Hello Spartan Family,

                    I loved speaking with all of you on the phone! I sent an email with everything we talked about for your reference. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns. 

We can be contacted on Google Meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-3 pm.

To Contact us on Google Meet, use the following phone number and pin.

1-720-608-3147 PIN:941 708 114

We can be contacted through e mail anytime.

Mrs. Borden jborden@northschuykill.net

Mrs. Jones ajones@northschuylkill.net

We are here to support you in any way we can.

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Stay Safe and Healthy!

Mrs. Borden & Mrs. Jones

week of March 16, 2020

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Newsletter (March 16, 2020)

Handwriting/Writing:  We will be writing about travel and visiting different countries and what you can see, eat, and/or do in those countries.  We have been talking about writing with our 5 senses.  We have also reviewed letter formations Aa-Ll.  We have practiced and then wrote our numbers 0-20.

Reading:  We have been reading various stories for St. Patrick’s Day and writing about being lucky or what we would do with a pot of gold.  We practice our letter sounds, manipulating sounds in words, rhyming words, and identifying blends in words each day.  We have been practicing finding our vowel in a CVC word and then blending the word in our head.

Math:  We have been talking about taking apart (subtraction).  We have been telling stories with objects and pictures and identifying how many we have and taking some away and then how many we have left.  We have also been repeating the entire subtraction sentence.  In Spring Math, we have been looking at a number and then determining whether we need to add or subtract dots to make the correct number of dots.

Science/Social Studies:  We learned about metamorphosis and the life cycle of a frog and butterfly.  We worked through our Weekly Reader to learn about the different stages of the frog life cycle and read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle to learn about the change from caterpillar to butterfly.

Important Dates and Reminders:

Monday, March 16- Day 5

Tuesday, March 17- St. Patrick’s Day

Friday, March 20-Spartan Dress Down Day ($1 donation)

*Please also read over the attached information for the PTO Basket Raffle.  Please return items by Monday, April 6 so that we can assemble the basket. Thank you for your support! J

week of March 9, 2020

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Newsletter (March 9, 2020)

Handwriting/Writing:  We are continuing to review capital and lowercase letters with H h, I i, and J j.  We stress the importance of starting at the top and staying inside the lines.  We will also be looking forward to writing more about food and drink.

Reading:  We have been working so hard on short vowels in words and long vowel sounds.  We are also blending sounds together in our heads to read a word out loud.  We will continue to name letters quickly, make sounds for letters, and make all the sounds in a given word.  We were so happy to hear one of our favorite stories this week, My Lucky Day and identified the twist at the end of the story!

Math:  We are thrilled to be starting our Subtraction Unit this week.  We have mastered putting together (addition) and did great on our addition assessment so we are very ready to take away.  We will continue our Spring Math topic of counting objects and writing the number 0-20.

Science/Social Studies:  We have been talking about being lucky and what we would do with a pot of gold for St. Patrick’s Day and we also talked about wild weather in our Weekly Reader because we have seen some drastic changes in the weather recently!

Important Dates and Reminders:

Monday, March 9- Day 8

*Kindergarten Registration This Week*

*Please return the I’m a Reader papers as soon as possible.

*Please also read over the attached information for the PTO Basket Raffle.  Please return items by Monday, April 6 so that we can assemble the basket. Thank you for your support! J

week of March 2, 2020

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Newsletter (March 2, 2020)

Handwriting/Writing:  We are continuing to sequence using: first, next, last.  We will be looking at how food is made along with things that we like to eat and drink.  We will continue to review capital and lowercase letter formations and we have reviewed A-H so far.  Most of our writing has been using a period or an exclamation point for our punctuation but we have been talking about questions.

Reading:  We will be continuing our unit on “Why do we like stories?” and we will continually be reviewing: setting, plot, and characters.   We have been trying to pick out problem and solution when we write and read as well.  We will also tie in our sequencing from our writing to review reading stories.  Please continue to read each night for the book log and talk about the stories you read at home.

Math:  We will finish up our joining together unit (Addition).  We have been using objects, pictures, and classmates to act out and model addition sentences.  We are also very pleased to announce that we have met our Spring Math goal of Missing Numbers 0-20 as well as another goal of counting objects and write the number 0-10.  We are now working on counting objects and writing the number 0-20.  We had some ice pops and ice cream cups to celebrate!!

