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!

Curriculum Night

If you were unable to attend Curriculum Night or if you want to look at some of the links that we shared, feel free to view it below.  I enjoyed seeing some of you last night!  Thanks for coming!

Curriculum Night Presentation

RBES First Grade

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RBES First Grade

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RBES First Grade

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Week of August 22 - 26, 2016

We had a fantastic week in first grade! Don't forget that our Curriculum Night is on Tuesday, August 23rd at 6:30 p.m. in the Media Center. We look forward to seeing you there! 

Here’s a peek at next week:

Phonics Based Words: it, sit, hit, six, his, this, kid, is, did, in

Phonics- short i
Reading: Establishing Daily 5 Routines – Read to Someone
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 phonics family words (short a, e, i)! 

2. Practice your "Lightning Words".

3. Practice counting and writing numbers 0-120.

4. READ! Scholastic News – Kevin Henkes

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

 

STEAM Family Night and Book Fair

at

Rocky Branch Elementary!

Tuesday, September 13th

6:00-8:00 p.m.

Take the night off from cooking and enjoy dinner from Chick-fil- A!

Come spend time with your Rocky Branch family for STEAM Family Night and shop for fabulous books at the Book Fair!

Prepaid Meals ONLY! Your choice of dinner for $6.00 per meal

1. Chick-fil- A sandwich, chips, drink, and dessert

2. Chick-fil- A nuggets (8 count), chips, drink, and dessert

Send the order form and money in an envelope labeled STEAM Chick-fil-A order by Wednesday, September 7th.

Make checks payable to RBES PTO.

Scholastic News Donation

If you are able, please send in a $12.50 donation for your child's Scholastic News subscription. Thank you! 

Upcoming Events

***K/1st Curriculum Night- Aug. 23 - 6:30 pm** 

Boy Scout Meeting - Aug. 25 - 6:30 pm

K/1st Picture Day- Aug. 30

PTO - Aug. 30 - 6:30 pm

Last Volunteer Training - Sept. 1 - 9:00 am

Book Fair- Sept. 12-16

STEAM Family Night - Sept. 13 from 6:00-8:00

Book Character Fair – October 28^th (no volunteers needed)

Have a great weekend!!

Book Fair Sign-up

It is time for the RBES Fall Book Fair!  The dates for this exciting event are September 9, and 12-16. The Book Fair will be open September 9 and 12-15 from 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM, Tuesday night from 6-8 during the STEAM Night/Ice Cream Social, and on Friday, September 16 from 8:00 AM until 10:00 AM.   Grandparents and special friends are invited to lunch and the Book Fair any day, September 9 and Monday-Thursday, September 12-15. 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.

We need volunteers!  Please go to SignUp.com to sign up! http://signup.com/go/6h69t1

Week of August 15 - 19, 2016

What a great first FULL week! 

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

Here’s a peek at next week:

Phonics- short e
Phonics Based Spelling Pattern: let, get, pet, met, ten, then, went, bed, red, yes

Challenge: sentence, extra, measure, ready, never, guess, weather, heavy, second, excellent

We will not be taking spelling tests this year. Research has found that weekly spelling tests have not proven to help students be better spellers.  We will focus on phonetic patterns in words and individual student's misspelled sight word vocabulary.  The expectation is for students to be able to spell AND apply the spelling/phonics pattern for the week in their own writing. 
Need ideas for practicing spelling words at home? 
Check out Spelling City!

Reading: Establishing Daily 5 Routines- Work on Writing

L.Arts: Common Nouns

Writing Workshop: Personal Narratives - "Small Moments"

Math: Numeration- Counting and Comparing Numbers, Data, unitizing tens 

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

Science: Weather

Homework 

1. Study focus family words! (Short a from last week and short e for next week)

2. Complete Math About Me activity sheet (Due Friday)

3. Practice this week's Lightning Words (Due Friday)

*MAP TESTING * 

Math: Monday, August 15th 

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 – Aug. 15 & 16 @ 9 a.m.

***K/1st Curriculum Night- Aug. 23 @ 6:30 pm**

K/1st Picture Day- Aug. 30
Boy Scouts Info Meeting- Aug. 25 @ 6:30 pm

PTO- Aug. 30 @ 6:30 pm

Book Fair- Sept. 9-16

STEAM Family Night- Sept. 13

Have a great weekend!!

Slight Change in Daily Schedule

There has been a slight change to our daily schedule.  Our schedule is now as follows...

7:30-8:00-Morning Routine/Vocabulary Instruction

8:00-9:30-Reading/Language Arts/Daily 5

9:30-9:40- Snack

9:40-10:10-Recess

10:15-11:20-Math

11:20-12:05-Activity

12:10-12:40-Lunch     

12:40-12:55-Read Aloud

12:55-1:35-Writer’s Workshop

1:35-2:05-Social Studies/Science/STEM

2:05-2:15-ROCKETS’ Way Time

2:15-Pack Up/Clean Up

2:20-Dismissal