WEEK OF DECEMBER 19 - 23, 2011

FIRST GRADE HOMEWORK - MRS. DENNIS' CLASS

MONDAY>DAY 5>COMPUTERS/CHEMISTRY PROGRAM WITH RAND WHIPPLE.

READ "HONEY BEES" AND STUDY H/F WORDS; COMPLETE SPELLING WORKBOOK PAGE 48.

TUESDAY>DAY 1>ART. READ STORY AND STUDY H/F WORDS. DO MATH WORKSHEET 54/SIDE B. STUDENTS WHO DID NOT EARN A 100 ON THE SPELLING PRACTICE TEST MUST WRITE THEIR INCORRECT WORDS 5X EACH AND STUDY FOR TOMORROW'S TEST.

WEDNESDAY>DAY 2>GYM (REMEMBER SNEAKERS). READ STORY AND STUDY FOR TOMORROW'S TEST ON "HONEY BEES."

THURSDAY>DAY 3>MUSIC; CHRISTMAS PARTY (1:45 TO 3:00). NO HOMEWORK(AN EARLY XMAS PRESENT!)

FRIDAY>DAY 4>LIBRARY; LUNCH FROM 9:20 TO 9:50. EARLY DISMISSAL AT 11:45 FOR CHRISTMAS BREAK. REMEMBER WE RETURN ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2012. ENJOY YOUR TIME TOGETHER.

WEEK OF DECEMBER 12-16, 2011

IMPORTANT UPDATE

THE READING TEST ON "LIFE IN THE FOREST" HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, AT LEAST. WE READ THE STORY ALOUD TODAY, BUT, HAD LITTLE TIME TO DO ADDITIONAL WORK. I FELT AN EXTRA DAY WAS NEEDED. WE WILL HAVE THE TEST ON THE CURRENT SPELLING LIST TOMORROW.

WEEK OF DECEMBER 12-16, 2011

FIRST GRADE NEWS

THIS WEEK WE WILL HAVE TWO SPECIAL HOLIDAY CONCERTS. THE FIRST ON MONDAY AT NSHS AUDITORIUM WHERE THE K-2 STUDENTS WILL PERFORM. THE SECOND CONCERT WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE STUDENTS AND WILL FEATURE THE ELEMENTARY BAND AND CHORUS AND A SURPRISE OR TWO.

ALSO, THIS WEEK THE CHILDREN WILL BEGIN BEING ASSESSED IN READING BY A NEW TYPE OF TEST CALLED A "FRESH READ." EACH CHILD WILL BE ASKED TO READ A SHORT STORY ALOUD AND ANSWER SEVERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STORY. THEY WILL ANSWER ONE QUESTION BY WRITING A COMPLETE SENTENCE. THIS MAY BE MORE DIFFICULT (AT FIRST); BUT, IT DOES PROVIDE A MORE ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF THE CHILD'S ABILITY TO READ AND TO COMPREHEND THE STORY. THIS TEST WILL COME HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FRIDAY FOLDER.

HOMEWORK

MONDAY>DAY 5>COMPUTERS: REREAD "LIFE IN THE FOREST" AND STUDY H/F WORDS. NO SPELLING HOMEWORK FOR STUDENTS WHO EARNED A 100 ON PRACTICE

TEST; OTHERS WILL HAVE A SPELLING WORKSHEET TO COMPLETE (THEY DO NOT NEED TO WRITE INCORRECT WORDS 5X). DO MATH WORKSHEET 51/SIDE B.

TUESDAY>DAY 1>ART: DO MATH WORKSHEET 52 SIDE B.

WEDNESDAY>DAY 2>GYM (REMEMBER SNEAKERS) LOOK FOR "FAMILY TIMES" ON NEW STORY, "HONEY BEES" IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER. DO SPELLING PAGE 46. DO MATH WORKSHEET 53 SIDE B.

THURSDAY>DAY 3>MUSIC>READ ALOUD "HONEY BEES" AND STUDY NEW H/F WORDS. DO SPELLING PAGE 48. DO MATH WORKSHEET 54 SIDE B.

FRIDAY>DAY 4>LIBRARY (REMEMBER BOOKS) LOOK FOR YOUR CHILD'S FRIDAY FOLDER AND WEEKLY EVALUATION FORM.

WEEK OF DECEMBER 5-9, 2011

IMPORTANT NEWS

TUESDAY WILL BE OUR TEST ON "THE BIG CIRCLE" AND OUR SPELLING LESSON ON THE LONG O.

NEXT MONDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, WILL BE THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT FOR GRADES K-2. IT WILL BE HELD AT THE NSHS AUDITORIUM BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 A.M. THE CHILDREN ARE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THEIR SONGS AND I AM SURE THE CONCERT WILL BE WONDERFUL.

HOMEWORK

MONDAY (DAY5 - COMPUTERS) REREAD THE STORY AND STUDY THE H/F WORDS FOR TEST TOMORROW. STUDY THE SPELLING WORDS. DO HOMEWORK SIDE OF TWO MATH WORKSHEETS.

TUESDAY (DAY 1 - ART) DO SIDE B OF MATH WORKSHEET. NO READING OR SPELLING HOMEWORK DUE TO TESTS!

WEDNESDAY (DAY 2 - GYM- REMEMBER SNEAKERS!) LOOK FOR NEW "FAMILY TIMES" FOR NEW STORY. DO SPELLING WORKBOOK PAGE 42 AND STUDY NEW WORDS WITH LONG U. READ THE NEW STORY, "LIFE IN THE FOREST," TOGETHER.

THURSDAY (DAY 3 - MUSIC) READ THE STORY AND STUDY NEW H/F WORDS. DO SPELLING WORKBOOK PAGE 44.

FRIDAY (DAY 4 - LIBRARY - BRING BACK BOOKS) LOOK FOR YOUR CHILD'S FRIDAY FOLDER. PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE INSIDE!

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28-DECEMBER 2, 2011

FIRST GRADE NEWS FROM MRS. DENNIS

IMPORTANT NEWS!!! ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST, OUR CLASS GOES TO SANTA'S SHOP. PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILD'S FRIDAY FOLDER FOR A SHOPPING LIST (IF YOU DO NOT FIND ONE, I DO HAVE MORE). THIS IS AN OPTIONAL ACTIVITY FOR THE CHILDREN. IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO SHOP, FILL OUT THE SHOPPING LIST PUT IN AN ENVELOPE OR ZIPLOC BAG, AND SEND IT BACK TO SCHOOL BY THURSDAY.

ALSO (AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, I THINK) WE WILL CONTINUE INTRODUCING THE NEW READING STORIES AND NEW SPELLING LISTS ON TUESDAYS THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAYS. WITH ALL OF THE EXTRA ACTIVITIES, GIVING THE CHILDREN AN EXTRA DAY TO STUDY, SEEMED A SENSIBLE IDEA.

HOMEWORK

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH- NO SCHOOL

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH - DAY 1 - ART- READ THE NEW STORY, "THE BIG CIRCLE," TOGETHER. DO SPELLING WORKSHEET.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH - DAY 2 - GYM (REMEMBER SNEAKERS) - STUDY NEW H/F WORDS; REREAD THE STORY. DO SPELLING WORKSHEET.

REMEMBER TO BRING "SANTA WORKSHOP" MONEY AND LIST, IF SHOPPING TOMORROW.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST-DAY 3 - MUSIC - READ DECODABLE READER; STUDY H/F WORDS. DO B SIDE OF MATH WORKSHEET.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, DAY 4 - LIBRARY - REMEMBER TO BRING LIBRARY BOOK - FRIDAY FOLDERS WILL BE BROUGHT HOME.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 21-23, 2011

FIRST GRADE NEWS

IMPORTANT!!! THIS WILL BE A SHORT WEEK DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS. ON WEDNESDAY THERE IS AN EARLY DISMISSAL FOR STUDENTS AT 11:45 A.M.

SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH. WHEN WE RETURN, IT WILL BE DAY 1 (ART). OF COURSE, I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND ENJOYABLE BREAK.

HOMEWORK

MONDAY: (DAY 3 - MUSIC) REREAD "WHO WORKS HERE?" AND STUDY H/F WORDS. ALSO DO YOUR SPELLING WORKSHEET, IF YOU DID NOT EARN A 100 ON THE SPELLING PRE-TEST (IF YOU DID EARN 100, THEN, NO SPELLING HOMEWORK!!!).

TUESDAY: (DAY 4 - LIBRARY - BRING BOOKS) DO MATH WORKSHEET SIDE B. READ DECODABLE READER.

WEDNESDAY: (DAY 5 - COMPUTERS) NO WRITTEN HOMEWORK. PARENTS - FRIDAY FOLDERS WILL COME HOME. ALSO, PLEASE TRY TO HAVE YOUR CHILD READ AT LEAST 10 MINUTES A DAY WHILE THEY ARE OFF FROM SCHOOL.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14-18, 2011

FIRST GRADE HOMEWORK

MONDAY (DAY 3 - MUSIC) REREAD "THE FARMER IN THE HAT" AND STUDY THE H/F WORDS. IF YOUR CHILD DID NOT EARN A 100 ON THE SPELLING PRE-TEST THAN S/HE HAS A SPELLING WORKSHEET TO DO.

