Week of March 11th to 15th

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...main topic and supporting details

Mentor Sentence: " That's What Leprechauns Do" by Eve Bunting

L.Arts: Prepositions

Writing Workshop:Opinion... What is it? How do I share it? What evidence do I
have to support my ideas. ( Pigeon books-- Hey Little Ant)
Social Studies: Rocks and Soils 

Math: addition and subtraction fluency, 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

Friendly reminder that we will not have school on Monday. It is a teacher work day. I hope you get to enjoy some time with your family over these next 3 days. :) 

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!

This year's Relay for Life theme is Where Flowers Bloom, There Is Hope!  We are selling our school t-shirt to show our support for the American Cancer Society.  The deadline to order shirts is Monday, March 18.  You can make your check payable to RBES.  A picture of the shirt is shown below.  Only adult sizes come in long sleeve.  Thank you so much for your support of the RBES Relay for Life Team!

It is time for the RBES Spring Book Fair!  The dates for this exciting event are March 18-22.   The book fair will be open March 18-21 from 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM and on March 22 from 8:00 AM until 12:30 PM.  The Book Fair provides an excellent opportunity to purchase great books that your children will love to read. Remember Grandparents’ lunches each day and our Family Event on Tuesday night! This is a great way to support the RBES Media Center! Support RBES by shopping online at http://www.scholastic.com/bf/rockybranchelementaryschool.

 

Our STEAM Night Ice Cream Social will be Tues., Mar. 19 from 5-7 p.m. in the cafeteria. Please send in any of the following toppings and materials to the RBES front office before Mar. 15.

Materials and Topping Needed

bowls

plastic spoons

napkins

2-Liter bottles of Coke

brownies

variety of toppings (gummy bears, cherries, sprinkles, syrup, chocolate chips, m&ms, etc.)

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
End of Quarter 3 -- Mar. 8th
Teacher Work Day -- Mar. 11th
Spring Pictures -- Mar. 14th
Report Cards Go Home -- Mar. 15th
Email about Conferences Goes Home -- Mar. 18th
Spring book fair -- Mar. 18th to 22nd
STEAM Night at RBES -- Mar. 19th
Spring Break -- Apr. 1st to 5th