August 31 - September 4, 2015

Here’s a peek at next week:

Spelling words: on, mom, not, spot, hop, top, stop, sob, job, from

Phonics- short o

Reading: Establishing Daily 5 Routines-Work on Writing/Word Work

L.Arts: Singular and Plural Nouns

Writing Workshop: Personal Narratives

Math: Exploring the 99s and 100s Chart; Comparing number charts to the Number Line; Practice Using Different Strategies to Solve Word Problems

Science: Weather Tools and States of Matter

 Homework 

1.Study spelling words! 

2. Practice your "Lightning Words".

3. READ! 

It is time for the RBES Fall Book Fair!  

       The dates for this exciting event are September 11-18.   The Book Fair will be open Fri.-Thurs. from 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM,Tuesday night for Chick-Fil-A /STEAM Night from 6:00-8:00PM and on Friday the 18^th from 8:00 AM until 10 AM.  
       Grandparents and special friends are invited to lunch and the Book Fair any day Monday-Thursday, September 11th-17^th. The Book Fair provides students, parents, grandparents, and special friends an excellent opportunity to purchase great books that your children will love to read.  
       This is also a wonderful way to help support the RBES Media Center.  All proceeds go directly to the RBES Media Center.

Please look for volunteer information coming soon on Volunteer Spot.

1st Grade Curriculum Night was on August 25th @ 6:00 pm

Thank you to all that were able to attend. We hope that you found this evening to be informative about your child's year in first grade. 

If you were unable to attend you can see our presentation below at:

1st Grade Presentation

Changes in Transportation
Please use attached forms for changes in transportation. 
FORMS

Scholastic News Donation

If you are able and have not already done so, please send in a $7 donation for your child's Scholastic News subscription.Thank you! 

Volunteer Training

Georgia law regarding volunteers in non-profit organizations establishes that all volunteers are now mandated reporters.  In order for all volunteers to understand the law and know the reporting protocols,  volunteer training regarding the new mandated reporter law will be provided. Below are the dates for the RBES volunteer training. If you plan to volunteer or visit in a classroom  (this includes attending class parties, field day, working with students, etc.) you should attend one of the dates below.

Thursday, September 3rd - 9:00 am

Wednesday, November 4th at 9:00 am 

We will need ALL volunteers to attend one of the training options in order for everyone to be able to continue to serve as a volunteer. Please know we appreciate you, your time, and commitment to RBES.

Snack Reminders

-Please send a healthy snack {low in sugar} to school with your child every day.

-Due to having 5 minutes for snack time, please send in only one snack.

-Please only send a small water bottle for your child to have with his/her snack.

Upcoming Events

Volunteer Training Options {choose 1}: 

Thursday, September 3rd - 9:00 am 

Wednesday, November 4th at 9:00 am  

PTO- Sept. 8- 6:30 pm
Labor Day- Sept. 7th SCHOOL CLOSED

Book Fair- Sept. 14-18

STEAM Family Night- Sept. 15

Have a great weekend!!

RBES Fall Book Fair

It is time for the RBES Fall Book Fair!  The dates for this exciting event are September 11-18.   The Book Fair will be open Fri.-Thurs. from 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM, Tuesday night for Chick-Fil-A /STEAM Night from 6:00-8:00PM and on Friday the 18^th from 8:00 AM until 10 AM.  Grandparents and special friends are invited to lunch and the Book Fair any day Monday-Thursday, September 11th-17^th. The Book Fair provides students, parents, grandparents, and special friends an excellent opportunity to purchase great books that your children will love to read.  This is also a wonderful way to help support the RBES Media Center.  All proceeds go directly to the RBES Media Center.

Please look for volunteer information coming soon on Volunteer Spot.

Week of August 24 - 28, 2015

Peek at Next Week (8/24-8/28)

First Grade Curriculum Night 
Tuesday, August 25th at 6:00 in the Media Center

We had a fantastic week in first grade! Don't forget that our Curriculum Night is on Tuesday, August 25th at 6:00 in the Media Center. We look forward to seeing you there! 

