We cannot believe that December is right around the corner!  The students are doing such an amazing job.  This week was full of special events!  

• On Wednesday, we celebrated the end of our Colonial America unit, we had Colonial Day.  A HUGE thank you to those who sent in supplies and helped run a station - this would not have been possible without your support!  
• Then today, to celebrate all their hard work during first trimester, we had a pizza party!  The money that you sent you at the beginning of the year paid for the pizza, and families provided a healthy side, chips and dessert.  The students had a blast today with an extra long lunch, pizza, and short video!

Upcoming Events

• December 5 - RBHS Planetarium field trip (we will be out of the building from 9:15-10:45)
• December 14 - RBE Ugly Sweater Spirit Day 
• December 20 - RBE Holiday Sing Along - due to the size of our school parents are not able to attend this event.
• December 20 - Winter Party (1:45-2:25)
• December 21-January 3 - No School Winter Break

Student Teacher Next Semester!

We are super excited to be hosting a student teacher from MU next semester!  Sam Easter will be with us next semester.  She is planning on coming by to introduce herself to the students during December, and in January, you will receive a letter from Ms. Easter introducing herself. 

What We're Learning!

• Math
• Your child should be able to tell time to the nearest 5 minutes, and use a.m. & p.m. appropriately.  Please continue to reinforce this skill with your child.
• We are now working on place value.  Your child's goal is to be able to read and write 3 digit numbers in all forms (standard, word, base ten, and expanded form).
• Writing
• We finished publishing our second personal narrative.  Make sure to ask your kiddo what s/he wrote about!
• Your child will also be publishing their personal narrative using the iPad and making an electronic book.  We are super excited about this, and can't wait to share these books with you!
• We are starting informational writing.  Your child chose an animal that they wanted to research, and next week we will be starting to research.
• Reading
• To go along with our informational writing unit, we are learning about text features that authors use to teach their readers.  Over the next few weeks, we will be learning about the different text features.
• Fundations
• We took our Unit 6 Fundations test today.  Your child should be able to tell the difference between a short vowel and a long vowel.  
• In Unit 7, we will learning about open syllable word patterns (a word that ends with a vowel).  Examples of this pattern are go and cry.
• Trick Words are word that do not follow the pattern that students just have to memorize.  Please be practicing these words with your child to make sure that know these words.
• Unit 6 Trick Words: only, house, move, right, place, together
• Unit 7 Trick Words: eight, large, change, city, every, family, night, carry, something
• Review Trick Words: some, come, would, could, should, say, between, each
• Social Studies
• We finished up our Colonial Unit of study this week.  Your child should be able to tell you what Colonial life was like, the jobs that Colonial people had, and the clothes that they wore.  We also worked on comparing Colonial life to present day life.
• Science
• Our next science unit will be focusing on comparing the Earth's surface changes over long and short periods of time.
• Next week, we will be focusing on quick changes, such as volcanoes and earthquakes,  We will also be discussing flooding and landslides.

Have a wonderful weekend!