Science/Social Studies:  Our Dr. Seuss celebration week was a success!  We had several guest readers, tried Green Eggs and Ham, did some predictions, graphing, writings, and many different activities and centers all based around Dr. Seuss.  It was a blast! J

Important Dates:

Monday, March 2(Day 3)- Brain Show Mania program at NSE, PTO meeting at 6:30pm

Friday, March 6- Grades K-3 Dress up as your favorite hero for Career Week

*I’m a Reader certificates are in folders. If you choose to participate, please fill out and return upon completion.  Please also look for our ad in the newspaper so that our class can bring it in for a treat.

week of February 24, 2020

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Newsletter (week of February 24, 2020)

Handwriting/Writing:  We are currently sequencing small stories using first, next, last.  We looked at shopping in a grocery store, picking pumpkins, buying a sofa, and fixing a leak.  We have been working hard on counting the words in the sentence, leaving a 2-finger space in between the words, and ending it with correct punctuation.

Reading:  We have been reading folktales, fairy tales, and other fiction stories and thinking about the qualities that make up each of these types of stories.  We have been working on the middle sounds of words using short u (like cut) versus long u (like cute).  We also look like characters and what makes them interesting along with settings and how they can change throughout the story.

Math:  We are finishing up our Addition unit and we have been writing addition sentences.  We have been acting out stories, using objects, writing the sentence, and even making up some of our own!  We have been working on making sure our numbers are written correctly in the addition sentence.  We are still working on our Spring Math skill of Missing Number 0-20.

Science/Social Studies:  We have started looking at Dental Health.  We have been reading several stories that talk about tooth care, loose teeth, and the dentist.  We will continue this until next week and then move into Dr. Seuss and will celebrate his birthday!

Important Dates:

Monday, February 24- Day 6

Friday, February 28- Read Across America Program

week of February 17, 2020

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Newsletter (week of February 17, 2020)

Handwriting/Writing:  We will be working on sequencing a story using the words: first, next, last.  We will use pictures to support our writing.  We will also continue to review capital and lowercase letter formations (we went through Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd thus far). 

Reading:  We have started Unit 4, What can we learn from the past?  We will also be talking about what was life like in the past and how has it changed now.  We will be reading through some nonfiction texts to learn about these topics.  We were able to see an actual typewriter working in a video clip.  We also have been looking at how cars have changed from the past until now.

Math:  We have been working on Addition and counting groups all together.  We have talked about the plus sign and the equal sign.  We are also continuing to work on Missing Numbers to 20 in Spring Math.

Science/Social Studies:  We have been talking about kindness and following the SPARTY way and friendship in honor of Valentine’s Day.  We also started learning about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in honor of Presidents’ Day.  We will be working on Dental Health next.

Important Dates:

Friday, February 14- No School For Students

Monday, February 17- School Closed

Tuesday, February 18- Day 2

Friday, February 21- Spartan Dress Down Day ($1 donation)

week of February 10, 2020

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Newsletter (week of February 10, 2020)

Handwriting/Writing:  We were able to introduce Narrative writing this week and we have learned about bats briefly as well as nuts being food for animals and growing on trees.  We have been focusing on putting a period at the end of the sentence as well as making sure we have good spacing in between our words.  We have also reviewed capital letter A and lowercase letter a in Morning Work practice.

Reading:  We have learned about a Myth (a kind of traditional story that has a plot that tells about something in nature) and got to read a few different kinds of Myths over the week.  We also reviewed long i versus short i (pine vs pin) and listening to the middle sounds in words.  Please don’t forget to read at home for the monthly book log and to review sight words.

Math:  We are moving through our Addition (joining together) unit.  We have been counting one group of objects and another group of objects and then how many objects are all together and writing that number.  We have also been working on our latest Spring Math skill, Missing Number 1-20.

Science/Social Studies:  We finished up our groundhog unit and reviewed hibernation because hopefully the groundhog is right and we will have an early Spring and those animals will start waking up!  We are also talking about what you can do in snow and start working our way towards exploring Valentine’s Day.

Reminders:

The Valentine’s Day party is on Thursday.  Valentines for the class can be sent in any time they are ready.  A list of classmates’ names has already been sent home.  Any questions, please let us know J

Important Dates:

Monday, February 10- Day 7

Thursday, February 13- Valentine’s Day Parties, 2pm 

Friday, February 14- No School For Students

Monday, February 17- School Closed