Oasis Elementary School

After reading the reviews of Oasis Elementary, I decided to do a little research on some of the statements made by other parents. First, I'd like to address the statement that Oasis only teaches English-Language Arts & Math. All schools in California are required to teach a set number of minutes of these subjects per day. My sixth grader is required to have 2.5 hrs of Lang. Arts & 1.5 hrs of math per day. That accounts for 4 out of 6 hrs of the day. Lunch is another half hour, PE twice a week for approx. 1 hr. The state of California dictates that only 100 minutes/wk be spent on PE. The other three days the students have computer lab, library, & music programs if they choose. This only leaves approx. 2-2.5 hrs/wk for science & SS. My child has at least 2 assignments/wk in these subjects. Also, Oasis is the ONLY elementary in the entire district that has met the target growth for state testing for the past 3 years. This is not easy to accomplish without a dedicated staff. If more parents would invest time in their child's education, the scores will only get better. Parents should do some research & get their facts straight prior to posting uninformed comments. GO BOBCATS!!!
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We are military and lived off base, Oasis was the school for our zip code. I did not like my child attending this school and was actually going to request a change of teacher and if possible take her out of that school. Starting with principle, teachers & staff, they are rude. They carry around a sense of entitlement to yell & belittle the children. Do not send your child to this school & if you do make sure you volunteer and be the voice of your child because from what I saw and heard if you don't it gives them even more reason to say demeaning things to children.
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I never thought that I would have my children attend a school that only circled around 3 subjects. Math, Language Arts, and Reading. My 4 children have never come home with any science or social studies homework. It has always been math, spelling, or english. Their idea of science is doing ascience project at the end of the year. As for social studies, try again. The officials say its because the district only wants them to study 3 main subjects in elementary school, they will learn the rest in middle school. Whatever, I say! Ever subject should be involved or nothing at all. I am highly considing taking all 5 of my children out and putting them into homeschool! P.E. is twice a week and the food menu make me sick. I have started sending my children to school with lunches made from home.
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Both of my children attend Oasis and thus far the experience has been somewhat negative. The school seems quite disorganized. Schools around here struggle financially so applying the NCLB might be the reasoning behind why some children just aren't getting the help they should be getting. Some of the teachers appear to be irritated with a child coming in half way thru the year from another school or military members being recently stationed in the area. Overall so far this school hasn't given me a good impression. We do not feel welcome at all.
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All my children have gone to oasis. I have one that is in kindergarten, the K teachers are great! but we are lacking a safe pick up. The buses pull right up at the curb, which is okay because the teachers keep the children in the fence, however after the buses leave, they start releasing these Little kids, who are so happy to see their parents, and they just dart out. My concern is that other parents are pulling up right next to these kids, using the bus parking and this is unsafe. They are defeating the purpose of watching the buses, but allowing parents to pull up there. A child can get ran over b a bus, car or truck. And you would think since the principal stands out there, acting like he is doing his job, that he would do something about it.but he don't.
--Submitted by a parent

Oasis is an amazing school my child has a fantastic teacher this year as both of my children have each year they attend Oasis. I love the programs they have and I hope that they offer the after school programs that they did last year. They also have a great track program. thank you for all you do staff!
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my daughter is in the 2nd grade this year she had a very good 1st grade teacher miss myers. the school over all is very nice although they do have some teachers that should be retireing and that includes the one my daughter has this year.
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I have been very lucky with the teachers at Oasis, they have been great. The main problem is the PE program, they only have PE twice a week. Our kids are not physically fit to enter the Junior High school and they struggle during PE, something needs to be done
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My son ans daughter have attended this school since they were in 1st and 2nd grade. Both were retained a year later, my son was diagnosed with ADHD. NCLB never applied at this school. I struggled to get him additional assistance. The current Principal had no idea how ADHD applied towards a 504 Plan, my son continued to fail, even with meetings, even with letters requesting help. When he finished in June 2005, he had a 1.875 GPA and was allowed to move on to 7th grade. I have had to hire an advocate to work with me and the Jr. High School, to attempt to get him some help. If this happened to one student at this school, how many others are being left behind? My daugher is still at Oasis, and she too is below grade level. What happened to NCLB? What a farse!
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Overall this school has great teacher and a great office staff. I was very pleased with every teacher I came into contact with. As far as the learning, I believe the teachers are doing the best they can with the restrictions they have for California. I would have liked to see more art, sports, science, maybe a foreign language more things are they teach back east.
--Submitted by a parent