TUESDAY (DAY 4 - LIBRARY - BRING BACK BOOKS!) DO GRAMMAR WORKBOOK PAGE.

WEDNESDAY (DAY 5 - COMPUTERS) YOUR CHILD SHOULD HAVE THE NEW "FAMILY TIMES" AND A NEW LIST OF SPELLING WORDS AND H/F WORDS. PLEASE READ THE NEW STORY TOGETHER. ALSO DO SIDE B OF THE MATH WORKSHEET.

THURSDAY (DAY 1 - ART) READ STORY AND DECODABLE READER; STUDY SPELLING WORDS (PRE-TEST WILL BE MONDAY AND TEST WILL BE TUESDAY). DO SIDE B OF MATH WORKSHEET.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 7-11, 2011

FIRST GRADE HOMEWORK

MONDAY: (DAY 4 - LIBRARY) STUDY NEW SPELLING WORDS (LESSON 8); READ NEW STORY, "THE FARMER IN THE HAT." GIVE PARENTS THE "FAMILY TIMES"; DO MATH WORKSHEET 38B.

TUESDAY: (DAY 5 - COMPUTERS) STUDY NEW H/F WORDS AND SPELLING WORDS; DO MATH WORKSHEET 39B. READ STORY ALOUD.

WEDNESDAY: (DAY 1 - ART) DO SPELLING WORKSHEET; READ STORY AND STUDY H/F WORDS.

THURSDAY: (DAY 2 - GYM; REMEMBER YOUR SNEAKERS) BRING HOME FRIDAY FOLDERS. REREAD STORY AND STUDY H/F WORDS AT LEAST ONE TIME OVER THE WEEKEND. IF YOU EARNED 100 ON SPELLING PRACTICE TEST - NO HOMEWORK; IF WORDS WERE MISSPELLED, WRITE TWELVE WORDS 2X EACH IN LIST BOOK.

*DUE TO VETERANS' DAY/3-DAY WEEKEND, WE WILL STUDY OUR STORY AND SPELLING WORDS UNTIL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH. THEN WE WILL STUDY THE NEXT LIST AND STORY UNTIL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND.

SPELLING LESSON 8:

1. 
   
   FACE


2. 
   
   MADE


3. 
   
   AGE


4. 
   
   SAFE


5. 
   
   TAKE


6. 
   
   MAKE


7. 
   
   CAGE


8. 
   
   CAKE


9. 
   
   LATE


10. 
    
    NAME


11. 
    
    COULD


12. 
    
    OLD

H/F WORDS:

1. 
   
   BE


2. 
   
   COULD


3. 
   
   HORSE


4. 
   
   OLD


5. 
   
   PAPER

WEEK OF OCTOBER 3 - NOVEMBER 4, 2011

1-D'S HOMEWORK

MONDAY: (DAY 4 - LIBRARY - REMEMBER LIBRARY BOOKS) READ NEW STORY AND STUDY NEW H/F WORDS; STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST #7; DO SIDE B OF MATH WORKSHEET.

TUESDAY: (DAY 5 - COMPUTERS) READ DECODABLE READER; STUDY H/F WORDS; DO SPELLING WORKBOOK PAGE 26.

WEDNESDAY: (DAY 1 - ART) READ STORY AND STUDY H/F WORDS; STUDY FOR THE PRACTICE TEST IN SPELLING; DO MATH WORKSHEET SIDE B.

THURSDAY: (DAY 2 - GYM - REMEMBER SNEAKERS!) READ STORY AND STUDY H/F WORDS; IF YOU DID NOT EARN A 100 ON THE PRACTICE TEST, THEN WRITE INCORRECT WORDS 5X EACH ON BACK OF TEST PAPER.

FRIDAY: (DAY 3 - MUSIC) JUST FRIDAY FOLDERS; LOOK FOR YOUR CHILD'S REPORT CARD FOR THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL ME OR SEND A NOTE WITH YOUR CHILD'S FRIDAY FOLDER. ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! REMEMBER TO "FALL BACK" SATURDAY NIGHT (SET YOUR CLOCK BACK 1 HOUR).

SPELLING WORDS (LIST #7) (SH AND TH WORDS)

1. 
   
   SHIP


2. 
   
   FISH


3. 
   
   THEN


4. 
   
   SHUT


5. 
   
   WITH


6. 
   
   RUSH


7. 
   
   SHELL


8. 
   
   SHOP


9. 
   
   TRASH


10. 
    
    THIN


11. 
    
    WANT


12. 
    
    GOOD

H/F WORDS

1. WANT

2. PUT

3. NO

4. CATCH

5. GOOD

WEEK OF OCTOBER 24-28, 2011

HOMEWORK

MONDAY (DAY 4 - LIBRARY) CHILDREN HAVE A BONUS LIST OF SPELLING WORDS THIS WEEK. PLEASE STUDY TONIGHT. ALSO STUDY THE H/F WORDS FOR ALL OF THE UNIT 1 STORIES. UNIT 1 READING TEST WILL BE GIVEN ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

TUESDAY (DAY 5 - COMPUTERS) STUDY THE H/F WORDS; THAT SECTION OF THE UNIT TEST WILL BE GIVEN TOMORROW. STUDY THE SPELLING WORDS.

WEDNESDAY (DAY 1 - ART) STUDY SPELLING WORDS; DO SIDE BE OF MATH WORKSHEET.

THURSDAY (DAY 2 - GYM - WEAR SNEAKERS) STUDY SPELLING WORDS; DO SIDE B OF MATH WORKSHEET. REMEMBER TO GET HALLOWEEN COSTUME READY FOR TOMORROW'S PARADE/PARTY.

FRIDAY (DAY 3 - MUSIC) CHILDREN SHOULD BRING HALLOWEEN COSTUMES TO SCHOOL IN A BAG WITH THEIR NAMES ON THE BAG. THEY WILL CHANGE FOR THE PARADE/PARTY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHILDREN WILL BRING HOME FRIDAY FOLDERS, AS USUAL. ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!

IMPORTANT REMINDER: THIS IS RED RIBBON WEEK; PLEASE REFER TO YOUR SCHEDULE TO SEE HOW TO DRESS YOUR CHILD EACH DAY.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 17-21, 2011

SPELLING WORDS (LESSON 6)(SHORT U WORDS):

1. RUN


2. CUT


3. MUST


4. SUN


5. UP


6. BUMP


7. JUMP


8. BUS


9. NUT


10. RUG


11. MANY


12. INTO

HIGH/FREQUENCY WORDS

1. HOME


2. MANY


3. THEM


4. INTO

HOMEWORK-OCTOBER 17-21, 2011

MONDAY (DAY 4 - LIBRARY) STUDY NEW SPELLING WORDS; DO SIDE B OF MATH WORKSHEET; READ NEW STORY - "ANIMAL PARK" AND LOOK FOR FAMILY TIMES IN TAKE-HOME FOLDER

TUESDAY (DAY 5 - COMPUTERS) STUDY SPELLING WORDS; READ "ANIMAL PARK" AND STUDY NEW H/F WORDS IN ENVELOPE; DO SIDE B OF MATH WORKSHEET

WEDNESDAY (DAY 1 - ART) STUDY SPELLING WORDS FOR PRACTICE TEST TOMORROW; DO SIDE B OF MATH WORKSHEET;REREAD "ANIMAL PARK" AND STUDY H/F WORDS

THURSDAY (DAY 2 - GYM - REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR SNEAKERS!) READ "ANIMAL PARK" AND STUDY H/F WORDS - WE WILL HAVE A TEST ON THE STORY TOMORROW; IF YOUR CHILD EARNED 100 - THERE IS NO SPELLING HOMEWORK - IF NOT, WRITE THE INCORRECT WORDS 5X EACH ON THE BACK OF SPELLING PRETEST

FRIDAY (DAY 3 - MUSIC) ***THERE IS AN EARLY DISMISSAL AT 11:45 FOR STUDENTS. LOOK FOR YOUR CHILD'S FRIDAY FOLDER TO COME HOME - PLEASE EMPTY FOLDER; SIGN THE WEEKLY EVALUATION FORM AND THE BACK OF FOLDER AND RETURN ON MONDAY.

FRIDAY IS "MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY." PLEASE HELP YOUR CHILD RAISE FUNDS. WE WILL BE WALKING FRIDAY MORNING AT THE NSHS FOOTBALL STADIUM.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND IN PARTY MONEY! THE HALLOWEEN PARADE AND PARTY WILL BE NEXT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28TH AT 1:45. THE CHILDREN ARE VERY EXCITED!

WEEK OF OCTOBER 10-14, 2011

HOMEWORK

• 
  
  MONDAY - (DAY 4 - LIBRARY) - STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST (SHORT E WORDS); DO MATH WORKSHEET 23 - SIDE B; READ THE NEW STORY -"GET THE EGG!" AND LOOK FOR THE NEW FAMILY TIMES.


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  TUESDAY - (DAY 5 - COMPUTERS) - STUDY SPELLING WORDS; DO MATH WORKSHEET 24 - SIDE B; REREAD "GET THE EGG!" AND STUDY H/F WORDS.


• 
  
  WEDNESDAY - (DAY 1 - ART) - STUDY FOR THE SPELLING PRACTICE TEST TOMORROW; DO MATH WORKSHEET 25 - SIDE B. REREAD "GET THE EGG!" AND STUDY H/F WORDS.


