Happy Spring Break

Hi All,

Thank you for working with your child at home to help prepare them for the Georgia Milestones. Just a reminder, we will begin testing on Tuesday, April 10th. Below are a few reminders, along with the testing schedule, so your child is as prepared as possible.

Rocky Mount’s Milestones/End-of-Grade (EOG) testing will be 8:00am-11:00am Tuesday, April 10th – Tuesday, April 17th. All testing students should be at Rocky Mount by 7:50am to begin testing at 8:00am. We want our students to do their very best during the test so Kindergarten-5^th grade parents, volunteers, and guests will not be allowed access to Rocky Mount from 8:00am-11:00am 4/10-4/17. Kindergarten, 1^st, and 2^nd grade parents will be allowed to check out their child during the testing time, but not go to the classrooms. Thank you for your understanding, cooperation, and support.

Test Date	Content Area	Grade	Format
Tuesday, April 10	ELA Section 1	3rd, 4th, & 5th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Wednesday, April 11	ELA Section 2	3rd & 4th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Wednesday, April 11	ELA Sections 2 & 3	5th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Thursday, April 12	ELA Section 3	3rd & 4th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Thursday, April 12	Math Section 1	5th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Friday, April 13	Math Section 2	5th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Friday, April 13	ELA Make-Up Testing	3rd & 4th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Monday, April 16	Math Section 1	3rd & 4th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Monday, April 16	Science Sections 1 & 2	5th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Tuesday, April 17	Math Section 2	3rd & 4th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Tuesday, April 17	Social Studies Sections 1 & 2	5th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Wednesday, April 18	Make-Up Testing	3rd, 4th & 5th	Online and Paper/Pencil

If you have not sent in your child’s envelope that came home in Tuesday folders, please do so by Monday, April 9th. 🙂

Due to testing, our schedule will have a slight change from Tuesday, 4/10-Tuesday, 4/17:

8-10 Testing

10-10:30 Independent Reading

10:30-11 Recess

11-11:46 Review of Skills/Math

11:46-12:16 Lunch **Please note, lunch stays the same!

12:16-12:30 Flocabulary

12:30-12:50 Finish Math

12:50-1:38 Specials

1:38-2 Cursive

Upcoming Dates:

April 7 – Home Depot Father/Son Building Event

April 9 – Return to School

April 10-12 – 3rd Grade ELA Milestones Testing

April 13 – Milestones Make-up Testing

April 13 – Spirit Store

April 13 – No Computer Lab

April 13 – Learning Commons

What We Are Learning This Week: 

Reading/ELA: How do we recognize the difference between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions?

How do we write legibly in cursive, leaving spaces between words in sentences?

Writing: How do we write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events?

Must include:

Clear organizational structure

Descriptive detail

Dialogue and Descriptions to develop the events and character traits

Transition words

Sense of closure

Math: Review and How do we tell time, write time to the nearest minute, and solve word problems involving elapsed time?

Social Studies (Integrated in Reading and Writing): How do we explain how the physical geography of New England, Mid Atlantic, and Southern colonies helped determine economic activities? How to we explain the factors that shaped British Colonial America?

Vocabulary Words: 

Red: absorb / attitude / confess / examine / fortunate / frail / moisture / prevent / reverse / suitable

Orange: analyze / appropriate / century / focus / impact / peer / plentiful / recent / source / terror

Have a great spring break,

Miss Griscti

 

 

 

March 23, 2018

Hi All,

Thank you to those of you who came out to support Mrs. Julia’s art show and Mr. G’s chorus concert last night. It was a huge success!

As you know, the week after Spring break begins our Milestones/End of Grade Testing. Below is information regarding testing tips and the test for each day.

3^rd, 4^th, & 5^th Milestones/End-of-Grade Testing 4/10-4/17!

