Happy Friday!

Happy Friday!

Wow!  What a great week we have had!  We wrapped it up with an ice cream party this afternoon.  We always have an ice cream party as a treat for the students when they finish their ice cream opinion writing which they did earlier this week.  Be sure to check out Twitter for pictures!

There are no Friday folders coming home this week.  Friday folders sometimes get lost over long breaks, so we decided not to send them home.  They will come home the Friday after Spring Break.

Important Info

• Runge Field Trip Chaperones
• Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to chaperone our Runge Field Trip and filled out the background check and volunteer application.  If you are still interested in chaperoning, please return the background check form and volunteer application the week we return from Spring Break so we have time to get it processed.  If needed, we can send home a copy of the forms as well.
• Loren Long comes to RBE
• Award winning author, Loren Long, is coming to RBE on April 12.  In Friday folders last week was an order form for books.  All books purchased will be signed by Loren Long.  If your student would like to order a book, please complete the form and return it to school.  There are limited quantities of each title, so sooner is better if you're planning to order.  If you need an additional order form, you can print one here, or let me know and I can get you one.
• Warmer Weather
• Hopefully after Spring Break, spring will officially be here to stay.  Please remember our first recess is at 9:55 a.m. and it is still often chilly at that time.  Please make sure your student has a jacket (or coat if winter decides to come back) with them daily.  

 

Important Upcoming Events

• Wednesday, April 3: Lunch is at 11:30, not 11:00
• Thursday, April 4: Field trip to see TRYPS play (9:00-11:00; we will eat lunch at 11:30 on April 4)
• Wednesday, April 10: Full Day of School (change from original calendar)
• Friday, April 12: Loren Long comes to RBE
• Tuesday, April 16: Field trip to MU Art and Archaeology Museum (more info after Spring Break)
• Friday, May 10: Runge Field Trip
• Wednesday, May 15: Variety Show (schedule will come closer to date)
• Friday, May 17: Lunch Bunch and Share Fair of Which is Better Project
• We invite parents/grandparents/special friends/etc. to come eat lunch with the students at 11:00 and then stay after lunch to enjoy their Which is Better Project
• Our plan is to eat from 11:00-11:45 (recess is from 11:25-11:45 if your student wants to go) and then a writing celebration starts at 11:45.
• More information will come out closer to this date, we just wanted to give you time in case 
• Thursday, May 23: Field Day (schedule will come closer to date)
• Tuesday, May 28: Updated Last Day of School (half day)

Our Learning After Spring Break

• Reading
• Students will wrap up their unit on asking questions.  The students have been asking some specific questions before, during and after reading.  They are also understanding how asking questions when reading can help you to understand what you have read.
• Please encourage your students to read just a bit over Spring Break.  😊
• Writing
• We will continue working on our opinion writing unit after Spring Break.  Students will learn to form an opinion and base it on facts supported through research.  The next opinion writing will be about whether to use a reusable water bottle or disposable water bottles.  
• Math
• We will continue working on Unit 8 in math.  This unit covers both 2-D and 3-D shapes in geometry (LOTS of vocabulary) and also introduces students to partitioning (evenly dividing) of shapes.  
• Students have learned about sides, vertices (or vertex), angles, right angles, parallel lines, polygons as well as specific names of polygons such as quadrilateral, triangle, pentagon and hexagon.  
• Science
• Students learned this week why elevation causes the temperatures to be cooler.  After Spring Break, students will learn how to differentiate between salt and fresh water.  Then they will learn
• Fundations
• We will finish up Unit 11 after Spring Break.  This unit covers the 3 vowel teams that make the long e sounds.  They are ee, ea, and ey.  The students are learning to check their monster book (mini dictionary) to identify the correct spelling option.  
• Please continue to practice trick words at home with your students.  Our goal is for the students to learn the words and then use them in their writing. 

Have a fabulous weekend and Spring Break!

Mrs. Ross

Happy Friday!