• 
  
  THURSDAY - (DAY 2 - GYM) - CHILDREN WHO EARNED A 100 ON SPELLING PRACTICE TEST HAVE NO SPELLING OR MATH HOMEWORK. IF ANY SPELLING WORDS WERE INCORRECT, WRITE THE WORD/S 5X EACH ON BACK OF TEST PAPER. ALL CHILDREN SHOULD PRACTICE READING THE H/F WORDS AND USING THEM IN SENTENCES; ALSO, READ "GET THE EGG!" ONE LAST TIME.


• 
  
  FRIDAY - (DAY 3 - MUSIC) - LOOK FOR YOUR CHILD'S FRIDAY FOLDER.

***PLEASE REMEMBER TO EMPTY TAKE-HOME FOLDERS AND FRIDAY FOLDERS. KEEP THE PAPERS YOU WANT AND THROW THE REST AWAY.

ALSO - WE DO HAVE SNACK EVERY DAY AROUND 2 P.M.; SOME CHILDREN ARE NOT BRINGING A SNACK. I USUALLY HAVE SOMETHING ON HAND; BUT, NOT ALWAYS!

REMEMBER - SCHOOL STORE IS TUESDAY MORNING!!! CHILDREN CAN SHOP IMMEDIATELY AS THEY ENTER THE SCHOOL; BEFORE THEY GO TO THE GYM.

SPELLING WORDS:

1. BED 2. MEN

3. RED 4. STEP

5. TEN 6. NET

7. LEG 8. JET

9. SLED 10. WET

11. SAW 12. YOUR

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS:

1. SAW 2. SMALL 3. TREE 4. YOUR

WEEK OF OCTOBER 3-9,2011

HOMEWORK

• 
  
  MONDAY (DAY 4 - LIBRARY) STUDY NEW SPELLING LIST; READ ALOUD THE DECODABLE READER, "WILL WE WIN?"; DO MATH WORKSHEET/SIDE B.

• 
  
  TUESDAY (DAY 5 - COMPUTERS) DO SPELLING WORKBOOK PAGE 14 AND STUDY FOR TEST ON THURSDAY. PRACTICE H/F WORDS.

• 
  
  WEDNESDAY (DAY 1 - ART) DO SPELLING WORKBOOK PAGE 16 AND STUDY FOR PRACTICE TEST TOMORROW. READ ALOUD NEW DECODABLE READER, "PAM AND JAN."

• 
  
  THURSDAY (DAY 2 - GYM - REMEMBER SNEAKERS!) READ ALOUD THE ARTICLE, "FOX AND THE KIT." DO MATH WORKSHEET SIDE B. STUDENTS WHO EARNED 100 ON SPELLING PRACTICE TEST HAVE NO SPELLING HW. STUDENTS WHO HAD INCORRECT WORD/S, MUST WRITE THE WORD/S 5X EACH IN THEIR SPELLING LIST BOOK AND STUDY FOR THE TEST TOMORROW.

• 
  
  FRIDAY (DAY 3 - MUSIC) STUDENTS WILL BRING HOME "FRIDAY FOLDERS" PLEASE REMOVE OLD PAPERS. SIGN THE WEEKLY EVALUATION FORM AND THE BACK OF THE FOLDER AND RETURN THE FOLDER ON MONDAY.

• 
  
  PARENTS: PLEASE REMEMBER TO EMPTY YOUR CHILD'S TAKE HOME FOLDER EACH NIGHT. ALSO, PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND A SNACK WITH YOUR CHILD EACH DAY FOR AFTERNOON SNACK.

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 26-30, 2011

MRS. DENNIS' FIRST GRADE HOMEWORK

IMPORTANT NEWS: NO SPELLING LIST THIS WEEK (DUE TO SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND FLOOD DAY OUR SPELLING LIST IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH OUR READING STORIES; THEREFORE WE WILL TAKE A WEEK OFF FROM SPELLING. THIS MAY OCCUR ONCE OR TWICE A MARKING PERIOD.

MONDAY (DAY 4) (LIBRARY CLASS - CAN EXCHANGE BOOKS) DO THE B SIDE OF MATH WORKSHEET; READ ALOUD THE DECODABLE READER, "DOT CAN." ALSO LOOK FOR AN ENVELOPE WITH VOCABULARY WORDS; PLEASE REVIEW WITH YOUR CHILD. THEY WILL RECEIVE A NEW SET WITH EACH NEW STORY WE READ.

TUESDAY (DAY 5) (COMPUTERS) READ AND DISCUSS THE STORY, "THE BIG BLUE OX" AND TALK ABOUT THE SETTINGS OF THE STORY; STUDY VOCAB. WORDS FOR THE STORY.

WEDNESDAY (DAY 1) (ART) DO THE B SIDE OF MATH WORKSHEET. ASK YOUR CHILD ABOUT SCIENCE EXPERIMENT (THE PENCIL TRICK). READ THE DECODABLE READER, "CAN DO."

THURSDAY (DAY 2) (GYM - REMEMBER SNEAKERS) PARENTS LOOK FOR NEW "FAMILY TIMES" FOR OUR NEW STORY, "A FOX AND A KIT." ALSO, DO THE SIDE B OF MATH WORKSHEET.

FRIDAY (DAY 3) (MUSIC) PARENTS - LOOK FOR THE FRIDAY FOLDER (RED) IN YOUR CHILD'S BOOK BAG. INSIDE YOU WILL FIND THE READING TEST, MATH TEST, OFFICE AND PTO PAPERS, WEEKLY EVALUATION FORM AND, THIS WEEK, THE STUDENT PROGRESS REPORT FOR YOUR CHILD. PLEASE SIGN THE BACK OF THE FOLDER AND RETURN IT TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR CHILD'S PROGRESS REPORT, FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME OR CALL ME (ON MONDAY).

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19-23, 2011

FIRST GRADE NEWS

THIS WEEK SUMMER ENDS AND FALL BEGINS. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A NORTH SCHUYLKILL PEP RALLY ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 23RD.

WE WILL BEGIN LESSON 3 IN SPELLING. WE WILL FINISH READING THE STORY, "PIG IN A WIG" AND BEGIN THE NEW STORY, "THE BIG BLUE OX." WE HAVE BEEN STUDYING SENTENCES AND WILL NOW BEGIN LEARNING ABOUT THE TWO PARTS OF SENTENCES; BEGINNING WITH THE NAMING PARTS AND, THEN, THE ACTION PART. WE WILL BE PRACTICING THE H/F WORDS: TAKE, AND, UP. WE WILL BE READING THE DECODABLE READER, "FIX IT!"


IN MATH WE WILL BE DOING WORD PROBLEMS AND GOING OVER THE STEPS TO FINDING THE ANSWERS. WE WILL IDENTIFY MORNING, AFTERNOON; FIRST, LAST; BETWEEN, MIDDLE; FIRST, SECOND, THIRD. WE WILL ACT OUT "SOME, SOME MORE AND SOME, SOME WENT AWAY STORIES. WE WILL IDENTIFY TRIANGLES AND, ALSO, HOW MANY SIDES AND ANGLES THEY HAVE. WE WILL SORT SHAPES BY ONE ATTRIBUTE. FINALLY ON FRIDAY, WE WILL WORK WITH GEOBOARDS TO MAKE SHAPES AND IDENTIFY INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO PRACTICE WRITING NUMERALS.


WE WILL TAKE TIME TO WRITE IN OUR JOURNALS, AT LEAST TWICE THIS WEEK. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH EXPERIMENTS ON BALANCE AND MOTION(IN SCIENCE). WE WILL BALANCE TRIANGLES AND ARCHES ON CLOTHESPINS AND PREDICT WHICH WILL STAND AND WHICH WILL FALL. WE MAY POSSIBLY DO THE PENCIL TRICK EXPERIMENT THIS WEEK ALSO.


ON FRIDAY WE WILL STUDY THE WEEKLY READER AND STUDENTS WILL GET THEIR FRIDAY FOLDERS. PLEASE TAKE TIME TO LOOK AT ALL PAPERS IN THE FOLDER. MOST CAN STAY AT HOME. THEN SIGN THE WEEKLY EVALUATION FORM AND THE BACK OF THE FRIDAY FOLDER AND RETURN TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY.


OVERALL, I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THE CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR. THEY ARE TRYING HARD TO FOLLOW CLASS RULES. WE ARE WORKING HARD TO LISTEN CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. FOR SOME THIS IS DIFFICULT; BUT, WE STILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME LEFT TO WORK ON THESE SKILLS.

HOMEWORK

MONDAY (DAY 4-LIBRARY)- READ "PIG IN A WIG" AND STUDY NEW SPELLING WORDS (LESSON 3)

TUESDAY (DAY 5-COMPUTERS)- LOOK FOR "FAMILY TIMES" FOR NEW STORY IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER. DO SIDE B OF MATH WORKSHEET. STUDY SPELLING WORDS.

WEDNESDAY (DAY 1-ART)- READ "THE BIG BLUE OX." STUDY SPELLING WORDS (PRACTICE TEST TOMORROW). DO SIDE B OF MATH WORKSHEET.

THURSDAY (DAY 2-GYM-REMEMBER SNEAKERS!)- READ "THE BIG BLUE OX." DO SIDE B OF MATH WORKSHEET. IF YOUR CHILD EARNED A 100 ON THE SPELLING PRACTICE TEST, THEN, THERE IS NO SPELLING HOMEWORK; IF ANY WORDS WERE INCORRECT, PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD WRITE ONLY THE INCORRECT WORD/S 5X EACH IN THE SPELLING LIST BOOK.

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 12-16, 2011

FIRST GRADE NEWS/HOMEWORK

SORRY FOR MY ABSENCE ON FRIDAY. I LIVE IN BLOOMSBURG AND ALTHOUGH MY HOME RECEIVED LITTLE DAMAGE; THE ROADS WERE CLOSED AND SEVERAL BRIDGES ALONG MY WORK ROUTE WERE CLOSED. I DO HAVE A BACK-UP ROUTE(ACTUALLY TWO), HOWEVER, BOTH OF THOSE WERE FLOODED AS WELL. ALSO, MY MOTHER'S HOME WAS SEVERELY FLOODED AND WE HAVE BEEN HELPING HER.

I PLAN TO BE IN SCHOOL MONDAY MORNING. WE WILL TRY TO GET RIGHT BACK ON OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE. DEPENDING ON WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON FRIDAY, 9/9, WE WILL SEND HOME FRIDAY FOLDERS WITH THE SPELLING TESTS AND WEEKLY EVALUATION FORMS EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY EVENING.

MONDAY, 9/12(DAY 4)( LIBRARY CLASS/BOOK EXCHANGE) WE WILL HAVE MATH HOMEWORK; PLEASE REREAD THE STORY, "SAM, COME BACK." WE WILL HAVE A TEST ON THE STORY MID-WEEK.

TUESDAY, 9/13(DAY 5)(COMPUTERS) WE WILL HAVE MATH HOMEWORK.

WEDNESDAY, 9/14(DAY1)(ART) WE WILL HAVE MATH HOMEWORK.

THURSDAY, 9/15(DAY 2)(GYM) PLEASE WEAR SNEAKERS. MATH HOMEWORK AGAIN!

FRIDAY, 9/16(DAY3)(MUSIC) FRIDAY FOLDERS WILL COME HOME; PLEASE LOOK AT ANY PAPERS AND SIGN FOLDER AND RETURN.

WHEN I RETURN TO SCHOOL, I WILL UPDATE THE HOMEWORK BLOG TO LET PARENTS KNOW ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK, TESTS AND NEW SPELLING LIST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6-9, 2011

FIRST GRADE NEWS/HOMEWORK

TUESDAY(9/6) - STUDENTS SHOULD STUDY SPELLING WORDS; READ TEXTBOOK STORY, "SAM, COME BACK," AND COMPLETE THE HOMEWORK SIDE OF THE MATH WORKSHEET.

WEDNESDAY(9/7) - STUDENTS SHOULD STUDY SPELLING LIST (PRACTICE TEST TOMORROW). ALSO, COMPLETE THE HOMEWORK SIDE OF MATH WORKSHEET. READ FOR 5 MINUTES FROM READING TEXT.

THURSDAY(9/8) - STUDENTS SHOULD STUDY SPELLING WORDS (UNLESS HE/SHE EARNED A 100 ON THE PRACTICE TEST). READ WITH YOUR CHILD FOR 5 MINUTES (EITHER THE TEXT OR DECODABLE READER). COMPLETE THE HOMEWORK SIDE OF THE MATH WORKSHEET.

***IMPORTANT***SCHOOL PHOTOS WILL BE TAKEN FRIDAY MORNING. YOUR CHILD MUST DRESS ACCORDING TO THE SCHOOL DRESS CODE. IF YOU ARE BUYING A PHOTO PACKAGE; PLEASE SEND IN THE ORDER ENVELOPE WITH CASH/CHECK ON FRIDAY.

ALSO: WE HAVE GYM ON WEDNESDAY - MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD WEARS SNEAKERS.

WE HAVE LIBRARY BOOK EXCHANGE ON FRIDAY - SO PLEASE SEND YOUR

CHILD'S LIBRARY BOOK TO SCHOOL.

WEEK OF MAY 23-27, 2011

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY: THERE IS NONE!!!

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

THIS IS A BIG WEEK FOR KINDERGARTEN. OF COURSE, MONDAY NIGHT IS KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION. INFORMATION CAME HOME FRIDAY IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER. THE CEREMONY BEGINS AT 6:30; STUDENTS SHOULD REPORT TO THE NSHS GYM FROM 6:00 TO 6:15. THEY WILL THEN BE DRESSED IN CAPS AND GOWNS. ALL CHILDREN ARE TO WEAR WHITE COLLARED SHIRTS. GIRLS SHOULD NOT WEAR ANYTHING IN THEIR HAIR THAT WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE CAP. DOORS WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL 6 P.M. WE WILL PRACTICE OUR SONGS AND PROCESSIONAL DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.

STUDENTS SHOULD REPORT TO SCHOOL THE REST OF THE WEEK (SORRY, THEY GRADUATE, BUT, MUST STILL ATTEND UNTIL JUNE 2ND). THEY WILL CERTAINLY WANT TO COME TO SCHOOL ON THURSDAY, MAY 26TH, FOR OUR FIELD TRIP TO HERSHEY TO ATTEND THE CIRCUS. THEN, ON FRIDAY THE 27TH, IT IS THE SCHOOL-WIDE CARNIVAL AT NSE. THERE WILL BE ALL SORTS OF ACTIVITIES TO DO (HOPEFULLY, OUTSIDE).

WE WILL TRY TO GET SOME LEARNING DONE NEXT WEEK TOO. WE STILL HAVE A FEW MATH LESSONS TO DO, SOME BOOKS TO READ, AND SOME WRITING/DRAWING FOR OUR "SPECIAL" PROJECT! YES, WE WILL ALSO HAVE A LITTLE TESTING TO DO (ONLY ON MONDAY).

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE END OF THE YEAR ACTIVITIES OR ABOUT FIRST GRADE, PLEASE, FEEL FREE TO ASK; I WILL TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND! THE WEATHER IS FINALLY PREDICTED TO BE SUNNY AND WARM. HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE PLEASANT MONDAY EVENING.

WEEK OF MAY 16-20, 2011

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK

MONDAY TO THURSDAY: study reading word list #24(our last one for the year) each night; complete half-sheet of reading/math homework. This is the last week of homework!!!

IMPORTANT: MONDAY NIGHT: FILL OUT THE CAFETERIA REQUEST FORM TO ORDER A LUNCH FOR YOUR CHILD FOR THE DAY OF THE CARNIVAL. SEND IT BACK TO SCHOOL TOMORROW AND REMEMBER TO INCLUDE YOUR CHILD'S STUDENT NUMBER (YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ORDER A LUNCH IF YOU WANT TO PACK A LUNCH FOR YOUR CHILD).

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

This will be our last full week of learning. In Phonics we will study two digraphs, ch and ee. Digraph ch as in cheese and digraph ee as in sheep.

In Reading we will read the book, "This Is The Way We Go to School," a book about children around the world. We will review the letters Yy and Qq. Children will be asked to draw conclusions about stories.

In Math we will be measuring feet, acting out "some, some went away" stories and drawing pictures for "some, some went away" stories. Then we will identify and make symmetrical designs. also, children will be assessed on counting by 5s to 50 and identifying geometric solids (cone, cylinder, cube, pyramid, sphere and rectangular prism). They will also be asked to cover a design using tangrams.

We will continue to write in our journals and, also, on a special project for parents. Children are expected to be able to write in complete sentences now. I am encouraging them to write as much as possible.

Next Thursday, May 19th, students will walk to NSHS to hear the Spring Concert. On Thursday and Friday we will also begin going to the high school auditorium to practice on stage for the kindergarten graduation ceremony. Its important children are present for these practices.

As a reminder, kindergarten graduation will be held Monday, May 23rd, at 6:30 p.m. at the NSHS auditorium. Also, the kindergarten field trip will be on Thursday, May 26th, we will travel to Hershey to see the circus. Then, on Friday, May 27th, it is the NSE school carnival. Sounds like a fun-filled week, doesn't it?

We will have a summer birthday party for all of the children who have birthdays in June, July and August. It is tentatively planned for Wednesday, June 1st. I will send a note closer to that date to all families of summer birthday children.

WEEK OF MAY 9-13, 2011

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK

MONDAY TO THURSDAY: EACH NIGHT PRACTICE READING WORD LIST #23; ALSO, COMPLETE THE HALF-SHEET OF READING/MATH PRACTICE SENT HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER.


please remember: send in your child's permission form for the field trip and the lunch order form if you want to order from the cafeteria.

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE SNEAKY E AND THE VOWEL/CONSONANT/E RULE IN PHONICS THIS WEEK. THE RULE SAYS THAT A VOWEL FOLLOWED BY A CONSONANT AND SILENT E IS LONG; WE CODE IT WITH A MACRON.

IN READING OUR NEW STORY IS "ON THE MOVE" ABOUT A FAMILY WHO TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD. WE WILL REVIEW THE LETTERS Vv AND Zz; LEARN NEW H/F WORDS; WHERE, IS, COME, ME. WE WILL DISCUSS THE "MAIN IDEA" OF THIS BOOK.

