WEEK OF NOV. 30 - DEC. 3, 2010

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MONDAY THRU THURSDAY: HOMEWORK IS 1/2 SHEET OF READING AND MATH PRACTICE.

THIS WEEK WE WILL BE LEARNING ALL ABOUT THE CONSONANT Ss AS IN SUN, SEAL AND SNAKE. SINCE THIS IS A SHORT WEEK, WE WILL NOT HAVE SHOW 'N TELL.

WE WILL BE READING "ANIMAL BABIES IN THE GRASSLANDS" FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS. THEN WE WILL BEGIN THE ANIMAL FANTASY STORY, "BEAR SNORES ON" BY KARMA WILSON. WE WILL CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT ANIMAL HABITATS. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK WE WILL REVIEW THE LETTER Pp, THEN WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE LETTER Cc WITH THE SOUND /K/. WE WILL STUDY THE MAIN IDEA OF THE BOOKS AND REALISM VERSUS FANTASY.

IN MATH WE WILL SHOW TIME TO THE HOUR ON A CLOCK. WE WILL IDENTIFY NUMBERS 0-10 AND THE CONCEPTS OF BEFORE, AFTER AND BETWEEN. WE WILL START WORKING WITH MONEY AMOUNTS TO 10 CENTS.

ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH WE WILL BE SHOPPING AT SANTA'S WORKSHOP. SO IT ONLY SEEMED NATURAL WE WOULD START WRITING LETTERS TO SANTA IN OUR CLASSROOM THIS WEEK. OF COURSE THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF MANY HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 22-24, 2010

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THIS WEEK WILL BE A SHORT ONE. TWO DAYS AND, THEN, A 1/2 DAY ON WEDNESDAY. STUDENTS WILL BE DISMISSED ON WEDNESDAY AT 11:45.

THERE WILL BE HOMEWORK ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS. THE USUAL 1/2 SHEET WILL BE SENT HOME IN THEIR FOLDERS. PLEASE REMEMBER TO TAKE TIME TO READ TOGETHER OVER THE 5-DAY HOLIDAY. I WILL ALSO BE SENDING HOME A BROWN ENVELOPE WITH THE SIGHT WORDS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. TO DATE WE HAVE COMPLETED 40 PHONICS LESSONS, SO STUDENTS SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH SIGHT WORDS FROM LESSONS 1-40.

IN READING WE WILL READ "ANIMAL BABIES IN GRASSLANDS," A NON-FICTION BOOK. WE WILL REVIEW THE LETTER Pp AND DISCUSS WHAT THE "MAIN IDEA" OF A BOOK IS.

IN MATH WE WILL TALK ABOUT TELLING TIME TO THE HOUR. WE WILL ALSO LEARN ABOUT IDENTIFYING ORDINAL POSITION TO THE FOURTH.

STUDENTS WILL BE CHOOSING NATIVE AMERICAN NAMES AND MAKING VESTS TO WEAR HERE IN SCHOOL ON TUESDAY! ON WEDNESDAY WE WILL HAVE A GET-TOGETHER WITH OUR FOURTH GRADE READING BUDDIES. WE WILL TRAVEL TO MRS. FEY'S ROOM FOR POPCORN AND A MOVIE.

SOME REMINDERS:

SANTA'S WORKSHOP WILL HELD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH(THE DAY WE RETURN TO SCHOOL!!!) OUR CLASS WILL SHOP AT 11:30.

SCHOOL STORE WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL JANUARY, 2011 DUE TO SANTA'S WORKSHOP AND THE HOLIDAYS.

THE NSE CHRISTMAS CONCERT WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 13TH AT 9:30 A.M. AT THE NORTH SCHUYLKILL HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND IS DAY 1. WE WILL HAVE COMPUTERS.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16-19, 2010

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This week we tackle another vowel, Ii. We will spend most time on the short Ii sound as in inch, igloo and iguana. We will talk about the long sound when Ii says its name as in icicle. Since it will be a short week, we will not have show 'n tell.

Why is it a short week? Monday is an Act 80 day and school will be closed for students. Enjoy the 3 day weekend, especially with the nice, warm weather. School will reopen on Tuesday and it will be Day 1. We will have Computers and Library. Please send library books in to be returned.

In Reading we will read "Armadillo's Orange" and talk about orange groves. We will introduce the letter Ss and talk about the setting of this story and others. We will review the high-frequency words: have and is.

In Math we will start learning about coins, specifically, the penny. Children will be counting pennies and acting out story problems with pennies. They will also work with shapes and will learn what a matrix is (did you know what a matrix was in kindergarten?). Then they will be able to find a missing shape in a matrix.

We will also begin learning about Thanksgiving and doing related projects and kid-writing. We will also work with our Reading Buddies on Thanksgiving projects and books.

Next week we will also have a guest speaker, Mrs. Clarissa Geary, who will present an age-appropriate program on "personal body safety" to our class. She will be here on Wednesday morning. Please be sure to talk to your child about this program.

Hope you enjoyed the moustache your child received on Friday (for the letter Mm). If you didn't get to see it-don't worry, I did take photos of the children. We love funny photos in kindergarten!!

Again, we will continue to send home a half-sheet of homework from Tuesday to Thursday night. The children are doing an excellent job with completing their homework each night.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 8-12, 2010

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THIS WEEK WE WILL LEARN ALL ABOUT THE CONSONANT Mm AS IN MONKEY, MOM AND MOUSTACHE. SHOW 'N TELL WILL BE ON FRIDAY, AS USUAL, AND CHILDREN CAN BRING THEIR Mm-BAGS BACK FROM TUESDAY UNTIL FRIDAY.

IN READING WE WILL START A NEW UNIT OF STORIES THAT CENTER ON ANIMAL HABITATS ("ANIMALS LIVE HERE"). WE WILL START WITH A BIG BOOK CALLED "LIFE IN AN OCEAN." ALONG WITH THIS STORY WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE SKILL OF COMPARING AND CONTRASTING. WE WILL INTRODUCE TWO NEW SIGHT WORDS-HAVE, IS.

IN MATH WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE ORDINAL POSITION-FOURTH; WE WILL PRACTICE PUTTING NUMBER CARDS (0-10) IN ORDER AND FINDING MISSING NUMBERS. WE WILL IDENTIFY NUMBERS 0-9; WE WILL SEQUENCE WEEKLY EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE IN OUR CLASS. FINALLY WE WILL SOLVE A PROBLEM BY LOOKING FOR A PATTERN, THEN, STUDENTS WILL BE ASSESSED BY COUNTING OBJECTS AND MAKING AN IDENTICAL ROW OF OBJECTS TO MATCH.

REMEMBER TO STUDY THE 2ND READING WORD LIST THAT WAS SENT HOME ON FRIDAY IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER (IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER). STUDENTS WILL BE TESTED ON THESE WORDS EACH FRIDAY.

CHILDREN ARE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH THEIR HOMEWORK. WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEND HOME A HALF-SHEET OF PRACTICE EACH NIGHT THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE CURRENT READING UNIT.

NEXT WEEKEND WILL BE A 3-DAY WEEKEND FOR CHILDREN DUE TO AN ACT-80 DAY ON MONDAY.

REMEMBER TO SIGN AND RETURN YOUR CHILD'S REPORT CARD.