Week of 3/5 - 3/9, 2018

Here’s a peek at this week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; How can I find a solution to my problem?

Phonics Family Words: we’ll, I”ll, you’ll, they’re, we’re, you’re, I’ve, you’ve, could’ve, we’ve

Phonics: contractions

Reading: Daily 5 implementation - compare and contrast stories; comprehension strategies

Mentor Sentence: “They took a few minutes to somersault across Liam McGabe’s garden.” -That’s What Leprechauns Do

L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; commas, homophones

Writing Workshop: What is realistic fiction? Review genres

Social Studies: Who was Ruby Bridges?

Math: Two digit addition and subtraction

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Finding the Evidence: St. Patrick’s Day
3. Let’s Add - Double Digit Addition

READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”

*Students should read their “Book in a Bag” the night it gets sent home, and then bring it back to school the next day for reading groups.

Book Fair/Grandparent Lunches

Our spring Scholastic Book Fair and grandparent lunches will take place March 8th, 9th, and 13th-16th between the hours of 8:00 AM and 2:30 PM. Grandparents, parents, or special friends may come eat lunch with their student and visit the book fair as soon. Our class’s lunch time is 11:14-11:45. Please have your child back to their activity class by 11:45. If an adult is unable to attend lunch, you may send money in with your child (cash or check payable to RBES PTO - 7% sales tax included) for your child to shop on their own (with volunteer help). Additionally, our class will have a special “shopping time” on Tuesday, March 13th from 9:00 AM until 9:30 AM. You may meet us in the library during that time to shop with your child or send in cash/check for your child to shop with a volunteer. The book fair will also be open on Tuesday, March 13th from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM for the Ice Cream Social and STEAM Night.

**Please remember that first grade will be at a field trip all day on March 15th, so we will not be able to go to the book fair or have grandparents for lunch that day.

STEAM Night

Calling All STEAMists! Tuesday, March 13 from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Rocky Branch will be hosting  our STEAM Night, Book Fair, and Ice Cream Social. For this event, we would like to get members of our community and/or our parents to share his/her Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, or Mathematical expertise with our students. It is our goal to have you set up a station with a short activity that students and parents can rotate to throughout the night. This may be an activity from your profession or a STEAM activity that interests you. You may bring in STEAM materials from your profession to have students use, plan a short STEAM activity for students to complete, or show a short 5 minute STEAM demonstration for students.

If you are willing to participate in our STEAM night, please complete the form below. Feel free to email Angela Harris, aharris@oconeeschools.org, with any questions.

We look forward to having you volunteer and support STEAM education!

Form:

Calling All STEAMIST!

Mrs. Hancock's 4th grade homeroom will be selling

Relay for Life "Banding Together for a Cure" bracelets beginning March 13th.  Students will be selling bracelets next to the school store each morning from 7:15-7:30.  

Bracelets will sell for $1 each.  There will be yellow, pink, blue, purple, red, and aqua bracelets as supplies last.  We have a limited number of 200 bracelets, so plan to get yours soon!

Shoe Tying

If your child hasn’t mastered this skill yet, please practice at home.

Snack Reminders

We have a ten minute snack break every morning after our Daily 5 reading block. Please send in a small, healthy (low in sugar) snack with your child every day.

Upcoming Events

Kindergarten Registration - March 7th and 8th at 2:45PM

Teacher Workday - March 12th

STEM Night and Ice Cream Social - March 13th at 6:00PM

Spring Book Fair and Grandparent Lunches - March 8th-16th

Field Trip (Seussical) - March 15th

Report Cards Go Home - March 16th

Spring Pictures - March 20th

Spring Break - April 2nd-6th

Week of February 26 - March 2, 2018

Here’s a peek at this week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; How can I find a solution to my problem?

Phonics Family Words: didn’t, wasn’t, doesn’t, couldn’t, won’t, it’s, that’s, where’s, what’s, here’s

Phonics: contractions

Reading: Daily 5 implementation - compare and contrast stories; comprehension strategies - focus on Dr. Seuss for Read Across America week

Mentor Sentence: “”When I grow up, I want to be a Secret Service agent.” -Diary of a Worm

L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; suffixes, contractions

Writing Workshop: What is realistic fiction? Review genres

Social Studies: Who was Theodore Roosevelt? Who was George Washington Carver?

Math: Subtraction Strategies - (count up, think addition, count back, number line, minus zero, number minus itself, minus 10)

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Finding the Evidence: Black History Month
3. Scholastic News - Only in America
4. Practice addition and subtraction facts!!

READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”

*Students should read their “Book in a Bag” the night it gets sent home, and then bring it back to school the next day for reading groups.