IN MATH WE WILL ASSESS THE CHILDREN'S ABILITY TO COUNT BY TEENS TO 100; THEY WILL ALSO COMPARE AND MEASURE LENGTH. WE WILL PRACTICE SOLVING MORE WORD PROBLEMS. THEY WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS ON A CHART AND DETERMINE QUESTIONS FOR A TWO-CHOICE SURVEY. THEY WILL IDENTIFY THE SOLID FIGURE, CONE, AND SORT THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS.

NEXT WEEK THE READING TEACHERS WILL TEST THE KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN BY HAVING THEM WRITE LISTS OF WORDS. THEY WILL BE TESTED IN THE CAFETERIA ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WE HAVE BEEN PRACTICING WRITING OUR WORDS.

PAPERS ON THE KINDERGARTEN FIELD TRIP SHOULD HAVE COME HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER. THERE WAS AN INFORMATIONAL SHEET, A PERMISSION FORM, AND A LUNCH ORDER FORM (IF YOU WANT TO ORDER A BROWN-BAG LUNCH FOR YOUR CHILD).

WE ARE PRACTICING THE KDG. GRADUATION SONGS DAILY. REMEMBER IT WILL BE ON MONDAY, MAY 23RD AT 6:30 P.M. AT THE NS HIGH SCHOOL.

WEEK OF MAY 2-6, 2011

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK

MONDAY TO THURSDAY: EACH NIGHT PRACTICE READING WORD LIST # 22-THE TEST WILL BE ON FRIDAY, MAY 6TH. ALSO, EACH NIGHT COMPLETE THE HALF-SHEET OF READING/MATH PRACTICE SENT HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S TAKE-HOME FOLDER. FINALLY, PRACTICE SIGHT WORDS!

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

OUR NEW DIGRAPH FOR THE WEEK IN PHONICS IS OO. IT HAS TWO DIFFERENT SOUNDS. IT CAN BE OO AS IN HOOK. IT CAN BE OO AS IN TOOTH. WE WILL STUDY BOTH SOUNDS NEXT WEEK.

IN READING WE WILL READ AN OLD CLASSIC, "THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD," BY WATTY PIPER. WE WILL TALK ABOUT TRAINS AND THE PLOT OF THE STORY. WE WILL AGAIN REVIEW THE SHORT SOUND OF THE VOWEL Uu. WE WILL INTRODUCE THE NEW H/F WORDS: SAID, WAS.

IN MATH WE WILL HAVE A NEW MONTH, A NEW SHAPE FOR THE CALENDAR, A NEW COLOR PATTERN. WE WILL ALSO DEEP COUNTING TO 180 (ONLY 23 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER)! STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT EQUIVALENT SETS AND DOUBLES WHILE USING DOMINOES. THEY WILL ACT OUT "SOME, SOME MORE" STORIES (WORD PROBLEMS). THEY WILL SOLVE A PROBLEM BY GUESSING AND CHECKING (USING LARGE DOT CUBES MAKE OF FOAM). THEY WILL ALSO BE ASSESSED ON THEIR ABILITY TO COUNT TO 100 BY TENS. FINALLY, THEY WILL HAVE TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST STRAWS TO TELL ME WHICH IS SHORTEST AND WHICH IS LONGEST.

IN KID-WRITING WE WILL DEFINITELY BE WORKING ON WRITING LISTS OF WORDS. YOUR CHILD WAS ASKED TO WRITE ALL OF THE WORDS IN OUR ROOM THAT THEY COULD READ. SOME CHILDREN WROTE A LIST OF 78 WORDS. WE WILL KEEP "WRITING THE ROOM." WE WILL ALSO BE WRITING ABOUT SOMETHING THEY WANT TO LEARN TO DO THAT THEY THINK WILL REQUIRE A LOT OF EFFORT. THAT SHOULD BE INTERESTING!

NEXT FRIDAY I WILL BE SENDING HOME A PERMISSION FORM FOR THE FIELD TRIP AT THE END OF MAY. I WILL ALSO SEND HOME AN ORDER FORM FOR A BAGGED LUNCH FROM THE CAFETERIA. THIS IS AN OPTION; YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ORDER A LUNCH.

IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER YOU SHOULD HAVE FOUND AN ORDER FORM FOR A DVD OF THE KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS' PHOTOS AND GRADUATION SONGS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, YOU MAY PURCHASE ONE-AGAIN, THIS IS OPTIONAL! KEEP PRACTICING THE GRADUATION SONGS!

WEEK OF APRIL 26-29, 2011

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK

TUESDAY TO THURSDAY: EACH NIGHT PRACTICE THE READING WORD LIST #22 (THIS IS AN EASY ONE FOR MOST, 5 MINUTES PER NIGHT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT). ALSO COMPLETE THE HALF-SHEET OF HOMEWORK SENT HOME FOR READING/MATH PRACTICE. ALSO, PRACTICE THE LYRICS TO THE KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION SONGS SENT HOME LAST WEEK IN YOUR CHILD'S TAKE-HOME FOLDER. THANKS!

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

THIS WEEK IN PHONICS WE START A NEW DIGRAPH, TH. WE WILL STUDY BOTH THE VOICED AND UNVOICED SOUND (I ONLY MENTIONED THE VOICED SOUND IN THE NEWSLETTER). THE VOICED SOUND WILL BE FIRST. THE KEYWORD IS FEATHER. ON THURSDAY WE WILL BEGIN THE UNVOICED SOUND AS IN THIMBLE. THIS IS DIFFICULT. PLEASE LOOK OVER YOUR CHILD'S PHONICS WORKSHEET WHEN IT COMES HOME IN THE FOLDER TO REVIEW IT.

IN READING WE WILL READ A REALISTIC FICTION BOOK CALLED "MESSENGER, MESSENGER." WE WILL DISCUSS TRANSPORTATION JOBS. WE WILL REVIEW THE LETTER Uu AND THE STORY ELEMENT OF COMPARE/CONTRAST. WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL NEW H/F WORDS. PLEASE REVIEW THESE WITH YOUR CHILD.

IN MATH WE WILL WORK A LOT WITH COINS (THIS SEEMS TO BE A WEAK AREA FOR MANY OF THE CHILDREN). WE WILL ALSO WORK WITH TANGRAMS. WE WILL WORK WITH RECTANGLES AND JUDGE THE LARGEST VERSUS THE SMALLEST.

ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY THE READING TEACHERS WILL TESTING THE KDG. STUDENTS WITH THE DIBELS TESTS. THIS IS THEIR THIRD AND FINAL DIBELS TESTING OF THE YEAR. IT SHOULD SHOW US YOUR CHILD'S PROGRESS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THE READING TEACHERS WILL ALSO TEST YOUR CHILD ON HIS/HER ABILITY TO WRITE A LIST OF WORDS AND TO WRITE A DICTATED SENTENCE. WE WILL PRACTICE THIS IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT, ANY ADDITIONAL PRACTICE AT HOME WOULD HELP.

THIS WEEK THE CHILDREN WILL HAVE A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER ON THURSDAY MORNING AS I GO THE FOUNTAIN SPRINGS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER TO VISIT WITH THE CHILDREN COMING TO NSE NEXT YEAR. ALL OF THE KDG. TEACHERS TAKE TURNS VISITING.

OF COURSE KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION IS COMING! IT IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, MAY 23RD AT 6:30 P.M. AT NSHS AUDITORIUM. LATER THAT WEEK THE CHILDREN WILL TAKE A FIELD TRIP TO THE HERSHEY CENTER TO SEE THE CIRCUS (THAT WILL BE ON THURSDAY, MAY 26TH). THEN, FINALLY, THEY WILL HAVE THE NSE CARNIVAL ON FRIDAY, MAY 27TH-WHAT A WEEK THAT WILL BE!!!

WEEK OF APRIL 18 - 21, 2011

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK

MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY: PRACTICE READING WORD LIST #20 (WHICH WILL COME HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER ON MONDAY); THEY WILL BE ASSESSED ON THURSDAY. ALSO, DO HALF-SHEET OF READING/MATH PRACTICE EACH NIGHT THAT COMES HOME IN CHILD'S FOLDER.

* YOUR CHILD WILL ONLY HAVE THREE NIGHTS TO PRACTICE THE READING WORD LIST; THEY ARE ALL EARNING 100s AND THEY CAN LEARN THE LISTS IN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME.

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

THIS WEEK IN PHONICS WE WILL STUDY THE DIGRAPH SH AS IN SHARK. STUDENTS WILL BE REMINDED TO UNDERLINE DIGRAPHS. THERE WILL BE NO SHOW 'N TELL.

IN READING WE WILL READ THE STORY, "MAYDAY, MAYDAY." IT IS REALISTIC FICTION ABOUT A COAST GUARD HELICOPTER SENT OUT TO RESCUE A BOAT IN A STORM. WE WILL REVIEW THE LETTER Xx AND LEARN NEW H/F WORDS: GREEN, BLUE, FOR. WE WILL ALSO DISCUSS CAUSE AND EFFECT IN THIS STORY.

WE WILL PRACTICE WORD PROBLEMS IN MATH AND WILL DRAW PICTURES TO HELP US SOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS. WE WILL ALSO STUDY SPHERES AND QUARTERS. WE WILL ASSESS STUDENTS TWO MATH SKILLS.

