Last week we finished our story “Little Panda.” We reviewed the letters Nn and Bb and practiced using verbs.

We also did some fun activities last week to get into the Christmas spirit. We made a cookie plate for Santa, a snowman ornament for your tree, snowflakes made out of popsicle sticks, and a replica of Rudolph. All projects will be sent home today!

We took a trip to the high school on Thursday to see the high school chorus and band perform their Christmas show. The students had a great time.

This week, we will continue to do some Christmas/Winter activities & enjoy our Polar Express day.

Reminders:

• There will be no AR books sent home on Tuesday due to the long Christmas break, but your child is encouraged to read other books!
• Tuesday, December 23^rd, will be Polar Express Day for Kindergarten. Students are encouraged to wear their pajamas!!
• Dismissal will begin at 1:00 for students on Tuesday.

Today is day 2 and we will have Library!

Last week in Reading, we began reading  the story “Little Panda” and discussed a panda’s first year of life. Our letters of the week were Nn and Bb!  In Math, we began comparing numbers 0-10. In Science, we finished up our chapter on the Earth and Sky. We discussed the day time sky, the night time sky, different features of Earth & the sun, and kinds of weather.

This week, we will continue to read “Little Panda.” We will continue to work with the letters Nn and Bb, and get more practice with verbs. We will also master our three new words: me, with, she. In Math, we will continue comparing numbers 0-10. We will also be doing lots of fun Christmas/Winter Activities.

REMINDERS:

• ·      Please remember to send back the AR books every day with your child & fill out the December Log.
• ·      Please be sure that your child is wearing a heavy coat, gloves, and hat to school every day, we go outside for recess!
• ·      TUESDAY, December 23rd, will be Polar Express Day for Kindergarten. Students are encouraged to wear their pajamas!! More information will be sent home today!

  

Today will be day 2 and we have Library!

Last week in Reading, we read the story “Jack and the Beanstalk” and discussed real and make-believe plants. Our letter of the week was Ii. We worked really hard on blending words and reading new words.  In Math, we finished up counting, reading, and writing up to 10.

This week, we will be reading “Little Panda” and talking about a panda’s first year of life. We will learn all about the letter Nn and verbs. We will also learn three new words: me, with, she. In Math, we will be comparing numbers 0-10.

Reminders:

• Please remember to send back the AR books every day with your child & fill out the December Log.
• Please be sure that your child is wearing a heavy coat, gloves, and hat to school every day, we go outside for recess! 

Today is Day 3 and we have GYM!!

Over the last few days, we have had a lot of fun getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday!  We learned about the Pilgrims and their long, hard journey to America.  We learned about the Native Americans and how they helped the Pilgrims when they arrived in America. We talked about what it truly means to be thankful and discussed who/what we are thankful for. We made Native American vests and headbands, made necklaces out of pasta, and wrote about giving thanks.  We also took a trip to fourth grade to watch Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving with our reading buddies!

REMINDERS:

• Your child's Santa Letters are due when we return to school on December 2nd. We will then be sending them straight to the North Pole.
• AR books were not sent home due to the long Thanksgiving break. They will be sent home again on Tuesday, December 2nd.
• The elementary Christmas concert is on Thursday, December 4th at 7pm at the high school auditorium.  Students are asked to arrive between 6:15 and 6:30 (please use the gymnasium/auditorium entrance). Students must follow the dress code: girls may wear dresses, skirts, etc -- boys may wear dress shirts, ties, sweaters, etc
• Tuesday, December 2nd will be Day 4 and we will have ART.

Have a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving break!

-Miss Hughes & Miss Woodring

This week in Reading, we read the story “A Bed for the Winter” and discussed what kind of home animals need. Our letter of the week was Ii. We continued practicing syllables, rhyming, segmenting and blending, and differentiated between realism and fantasy.  In Math, we starting counting, writing, and reading numbers 6-10.

Next week, we will be learning all about the Pilgrims, the Native Americans, and Thanksgiving. We will be doing some fun activities to help us learn all about the holiday.

REMINDERS:

• Please remember to send back the AR books every day with your child & fill out the November Log.
• Please be sure that your child is wearing a heavy coat to school every day, we go outside for recess!
• Wednesday, November 26^th will be a half day for students. Dismissal will begin at 1:00.

  

Monday, November 24th, will be day 2 and we will have library!

