Fantastic Friday!

We had a fantastic end to our Fable Week today.  I hope that your Friday was just as great as ours! :)

Maker Space
First thing this morning we had Maker Space!  We used beads and pipe cleaners to make ornaments.  Your child is bringing home his/her ornament today and you can check out the pictures here!

Presentations
During Reading Intervention, each group has a different focus.  One group, completed research and made a Google Slide presentation off of an interest that they had.  We had presentations on World War II, narwhals, Cubs, Michael Jordan, the Bermuda Triangle and dogs  Here are some pictures of the presentations.

Fable Camp Fires
We have been working SO hard on creating our very own fables!  We started creating our fables on Tuesday by putting our ideas down on a Fable Creation Board, and then turned our ideas into a completed story during the rest of the week.  I am so super proud of how everyone's fables turned out.  An important part of being an author is sharing our writing with other people.  This afternoon we had camp fires in the classroom and we sat around the camp fire and shared our stories.  Click here to see our Fable Camp Fire Reading pictures.

Talking Horse Production
As an end to Fable Week, we had Talking Horse Productions present "The Tortoise and the Hare."  It was a lot of fun and interactive!  Here are a few pictures of the production.

Semester Pizza Party
We will be having our Semester Pizza Party on Friday, December 9.  So your child does not need to bring a lunch next Friday, but s/he will still need a snack to eat earlier that morning.  Also, if your child would like to have a special drink to enjoy during the Pizza Party you can send one in (juice or soda - in a plastic bottle or can and no larger than 20 ounces).

Food & Pajama Drives
WOW!!!!  I am so lucky to teach at such a giving school.  During the month of November we had a food drive for Meals of Wheels - we ended up making about 139 Snowy Day bags for participants in Meals on Wheels - this is the most that we have EVER collected!  This week in the Wear a Pair, Give a Pair pajama drive for The Rainbow House 203 pajamas were donated.  Having a new pair of pajamas will allow 203 children will sleep better because of your giving!

Next Week

• Math: We will be moving on to Geometry next week.  We will be working on identifying shapes by the number of angles and side of 2-D shapes (triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons & hexagons) and angles and faces of a cube (3-D shape).  We will also be learning about partitioning (dividing) a shape into 2, 3 and 4 equal shares, and understanding the terms whole, half, third, and fourths.
• Reading: We will be reviewing summaries next week and identifying the theme of books that we have read.  We will also be finishing up learning about nonfiction text features.  Our next writing unit will be informational writing and will be applying our knowledge of text features when publishing our writing.
• Word Study: For the next 2 weeks we will be reviewing 2nd grade no excuse words.  These are words that don't typically fit the vowel patterns that we are learning, but that students are expected to be able to spell correctly in their writing.  Our words next week are: they, because, was, have, of, were, very, there, their & who.  We know that some of these words have been on previous
• Writing: We started publishing our 2nd personal narrative piece this afternoon and will be finishing that next week.  Shhhhhhh!!  We will also be working on TOP SECRET writing that will be coming home at the end of December with some specials art work to be given as gifts during the holidays.
• Emily Arrow: We are SO excited to have Emily Arrow visiting Columbia next week, and we are super lucky that we have her to ourselves one evening and for an entire school day.  
• On Wednesday, December 7th at 6:00 pm RBE will be having a Family Literacy Night with Emily Arrow.  The concert is for Rock Bridge students and their families and will be at Woodcrest Church (2201 W. Nifong Blvd).  There will be raffle baskets of books that will be given away.  We hope to see you there!
• On Thursday, December 8th at 6:00 pm, Emily Arrow will be at Daniel Boone Regional Library in the children's area - they said she will be in the "egg" (the kids learned about this on our field trip).  So, if you really enjoy Emily Arrow or you can't make it on Wednesday - you can see her at the Library! :)
• On Friday, December 9th, Emily Arrow will visit our school.  She will be performing in 3 concerts (K-1, 2-3, and 4-5) and touring our building.  
• Next week, we will be decorating our building for her visit.  We will be making door decorations that represent her songs.  

Friday Folders
There are lots of papers coming home in your child's Friday Folder.

• Book Orders: I sent home a selection of Reading Club flyers today.  If you would like order books the please either order online or send in a check with your paper order form by Wednesday, December 7.  If you are wanting to buy some of the books as a gift - please let me know & I will contact you when the books arrive so you can pick the books up to not give away the surprise!
• Family Literacy Night with Emily Arrow flyer.
• RBE Giving Tree sponsored by Care Bears Service Club.  A Giving Tree will be set up Monday, December 5-Monday, December 12.  The tree will be filled with ornaments labeled with items for our local families in need (items range from $5.00-$25.00).  If you would like for your child to select an ornament, you need to return the permission slip at the bottom of the flyer and return the gift with the ornament attached by Tuesday, December 13.

I hope that you have a wonderful weekend!