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Spartan Family,

I can't thank you enough for your support at home through these difficult times! I am here to support you in any way as possible. 

I have office hours every Tuesday and Thursday from 1-3 PM on Google Meet. Please join my office hours to just say hello or if you have any questions/concerns. I would love to hear from you and my students! If you can't join my office hours, please send me an email at: ksomers@northschuylkill.net  I check my email often throughout the day and I will respond right away! You can also message me on Class DoJo.

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Stay safe and stay healthy!

Love,
Miss. Somers 

Week of March 9th-13th

Upcoming Events:
3/8- Daylight Savings Time Begins

Special Schedule:
3/09- Day 8- Gym
3/10- Day 1- Music
3/11- Day 2- Art
3/12- Day 3- Library
3/13- Day 4- Gym

Reminders:

• Starting Monday 3/9, students may way shorts due to daylight savings time.
• Please continue to practice sight words.

What we are learning:

Reading- We are beginning Unit 5- Going Places. The story of the week is Makes Takes the Train. We will be having a special guest reader this week! The question of the week is: What are different ways of going places? The phonics skill is /j/ spelled Jj. The comprehension skill is realism and fantasy. The amazing words for this story are: plane, jetway, subway, tunnel, ferryboat, sidecar. The high-frequency words: yellow, blue, green.

Math- We will be taking our Unit 4- Addition test on Monday. We will be beginning Unit 5- Subtraction. The essential question is: How can numbers be taken apart?

Starting next week, we will be reading stories about St. Patrick’s Day and building a leprechaun trap for our classroom!

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at ksomers@northschuylkill.net , or by phone (570) 874-3661 ext. 3245

Week of March 2nd-6th

HAPPY MARCH!!

Upcoming Events:
3/02- Brain Show Mania @  NSE
3/02-3/06- Career Week

Special Schedule:
3/02- Day 3- Library
3/03- Day 4- Gym
3/04- Day 5- Music
3/05- Day 6- Art
3/06- Day 7- Computers

Reminders:
Please continue to practice sight words.
February book logs are due on March 2nd. Students must read 15 books a month to receive a Pizza Hut certificate.

What we are learning:

Reading- We are wrapping up Unit 4. We are on week 6. The story of the week is Abuela. We will be having a special guest reader this week!     The question of the week is: What kind of adventures can you have in the city? The phonics skill is /e/ spelled Ee. The comprehension skill is setting. The amazing words for this story are: abuela, adventure, flock, city, airport, harbor. The high-frequency words: here, go, from.

Math- We are on Unit 4: Addition. The essential question of the week is: How can two sets of objects be joined to become one larger set? We are doing a great job with adding!!

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at ksomers@northschuylkill.net , or by phone (570) 874-3661 ext. 3245

Week of February 24th-28th

Upcoming Events:
2/28- NSE Bloomsburg Dr. Seuss Day Read Across America (Grades K-3)

Special Schedule:
2/24- Day 6- Art
2/25- Day 7- Computers
2/26- Day 8- Gym
2/27- Day 1- Music
2/28- Day 2- Art

Reminders:

Please continue to practice sight words.

February book logs are due Monday, March 2nd. 

What we are learning:

Reading- We are beginning Unit 4, week 5. The story of the week is If You Could Go To Antarctica. The question of the week is: What would it be like to have an Antarctic adventure? The phonics skill is /e/ spelled Ee. The comprehension skill is classify and categorize. The amazing words for this story are: Antarctica, continent, icebergs, penguins, seals, whales. The high-frequency words: here, go, from.

Math- We are on Unit 4: Addition. The essential question of the week is: How can we model and explain mathematical ideas? 

Just a note:

Our class is in need of Play-Doh. If you can donate Play-Doh, please send it in to school with your child. Thank you so much! 

Week of February 17th-21st

Upcoming Events:
2/17- No School
2/21- Spartan Dress Down Day - $1 Donation

Special Schedule:
2/17- No School
2/18- Day 2- Art
2/19- Day 3- Library
2/20- Day 4- Gym
2/21- Day 5- Music

Reminders:

Please continue to practice sight words.

Due to having an early dismissal on Friday 1/7, rotation days were pushed back a day. I will have the correct days and specials on the newsletters.