**Please remember your library book.

This week in Reading, we read the story “Bear Snores On” and discussed what special things a bear does during winter. Our letter of the week was Cc. We continued practicing syllables, rhyming, segmenting and blending, and differentiated between realism and fantasy.  In Math, we continued work with ordering numbers 0-5.

Next week, we will be reading the story “A Bed for Winter” and discussing what kind of home animals need. Our letter of the week will be Ii and we will learn two new words – he and for. In Math, we will be tested on ordering numbers 0-5 and we will start counting, writing, and reading numbers 6-10.

REMINDERS:

• Please remember to send back the AR books every day with your child & fill out the November Log.
• Please send in a paint shirt – we will be painting during our next Art class.
• Please be sure that your child is wearing a heavy coat to school every day, we go outside for recess.

  

Monday, November 17th, will be day 2 and we will have library.

**Please remember your library book.

This week in Reading, we read the story “Animal Babies in Grasslands” and discussed what special animals live in the grasslands. Our letter of the week was Pp and we had a pajama party!  We continued working with syllables, rhyming, blending, and segmenting and talked about the main idea of a story.  In Math, we continued worked with ordering numbers 0-5. 

Next week, we will be reading the story “Bear Snores On” and discussing what a bear does in the winter. Our letter of the week will be Cc! In Math, we will learn how to order numbers.

Reminders:

• Don’t forget that Library day is Day 2 and your child will need to return their library book on that day.
• Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Monday, November 10^th. There will be no school for students!
•  We go outside for recess every day. Now that it is getting colder, please be sure that your child is dressed warm enough for the weather. Thank you!  

Monday, November 10th, we will not have school due to Parent/Teacher Conferences!
**Tuesday will be day 3 and we will have GYM!

Last week in Reading, we read the story “Nature Spy” and discussed what nature looks like when you look at it closely. Our letter of the week was Ss!  We continued working with syllables, rhyming, blending, and segmenting and talked about the setting of a story.  In Math, we continued working with “more than” and “fewer than.”

This week, we will be reading the story “Animal Babies in Grasslands” and discussing different animals that live in the grasslands. Our letter of the week will be Pp and we will learn about the main idea of a story. In Math, we will learn the number 0 and work on ordering numbers 0 to 5.

REMINDERS:

• Don’t forget that Library day is Day 2 and your child will need to return their library book on that day.
• Friday, November 7^th will be Pajama Day; students are encouraged to wear their pajamas to school.
• Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Monday, November 10^th. The schedule confirmation paper must be handed in by Monday, November 3^rd. Thank you!
• We go outside for recess every day. Now that it is getting colder, please be sure that your child is dressed warm enough for the weather. Thank you!

Monday, November 3rd, is Day 3 and we have Gym!

**Please remember to wear gym clothes/sneakers!

This week in Reading, we read the story “Flowers” and discussed how flowers are unique. Our letter of the week was Aa!  We continued working with syllables, rhyming, blending, and segmenting and learned how to compare and contrast.  In Math, we continued work with and were tested on counting!

Next week, we will be reading the story “Nature Spy” and discussing what we can learn about nature by looking closely. Our letter of the week will be Ss and we will learn about the “setting” of a story. In Math, we will compare and order number 0-5. We are working with terms such as more than, fewer than, and same as.

Reminders:

•  Don’t forget that Library day is Day 2 and your child will need to return their library book on that day!
• Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.  If you’d like to keep a sweater or jacket here at school, please make sure that your child’s name is labeled on the tag! Thank you!
• Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on November 10^th – please check your child’s folder for papers regarding scheduling! Times that are taken include: 12:30, 2:45, 4:30, 4:45, 5:00, and 5:30. If possible, please choose other times. Thank you!

Monday, October 27th, will be Day 3 and we will have Gym!

**Please remember to wear gym clothes/sneakers!

Friday, October 31^st will be our Halloween parade & party, starting at 2:00! Students are to report to school in school clothes. We will help them get dressed in their costumes prior to the parade!

Last week in Reading, we continued reading the story “Dig, Dig, Digging” and discussed how machines help people. Our letter of the week was Tt. We continued working with syllables, rhyming, blending, and segmenting.  In Math, we started our unit on counting.

This week, we will be reading the story “Flowers” and discussing how flowers are unique. Our letter of the week will be Aa and we will learn how to compare and contrast. We will learn two new words: have, is. In Math, we will continue working with counting, arranging, and writing the numbers 4 and 5. Students will also be tested on counting up to 5.

REMINDERS:

• Don’t forget that Library day is Day 2 and your child will need to return their library book on that day.
• Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.  If you’d like to keep a sweater or jacket here at school, please make sure that your child’s name is labeled on the tag. Thank you.
• Please continue to send a snack in with your child. Thank you.
• Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on November 10^th – please check your child’s folder for papers regarding scheduling. Thank you.

Monday, October 20th, will be Day 3 and we will have Gym.

**Please remember to wear gym clothes/sneakers!

Kindergarten teachers and students would like to thank the following individuals and businesses that made donations to our Fall Festival:

*Hart Farms of Ringtown for ALL of the pumpkins.

*Mr. Bob Burns for letting us use his tractor.

*Mr. Jim McAndrew for letting us use his wagon.

*Mrs. T’s Pierogies for the rulers and stickers.

*Marlin Markets for the hot dogs.

*Gal’s Sports Bar for the hot dog wrappers.

*Pine Creek Garden Center and Landscaping for the mums.

*Dr. Jude M. Gaydos, DDS for the gloves.

*Tony’s Lunch, Girardville for the hotdog buns.

*Boyer’s Food Market, Frackville for the $25 gift card donation.

*Gordon Fire Co (Especially Mr. George Brocious for bringing the fire truck and giving the kids a great demonstration.

This week in Reading, we read the story “Dig, Dig, Digging” and discussed how machines help people. Our letter of the week was Tt! We continued working with syllables, rhyming, blending, and segmenting.  In Math, we were tested on solid shapes.

Due to Fall Festival and the half day, we will continue reading the story “Dig, Dig, Digging” into next week and continue learning the letter Tt.  In Math, we will start our unit on counting.

 

REMINDERS:

·    Don’t forget that Library day is Day 2 and your child will need to return their library book on that day!

·    Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.  If you’d like to keep a sweater or jacket here at school, please make sure that your child’s name is labeled on the tag! Thank you!

·    Please continue to send a snack in with your child. Thank you!

 

Monday, October 13th, there will be no school for students! J

**Tuesday will be Day 4, we will have Art.

 

Fall Festival was a huge success – the students had a great day.

Last week in Reading, we read the story “Smash! Crash!” and discussed friendship. Our letter of the week was Mm! We continued working with syllables, rhyming and blending.  In Math, we compared and built with solid shapes.

 

This week, we will begin reading the story “Dig, Dig, Digging” and discuss how machines help people.  In Math, we will be tested on comparing solid shapes and will start our unit on counting.

 

Reminders:

·       Don’t forget that Library day is Day 2 and your child will need to return their library book on that day.

·       Fall Festival will be held on Thursday, October 9^th. If you haven’t already done so, please send in $4.00.

·       Please remember that Friday, October 10^th is a half day for students.

·       Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.  If you’d like to keep a sweater or jacket here at school, please make sure that your child’s name is labeled on the tag! Thank you.

·       Please continue to send a snack in with your child. Thank you.

 

Monday, October 6th, will be Day 4 and we will have Art! J

**Gym day will be Friday!

This week in Reading, we read the story “Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten” and discussed how people in a community cooperate. We have finished the entire alphabet and continued working with syllables, rhyming and blending and started work with classifying and categorizing.  In Math, we mastered our position words: inside, outside, above, below, and on and started working with our left and right.

 

Next week, we will begin reading the story “Smash! Crash!” and discuss friendship.  In Math, we will continue working with our left and right and will start working on geometry skills: making shapes from other shapes, comparing solid figures, and building with solid figures.

 

 

REMINDERS:

*Don’t forget that Library day is Day 2 and your child will need to return their library book on that day.

*Please send in $4.00 for the Fall Festival by Friday, October 3rd, thank you.

*Please continue to have your child practice their 4 digit ID number.

 

 

-Next week is Homecoming week-

Feel free to dress up for the theme of the day, but please continue to follow the dress code.

Mon: Construction Day 

Tues: Dress up Day 

Wed: Favorite Team Day 

Thurs: Opposite Day

Fri: Spartan Pride Day

 

 

Monday, September 29th, will be Day 4 and we will have Art.

**Gym day will be Friday.

4th week of Kindergarten is officially in the books!

This week in Reading, we read the story “Plaidypus Lost” and discussed how families cooperate. We were introduced to the letters Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, and Ss and continued working with syllables, rhyming and blending. We also worked on sequencing!  In Math, we practiced using our position words: inside, outside, above, below, and on.

