This week we finished our story “Little Quack.” We reviewed the letter Rr as in River and practiced blending. In Math, we started our topic on comparing and ordering numbers to 10. We also were tested on Topic 3 in Math & began Topic 4: Comparing and Ordering Numbers 0-10.

On Thursday, students participated in “Brain Show Mania” in the gymnasium. They answered questions in a game show fashion & some even left with a prize. All students had a great time!!

Next week, we will be doing some fun activities this week to get into the Christmas spirit. We will make a cookie plate for Santa, a snowflake, some reindeer food, and a snowman ornament for your tree, and will do some watercolor painting. All projects will be sent home at the end of next week! J

We will also take a trip to the high school on Tuesday to see the high school chorus and band perform their Christmas show.

Reminders:

·         *Wednesday, December 21st, will be Ugly Sweater day. Students are encouraged to show their holiday spirit and dress the part! **Dress code appropriate bottoms must be worn. It is not a gym day, so no sweatpants please!

·         *Friday, December 23^rd, will be Polar Express Day for Kindergarten. Students are encouraged to wear their pajamas!! **Dismissal will begin at 12:00 for students.

·         *School will resume on Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 and it will be day 7. We will have Computers!

·         *Please continue to have your child practice their sight words over the long holiday break! We have come a long way and do not want them to regress! Thank you!

·         *Following Christmas Break, we will be working with the letters Dd and Kk. Please return all Dinosaur Projects no later than Tuesday, January 3^rd. Projects will be sent home next week!

Monday, December 19th, will be day 2 and we will have Computers.

This week in Reading, we read the story “Little Panda” and discussed a panda’s first year of life. We saw live footage of a panda from the San Diego Zoo on their “Panda Cam.” Our letter of the week was Nn as in Net! We worked hard on segmenting words into their sounds and blending sounds into words. In Math, we worked on reading, writing, and counting numbers to 10.

Next week, we will begin reading “Little Quack” and discussing what new things you can do as you get older. We will be learning all about the letter Rr as in River. We will discuss new words such as duckling, plunge, pond, paddle, proud, and brave. In Math, we will be tested on reading, writing, and counting numbers to 10 and will begin comparing and ordering numbers to 10. **Please continue to practice counting to 100 by ones and tens and writing numbers to 20.

Reminders:

·       *Please be sure that your child is wearing a heavy coat, gloves, and hat to school every day, we go outside for recess!

·       *Wednesday, December 14^th will be our monthly 2-hour data delay. It is a non-rotation day. There will be no special classes!

·       *Brain Show Mania will be held on Thursday, December 15^th.

·       *There have been some dress code concerns and questions, so, to clear up any misunderstandings with the dress code a “what is accepted” and “what is not accepted” note will be coming home with your child. **The main issues have been with yoga pants/leggings being worn for gym class or as pants, and “colored” skirts for girls. Please read carefully and be sure to dress your child accordingly. Thank you!

Monday, December 12th, will be day 8 and we will have Book Exchange! 

**Please remember to send in your child’s library book.

Students, staff, and parents had a wonderful time at the Bloomsburg Theatre!  Thanks to all who helped chaperone! We also had a visit from a special mail carrier this week who collected our letters to Santa and is going to make sure they get delivered to the North Pole!

This week in Reading, we read the story “Jack and the Beanstalk” and discussed real and make-believe plants. Our letter of the week was Bb! In Math, we were tested on Topic 2: Comparing and Ordering numbers 0-5 and began Topic 3: Numbers 6-10.

Next 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 focus on blending sounds to make words. In Math, we will be reading, writing and comparing numbers 0-10.

Reminders:

·        *With the short week, the field trip, and Dibels testing, I was unable to test sight words this week. Testing will resume on Monday! Thank you for understanding!

·        *Please be sure that your child is wearing a heavy coat, gloves, and hat to school every day, we go outside for recess most days!

·        *Tomorrow there will be a breakfast with Santa at the North Votech Center in Frackville from 8-11.

·        *The Bowl for Kid’s Sake envelopes are due no later than Friday, December 16^th.

·        *The Elementary Christmas Concert will be held on Saturday, December 10^th. Kindergarten will be performing at 10:00. Please have students arrive no later than 9:30.

