Thursday, September 29, 2016

Week of October 3 - 7, 2016

Week of October 3-7

Here’s a peek at next week!

Phonics Family Words: bring, thing, think, sent, find, your, said, who, use, about
Phonics- Ending blends
Reading: Daily 5 implementation with emphasis on asking and answering questions about details in texts. What was the main idea? How can I retell the story? (5 finger retell) What is the author's purpose? (PIE), practice Folk Hero reader's theater 


L.Arts: Sentence level context clues for meanings of words and phrases. Understand and use conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, yet)
Writing Workshop: Finished up and celebrate personal narratives. Introduce informational booklets. (teaching book)
Math: Numeration: Place Value (Patterns within 100); Making ten bundles,+1 and -1, +10 and -10, what comes before and after a certain number? We will continue to show to make a number with base ten blocks, distinguish numbers as tens and ones, and represent numbers with tallies. We will also continue to explore the importance of organizing our data in a chart/graph that can be easily read by others.
Social Studies: STEM Activity – Creating apple baskets to transport Farmer Brown’s apples during his harvest season

 Homework 
1. Study phonics family words! 
2. Practice "Lightning Words"
3. Math graphing sheet 
4. Have your child read their book of the week to you and practice the 5 finger retell strategy.
5. Work in RAZ Kids account


We will begin a new STEAM challenge next week! Its harvest time in the mountains of Northeast Georgia and workers are busy picking apples. Farmer Brown needs our help! The apples must be moved to the other side of the orchard. Farmer Brown does not have a bag or container to carry the apples. Our challenge is to design a container to carry as many apples as possible with the materials we have available. Stay tuned for our outcome!



Field Trip
If you haven’t sent in your child’s permission form and $8.00 for our upcoming field trip to the Oconee Civic Center in December, please do so. We may not take students who do not turn in permission forms. Thank you!


iMom Breakfast

Please join us for this school year’s first iMom breakfast, a special time for moms to connect with their children and spend one-on-one time discussing issues around character development and growth. iMom breakfasts are also a great way to get connected with the Rocky Branch community.

What:              iMom Breakfast
Who:               Moms and their kindergarten, first, and second grade students
When:             Monday, October 3rd from 7:20am to 8:00am
Where:            Rocky Branch Elementary School cafeteria
Topic:             I Can Attitude

You may order breakfast from Chick-fil-A for you and/or your child. It will be ready and waiting when you arrive the morning of the event. Each Chick-fil-A breakfast will include your choice of a chicken biscuit or chicken minis, orange juice, and coffee for adults for $3.50. Children may also purchase breakfast from the Rocky Branch cafeteria. School breakfasts will be charged to the student’s school meal account.

7:15-7:20 a.m.      Parents check in at the front office
7:20-7:25 a.m.      Parents and children pick up their breakfast orders in the cafeteria
7:25-7:50 a.m.      iMom program and discussion
7:50-7:55 a.m.      Students dismissed to classes
7:50-8:00 a.m.      Summary with parents and door prizes; parents sign out at the front office
Upcoming Events
RBES Night at Zaxby’s – October 3rd
3rd Grade Play – October 6th
End of 1st 9 weeks - October 7th
Fall Break (NO SCHOOL) – October 10th
Report Cards Go Home – October 14th
DA$H – October 21st
All Pro Dad Breakfast (3rd-5th grade dads) – October 24th
Book Character Fair (Students and Staff) – October 28th
Can-a-Thon – November 31-11


Have a great weekend!

Friday, September 23, 2016

Week of September 26 - 30, 2016

Week of September 26-30



Here’s a peek at next week!

“Phonics Family” words: black, blue, class, glad, play, clock, glass, please, flower, glitter
Phonics- L blend



Reading: Daily 5 implementation with emphasis on asking and answering questions about details in texts. What was the main idea? How can I retell the story? (5 finger retell); Fluency building through Reader's Theater about our Folk Heroes that we are learning about in Social Studies

L.Arts: Sentence level context clues for meanings of words and phrases
Writing Workshop: Personal Narratives - How can I revise my work? How do I get my work ready to be published? How is a published piece different than what is in my writing folder?
Math: Numeration: Place Value (patterns within 100); Making ten bundles, +10 and -10, what comes before and after a certain number? We will continue to show to make a number with base ten blocks. We will also explore the importance of organizing our data in a chart/graph that can be easily read by others.
Social Studies: What is a tall tale? Who is Paul Bunyan and John Henry?

