Ms. Shelly's News April 8

I hope that everyone had a WONDERFUL Spring Break!!  I've missed all of my sweet students and can't wait to see them tomorrow!

Farm field trip information and permission slips went home before the break, be sure to return those as soon as possible. An invitation to our Kindergarten Barn Dance performance and biscuit breakfast came home also.  Be sure you mark your calendar for both of these fun events.   

• Monday night homework this week to review skills.
• Continue to practice sight words every night for 5-10 minutes. 
• Continue to practice counting to 100 by 1's and 10's at home. Some students have moved on to counting by 5's.
• Shoe Tying practice...There are some super interested kids wanting to tie their shoes all on their own.  Be sure to practice this skill at home

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 week is the last week we will be collecting bags at RBES.  Please continue to hold onto your bags for next year or recycle them at a local store that will make sure they do not end up in a landfill. Updated details should be coming out in the next school email from Mrs. Mason. We appreciate all of your help with Kindergartens ongoing PBL and look forward to your continued support next year!

Week in Review:

• Writing: Opinion writing
• Math: Intro. to fractions/parts of a whole; Fair shares
• ELA: ABC order; Compound words
• Science: Living/Non-living STEAM unit- learning what makes something living, nonliving, or dead (used to be alive)

Activity Snapshot:

• Living and Nonliving STEAM art/mural
• Visit to Mrs. McGrath's 3rd grade class to learn about composting, Earthworms, and gardens
• BIG thank you to Amanda Roberts for being out Mystery Reader this week!!  We loved both stories so much.

Peek at the week:

• Writing: Opinion writing- point of view
• Math: Missing Addends; Mixed addition and subtraction practice
• ELA: Commas in a series; Elements of a story
• Science: continue Living/Non-living STEAM unit

Reminders and Announcements:

• April 15 iMom breakfast (last one for the year)
• April 16 Mother/Son Skate Night @ Skate Inn - $5/person
• April 17 RBES night @ Sonic
• April 19 Kindergarten Barn Dance performance 8:15a
• April 26 Field Trip to Rock House Creamery farm
• April 26 - Relay for Life 6p-12a
• May 13 K-2 Field Day (be sure to sign up to volunteer quickly, if you are trained, when the sign up come out.  It fills up fast!)
• May 17 Half day on last day of School
• May   End of Year party (time to be announced later)

Ms. Shelly's News March 22

Happy first week of Spring and welcome to quarter 4!  The last quarter of the school year has arrived and there are many fun activities coming up.  Be sure to check the dates below and mark your calendars.  Thank you to  our first mystery reader, Dimpal Patel.  She brought in such a sweet story about friendship to share with our class! We enjoyed the story so much!

• Continue to practice sight words every night for 5-10 minutes. 
• Continue to practice counting to 100 by 1's and 10's at home. Some students have moved on to counting by 5's.
• Shoe Tying practice...There are some super interested kids wanting to tie their shoes all on their own.  Be sure to practice this skill at home

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!

Week in Review:

• Writing: Read It looked like spilled milk and wrote about what we thought the cloud looked like. Researched our last dinosaur for our research book and wrote facts.
• Math: Missing addend (3+__=10); Subtraction practice (number line, counters); Fact Fluency to 5.
• ELA: Parts of a story (characters, setting, problem, solution)
• Science: Begin Living/Non-living STEAM unit

Activity Snapshot:

• Book fair
• Grandparent lunch
• Walking field trip to the pollinator garden to draw and take pictures of living and non-living objects

Peek at the week:

• Writing: Opinion writing; Complete Dinosaur research book
• Math: Fair share (intro. to fractions)
• ELA: ABC order
• Science: continue Living/Non-living STEAM unit

Reminders and Announcements:

• April 1-5 Spring Break
• April 15 iMom breakfast (last one for the year)
• April 16 Mother/Son Skate Night @ Skate Inn - $5/person
• April 17 RBES night @ Sonic
• April 19 Kindergarten Barn Dance performance 8:30a
• April 26 Field Trip to Rock House Creamery farm
• April 26 - Relay for Life 6p-12a
• May 13 K-2 Field Day (be sure to sign up to volunteer quickly, if you are trained, when the sign up come out.  It fills up fast!)
• May 17 Half day on last day of School
• May   End of Year party (time to be announced later)

Ms. Shelly's News March 15

This week was short, but we made the most of it! We had a lot of fun wearing green. I updated the reminders and

announcements. I can't believe we are so close to the end of the year already. Be sure to mark your calendars for

upcoming events!

Week in Review:

• Writing- Began to solve a classroom problem using our own ideas and writing about it
• Math- Practice subtraction using clover counters; Fluency practice within 5
• Reading - Prepositions; Reading Leprechaun books 
• Science- Rock explorations

Activity Snapshot:

• Graphed Lucky charms cereal marshmallows
• Picture day
• 1st grade play- Pajama Party

Peek at the week:

• ELA: Main idea and details from a story cont.
• Writing: Opinion Writing; Dinosaur research book
• Math: Addition and Subtraction; Missing addend
• Science:Living and Nonliving Things

              DINO-MITE Book Fair is coming to Rocky Branch Elementary School from

                                                     March 18 through 22!

Book Fair - Click for Schedule

Please let me know what day someone is coming. It helps us to know who to be looking for with so many grandparents in attendance!

Grandparent Lunches - Click for Lunch Schedule

Grandparents are welcome any day to eat lunch and do not have to sign up. 

IMPORTANT - Parents need to give permission for adults planning on eating with their child. Please complete the google form to list adults planning on attending. Click HERE to complete.

STEAM Night - March 19th 5:00 - 7:00

There will be free hands on activities for all ages.
 Ice Cream and ESP Java Joy Hot Chocolate will be part of a fundraiser. This is one of the highlights of the year - don't miss out! 

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!

Reminders and Announcements

• March 18-22 Spring Book Fair
• March 19 STEAM night @ RBES
• April 1-5 Spring Break
• April 15 iMom breakfast
• April 16 Mother/Son Skate Night @ Skate Inn
• April 17 RBES night @ Sonic
• April 26 Field Trip to the Farm (Rock House Creamery)
• April 26 - Relay for Life 6p-12a
• May 13 K-2 Field Day (be sure to sign up to volunteer quickly, if you are trained, when the sign up come out.  It fills up fast!)
• May 17 Half day of school on last day of School
• May   End of Year party (time to be announced later)