Runge Field Trip Chaperones-Background Checks

• We took over all chaperone forms that were turned into us so far to Aslin today.  We will be making another trip over to drop off forms before Spring Break as well.
• If you would like to chaperone and haven't filled out the forms, please do so soon.  If you need the forms, please let us know.  You need to fill out the volunteer application and the background check form.  
• The cost of the background check is paid for by Columbia Public Schools.
• You will receive an email once your background check has been completed and cleared.  Please forward this email to me.

There will be No Friday Folders Next Friday due to Spring Break the week of March 25-29.

Playground Expectations

• We reviewed our playground expectations this week as well as our recognize, refuse, report skills.  Some students have struggled with KAHFOOTY (keep all hands, feet and other objects to yourself) lately.  We discussed that touching (whether in a kind way such as a hug or in a hurtful way such as hitting) isn't allowed at RBE.  We also discussed with students that games such as chase and tag are not allowed and this can often lead to hitting or kicking.  
• Mr. Smith has taught the 3 R's of recognize the problem, refuse the action they don't like, and report the incident to an adult.  We discussed with the students the importance of reporting the incident to the supervising adult (classroom aide or teacher) and giving all the information to the adult.  It is important that we know everything that happened during the situation so we know all sides of the story.
• Please review our playground expectations at home and the importance of using KAHFOOTY.

Otis Come to RBE!!

• Award winning author, Loren Long, is coming to Rock Bridge on April 12!
• In the Friday folder is an order form if you would like to purchase Loren Long books.  
• These books will be signed by Loren Long when he comes to RBE!

Class Placement

• As second grade is coming to a close and third grade is right around the corner, you might be thinking about next year.  As teachers, we truly try to make the best decision for each child when placing students with classroom teachers.  We take into consideration personality, classroom structure, teaching style and what students need to help them succeed.
• If you would like to provide input regarding specific teacher characteristics you feel that would be beneficial for your student, you may request a class placement form from the RBE office.  These forms are for characteristics and not specific teacher requests.  All forms are due by April 15 to the RBE office.

This Week's Learning

• Reading
• This week students worked on asking questions before, during and after reading.
• This skill helps them to think deeper about their book.  It also helps to make connections throughout the book.
• Writing
• This week the students are working on a "delicious" writing activity.  They are writing an opinion piece about their favorite type of ice cream.  They not only have to support their opinion with 2 valid reasons (we discussed that "yummy" isn't a valid reason), but also include at least 1 counter argument about a different flavor of ice cream.  
• Math
• Your student brought home their Unit 7 test on Wednesday.  Thank you to those who have signed and returned it, if you haven't had a chance to do that yet, please do so on Monday.  
• We started Unit 8 this week in math.  This unit covers geometry and has a lot of vocabulary.  Students have learned about sides, angles, vertices, parallel lines and right angles so far.  Please review this vocabulary with your students.
• Science/Social Studies
• We continued to learn about water temperature at different locations on Earth.  The students also learned this week that there is no land at the North Pole, but it is actually a large ice cap.  Even though there is no land at the North Pole, it is actually colder at the South Pole.
• Fundations
• We wrapped up Unit 10 this week.  We continue to practice the different spelling options for words in our Monster Book.  

Next Week's Learning

• Reading
• We will continue working on asking questions while we are reading.  The students are learning this skill with Ms. Easter.  They are then practicing this skill through either an independent reading book or a guided reading group.  When your student is reading at home, be sure to ask them if they had any questions while they were reading.  
• Writing
• We will be publishing our ice cream opinion next week.  We have a sweet surprise for the students when they finish the writing.
• Math
• We will continue working in Unit 8 next week.  The students will learn the definition of a polygon and then have the opportunity to determine if a shape is or is not a polygon and explain their reasoning.  
• Science/Social Studies
• We will discuss how water temperatures based on the elevation of the land.  We will also learn to identify if water is fresh or salt water.
• Fundations
• We will start Unit 11 next week.  This unit continues to work on vowel teams (or double vowels).  We will focus on vowel teams that make the long e sound.  These are "ee", "ea" and "ey."  Please continue practicing the trick words at home also.  

