May 18-May 29
May 20 -Kindergarten will practice for graduation on Friday, May 20^th in the afternoon at the High School.  Please try to have your child at school for this practice so he/she will know what to do for the evening ceremony on Tuesday. Students may be walking to the high school, so please dress your child in shoes for walking.

May 23, and 24-- Walking to HS to practice for graduation in the morning.

Kindergarten Graduation will be held in the High School Auditorium beginning at 6:00pm.   Students should arrive at  the HS gymnasium around 5:15.   The ceremony will begin promptly at 6:00 PM, so be sure not to be late and allow time for parking!  Tickets and more detailed information were sent sent home this week in your child’s folder.

Remember students will be wearing caps and gowns and will NEED to wear a WHITE-COLLARED shirt for the evening performance (NOT to school during the day).  Shoes will be visible so plan accordingly.  Girls should not wear hair accessories that will get in the way of the cap. 

PLEASE NOTE:  Graduation caps and gowns must be returned to the teacher after the graduation ceremony.  Tassels are to be taken home as a keepsake.


May 27--NSE  Carnival--Students may wear gym clothes and sneakers.  Please remember sunscreen!

May 30- Memorial Day-- No School

June 2-Early dismissal at 11:45.  Please remember to bring book bags to school.

May 9-13
Monday- matching worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Spin the Top"
Tuesday-sentence worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Spin the Top"
Wednesday-adding worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Spin the Top"
Thursday-typing worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Spin the Top"

For Reading we will continue with Unit 6:  Building Our Homes.  The next story will be titled, “Old MacDonald had a Woodshop”.  We will be talking about what tools you need to build things.  We will review the short vowel sounds and review “characters”.   This will also be our last week with HOMEWORK!

            For Math we will finish with Topic 13, Sorting, Classifying, Counting, and Categorizing Data.  Students will need to tell how things are different, how they are alike, and to sort things into different groups.  Take some time and review the daily work mats.

     NSE will be having a Scholastic Book Fair from Mon, May 9-Friday, May 13.  Students will be able to shop at school and there will also be a Parent Shopping Night on Monday, May 9^th from 4-7 pm.  **Our class also will have time to shop in school during our scheduled Library class on Friday, May 13^th.  Please note that due to a change in PA state laws we will now need to charge tax on all book fair sales, be sure to send in extra for tax!!

Please note that Friday, May 6^th was the last day the NSE library was open for students to borrow books.  All library are due ASAP.

May 2-6
Monday-Tracing worksheet
Practice reading "Vin and the Bag"
Practice flashcards
Tuesday- Missing vowel worksheet
Practice reading "Vin and the Bag"
Practice flashcards
Wednesday-Adding worksheet
Practice reading "Vin and the Bag"
Practice flashcards
Queen Day
Thursday-tracing worksheet
Practice reading "Vin and the Bag"
Practice flashcards
Friday- Wedding of Q and U

For Reading we will begin Unit 6:  Building Our Homes.  The first story will be titled, “Building with Dad”.  We will be talking about how a school is built.  We will review the short vowel sounds and will finish our work with the sounds /y/ and /kw/ for the letters Y and Q. On Wednesday, 5/4, the girls will finally get to be Queens for a Day!

For Math we will continue with Topic 13, Sorting, Classifying, Counting, and Categorizing Data.  Students will learn to tell how things are different, how they are alike, and to sort things into different groups.  Take some time and review the daily work mats.

The monthly PTO meeting for May will be held on Monday night, 5/2 @ 6:30.  All are invited and encouraged to attend. 

NSE will be having a Scholastic Book Fair from Mon, May 9-Friday, May 13.  Students will be able to shop at school and there will also be a Parent Shopping Night on Monday, May 9^th from 4-7 pm.  Please note that Friday, May 6^th will be the last day the NSE library will be open for students to borrow books.  All library books will need to be returned on our next exchange day Friday, May 13^th. Our Accelerated Reader “Book Buddy” program will END on Friday May 13^th.  May recording sheets will be sent home in your child’s folder, but book bags and books will no longer be sent home.  Boys and girls can continue to read at home and titles can be recorded.  May recording sheets will be due back by 5/13.  The goal for May will be 8+ books.

