Math Games

Graphing Practice
http://www.abcya.com/fuzz_bugs_graphing.htm

http://www.turtlediary.com/game/charts-and-graphs.html

https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1/interpret-bar-graphs

Comparing Numbers Games
http://www.abcya.com/comparing_number_values.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/placevalue/FSCompareNumbers.htm

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/menus/comparingnumbers.htm

Addition Game (Puppy canoe race)
http://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_Canoe_Puppies.html

Subtraction Game (Soccer kick)

http://www.math-play.com/soccer-math-subtracting-two-digit-numbers/subtracting-two-digit-numbers.html

Upcoming Events for February 29th- March 4th

February 29th- March 4th

Here’s a peek at next week:

Spelling words: didn't, wasn't, doesn't, couldn't, won't, it's, that's, where's, what's, here's.

 Challenge Words: would've, should've

Phonics- contractions

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? We will compare stories using a Venn diagram. Students will identify specific details in informational texts that describe characters, setting and events. 

L.Arts:  We will focus on suffixes.(-less, -est,   -ful)

Writing Workshop: Continue Working on fictional narrative writing. What is it? What characters can I think of? What kind of problems can they have? Should I include the setting?How can I get my character out of trouble? How can I describe the problem? Students will practice  using a checklist to make or writing better.

Math: Students will be introduced to fact families, multiplication and division this week. We will be reviewing MAP skills. We will practice the ways to demonstrate a multiplication problem as well as a division problem. 

Social Studies: STEAM Challenge WEEK. Students will have opportunity to design and build a tower structure using marshmallows and spaghetti noodles. The group with the tallest structure wins! Happy Building! 

                                             Homework 

1. Reading Passage with Fluency Practice (Lost Dog)

2. Math (Mixed Review)
3. Scholastic News (Making Crayons)

4. Review your spelling words nightly

5.READ! :)

Check Spelling City out to practice your spelling words for the week. :)

Link to Spelling City

Picture Day

Our class (K-2) will participate in picture day on Tuesday, March 1st. If you have a student in 3rd-5th grade they will have their picture taken on Wednesday, March 2nd. I look forward to seeing everyone's smiling face! :)

Be a HEART Hero Today

Please consider being a heart hero by getting sponsorships. Jump rope event will happen the week of February 29th to March 4th.  All envelopes are due back to school by March 4th. Thank you for participating in this very worthy cause! :)

RBES BOOK FAIR

It is time for the RBES Spring Book Fair!  The dates for this exciting event are March 10, and 14-18 (No school/Make up day on March 11). The Book Fair will be open March 10, 14, 15, 16 and 17 from 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM, Tuesday night from 6-8 during the STEAM Night/Ice Cream Social, and on Friday, March 18 from 8:00 AM until 10:00 AM.   Grandparents and special friends are invited to lunch and the Book Fair any day, March 10 and Monday-Thursday, March 14th-17^th. 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 Volunteer Spot to sign up! http://vols.pt/HbvcDj

I Scream, You Scream,

We All Scream for Ice Cream!

Please send in ice cream toppings to your child’s homeroom teacher before March 13^th.  Sour gummi worms, caramel, sprinkles, strawberries, bananas and cherries are among the favorites!  All proceeds from the Ice Cream Social will benefit the Media Center. Thank you so much!

                                 First Grade Play E-I-E-I-OOPS!

The first grade students will present three performances of the musical drama "E-I-E-I-Oops" on Thursday, March 31st. Our performances will be at 9:00, 10:15 a.m., and 7:00 p.m. 

Calling All 1st Grade Parents!

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

Monday, Feb. 29

Thursday, March 3

Monday, March 7

Thursday, March 10

Thursday, March 17

Monday, March 21

If you are able to help, please come to the Art & Music rooms from 2:45-4:00 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.

We are also asking for donations of gallon Ziploc bags.  We will need one for every 1st grade student to keep each child's costume in one safe place.  If you are able to send in any with your child, it would be greatly appreciated!

If you are interested in helping or have any questions, you can contact Lindsey Pollack at LHPollack@hotmail.com.

Upcoming Events

2/29 iMom Breakfast 7:30am

3/1 K-2 Picture Day

3/2-3/3-- Kindergarten Registration at RBES

3/4-- Mother/ Son Event

3/10, 3/14-3/17-- Book Fair at RBES

3/31-- E-I-E-I- Oops Play at 9:00, 10:15 and 7:00 pm

Have a great weekend!!