Have a fabulous weekend!

Mrs. Ross

Happy Read Week Friday!

Read week is always a great week filled with family and friends that show us how funny, inspiring, and important all books can be. Thank you to everyone who came to read to our class! They loved every read aloud and very much enjoyed seeing everyone during the school day.

Pizza Party- Thursday, March 14

On March 14, we will be having our class pizza party. Each student will be provided 2 pieces of pizza, a healthy side of either a fruit or vegetable, chips, and a dessert. They can bring a 20 oz or smaller drink to have while they eat (no glass please!). Also, we will be eating lunch later than normal for our pizza party. We're very excited to each lunch with all of our students and celebrate them with the pizza party!

Runge Field Trip Chaperones

In your student's Friday Folder, you will find a sheet that you can fill out to volunteer to be a chaperone for our field trip to Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City on May 10, 2019. This field trip is all day, and it is a ton of fun! We need parent chaperones to join us on the field trip :) In order to be a chaperone, CPS policy states that each chaperone must have a background check before the field trip. These background checks take a while to process which is why we are asking for chaperones to complete those now. For more information, the sheet to turn in to let us know if you can chaperone, and for information on how to complete the background check, check out your student's Friday Folder!

Doodle for Google

Also in your student's Friday Folder, you will find a "Doodle for Google" that students have worked on in art class. If you would like your student to participate in the contest for "Doodle for Google" complete the form in their Friday folder.

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who made a banner for our students! This helps each student feel celebrated as an individual in our classroom community, so thank you for taking the time to make the banners. We will post pictures on our Twitter when those have been hung up :)

Upcoming Events...

• Match 15- Parents and Principals Forum (noon)
• March 22- RBE Spirit Day- Sports Day
• Spring Break- March 25-29 (School not in session)

Look at All This Learning!

• Math
• This week, we've used what we've learned about measurement to create line plots of our class arm-span and our class long jump. We also worked on adding more than 2 numbers together. Next week, we will continue take our unit test on Tuesday and start a unit on shapes.
• Writing
• As we continue to work on our "Which is Better" informational books, this week we focused on our body paragraphs. The students worked on their goals they made in their last informational book and had the chance to read their writing to other students. Next week, we are starting to work on our opinion writing.
• Fundations
• In our spelling program, we continue to learn about different long vowel patterns. The students are working hard at looking in their Monster Book (mini dictionary) for their spelling options in both the Fundations time and in their own writing.
• Reading
• For Read Week, we learned about the importance of reading for enjoyment, reading to learn, and reading for inspiration in our everyday lives. The students (and teachers) loved being able to celebrate reading through our different dress up days and through the many special people who gave us the opportunity to read 44 different books! Thank you again to everyone who participated!
• Next week, we will continue to work on asking and answering questions in nonfiction and fiction texts.​

Have a fabulous weekend!

Mrs. Ross

Happy Thursday!

We always enjoy Parent/Teacher Conference week!  This is a wonderful opportunity for us to share information with families about what is happening at school and for you to be able to share a different insight/perspective on your child.  It was a special bonus that we didn't have snow day or late start during this week! :)

Student Banners - Due Monday! :)

As a reminder, your child's student banner is due on Monday.  If you hadn't turned in your child's banner by today there is an additional banner in your child's Friday Folder.  We understand that we have several conferences tonight, but we want to make sure that every child is represented!  If you need more information you can click here.

Book Fair Open Today & Tomorrow

Book Fair is open tonight (Thursday) until 7:00 p.m. and then tomorrow (Friday) from 8:00-10:00 a.m.  If you stop by without your child, each student made a wish list that is housed in the Book Fair.

Next Week is RBE Read Week!

This is an opportunity to be able to celebrate the love of reading with our students! 

