There will be a parent meeting regarding the first grade musical on Tuesday, February 7 at 9:45 in the music room. The first grade musical "Lemonade" will be presented by our first grade classes on Thursday, March 23. There will be three performances of the show. The performances will be 9:00 a.m., 10:15 a.m.., and 7:00 p.m. Mark your calendar with these special dates! The first grade students are going to present a great show!
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Sunday, January 29, 2017
January 30 - February 3, 2017
January 30th-February 3rd
Here’s a peek at next week!
Phonics Family Words: sport,
more, order, store, for, chores, fixes, wanted, liked, playing
Phonics- or
Reading: Daily
5 will be a review of the expectations for groups and how to rotate to groups.
Students will continue to identify the main topic and supporting details as
well as ask and
answer questions. Students will also identify the meaning of
words from phrases. Students will
read like texts and compare them (alike/different).
We will also review cause and effect this
week. There will be a groundhog
theme in reading texts.
L.Arts: Fix it up: capital letters, punctuation, and spelling. This week we will review conjunctions
L.Arts: Fix it up: capital letters, punctuation, and spelling. This week we will review conjunctions
as well as review topics we have already
learned.
Writing Workshop: We will continue our focus on Opinion writing. What ideas are important to
Writing Workshop: We will continue our focus on Opinion writing. What ideas are important to
include when writing your opinion? How can I
organize my thoughts to share my opinion? How
do I provide reasoning for my
opinion? Students will think about comparing things. We will also
learn about
talking directly to our reader and hooking them through our writing.
Math: Students will work to manipulate shapes with tangrams and be able to define attributes of
2D shapes. We will begin to identify attributes and names of 2D shapes. Students will review
how to
analyze data.
Positive Discipline: How
can I show teamwork? Do I have all of the tools in my Zones Toolbox
and can I
use them when I change zones?
Science: We will review light and shadows. How does light work to form shadows? Can there
Science: We will review light and shadows. How does light work to form shadows? Can there
be a shadow without light? We will learn about
groundhogs and work on a STEM activity.
Homework
1. Practice
your sight words
2.
Reading Passage - Hibernation
3. Math – Plane Figure Shape Hunt
3. Math – Plane Figure Shape Hunt
4.
Review your phonics family nightly
5.
READ!
Fantastic Savings Books are HERE!
We are off to a good start with our school fundraiser for STEM. The students are pumped up about selling coupon books. We need everyone to help us sell as many coupon books as possible. The proceeds will be used to purchase more STEM materials for student use. All students were sent home with flyers containing details on how to sell coupons.
We are off to a good start with our school fundraiser for STEM. The students are pumped up about selling coupon books. We need everyone to help us sell as many coupon books as possible. The proceeds will be used to purchase more STEM materials for student use. All students were sent home with flyers containing details on how to sell coupons.
Rocky Branch Elementary School holds a Father/Daughter
Dance each year for girls and their fathers or a special friend. The money from
the entry fee for each couple is sent to Relay for Life. The cost is $35 per
couple and the event will be held on Friday, February 3rd at 6:00
pm. Please email me if you have any questions about reservations. Take
advantage of ticket pre-orders by turning in the pink slip sent home with your
daughter by January 31st.
Snack Reminders
Please be sure to send your child to school every day with a
snack. Snacks should be quick and easy to eat, as we have five minutes for
snack. Please be mindful of the sugar content in snacks and of our friends who
have nut allergies. Thank you!
Six Flags Read to
Succeed
Your child was sent
home with a Six Flags Read to Succeed Student Reading Log. Keep track of your
child’s reading with this log to qualify for a free ticket to Six Flags Over
Georgia. Students must read and log 6 hours. Reading logs are due to Mrs. Ashley by February 10th, but
may be turned in sooner if at least 6 hours are completed. I will
distribute tickets in the spring when they arrive at school. If you need a new
sheet, please let me know. Happy Reading!
Upcoming
Events
Daddy/Daughter
Dance – February 3rd at 6:00 pm
Six
Flags Reading Logs Due – February 10th
Winter
Break – February 13th
Valentine’s
Day (parties at 1:30pm) – February 14th
RBES On
the Boarder Night – February 23rd (6-8 pm)
Have a
great weekend!
Friday, January 20, 2017
Week of January 23 - 27, 2017
Week
of January 23rd-27th
Here’s a peek at next week!
Phonics Family Words: smart,
star, hard, park, sharp, reread, undo, pretest, misplace, dislike
Phonics- ar
Reading: Daily
5 will be a review of the expectations for groups and how to rotate to groups.
Students will continue to identify the main topic and supporting details as
well as ask and answer questions. Students will also identify the meaning of
words from phrases. Students will read like texts and compare them.
(alike/different) We will also review cause and effect this week. There
will be a penguin theme in reading texts.
