WEEK OF MARCH 1-5, 2010

***MONDAY, MARCH 1ST IS AN ACT 80 DAY WHICH MEANS STUDENTS ARE OFF AND TEACHERS HAVE AN IN-SERVICE DAY. MRS. DENNIS WILL BE AT A KINDERGARTEN CONFERENCE IN HARRISBURG WITH MISS LEIBIG AND MRS. REINOEHL ON TUESDAY.

THERE WILL BE A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER ON TUESDAY.

TUESDAY, MARCH 2ND WILL BE A DAY 5-COMPUTERS WITH MRS. GROODY.

DUE TO LAST WEEK'S SNOW DAYS, WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE LETTER Yy. YES, WE WILL STILL HAVE OUR "YUMMY YOGURT TASTE TEST" WHEN MRS. DENNIS RETURNS ON WEDNESDAY. WE WILL ALSO HAVE OUR SHOW 'N TELL THEN.

WE WILL CONTINUE LEARNING ABOUT MONEY AND, LATER ON IN THE WEEK, WE WILL BEGIN LEARNING ABOUT MEASURING TIME.

WE WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR STORY, "SEE HOW WE GROW."

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22-26, 2010

KINDERGARTEN NEWS-MRS. DENNIS' CLASS

THE LETTER OF THE WEEK IS Yy AS IN YELLOW, YARN AND YAK. WE WILL STUDY THE Yy IN PHONICS AND HANDWRITING ALL WEEK. WE WILL HAVE SHOW 'N TELL ON FRIDAY. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A YOGURT TASTE TEST THIS WEEK-YUMMY!!

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND IS A DAY 2, SO WE WILL HAVE LIBRARY CLASS WITH MR. DEMSKO AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE A VISIT FROM OUR 4TH GRADE READING BUDDIES IN THE MORNING.

IN MATH WE WILL BE STUDYING MONEY! PLEASE USE ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO COUNT REAL COINS AT HOME WITH YOUR CHILD. IN KINDERGARTEN WE CONCENTRATE ON PENNIES, NICKELS, AND DIMES.

ALSO, KEEP PRACTICING SKIP-COUNTING BY 2S, 5S AND 10S. THE CHILDREN DON'T SEEM CONFIDENT WITH THAT SKILL YET. WE WILL SKIP-COUNT MOST DAYS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.

THIS WEEK WE SENT HOME THE MARCH SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER. IF YOU WANT TO BUY BOOKS, PLEASE SEND IN THE ORDER BY WED., FEB. 24TH. THANKS.

IN READING WE WILL START A NEW BIG BOOK, "SEE HOW WE GROW" ABOUT TWIN GIRLS AND HOW CHILDREN CHANGE AS THEY GROW. WE WILL STUDY THE LETTERS D AND K AND TALK ABOUT CAUSE AND EFFECT.

SOON IT WILL BE "NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION WEEK" (THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH). LOOK FOR INFORMATION TO COME HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER ABOUT ACTIVITIES THAT WEEK.

***THE CHILDREN HAD A GOOD TIME AT THE VALENTINE'S PARTY (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A WEEK LATE). SPECIAL THANKS TO MR. ZILKER AND MRS. KECK FOR HELPING WITH THE PARTY.

***SPECIAL NEWS*** KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 26TH AT 9:30 AT NORTH SCHUYLKILL H.S. WE KNOW MANY OF YOU NEED TO TAKE THE DAY OFF FROM WORK, SO, WE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GRADUATION PHOTOS WILL BE TAKEN ON APRIL 20TH AND 21ST-MORE INFO WILL COME HOME ON THAT IMPORTANT DAY.

REMEMBER PARENTS TO STUDY THE READING WORD LIST #10 EACH NIGHT-10-15 MINUTES SHOULD BE ENOUGH. THE WORD LIST WILL COME HOME MONDAY AFTERNOON.

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16-19, 2010

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

MRS. DENNIS' CLASS

HOPEFULLY, WE WILL BE BACK TO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH AND IT WILL BE A DAY 4. WE WILL HAVE LIBRARY BOOK EXCHANGE. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND IN YOUR CHILD'S LIBRARY BOOK, IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY.

