Here’s a peek at next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; Mistakes are opportunities to learn; How can I show ownership of my mistakes?

Phonics Family Words: green, brown, trip, from, cry, drone, treat, bread, crate, price, grape, drink, Friday, great, friend

Phonics: R blend

Reading: Putting all 5 pieces of Daily 5 together (3 rotations daily); review reading decoding strategies and comprehension strategies - asking and answering questions, context clues

L.Arts: Review singular and plural nouns; introduce possessive nouns

Writing Workshop: Personal Narratives

Social Studies: “Me on the Map” - Where do I live?

Math: Numeration - Place Value (patterns in 100 chart); writing numbers to 120 and learning number words from 1 to 19; learn to use base ten blocks to represent a number

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Practice your “Lightning Words”
3. Math - 1 More/Less, 10 More/Less
4. READ! - Headsprouts practice

Book Fair

    Thank you for supporting our school and especially our classroom library!  I appreciate the immense generosity shown through book donations for our classroom to read. Thank you!

iMom Breakfast

The iMom Breakfast for September was cancelled due to inclement weather. All registrations/money will transfer to next month’s breakfast on October 16th.

Volunteer Training

Did you miss one of our volunteer trainings? We have one last make-up session on September 18th at 2:00PM. The training will last 30 minutes. Please join us if you want to volunteer at RBES in any capacity this year.

Zaxby’s Night

Need a meal idea for Monday night? Zaxby’s in Watkinsville will give a portion of proceeds to RBES on the evening of September 18th.

Picture Retakes

If you wish to have your child’s picture retaken, please send in a note requesting so. Students must have written permission to have a picture retake. Retakes will occur on September 19th.

First Grade Parent Breakfast

Join your child for the First Grade Parent Breakfast on September 21st at 7:45AM in the RBES cafeteria.

Shoe Tying Practice

If your child hasn’t learned this skill, please practice at home.

Snack Reminders

• Please send a healthy snack {low in sugar} every day with your child.
• Due to limited time, please only send one, easy-to-eat snack
• Please also send in a small water bottle only to drink - no juice/soda/sugary beverages
• Please send only CLEAR liquids for your kids to drink!

Upcoming Events

Volunteer Training Session Make-Up - September 18th at 2:00PM

Zaxby’s Night - September 18th

Picture Retakes - September 19th

First Grade Parent Breakfast - September 21st

Hearing, Vision, Dental Screener - September 28th at 8:30AM

DA$H Corporate Sponsors Due - September 29th

Teacher Workday/End of 1st 9 Weeks (No School for Students) - October 6th

Fall Break - October 9th

Report Cards go Home - October 13th

DA$H - October 20th

Book Character Parade - October 27th at 8:00AM

Have a wonderful weekend!

Here’s a peek at next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Community building; Mistakes are opportunities to learn; How can I show ownership?

Phonics Family Words: still, spill, slip, skip, swim, slim, step, fast, rest, best

Phonics: S blend

Reading: Putting all 5 pieces of Daily 5 together (3 rotations daily); review reading decoding strategies and comprehension strategies - asking and answering questions, context clues

Mentor Sentence: “At first, Wemberly and Jewel just peeked at each other.” -Wemberly Worried

L.Arts: Review singular and plural nouns; introduce possessive nouns

Writing Workshop: Personal Narratives

Social Studies: Landforms and Maps

Math: Numeration - Place Value (patterns in 100 chart); writing numbers to 120 and learning number words from 1 to 19; learn to use base ten blocks to represent a number

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Homework

1. Study phonics family words AND sight words!

2. Practice your "Lightning Words" 2-3

3. Math - “Fill in Missing Numbers”

4. READ! - Headsprouts

We are receiving a lot of “loose”/ unidentified money.

Please remember to send all money in a labeled envelope. Please include you the following information:

student name

Brandenburg: 1st Grade

Amount $:

& specify what the money is for :)

It is time for the RBES Fall Book Fair!  

    The Book Fair will be open September 8th-14th from 8:00AM until 2:30PM and September 12th night for Chick-Fil-A /STEAM Night from 6:00-8:00PM. Grandparents, parents, and special friends are invited to lunch and the Book Fair during our lunch time (11:15-11:45AM) this whole week. 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.

Our class will visit the Book Fair Wednesday, September 13 from 10-10:30.. You may meet us at the Book Fair to shop with your child, or you may send in money for your child to shop with a volunteer.

*If you plan to eat Chick Fil A on STEAM Night, you will need to pre-order via the form sent home in your child’s Rocket Folder.

RBES STEAM/Chick Fil A Family Night will be held on September 12th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. This is an opportunity for students and parents to come to school and participate in different science, technology, engineering and math challenges. Look forward to seeing you there!

Picture Retakes

If you wish to have your child’s school picture retaken, please send in a note requesting so. Students must have written permission to be permitted to have a picture retake. Retakes will occur on September 19th.