IN KID-WRITING WE WILL CONCENTRATE ON EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION. DRAWING PICTURES AND WRITING AT LEAST TWO SENTENCES. WE ARE SAVING OUR KID-WRITING TO SHARE WITH FAMILIES AT YEAR'S END.

WE DO HAVE SOME SPECIAL EVENTS NEXT WEEK. CHILDREN WILL HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED "BRAINSHOWMANIA." THIS WILL BE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE AN EGG HUNT AND EASTER PARTY ON THURSDAY MORNING.

REMEMBER - SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY, APRIL 22ND, AND, MONDAY, APRIL 25TH.

MONDAY, APRIL 18TH, IS DAY 3 AND WE WILL HAVE MUSIC!

WEEK OF APRIL 11-15, 2011

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK

MONDAY TO THURSDAY: EACH NIGHT PLEASE PRACTICE READING WORD LIST # 19, THE TEST IS ON FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH. ALSO, COMPLETE THE HALF-SHEET OF READING/MATH PRACTICE SENT HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER.

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

IMPORTANT REMINDER: KINDERGARTEN PHYSICALS WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH.


THIS WEEK IN PHONICS WE WILL BE STUDYING OUR FIRST DIGRAPH CK AS IN DUCK. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE SPELLING RULE FOR THE FINAL /K/. WHEN YOU HAVE THE /K/ AFTER A SHORT VOWEL YOU SPELL IT CK. STUDENTS WILL LEARN THAT YOU CODE DIGRAPHS BY UNDERLINING THEM. THIS DIGRAPH (CK) IS THE FIRST OF MANY THAT THEY WILL STUDY.


IN READING WE WILL BEGIN A NEW UNIT OF STORIES-UNIT 5-"GOING PLACES." WE WILL BE DISCUSSING HOW PEOPLE GET FROM PLACE TO PLACE. IN OUR FIRST STORY WE WILL TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION THAT THE CHILDREN CAN NAME. OUR FIRST STORY IS "MAX TAKES THE TRAIN" BY ROSEMARY WELLS. WE WILL TALK ABOUT REALISM VERSUS FANTASY AND REVIEW THE LETTERS Jj AND Ww. WE WILL ALSO BE USING NEW H/F WORDS: YELLOW, BLUE, GREEN, HAVE.


IN MATH WE WILL DO SOME MEASURING AND WE WILL GRAPH A PICTURE ON A PICTOGRAPH. THEN WE WILL WORK WITH NUMBER LINES TO IDENTIFY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LARGER AND SMALLER NUMBERS. WE WILL WORK WITH TANGRAMS AGAIN TO COVER DESIGNS AND EXPLORE SLIDES, TURNS AND FLIPS. CHILDREN WILL ALSO COUNT FORWARD AND BACKWARD ON A NUMBER LINE AND MATCH NUMBER CARDS TO A SET OF UP TO 20 OBJECTS.


IN KIDWRITING STUDENTS WILL WRITE ABOUT FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION THAT INTEREST THEM. THEY ARE ALSO PRACTICING MAKING LISTS OF WORDS THAT THEY KNOW. THE LISTS KEEP GETTING LONGER AND LONGER!


ON THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH, MRS. HULL, OUR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, WILL COME TO TEACH HER MONTHLY LESSON ON BULLYING. THE CHILDREN ALWAYS SEEM BER Y ENGAGED IN HER LESSONS AND ARE ATTENTIVE.


UPCOMING EVENTS: BRAINSHOWMANIA PROGRAM-APRIL 20TH; EASTER EGG HUNT/PARTY-APRIL 21ST; EASTER VACATION-APRIL 22-25TH.


MONDAY, APRIL 11TH, IS DAY 2 AND OUR SPECIAL IS ART. ON MONDAY THERE IS A LUNCHTIME MENU CHANGE: IT WILL BE BREADED CHICKEN PATTY ON A ROLL, INSTEAD OF CHICKEN NUGGETS (SORRY, KIDS).

WEEK OF APRIL 4-8, 2011

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY: EACH NIGHT PRACTICE THE READING WORD LIST #18; COMPLETE THE HALF-SHEET OF READING/MATH PRACTICE SENT HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S TAKE-HOME FOLDER.

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

MONDAY, APRIL 4TH IS DAY 1 (COMPUTERS). THURSDAY, APRIL 7TH IS KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION PHOTOGRAPHS. CHILDREN MUST WEAR A WHITE COLLARED SHIRT. THEY WILL BE PHOTOGRAPHED IN A CAP AND GOWN, SO KEEP HAIRDOS SIMPLE AND NO ELABORATE HAIR ACCESSORIES, PLEASE.

WE HAVE FINISHED LEARNING ALL OF THE 26 LETTERS (FINALLY!); SO, THIS WEEK WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE LONG VOWEL RULE. THE LONG VOWEL RULE STATES: A VOWEL NOT FOLLOWED BY A CONSONANT IS LONG; CODE IT WITH A MACRON. PREVIOUSLY, THE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED TO CODE SHORT VOWELS WITH BREVES9THEY LOOK LIKE SMILES). THEY ALSO KNOW THAT WHEN A VOWEL IS FOLLOWED BY A CONSONANT IN A WORD THE VOWEL IS SHORT. THERE IS NO SHOW 'N TELL.

IN READING WE WILL READ THE LAST BOOK IN UNIT 4. IT IS "ABUELA" BY ARTHUR DORROS. IT IS A FANTASY STORY ABOUT A GIRL AND HER GRANDMOTHER (ABUELA) AND HOW THEY TAKE A FLYING ADVENTURE AROUND NEW YORK CITY. THIS BOOK INCLUDES MANY SPANISH WORDS; SO, DON'T BE SURPRISED IF YOUR CHILD TRIES SOME OUT ON YOU. WE WILL REVIEW THE VOWEL Ee AND OUR NEW H/F WORDS-HERE, GO, FROM. WE WILL REVISIT THE COMPREHENSION SKILL-SETTING.

THE READING WORD LIST #18 SHOULD HAVE COME HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER ON FRIDAY (4-1). SORRY, I FORGOT TO SEND IT HOME (GUESS I WAS SIDETRACKED BY WEDDING PREPARATIONS!). THE CHILDREN WILL NOW BE ASSESSED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 8 AND WE WILL TRY TO STAY ON THIS SCHEDULE.

IN MATH WE WILL BE ASSESSING YOUR CHILD'S ABILITY TO COPY A DESIGN ON A GEOBOARD. EACH MORNING WE WILL WORK WITH A NEW ABC PATTERN ON OUR APRIL CALENDAR AND A NEW SHAPE-THE ELLIPSE! IN THE NEXT GROUP OF MATH LESSONS THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH A ABBC COLOR PATTERN. THEY WILL IDENTIFY RIGHT AND LEFT. THEY WILL LABEL THINGS SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE. THEY WILL ALSO BE COUNTING BACKWARD USING A NUMBER LINE.

WE ARE PLANNING AN EASTER EGG HUNT AND SMALL PARTY FOR KINDERGARTEN ON WEDNESDAY. APRIL 20TH IN THE A.M. ALL OF THE EGGS WILL HAVE READING SIGHT WORDS WRITTEN ON THEM. OUR CLASS' SIGHT WORD IS LOVE.

WEEK OF MARCH 28-APRIL 1, 2011

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK

MONDAY THRU THURSDAY: PRACTICE READING WORD LIST # 18; EACH NIGHT COMPLETE THE HALF-SHEET OF READING/MATH PRACTICE SENT HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

THIS WEEK WE LEARN ALL ABOUT THE CONSONANT Qq AS IN QUILT. THIS IS OUR LAST LETTER (NEXT WE LEARN ABOUT RULES, DIGRAPHS, ETC.). THIS IS THE WEEK THE GIRLS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR EVER SINCE WE DID THE LETTER Kk (AND THE BOYS GOT TO BE KINGS). THERE WILL BE NO SHOW 'N TELL. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE TWO SPECIAL EVENTS. ON WEDNESDAY THE GIRLS WILL GET TO BE QUEENS! THEN, ON FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST, WE WILL HAVE THE WEDDING OF THE Q AND U (A LETTER WILL COME HOME ON TUESDAY TO SHARE DETAILS REGARDING THE WEDDING.

IN READING WE WILL READ A NONFICTION BIG BOOK TITLED "IF YOU COULD GO TO ANTARCTICA." WE WILL DISCUSS ICEBERGS, SEALS, PENGUINS, WHALES AND CONTINENTS. IN THIS INFORMATIONAL TEXT WE WILL STUDY HOW TO CLASSIFY AND CATEGORIZE. WE WILL REVIEW THE VOWEL Ee. THERE WILL BE THREE NEW H/F WORDS: HERE, GO, FROM.

IN MATH WE WILL "SHOP" AGAIN (THIS TIME STUDENTS WILL HAVE 50 CENTS IN NICKELS TO SPEND). WE WILL DIVIDE BY SHARING. WE WILL USE DECKS OF CARDS TO IDENTIFY AND ORDER NUMBERS AND COMPARE SETS OF OBJECTS. THE FOLLOWING DAY WE WILL USE THE DECKS OF CARDS TO COMPARE NUMBERS THROUGH 10. THEN WE WILL SOLVE A PROBLEM BY DRAWING A PICTURE. THE FOLLOWING WEEK CHILDREN WILL BE ASSESSED ON THEIR ABILITY TO NAME THE DAYS OF THE WEEK AND ON THEIR ABILITY TO COPY A DESIGN ON A GEOBOARD.