First Grade Play

Please see Mr. Luke’s message regarding “The Bear Went Over the Mountain”:

All students can wear costumes for the play.  Speaking roles have a specific animal, or something close to it, that they will need to be, but everyone else can choose a forest animal/bird to be if they would like.  I have several animal masks and hats, but if you would like to make your own, please feel free!  

And a quick recap of times:

Next Thursday: Shows at 9:00 AM and 10:15 AM (for students and grandparents if they would like), evening show at 7 PM (for all)

Please keep working on lines for speaking roles - www.tinyurl.com/firstgrademusical  --- click on BWOTM Script

All the kids are doing a GREAT job!  I can't wait for you to see the show!

Thank you!

Josh Luke

First Grade will be taking two field trips this semester. On March 15th, we will attend the Seussical performance in Athens to support our ELA standards; and on May 3rd we will go to Bear Hollow Zoo in Athens to support our science standards. The combined cost for BOTH field trips is $15.00. Please send money in (labeled cash or check) by February 26th.

Character Education Survey

Each year, committees of teachers work to analyze our programs and how we can continuously improve to provide the very best for students. This year, several teachers are looking at the recommendations from our last National Character Visit and developing a plan for the future. As part of that work, they want your input regarding our character initiative: specifically the implementation of the ROCKETS' Way. We would GREATLY appreciate you taking a few moments to complete the survey below. Your input is important and appreciated!! Click Here to Complete Survey.

STEAM Night

Calling All STEAMists! Tuesday, March 13 from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Rocky Branch will be hosting  our STEAM Night, Book Fair, and Ice Cream Social.   For this event, we would like to get members of our community and/or our parents to share his/her Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, or Mathematical expertise with our students. It is our goal to have you set up a station with a short activity that students and parents can rotate to throughout the night. This may be an activity from your profession or a STEAM activity that interests you. You may bring in STEAM materials from your profession to have students use, plan a short STEAM activity for students to complete, or show a short 5 minute STEAM demonstration for students.

If you are willing to participate in our STEAM night, please complete the form below.   Feel free to email Angela Harris, aharris@oconeeschools.org, with any questions.

We look forward to having you volunteer and support STEAM education!

Form:

Calling All STEAMIST!

Shoe Tying

If your child hasn’t mastered this skill yet, please practice at home.

Snack Reminders

We have a ten minute snack break every morning after our Daily 5 reading block. Please send in a small, healthy (low in sugar) snack with your child every day.

Upcoming Events

First Grade Play - March 1st at 9:00AM, 10:15AM, & 7:00PM

Mother-Son Hoedown - March 2nd

Kindergarten Registration - March 7th and 8th at 2:45PM

Teacher Workday - March 12th

STEM Night and Ice Cream Social - March 13th at 6:00PM

Spring Book Fair and Grandparent Lunches - March 8th-16th

Field Trip (Seussical) - March 15th

Spring Break - April 2nd-6th

Week of February 19 - 23, 2018

Here’s a peek at this week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; How do I show teamwork?

Phonics Family Words: germ, giant, gentle, gem, change, garden, gums, game, goal, glad, gold, page

Phonics: hard and soft g

Reading: Daily 5 implementation - author’s purpose; point of view, making inferences

Mentor Sentence: “”They skate on a pond as shiny as a silver coin.” -Snow Globe Family

L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; prepositions, prefixes, suffixes, root words, syllables

Writing Workshop: What is realistic fiction?

Social Studies: Who are Lewis and Clarke and Sacagawea?

Math: Subtraction Strategies - (count up, think addition, count back, number line, minus zero, number minus itself, minus 10)

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Scholastic News - Rosa Parks
3. Practice addition and subtraction facts!!

READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”

*Students should read their “Book in a Bag” the night it gets sent home, and then bring it back to school the next day for reading groups.

Character Education Survey

Each year, committees of teachers work to analyze our programs and how we can continuously improve to provide the very best for students. This year, several teachers are looking at the recommendations from our last National Character Visit and developing a plan for the future. As part of that work, they want your input regarding our character initiative: specifically the implementation of the ROCKETS' Way. We would GREATLY appreciate you taking a few moments to complete the survey below. Your input is important and appreciated!! Click Here to Complete Survey.

STEAM Night

Calling All STEAMists! Tuesday, March 13 from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Rocky Branch will be hosting  our STEAM Night, Book Fair, and Ice Cream Social.   For this event, we would like to get members of our community and/or our parents to share his/her Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, or Mathematical expertise with our students. It is our goal to have you set up a station with a short activity that students and parents can rotate to throughout the night. This may be an activity from your profession or a STEAM activity that interests you. You may bring in STEAM materials from your profession to have students use, plan a short STEAM activity for students to complete, or show a short 5 minute STEAM demonstration for students.