February 22nd- February 26th

February 22nd- February 26th

Here’s a peek at next week:

Spelling words: germ, giant, gentle, gem, change, garden, gums, game, goal, glad

 Challenge Words: engineer, challenge, rigorous

Phonics- soft g, hard g

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? 

L.Arts:  Review Prefixes(im, pre, mis, re, un, dis). Focus on root words

Writing Workshop: Continue Working on fictional narrative writing. What is it? What characters can I think of? What kind of problems can they have? Should I include the setting?How can I get my character out of trouble? How can I describe the problem?

Math: Review addition and subtraction through number talks along with greater than, less than and equal to. Focus for the week will be on collecting data, interpreting it and graphing it. Students will the opportunity to read and record on a graph as well as collect their own data to graph. 

Social Studies: Still learning map skills this week. We will focus on the states in America and learn more in depth about our own state. 

                                             Homework 

1. Reading Passage (Getting Mad) with fluency component

2. Math Graphing (Flower Bar Graph)
3. Where I live (Social studies location practice)

4. Review your spelling words nightly

5.READ! :)

Check Spelling City out to practice your spelling words for the week. :)

Link to Spelling City

Be a HEART Hero Today

Please consider being a heart hero by getting sponsorships. Jump rope event will happen the week of February 29th to March 4th.  All envelopes are due back to school by March 4th. Thank you for participating in this very worthy cause! :)

RBES BOOK FAIR

It is time for the RBES Spring Book Fair!  The dates for this exciting event are March 10, and 14-18 (No school/Make up day on March 11). The Book Fair will be open March 10, 14, 15, 16 and 17 from 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM, Tuesday night from 6-8 during the STEAM Night/Ice Cream Social, and on Friday, March 18 from 8:00 AM until 10:00 AM.   Grandparents and special friends are invited to lunch and the Book Fair any day, March 10 and Monday-Thursday, March 14th-17^th. 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.

Please look for volunteer information coming soon. 

I Scream, You Scream,

We All Scream for Ice Cream!

Please send in ice cream toppings to your child’s homeroom teacher before March 13^th.  Sour gummi worms, caramel, sprinkles, strawberries, bananas and cherries are among the favorites!  All proceeds from the Ice Cream Social will benefit the Media Center. Thank you so much!

                                 First Grade Play E-I-E-I-OOPS!

The first grade students will present three performances of the musical drama "E-I-E-I-Oops" on Thursday, March 31st. Our performances will be at 9:00, 10:15 a.m., and 7:00 p.m. 

Calling All 1st Grade Parents!

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

Monday, Feb. 22 We will not meet today!

Monday, Feb. 29

Thursday, March 3

Monday, March 7

Thursday, March 10

Thursday, March 17

Monday, March 21

If you are able to help, please come to the Art & Music rooms from 2:45-4:00 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.

We are also asking for donations of gallon Ziploc bags.  We will need one for every 1st grade student to keep each child's costume in one safe place.  If you are able to send in any with your child, it would be greatly appreciated!

If you are interested in helping or have any questions, you can contact Lindsey Pollack at LHPollack@hotmail.com.

We are seeking parent feedback on this state

survey.  

The results from the survey will be used by the Georgia Department of Education to calculate a statewide accountability rating called the School Climate Star Rating within the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI). Please visit the following link to participate in this important survey that will be published statewide as a component of the accountability system.

http://apps.gadoe.org/schoolclimate/parents.nsf/Survey.xsp

The Georgia Parent Survey will remain open through Friday, February 26, 2016. We appreciate your participation.

Upcoming Events

2/29 iMom Breakfast 7:30am

3/1 K-2 Picture Day

3/2-3/3-- Kindergarten Registration at RBES

3/4-- Mother/ Son Event

3/10, 3/14-3/17-- Book Fair at RBES

3/31-- E-I-E-I- Oops Play at 9:00, 10:15 and 7:00 pm

Have a great weekend!!

Comparing Numbers and Other Math Games

Comparing Numbers Games
http://www.abcya.com/comparing_number_values.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/placevalue/FSCompareNumbers.htm

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/menus/comparingnumbers.htm

Addition Game (Puppy canoe race)
http://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_Canoe_Puppies.html

Subtraction Game (Soccer kick)

http://www.math-play.com/soccer-math-subtracting-two-digit-numbers/subtracting-two-digit-numbers.html

RBES Spring Book Fair

It is time for the RBES Spring Book Fair!  The dates for this exciting event are March 10, and 14-18 (No school/Make up day on March 11). The Book Fair will be open March 10, 14, 15, 16 and 17 from 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM, Tuesday night from 6-8 during the STEAM Night/Ice Cream Social, and on Friday, March 18 from 8:00 AM until 10:00 AM.   Grandparents and special friends are invited to lunch and the Book Fair any day, March 10 and Monday-Thursday, March 14th-17th. 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.
Please look for volunteer information coming soon. 