WE DO NOT KNOW YET WHEN THE VALENTINE'S PARTIES WILL BE HELD. SEND IN YOUR CHILD'S CARDS ASAP, THEN WE CAN KEEP THEM IN THE CLASSROOM UNTIL WE HAVE THE PARTY.

WE WILL CONTINUE WITH LEARNING ABOUT THE LETTER Ee (SINCE WE ONLY COMPLETED TWO LESSONS LAST WEEK) AND YOU CAN SEND IN THE SHOW 'N TELL BAG FOR E ANYTIME UP UNTIL FRIDAY.

WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE READING THE STORY, "LITTLE QUACK."

IN MATH WE WILL CONTINUE WITH CHAPTER 7, WE WILL REVIEW AND THEN HAVE THE TEST LATER THIS WEEK. THEN WE WILL START LEARNING ABOUT TIME AND MONEY.

YOUR CHILD WILL BE BRINGING HOME A BAG OF SIGHT WORDS SOON. WE HAVE LEARNED SOME OF THE SIGHT WORDS IN PHONICS AND READING. SOME OF THE WORDS HAVE NOT BEEN INTRODUCED YET. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, YOUR CHILD SHOULD NOW ALL OF THESE WORDS. PLEASE REVIEW THEM A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK AND WE SHOULD ACCOMPLISH OUR GOAL.

PLEASE CONTINUE STUDYING THE READING WORD LIST EACH NIGHT FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THE CHILDREN HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS WITH READING THESE WORDS. THEY SEEM VERY EXCITED ABOUT READING THE WORDS AND I AM VERY PROUD OF THEM (I HAVE TOLD THEM THIS TOO!).

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO PHONE OR E-MAIL ME AT ddennis@northschuylkill.net-----HOPE THAT SPRING IS HERE SOON!!!

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16-19, 2010

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 8-12, 2010

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

THIS WEEK WE WILL BE LEARNING THE LAST VOWEL, Ee. WE WILL LEARN BOTH SHORT AND LONG SOUNDS, BUT, WE WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE SHORT SOUND AS IN ELEPHANT. WE WILL DO SHOW 'N TELL ON FRIDAY AS USUAL.

WE WILL READ THE ANIMAL FANTASY STORY, "LITTLE QUACK." WE WILL TALK ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY AND HOW WE CHANGE AS WE GROW UP. WE WILL ALSO REVIEW THE LETTER Rr AND OUR H/F WORDS. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN STORIES.

IN MATH WE WILL FINISH AND TEST ON CHAPTER 7 - NUMBER PATTERNS. PLEASE PRACTICE COUNTING BY 2s, 5s, 10S WITH YOUR CHILD. THE TEST IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY. FRIDAY WE WILL BEGIN CHAPTER 8 ON TIME AND MONEY.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON OUR KID-WRITING. WE WILL ALSO LISTEN TO SOME SPECIAL VALENTINE POEMS AND PUT TOGETHER A BOOK OF VALENTINE POEMS.

OF COURSE, THE VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY IS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. YOUR CHILD CAN BRING HIS/HER VALENTINES IN ANY TIME THIS WEEK. FRIDAY AFTERNOON WE WILL DELIVER THE VALENTINES AND, AT LONG LAST, THEY CAN OPEN THEIR VALENTINES.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE: NEXT WEEKEND IS A 3-DAY WEEKEND DUE TO PRESIDENTS' DAY ON MONDAY. NSE WILL BE CLOSED FOR WASHINGTON'S/LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAYS.

HOMEWORK

MONDAY: STUDY NEW READING WORD LIST; READ NEW "FAMILY TIMES" ABOUT "LITTLE QUACK"; GET Ee-BAGS FOR SHOW 'N TELL; PRACTICE COUNTING BY 2, 5, 10

TUESDAY: STUDY READING WORD LIST; DO MATH REVIEW BOOKLET

WEDNESDAY: STUDY READING WORD LIST; PRACTICE COUNTING BY 2, 5, 10; READ NEW PHONICS READER

THURSDAY: STUDY READING WORD LIST; PRACTICE LETTERS/SOUNDS USING LETTER TILES; BE SURE TO BRING IN YOUR VALENTINES IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO.