End of the Year Peek at the Week!!

Here’s a peek for the last week of school!

It is hard to believe the end of the year is here! We have many special events coming up. Here is a brief summary of what will be happening the last week of school. Please try to keep last week of school activities a surprise until the night before as we will be popping balloons each afternoon to reveal what the next day's fun holds. :)

GAME DAY

Monday, May 14th

Students may bring in board games, puzzles, and electronics from home to play with their classmates.

READ-IN

Tuesday, May 15th

Students may bring a stuffed animal from home to enjoy reading today.

ARTS & CRAFTS DAY (and clean up time)

Wednesday, May 16th

Students may bring coloring books, jewelry making supplies, art supplies, etc. Students will be cleaning out their desks and bringing their work/supplies home.  

OUTSIDE DAY

Thursday, May 17th

Students may bring chalk, jump ropes, and bubbles to enjoy playing with outside.

Friday, May 18th

We have decided to have a whole grade level celebration with stations set up in each first grade classroom for students to rotate through from 8:45-11:05. After the fun stations, students will be served Raising Cane's for lunch from 11:10-11:45.

Please send in $5 (cash only) in an envelope with your child's name/End of the Year Party by Friday, May 11th. This will cover the cost of Cane's, a sweet treat, drink, chips, as well as all the other supplies we need for the stations.  

End of the Year Party Schedule

8:45-11:05- Fun Stations (Dance Party, Outdoor Activities, Bingo, Musical Chairs, Summer Snack-trail mix, and other games)

11:10-11:45- Grade Level Lunch

11:45-12:30- Activity Class

12:30-1:30- Movie

1:30-2:00- Recess

*All parents are welcome to join their child for the celebration from 8:45-lunch. Anyone volunteering to help with the party/interact with other children must have completed the volunteer training. Please remember that taking pictures and/or videos of children other than your own is not allowed.

Thank you for helping us celebrate an awesome year in first grade!

Snack Reminders

We have a ten minute snack break every morning after our Daily 5 reading block. Please send in a small, healthy (low in sugar) snack with your child every day.

Upcoming Events

Last Day of School - May 18th

Peek at the week 5.7-5.11

Here’s a peek for next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Building community

Phonics Family Words: review

Phonics: review

Reading: Daily 5 rotations; memory books; reassess

L.Arts: review

Writing Workshop: Step-Up Day writing, memory book, free write

Science: Engineering an Animal to Fit a Habitat

Math: review

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Scholastic News
3. Practice Math Fact Fluency

READ! - Headsprouts practice

It is time to get ready for the end of the year celebration!  We have decided to have a whole grade level celebration with stations set up in each first grade classroom for students to rotate through from 8:45-11:05. After the fun stations, students will be served Raising Cane’s chicken tenders for lunch from 11:10-11:45.

Please send in $5 (cash only) in an envelope with your child's name/End of the Year Party by Friday, May 11th. This will cover the cost of lunch: two Raising Cane’s chicken tenders, chips, a sweet treat, and a drink.

**If your child would not like to eat chicken tenders, please plan to pack them a lunch from home.

End of the Year Party Schedule

8:45-11:05- Fun Stations (Dance Party, Outdoor Activities, Bingo, Musical Chairs, Summer Snack-trail mix, and other games)

11:10-11:45- Class Lunch (Cane’s chicken or lunch from home)

11:45-12:30- Activity Class

12:30-1:30- Movie

1:30-2:00- Recess

*All parents are welcome to join their child for the celebration. Anyone volunteering to help with the party/interact with other children must have completed the volunteer training. Please remember that taking pictures and/or videos of children other than your own is not allowed.

Thank you for helping us celebrate an awesome year in first grade!

Field Day

K-2 will have field day on May 10th. This is an all day event and includes water activities. Please send your child to school wearing sunscreen. They will also need an extra change of clothes (including shoes and undergarments).

Field Day Parent Spectator Section

Parents who would like to watch a few events are welcome to sit in the designated spectator section (similar to the DASH spectator section). Parents are asked to sign in at the front office. You will be directed to the spectator section and we request you do not leave that area.

Shoe Tying

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

Snack Reminders

We have a ten minute snack break every morning after our Daily 5 reading block. Please send in a small, healthy (low in sugar) snack with your child every day.

Upcoming Events

MAP Math - May 8th

K-2 Field Day - May 10th

Kindergarten Parent Orientation - May 10th @ 6PM

Step-Up Day - May 16th

Last Day of School - May 18th

Peek at the Week 4/30-5/4

Here’s a peek for next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: Celebrating Differences

Phonics Family Words: summertime, playground, honeysuckle, firefly, ladybug, sailboat, sunglasses, watermelon, thunderstorm, blackberries

Phonics: review

Reading: Daily 5 rotations; memory books; reassess

L.Arts: review

Writing Workshop: End of School Year Writing

Science: Engineering an Animal to Fit a Habitat

Math: Addition/Subtraction Review

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Finding the Evidence: Cinco De Mayo
3. Practice Math Fact Fluency

READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”

*Students should read their “Book in a Bag” the night it gets sent home, and then bring it back to school the next day for reading groups.

Summer Reading

Reading over the summer helps prepare your child for next school year and helps prevent the dreaded “summer slide”! Scholastic has some really great deals on books to help you stock up for your kiddos’ summer reading.