Rocky Mount’s Milestones/End-of-Grade (EOG) testing will be 8:00am-11:00am Tuesday, April 10th – Tuesday, April 17th. All testing students should be at Rocky Mount by 7:50am to begin testing at 8:00am. We want our students to do their very best during the test so Kindergarten-5^th grade parents, volunteers, and guests will not be allowed access to Rocky Mount from 8:00am-11:00am 4/10-4/17. Kindergarten, 1^st, and 2^nd grade parents will be allowed to check out their child during the testing time, but not go to the classrooms. Thank you for your understanding, cooperation, and support.

 

Test Date	Content Area	Grade	Format
Tuesday, April 10	ELA Section 1	3rd, 4th, & 5th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Wednesday, April 11	ELA Section 2	3rd & 4th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Wednesday, April 11	ELA Sections 2 & 3	5th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Thursday, April 12	ELA Section 3	3rd & 4th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Thursday, April 12	Math Section 1	5th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Friday, April 13	Math Section 2	5th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Friday, April 13	ELA Make-Up Testing	3rd & 4th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Monday, April 16	Math Section 1	3rd & 4th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Monday, April 16	Science Sections 1 & 2	5th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Tuesday, April 17	Math Section 2	3rd & 4th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Tuesday, April 17	Social Studies Sections 1 & 2	5th	Online and Paper/Pencil
Wednesday, April 18	Make-Up Testing	3rd, 4th & 5th	Online and Paper/Pencil

Upcoming Dates:

March 26  – Learning Commons

March 26  – Talent Development

March 27  – Math Notebook Check and 2D Shape Quiz

March 27  – Writing Notebook Check

March 28  – Guidance

March 30  – Spirit Store

March 30  – Dad’s Carpool

March 30 – Reading Checkpoint

March 30  – Box Tops Due

 

What We Are Learning This Week: **We are beginning to review all concepts taught this year to prepare for the Georgia Milestones. 

**Please be aware that students will be checked on their progress daily, but plan on any summative assessment for reading and/or math on Fridays. I will continue to announce any content area tests.

Reading/ELA: Review all skills and concepts

How do we recognize the difference between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions?

Writing: Review: How do we write routinely over extended and shorter time frames?

Math: How do we analyze, compare, and classify 2D shapes by their properties and draws examples of quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of the subcategories?

How do we tell time, write time to the nearest minute, and solve word problems involving elapsed time?

Social Studies (Integrated in Reading and Writing): How do we explain how the physical geography of New England, Mid Atlantic, and Southern colonies helped determine economic activities? How to we explain the factors that shaped British Colonial America?

Spelling Words: 

Red: absorb / attitude / confess / examine / fortunate / frail / moisture / prevent / reverse / suitable

Orange: analyze / appropriate / century / focus / impact / peer / plentiful / recent / source / terror

Have a great weekend,

Miss Griscti

 

 

 

March 16, 2018

Hi All,

Thank you to all of you who supported our Rocky Mount Book Fair. The students enjoyed every bit of it! Also, thank you to all of you who donated to our Math celebration. The students had so much fun!

This week we’ve worked on creating line plots. Yesterday, we made origami frogs (and briefly talked about how this is an art of Japan’s since today is international day at the Rock), had them hopped and collected data of how far they hopped to the nearest quarter inch. We are still working on making sure our number lines are in equal intervals and asking questions to go with our data. Please check out pictures on Live From the Red Carpet.

Today, we attended two performances to help celebrate Rocky Mount’s international day. Some of our friends participated in the show. Please check out pictures on Live From the Red Carpet.

Just a reminder for those of you with rising Kindergartners:

On Wednesday, March 21^st, Rocky Mount Elementary will host the rising Kindergarten and New Student Registration. It will be from 8:30 until 11:30 am in the Learning Commons. Please feel free to stop by the school between 8:30 – 1:30 on Monday, March 19 or Tuesday, March 20, to pick up the paperwork packet if you would like to get a head start on completing the registration forms.

Please click on the “Registration Info” link on our website for a list of the documents that will be required to register your new student.  Although you may not have everything necessary to enroll, please come to register anyways.  New students do not need to attend with you.  A Kindergarten & New Student Orientation and Tour will be held at a later date in April.  We can’t wait to see your smiling faces on March 21^st!

