Happy Thursday!

Happy Valentine's Day!  A HUGE thank you to the parents who made the Valentine's Day party a success by either sending in items or volunteering.  The kiddos had so much fun and enjoyed lots of yummy and healthy treats!  I will be making a video of the party and posting it on Twitter - so make sure to check it out!

Student Banner...SHHHH, It's A Surpise!

As a surprise for the students, for ALL their incredible hard work that they have done during the first & second trimester, we are asking for parents to create a banner for their student.  These banners will be hung up in the classroom.  We are asking for these be returned by Monday, March 4.  If you would like to bring your child's banner with you to your P/T Conference, return it in your child's Friday Folder, or you can send it in an envelope or folder with your child to school.  We will be sending home a hard copy of the banner in Friday Folders next week, but if you would like to get a head start on it you can click here to be able to print the banner off.  Below are a few pictures of what the banners looked like last year.  

Second Trimester Pizza Party

Our second trimester pizza party will be on Thursday, March 14.  As a reminder, we collected money earlier this year, and will be using this money to buy pizza for the class.  Each student will receive 2 slices of pizza, a healthy side and a dessert.  If you child would like to bring a special drink (no more than 20 ounces - no glass) s/he can or we will provide cups for water.  

Upcoming Events

• February 15 - No School (Teacher Work Day)
• February 18 - No School (President's Day)
• February 20 - Fuzzy's RBE Eat Out 5-8 - A flyer will be sent home next week.
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• February 20-28 - Moss Team P/T Conference Weeks
• February 26 - Special Family & Friend's Day
• You are invited to come and visit your child during specials (1:35-2:25) for Special Family & Friend's Day! 
• Ms. Mottaz students will start in P.E. and then travel to Music.
• Mrs. Ross students will start in Art and then travel to Media. 
• The Book Fair will be open on this day.  If you would like to come early or stay late to take your kiddo this would be a great opportunity.  
• We understand that 2:25 is really close to the end of the day.  If you would like to pick up your child early we understand.  However, if someone, other than parent, will be picking up your child early, you will need to write a note giving permission.
• March 1 - No School (P/T Conference)
• March 4-8 - RBE Read Week
• March 4-8 is Read Week!  This is a week dedicated to celebrating the love of reading and sharing our love of reading with the students.  We always invite parents, grandparents, family members and family friends to come read to the students.  If you would like to bring in a snack related to your book as well, the students always love snacks.  :)  
• If you would like to read to the class there are still openings available.  Please click here to sign up for a time using SignUp Genius.    
• March 7 - Field Trip to Daniel Boone Regional Library
• On this field trip, we do not need parent chaperones.  We will depart from school at 8:00 and return by 9:45.  
• A yellow DBRL Library Card Application is in your child's Friday Folder.  If your student does not already have a library card and you would like to sign him/her up for one, please fill out the application and return to school by Friday, February 22.  If your child already has a library card or you are not interested in getting one, then you do not need to return the form.
• Your child will not need a library card for this field trip because we will not be checking out books.  This field trip will be a tour of the library.
• March 7 - Kindergarten Enrollment Night
• If your family has child who will be enrolled in kindergarten next year, or if you know of another family, please come to Kindergarten Enrollment Night!
• This is 4:00-7:00 at RBE.  You can contact the school office for more information.
• March 14 - 2nd Trimester Pizza Party Lunch
• Your child does not need to bring a lunch, but can choose to bring a drink 20 ounce or less - no glass.
• Your child will still need a snack for that morning.  We will be eating lunch a little later than usual (11:45 on this day). 

Look At All This Learning!

• Math
• We finished up Unit 6 today.  This unit focused on adding 2- and 3-digit numbers.  We will be sharing these with you at conferences.
• On Tuesday, we will be starting Unit 7.  This unit focuses on measurement, addition and data.
• Writing
• We took a little break from informational writing, and did a fun opinion writing activity with taste testing Hershey's Kisses.  We wrote about what our favorite flavor and then turned our writing into a Hershey's Kiss.  When you come to your child's P/T Conference - make sure to check out their writing on the bulletin board!
• We are going to start writing our Which is Better book next week.
• Fundations
• This week, we finished up Unit 9 on r-controlled vowels.  This unit was SUPER tricky because it focused on er. ir, and ur - which there is not a rule of when to use them in words.  We've been practicing on using our Spelling Options section in our Fundations Monster Book (which is like a dictionary of hard to spell words without the definitions).
• Next week, we will are starting Unit 10 which is focusing on vowel teams.  Student have already learned that adding an "e" at the end of a word makes the vowel long.  During this unit, we will start talking about when two vowels are teamed together and the sounds that they will make (example: "ai" and "ee").  We have already learned about vowel teams when reading but now we will focus on writing.
• Reading
• We are focusing on sensory details in writing.  Authors use sensory details for the reader to get a sense of being in the text.  We are examining a variety of texts and looking through the texts through sight, hearing, smelling, tasting and feeling.  We are also talking about how we can add these details to our own writing.
• Social Studies & Science
• In social studies, we have learned about all seven continents and where these are located on a world map.  
• In science, we will start talking about where water is found on the Earth.  We will discussing how the sun effects the temperature of the water (warmer by the equator than by the poles) and if the water will likely be solid or liquid.  We will also be learning about if water will be likely to be salt or fresh water.

I hope that your child has a wonderful four day weekend.  Please let me know if you have any questions!

Mrs. Ross