Upcoming Events for February 15th-19th

Here’s a peek at next week:

NO SCHOOL MONDAY!!!

Spelling words: color, fact, carry, can't nice, twice, pencil, city, bigger, funniest

 Challenge Words: centimeter, cylinder, spectacular

Phonics- soft c, hard c

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? 

L.Arts:  Prefixes(im, pre, mis, re, un, dis)

Writing Workshop: Finish up our opinion books. 
Begin realist fiction. What is it? How do I plan for it?

Math: Review addition and subtraction through number talks. Emphasis on greater than or less than this week. 

Social Studies: Still learning map skills this week. We will be learning about oceans as well as exploring the world atlas and the difference between a map and globe. 

                                             Homework 

1. Reading Passage and Fluency Practice (Abrahman Lincoln)

2. Math Winter Story Problems
3. Scholastic News Frozen in Ice

4. Review your spelling words nightly

5.READ! :)

Check Spelling City out to practice your spelling words for the week. :)

Link to Spelling City

Volunteers for the First Grade Musical

Calling All 1st Grade Parents!

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

Thursday, Feb. 18

Monday, Feb. 22

Monday, Feb. 29

Thursday, March 3

Monday, March 7

Thursday, March 10

Thursday, March 17

Monday, March 21

If you are able to help, please come to the Art & Music rooms from 2:45-4:00 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.

We are also asking for donations of gallon Ziploc bags.  We will need one for every 1st grade student to keep each child's costume in one safe place.  If you are able to send in any with your child, it would be greatly appreciated!

If you are interested in helping or have any questions, you can contact Lindsey Pollack at LHPollack@hotmail.com.

                                 First Grade Play E-I-E-I-OOPS!

The first grade students will present three performances of the musical drama "E-I-E-I-Oops" on Thursday, March 31st. Our performances will be at 9:00, 10:15 a.m., and 7:00 p.m. 

We are seeking parent feedback on this state

survey.  

The results from the survey will be used by the Georgia Department of Education to calculate a statewide accountability rating called the School Climate Star Rating within the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI). Please visit the following link to participate in this important survey that will be published statewide as a component of the accountability system.

http://apps.gadoe.org/schoolclimate/parents.nsf/Survey.xsp

The Georgia Parent Survey will remain open through Friday, February 26, 2016. We appreciate your participation.

Wish list item

*The students use their whiteboard and markers everday in order to respond to the reading, practice their spelling, or work out math equations. We have run out once again!

At Rocky Branch our focus is on finding solutions to our problems. We have been learning some techniques ( Ignore it, talk it over respectfully with the person, try to agree on a win-win solution or get help from the teacher) We are working to be problem solvers by using the wheel of choice that we created as a class and to share our thoughts with each other during class meetings. We have created bonds by sharing strategies that have worked in the past. :)

POP TAB COLLECTION PROGRAM

*We are collecting soda can tabs!

At Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City, love comes in all shapes and sizes. Love is made out of hugs, chocolate, flowers, pop tabs, diamond rings. You might be saying, "Back up - pop tabs?"  Yes that's right, pop tabs: those flimsy aluminum rings on food and beverage cans. What can you do with pop tabs to help support RMHC-KC? Collect them and turn trash into cash!

     

          

Please have your child participate in the Six Flags Read to Succeed Program by reading and recording 6 hours of reading.  Once they have completed and documented their reading, please have them return the completed form to me.  The deadline to submit your reading log is Tuesday, February 16th.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  You can print out the forms below by clicking on the link.

Parent Letter (Print Out)

Reading Log (Print out)

Changes in Transportation

Please use attached forms for changes in transportation. 

FORMS

Upcoming Events

2/15 Winter Break/Makeup day if necessary

2/29 iMom Breakfast 7:30am

3/2 K-2 Picture Day

3/2-3/3-- Kindergarten Registration at RBES

3/4-- Mother/ Son Event

3/31-- E-I-E-I- Oops Play at 9:00, 10:15 and 7:00 pm

Have a great weekend!!