·        *There will be a data delay on Wednesday, December 14^th.

Monday, December 5th, will be day 3 and we will have Book Exchange.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break!
See you on Tuesday, November 29th.


**Book Logs are due on Wednesday, November 30th.
**Field Trip will be Thursday, December 1st.

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 our sight words, segmenting (breaking down words into sounds), blending (blending sounds together to form words), and our short and long vowel sounds. We also differentiated between realism and fantasy.  In Math, we finished our topic on comparing and ordering numbers 0-5.

Next week, we will be learning all about the Pilgrims, the Native Americans, and the history of Thanksgiving! We will be doing some fun activities to help us learn all about the special holiday. We will also be tested on Topic 2 in Math.

Reminders:

• ·    “The Jungle Book” will be shown for Community Involvement night tonight at the High School at 7pm. Light refreshments will be served!
• ·    Book Orders are due Monday, November 21^st.
• ·    Wednesday, November 23^rd will be a half day for students. Dismissal will begin at 12:00. School will resume on Tuesday, November 29^th.
• ·    AR logs for the month of November will be collected on Wednesday, November 30^th.
• ·    If anyone is interested in being a Guest Reader for our class, please contact me! We are looking for readers! 

Monday, November 21st, will be day 6 and we will have Music.

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 and we differentiated between realism and fantasy. In Math, we continued work with comparing and ordering numbers 0-5 and practiced our number writing. In Science, we discussed different types of weather and the seasons.

This week, the Schuylkill County Sheriff’s Department dropped by NSE to fingerprint all of our Kindergarten students. The kids really enjoyed the process! We also had a visit from the Goodwill Fire Company in Frackville, who delivered a wonderful fire safety program.

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 as in igloo. In Math, we will be tested on ordering numbers 0-5 and we will start counting, writing, and reading numbers 6-10.

REMINDERS:

·       *Please be sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather, we go outside for recess every day. Thank you!

·       *Scholastic book orders are due on Monday, November 21^st.

·       *November Reading Logs are due on Wednesday, November 30^th.

·       *Friday, November 18^th will be a $1 Dress Down Day!

·       *The Kindergarten Field Trip to the Bloomsburg Theatre will be on Thursday, December 1^st. More information will be coming home in the next few weeks!

·       *Thank you to Alicia Jones for being our Guest Reader! The kids loved reading “The Great Turkey Race!”

Monday, November 14th, will be day 1 and we will have Music.

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 as in pig! We continued working with blending, segmenting, and initial and final sounds. We also talked about the main idea of a story.  In Math, we were tested on reading, writing & counting numbers 1-5 and began working with ordering numbers 0-5. Additionally, we have been practicing telling and making time and working with money! In Science, we discussed what we can see in the daytime and nighttime skies!

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 continue to compare and order numbers 0-5 and will discuss more, fewer, and equal.

Reminders:

• ·     With Daylight Savings happening this weekend, students will no longer be allowed to wear shorts to school. Enjoy your extra hour of sleep! J
• ·     On Wednesday, November 9^th, we will have a 2-hour data delay!
• ·     Thank you to all who have dedicated their time to the AR Program. The students seem to really enjoy the books! I appreciate your commitment!
• ·     Thank you to Danielle Pearce for being our Guest Reader! The students loved their “Peekaboo Ghosts!”

Monday, November 7th, will be Day 7 and we will have Computers.

Have a great weekend!

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 focused on reading, writing, and counting numbers 1-5.

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, or where the story takes place. In Math, we will be tested on our numbers to 5 and begin comparing and ordering numbers 0-5. We will be working with terms such as more than, fewer than, and same as.

Students had a great time shopping at the Book Fair this week! Normal library classes will resume next week.

Thank you to Tara Mentzer, Heather Stine, and Michelle Miller for being our Guest Readers. The students enjoyed having you!!

REMINDERS:

·         *Scholastic Book Orders for the month of October are due on Monday, October 24^th.

·         *October Reading Logs are due by Friday, October 28^th!

·         *Next week is Red Ribbon Week! Spirit Days are as follows: Monday – wear sweatpants, Tuesday – wear crazy socks, Wednesday – backwards day, Thursday – crazy hair day, Friday – Spartan Spirit day!