 Homework 
1. Study “Phonics Family” words! 
2. Practice your "Lightning Words"
3. Math sheet 
4. Work in RAZ Kids
5. READ!



iMom Breakfast
Please join us for this school year’s first iMom breakfast, a special time for moms to connect with their children and spend one-on-one time discussing issues around character development and growth. iMom breakfasts are also a great way to get connected with the Rocky Branch community.
What:              iMom Breakfast
Who:               Moms and their kindergarten, first, and second grade students
When:             Monday, October 3rd from 7:20am to 8:00am
Where:            Rocky Branch Elementary School cafeteria
Topic:             I Can Attitude

You may order breakfast from Chick-fil-A for you and/or your child. It will be ready and waiting when you arrive the morning of the event. Each Chick-fil-A breakfast will include your choice of a chicken biscuit or chicken minis, orange juice, and coffee for adults for $3.50. Children may also purchase breakfast from the Rocky Branch cafeteria. School breakfasts will be charged to the student’s school meal account.

7:15-7:20 a.m.      Parents check in at the front office
7:20-7:25 a.m.      Parents and children pick up their breakfast orders in the cafeteria
7:25-7:50 a.m.      iMom program and discussion
7:50-7:55 a.m.      Students dismissed to classes
7:50-8:00 a.m.      Summary with parents and door prizes; parents sign out at the front office



Upcoming Events
Picture Make-Up Day – Sept. 27th
RBES Night at Zaxby’s – October 3rd
End of 1st 9 weeks - October 7th
Fall Break (NO SCHOOL) – October 10th
DA$H – October 21st
Book Character Fair (Students and Staff) – October 28th


Have a great weekend! Happy Fall!

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Week of September 19 - 23, 2016

Week of September 19-23


Here’s a peek at next week!

Phonics Family Words: green, brown, trip, from, cry, drone, treat, bread, crate, price, grape, drinkPhonics- r blend
Reading: Daily 5 implementation with emphasis on asking and answering questions about details in texts. What is the difference between thin and thick questions? Reading strategy – “Chunky Monkey”
Guided Reading books will be coming home this week! Please be sure your child reads his/her book the night it comes home and returns it the next morning in their bag. Thank you!
L.Arts: Sentence level context clues for meanings of words and phrases.
Writing Workshop: Personal Narratives - How can I revise my work? How do I get my work ready to be published?
Math: Numeration: Place Value (Patterns within 100) Making ten bundles, +1 and -1, what comes before and after a certain number?
Social Studies: What is a tall tale? Johnny Appleseed and Davy Crocket

 Homework 
1. Study Phonics Family words! 
2. Read your “Book in a Bag” – Return the day after you take it home
3. Practice your "Lightning Words"
4.  Math Value of Digit
5. READ!

STEM
Thank you for supporting our very first stem project! The kids loved planning and building their structures. We have quite a few future architects!

Book Fair
         Thank you for supporting our school and especially our classroom library!  I appreciate the very GENEROUS donations of books that were donated for us to read in our classroom. Thank you!!

iMom Breakfast
Please join us for this school year’s first iMom breakfast, a special time for moms to connect with their children and spend one-on-one time discussing issues around character development and growth. iMom breakfasts are also a great way to get connected with the Rocky Branch community.
What:              iMom Breakfast
Who:               Moms and their kindergarten, first, and second grade students
When:             Monday, October 3rd from 7:20am to 8:00am
Where:            Rocky Branch Elementary School cafeteria
Topic:             I Can Attitude

You may order breakfast from Chick-fil-A for you and/or your child. It will be ready and waiting when you arrive the morning of the event. Each Chick-fil-A breakfast will include your choice of a chicken biscuit or chicken minis, orange juice, and coffee for adults for $3.50. Children may also purchase breakfast from the Rocky Branch cafeteria. School breakfasts will be charged to the student’s school meal account.

