Friday, September 21, 2018

September 24-28
This week we will be starting our story for Reading, "Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten".  We will be talking about people in communities and will be learning how to classify and categorize.  Continue to read at home and practice the high frequency words; I, am,the, and little; practice rhyming and counting syllables in words and identifying the letters from Aa-Zz.   

For Math we will continue counting and writing numbers 0-10


Our Science theme for the week will be APPLES Each day of the week we will use the apples for sorting, graphing, and/or tasting!  We will also enjoy the theme by celebrating Johnny Appleseed’s birthday! It should be a sweet week!!!

Sight Words are assessed once a week.  There are flash cards in your child’s folder that you should be using to review the words nightly.  Some of the class are still on List 1.   When your child moves on to a new list, continue to study the previous words along with the new list.  There will be “review” tests given throughout the year to make sure students know all the words and not just the list that they are working on that week. 

The Kindergarten Fall Festival will be held on Friday, October 26th.  We are asking that each child please donate $3.00 for the Fall Festival. Please send it all donations by Wednesday, October 24th if you haven’t done so already!  Students will be permitted to wear gym clothes on Fall Festival Day no matter what their special is. 

AR (accelerated reader) lists are due on Monday, October 1.  Each child had to read 15 books to receive the Pizza Hut certificate.  A new October paper will be sent home on October 1.

Monday- Day 10- art
Tuesday- Day 1- computers
Wednesday- Day 2- music
Thursday- Day 3-library
Friday- Day 4- physical education

Friday, September 14, 2018

September 17-21
Our next reading story will be Plaidypus Lost.  In this story, we will tag along with a lively young girl and her constant companion, Plaidypus, as they find adventures wherever they go!  We will be learning to recognize the letters Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, and Ss, and we will practice the comprehension skill: sequence.   Continue to read at home, talk about story characters and setting, and recognize the letters from Aa-Nn, as well as the high frequency words I, am, the and little. 

Sight Words are assessed once a week.  There are flash cards in your child’s folder that you should be using to review the words nightly.  Some of the class are still on List 1.   When your child moves on to a new list, continue to study the previous words along with the new list.  There will be “review” tests given throughout the year to make sure students know all the words and not just the list that they are working on that week. 

In math, we are working on numbers 0-5.

Anyone interested in helping at the Fall Festival, please attend the meeting on Tuesday, September 24 at 7:00 at the FRANCESCO'S in Shenandoah.

The Kindergarten Fall Festival will be held on Friday, October 26th.  We are asking that each child please donate $3.00 for the Fall Festival. Please send it all donations by Friday, October 19

Friday, September 21th will be a Spartan Dress Down Day.  Students are asked to bring a $1 donation if participating.

Field trip permission papers were sent home in the Friday folders.  Please sign as return as soon as possible.

Friday, September 7, 2018

September 10-14
On Monday, we will begin our 2nd Reading story, We Are So Proud. We will work on recognizing the letters Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm. and Nn.  Continue to read at home, talk about story characters (who the story is about) and setting (where and when the story takes place), and read the high frequency words I and am.

Word list 1 (I, a, and, the to) will be checked during the upcoming week by Friday, 9/14 and if all words are read correctly, then Word List 2 will be tested next.  If more time is needed with list one, then List 1 words will be checked again the following week before List 2.  Continue to practice sight words daily!!

In math, we are reading, writing and counting numbers 1-5.

Boys and girls have been doing a Super Job with their AR “Book Buddy” books. Remember, any books your child and you read together at home can be recorded on the monthly reading log . 

 The PTO school store will open on Monday, September 12th.   Kindergarten students will be able to shop on a MONDAYS from 8:20-8:45.  Students are asked to shop ONLY on this day of the week and at this time.  Please do not put school store money in your child’s folder.  (Teachers will NOT see it until after the store closes.)  Students should keep it separate in backpacks where THEY can reach it easily for shopping BEFORE homeroom.

Parents and Guardians interested in joining the PTO should sign up and pay $5.00 as soon as possible.  There will be a PTO meeting on Monday, Sept. 11th in the cafeteria beginning at 6:30.  All are invited and encouraged to attend.  The required clearances must be on file in the office before you are allowed into the school to help as a PTO member.  

Picture Day is Friday, September 14th.  Money is due at the time of pictures and SCHOOL DRESS CODE is to be followed on picture day!  ALL students will be photographed whether or not pictures are being purchased.  Kindergarten will be photographed early in the morning so be on time to school!  Also, if you DO NOT plan to purchase pictures, please send a note stating you do not want to buy pictures, so we are not looking for an order/money envelope that morning.

 Thursday, September 13th will be the Fall Festival Parent meeting @ 2:00 in the NSE cafeteria.  Any parent or grandparent who would like to help with the planning is welcome and encouraged to attend.  (Keep in mind that all volunteers helping the day of the Fall Festival must have all required clearances on file in the office by Oct. 25th, as the Fall Festival will be held on Friday, October 26th.) **If you would like to help, but cannot make the meeting on 9/13, then please send a note with your name and contact info. (email and phone#).