Welcome Back

Here’s a peek at our week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: E is for Effort, Zones of Regulation,
expressing ourselves using: " I feel...", Bug
and a Wish, " Please stop", counting to ten to cool down or taking a break.
Students will be learning about having a growth mindset instead of a fixed mindset.

Zoo-phonics Friends: Review ALL letters ( sounds/ naming)... we will focus on long
vowel sounds and rules. We are learning two vowels go walking and magic "e".

Reading: Daily 5 implementation -leveled readers, sight words, letter blending,
word work, stretch/say, sentence dictation, rhyming and picture labeling.

Mentor Sentence: "Cardinal found an old pink sock for the nose."

L.Arts: Reviewing rhyming, sound substitution, letter/ word manipulation, ccvc and ccvce
words, syllables and contractions

Writing Workshop:Narrative writing.... students will create characters, problems and
solutions. Students will capitalize proper nouns and first letters, finger spaces
between words and add punctuation.
Science: Snowman STEM activities

Math: Comparing numbers, base ten counting, tally recording, graphing and solving
addition and subtraction sentences.

Homework: Practice sight words nightly and complete a square from the calendar

Week of January 7th

Due Date - January 11th

This week, all students at RBES have the same homework assignment.  The Speak Up Survey is an important tool used at the district, state, and national level.  

Further information can be found at https://speakup.tomorrow.org/.

This is a DIFFERENT survey than the one in the Parent Newsletter.

Please take time this week to have both parent and child complete the survey.   Younger children will need assistance from the parent. Return the form at the bottom of this page to let us know you completed.  Which grade level will have the highest percentage of participation??

Thank you in advance for taking the time to share your opinions.

Parent Survey  (direct link is also on RBES website - left hand side)

CLICK Parent

https://speakup.tomorrow.org/

Student Survey (direct link is also on RBES website - left hand side)

CLICK Student

https://speakup.tomorrow.org/

Don’t forget to send in spare change on Fridays for Give Burns the Boot! First Grade will collect every Friday for the year to give back to Oconee Fire. First Graders will be outside during morning carpool and inside as students get off the bus. If it is raining, we will collect in the lobby as opposed to outside, so feel free to send change into the building with your child!

Thank you for everyone's help at our party. Each student looked like they had a lot
of fun! This would have not been possible without your help! Thank you!

You can now order your child’s yearbook online!!

Go to www.balfour.com

• Click the Shop Now button on the home page
• Type in Rocky Branch Elementary School in the search bar, our school should pop up.
• Just follow the prompts from the website to fill out the information requested, please make sure it is all correct before you submit. The information provided is what we will use to get the yearbook in your child’s hands at the end of the school year.

If you have any questions, issues, or concerns please contact Balfour customer service. Yearbooks are $27. All orders must be placed by January 31, 2019.

No late orders will be accepted. If there are any additional/extra yearbooks they will be for sale in the front office for $30. Please do NOT count on additional yearbooks being available. Order your child’s today!

   Ice Cream Fridays!  

Our PTO will continue to sell ice cream each Friday for $1. Please send the money with your student in a labeled ziploc or envelope if they'd like one. :)

We will be visiting the library to check out a new book on Wednesday. Please encourage your student to put their library book back in their book bag when they are finished looking at it each night. :)

We have 10 minutes in our schedule for snack time. Each student is encouraged to bring one snack to enjoy during this time. If you would please help your student pack them item in their book bag, this will help when they are trying to locate their snack. :)

We love to celebrate birthdays! Snack time is the best time of the day to celebrate. If you would like you are welcome to send in a small treat to enjoy. Some easy things that students have enjoyed have been goody bags or a donut or a cookie. If you are thinking passing out birthday invitations at school, we ask that each student receive one. :) 


We understand that changes in transportation are necessary from time to time. If you would please, either send in a hand written note for the office or call the front office with the transportation change. We can not accept email transportation changes. Thank you for understanding. :) 


Please check their FISH book nightly for teachers notes, student work or messages from the office. All of the student work can be removed daily. Please check the student work to see if anything needs to corrected and returned. 

When money is being sent to school, it would be very helpful if it came in a ziploc or an envelope with your student's name, my name, grade level and a brief description of what the money is for. ( lunch money, book fair, ice cream, etc.) Thank you for helping us! 

Upcoming Events
Volunteer Training --  Jan.7th 8:00 am
iMom -- Jan.14th 7:30 am
100th day -- Jan.16th
MLK Holiday -- Jan. 21st