Upcoming Dates:

March 19  – Yogli Mogli Spirit Night at 6-8pm with Second Grade Teachers

March 20  – STEM Lab

March 20  – RGR

March 21  – Report Cards Go Home

March 21  – Bruster’s Spirit Night at 5-8pm

March 22  – PTA Meeting and Art Show at 6pm

March 23  – RGR

March 24  – Mother/Son Olympic Event at 5-7pm

What We Are Learning This Week: **We are beginning to review all concepts taught this year to prepare for the Georgia Milestones. 

**Please be aware that students will be checked on their progress daily, but plan on any summative assessment for reading and/or math on Fridays. I will continue to announce any content area tests.

Reading/ELA: How do we compare and contrast themes, settings, and plots written by the same author about the same or similar characters?

How do we determine the meaning of words and phrases as used in texts, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language?

How do we form and use comparative and superlative adverbs?

How do we recognize the difference between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions?

Writing: How do we write opinion pieces on topics or texts using clear organizational structure with 2-3 reasons to support the opinion and a variety of linking words to connect the reasons and opinion?

How do we write routinely over extended and shorter time frames?

Math: How do we solve two-step word problems using the four operations and write the equation with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem?

How do we determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication and division equation relating three whole numbers using the inverse relationship of multiplication and division?

How do we analyze, compare, and classify 2D shapes by their properties and draws examples of quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of the subcategories?

Social Studies (Integrated in Reading and Writing): How do we explain how the physical geography of New England, Mid Atlantic, and Southern colonies helped determine economic activities? How to we explain the factors that shaped British Colonial America?

Vocabulary Words: 

Red: ancient / approach / contain / elegant / enable / observe / recall / symbol / theory / woe

Orange: distract / hail / limp / noble / prefer / response / reveal / severe / typical / valiant

Have a great weekend,

Miss Griscti

 

 

 

March 9, 2018

Hi All,

Next week is Book Fair! The students and staff are super excited! If your child would like to purchase something at the Book Fair, you can send in money and I will send them down to purchase his/her items. We will be going to the Book Fair Monday to create our wish lists.

Next Friday is our Math Celebration. A link came home to those who are attending the celebration to sign up to bring goodies for our celebration. We will be having an ice cream party! 🙂 In order to attend, students need to have mastered mixed addition and subtraction in 6 minutes, along with 6 multiplication facts.

Below are a Few Notes From the School:

On Wednesday, March 21^st, Rocky Mount Elementary will host the rising Kindergarten and New Student Registration. It will be from 8:30 until 11:30 am in the Learning Commons. Please feel free to stop by the school between 8:30 – 1:30 on Monday, March 19 or Tuesday, March 20, to pick up the paperwork packet if you would like to get a head start on completing the registration forms.

Please click on the “Registration Info” link on our website for a list of the documents that will be required to register your new student.  Although you may not have everything necessary to enroll, please come to register anyways.  New students do not need to attend with you.  A Kindergarten & New Student Orientation and Tour will be held at a later date in April.  We can’t wait to see your smiling faces on March 21^st!

Just a reminder that Mr. G and the music program are selling tickets to the March 17 Gladiators Hockey Game to raise money for the music program.  The Roadrunner Chorus will be performing “God Bless America” at the game and there are always lots of fun prizes and games for the family! Use the link and code below to order your tickets online.  We must sell 100 tickets in order to raise money for the music program.   Money raised will be used to buy/replace instruments as well other supplies and materials for the music program.  Email Mr. G with questions:  Andrew.Geocaris@cobbk12.org

 LINK: http://store.atlantagladiators.com/rocky-mountain-elementary-school-p141.aspx

code: RMES2018

Upcoming Dates:

March 12  – Book Fair

March 13  – RGR

March 14 – Early Release

March 14  – Write Score Assessment

March 14  – End of Quarter 3

March 15 – Kickball After School with 2nd and 3rd Grades at 2:30-3:30

March 16  – RGR

March 16  – Math Celebration

March 16  – International Day Performances

What We Are Learning This Week:

**Please be aware that students will be checked on their progress daily, but plan on any summative assessment for reading and/or math on Fridays. I will continue to announce any content area tests.

