Week of October 28th- November 1st

Upcoming Events:
10/29- NS Trunk or Treat 6-7 PM & 1st Marking Period Ends
10/30- 2nd Marking Period Begins
10/31- Fall Celebration 1:30-3:00 PM

Special Schedule:
10/28- Day 4- Gym
10/29- Day 5- Music
10/30- Day 6- Art
10/31- Day 7- Computers
11/01- Day 8- Gym

Reminders:

Book logs are due October 31st. The Halloween Parade on Thursday, October 31st will be virtually broadcasted. Students must bring their costumers to school in a bag marked with their name. Costumes must be appropriate for elementary.

What we are learning:

Reading: This week we are continuing with Unit 2, Week 3. The story of the week is Animal Babies in Grasslands. The question of the week is: What special animals live in the grasslands? The phonics skill is initial /p/ spelled Pp. The comprehension skill is main idea. Grammar skill is adjectives for colors and shapes. The amazing words are: calf, grassland, cub, pup, joey, foal. The high-frequency words are: we, my, like.

Math: We will be continuing with Unit 1: Numbers 0-10. The essential question is: How do we read, write, and count numbers up to 10?

Writing: We will continue with Unit 2 of writing. We will be working on review of numbers 1-10.

Letter of the week: Pp

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at ksomers@northschuylkill.net , or by phone (570) 874-3661 ext. 3245, or write me a message on ClassDojo or send in a note!

Have a wonderful weekend :) 

GO SPARTANS!!

Week of October 14th-18th

As my kiddos said "today is the best day ever!", we had so much fun at the kindergarten Fall Festival! A big THANK YOU to the volunteers who made the day so special!!

Upcoming events:

October 14th- NO SCHOOL

October 18th- Spartan Dress Down Day- $1 Donation

Special Schedule:

10/14- NO SCHOOL

10/15- Day 3- Library

10/16- Day 4- Gym

10/17- Day 5- Music

10/18- Day 6- Art

Reminders:

Please continue to practice sight words with your child! I will be testing each student on their sight word list this week. Once your child has mastered one list, you may move onto the next list. I will send home a paper if your child mastered a list.

What we are learning:

Reading: This week we are starting Unit 2, Week 1. The story of the week is Flowers. The question of the week is: How are flowers unique? The phonics skill is initial /a/ spelled Aa. The comprehension skill is compare and contrast. Grammar skill is nouns. The amazing words are: seeds, fruits, buds, stem, bloom, petals. The high-frequency words are: have, is.

Math: We will be continuing with Unit 1: Numbers 0-10. The essential question is: How do we read, write, and count numbers up to 5?

Writing: We will continue with Unit 2 of writing. We will be working on writing capital letters and the number 6.

Science: We will be doing flower activities to go along with our story of the week Flowers.

Letter of the week: Aa

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at ksomers@northschuylkill.net , or by phone (570) 874-3661 ext. 3245, or write me a message on ClassDojo or send in a note!

Week of October 7th-11th

We had so much fun dressing up for Homecoming Spirit Week!

Upcoming Events:

October 7th- wear a blue shirt for bullying prevention day. It is a free dress down if your child wears a blue shirt.

October 7th-11th- Book Fair

October 9th- Picture retake day.

October 10th- FALL FESTIVAL!

October 11th- Act 80 day- ½ day of school. Dismissal @ 12:00

Special Schedule:

10/7- Day 6- Art

10/8- Day 7- Computer

10/9- Day 8- Gym

10/10- Day 1- Music

10/11- Day 2- Art

Reminders:
If your child is getting their picture retaken, please send in their pictures from previous order.
Students may wear gym clothes the day of Fall Festival (Thursday). Students will also not have to pack their own snacks that day. Snacks will be provided.

Please continue to practice sight words! I will be testing again soon.

What we are learning:

Reading: This week we are starting Unit 1, Week 6. The story of the week is Dig Dig Digging. The question of the week is: How do machines help people work? The phonics skill is initial /t/ spelled Tt. The comprehension skill is classify and categorize. Grammar skill is nouns. The amazing words are: scooping, swooshing, squelching, gobbling, spinning, rumbling. The high-frequency words are: a, to.

Math: We will be starting Unit 1: Numbers 0-10. The essential question is: How do we read, write, and count numbers up to 5?

Writing: We will continue with Unit 2 of writing. We will be working on writing capital letters and the number 5.

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