Dot Day!

We are excited to be celebrating Dot Day in our classroom on September 15th. Dot Day is based on the book, “The Dot” by Peter Reynolds. The book talks about seeing how far one small mark can take you. We will read the book and do activities to go along. Students are encouraged to dress in “dots.”

Attendance/Tardy Reminders

Excused Absences

1.  Excused Absence for Medical Reasons: Absences for which a student requires attention from a healthcare professional (i.e. doctor, dentist, psychiatrist, etc. . .) will always be excused when a note from the professional is provided to the school.

2.  Parent Note Excused Absence--Maximum of 5 Parent notes per year.  

Unexcused Absence: Any absences beyond the (5) parent excused absences, except those supported by documentation from a health care provider, are considered unexcused

Tardy: A student is tardy if he/she arrives after the start of the school day or leaves before the end of the school day, missing no more than three (3) hours. Arriving late or leaving early for a medical appointment can be an excused tardy as long as documentation from a medical professional is provided.  

Snack Reminders

• Please send a healthy snack {low in sugar} every day with your child.
• Due to limited time, please only send one, easy-to-eat snack
• Please also send in a small water bottle only to drink - no juice/soda/sugary beverages
• Please send only CLEAR liquids for your kids to drink!

Shoe Tying Practice

If your child hasn’t learned this skill, please practice at home.

Upcoming Events

Fall Book Fair/Grandparent Lunches - September 8th-14th

iMom Breakfast - September 11th

STEAM/CFA Night - September 12th at 6:00PM

World Character Day - September 13th

Zaxby’s Night - September 18th

Picture Retakes - September 19th

First Grade Parent Breakfast - September 21st

Hearing, Vision, Dental Screener - September 28th at 8:30AM

DA$H Corporate Sponsors Due - September 29th

Teacher Workday/End of 1st 9 Weeks (No School for Students) - October 6th

Fall Break - October 9th

Report Cards go Home - October 13th

DA$H - October 20th

Book Character Parade - October 27th at 8:00AM

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Labor Day Weekend!

Here’s a peek at next week!

Phonics Family Words: but, up, fun, such, bus, cut, run, must, jump, much

Phonics: short u

Reading: Adding “Listen to Reading” and learning to put all five pieces of DAily 5 together (3 rotations daily)

Mentor Sentence: “The Rainbow Fish shared his scales left and right.” -The Rainbow Fish

L.Arts: singular and plural nouns

Writing Workshop: Personal Narratives-"Small Moments"

Math: Numeration: Place Value (patterns in 100 chart); writing numbers to 120 and learning number words from 1 to 19; make the most/least

STEM: Creating a model of a thermometer to teach Kindergarten friends what a thermometer is and how to tell temperature

Positive Discipline “ROCKET Time”: Introducing Ownership; Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior; How can I put my feelings into words?

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Homework

1. Study phonics family words and sight word list

2. Practice your "Lightning Words"

3. Math: “How Many?”

4. Read - Scholastic News: “Showing Kindness”

5. READ! (Headsprouts Account)

It is time for the RBES Fall Book Fair!  

     The Book Fair will be open September 8th-14th from 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM and September 12th night for Chick-Fil-A /STEAM Night from 6:00-8:00PM. Grandparents, parents, and special friends are invited to lunch during our lunch time (11:15-11:45AM) and the Book Fair this whole week. 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.

*If you plan to eat Chick Fil A on STEAM Night, you will need to pre-order via the form sent home in your child’s Rocket Folder.

DA$H for Excellence Corporate Sponsor Opportunity

Own a business? Consider being a corporate sponsor for our school’s only fundraiser - DA$H! DA$H is an opportunity for students to raise funds for their school while participating in a 15 minute fitness challenge. Students will test their cardiovascular fitness y running or walking as many laps as possible in the allotted time. Corporate sponsors can choose between three levels of sponsorship:

Minimum of $100

Minimum of $250

Minimum of 500

Students were sent home with sponsor information sheets that details what each sponsor level consists of. If you have additional questions, please contact Melissa Chafin at mchafin4@gmail.com

Corporate sponsorships are due by September 29th.

Snack Reminders

-Please send a healthy snack {low in sugar} to school with your child every day.

-Due to having a short amount of time for snack time, please send in only one snack.

-Please only send a small water bottle for your child to have with his/her snack - no juice.

Shoe Tying Practice

If your child hasn't learned how to tie their shoes yet,

please practice this skill with him/her at home.

Upcoming Events

Labor Day (No School) - September 4th

Quarterly Coffee with Mrs. Mason – September 5th at 8:00AM

Boy Scouts Parent Meeting - September 7th at 7:00PM

Fall Book Fair/Grandparent Lunches - September 8th-14th

iMom Breakfast - September 11th

STEAM Night - September 12th at 6:00PM

Zaxby’s Night - September 18th

First Grade Parent Breakfast - September 21st

Have a great (long) weekend!