What we are learning:

Reading- We are beginning Unit 4, week 4. The story of the week is Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The question of the week is: How can an adventure cause trouble? The phonics skill is /g/ spelled Gg. The comprehension skill is character. The amazing words for this story are: bears, porridge, cottage, big, middle-sized, small. The high-frequency words: one, two, three, four, five.

Math- We are on Unit 4: Addition. The essential question of the week is: How can we communicate mathematical ideas? 

Writing- We will be starting the Beginning Writers workbook. Students will be working on Narrative Writing!

Just a note:

We had so much fun at our Valentine’s Day party!

Our class is in need of play-doh. If you can donate play-doh, please send it in to school with your child. Thank you so much!

Week of February 10th-14th

Upcoming Events:
2/13- Valentine’s Day Party
2/14- Act 80 Full Day- No School


Special Schedule:
2/10- Day 7- Computers
2/11- Day 8- Gym
2/12- Day 1- Music
2/13- No Special
2/14- No School

Reminders:

There is NO school on Monday, February 17th. This day is marked on the calendar as a snow make-up day if needed. The first snow make-up day would be Friday, February 14th. 

What we are learning:

Reading- We are beginning Unit 4, week 3. The story of the week is One Little Mouse. The question of the week is: What adventures can animals have? The phonics skill is consonant blends. The comprehension skill is sequence. The amazing words for this story are: woodland, nest, vale, hollow, comfortable, shadows. The high-frequency words: one, two, three, four, five.

Math- We are beginning Unit 4: Addition. The essential question of the week is: How can objects be joined together? 

*Everyone did an EXCELLENT job on their Unit 3 math test. I am so proud!

Writing- We are wrapping up the Letters and Numbers workbook. We will be starting the Beginning Writers workbook. Students will be working on Narrative Writing!

Just a note:

Our class is in need of play-doh. If you can donate play-doh, please send it in to school with your child. Thank you so much!

Week of January 27th-31st

Upcoming Events:
1/30- 100th Day of School!!

Special Schedule:
1/27- Day 5- Music
1/28- Day 6- Art
1/29- Day 7- Computers
1/30- Day 8- Gym
1/31- Day 1- Music

Reminders:

Book logs are due on January 31st. New PBIS calendars will be in folders on Monday, February 3rd. 

What we are learning:

Reading- We are beginning Unit 4, week 1. The story of the week is Rooster’s Off to See the World. The question of the week is: What can we learn from our adventures? The phonics skill is /h/ spelled Hh. The comprehension skill is sequence. The amazing words for this story are: world, lonely, trip, horizon, journey, homesick. The high-frequency words: are, that, do

Math- We are on Unit 3: Comparing Numbers. The essential question of the week is: how can numbers from 0 to 20 be ordered and compared? You can help your child by working with them on comparing numbers 0-20 (identifying  the number that is greater or smaller) and writing/arranging numbers 0-20 in order.

In Spring Math, students are working on counting circles and circling the corresponding number using numbers 1-20

Just a note:

Report Cards were sent home on Friday. Please sign and return Report Card envelopes!

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at ksomers@northschuylkill.net , or by phone (570) 874-3661 ext. 3245

Week of January 20th-24th

Just a note:

DIBELS Math and Reading scores have been sent home if your child was present both days of DIBELS testing. I am so proud to see the progress my students are making! Great work!!

Upcoming Events:
1/20- NO School- Teacher In-Service Day
1/24- Report Cards sent home


Special Schedule:
1/20- NO School
1/21- Day 1- Music
1/22- Day 2- Art
1/23- Day 3- Library
1/24- Day 4- Gym

Reminders:

• Please continue to work on identifying letters and letter sounds, rhyming words and counting from 0 to 100 with your child.
• Please continue to read a book each night with your child and document it in their reading log! If your child reads 15 books per month, they will receive a Pizza Hut certificate.
• Ice cream day in cafeteria is now on Wednesday’s.

What we are learning:

Reading- We are on Unit 3, week 6. The story of the week is The Lion and the Mouse. The question of the week is: What causes us to change the way we feel? The phonics skill is /o/ spelled Oo. The comprehension skill is main idea. The amazing words for this story are: jungle, beast, nibbling, snarled, trembling, entangled. The high-frequency words are: they, you, of .

Math- We are on Unit 3: Comparing Numbers. The essential question of the week is: how can numbers from 0 to 20 be ordered and compared? You can help your child by working with them on comparing numbers 0-20 (identifying  the number that is greater or smaller) and writing/arranging numbers 0-20 in order.

