Week of April 8th to 12th

Here’s a peek at our week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Wheel of Choice, ROCKETS' Way and
growth mindset.

Zoo-phonics Friends: Review... applying all long vowel sounds and rules.

Reading: Daily 5...retelling stories, identifying a story's main idea and details.

Mentor Sentence: " The Grouchy Ladybug" Eric Carle

L.Arts: Verbs... Past and Present Tenses

Writing Workshop:Opinion... What is it? How do I share it? What evidence do I
have to support my ideas. ( Duck Rabbit)
Social Studies: Animals--Farm  ( Mothers/Babies)

Math: addition and subtraction fluency, addition/subtraction using a number line,
touch numbers, missing addends, CGI, telling time to the nearest
hour/half hour, identifying fractions

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

 We will be having a Kindergarten Barn Dance on Friday, April 19th. Please see invitation for more details. RSVP deadline by Monday, April 15th. 

On Friday, April 26th, we will be going on a field trip to the Rock House Creamery. This will be a short field trip as we will leave school, visit the creamery and be back before lunch. The cost is $12 for each student. We will need all forms and money by Monday, April 15th. Please see field trip form for more details. 

What is the 2019 Rocky Branch Mother and Son event?

Skate Night!

Where?

Athens Skate Inn 295 Commerce Blvd. Athens, Georgia 30606

When?

Tuesday April 16th, 2019   5:30 – 7:30

How much will it cost?

$5.00 per person (pay at the door, no prepay needed)

*Concessions will be available for purchase.

See you there!

Oconee’s Got Talent!  This is a great way for our students to get involved at the Relay event.   Applications are now being accepted and are due by April 9th! CLICK HERE for information. Please share link with parents.

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!

   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 the 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
Spring Break -- Apr. 1st to 5th
School Assembly -- Apr. 12th
iMom Breakfast -- Apr. 15th
Mother Son Skate Night -- Apr. 16th
Sonic Night -- Apr. 17th
Kindergarten Barn Dance -- Apr. 19th