Reading/ELA: How do we describe the relationships between a series of historical events, scientific ideas, or steps in technical procedures in texts, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause and effect?

How do we compare and contrast themes, settings, and plots written by the same author about the same or similar characters?

How do we form and use comparative and superlative adverbs?

How do we recognize the difference between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions?

Writing: How do we write opinion pieces on topics or texts using clear organizational structure with 2-3 reasons to support the opinion and a variety of linking words to connect the reasons and opinion?

How do we write routinely over extended and shorter time frames?

Math: How do we generate measurement data by measuring lengths, using rulers marked with whole numbers, halves, and quarters and represent the data on a line plot?

How do we solve two-step word problems using the four operations and write the equation with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem?

How do we determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication and division equation relating three whole numbers using the inverse relationship of multiplication and division?

Social Studies (Integrated in Reading and Writing): How do we explain how the physical geography of New England, Mid Atlantic, and Southern colonies helped determine economic activities? How to we explain the factors that shaped British Colonial America?

Spelling Words: 

Red: ancient / approach / contain / elegant / enable / observe / recall / symbol / theory / woe

Orange: distract / hail / limp / noble / prefer / response / reveal / severe / typical / valiant

Have a great weekend,

Miss Griscti

 

 

 

March 2, 2018

Hi All,

Today was such a fun day! Thank you to those of you who came into read with your child. I know they enjoyed that. I have posted pictures of all the fun things we did today! Please check them out on Live From the Red Carpet. 🙂

Quarter 3 is coming to a close. Hard to believe! Please continue to reinforce skills at home using resources on the blog, IXL, and correcting Tuesday folder graded papers.

Just a reminder, an email came home regarding Georgia Milestones prep with resources. You may also access the materials on the link below. Each link has multiple online practice tests, and there is one PDF if you prefer paper/pencil to online.  If you do not have a printer and would like the PDF printed, let me know.

https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/english/

https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/math/

Attached is a great visual from Cobb County regarding illnesses going around. Please take a look to see when to keep students home: I NEED TO STAY HOME IF (002)-23vhaxr

SAVE THE DATE!

From the Counseling Department and PTA:

In your Tuesday folder you will find a flyer for Youth Culture 101 on Thursday, March 8 at 6:30. Jeff Dess will be covering many of the topics cropping up with our students re social media, as well as other topics. Please RSVP to have an engaging and informative evening.

 

Upcoming Dates:

 

 

March 5  – Talent Development

March 6  – STEM Lab

March 6 – Run Girls Run

March 7  – Walk to School Day

March 7  – RI

March 7  – Learning Commons

March 8  – Spring Picture Day

March 9  – PE Movie Night

March 9  – Run Girls Run

March 9  – Computer Lab for the MI

What We Are Learning This Week:

**Please be aware that students will be checked on their progress daily, but plan on any summative assessment for reading and/or math on Fridays. I will continue to announce any content area tests.

Reading/ELA: How do we describe the relationships between a series of historical events, scientific ideas, or steps in technical procedures in texts, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause and effect?

How do we form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs?

Writing: How do we write opinion pieces on topics or texts using clear organizational structure with 2-3 reasons to support the opinion and a variety of linking words to connect the reasons and opinion?

How do we write routinely over extended and shorter time frames?

Math: How do we explain the equivalence of fractions through reasoning with visual models?

How do we solve two-step word problems using the four operations and write the equation with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem?

How do we determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication and division equation relating three whole numbers using the inverse relationship of multiplication and division?

Social Studies (Integrated in Reading and Writing): How do we explain how the physical geography of New England, Mid Atlantic, and Southern colonies helped determine economic activities? How to we explain the factors that shaped British Colonial America?

Vocabulary Words: 

Red: average / chill / delicate / limit /privilege / process / sensitive / signal / spoil / value

Orange: alert / ancestor / arrest / ascend / descend / destructive / frontier / proceed / surface / tradition

Have a great weekend,

Miss Griscti