Monday, April 27, 2015

April 27- May 1
Monday- Uu worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Jan and Gus"
Tuesday- sight words worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Jan and Gus"
Wednesday-adding worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Jan and Gus"
Thursday- prediction worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Jan and Gus"
Friday- NO Show and Tell

For Reading we will begin the story "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper.  It is a classic fantasy story, and we will be talking about how trains move.  We will be learning more about short /u/ sound and the comprehension skill, plot.

In Math, we will begin working with Topic 12 Measurement.  In Topic 12 we will be comparing objects by length, height, capacity, and weight.  Review the new math words; longer, shorter, as tall as, taller, and lighter.

“A Child’s View” insert for Kindergarten will be printed with the Thursday, April 30th edition of the Republican and Herald newspaper.  Our class’s entries and photo were included in this special edition.

NSE PTO will be having a Scholastic Book Fair from Monday, May 4th through Friday, May 9th.  Students will shop during their scheduled Library day.  There will also be a Parent Shopping Night on Monday, May 4th from 4-7 pm. 
 

Monday, April 20, 2015

April 20-24
Monday-Uu worksheet
Practice flash cards, especially what, said, was, come and where
Practice reading "Fun for Jud"
Tuesday-illustrate worksheet
Practice flash cards, especially what, said, was, come and where
Practice reading "Fun for Jud"
Wednesday-Uu worksheet
Practice flash cards, especially what, said, was, come and where
Practice reading "Fun for Jud"
Thursday- read sentence worksheet
Practice flash cards, especially what, said, was, come and where
Practice reading "Fun for Jud"
Friday- NO Show and Tell
United States reports due

On Wednesday, our class will have an ice cream party.  Our class' lottery basket had the most tickets in it for kindergarten.  PTO will be providing the ice cream.

In reading, we will be reading "Trucks Roll".  It is a story about different types of transportation.  We will also discuss the letter/sound Uu as in umbrella, up, and umpire.

In Math, we will be working with Topic 12; Measurement.  We will be comparing objects by length, height, capacity, and weight.  Review the new math words; longer, shorter, as tall as, taller, and lighter.

Due to the PSSA testing, Monday will be book exchange and Friday will be music.  There are no special classes on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Kindergarten will have their physicals for those who need them.

Monday, April 13, 2015

April 13-17
Monday- Xx sound worksheet
Practice flash cards.
Read "Max"
Tuesday- middle sound worksheet
Practice flash cards.
Read "Max"
Wednesday- penny worksheet
Practice flash cards.
Read "Max"
Thursday- count to 100 worksheet
Practice flash cards.
Read "Max"
Friday- NO Show and Tell

This week we will be reading the story "Mayday! Mayday!  A Coast Guard Rescue".  We will discuss what kinds of transportation help us in an emergency.   We will be working with the phonics sound /ks/ spelled with the letter Xx.  We will review the comprehension skill Cause and Effect and the amazing words yellow, blue, and green.

In math, Topic 10 will take composing numbers further from 11-19.  Continue practice with addition and subtraction too!

Due to grades 3-6 taking the PSSA's, we will NOT have special classes on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  On Monday, we will still have computers and Friday, we will have art.