Here’s a peek at next week:

Spelling words: it, sit, hit, six, his, this, kid, is, did, in

Phonics- short i

Reading: Establishing Daily 5 Routines-Listening to Reading/Word Work

L.Arts: Common and Proper Nouns

Writing Workshop: Personal Narratives

Math: Numeration: Exploring the 99's Chart and Number Line
  
Science: Weather Instruments

 Homework 

1.Study spelling words! 

2. Practice your "Lightning Words".

3. Practice counting and writing numbers 0-120.

4. READ! 

1st Grade Curriculum Night- August 25th @ 6:00 pm

Please join us in the Media Center on August 25th at 6:00 pm to learn all about first grade! We look forward to seeing you there!

*MAP TESTING * 

Math: Monday, August 24th

Don't forget that Picture Day is on Wednesday, August 26th! 

Scholastic News Donation

If you are able, please send in a $7 donation for your child's Scholastic News subscription.Thank you! 

Volunteer Training

Georgia law regarding volunteers in non-profit organizations establishes that all volunteers are now mandated reporters.  In order for all volunteers to understand the law and know the reporting protocols,  volunteer training regarding the new mandated reporter law will be provided. Below are the dates for the RBES volunteer training. If you plan to volunteer or visit in a classroom  (this includes attending class parties, field day, working with students, etc.) you should attend one of the dates below.

Thursday, August 27th - 6:00 pm

Thursday, September 3rd - 9:00 am

Wednesday, November 4th at 9:00 am 

We will need ALL volunteers to attend one of the training options in order for everyone to be able to continue to serve as a volunteer. Please know we appreciate you, your time, and commitment to RBES.

Snack Reminders

-Please send a healthy snack {low in sugar} to school with your child every day.

-Due to having 5 minutes for snack time, please send in only one snack.

-Please only send a small water bottle for your child to have with his/her snack.

Upcoming Events

***K/1st Curriculum Night- Aug. 25- 6:00 pm** 

K/1st Picture Day- Aug.26

Volunteer Training Options {choose 1}: 

Thursday, August 27th - 6:00 pm

Thursday, September 3rd - 9:00 am

Wednesday, November 4th at 9:00 am 

PTO- Sept. 8- 6:30 pm

Book Fair- Sept. 14-18

STEAM Family Night- Sept. 15

Have a great weekend!!

Week of August 17-21, 2015

What a great first FULL week! 

We are working hard and learning so much in first grade! 

Here’s a peek at next week:

Spelling words: let, get, pet, met, ten, then, went, bed, red, yes

Challenge words:  These words are not presented to the kids to be memorized; they follow the same spelling pattern using more advanced phonetic skills like blends and digraphs

Phonics- short e 

Reading: Establishing Daily 5 Routines- Read to Someone

L.Arts: Common Nouns

Writing Workshop: Personal Narratives-"Small Moments"

Math: Numeration- Counting and Comparing Numbers 

**Please practice counting and writing numbers to 120 at home.**

Science: Weather

Homework 

1.Study spelling words! 

2. Complete Math About Me activity sheet.

3. Practice this week's Lightning Words.

*MAP TESTING * 

Reading: Monday, August 17th 

Spelling Test

The children did a wonderful job working on their spelling words this week! All graded tests came home in your child's Friday folder.  They will have ten spelling words that they receive each week.  In addition, they will have 2 "mystery words" that they apply the same spelling pattern to words, 2 "challenge words" where they will try to use advanced phonics skills to continue practicing listening for ALL sounds in words, and a sentence dictation.  I give them one sentence to write.  They get credit ONLY if they use correct capitalization, punctuation, spacing, and spelling of spelling words.

Scholastic News Donation

If you are able, please send in a $7 donation for your child's Scholastic News subscription.Thank you! 

Volunteer Training

Georgia law regarding volunteers in non-profit organizations establishes that all volunteers are now mandated reporters.  In order for all volunteers to understand the law and know the reporting protocols,  volunteer training regarding the new mandated reporter law will be provided. Below are the dates for the RBES volunteer training. If you plan to volunteer or visit in a classroom  (this includes attending class parties, field day, working with students, etc.) you should attend one of the dates below.

Thursday, August 27th - 6:00 pm

Thursday, September 3rd - 9:00 am

Wednesday, November 4th at 9:00 am 

We will need ALL volunteers to attend one of the training options in order for everyone to be able to continue to serve as a volunteer. Please know we appreciate you, your time, and commitment to RBES.