Writing- We are on Unit 5 of writing. We are working on writing lowercase letters, as well as writing sentences and whole words. We are practicing beginning sentences with a capital letter, ending with a period, and leaving spaces between words.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at ksomers@northschuylkill.net , or by phone (570) 874-3661 ext. 3245

Week of January 13th-17th

Upcoming Events:
1/16- 3rd Marking Period begins
1/17- Spartan Dress Down Day- $1 donation
1/20- Teacher In-Service day
1/24- Report cards sent home
1/13-1/17- Reading DIBELS testing- Middle of Year Testing

Special Schedule:

1/13- Day 4- Gym

1/14- Day 5- Music

1/15- Day 6- Art

1/16- Day 7- Computers

1/17- Day 8- Gym

Reminders:

• Ice cream day in the cafeteria for Kindergarten has been changed to Wednesday’s starting January 15th.
• Please continue to practice sight words. I will be testing this week.
• You can also work on identifying letters and letter sounds, rhyming words and counting from 0 to 100.
• Please continue to read a book each night with your child and document it in their reading log!

What we are learning:

Reading- We are on Unit 3, week 5. The story of the week is Then and Now. The question of the week is: How are things we use today different from things used long ago? The phonics skill is /o/ spelled Oo. The comprehension skill is draw conclusions. The amazing words for this story are: gears, headphones, webcams, handwritten, phonographs, newspapers. The high-frequency words are: they, you, of .

Math- We are on Unit 3: Comparing Numbers. The essential question of the week is: how can numbers from 0 to 10 be ordered and compared? You can help your child by working with them on comparing numbers 0-10 (identifying  the number that is greater or smaller) and writing numbers that are one fewer or one more than a given number. 

In Spring Math, we are still working on finding the missing number up to 10. You can help by working with your child on identifying and writing numbers up to 10, and counting forward and backward up to 10.

Writing- We are on Unit 4 of writing. We are still working on writing lowercase letters, as well as writing sentences and whole words. We are practicing beginning sentences with a capital letter, ending with a period, and leaving spaces between words.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at ksomers@northschuylkill.net , or by phone (570) 874-3661 ext. 3245

Week of January 6th-10th

Happy New Year!!

Upcoming Events:

1/10- DIBELS Math testing for Kindergarten

1/16- 3rd Marking Period begins

1/17- Spartan Dress Down Day- $1 donation

1/20- Teacher In-Service day

1/24- Report cards sent home

Special Schedule:

1/06- Day 7- Computers

1/07- Day 8- Gym

1/08- Day 1- Music

1/09- Day 2- Art

1/10- Day 3- Library

Reminders:

•Please continue to practice sight words.

•You can also work on identifying letters and letter sounds, rhyming words and counting from 0 to 100.

What we are learning:

Reading- We are on Unit 3, week 4. The story of the week is Farfallina and Marcel. The question of the week is: What happens when animals change? The phonics skill is /f/ spelled Ff. The comprehension skill is plot. The amazing words for this story are: goose, gosling, caterpillar, butterfly, reflection, cocoon. The high-frequency words are: see, look.

Math- We ware beginning Unit 3: Comparing Numbers. The essential question of the week is: how can numbers from 0 to 10 be ordered and compared? Please continue to work with your child on counting, identifying, representing, and writing numbers 0-20.

In Spring Math, we are still working on finding the missing number up to 10. You can help by working with your child on identifying and writing numbers up to 10, and counting forward and backward up to 10.

Writing- We are on Unit 4 of writing. We are still working on writing lowercase letters, but we are continuing working on writing sentences and whole words. We are beginning sentences with a capital letter, ending with a period, and leaving spaces between words.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at ksomers@northschuylkill.net , or by phone (570) 874-3661 ext. 3245

Week of December 16th-20th

Upcoming Events:
12/14- K-6 Chorus/Band Concert- Kindergarten sings @ 10:00 AM
12/20- Early dismissal for students. NSE @ 12:00
12/23- First possible snow make-up day
12/23-1/01- School Closed

1/02- School resumes

Special Schedule:

12/16- Day 2- Art

12/17- Day 3- Library

12/18- Day 4- Gym

12/19- Day 5- Music

Reminders:

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I will collect December books log when we come back to school after break. Please continue to read with your child every night and practice sight words!