7:15-7:20 a.m.      Parents check in at the front office
7:20-7:25 a.m.      Parents and children pick up their breakfast orders in the cafeteria
7:25-7:50 a.m.      iMom program and discussion
7:50-7:55 a.m.      Students dismissed to classes
7:50-8:00 a.m.      Summary with parents and door prizes; parents sign out at the front office

 Upcoming Events
First Grade Parent Breakfast - Sept. 22nd
Hearing and Vision Screening - Sept. 22nd
Picture Orders Due – Sept. 22nd
Picture Make-Up Day – Sept. 27th
RBES Night at Zaxby’s – October 3rd
End of 1st 9 weeks - October 7th
Fall Break – October 10th
DA$H – October 21st
Book Character Fair (Students and Staff) – October 28th


Have a great weekend!

DA$H T-SHIRT DESIGN DEADLINE


Da$h for Excellence
“Mad about STEAM”
T-Shirt Design Contest
Who will be the designer of the
 Rocky Branch 2016 DA$H T-SHIRT?
Put YOUR creativity to work!
All Drawings:
  • ·      Must be in color: use color pencils or color markers
  • ·      Must be on plain white paper
  • ·      Must be the original work of the student! Designs cannot be traced or drawn by other adults.
  • ·      Must include student name, grade, and class
  • ·      Must be turned in by September 16th - tomorrow

(No late entries will be accepted!)
**Please note: The winning design may need to be altered or revised due to t-shirt printing requirements.

Students should design what they think the next DA$H T-shirt should look like!  All students have the opportunity to vote on their final five to decide the winning design!

All proceeds from the DA$H will be used for more technology and STEAM materials so that teachers can provide more opportunities for hands-on activities with science, technology, engineering, and math. 

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Week of September 12-16, 2016

Week of September 12-15, 2016

Here’s a peek at next week!

Phonics Family Words: still, spill, slip, skip, swim, slim, step, fast, rest, best


Phonics: S blend
Reading: Putting all 5 pieces of Daily 5 together (3 rotations daily); review reading strategies (Eagle Eye and Lips the Fish); introduce reading strategies (Stretchy Snake and Turtle Talk)
Be on the lookout for your child’s weekly reader! We will begin guided reading groups. We ask that your child read his/her weekly reader at home to you the night they bring it home and return it to school the following morning.
L.Arts: 
Review singular and plural nouns; introduce possessive nouns
Writing Workshop: Personal Narratives
Math: Numeration - Place Value (patterns in 100 chart); writing numbers to 120 and learning number words from 1 to 19; learn to use base ten blocks to represent a number
Science: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs STEM challenge with weather integration – plan, build, test, improve

Homework 
1. Study phonics family words AND sight words
2. Practice your "Lightning Words"
3. Math sheet
4. READ!
 
It is time for the RBES Fall Book Fair! 
       The dates for this exciting event are September 9-15. Our class will go to the book fair Monday morning at 9:00.  If you are interested in meeting our class there, we would love for you to come.  If you can't make it your child can bring money or they can make a wish list of books that they would like to purchase.  The Book Fair will be open Fri.-Thurs. from 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM and Tuesday night for Chick-Fil-A/STEAM Night from 6:00-8:00 PM.
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 to the RBES Media Center.



RBES STEAM/Chick Fil A Family Night will be held on September 13th 6:00 to 8:00 PM. This is an opportunity for students and parents to come to school and participate in different science, technology, engineering and math challenges. Look forward to seeing you there!

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. No peanut products, please.
-Please only send a small water bottle for your child to have with his/her snack.

Upcoming Events
MAP Reports Come Home- Sept. 9th
Book Fair- Sept. 9-15th
STEAM Family Night- Sept. 13th
First Grade Parent Breakfast- September 22nd

Hearing and Vision Screening- September 22nd
Picture Retakes- September 27th

Have a wonderful weekend!