading- The classes will begin by learning the steps and practicing the following process of being a successful readers and writers.
1. WORD STRUCTURE: developing components of words, ex: prefixes, suffixes, compound words, etc.
2. DEVELOPING ORAL LANGAGE: composing sentences orally in class, answering questions with a complete sentence.
3. FLUENCY: practice oral reading with inflection and rhythm.
4. READING: comprehension, main idea, author’s purpose, sequence, etc.
5. WRITING: using the 6 steps of a successful writer.
6. WORKSHOP: working collaboratively toward a goal specified by the teacher.
Mathematics-Your student will be reinforcing their skills of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing whole numbers, fractions, and decimals as well as incorporating algebra, geometry, measurement, and statistics.
Science- EACH CLASS WILL BE KEEPING A NOTEBOOK AND NOTECARDS WITH THE TERMS AND DEFINITIONS. THESE WILL BE GRADED.
5TH GRADE SCIENCE AND 6TH GRADE SCIENCE WILL BE STUDYING EARTH, LIFE, AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
It is important that the 5th grade learn The Scientific Method and grasp the concept of the three major components of science.
ALL SCIENCE CLASSES WILL DO HANDS- ON ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE CURRICULUM.
Social Studies- While learning that location of the states, capitols, and landforms of the United States, your student will be learning the history of our great country from the birth to this current year. Also, character education will be taught, so be looking for your student to ask questions as a survey!
Sixth Grade’s Academic Year
Language Arts/Reading- The classes will begin by learning the steps and practicing the following process of being a successful readers and writers.
1. WORD STRUCTURE: developing components of words, ex: prefixes, suffixes, compound words, etc.
2. DEVELOPING ORAL LANGAGE: composing sentences orally in class, answering questions with a complete sentence.
3. FLUENCY: practice oral reading with inflection and rhythm.
4. READING: comprehension, main idea, author’s purpose, sequence, etc.
5. WRITING: using the 6 steps of a successful writer.
6. WORKSHOP: working collaboratively toward a goal specified by the teacher.
Mathematics- Your student will be reinforcing their skills of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing whole numbers, fractions, and decimals as well as incorporating algebra, geometry, measurement, and statistics but more in depth than in the 5th grade.
Science- EACH CLASS WILL BE KEEPING A NOTEBOOK AND NOTECARDS WITH THE TERMS AND DEFINITIONS. THESE WILL BE GRADED.
5TH GRADE SCIENCE AND 6TH GRADE SCIENCE WILL BE STUDYING EARTH, LIFE, AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
The 6th grade will reinforce The Scientific Method and will study the three major components of science in more depth than the 5th graders.
ALL SCIENCE CLASSES WILL DO HANDS- ON ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE CURRICULUM.
Social Studies- By the end of the year, your student will be able to locate and describe hemispheres, equator, prime meridian, latitude, longitude, and time zones. Also, they will be able to recognize how the five themes of geography (location, place, region, interaction, and movement) help us understand the world, with a concentration on the Western Hemisphere (Latin America, the United States, and Canada).
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