WEEK OF MAY 17-21, 2010

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY: STUDY READING LIST 19 (WE DID NOT TEST ON IT LAST WEEK; WE WILL SEND HOME LIST 20 WHEN WE ARE DONE TESTING. KEEP PRACTICING SIGHT WORDS. ALSO PRACTICE COUNTING TO 100. COUNT BY 2S, 5S, 10S.

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

THANK YOU TO OUR FIVE CHAPERONES: MRS. REIDLER, MRS. TETER, MRS. WALCHAK, MRS. HOCKING AND MRS. HEPLER. THEY WERE A BIG HELP ON THE FIELD TRIP TO LAKE TOBIAS. THEY WERE VERY PATIENT AND HELPFUL!!!

This week in phonics lessons we will focus on digraph oo as in hook and tooth. We will not have Show & Tell due to special activities planned.

Due to all of the testing and our field trip last week, we still need to finish our story, "Abuela" and review for our Unit 4 reading test. Hopefully, by the end of the week, we will begin Unit 5, "Going Places." Our first story will be "Max Takes the Train" by Rosemary Wells. It is an animal fantasy story and we will discuss realism and fantasy.

We have started our new Math chapter (12) on subtraction. We are acting our problems, using models to figure out subtraction sentences and drawing pictures. So far things are going well.

We are continuing to practice writing numbers. Some children need reminders about how to write certain numbers and some children write numbers backwards (that is normal for this age).

On Thursday, May 20th we will walk over to North Schuylkill High School to attend the Spring Concert. We will listen to the band and chorus, so we will be gone all morning. We will be eating lunch 1/2 hour later than usual. Please be sure your child eats a good breakfast that morning.

The children seemed to have a wonderful field trip experience. They loved seeing all of the different animals and getting to touch/feed many of the animals. I'm sure many of the children would enjoy going back to Lake Tobias this summer with their families.

The NSE yearbooks have arrived. There are still yearbooks available to purchase. They are $15.00 and you can send cash or check (make it out to North Schuylkill Elementary School).

Monday, May 17th is Day 4 - Library Book Exchange.