·         *The Halloween Parade will begin at 2:00 at the Spartan Stadium. Parents are welcome to come and watch the parade. Kindergarten will be opening the parade, so arrive early if planning to attend! **Unfortunately, Kindergarten will not be having parent helpers in the classroom to celebrate due to the limited time frame.

·         *The Kindergarten Field Trip to the Bloomsburg Theatre will take place on Thursday, December 1^{st –} more information to follow. Thank you to all of those who handed back their permission slips!

Monday, October 24th, will be Day 7 and we will have Computers.

This week in Reading, we read the story “Dig, Dig, Digging” and discussed how machines help people. Our letter of the week was Tt! In Math, we worked on reading, writing, and counting numbers 1-5.

This week was Fire Prevention Week! We read stories and did many activities on how to stay safe during a fire and how to prevent them. Some things we discussed: “Don’t hide, get outside.” “Stay low and go!” “Stop, drop, and roll!”  We discussed the importance of checking the batteries in our smoke alarms, calling 911 in an emergency, and leaving matches and lighters to grown-ups. The kids did a great job of presenting their escape plans to their classmates. I was very impressed with their work!

Reminders:

·       -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!

·       -Some things to work on: counting to 100, sight words, writing numbers to 20, rhyming, syllables, letters & sounds.

·       -Next week is the Book Fair. Students will be able to shop on Tuesday during Library. **Students do not need their library books this week – they will return them next week!

Monday, October 17^th will be day 2 and we will have Computers!

Have a great weekend!!

What a fantastic week in Kindergarten!! On Thursday, we had our Kindergarten Fall Festival. Activities included a hay ride, a bounce house, fall games, leaf rubbings, pumpkin decorating, crafts, face painting, and lots of delicious treats. Thank you to all who volunteered their time to help out, it was a great day.  On Friday, we had a Pep Rally in the elementary gymnasium. 

This week in Reading, we read the story “Smash! Crash!” and discussed friendship. Our letter of the week was Mm like monkey! We continued working with syllables, rhyming and blending.  In Math, we were tested on comparing and building with solid figures.

Next week, we will begin reading the story “Dig, Dig, Digging” and discuss how machines help people.  We will be learning all about the letter Tt as in turtle! In Math, we will begin our unit on reading, writing, and counting numbers 0-5.

Reminders:

• ·    Don’t forget that Library day is Day 3 and your child will need to return their library book on that day.
• ·    Please remember that on Monday, October 10th there is no school for students. Enjoy your day off.
•      There will be a data delay on Wednesday, October 12th.

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Tuesday, October 11th, will be Day 9 and we will have ART.

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 began our topic on geometry: comparing and composing shapes.

Next week, we will begin reading the story “Smash! Crash!” and we will discuss friendship.  We will be discussing character, as well as initial and final sounds. We will be learning all about the letter Mm as in Monkey! In Math, we will continue working on our geometry skills: making shapes from other shapes, comparing solid figures, and building with solid figures.

Reminders:

*Thank you to all who participated in completing the September Reading Log.  An October Log will be send home on Monday.

*Kindergarten Fall Festival will be on Thursday, October 6th. Students may wear a Spartan Tee Shirt and dress code appropriate pants or gym clothes. Please dress accordingly!

*Next week is Spirit Week, please check your child's folder for spirit day attire!

Monday, October 3rd will be Day 4 and we will have ART!

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 first sounds. We also worked on sequencing, or putting things in order!  In Math, we practiced & were tested on using our position words: inside, outside, above, below, on, left and right.

Next week, we will begin reading the story “Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip” and discuss how people work together in a community.  We will be learning about the letters Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, and Zz. In Math, we will begin Topic 16: Analyzing, comparing, and composing shapes.

Reminders:

• ·     Please continue to have your child study their sight words as part of their nightly homework. We are doing a great job so far!!
• ·    Thank you to all who are completing their September Reading Log – I am impressed and proud!! All logs are due by Friday, September 30^th!
• ·    Last call for Book Orders!! All book orders are due Monday, September 26^th.
• ·    With the cooler weather coming, please make sure that your child brings a light jacket to school with them. We go outside for recess every day!