 

Next week, we will begin reading the story “Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip” and discuss how people work together in a community.  In Math, we will be working with our left and right and we will be tested on our position words. Our principal, Mr. Jones will be coming in to teach a lesson on Monday.

 

Reminders:

• Don’t forget that Library day is Day 2 and your child will need to return their library book on that day!


• Please send in $4.00 for the Fall Festival by Friday, October 3rd, thank you!
• Anyone with clearances who is interested in helping out at the Fall Festival, please contact us immediately! Help is needed & appreciated!
• Please continue to have your child practice their 4 digit ID number.
   

 

Monday, September 22nd, will be Day 4 and we will have Art.

This week in Reading, we read the story “We Are So Proud.” We learned about and practiced writing the letters Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, and Nn. We discussed how people cooperate with one another & named things that we are proud of! In Math, we were tested on circles, hexagons, triangles, squares, rectangles, and solid shapes.

Next week, we will start our new story “Plaidypus Lost” and will learn about how families cooperate.  We will also introduce the letters Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, and Ss. We will continue working with syllables and discuss sequence.  We will also continue to work on mastering our names! In Math, we will be introduced to position words: inside, outside, above, below, and on.

 

 

REMINDERS:

•  Please have your child memorize their 4 digit ID number. They will be tested on it next week.
•  Please continue to have your child work on mastering their name.

This week, we will start our new story “We Are So Proud” and will learn about how school children work and play together.  We will also introduce the letters Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, and Nn. We will start work with syllables and discuss the setting of a story.  We will also continue to work on writing our names! In Math, we will review and be tested on our shapes, and be introduced to position words: inside, outside, above, below, and on.
 

REMINDERS:

• Please be sure that you are sending a snack in with your child – the school does not provide a snack. Thank you.
• Remember to send your child in their gym clothes on gym days: a plain tee shirt or Spartan tee shirt may be worn.
• Please make sure that you continue to check & send back your child’s green folder every day!
• Every Friday is a Spartan Spirit Day – a Spartan t-shirt may be worn every Friday.
• Please have your child practice writing their name.
• Please have your child memorize their 4 digit ID number.

 

School Pictures will be Friday, September 12th!!

It has been a very exciting first week in Kindergarten! 
 

In Reading, we read our story “The Little School Bus” and discussed rhyming words, character, and parts of a book. We also learned about and practiced writing the letters Aa and Bb. In Math, we learned about squares and rectangles and practiced writing the number 1.

Next week, we will continue to read the “The Little School Bus” and will learn about how people live, work and play together.  We will also introduce the letters Cc, Dd, and Ee. We will continue to practice rhyming words, discuss character, and identify parts of a book.  In Math, we will introduce circles, triangles, hexagons, and solid figures and practice our number writing!

Reminders:

• Due to our late lunch time in Kindergarten, we have snack every day around 10:15. Please be sure that you are sending a snack in with your child – the school does not provide a snack. Thank you! 
• On gym days, students are to wear their gym clothes to school. Please make sure that your child is wearing a Spartan t-shirt and sneakers. The school will periodically send t-shirt order forms home with your child but if you are need of one immediately, please contact the PTO. 
• Please make sure that you continue to check & send back your child’s green folder every day! 
• Please be sure that your child is wearing his/her bus tag for the first few weeks of school!
• Please refer to the student handbook regarding the student dress code. All shirts must have a collar. On gym days, however, a Spartan t-shirt may be worn.
• Every Friday is a Spartan Spirit Day – a Spartan t-shirt may be worn every Friday!!!

 

There will be no school on Monday, September 1st!!

Tuesday, September 2nd will be Day 5 and we will have Computers!!

1st Day Reminders:

• Bus Tags: Please make sure that your child wears his/her bus tag on the 1st day and every day for the first few weeks!
• Green Folder: Each day, please check your child's folder for important papers, news, homework, notes, etc., and always return it to school the next day.
• Snack: Please provide a snack for your child daily & label it. Also, please remind your child that due to allergies we do not share snacks.
• Lunch: Please discuss with your child if they will be buying lunch or packing a lunch each day to avoid confusion.
• Change of clothes: If you would like to send an extra change of clothes in with your child (in case of an accident/spill/mess) please place it in a plastic bag with their name on it.  The spare clothing will be stored in their cubby (locker).
• Forms: Please sign and return all forms to the school no later than Friday, September 2nd.
• Number: Please help your child memorize their 4 digit ID number. Thank you!!