Isn't it hard to believe that the summer is just about over? Hope your summer was good one and that you are ready for an absolutely fantastic 2014-15 school year.
We've got lots to do and lots to learn so...
Get ready
Get set
and Welcome Back:)
Come with a positive attitude and an "I can do it!" spirit. This is an easy task when we here at Oxford Central School do our best to be CORRECT.
Come to school with Courage- to learn new things
Optimism- knowing if you work hard you can achieve your goals
Respect- show respect for yourself, your classmates, your teachers
Responsibility- set the goal of being a responsible student
Empathy- always remember to be there for a friend or someone in need
Citizenship- be an conscientious member of our OCS team
Trustworthiness- always be a trustworthy student
Looking forward to the best year ever!
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Eight Days and Counting!
Although this year's school year is rapidly coming to a close, we still need to focus and work hard to finish up strong!
This week will be a busy one.
4th/5th Grade ELA-
1. Monday- We will have our Holes test on chapters 21-35.
2. We need to continue to review for our Level 3 core word spelling final (100 words).
Our test will be on Thursday, June 12th.
3. Just 10 chapters left in Holes. Our final Holes test will be Thursday.
Field Day is coming - Friday
Yearbooks are here!!! If you haven't ordered yours, please see Mrs. Carr and Mrs. Drechsel.
Supply is limited!
This week will be a busy one.
4th/5th Grade ELA-
1. Monday- We will have our Holes test on chapters 21-35.
2. We need to continue to review for our Level 3 core word spelling final (100 words).
Our test will be on Thursday, June 12th.
3. Just 10 chapters left in Holes. Our final Holes test will be Thursday.
Field Day is coming - Friday
Yearbooks are here!!! If you haven't ordered yours, please see Mrs. Carr and Mrs. Drechsel.
Supply is limited!
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
May 27, 2014
This week promises to be a busy one here in Mrs. Carr's ELA class....
We will have our regular Rebecca Sitton spelling, with the addition of a few words from the book we are reading "Holes."
This week's words include many words we have had before:
We will have our regular Rebecca Sitton spelling, with the addition of a few words from the book we are reading "Holes."
This week's words include many words we have had before:
really,
table, remember, trouble, discussion, continued, talking, occasionally, very,
usually, course, American, space, lowered, paintbrush, carefully, violent,
especially, eventually Bonus: excavated, examined, frightened
We will also be continuing our study of adjectives. Students will learn to identify this descriptive part of speech by asking themselves How Many? Which one? and What kind?
Our reading of Louis Sachar's Holes continues. We will be reading five short chapters each day. The test on Chapters 21-35 will be on Friday.
Homework will be primarily work that was not completed in class. Today, Tuesday, we worked in our Rebecca Sitton workbooks pages 49-51. In addition, a brief "Parent Page" was sent home to be completed. Students also have their ABC spelling and 3X each misspelled word from our spelling preview (taken today). Students must keep up with their spelling homework that is outlined in their packet (attached to the ABC template).
We will be having a year-end Level 3 Core Word Spelling test on June 13th. The test will be 100 words with the year-end cloze activity. Wordlists will be sent home. All of these words have been on the spelling lists several times throughout the school year.
Friday, May 16, 2014
May:)
May is a very busy month here at OCS. I am back at school from my surgery just in time for most of the end of the year activities. Thank you to all of you who sent me get well cards and flowers. Your kind gestures were very much appreciated!!
So much happened the short time I was gone!
We've taken the NJ ASK!
The archery team did a fantastic job representing OCS and the state of New Jersey as they shot their way to 25th place at the national competition held in Louisville, Kentucky.
National School of Character!!!! How exciting for us. What an honor to be recognized as tops in the country for having a school that not only turns out academically conscious students, but students that are good people too.
I wonder what's next for our "little" school?
Back to basics for now.....
Spelling words for the week of 5/19 include:
So much happened the short time I was gone!
We've taken the NJ ASK!
The archery team did a fantastic job representing OCS and the state of New Jersey as they shot their way to 25th place at the national competition held in Louisville, Kentucky.
