Halloween

Students at Oasis are encouraged to dress in their costumes for the school day.  These are the guidelines on costumes: 
No masks.
Costume must cover the same amount of skin that the uniform does.
Costume must not be gory.
Hats or headpieces that are part of the costume may be worn for the parade but may need to be removed during the school day.
Shoes must be closed-toe. 
There will be a school-wide Halloween parade at 1:15.  The 3rd - 6th graders will have a Harry Potter themed PE at the end of the day. 
If a student chooses not to dress in costume, please wear the school uniform.
Hopefully this covers all the potential questions, but feel free to email me or call the school for more information.

PE Day - October 30

Don't forget to send your child with clothes and shoes for P.E.  We are trying to have a PE day where no one has to call home to get clothes brought up to school!

Parent Teacher Conferences

It's that time of year, time to have parent teacher conferences and first quarter report cards.  I am scheduling 15 minute conferences.  If you feel like you need more than that, let me know and I'll set up two blocks of time.
I have the following times available:
Monday Oct.29,  4:30 - 6:30 pm
Tuesday Oct. 20, 6:45 - 7:30 pm
Friday, Nov. 2, 8:15- 11:00 am

Please email me at jstockard@oasisacademyfallon.us with your top two or three choices.  I'll try to accommodate everyone's schedules.  I'd like your fifth grader to be present, so please choose a time when he or she can attend. If none of these times work, let me know what will work for you and I'll try to make it happen.  As far as meeting with Mrs. Antoniono about math, she will set up a conference if your child is below where he or she should be in math.

Invention Convention

As the final part of our forces and motion project, the fifth graders are participating in an Invention Convention.  The students are in groups of 2 or 3 students and are brainstorming for an everyday problem that could be made easier with simple machines. The students will need to decide on an invention that uses a simple machine.  They will need to get their plans approved and then begin to build a prototype of their invention.  They will also need to make a tri-fold display with the full description of their invention and the problem it solves.  We will have two weeks to work on this project.  We started brainstorming today and there was an awful lot of excitement in the room as the students thought of ways to make their lives easier with simple machines!

Logo Wear

Don't forget that orders for the shirts or sweatshirts with the Oasis Academy Bighorns logo are due Thursday, October 11, 2012.  Payment can be made when you pick them up at Thrifty Finds, or you may send in a check with the order.

Tuck Everlasting

In Reading, the fifth graders are reading Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. This book is about a girl who meets a family, the Tucks, who are able to live forever.  She gains different perspectives from the Tucks and she comes to appreciate and love them, even though they are very different from her own family.  Not only is this a great story, but it is beautifully written with many examples of figurative language.  We should finish the book next week.  After we finish, the students will do a character project where they will get to choose a character from the book, tell about their character, and choose some items that represent their character.   We also have vocabulary words from this book, so expect a vocabulary quiz for your student this week and the next two weeks.  Your student is making a vocabulary study guide in class, so they can prepare at home for these quizzes.