What we are learning:

Reading- We are on Unit 3, week 3. The story of the week is George Washington Visits. The question of the week is: How is life today different from life hundreds or years ago? The phonics skill is /d/ spelled Dd. The comprehension skill is cause and effect. Grammar skill is verbs that add -s. The amazing words for this story are: celebration, sprinted, barn, blacksmith, arch, soldier. The high-frequency words are: see, look.

Math- We will be wrapping up Unit 2: Numbers 11-20. The essential question of the week is: how do we read, write, and count numbers up to 20? Please work with your child on counting, identifying, representing, and writing numbers 11-20. In Spring Math, we are working on finding the missing number up to 10. You can help by working with your child on identifying and writing numbers up to 10, and counting forward and backward up to 10.

Writing- We are on Unit 4 of writing. We are still working on writing lowercase letters, but we are also  working on writing sentences and whole words. We are working on beginning sentences with a capital letter, ending with a period, and leaving spaces between words.

Week of December 9th-13th

Upcoming Events:
12/11- PTO Holiday shop during special this day
12/13- Kindergarten Field Trip
12/14- K-6 Chorus/Band concert- Kindergarten sings @ 10:00

Special Schedule:
12/9- Day 5- Music
12/10- Day 6- Art
12/11- Day 7- Computers
12/12- Day 8- Gym
12/13- Day 1- Music

Reminders:
Kindergarten field trip is on Friday. December 13th. Students may wear pajamas! No money is needed. If your child is packing a lunch, please pack it in something disposable.
Please continue to practice sight words.

What we are learning:

Reading- We are on Unit 3, week 2. The story of the week is Little Quack. The question of the week is: What new things can you do as you get older? The phonics skill is/r/ spelt Rr. The comprehension skill is plot. Grammar skill is verbs for now and the past. The amazing words for this story are: duckling, pond, paddle, plunged, proud, brave. The high-frequency words are: me, with, she.

Math- We are continuing with Unit 2: Numbers 11-20. The essential question of the week is: how do we read, write, and count numbers up to 20? Please work with your child on counting, identifying, representing, and writing numbers 11-20. In Spring Math, we are working on finding the missing number up to 10. You can help by working with your child on identifying and writing numbers up to 10, and counting forward and backward up to 10.

Writing- We are beginning Unit 4. We will still be working on writing lowercase letters, but we will also be working on writing sentences. Beginning sentences with a capital letter, ending with a period, and leaving spaces between words.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at ksomers@northschuylkill.net , or by phone (570) 874-3661 ext. 3245

Week of December 2nd-6th

Upcoming Events:
12/02- No school
12/03- School resumes
12/09-12/13- PTO Holiday Workshop week (I will provide an update with the day my class shops)
12/13- Kindergarten Field Trip
12/14- Holiday concert- Kindergarten sings at 10:00 AM

Special Schedule:
12/03- Day 1- Music (General music is now taught by Mr. Kelly)
12/04- Day 2- Art
12/05- Day 3- Library
12/06- Day 4- Gym

Reminders:
-November's book logs are due on 12/03. December's book logs and PBIS calendars will be in folders on 12/03.
-Since we are now in December, the weather will be getting colder. Please send your child to school with a winter coat, a hat, and gloves. We go outside for recess unless it is below 38 degrees or it is raining.
-Please continue to practice sight words with your child.
-Please work on counting to 100 with your child.

What we are learning:

Reading- We will be continuing with Unit 3, week 1. The story of the week is Little Panda. The question of the week is: How does a panda change in its first year of life? The phonics skill is /n/ spelled Nn and /b/ spelled Bb. The comprehension skill is compare and contrast. Grammar skill is verbs. The amazing words for this story are: weigh, measure, healthy, bamboo, curious, explore. The high-frequency words are: me, with, she.

Math- We are continuing with Unit 2: Numbers 11-20. The essential question of the week is: how do we read, write, and count numbers up to 15? Please work with your child on counting, identifying, representing, and writing numbers 11-20. In Spring Math, we are working on finding the missing number up to 10. You can help by working with your child on identifying and writing numbers up to 10, and counting forward and backward up to 10.

Writing- We will be wrapping up Unit 3 and beginning Unit 4. We will still be working on writing lowercase letters, but we will also be working on writing sentences. Beginning sentences with a capital letter, ending with a period, and leaving spaces between words.