National School of Character!!!! How exciting for us. What an honor to be recognized as tops in the country for having a school that not only turns out academically conscious students, but students that are good people too.
I wonder what's next for our "little" school?
Back to basics for now.....
Spelling words for the week of 5/19 include:
there,
about, could, around, still, better, field, feet, almost, hard, several,
ground, cold, really, table, remember, another, nothing,
trouble, discussion, canteen, camera, continued, friends, talking
Bonus:
occasionally, wheelbarrow, pitchfork
Our ELA class will continue reading "Holes", take notes, and do all sorts of Camp Green Lake activities.
We will continue our study of adjectives in our Grammar Studies.
Please remember, we have one more book project that will be due on June 11th. The class may use the book "Holes" that they have been reading in class. Please see me for a 5-4-3-2-1 organizer.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
April Showers?
Happy April Fools Day? Is Spring finally here? I sure hope we're not being fooled. It's certainly time for some warm spring weather complete with flowers and all things GREEN!
In ELA this week we will be working in Storyworks! Some of what we will be covering includes:
1. Reading- 39 Clues (the play); Leghorn (literature); Freedom or Death, The Story of Robert Smalls (informational text)
2. Writing- "Would You Want to be One of the First Children" (children of the President)
3. Grammar- contraction and verb usage
Spelling words for week of March 31, 2014
himself, seen, however, usually try, kind, money, number, example, there, it's, seconds, would, paper, huge, excuse, confuse, few, nephew, curfew, usual, cool, menu, mood, bruise
Bonus: abolish, feinting, perilous, strutting, wharf
Spelling dictation sentences:
1. You can have fun when you play with a map and learn something, too.
2. On your map, first point out the city in which you live.
3. Next, please look toward the top part of the map.
4. What is the name of the country pictured there in the far north?
In ELA this week we will be working in Storyworks! Some of what we will be covering includes:
1. Reading- 39 Clues (the play); Leghorn (literature); Freedom or Death, The Story of Robert Smalls (informational text)
2. Writing- "Would You Want to be One of the First Children" (children of the President)
3. Grammar- contraction and verb usage
Spelling words for week of March 31, 2014
himself, seen, however, usually try, kind, money, number, example, there, it's, seconds, would, paper, huge, excuse, confuse, few, nephew, curfew, usual, cool, menu, mood, bruise
Bonus: abolish, feinting, perilous, strutting, wharf
Spelling dictation sentences:
1. You can have fun when you play with a map and learn something, too.
2. On your map, first point out the city in which you live.
3. Next, please look toward the top part of the map.
4. What is the name of the country pictured there in the far north?
Thursday, February 27, 2014
March Comes in like a LION!!!
Can you believe it? There is snow in the forecast!!! This winter reminds me years gone by. I bet I'm one of the few that truly loves the snow. Our world has changed from winter gray many times this year to a snowy-white winter wonderland.
Our classroom has been all heated up despite the cold temperatures outdoors. We have been reading adventure stories with the tall tale "John Henry" and this week's "Marvin of the Great Woods". In addition to our reading we have been discussing our recent Winter Olympics. The boys have been working on a bulletin board that sums up this year's event. We're making newspaper front pages packed full of Olympic information. In addition we have read about the history of the Olympics, Olympic symbols, our USA athletes, and even the mascots. Our athletes certainly did a fine job in Sochi. The class favorites are snowboarding, luge, skeleton, and bobsledding. Shaun White is still their favorite athlete, even though he did not come home with a medal this year.
Our grammar class has been busy working on plural and possessive nouns. Next week we will be on to verbs!
Spelling Words for the week of March 3rd include: there, said, about, would, little, through, don't important, picture, since, across, however, knew, young sun, thing, whole, hear, happened, opened, stopped, slipping, brand, bridles, calves, corral, herd, initials, manes, and reins
This week's list includes fourteen new words and the rest we have covered many times.
Have a great week! Remember this week is also OPTIMISM week! Remember to say to yourself when things get challenging "I can do it!"