Snack Reminders

-Please send a healthy snack {low in sugar} to school with your child every day.

-Due to having 5 minutes for snack time, please send in only one snack.

-Please only send a small water bottle for your child to have with his/her snack.

Shoe Tying Practice

If your child hasn't learned how to tie their shoes yet, 
please practice this skill with him/her at home. 

Upcoming Events

Volunteer Training Options {choose 1}: 

Thursday, August 27th - 6:00 pm

Thursday, September 3rd - 9:00 am

Wednesday, November 4th at 9:00 am 

4th/5th Curriculum Night- Aug. 18

2nd/3rd Curriculum Night- Aug. 20

***K/1st Curriculum Night- Aug. 25 @ 6:00 pm** 

K/1st Picture Day- Aug.26

PTO- Sept. 8- 6:30 pm

Book Fair- Sept. 14-18

STEAM Family Night- Sept. 15

Have a great weekend!!

August 10 - 14, 2015

A Peek at Next Week (8/10-8/14)

What a great first week! We've had fun getting to know each other and working hard to learn classroom routines/procedures. I can already tell we are going to have a great year together! 

Here’s a peek at next week:

Spelling words: at, hat, bad, an, ran, sat, had, am, can, that

We will have our first spelling test on Friday. The expectation is for students to be able to spell AND apply the spelling/phonics pattern for the week. In addition to the ten words listed above, we will have two mystery words that follow the same phonics pattern ( short a words this week). You will also notice a dictation sentence on the test.  I will read a sentence aloud that contains a spelling word for the student to write. Dictation sentences give me the opportunity to model complete sentences for students to write and to check your child's spelling and sentence structure.
Need ideas for practicing spelling words at home? 
Check out Spelling City!

Phonics- short a 

Reading: Establishing Daily 5 Routines- Read to Self 

Writing Workshop: Personal Narratives

Math: Numeration and Establishing Daily 3 Math Routines-Math by Myself 

Social Studies-All About Me 

 Homework 

1.Study spelling words! 
2. Words That Describe Me activity {see details in Daily Folder}

3.  Lightning Words

4. Please make sure you have returned all paperwork/ forms sent home in your child's Daily Folder. 

5. Update your child's PowerSchool account {a login information sheet was given out at Open House}  

Scholastic News Donation

If you are able and have not already done so, please send in a $7 donation for your child's Scholastic News subscription.Thank you! 

Volunteer Training

Georgia law regarding volunteers in non-profit organizations establishes that all volunteers are now mandated reporters.  In order for all volunteers to understand the law and know the reporting protocols,  volunteer training regarding the new mandated reporter law will be provided. Below are the dates for the RBES volunteer training. If you plan to volunteer or visit in a classroom  (this includes attending class parties, field day, working with students, etc.) you should attend one of the dates below.

Thursday, August 27th - 6:00 pm

Thursday, September 3rd - 9:00 am

Wednesday, November 4th at 9:00 am 

We will need ALL volunteers to attend one of the training options in order for everyone to be able to continue to serve as a volunteer. Please know we appreciate you, your time, and commitment to RBES.

Upcoming Events

Newcomers' Welcome- Aug. 13- 9:00am

Volunteer Training Options {choose 1}: 

Thursday, August 27th - 6:00 pm

Thursday, September 3rd - 9:00 am

Wednesday, November 4th at 9:00 am 

4th/5th Curriculum Night- Aug. 18- 6:00 pm

2nd/3rd Curriculum Night- Aug. 20- 6:00 pm

***K/1st Curriculum Night- Aug. 25- 6:00 pm** 

K/1st Picture Day- Aug.26

PTO- Sept. 8- 6:30 pm

Book Fair- Sept. 14-18

STEAM Family Night- Sept. 15

Have a great weekend!!

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL

Looking Forward to a New School Year!

Meet the Teacher and First Day of School

We are so excited to begin the 2015-2016 school year! Students and parents are invited to come Monday, August 3 between 1:00 and 3:00 to find out who their child's teacher will be and visit the classroom! We look forward to seeing you!

The first day of school for students is Wednesday, August 5.