Week of April 10th-14th

Week of April 10^th-14^th

Here’s a peek at next week!

Phonics Family Words: eight, seven, four, nine, one, twenty, forty, thirty, fifty, number

Phonics: review

Reading: Daily 5 with emphasis on beginning, middle, and ending, finding evidence in text to support answer and retelling the story. What was the author's purpose? This week we will be reviewing skills we have already learned (comprehension strategies, parts of information text, things to learn from pictures, questioning strategies).We will talk about figurative language (idioms, similes, metaphors, and personification), as well as poetry.

L.Arts:  We will review skills already covered this year. 

Writing Workshop: Students will review and continue writing narratives, opinion pieces, and informational pieces.

Math: Students will continue going over MAP review skills. We will review addition, subtraction, even, odd, polygons, number lines, story problems, time, graphing, base ten, etc. 

Science: Students will continue to learn about seeds and flowers. They will have the opportunity to observe what happens when plants are not given light, soil or water vs. others that are cared for. Students will be able to label the parts of the plant and observe the inside of a seed. We will think about what plants need to grow and live.

Positive Discipline: How can we find solutions to problems with our friends independently? How should I respond when I feel that something isn’t fair?

            Homework 

1. Practice Sight Words 

2. Reading Passage – Easter Bunny

3. Math – Review

4. Read 

Rocky Branch Elementary School will be out of school from April 3^rd-April 7^th. Have a safe and enjoyable week!

Our field trip to Bear Hollow Zoo is scheduled for Wednesday, May 3^rd from 9:15-1:00. The cost of this field trip is $8.00. All permission forms and money (cash or check) are due by Friday, March 31^st. The kids will love seeing all of the different habitats they have been learning about!

We have snack every day. Please encourage your student to pack a snack each day. Lunch time can be a long time to wait to eat.

MAP Reading

Our class will be taking the last MAP Reading test for this school year on Wednesday, April 12^th from 8:00-10:00. To help your child prepare for this test, please be sure your child gets a good night’s rest and has a good breakfast the morning of the test. Testing will begin promptly at 8:00, so be sure to have your child here on time. I can’t wait to see all of the progress made!

Upcoming Events

Spring Break – April 3^rd-7^th

MAP Reading – April 12^th (8:00-10:00am)

MAP Math – April 18^th (8:00-10:00am)

iMom – April 24^th

Sonic Night – April 27^th

Relay for Life at OCHS – April 28^th (6:00pm-12:00am)

Bear Hollow Field Trip – May 3^rd

K-2 Field Day – May 11^th

Last Day of School (parties start at 1:30) – May 19^th

Have a great weekend!

March 27- March 31

Here’s a peek at next week!

Phonics Family Words: None

Phonics: None

Reading: Daily 5 with emphasis on beginning, middle, and ending; finding evidence in text to support answer and retelling the story. What was the author's purpose? This week we will be reviewing skills we have already learned. (Text features and comprehension strategies) We will also learn about poetry (Haiku, senses and emotions poems, cinquain, autobiographical poems)

L.Arts: We will review writing sentences. What do they need? What is a subject? What is a predicate? How can I signal my reader that I am starting my thought? How can I am show them that I have finished my thought?

Writing Workshop: Students will review and begin a new informational writing piece. How do I plan and write a teaching book to inform others on a topic?

Math: Students will continue going over MAP review skills. We will review addition, subtraction, even and odd quantities, polygons, number lines, story problems, time, graphing, base ten, etc.

Science: Students will begin to learn about seeds and flowers. They will have the opportunity to observe what happens when plants are not given light, soil or water vs. others that are cared for. Students will be able to label the parts of the plant and observe the inside of a seed. We will think about what plants need to grow and live. 

Positive Discipline: Continuing to focus on finding solutions to our problems. We will also talk about using polite words when talking to others.

                Homework 

No homework this week! Enjoy your time reading a good book! 

Mrs. Wages will offer one last volunteer training for this school year on March 28^th at 9:00am in the RBES cafeteria. If you have not attended a volunteer training this school year and would like to attend Field Day or parties on the last day of school, you will need to attend this training.

Rocky Branch Elementary School will be out of school from April 3^rd-April 7^th. Have a safe and enjoyable week!