• Dress Up Days - More information is on the flyer.
• Monday - Hat Day
• Tuesday - Book Character Day
• Wednesday - Scrabble Day
• Thursday - Crazy Socks Day
• Friday - Oh the Places You Will Go!
• Drop Everything And Read (DEAR)
• We have some DEAR times throughout the week.  If your child would like to bring a book from home to read s/he can.
• Mystery Readers
• There are still a few slots Mystery Reader slots available.  We just figured out how to Skype and if you can't make it in, but had availability to Skype with us.  Sign up and make sure to send us your email address for Skype.  You can click here to sign.

Upcoming Events

• March 4-8 - Read Week (see above)
• March 6 - Spring Pictures
• 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 4:00-6:00 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).
• March 15 - Parents and Principals Forum (noon)
• Spring Break - March 25-29

Look At All This Learning!

• Math
• We are continuing to learn about measurement.  Previously, we had focused on smaller units (centimeters and inches), and now we have introduced feet, yards and meters.  When estimating about how long something is, we have taught students different personal references (cm - pinky width, in - thumb, foot - arm to elbow & yd/m - length of leg).
• Writing
• We reviewed strong and weak work examples and discussed what we can do as authors to make our writing the best it can be!  The students started working on their body paragraphs.  
• Fundations
• We are continuing to focus on long a vowel patterns and making sure to use our Spelling Option section in our Monster Book (mini-dictionary).
• Reading
• We have been learning how asking questions before we start to read a book, while we are reading, and after we are read.  Asking questions helps us as readers to think deeper about what we are reading.
• Science
• We have learned that the temperature around the equator is hotter than at the North and South Poles because of the Sun.  We will be connecting this to the temperature of water and where water is generally at solid or a liquid.

I hope that you have a wonderful weekend and remember to send in your child's Student Banner! :)

Have a fabulous weekend!

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday!  We have had a fun and learning filled three days of school - hoping for four days next week and then a full five days the following week!  Come on Spring!!!

Parent/Teacher Conferences

We are looking forward to meeting with everyone during P/T Conferences!  This is such a valuable communication to be able to show all the growth and learning that your child is making.  When you are waiting - checkout the long bulletin board with the QR codes - that has all the student's book trailers. Also, checkout our first round of opinion writing about Hershey's Kisses!  So much to see in our hall. :)

Yearbook Orders & Six Flags Read to Succeed - due Thursday

At the beginning of February, your child received an order form for a 2018-2019 RBE Yearbook.  If you would like your child to have a yearbook, please return the order form by Thursday, February 28.

In January, your child received a reading log for Six Flags Read to Succeed.  After your child has completed the assigned amount of reading and filled out the reading log, please return to school.  This reading log is also due on Thursday, February 28.

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

Coming home in your child's backpack is the 2nd Trimester Student Banner paper (click here to be able to print the banner off).  We are asking for parents to create a banner for their student.  These banners will be hung up in the classroom.  Please return the banner 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.

Upcoming Events

• February 25-28 - P/T Conference Week and Book Fair
• Monday 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

*Tuesday 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM*

Wednesday 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Friday 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

*Don't forget Special Friends and Family day in specials on Tuesday, February 26th. Families are welcome to come visit the book fair with their child after their specials class.

• 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 - "Long for a Good Book"
• Each day of Read Week, will be a special dress up day.  Checkout the flyer in your child's backpack or below for the details!
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• 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 - 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 4:00-6:00 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 started a new math unit this week, which focuses on measurement, addition and data.  This week, we worked on adding four 2-digit numbers together, to figure out if there would be enough seats in a theater for all four classes to go.  
• Next week, we will work on solving 3-digit addition problems and measuring to the nearest yard and nearest meter.
• Writing
• We started our Which is Better writing this week.  We reviewed the rubric and began our lead paragraph.  
• Next week, we will review strong and weak work examples and discuss what we can do as authors to make our writing the best it can be!  We will then work on body paragraphs.  By then end of this writing your child will have created a 10 paragraph book - very impressive for a second grader!
• Fundations
• We have learned that there are four ways to make the long a sound (a, a-e, ai and ay).  This week we focused on spelling words that have ai and ay.  We learned that when the long a comes at the end of the word it is typically ay.  When the long a comes in the middle of the word it can be spelled with either an ai or a-e.  
• We also learned about homophones (two or more words that sound the same, are spelled differently and have different meanings).  Today we talked about main, mane, and Maine. 
• We will keep working on both of these skills next week.
• Reading

