Peek at the Week: 9.11-9.15

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"

3. Math - “Sweet on Place Value”

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 Thursday, September 14th from 9:00-9:30. 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 15th.

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 health care 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 ten (10) 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 medial 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

Picture Retakes - September 15th

Zaxby’s Night - September 18th

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!