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!