Our field trip to Bear Hollow Zoo is scheduled for Wednesday, May 3^rd from 9:15-1:00. The cost of this field trip is $8.00. Please send in all permission forms and money (cash or check) by Friday, March 31^st. The kids will love seeing all of the different habitats they have been learning about!

Upcoming Events

 Volunteer Training – March 28^th (9:00am)

Spring Break – April 3^rd-7^th

MAP Reading – April 12^th (8:00-10:00am)

MAP Math – April 18^th (8:00-10:00am)

Bear Hollow Field Trip – May 3^rd

K-2 Field Day – May 11^th

Last Day of School (parties start at 1:30) – May 19^th

Have a great weekend!

March 20th to 24th

We are so excited about performing in our play "Lemonade" this Thursday, March 23rd! It's going to be a great show!  

Play times for March 23rd - 9:00am, 10:15am, and 7:00pm. 

All students will need to meet in our classroom at 6:15 for the 7:00 performance. This allows just enough time to get them ready for the evening show.

Thank you so much for your support!  

Costume Information

 If your child does not have an assigned costume, please send a white t-shirt to school with your child by Monday, March 20th. If you can, please go ahead and put it in a gallon sized Ziploc bag labeled with your child's name on the outside. I will keep these in my room for students to change into on our dress rehearsal day (March 21st) and playday/night (March 23rd) so that students don't have to worry about bringing them each day. They will wear them home the night of the play. Please send your child to school in jeans on March 21st and March 23rd. All additional costume pieces will be here at the school. 

Here's a peek at our week:

Spelling Words: fable, cuddle, little, puzzle, able, title, cradle, middle, shuttle, battle

Phonics: -le words

Reading: Review 

L.Arts:  Review

Writing Workshop: Opinion Writing Review

Math: Review Measurement, Introduce Perimeter & Area

Science: Animals and Plants

Positive Discipline: We are continuing to focus on finding solutions to our problems so we can take ownership of our behavior.

Homework

1. READ! 

**no other homework due to the play performance this week
Please sign and return report card envelopes back to school as soon as possible! 

First Grade Play Information

The First Grade Musical is right around the corner.  Thank you to everyone who has been able to help out so far.  We still need help with a few things in order to make this a success.  Please read below and consider volunteering to help out if you can!

• You should have received an email or letter explaining what your child will wear for his or her costume.  Please send in the t-shirt or other designated clothing items for your child’s costume by Monday, March 20th.  Please have the t-shirt in a gallon sized Ziplock bag labeled with your child’s name on the outside.  These will be kept in the classrooms for students to change into on rehearsal day (Tuesday, March 21st).  You do not need to send in the jeans, just the white t-shirt.  Please send your child to school in jeans on Tuesday, March 21st & Thursday, March 23rd to complete their costumes both days!

• We have 3 volunteers that will take pictures of the actual musical dress rehearsal, but we need 1 mom (parent) per class to take candid photos of the kids after they get dressed in their classrooms on March 21^st.  You need a good quality camera- DSLR.  If you are willing and interested, you can contact Lindsey Pollack for more details. 

• Mrs. Granger came up with the idea to help raise some more money to benefit Relay for Life during our play's evening performance. Since the play is called, "Lemonade," we will be selling cups of lemonade to guests following the 7:00 performance. Chick-Fil-A is donating lemonade to this cause, so all the money raised will go straight to Relay for Life!  We need two or three volunteers to help us sell the lemonade following the performance.  If you are willing to do this, please contact Lindsey.

Thank you SO much for all of your help to make this a success.  Our first graders and Ms. Granger, Ms. Pinneau and their interns are working SO hard to make this a great show!

Please contact me if you are able to help with any of our needs or have any questions at all!

Lindsey Pollack

LHPollack@hotmail.com

706-207-6434

Upcoming Events

Report Cards Go Home – March 17^th

“Lemonade” Musical – March 23^rd (9:00am, 10:15am, 7:00pm)

Volunteer Training – March 28^th (9:00am)

Spring Break – April 3^rd-7^th

MAP Reading – April 12^th (8:00-10:00am)

MAP Math – April 18^th (8:00-10:00am)

K-2 Field Day – May 11^th

Last Day of School – May 19^th

Have a great weekend!

