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).