Week of August 29 - September 2, 2016

 Sneak Peek for Next Week!

Phonics Family 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 phonics family words.

2. Practice your "Lightning Words".

3. Practice your sight word list.

4. Fill in the missing numbers on your 120 chart.

5. READ! 

It is time for the RBES Fall Book Fair!  

       The dates for this exciting event are September 9-15. The Book Fair will be open Friday -Thursday from 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM and Tuesday night for Chick-Fil-A /STEAM Night from 6:00-8:00PM. Grandparents and special friends are invited to lunch and the Book Fair any day Friday - Thursday, September 9-15. 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.

1st Grade Curriculum Night was on August 23rd

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

Scholastic News Donation

If you are able and have not already done so, please send in a $12.50 donation for your child's Scholastic News subscription. Thank you! 

Volunteer Training

The last volunteer training date is September 1^st at 9:00am!
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. No peanut products, please.

-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. (Preferably with a lid that does not have to screw on and off)

Upcoming Events

K/1 Picture Day- August 30^th

PTO- August 30^th at 6:30pm

Volunteer Training- September 1^st at 9:00am

Labor Day- September 5th SCHOOL CLOSED

Book Fair- September 9-15

STEAM Family Night – September 13^th at 6pm

First Grade Parent Breakfast- September 22^nd

Character Day- September 22^nd (Students and Faculty)

Have a great weekend!