Monday, September 26^th will be day 9 and we will have ART!

This week in Reading, we read the story “We Are So Proud.” We learned about what it means to be proud and how to make others proud of us. We learned about and practiced writing the letters Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, and Nn. We continued to practice rhyming and learned how to break words into syllables. In Math, we were tested on circles, hexagons, triangles, squares, rectangles, and solid shapes: cylinder, cone, cube, and sphere. Everyone did a great job!! In Science, we discussed how we observe our surroundings by using our 5 senses.

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 writing our names! In Math, we will work with our position words: inside, outside, above, below, on, in front of, behind, left and right.

Reminders:

       *Remember to send your children in their gym clothes only on gym days! Thank you!

       *Every Friday is a Spartan Spirit Day – a Spartan t-shirt may be worn every Friday with dress code appropriate bottoms!!!

       *Please remember to have your child practice their sight words in their folder as part of their nightly homework!

       *Fall Festival volunteer papers need to be returned by September 23^rd! Thank you!!

Monday September 19^th will be Day 4 and we will have ART!

This week, we are reading “We Are So Proud” and will learn about how children work and play together.  We will also introduce the letters Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, and Nn. We will discuss syllables, the setting of a story, and talk about the jobs of the author and illustrator. In Math, we will review solid figures and their flat surfaces. We will also be tested on identifying and describing our shapes and solid figures.

Reminders:

·       Sight word testing will begin this week, please have your child practice reading their sight words as part of their nightly homework!

·       There will be a 2 hour data delay on Wednesday, September 14^th. This will be a non-rotation day, we will not have special classes!

·       Friday, September 16^th will be a Spartan Dress Down Day. Please send in a $1 donation! Thank you!!

We are rocking and rolling through the first two weeks in Kindergarten. We are all doing a great job of bringing our blue folders & bus tags to school each day, as well as completing our homework! We are getting better at learning and following our classroom rules and using our manners everywhere in the school. I am so proud!!

This week in Reading, we began reading our story “The Little School Bus” and are discussing rhyming words, character, and parts of a book. We are also learning about the letters Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, and Ee. In Math, we are learning about triangles, hexagons, and solid figures.

Reminders:

    

*Gym clothes are only allowed to be worn on gym days – Days 5 and 10.

       *Please continue to have your child practice their 4 or 5 digit number – they need it for lunch and computer class.

       *Sight word lists were sent home, please begin practicing the first list!

The year is off to a superb start!  Thank you to everyone for handing back the "first day papers" so promptly -- you are on the ball! We greatly appreciate all of the supplies that were sent in. They will be put to good use throughout the year!!

Please continue to check your child's blue folder every night & send your child with their bus tag every day.

Monday is the start of what is going to be a wonderful year. I am looking forward to working with both you and your child. Thank you for a great Meet the Teacher Night!!

1st Day Reminders:

• Bus Tags: Please make sure that your child wears his/her bus tag on the first day and every day for the first few weeks!

• Blue 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 a lunch or packing a lunch each day to avoid confusion.

• Change of clothes: Please 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 Tuesday, September 6th.

• Number: Please help your child memorize their 4 or 5 digit ID number. Thank you!!

Reminders:

• Kindergarten Graduation will be held on Tuesday, May 24th at 6:00 pm in the high school auditorium. Tickets were sent home today with students! Students must wear a white collared shirt. Students should arrive at the high school between 5:15 and 5:45.
• Carnival Day will be on Friday, May 27th. Students are allowed to wear gym clothes!
• There will be no school on Memorial Day -- May 30th. Enjoy your holiday!
• Report Cards will be sent home on Thursday, June 2nd (last day of school). Dismissal will be at 11:45

Monday, May 23rd will be day 10 and we will have GYM!

This week in Reading, we read the story “Old McDonald” and discussed what tools we use to build. We reviewed the letters Qq and Uu and celebrated their wedding with dancing and treats.

Next week, we will be reading the story “Building Beavers” and learning about how beavers build their homes. We will be reviewing initial and medial /e/ and focusing on main idea.

This week in Math, we were tested on our topic on Sorting, Classifying, Counting, and Categorizing Data. Students did a great job!

