Week of May 3

Kindergarten News – April 30, 2010

~ This week we will be learning the voiced (feather) and unvoiced (thumb) sound of digraph th. Please continue to review all the letters and sounds in the alphabet, including the long vowel sounds, digraph ck, and digraph sh.

~ In math, we will continue working on Chapter 12: Subtraction. Keep practicing at home!!!

~ Our new reading story is called The Little Engine That Could. The story skill we will be focusing on is plot and that every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end.

~ We are approaching the end of the year testing for kindergarten and the Reading teachers will test each child. Children will need to write a dictated sentence, recognize, write, and give the sound of every letter of the alphabet, be fluent in phonemic segmentation, be able to provide a word that begins with every letter of the alphabet, and be able to use a word in a sentence. Please try at home to work on some of the areas to be tested to ensure that your child is fully prepared. DIBELS testing will be held for Kindergarten on May 4th and 5th. This will be the last time for this school year.
~ Field trip permission slips were sent home in your child’s folder. Please complete, sign, and return the permission slip form as soon as possible. Our class will be traveling to Lake Tobias Wildlife Park in Halifax on Friday May 14th with a rain date of Friday, May 21st. **Just a reminder: Students will need to wear their blue North Schuylkill T-shirts on the field trip—so be sure you have it ready.

Week of April 26

Kindergarten News

Congratulations Mrs. Jones and family on your new baby boy. Cameron Matthew Jones was born on April 20!
Next week we will be learning the digraph sh as in shark and ship. We will try to have Show & Tell with items containing the digraph sh anywhere in the word. Please continue to practice all letters sounds and sight words at home.
In Math we will begin our Chapter 12 Subtraction. In this chapter we will learn to subtract objects from a larger group of objects. We will also learn to read and complete subtraction sentences.
Our new reading story will be Messenger, Messenger. We will talk about kinds of transportation that help people do their jobs. The reading skill that we will focus on is Compare and Contrast.

Week of April 19

Kindergarten News

~ This week in Phonics, we will be working on digraph ck as in duck and back. We will not be sending word lists home for practice anymore. At this point in the year, we would like to see what the children can do on their own!

~ In Math, we will continue to work on Chapter 11: Addition. Please continue to practice counting sets of numbers and adding them together. We only go up to the number 10 in kindergarten, but feel free to go higher! It will be good practice for first grade!

~ Our new story in Reading is called, Mayday! Mayday! It is about a coast guard rescue mission. We will be discussing cause and effect in the story.

~ We will have a program on personal safety on Tuesday, April 20.

~ Graduation pictures will also be on Tuesday, April 20. Don’t forget to wear a white collared shirt! Girls, please do not wear your hair up because it will make it hard to fit the graduation caps! If you are interested in purchasing pictures, an envelope went home a few weeks ago. Please return it by Tuesday. If you need another envelope, I have a few extras!

~ Thursday, April 22 is Earth Day! We will be doing activities using recycled materials, taking walks outside (weather permitting), and talking about ways to make our planet a better place to live!

~ Monday, April 19 will be Day 2 on our rotation schedule!

Week of April 12

Our new story in Reading this week is Max Takes the Train. We will talk about forms of transportation. We will also continue to discuss fiction and nonfiction.

In Math we will begin Chapter 11 Addition. In this chapter we will learn to join two groups to find out how many in all. We will also read and complete additon sentences.

We finished learning all letters and sounds in Phonics. This week will begin learning the long vowel rule. A vowel not followed by a consonant is long; code it with a macron. Please continue to practice word lists coming home. There will be no show and tell this week.

FYI – Names of the participants of The Read-at-Home Challenge (I’m a Reader! Contracts) from Newspaper in Education Week will be published in the Republican & Herald newspaper on Tuesday, April 13th.

On Wednesday, April 14th and Thursday, April 15th Kindergarten will visit the Cleveland Museum via Distance Learning Videoconference in the LGI room. Boys and girls will learn about “The Senses”. Be sure to ask your child what he/she experienced!!!

Report cards went home today, Friday, April 9th. Parents are asked to sign and return the report cards. If there are any questions or concerns and/or a conference is requested, then please contact the teacher either at jborden@northschuylkill.net or (570) 874-3661 Ext. 3237.

Kindergarten Graduation Picture Day will be Tuesday, April 20th - Be sure to have money and portrait package envelope the morning of pictures. Cash or money orders only!!! All students will be photographed for the class photo and will need a white collared shirt. Girls should NOT have ponytails high on their heads or wear big hair accessories since they will be wearing a graduation cap!

Week of April 5

Homework

Thursday - Q Handwriting Sheet

Kindergarten News
This week we will be learning the letter Qq as in quilt. The girls will finally get to be Queens for the Day on Wednesday, April 7. We will also celebrate the wedding of Q and U on Friday. We will talk about the combination qu and its sound.
In Math, we will finish chapter 10 and begin chapter 11 Addition.
Our next story in Reading is called Abuela. We will talk about adventures that we can have in the city. We will also discuss the setting of the story.
Kindergarten Graduation pictures will be taken on Tuesday, April 20. Envelopes were sent home with package information. If interested in purchasing pictures then please return the money before or on the day of pictures. (CASH OR MONEY ORDERS ONLY!!!) Each child will be photographed as part of a class photo even if a package is not purchased, so please plan on your child wearing a WHITE COLLARED SHIRT and girls, no hairstyles on top of your head because you will be wearing graduation caps and gowns.
ATTENTION: In an effort to accommodate more parents, Kindergarten Graduation has been moved from the daytime on Wednesday, May 26th to the evening of Tuesday, May 25th at 6:30 in the high school auditorium. **Please note the change of dates and times.