October 13-16, 2015

Here’s a peek at next week:

Spelling words: much, child, each, there, them, when, where, bath, wish, she

Phonics-  Diagraphs (ch, th, sh, wh, ph)

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, details in sequence, conclusion) Comprehension strategy is making mental pictures. 

L.Arts: Sentence correction: focus(capitalization, punctuation, plural/possessive noun, exclamation) 

Writing Workshop: Working on crafting our teaching booklets. What am I an expert at? When I write I keep the reader in mind. We are learning that we teach with our pictures as well. 

Math: Introduce the ideas of commutative property, zero property of addition, counting on and adding doubles. 
Review: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 how 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: Magnets (What are they? How do they work? What will stick to them?)

 Homework 

1.Study spelling words! 

2. READ! :)

Students enjoyed the opportunity to construct boats for Christopher Columbus but they really enjoyed testing them in ocean "tub of water" and wind "fan". We will be identifying strategies that helped our boat float, sail and hold the most "cargo". Thank you to ALL that helped make this challenge possible for us!! :)

Looking forward to meeting for conferences over the next month! :)

Changes in Transportation

Please use attached forms for changes in transportation. 

FORMS

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 is the last date 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.

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

Teacher Workday/Conferences-- October 12th

Picture Makeup Day-- October 14th

RBES Sonic Night-- October 15th

NOHS Band Pep Rally-- 7:15 am, October 16th

Report Cards come home -- October 16th

1st Grade Parent Breakfast -- October 22nd
DA$H Event-- October 23rd

Volunteer Training

Wednesday, November 4th at 9:00 am 

Have a great weekend!!