February 25-March 1
Monday-beginning g paper
Practice flash cards, especially said
Please read "Five Stops"
Tuesday-tens and ones paper
Practice flash cards, especially said
Please read "Five Stops"
Wednesday- same group paper
Practice flash cards, especially said
Please read "Five Stops"
Thursday-tens and ones paper
Practice flash cards, especially said
Please read "Five Stops"
Friday- Read Across America Day

In Phonics we will be learning about the consonant Vv and its sound as in vowel, violin, and valentine. Word List 13 will be tested however the list will not be sent home prior to the test. At this point in Kindergarten students should be able to read the words without practice. There will be no Show and Tell for the letter Vv.

In Reading, we’ll continue with Unit 4 and read “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” This version of the classic tale remains true to the original. Goldilocks arrives at the bears' house, eats their porridge, sits in their chairs, and falls asleep in baby bear's bed! We will be discussing adventures. Students will learn about characters. Please be sure to review your Family Times when it comes home next week.

In Math we’ll be counting nickels up to $.50. Students will identify and order numbers and also comparing sets.
Congratulations to all of the students who completed and presented their Dinosaur reports. Everyone did a dino-mite job!


We are trying to get students outside for recess as much as possible! Please be sure that your child has a warm jacket, gloves, and hat!

On Friday, March 1st, NSE will celebrate “Read Across America.” We will have students from Bloomsburg University visit our classroom to teach a lesson using the Dr. Seuss book, "Yertle the Turtle".  We will be doing lots of Dr. Seuss activities all week and we’ll even have a few surprise guest readers!

February 25-March 1
Monday-beginning g paper
Practice flash cards, especially said
Please read "Five Stops"
Tuesday-tens and ones paper
Practice flash cards, especially said
Please read "Five Stops"
Wednesday- same group paper
Practice flash cards, especially said
Please read "Five Stops"
Thursday-tens and ones paper
Practice flash cards, especially said
Please read "Five Stops"
Friday- Read Across America Day

In Phonics we will be learning about the consonant Vv and its sound as in vowel, violin, and valentine. Word List 13 will be tested however the list will not be sent home prior to the test. At this point in Kindergarten students should be able to read the words without practice. There will be no Show and Tell for the letter Vv.

In Reading, we’ll continue with Unit 4 and read “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” This version of the classic tale remains true to the original. Goldilocks arrives at the bears' house, eats their porridge, sits in their chairs, and falls asleep in baby bear's bed! We will be discussing adventures. Students will learn about characters. Please be sure to review your Family Times when it comes home next week.

In Math we’ll be counting nickels up to $.50. Students will identify and order numbers and also comparing sets.
Congratulations to all of the students who completed and presented their Dinosaur reports. Everyone did a dino-mite job!


We are trying to get students outside for recess as much as possible! Please be sure that your child has a warm jacket, gloves, and hat!

On Friday, March 1st, NSE will celebrate “Read Across America.” We will have students from Bloomsburg University visit our classroom to teach a lesson using the Dr. Seuss book, "Yertle the Turtle".  We will be doing lots of Dr. Seuss activities all week and we’ll even have a few surprise guest readers!

Feb. 19-22
Tuesday-numbers 1-20
Please read "A Home for Flap the Cat"
Practice flash cards, especially one, two, three, four, five
Wednesday-blend paper
Please read "A Home for Flap the Cat"
Practice flash cards, especially one, two, three, four, five
Thursday - matching set to number paper

Please read "A Home for Flap the Cat"
Practice flash cards, especially one, two, three, four, five
Friday- Dinosaur report

In Phonics we will be learning about the consonant Dd and its sound as in dog, dentist, and dinosaur. Word List 12 will be tested next week however the list will not be sent home prior to the test. At this point in Kindergarten students should be able to read the words without practice. There will be no Show and Tell for the letter Dd but instead we’ll share Dinosaur reports! Please check your child’s folder for more information about the reports.

In Reading, we’ll continue with Unit 4 and read “One Little Mouse.” When one little mouse goes in search of a new place to sleep, what does he find? Two moles, three frogs, four quail, and a forest full of animals willing to open their hearts and homes to him. But like most travelers, this little mouse finds there is no place like home! We will be discussing animal adventures. Students will learn about consonant blends and sequence. Please be sure to review your Family Times when it comes home next week.

In Math we’ll be counting nickels up to $.25. Students will learn about a new shape, cylinder. Finally we’ll practice ABC patterns.

February 11-14
Monday- Ll paper
Please read "A Musical Adventure"
Please practice flash cards, especially are, one, do, that, or, on
Tuesday- numbers 16, 17 paper
Please read "A Musical Adventure"
Please practice flash cards, especially are, one, do, that, or, on
Wednesday-Ll paper
Please read "A Musical Adventure"
Please practice flash cards, especially are, one, do, that, or, on
Thursday-18, 19, 20 paper
Please read "A Musical Adventure"
Please practice flash cards, especially are, one, do, that, or, on

There will be no school for students on Friday, February 15, and Monday, February 18. 