April 25-29
Monday- Yy worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Run Tim"
Tuesday- QU worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Run Tim"
Wednesday-adding worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Run Tim"
Thursday-beginning sound worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Run Tim"

For Math we will be finishing up Topic 12 Measurement.  Students will be comparing length, height, weight, and capacities.  Please review daily work mats!

We will read our last Reading story in Unit 5. It is This is the Way We Go to School. It is a fiction story about children around the world.  The comprehension skill we will focus on with this story is drawing conclusions and we will work with the letter sounds /y/ and /kw/ for the letters Yy and Qq.

Queen Day will be next Wednesday, May 4.

Our class participated in the “A Child’s View” writing for the Republican Herald newspaper.  The entries and a class photo are to be published in a supplement on Thursday, April 28^th.  Students answered the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up and why?”  Be sure to check it out!!

April 18-22
Monday- Vv worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Val's Top"
Tuesday- Zz worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Val's Top"
Wednesday- end mark worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Val's Top"
Thursday-subtraction worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Val's Top"

In Reading we will start a new story titled, On The Move.   It is an informational text by author Donna Latham.  We will work with the letter sounds /v/ and /z/ and the comprehension skill, main idea.

    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. 

THE SCHOOL STORE WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE WEEKS OF APRIL 11 and APRIL 18!

April 11-15
Monday- Name picture worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Jan and Gus"
Tuesday- Word search worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Jan and Gus"
Wednesday- Addition worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Jan and Gus"
Thursday- drawing worksheet
Practice flash cards
Practice reading "Jan and Gus"

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.  Watch for your new Family Times newsletter on Monday.

In Math, we will finish up with Topic 11 Decomposing Numbers 11-19 and 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.

The PTO Chinese Auction will be held at NSE on Saturday, April 16^th and Sunday, April 17^th.  Our class's basket is "K-Cups”.  Be sure to take a chance or more on winning!  Remember the Kindergarten class with the most tickets gets an Ice Cream party!  Thank you again for your donations!!!

April 4-8
Monday-Uu worksheet
Read "Max"
Practice sight words
Tuesday-story worksheet
Read "Max"
Practice sight words
Wednesday- Uu worksheet
Read "Max"
Practice sight words
Thursday-drawing worksheet
Read "Max"
Practice sight words
Friday- United States reports

     For Reading we will continue with the next story in Unit 5 Trucks Roll!  It is a non-fiction, rhyming story and we will be talking about forms of transportation.  The comprehension skill we will focus on with this story is compare and contrast and we will work with the initial and medial short vowel sound /u/.  Take time to practice sight word flashcards, especially what, said, and was!!!

            United States’ reports are due April 8! Be sure to have him/her practice presenting the facts to you at home.  It will be fun to learn about many of our Fifty United States!

            In Math, we will be finishing Topic 10, Composing Numbers 11-19.  Practice making numbers 11-19 and continue to review addition and subtraction.  Next, we will be decomposing numbers 11 to 19 in Topic 11. Take some time to review daily work mats.

       Kindergarten Graduation Pictures will be taken on Wednesday, April 6^th.  (There will be NO make-up picture day.) Envelopes were previously sent home with portrait package information. If interested in purchasing pictures then please return the money BEFORE Wednesday, April 6^th in your child’s folder.  (Cash or checks made payable to PSP.)  All students will be photographed for the class photo and will need a WHITE COLLARED shirt to wear under a graduation gown.  Girls should not have ponytails high on their heads or wear big hair accessories since they will be wearing a graduation cap.  FYI:  Boys will be wearing blue gowns with red hats and girls will be wearing red gowns with blue hats.  If you do NOT wish to purchase pictures, PLEASE send a note stating that, so the teacher knows your child just didn’t forget to bring the envelope/money.  Thank you!! Students will be photographed beginning after 9:00 so please have your child to school on time! If your child needs any additional portrait info. sheets and/or order envelopes please let the teacher know and one will be sent home.

Kindergarten Graduation will be held on Tuesday, May 24^th @ 6:00 in the high school auditorium