FYI-OUR FIELD TRIP HAS BEEN PLANNED AND TICKETS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED. WE WILL BE GOING TO THE GIANT CENTER IN HERSHEY TO SEE THE RINGLING BROS.' CIRCUS ON THURSDAY, MAY 26TH.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! MONDAY WILL BE DAY 4 AND WE HAVE GYM. REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR SNEAKERS!

Week of March 21-25, 2011

Kindergarten Homework

Monday thru Thursday: practice Reading Word List #17 and do the half-sheet of reading/math practice sent home in your child's folder.

Kindergarten News

Monday, March 21st, is Day 3 and our special is Music. PSSA tests will still be held in the morning for grades 3-6; we will follow the schedule we used last week. Plus we must remember to be especially quiet in the building.

This week we will be working on the consonant Ww and its sound as in wagon and watermelon. We will have show 'n tell on Friday so look for bags to come home in folders on Monday.

To go along with our letter Ww, we will have two special activities. Wednesday, March 23rd, will be Watery Wednesday! We will be talking about water and completing different experiments involving water throughout the day. It will be WONDERFUL! Friday, March 25th, will be Wacky Hair Day. Start thinking about a wacky hairstyle for the day. Remember-boys and girls with short hair can always wear wigs-they're wacky too!

In Reading we will read the old classic, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." We will review the letter Gg and discuss the concept of character. We will also continue to study the H/F number words-one, two, three, four, five.

In Math we will identify and work with nickels up to 50 cents. We will practice counting to 50 by 5's. We will put objects in order by height. We will identify a cylinder. We will continue to work with ABC patterns.

We are nearing the end of the third marking period. We will be testing the children again on many of the reading and math skills that have been introduced to see if they have mastered them.

Also-Graduation photos will be taken on the morning of Thursday, April 7th. Children will need to wear a white collared shirt that day. PSP will be taking the photos. More details will follow as the date gets closer.

Week of March 14-18, 2011

Kindergarten Homework

Monday to Thursday: each night practice the reading word list # 16. Also have your child do the half-sheet of reading/math practice that s/he brings home in their folder on the "Bring Back" side.

Kindergarten News

Monday, March 14 will be a Day 2 and our class will have Art with Ms. Pasco.

This week we will learn the consonant Xx as in fox and x-ray. there will be NO show 'n tell (thank goodness!). However, the children will go on a treasure hunt around the school to find the spots marked with an X.

In Reading we will read "One Little Mouse" by Dori Chaconas. We will introduce consonant blends and review the comprehension skill, sequence. This is a rhyming book about animals and their adventures.

Speaking of reading, if your child read the newspaper 5x last week, you can send in the "I'm A Reader" contract. Then, at the end of the year, your child receives a certificate and his/her name is in the newspaper (Pottsville Republican). If you misplaced your contract, I have a few here at school, contact me and I will send one home in your child's folder.

In Math we will make an ABC pattern using pattern blocks (we did not do all 5 lessons last week, due to the 2-hour delay on Monday, but we did do math on Friday). We will act out "Some, Some More" and "Some, Some Went Away" stories (we will use pattern blocks and teddy bear counters). We will estimate and measure the capacity of containers using nonstandard units and compare and order containers by capacity; plus, we will write numerals through 20 to label the sets. After that, we will solve a problem by guessing and checking. Children will also be assessed on making and reading a graph (which they will make out of pattern blocks).

Of course it is St. Patrick's Day on Thursday, March 17th. We will celebrate in a small way with some stories, songs and trinkets. Please try to remember to wear green!

Next week, beginning on Tuesday, the older students in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades will be taking their PSSA tests. Please remind your child that it is very important to be quiet in the school on those days. Finally, on Saturday, March 12th, please remember to turn your clocks ahead one hour for daylight savings time. Our class is counting down the days until spring. Now, if only the weather would get more spring-like! Have a good week!

WEEK OF MARCH 7-11, 2011

KINDERGARTEN HOMEWORK

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY: HALF-SHEET OF READING/MATH PRACTICE AND EACH NIGHT PRACTICE READING WORD LIST #14.

FOR THURSDAY/FRIDAY: PRACTICE A JOKE TO TELL THE CLASS

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

MONDAY IS DAY 1 AND WE HAVE COMPUTERS!

THIS WEEK WE WILL LEARN ALL ABOUT THE LETTER Jj AS IN JAR. WE WILL NOT HAVE SHOW 'N TELL. WE WILL TELL JOKES.

WE WILL ALSO TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE "JELLY BELLY" FACTORY ON OUR SMARTBOARD. THEN YOUR CHILD WILL GET TO SAMPLE SOME UNUSUAL JELLY BEAN FLAVORS. BE SURE TO ASK WHICH ARE THEIR FAVORITES.

IN READING WE WILL READ ANOTHER ANIMAL FANTASY "MY LUCKY DAY" BY KEIKO KASZA. WE WILL PRACTICE THE COMPREHENSION SKILL-CAUSE AND EFFECT. WE WILL REVIEW THE LETTER Ll AND KEEP PRACTICING THE H/F WORDS - ARE, DO, THAT.

IN MATH WE WILL BE WORKING WITH STRAWS - SORTING THEM BY LENGTH AND PUTTING THEM IN CORRECT ORDER. WE WILL GET OUT OUR GEOBOARDS AGAIN TO LEARN ABOUT LINE SEGMENTS, SHAPES AND DESIGNS. AGAIN, STUDENTS WILL PRACTICE ORDERING OBJECTS BY LENGTH, BUT, THIS TIME THEY WILL WORK WITH PAPER STRIPS. WE WILL PRACTICE MAKING AN ABC PATTERN WITH PATTERN BLOCKS (THE CHILDREN HAVE SEEN AN ABC PATTERN ON THE MARCH CALENDAR). FINALLY, THE STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW TO ESTIMATE AND MEASURE THE CAPACITY OF CONTAINERS (THEY WILL USE TEDDY BEAR COUNTERS TO DO THIS!).

KEEP PRACTICING THE LETTERS AND THEIR SOUNDS - PARTICULARLY THE SHORT VOWEL SOUNDS -THEY SEEM TO GIVE THE CHILDREN THE MOST DIFFICULTY.

ALSO, PRACTICE READING AND WRITING THE NUMBERS FROM 11 TO 20. MOST CHILDREN CAN SAY ALL THE NUMBERS, BUT, SOME CANNOT READ THE NUMBERS WHEN I POINT TO THEM OR CANNOT WRITE THEM IF I ASK THEM TO DO SO.

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 4, 2011

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH IS DAY 4 AND WE HAVE GYM, SO PLEASE WEAR SNEAKERS.

ALL THIS WEEK WE WILL BE LEARNING ABOUT THE CONSONANT Vv AS IN VEST AND VIOLIN. SHOW 'N TELL BAGS WILL COME HOME ON MONDAY. WE WILL STUDY VV ALL WEEK IN PHONICS AND HANDWRITING, AND, THEN WE WILL FINISH THE WEEK WITH A VEGGIE TASTE TEST. WE ALL NEED TO EAT MORE VEGETABLES EACH DAY (INCLUDING ME). WE WILL ALSO HAVE DIP FOR OUR VEGGIES!

WE WILL DO MANY OF OUR DINOSAUR REPORTS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. THEN WE WILL FINISH THE REST OF THE REPORTS ON TUESDAY. THE REPORTS ARE NOT GRADED. I WILL SEND HOME AN EVALUATION ON HOW YOUR CHILD DID. WE SIMPLY WANT TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THE IDEA OF DOING RESEARCH AND PRESENTING TO A GROUP.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4TH IS DR. SEUSS' BIRTHDAY AND "READ ACROSS AMERICA" DAY. WE WILL DO SPECIAL ACTIVITIES AND HAVE GUEST READERS.

IN READING WE WILL BE STARTING UNIT 4. THE THEME IS "LET'S EXPLORE." THE FIRST BOOK IS AN ANIMAL FANTASY CALLED "BUNNY DAY: TELLING TIME FROM BREAKFAST TO BEDTIME." THE QUESTION FOR THE WEEK IS "WHAT ADVENTURES DO YOU HAVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY?" AND THE COMPREHENSION SKILL IS SEQUENCE. THE LETTER WE WILL REVIEW IS Hh WE WILL INTRODUCE THE H/F WORDS - DO, ARE, THAT.

IN MATH WE WILL BE LEARNING ABOUT NICKELS; INCLUDING TRADING 5 PENNIES FOR A NICKEL AND COUNTING BY 5'S. THEN WE WILL COUNT NICKELS UP TO 25 CENTS. WE WILL STUDY THE CYLINDER AND PUT OBJECTS IN ORDER BY HEIGHT. THEY WILL PAY FOR ITEMS UP TO 25 CENTS USING NICKELS. FINALLY, WE WILL IDENTIFY, CREATE AND EXTEND ABC SOUND AND MOVEMENT PATTERNS.

IN KID-WRITING WE HAVE BEEN WRITING SENTENCES USING ACTION WORDS AND THIS WEEK WE WILL WRITE ABOUT THEIR FAVORITE TIME OF DAY.