• This week, we finished up thinking about sensory details in texts.
• Next week, we are focusing on asking and answering questions while reading.  We will be talking about answering questions before, during and after reading.  As a reader, asking questions helps us to focus on what we are reading and better comprehend the text.

• Science
• Ask your child about the exploration activity that we did with the "Sun" and "Earth" today, and what they discovered about where it is warmest and coldest on Earth.

I hope that you have a wonderful weekend, and please let me know if you have any questions!

Mrs. Ross

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.
• 

• 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

Happy Friday!

Wow!  This Missouri weather has made it super difficult to get a full week of school in.  

Yesterday, teachers were supposed to meet after school to schedule sibling conferences.  Since yesterday was a snow/ice day, this did not happen until this afternoon.  Mrs. Ross is emailing families about a conference time, and we will also be sending home a hard copy of the date/time on Monday.

There have been some situations about students becoming annoyed with peers and not using respectful tones to express their feelings.  Today, we had a class meeting of remembering the importance of being kind to all students.  Mr. Smith, our counselor at RBE, helped lead this class meeting.

Upcoming Events

• February 14 - Valentine's Day Party at 1:45
• There are few slots still open on the party SignUp Genius...so if you haven't had a chance to sign up you are in luck! Click here to sign up.
• February 15 - No School (Teacher Work Day)
• February 18 - No School (President's Day)
• February 20 - Fuzzy's RBE Eat Out 5-8
• 

• 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
• 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.

Lots of Learning is Happening

• Math
• We are finishing up unit 6 next week.  We have learned about different ways to collect and represent data, and being able to add 3-digit plus 3-digit numbers.  One of the strategies that we teach the students is using partial sums.  You can checkout the picture below to see the two ways we have taught partial sums.
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• Writing
• We have been working really hard on researching two topics for our Which is Better project.  Last weekend, your child should have told you what two topics s/he was researching.  This weekend, have your child share some facts that they learned about their topic.
• Next week, we will start talking about opinion writing.  Our first opinion writing will be with Hershey Kisses.  We will taste test Hershey Kisses and then write about which flavor is our favorite.  Yum! Yum!
• Fundations
• We are continuing to work on spelling words with er, ir & ur in it.  We will be testing over this unit next week.
• Reading
• This week, we finished up comparing texts.  We did this through fractured fairy tales.  The students compared characters, setting and events between the different stories.
• Next week, we are starting an author study on Steve Jenkins.  We will be finding and describing sensory details in the text.  As a reader, understanding these sensory details is important and we will talk about how to incorporate these details into our Which is Better project writing.
• Social Studies
• We are continuing to be cartographers and learning about the continents on the world map.  We have discovered where Africa, Europe and Asia are on the map and learned about a few different famous destinations on each continent.  
• Next week, we will be continuing to learn about the other four continents and adding these to our personal world map.
• Nutrition
• We started our Nutrition Class through the University of Missouri Extension.  Mrs. Zapata will be coming out for the next five Wednesdays to teach us about nutrition.  This week we learned about the importance of cleaning both food and our hands while cooking, keeping food separate, making sure to cook food to the correct temperature, and remember to chill food by putting it back in the refrigerator when finished.  We also reviewed My Plate and the importance of eating a variety of healthy food.

I hope that you have a wonderful weekend and stay warm!

Mrs. Ross