Week of March 13th to 17th

Here’s a peek at next week!

Phonics Family Words: rainbow, cupcake, butterfly, ladybug, friendship, sailboat, starfish, cowboy, sunflower, goldfish

Phonics: compound words

Reading: Daily 5 with emphasis on beginning, middle, and ending. We will be finding evidence in text to support answer and retelling the story. What was the author's purpose? This week we will be reviewing skills we have already learned. (Text features and comprehension strategies)

L.Arts:  We will focus on compound words, synonyms and antonyms.

Writing Workshop: Students have been exposed to all genres of our first grade standards. This week we will begin to review opinion writing and look at how we can improve upon what we already know about opinion writing. We will focus on elaboration.

Math: Students will review double digit adding and subtracting during Number Talks. We will focus on measurement this week. We are looking at comparing different lengths. On Friday, students will get to build on their graphing skills as we graph Lucky Charms and analyze our findings.

Science: Students will investigate different animal habitats. They will learn about rainforests, wetlands, oceans, arctic and desert. We will look at what animals need to survive in each area and why other animals from other habitats would not be able to live there. Ex: A polar bear would not be able to survive in the desert.

Positive Discipline: We are continuing to focus on finding solutions to our problems so we can take ownership of our behavior and actions.

                                             Homework 

1. Practice your sight word list

2. Reading Passage – “Music Class” and Scholastic News
3. Math – Measurement Practice

4. Review your phonics family words nightly

5. Read!

March 17^th is Saint Patrick’s Day! Don’t forget to wear green! We will be doing a lot of Saint Patrick’s Day themed learning!

Our Ice Cream Social benefiting the RBES Media Center will be Tuesday, March 14th, 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the cafeteria. Please send in any of the following toppings and materials to the RBES front office, attention Jennifer Dollander.

Caramel, hot fudge, whipped cream, cherries, 2-liter bottles of Coke, gummies, Sour Patch Kids, M&Ms, Skittles, crushed Oreos, and any other fun toppings for ice cream.

Also, plastic spoons, paper bowls and Solo cups.

We appreciate your support of the RBES Media Center!

Calling All 1st Grade Parents!

Ms. Granger needs volunteers to help with the 1st Grade Musical, "Lemonade!"  Help is needed with the scenery and costumes for this performance.  Workdays to help with scenery will take place on the following days:

Monday, March 13

Thursday, March 16

If you are able to help, please come to the Art & Music rooms from 2:30-4:00 pm.  Children are welcome, and they can even help, so you can write a note for any school-aged children to stay after school on any day you are able to work.  You may want to bring your child a snack for after school.

Please contact Lindsey Pollack at LHPollack@hotmail.com with any questions or if you are able to help in any capacity!  Thank you!

It is time for the RBES Spring Book Fair!  The dates for this exciting event are March 9, and 13-17. The Book Fair will be open March 9 and 13-16 from 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM, Tuesday night from 6-8 during the STEAM Night/Ice Cream Social, and on Friday, March 17 from 8:00 AM until 10:00 AM. Grandparents and special friends are invited to lunch and the Book Fair any day, March 9 and Monday-Thursday, March 13-16. 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/Ja4eiX

Be on the Look Out!

Information will be coming home soon about our next field trip to Bear Hollow Zoo in May! This field trip will allow us to look at different animal habitats and provide us with some problem based learning on how we can help animals maintain their habitats.

Upcoming Events

Teacher Workday – March 10^th

Daylight Savings Time Begins – March 12^th

Ice Cream Social and STEAM Event – March 14^th

Spring Book Fair/Grandparent Lunches – March 9^th-16^th

Report Cards Go Home – March 17^th

“Lemonade” Musical – March 23^rd (9:00am, 10:15am, 7:00pm)

Volunteer Training – March 28^th (9:00am)

Spring Break – April 3^rd-7^th

MAP Reading – April 12^th (8:00-10:00am)

MAP Math – April 18^th (8:00-10:00am)

K-2 Field Day – May 11^th

Last Day of School – May 19^th

Have a great weekend!