L.Arts: Fix it up: capital letters, punctuation, and spelling. Students will continue to learn about adjectives. What are shades or meaning? Mentor Text – “Tacky the Penguin”
Writing Workshop: We will continue our focus on Opinion writing. What
ideas are important to include when writing your opinion? How can I
organize my thoughts to share my opinion? How do I provide reasoning for my
opinion? Students will revisit editing this week.
Math: Students will begin learning about attributes of shapes. They will learn about defining (ones that help identify the shape, i.e. 3 sides, 4 corners, etc.) and non-defining attributes (ones that don't help us identify the shave, i.e. small, red, large, etc). Students will review how to analyze data by graphing shapes used in a picture.
Math: Students will begin learning about attributes of shapes. They will learn about defining (ones that help identify the shape, i.e. 3 sides, 4 corners, etc.) and non-defining attributes (ones that don't help us identify the shave, i.e. small, red, large, etc). Students will review how to analyze data by graphing shapes used in a picture.
Positive Discipline: Focus
on effort – What strategies should I use so I have a “Superflex Brain” and not
a “Rock Brain”?
STEM: This week we will continue our work on sound. What causes sound? How do sounds change?
STEM: This week we will continue our work on sound. What causes sound? How do sounds change?
Homework
1. Practice your sight word list
2. Reading Passage - Penguins
3. Math – attribute sheet
3. Math – attribute sheet
4. Review your phonics family words nightly
5. READ!
Rocky Branch Elementary School holds a Father/Daughter
Dance each year for girls and their fathers or a special friend. The money from
the entry fee for each couple is sent to Relay for Life. The cost is $35 per
couple and the event will be held on Friday, February 3rd at 6:00
pm. Please email me if you have any questions about reservations. Take
advantage of ticket pre-orders by turning in the pink slip sent home with your
daughter by January 31st.
At Rocky Branch our focus is on finding solutions to
our problems. We have been
learning some techniques ( Ignore it, talk it over respectfully
with the person, try to agree on a win-win solution or get help from the
teacher) We are working to be problem solvers by
using the wheel of choice that we
created as a class and to share our thoughts with each other during class
meetings. We have created bonds by sharing strategies that have worked in the
past.
iMom Breakfast
What:
iMom Breakfast
Who:
Moms and their kindergarten and first grade students
When:
Monday,
January 23, 2017 from 7:20 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Where:
Rocky Branch
Elementary School cafeteria
Topic: Persistence
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.
Dear
RBES Parents,
We
value parent input and encourage you to participate in the Georgia Department of Education annual
parent school climate survey. The results will go into our school’s School Climate Star
Rating,
which is part of our annual College and Career Ready Performance
Index (CCRPI). The College and Career Ready Performance Index is Georgia’s
tool for annually measuring how well its schools, districts, and the state
itself are helping students achieve their goals. Every year, each school in
Georgia receives a CCRPI score from 0 to 100. The School Climate Star Rating
shows how well a school is fostering an atmosphere where students feel welcomed,
safe, and respected.
The
GaDOE will not make the survey’s raw data results public, but a school’s CCRPI
scores, including its School Climate Star Rating are made public annually. The
Georgia Parent Survey contains 24 questions. Parents may use their personal
computers, smartphones or iPads to complete the survey. Parents that do
not have access to the Internet, may contact the school to schedule a time to
complete the survey at the school. The 2016-2017 survey window is
open October 3, 2016- March 3, 2017. Please visit the following link to
participate in the survey http://apps.gadoe.org/schoolclimate/parents.nsf/Survey.xsp.
Thank
you for your time and input into this important survey!
The
RBES Faculty and Staff
Snack Reminders
Please be sure to send your child to school
every day with a snack. Snacks should be quick and easy to eat, as we have five
minutes for snack. Please be mindful of the sugar content in snacks. Thank you!
Six Flags Read to
Succeed
Your child was sent
home with a Six Flags Read to Succeed Student Reading Log. Keep track of your
child’s reading with this log to qualify for a free ticket to Six Flags Over
Georgia. Students must read and log 6 hours. Reading logs are due to Mrs. Ashley by February 10th, but
may be turned in sooner if at least 6 hours are completed. I will
distribute tickets in the spring when they arrive at school. If you need a new
sheet, please let me know. Happy Reading!
Upcoming
Events
iMom
Breakfast – January 23rd
Daddy/Daughter
Dance – February 3rd at 6:00 pm
Six
Flags Reading Logs Due – February 10th
Winter
Break – February 13th
Valentine’s
Day (parties at 1:30pm) – February 14th
RBES On
the Border Night – February 23rd (6-8 pm)
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, January 12, 2017
January 16 - 20, 2017
Week of January 16th-20th
Here’s a peek at next week!
