Week of April 29

In Math we will measure length using inches, identify halves and fourths, and create a pictograph comparing temperatures during different seasons.

Our new Reading story is Building Beavers. It is an informational text that discusses how beavers build homes. The comprehension skill is main idea.

In Phonics we will work on sneaky e words, digraph ch, and digraph ee.

We enjoyed our Brain Show Mania program on Thursday!

We are working very hard to get ready for our end of the  year Kindergarten Testing.

Please see the attached letter describing what the tests will be like and how you can practice at home.

DVD order forms are due no later than Wednesday, May 8th.

*Field Trip to Ringling Bros. Circus—Thursday, May 23rd Information is included in your folder. Please send it back ASAP.

*Kindergarten Graduation—Tuesday, May 28th in the high school auditorium

Last Day of School – May 31st Early Dismissal

week of April 22-26, 2013

In Reading, we are  reading Old McDonald’s Woodshop and  talking about the various characters in the story.  We will also be talking about various materials used to build things.

  In Math, we have been working on adding two groups of objects together to get a sum.  We will also be acting out addition stories.  We have now added “some, some went away” stories utilizing subtraction skills.  We have also been counting and grouping by 2’s and working on estimation and check by counting.

  In Phonics, we are continuing work on digraphs with oo like in hook and tooth.  We will also be working in the “sneaky e” rule.   A sneaky e is an e at the end of a word that is silent and sneaky that is sneaks up on the vowel to scare it and say its own name like in : cake, dime, concrete, cube, or hose.

Orders for the Kindergarten Graduation DVD’s are due by Wednesday, May 8th.  Any questions, please let us know.

  A big thank you to Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Ulceski’s students from North Schuylkill High School.  As a class project, they made a wonderful rhyming alphabet book and dedicated it to our class.  A few students came over to present the book and read it to our class.

  This week in school we will be attending Brainshow Mania and taking our last Dibels test of the year.

 Monday is Day 2, Book Exchange, please remember your library books.

Wednesday is Day 4, Gym, please wear sneakers.

Our Field Trip will be on Thursday, May 23rd. We will be attending the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and  Bailey circus in Hershey.

Kindergarten graduation will be Tuesday, May 28th (evening) in the high school auditorium.

week of April 8, 2013

We will be having our special classes in the morning all next week due to the older grades having PSSA tests.  We switched special times with them.

  T-shirt order forms were sent home this week from the Track and Field team. These shirts are being sold to benefit Mary Piaskowski. Mary is an aide at NSE and spends a lot of time in our Kindergarten classroom. Mary is battling breast cancer and needs all of our support!

In Reading, we are finishing our transportation unit with “This Is The Way We Go To School”.  Our class is now transportation experts and we will be comparing and contrasting all the forms of transportation we have covered.

  In Math, we have been working on adding two groups of objects together to get a sum.  We will also be acting out addition stories.  We will be measuring object using cubes, paper clips, and other nonstandard units.

  In Phonics, we have started diagraphs.  We wrote about them on our daily reflective logs.  A diagraph is 2 letters that come together to make a sound.  The diagraphs we have coming up are “ck” like in duck, “sh” like in shark and the two “th” digraphs like in thimble and feather.

Monday is Day 2, Book Exchange, please remember your library books.

Wednesday is Day 4, Gym, please wear sneakers.

Our Field Trip will be on Thursday, May 23rd. We will be attending the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus in Hershey.

Kindergarten graduation will be Tuesday, May 28th (evening) in the high school auditorium.

Week of March 25

In Phonics we will learn a new rule. When a vowel is not followed by a consonant the vowel is long and we code it with a macron.

Examples are me, hi, so.

In Math we will identify a sphere, sort coins, introduce a quarter and a dollar, and work with tangrams.

Our new Reading story is called Messenger, Messenger.  We will talk about kinds of transportation that help people do their jobs.

We will work on the skill compare and contrast.

There will be no school Friday, March 29th, March 1st and March 2nd for the Easter Break.

Special Schedule

Monday – Computers

Tuesday – Art

Wednesday – Library

Thursday – Music

3rd Marking Period

Report Cards and Assessments will be sent home on Wednesday, March 27. Please sign both and send back as soon as possible. Let us know if you have any questions.

Kindergarten Graduation pictures will be taken Thursday, April 4th. All students must wear a white collared shirt and girls need to wear their hair down. Every student will have their picture taken even if you are not purchasing a package. Package information was sent home last week. Please try to return orders and money before Easter break.

*Field Trip to Ringling Bros. Circus—Thursday, May 23rd

*Kindergarten Graduation—Tuesday, May 28th

week of March 11

During March or April Mrs. Hull (guidance counselor) will be observed by a Bloomsburg Student learning about the field of school counseling. If any child is currently receiving group or individual counseling and parent / guardian does not want the Bloomsburg student attending any sessions with Mrs. Hull and your child, please call 874-3661 x3019.

In Math, we have been practicing left and right with the Hokey Pokey!  We are also using tangrams to review shapes, sizes, and colors along with positions.  We will also be measuring using standard and nonstandard units and making comparisons.

In Phonics, we are learning the letter Ww like in Wagon.  We will also be exploring water, the water cycle, sink/float, water displacement, and estimation with Watery Wednesday experiments.

Our new Reading story is “Mayday, Mayday” and we will be reading about a real life adventure of a rescue helicopter.  We will continue our unit of transportation and now be looking at emergency vehicles.

Please continue to read the Decodable Reader,

review w sight words, practice counting to 100, and writing sentences.

 

*“I am Reader” contracts are due by Wed. March 13.

*March 18th (Monday) we will be learning about St. Patrick’s day and will watch the 3rd parade.  Please wear something green.

*Kindergarten graduation pictures will be Thursday, April 4th.  All students will need to wear a white collared shirt.  More information will follow.

Week of March 4th

Mrs. Borden & Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter

(Week of March 4-8)

We enjoyed celebrating Dr. Seuss’ Birthday and Read Across America this week with many fun books, activities, and guest readers. We wrapped up the week with Gerald McBoing Boing read by a student from Bloomsburg University.   

In Phonics we will work with the letter x like in the end of fox. We will identify the initial, medial and final sounds in words, review vowels, and separate words into compound words. We will also have a treasure hunt where “X” will mark the spot!!!

In Math we will make ABBC patterns using pattern blocks, compare numbers to 10 and identify right and left.

Our new Reading story is called Max Takes the Train. We will talk about many forms of transportation. We will discuss realism (nonfiction) and fantasy (fiction).

Kindergarten registration for the 2013-2014 school year will be held during the week of March 4-8.  Registration is open to all residents of the NS School District.  Please pass along this information to anyone with children ready to begin Kindergarten in the fall.  Appointments should be scheduled with the office.

Newspaper in Education Week is a program sponsored by the Pottsville Republican & Herald to promote interest in the newspaper in our schools.  It will be starting on Monday, March 4th and continue through Friday, March 8th.  Information is in your child’s folder.

We are trying to get students outside for recess as much as possible! Please be sure that your child has warm jacket, gloves, and hat!

Special Schedule

Monday – Computers   Tuesday- Art   Wednesday – Book Exchange

Thursday – Music   Friday - Gym