Our classroom has been all heated up despite the cold temperatures outdoors. We have been reading adventure stories with the tall tale "John Henry" and this week's "Marvin of the Great Woods". In addition to our reading we have been discussing our recent Winter Olympics. The boys have been working on a bulletin board that sums up this year's event. We're making newspaper front pages packed full of Olympic information. In addition we have read about the history of the Olympics, Olympic symbols, our USA athletes, and even the mascots. Our athletes certainly did a fine job in Sochi. The class favorites are snowboarding, luge, skeleton, and bobsledding. Shaun White is still their favorite athlete, even though he did not come home with a medal this year.
Our grammar class has been busy working on plural and possessive nouns. Next week we will be on to verbs!
Spelling Words for the week of March 3rd include: there, said, about, would, little, through, don't important, picture, since, across, however, knew, young sun, thing, whole, hear, happened, opened, stopped, slipping, brand, bridles, calves, corral, herd, initials, manes, and reins
This week's list includes fourteen new words and the rest we have covered many times.
Have a great week! Remember this week is also OPTIMISM week! Remember to say to yourself when things get challenging "I can do it!"
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
The Snow Continues....... Go Team USA
This week brings more cold weather and more snow! Winter has certainly made its presence known this year! Our class keeps warm with a flurry of reading and writing. We have lots to learn and lots to do!
This week's spelling words include:
what, were, your, their, through, think, because, place, something, don't, until, without, paper, hard, near, sentence, better, cells, contorted, digest, immigrants.
The boys all did very well with these words during Monday's "Spelling Preview".
We are reading the selection "John Henry" from our Scott Foresman anthology. The class is enjoying the exaggerations the author uses to illustrate his point. It is important to go past the literal meaning of individual words to infer the message the author works to get across.
Vocabulary words with this selection include: boulder, hollered, shivered, horizon, glimpse, tunnel, and rhythm.
We have been working hard on our language skills using "Study Island". Students may log on to this program from home and continue working to obtain those blue ribbons. Every blue ribbon they earn with having completed a minimum of 20-30 questions translates to one of our orange reward tickets. The amount you earn is up to you:) As the snow days keep coming, remember you can always continue working on Study Island from home. Its a great way to spend some time at home keeping your skills fresh and ready!
Our class will begin their research reports on the Olympics next week. We will work on these both in school and at home. Students will choose from a list of topics to include in this project. All will write on the history of the Olympics, and then choose from additional topics adding creativity to what they research and write. More information to follow.
January's book project was an extra credit project. The February/March project will be due March 28th. The book must be a biography. There are many interesting people we can read about during this our "Presidents' Month".
Stay Warm! Happy Valentine's Day!!!
This week's spelling words include:
what, were, your, their, through, think, because, place, something, don't, until, without, paper, hard, near, sentence, better, cells, contorted, digest, immigrants.
The boys all did very well with these words during Monday's "Spelling Preview".
We are reading the selection "John Henry" from our Scott Foresman anthology. The class is enjoying the exaggerations the author uses to illustrate his point. It is important to go past the literal meaning of individual words to infer the message the author works to get across.
Vocabulary words with this selection include: boulder, hollered, shivered, horizon, glimpse, tunnel, and rhythm.
We have been working hard on our language skills using "Study Island". Students may log on to this program from home and continue working to obtain those blue ribbons. Every blue ribbon they earn with having completed a minimum of 20-30 questions translates to one of our orange reward tickets. The amount you earn is up to you:) As the snow days keep coming, remember you can always continue working on Study Island from home. Its a great way to spend some time at home keeping your skills fresh and ready!
Our class will begin their research reports on the Olympics next week. We will work on these both in school and at home. Students will choose from a list of topics to include in this project. All will write on the history of the Olympics, and then choose from additional topics adding creativity to what they research and write. More information to follow.
January's book project was an extra credit project. The February/March project will be due March 28th. The book must be a biography. There are many interesting people we can read about during this our "Presidents' Month".
Stay Warm! Happy Valentine's Day!!!
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