Spelling words: girl,
first, nurse, turn, Thursday, her, ever, number, verb, stir
Phonics- er, ir, ur
Reading: Daily 5 will be a review of the expectations for groups and how to rotate to groups. Students will continue to identify the main topic and supporting details as well as ask and answer questions. Students will also identify the meaning of words from phrases.
L.Arts: How to can I fix the sentence? (capital letters, punctuation and spelling) Focus on adjectives this week. What are adjectives? How can I use them in my own writing?
Writing Workshop: We will continue our focus on Opinion writing. What ideas are important to include when writing your opinion? How can I organize my thoughts to share my opinion? How do I provide reasoning for my opinion?
Math: Continuing to practice strategies to help enhance knowledge of solving two-digit subtraction and addition problems. We will participate in 100 Day math activities.
STEM: You’ve just been hired to create a musical instrument for a company who is interested in using recycled materials to create instruments.
Positive
Discipline: How can
I show effort at home and school? Inner Coach vs. Inner Critic – thinking
positive about one’s self
1. Practice
your sight word list
2. Reading Passage –
The Snowman
3.Math – Two Digit Subtraction
3.Math – Two Digit Subtraction
4. Review your
phonics family words nightly
5. READ!
Students and teachers
will have no school this Monday, January 16th in observation
of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
As a first grade, we would like to thank you for ALL of the donations
for our instrument STEM project. Students really enjoy any opportunity to
create and build. Without each of you these projects wouldn't be possible!
Rocky Branch Elementary School holds a Father/Daughter
Dance each year for girls and their fathers or a special friend. The money from
the entry fee for each couple is sent to Relay for Life. The cost is $35 per
couple and the event will be held on Friday, February 3rd at 6:00
pm. Please email me if you have any questions about reservations. Take
advantage of ticket pre-orders by turning in the pink slip sent home with your
daughter by January 31st.
At Rocky Branch our focus is on finding solutions to our problems. We have been learning some techniques ( Ignore it, talk it over respectfully with the person, try to agree on a win-win solution or get help from the teacher) We are working to be problem solvers by using the wheel of choice that we created as a class and to share our thoughts with each other during class meetings. We have created bonds by sharing strategies that have worked in the past.
iMom Breakfast
What:
iMom Breakfast
Who:
Moms and their kindergarten and first grade students
When:
Monday,
January 23, 2017 from 7:20 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Where:
Rocky Branch
Elementary School cafeteria
Topic: Persistence
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.
On Wednesday,
January 18th, we will celebrate the 100th day of
school. Students will have the opportunity to dress like they are 100 years
old. We will enjoy a day of fun with 100 day activities as well as a special
snack to help us celebrate.
Dear
RBES Parents,
We
value parent input and encourage you to participate in the Georgia Department of Education annual
parent school climate survey. The results will go into our school’s School Climate Star
Rating,
which is part of our annual College and Career Ready Performance
Index (CCRPI). The College and Career Ready Performance Index is Georgia’s
tool for annually measuring how well its schools, districts, and the state
itself are helping students achieve their goals. Every year, each school in
Georgia receives a CCRPI score from 0 to 100. The School Climate Star Rating
shows how well a school is fostering an atmosphere where students feel
welcomed, safe, and respected.
The
GaDOE will not make the survey’s raw data results public, but a school’s CCRPI
scores, including its School Climate Star Rating are made public annually. The
Georgia Parent Survey contains 24 questions. Parents may use their
personal computers, smartphones or iPads to complete the survey. Parents
that do not have access to the Internet, may contact the school to schedule a
time to complete the survey at the school. The 2016-2017 survey window is
open October 3, 2016- March 3, 2017. Please visit the following link to
participate in the survey http://apps.gadoe.org/schoolclimate/parents.nsf/Survey.xsp.
Thank
you for your time and input into this important survey!
The
RBES Faculty and Staff
Snack Reminders
Please be sure to send your child to school
every day with a snack. Snacks should be quick and easy to eat, as we have five
minutes for snack. Please be mindful of the sugar content in snacks and of our
friends who have nut allergies. Thank you!
Yearbook Orders
If you would like
to take advantage of our special yearbook pricing, please send in your order
and $24 by January 15th. In the spring, prices go up to $27.
Six Flags Read to
Succeed
Your child was sent
home with a Six Flags Read to Succeed Student Reading Log. Keep track of your
child’s reading with this log to qualify for a free ticket to Six Flags Over
Georgia. Students must read and log 6 hours. Reading logs are due to Mrs. Ashley by February 10th, but
may be turned in sooner if at least 6 hours are completed. I will
distribute tickets in the spring when they arrive at school. If you need a new
sheet, please let me know. Happy Reading!
Upcoming
Events
Martin
Luther King Jr. Day (No School) – January 16th
100th
Day of School – January 18th
iMom
Breakfast – January 23rd
Daddy/Daughter
Dance – February 3rd at 6:00 pm
Six
Flags Reading Logs Due – February 10th
Have a great weekend!
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