John's K-1 Wish List

Please help the K-1 students have a great year.  Here are some of the items the K-1 students need for various projects this year.

We need help getting everything we need so we are turning to you (and anyone you know) for help.  Each time we cross off something from the list all of OCS benefits, not just the K-1 students, so pass it around!!

Cardboard boxes of various shapes and sizesRolls of packing, masking, duct tape3 rolls of duct tape for each studentStacks of newspapersFabricEmpty glass jarsFlorist clayLiquid glycerinGlitterGarden Supplies:15-20 raised garden bedsSoil (to fill each garden bed and classroom projects)Hoses and spray gunsGarden tools (hand shovels, hand rakes, trowels, spades etc.)FertilizerComposterLadybugs and Praying Mantis Seedlings (various veggies chosen by the students)Hats and glovesSun blockGarden wagonGarden storageClay potsSeeds (veggie and flower)

Plus, we always have an ongoing need for:Healthy snacksPaper towels Plastic tablewareColored Pencils MarkersGlue sticksCrayonsCraft paper (construction paper)Cleaning supplies When purchasing something for any grade at OCS do not forget to use SCRIPT or your Target Card.  Each time you purchase something using either method you are helping OCS two times!!

If you have items to donate, please see John Foley in room 2.  Thanks for helping out!

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Hello!
I hope the beginning of the school year is going as well for you as it is for this first grade class.  We are becoming familiar with the flow of the daily schedule, and we have established most of the basic routines and expectations necessary for successful learning.

These past days have been very productive.  We have begun to establish a friendly, safe and comfortable community by learning about each other ad sharing our hopes and dreams for the year.  From those hopes and dreams, we developed classroom rules so that all children will attain their own personal hope and dream.

In the following weeks, we will continue to strengthen our classroom's sense of community through continuous sharing of personal stories, events, and feelings.  We will also be taking on more responsibility for the care of our classroom and school at large through classroom and school-wide helper assignments.

Now the emphasis turns to increasing student responsibility and trying out our independence by encouraging choice-making and participating in our first grade curriculum in each subject area. 

We will engage in more challenging and personally satisfying activities and experiences by investigating topics that are of interest to our students.  These topics will become the focus of our learning for the year.

How can you help your child to be successful in school?
- review the letters of the alphabet and their sounds
- give your child the opportunity to read at least 15 minutes daily
- review basic math skills, such as counting, adding and subtracting numbers to 10, and reviewing the number words (one, two, three, etc...)

Happy Birthday wishes to:

Suhana Rahman 9/22

Upcoming Events
Back To School Night  9/17

Thank you!
Karen

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Hilary's 2nd Grade Class

have a fridge!), crackers and a container of peanut butter, individual bags of mixed nuts, granola, a
big bag of grapes, popcorn, rice cakes, any fruit, etc.**

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