This is a great link for book title ideas - https://imaginationsoup.net/2nd-grade-summer-reading-list/

Shoe Tying

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

Snack Reminders

We have a ten minute snack break every morning after our Daily 5 reading block. Please send in a small, healthy (low in sugar) snack with your child every day.

Upcoming Events

Willy Wonka Field Trip - April 30th

Quarterly Coffee with Administration - May 1st at 8:00AM

Bear Hollow Field Trip - May 3rd

MAP Math - May 8th

K-2 Field Day - May 10th

Last Day of School - May 18th

Peek at the Week 4.23-4.27

Here’s a peek for next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: The Importance of Patience

Phonics Family Words: summertime, playground, honeysuckle, firefly, ladybug, sailboat, sunglasses, watermelon, thunderstorm, blackberries

Phonics: review

Reading: Daily 5 implementation - story elements, problem/solution, compare/contrast

Mentor Sentence: “”Fletcher, the birds, Porcupine, and Squirrel hurried off again.” -Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms

L.Arts: grammar within mentor texts - contractions

Writing Workshop: Writing samples - opinion, small moment, informational; creative writing

Science: Animal habitats

Math: Rounding and Elapsed Time Review

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Finding the Evidence: The Butterfly Garden

READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”

*Students should read their “Book in a Bag” the night it gets sent home, and then bring it back to school the next day for reading groups.

Summer Reading

Reading over the summer helps prepare your child for next school year and helps prevent the dreaded “summer slide”!

This is a great link for book title ideas - https://imaginationsoup.net/2nd-grade-summer-reading-list/

Field Day T-Shirt

We are excited to be selling t-shirts for our 2018 Field Day! All proceeds will go towards funding field day and new P.E. equipment.

Please fill out the form (via the link below) completely and return it along with payment to the school. If you have more than one child please fill out separate forms. Please make checks payable to RBES!

DEADLINE TO RETURN is April 27, 2018.

Shoe Tying

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

Snack Reminders

We have a ten minute snack break every morning after our Daily 5 reading block. Please send in a small, healthy (low in sugar) snack with your child every day.

Upcoming Events

Willy Wonka Field Trip - April 30th

Quarterly Coffee with Administration - May 1st at 8:00AM

MAP Reading -April 23rd!

Bear Hollow Field Trip - May 3rd

MAP Math - May 8th

K-2 Field Day - May 10th

Last Day of School - May 18th

Peek at the Week: 4/16-4/20

Here’s a peek for next week!

Responsive Classroom/Positive Discipline: How can I find a solution to my problem? What is the difference between tattling and telling?

Phonics Family Words: helpless, useless, careless, playful, restful, hopeful, fastest, newest, smartest, sillier

Phonics: review

Reading: Daily 5 implementation - story elements, problem/solution, compare/contrast

Mentor Sentence: “”The garden was especially curious about old, forgotten things.” -The Curious Garden

L.Arts: grammar and parts of sentences within mentor texts

Writing Workshop: Review small moments

STEM: Growing plants and constructing watering systems to water plants

Math: Geometry and fraction review

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Homework

1. Study Phonics Family Words/Sight Words
2. Finding the Evidence: Earth Day
3. Math review activity

READ! - Headsprouts practice/”Book in a Bag”

*Students should read their “Book in a Bag” the night it gets sent home, and then bring it back to school the next day for reading groups.

Relay for Life Ribbon Decoration

In order to communicate the significance of Relay for Life and the effects cancer has on everyone, we would like to offer students the opportunity to decorate a ribbon in memory/honor of a loved one who battled/is battling cancer. If your child would like to continue to support cancer research, they may decorate the paper ribbon sent home in daily folders and return it to school along with a $1.00 donation to support our school-wide efforts to help find a cure. The deadline for this is Friday, April 20th.

Relay for Life

Oconee County Relay for Life will be held from 6:00PM-12:00AM on Friday, April 20th at Oconee County High School. Please consider coming out to support this worthy cause! There will be booths with games, food, and more. First Grade teachers will walk the track from 7:00-7:45. If your children are there, they may join us. Thank you for helping support finding a cure for cancer!

Summer Reading

Reading over the summer helps prepare your child for next school year and helps prevent the dreaded “summer slide!"

This is a great resource for ideas and book titles-

https://imaginationsoup.net/2nd-grade-summer-reading-list/

Field Day T-Shirt

We are excited to be selling t-shirts for our 2018 Field Day! All proceeds will go towards funding field day and new P.E. equipment.

Please fill out the form (via the link below) completely and return it along with payment to the school. If you have more than one child please fill out separate forms. Please make checks payable to RBES!

DEADLINE TO RETURN is April 27, 2018.

Shoe Tying

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

Snack Reminders

We have a ten minute snack break every morning after our Daily 5 reading block. Please send in a small, healthy (low in sugar) snack with your child every day.

Upcoming Events

Zaxby’s Night - April 16th

Oconee County Relay for Life at OCHS - April 20th from 6:00PM - 12:00AM

Willy Wonka Field Trip - April 30th

Quarterly Coffee with Administration - May 1st at 8:00AM

MAP Reading - April 23

Bear Hollow Field Trip - May 3rd

MAP Math - May 8th

K-2 Field Day - May 10th

Last Day of School - May 18th