If you are willing to participate in our STEAM night, please complete the form below.   Feel free to email Angela Harris, aharris@oconeeschools.org, with any questions.

We look forward to having you volunteer and support STEAM education!

Form:

Calling All STEAMIST!

Shoe Tying

If your child hasn’t mastered this skill yet, please practice at home.

Are you or a loved one a cancer survivor?

Oconee County Relay for Life is hosting a Survivor Valentine's Dinner on Thurs., 2/22 at Rays United Methodist Church. They would like for as many survivors as possible to come so that they can be honored. Registration is at 5:30 and dinner at 6:00.

Snack Reminders

We have a ten minute snack break every morning after our Daily 5 reading block. Please send in a small, healthy (low in sugar) snack with your child every day.

Upcoming Events

First Grade Play - March 1st at 9:00AM, 10:15AM, & 7:00PM

Mother-Son Hoe Down - March 2nd

Kindergarten Registration - March 7th and 8th at 2:45PM

Teacher Workday - March 12th

STEM Night and Ice Cream Social - March 13th at 6:00PM

Spring Book Fair and Grandparent Lunches - March 8th-16th

Field Trip (Seussical) - March 15th

Spring Break - April 2nd-6th

Week of February 12 - 16, 2018

Here’s a peek at this week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building;
How do I show teamwork?

Phonics Family Words: color, fact, carry, can’t, nice, twice,
pencil, city, cold, face

Phonics: hard and soft c

Reading: Daily 5 implementation - author’s purpose; point of view,
making inferences

Mentor Sentence: “”Well, I think that’s a star-spangled idea, Grace!,”
said Mrs. Barrington.

-Grace for President

L.Arts: Sentence correction within mentor texts; prepositions,
prefixes and suffixes

Writing Workshop: How do I convince others of my opinion?

Social Studies: Who is Ben Franklin? Thomas Jefferson?

Math: Fact Families and Geometry Review

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Finding the Evidence: George Washington
3. Scholastic News - “In Abe Lincoln’s Time”
4. Practice doubles facts to 20

READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”

*Students should read their “Book in a Bag” the night it gets sent home,
and then bring it back to school the next day for reading groups.

Thank you so much for helping donate Hershey's Kisses for the students to
sell for Relay for Life. The students have made advertisements, prepared
announcements for the morning broadcast, participated in selling the kisses
(counting money and change), calculated how much money we have raised and
determined how far we are from our goal, and kept up with a graph to monitor
our progress. They have worked so hard and have been involved in some real,
authentic learning. I am so proud of them and the empathy that they are
developing for others!

First Grade PBL

As a part of our grade level service learning project, we are collecting soda tabs for
the Ronald McDonald House all year. Send tabs in at any time in a plastic bag, and we
will do the rest!

Valentine’s Day Party

Our class will distribute valentines during our party on February 14th. Each child is
invited to create their own “Valentine Mailbox” at home and bring it in between 2/13 and 2/14
for their classmates to deliver valentines. If your child would like to participate in the valentine
exchange, please be sure they have a valentine for every child in the class. We have 20
students. I sent out a class list if your child would like to address valentines personally. If
not, “To Friend” works well too!

Thank you to the parents who signed up to send in items for our class celebration!

STEAM Night

Calling All STEAMists! Tuesday, March 13 from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Rocky Branch will be
hosting  our STEAM Night, Book Fair, and Ice Cream Social.   For this event, we would like
to get members of our community and/or our parents to share his/her Science, Technology,
Engineering, Art, or Mathematical expertise with our students. It is our goal to have you set
up a station with a short activity that students and parents can rotate to throughout the night.
This may be an activity from your profession or a STEAM activity that interests you. You may
bring in STEAM materials from your profession to have students use, plan a short STEAM
activity for students to complete, or show a short 5 minute STEAM demonstration for students.

If you are willing to participate in our STEAM night, please complete the form below.   Feel
free to email Angela Harris, aharris@oconeeschools.org, with any questions.

We look forward to having you volunteer and support STEAM education!

Form:

Calling All STEAMIST!

Shoe Tying

If your child hasn’t mastered this skill yet, please practice at home.

Snack Reminders

We have a ten minute snack break every morning after our Daily 5 reading block. Please
send in a small, healthy (low in sugar) snack with your child every day.

Upcoming Events

Winter Break (NO SCHOOL) - February 12th

Quarterly Coffee with Administration - February 13th at 8:00AM

Valentine’s Party - February 14th at 1:30

First Grade Play - March 1st at 9:00AM, 10:15AM, & 7:00PM

Mother-Son Event - March 2nd

Kindergarten Registration - March 7th and 8th at 2:45PM