Next week, we will be introducing some 1^st grade Math topics and will use our Math skills to prep for an Ice Cream Party!

Reminders:

·  Kindergarten graduation will be on Tuesday, May 24^th at 6:00pm at the High School Auditorium.

·Please continue to have your child practice their sight words for end of the year testing!

·  There will be no more homework for the rest of the year, but please continue to check your child’s folder!

·Library books must be returned by next Friday!

·Carnival Day will be held on Friday, May 27^th.

·There will be no school on Monday, May 3oth. Enjoy Memorial Day!

·Last Day of school is Thursday, June 2^nd. Dismissal will begin at 11:45.

Monday, May 16th will be Day 5 and we will have Gym!

This week in Reading, we read the story “Building with Dad” and discussed how a school is built. We learned all about the letters Yy and Qq and focused on sequencing events.

Next week, we will be reading the story “Old MacDonald had a Woodshop” and learning about what tools we need when we build things. We will be learning about the letter Oo. We will be focusing on characters.

This week in Math, we began our topic on Sorting, Classifying, Counting, and Categorizing Data. We are focusing on how things are alike and different, and how we can sort, group, and classify them. We are making graphs and collecting data as well.

Next week, we will review and be tested on Topic 13.

Reminders:

• ·     Book Fair is scheduled for May 9-13^th. Students will have an opportunity to shop during their library time. Parent night to shop will be Monday, May 9^th from 4-7pm.
•        Kindergarten graduation will be on Tuesday, May 24^th at 6:00pm at the High School Auditorium. More information to follow!
• ·     Q IS MARRYING U! The wedding of Q and U will be on Thursday. Students are allowed to dress up as if they are going to an actual wedding, as long as it is dress code appropriate. We will celebrate the eternal bond of Q and U with cake and dancing! 
•      Happy Mother’s Day to all of the Moms, Grandmothers, Aunts, and special ladies!

Monday, May 9th will be Day 10 and we will have Gym!

Miss Hughes's Kindergarten News

April 25th-29th

Yearbook order forms were sent home last week.  The cost of a yearbook this year is $20.  All orders are due no later than Monday, April 25^th.  If you would like one, then please send in your payment and order form to reserve a copy.  (There will not be extras!!)

      Kindergarten Graduation will be held on Tuesday, May 24^th at 6:00 pm in the NS High School Auditorium.  Specific details about parking, seating, etc. will be sent home closer to the date. Due to limited seating, each Kindergarten student will be limited to 5 tickets.  **If a small child (non-school age) is going to sit on an adult’s lap, they will not need a ticket.  **Your Kindergarten child is not part of the count.  No one will be admitted to Graduation without a ticket.  Graduation tickets will be sent home Friday, May 20^th.  **If tickets are misplaced, we will not be able to replace them. 

In Math, we will continue with the Topic of Measurement, comparing objects by length, height, capacity, and weight.  Please review daily workmat pages! We will test next week as we finish up!

In Reading, we will begin a new story, This is the Way We Go to School, an informational fiction story. This story will complete our Unit on Going Places.  Our letters of the week will be Yy and Qq.

In the Thursday April 28^th edition of the Republican Herald, please watch for “A Child’s View” insert. Miss Hughes’s class picture will be in the newspaper along with your child’s answer to the question….When I grow up….

Miss Hughes will be back on Monday April 25^th!!! In honor of her return, our class held a Welcome Back Luau for Miss Hughes! I invited Miss Hughes to join us in the afternoon today.  We enjoyed trying some Vegetables (to celebrate our letter of the week V, Tropical (Huggies) drinks, and even had Flip flop themed nutter butters!!

Miss Hughes’s Kindergarten News

April 11-15

Reading- We will be reading: The Little Engine That Could. We will be sequencing the story and looking further at the plot of the story.  Our amazing words are: engine, passenger, mountain, tracks, roundhouse, and valley.

Phonics/Grammar- We will continue with the letter Uu like in Umbrella and Unicorn.  We will be identifying them in the medial and initial position in words.  We will also be reviewing nouns.

Our United States Projects should be sent in on Monday April 11th. We will be sharing our assigned state with our classmates next week.  I sent home a coloring oversized worksheet for fun and to help with finding facts! Your child should try to memorize the 2-3 facts!