HOMEWORK

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY: BACK TO OUR HALF-SHEET OF READING AND MATH SKILLS EACH NIGHT. PLUS PLEASE PRACTICE THE READING WORD LIST EACH NIGHT FOR 5-10-15 MINUTES.

week of February 22-25, 2011

IMPORTANT UPDATE

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, IS DAY 4 AND OUR CLASS HAS GYM. PLEASE REMEMBER SNEAKERS. WE ALSO HAVE LIBRARY AND CHILDREN NEED TO RETURN BOOKS FROM LAST WEEK. SORRY, I INCORRECTLY SAID TUESDAY WAS DAY 1 ON THE KINDERGARTEN NEWSLETTER. ENJOY PRESIDENTS' DAY!

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22-25, 2011

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

HOMEWORK

TUESDAY TO THURSDAY: PRACTICE READING WORD LIST #13 EACH NIGHT; DO HANDWRITING WORKSHEET EACH NIGHT (UPPER-CASE D AND LOWER-CASE d). THERE WILL NOT BE A HALF-SHEET EACH NIGHT DUE TO THE REVIEW AND TESTING OF
UNIT 3 IN THE READING SERIES.

Dd IS THE LETTER OF THE WEEK. THE KEYWORD FOR THIS CONSONANT IS DOG. WE WILL DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THIS LETTER. ON TUESDAY, FEB. 22ND, WE WILL HAVE EACH CHILD PULL A DINOSAUR'S NAME OUT OF A HAT. EACH CHILD WILL BE ASKED TO DO AN ORAL REPORT ON THE DINOSAUR THEY PICKED. A FORM WILL COME HOME WITH YOUR CHILD IN HIS/HER FOLDER (S/HE NEEDS A PICTURE AND AT LEAST TWO FACTS ABOUT THE DINOSAUR). THE REPORTS WON'T BE DUE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, FEB. 28TH DUE TO THE DINOSAUR REPORTS, THERE WILL NOT BE SHOW 'N TELL.

IN MATH WE WILL BE WORKING WITH MEASURING CUPS AND TALKING ABOUT RECIPES. THEY WILL BE IDENTIFYING FULL, HALF-FULL, AND EMPTY CONTAINERS, THEY WILL ALSO IDENTIFY QUARTS. THEN WE WILL SWITCH TO USING PATTERN BLOCKS AGAIN TO COVER A DESIGN IN MORE THAN ONE WAY.

IN READING WE WILL BE REVIEWING UNIT 3'S IMPORTANT CONCEPTS AND WORDS. THEN WE WILL TAKE TWO DAYS TO COMPLETE THE UNIT 3 READING TEST. DURING THE WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE TO READ FROM THE JUNIE B. JONES CHAPTER BOOKS AND FROM OTHER STORY BOOKS AS WELL.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND IS DAY 1 AND WE WILL HAVE COMPUTERS. WE WILL ALSO DO THE READING WORD LIST #12 ASSESSMENT ON TUESDAY. WORD LIST #13 WILL COME HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

THE CHILDREN REALLY ENJOYED THE "YUMMY YOGURT TASTE TEST" AND THE GRAPHING WE DID SHOULD BE IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER. THEY TRIED STRAWBERRY, BLUEBERRY, VANILLA AND PEACH YOGURT. PLEASE TALK WITH HIM/HER ABOUT IT. I HAVE TO SAY ALL CHILDREN WERE WILLING TO TRY ALL FOUR FLAVORS. MOST OF THE CLASS LIKED ALL FOUR FLAVORS-FINALLY A HEALTHY SNACK THEY ALL LIKE!!

HAVE A RESTFUL LONG WEEKEND!!!

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 14-18, 2011

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

THE LETTER OF THE WEEK IS CONSONANT Yy AS IN YELLOW AND YAK! WE WILL STUDY THE LETTER Yy IN PHONICS AND HANDWRITING ALL WEEK. SHOW 'N TELL WILL BE FRIDAY, AS USUAL. WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL YOGURT TASTING EITHER WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK (THEN WE WILL GRAPH CHILDREN'S FAVORITE FLAVORS).



MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH IS DAY 3 AND WE WOULD NORMALLY HAVE MUSIC; HOWEVER, WE WILL BE HAVING THE VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY INSTEAD. GET READY TO LOOK AT ALL OF YOUR CHILD'S VALENTINES.


IN READING WE WILL READ THE BOOK "HIDE CLYDE" A RHYMING FANTASY BOOK ABOUT A CHAMELEON. WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW CHAMELEONS CHANGE. STUDENTS WILL ALSO LEARN ABOUT FIGURING OUT THE MAIN IDEA OF A BOOK AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE VOWEL Oo.


IN MATH WE WILL WORK WITH NUMBER CARDS FROM 1-20; STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO PUT THEM IN CORRECT ORDER. THEY WILL USE OBJECTS TO REPRESENT NUMBERS TO 20. THEY WILL ALSO WEIGH OBJECTS USING A BALANCE. THEY WILL ROLL DICE AND ADD ALL OF THE DOTS TOGETHER TO GET A TOTAL. THEY WILL LEARN TO IDENTIFY CONTAINERS AS FULL, HALF-FULL AND EMPTY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH PENNIES AND DIMES.


SPECIAL REMINDER: THIS WILL BE A FULL WEEK OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS. FRIDAY, FEB. 18TH WAS ORIGINALLY AN ACT 80 DAY WITH NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS, BUT NOW, BECAUSE OF SNOW DAYS AND DELAYS, THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS DECIDED TO KEEP THE SCHOOL OPEN THAT DAY. THE SCHOOL WILL STILL BE CLOSED FOR PRESIDENTS' DAY ON MONDAY, FEB. 21ST.


PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND IN YOUR CHILD'S VALENTINES ON MONDAY, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY.

HOMEWORK

MONDAY TO THURSDAY: EACH NIGHT PRACTICE THE READING WORD LIST FOR 5-10 MINUTES; COMPLETE THE HALF-SHEET SENT HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S TAKE-HOME FOLDER TO PRACTICE READING/MATH SKILLS.

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 7 - 11, 2011

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

THIS WEEK IN PHONICS WE WILL FINISH THE CONSONANT Cc ON MONDAY. THEN STARTING TUESDAY WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE VOWEL Ee (THIS IS OUR LAST VOWEL). WE WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE SHORT SOUND. WE WILL LEARN THE SHORT SOUND AS IN ELEPHANT AND EGG AND THE LONG SOUND AS IN EAGLE AND EQUAL. WE WILL NOT HAVE SHOW 'N TELL ON FRIDAY.

IN READING WE WILL BEGIN A NEW BOOK, "SEEDS" BY KEN ROBBINS. WE WILL LEARN NEW H/F WORDS: THEY, OF, YOU. WE WILL WORK ON THE COMPREHENSION SKILL - DRAWING CONCLUSIONS. WE WILL ALSO REVIEW THE SHORT O SOUND.

IN MATH WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON COUNTING BY 1'S, 5'S AND 10'S AND RECOGNIZING DIMES. WE WILL MATCH NUMBER CARDS TO SETS OF OBJECTS. WE WILL SEPARATE A WHOLE INTO 2 EQUAL PARTS. WE WILL SOLVE PROBLEMS BY GUESSING AND CHECKING. WE WILL COMPARE NUMBERS AND SETS. STUDENTS WILL WEIGH OBJECTS USING NONSTANDARD UNITS THEN PUT OBJECTS IN ORDER BY WEIGHT.

STUDENTS HAD A BLAST ON THE 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL. THEY ENJOYED ALL OF THE EXPERIMENTS WE DID WITH THE NUMBER 100. WE TOOK PHOTOS OF ALL OF OUR "OLD FOLKS" AND OF THE STUDENTS WEARING THEIR "100" EYEGLASSES.

THIS WEEK IS ANTI-BULLYING WEEK. EACH DAY HAS A SPECIAL ACTIVITY CONNECTED TO IT. THERE ARE ALSO TWO SPECIAL PROGRAMS.

• MONDAY: CRAZY SOCKS
• TUESDAY: CRAZY HATS
• WEDNESDAY: MISMATCHED CLOTHES OR CRAZY HAIR
• THURSDAY: WEAR GREEN
• FRIDAY: WEAR NSE TEAM SHIRT

THERE WILL BE TWO PROGRAMS: TUESDAY: "BE KIND TO ANIMALS" WITH DIANE BUHL OF THE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE.

THURSDAY: SHERIFF JOE GROODY ON "RAMIFICATIONS OF BULLYING BEHAVIORS

ALSO: ON FRIDAY WE WILL ALL WATCH "THE ANT BULLY"

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH IS DAY 2; OUR SPECIAL IS ART.

NEXT MONDAY, FEB. 14TH WE WILL HAVE OUR VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY IN THE AFTERNOON. VALENTINES CAN BE SENT IN ANYTIME THIS WEEK OR NEXT MONDAY. A LIST OF THE STUDENTS FIRST NAMES WAS SENT HOME ON FRIDAY (2/4) IN STUDENTS' FOLDERS.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS ARE DUE BY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH.

HOMEWORK

MONDAY THRU THURSDAY: PRACTICE READING WORD LIST 11 (TESTING WILL BE NEXT MONDAY 2/14). ALSO COMPLETE 1/2 SHEET ON READING AND MATH SKILLS.