In Math, we started Topic 11 Decomposing Numbers 11-19 and will test next week. Please review math work-mats that come home!

Please continue to practice our Kindergarten Sight Words!

Thank you to ALL who generously donated to our class’ Chinese Auction basket/rolling tote for the PTO Spring Fling Auction coming up on April 16-April 17. Our Sugar & Spice and Everything Nice Basket (3 drawer rolling tote) looks amazing!!

Important Dates

April 11- Day 10 We will have Gym with Mr. Hinkle. On Monday, April 11th please join us in cheering on the Elementary to show their school spirit for the PSSAs! Grades K-6 students and staff are welcomed to dress down in school colors to show their NSE spirit! Students in grades 3-6 will be getting the opportunity to shine on their PSSA tests to show what they have learned and accomplished during their years at NSE.

Students and Staff may wear jeans, sweatpants, or shorts, along with a Spartan T-Shirt or dress code approved shirt.

**Students must wear regular dress code approved clothing for the remainder of the PSSAs, unless they have gym class.


April 12- PSSAs start
May 24th- Kindergarten Graduation

February 8th-11th

This week we will do lots of fun activities to celebrate Valentine’s Day!. Our classroom party will be held on Thursday February 11^th. If you would like your child to share Valentines with their classmates, please send them in for ALL classmates by Thursday or before. A class list was sent home last week. If you should need another copy, feel free to send in a small note.

This week, we will be reading the story “Rooster’s Off to See the World” and learning about adventures. We will continue working with the letter Hh and focusing on the sequence of a story. We will be learning 3 new words: are, do, that. Our new amazing words are: journey, world, trip, lonely, horizon, and homesick. 

In Math, we finished up our topic on counting to 100. Our 100^th day of school was filled with different activities throughout the day and ended with a snack in the shape of 100! This week will start a new Topic (7) Understanding Addition.  This week we may have an extra sheet of homework coming home for a little extra practice in addition! Students will learn to join two groups and tell how many there are altogether.  They will learn how to use the plus sign and the equal sign and learn about addition sentences.  Please review daily workmats/lessons.

REMINDERS:

·      Friday, February 12^th there will be no school for students –Act 80 day!

·     Monday, February 15^th there will be no school for students or teachers!

This week we started reading the story “The Lion and the Mouse” and talked about how our feelings can change. We continued with the letter Oo and discussed the main idea of a story. Our amazing words for this story are: jungle, beast, snarled, nibbling, trembling, and entangled. 

In Math, we started a new topic Numbers to 100, which is just in time for our 100^th day of school. Our 100^th day of school was moved 2 days forward because we had 2 snow days this week, 1/25 and 1/26. The new 100^th day date is now Friday February 5^th, 2016. Please continue to think of fun ideas on how your child can dress as if he/she is 100 years old!!!

New February Reading Logs will be sent home this weekend. Please continue to read with your child and fill in all information on the new log. 

Tuesday February 2^nd is Groundhog Day. We watched a short video on groundhogs and will be voting whether or not Phil will see his shadow!

REMINDERS:

·      Sometimes our classroom is chilly. Please feel free to send in sweater or collared zip up to be left in your child’s cubby to wear during the day, just make sure that it is labeled with their name.

·      Please practice counting to 100 by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s with your child.

Monday February 1st, will be day 4 and we will have Art! Please note: if school is closed our scheduled day will bump to the next school day.

Week of January 18-22

This week we finished reading the story “Then and Now” and talked about how things we use today are different from things we use long ago. We reviewed the letter Oo and learned how to draw conclusions. We also added two new words to our word wall: but and they. Next week, we will be reading the story “The Lion and the Mouse” and learning about what causes us to feel the way we feel.

In Math, we were tested on numbers 11-20. Next week, we will start our topic on counting to 100.

REMINDERS:

·      Report Cards will be sent home Friday, January 22nd.

·      Please continue to review Sight Word Lists!

·      Wednesday, February 3rd will be the 100^th day of school –we have a lot of fun activities planned for the day! Kindergarten students will be dressing like we are 100 years old! More details will be sent home soon! Please practice counting to 100 with your child.

Monday, January 25th, will be day 1 and we will have Music!