In Phonics we will be learning about the consonant Yy and its sound as in yarn, yo yo, and yogurt. Word List 11 will be tested next week however the list will not be sent home prior to the test. At this point in Kindergarten students should be able to read the words without practice. There will be no Show and Tell for the letter Yy.

In Reading, we’ll continue with Unit 4 and read “My Lucky Day.” When a delicious-looking piglet knocks on Mr. Fox's door "accidentally," the fox can hardly believe his good luck. It's not every day that dinner just shows up on your doorstep! It must be his lucky day! Or is it? Before Mr. Fox can say grace, the piglet has manipulated him into giving him a fabulously tasty meal, a bath, a massage, and . . . freedom. We will be discussing surprises. Students will learn about cause and effect. Please be sure to review your Family Times when it comes home next week.

In Math we’ll learn a new pattern, ABC. We’ll act out “some, some more” and “some, some went away” stories. Students will also solve problems by “guessing and checking.”

Students will participate in “Jump Rope for Hearts” on Wednesday, February 13th. This will NOT count as a day in our specials rotation but students are encouraged to dress in gym clothes (especially sneakers!)

February 11th-14th is Anti Bullying week. Students are encouraged to participate in the following theme days:

Feb. 11th, Monday: Don’t Knock it, Sock it!—wear crazy socks 

Feb. 12th, Tuesday: Hats off for no bullying—wear crazy hats or crazy hair

Feb. 13th, Wednesday: Show that you’re a Spartan –-wear NSE shirts

Feb. 14th, Thursday: Show your heart-- wear Red 

Valentine’s Day parties will be held on Thursday, February 14th. Please do not send in valentines before February 11th.

February 4-8
Monday- beginning Hh sound paper
Practice flash cards especially into
Practice reading "All in a Day"
Tuesday- fill in number paper
Practice flash cards especially into
Practice reading "All in a Day"
Wednesday- tens and ones paper
Practice flash cards especially into
Practice reading "All in a Day"
Thursday-tens and ones paper
Practice flash cards especially into
Practice reading "All in a Day"
Friday- There will be NO show and tell this week.
Phonics list 10 test

 In Phonics we will be learning about the vowel Ee and its short sound as in elephant, escalator, and empty. Word List 10 is in today's folder and will be tested Friday, February 8th. This is the LAST Word List that will be sent home with MOST students. At this point in Kindergarten students should be able to read the words without practice. There will be no Show and Tell for the letter Ee.

In Reading, we’ll start Unit 4 and read “Bunny Day.” In this story we’ll spend the day with a lovable bunny family from eight o'clock in the morning, when Father Rabbit wakes up his little bunnies, to eight o'clock at night, when Mother Rabbit tucks them into bed. We will be discussing adventures. Students will learn about sequence. Please be sure to review your Family Times when it comes home next week.

In Math we’ll be working on length. We’ll compare lengths and use words like shorter, and longer. We’ll also put objects in order according to their length. Finally, we’ll measure length using nonstandard units. We’ll also practice using a matrix and geoboards.

Students will participate in “Jump Rope for Hearts” on Wednesday, February 13th. This will NOT count as a day in our specials rotation.

February 11th-14th is Anti Bullying week. Students are encouraged to participate in the following theme days:

Feb. 11th, Monday: Don’t Knock it, Sock it!—wear crazy socks 

Feb. 12th, Tuesday: Hats off for no bullying—wear crazy hats or crazy hair

Feb. 13th, Wednesday: Show that you’re a Spartan –-wear NSE shirts

Feb. 14th, Thursday: Show your heart-- wear Red 

Valentine’s Day parties will be held on Thursday, February 14th. There is a list of all the students in our class (21) in your child’s folder today. Please do not send in valentines before February 11th.

There will be no school for students on February 15 and 18.

January 29- February 1

The 100th day of school is now Friday, February 1st.

  In Phonics we will be learning about the consonant “Cc” as in cat, cupcake, and Clifford!

The rule for the /k/ sound is: Use Kk when the /k/sound is followed by the letters e, i, or y and use Cc when the /k/ sound is followed but the letters a, o, u or any consonant. Word List 10 came home today and will be tested Friday, February 1st. Show and Tell for the letter Cc will be on Friday, February 1st.

In Reading, we’ll read “Hide Clyde.” Clyde is a chameleon that doesn't know how to hide. While his siblings effortlessly match whatever they happen to be sitting on, he stands out like a sore thumb. Luckily for him, his bug-catching skills are great. A bigger-than-usual bug flies off with him, dumping him in a house -- which Clyde makes the best of, finally mastering his hiding skills before getting a ride back to the jungle. We will be discussing changing for protection. Students will learn about main ideas. Please be sure to review your Family Times when it comes home next week.

In Math we’ll practice number identification (0-20.) Students will practice using dimes to pay for an
item (up to $1.00.) They will also learn about length and order objects shortest to longest.

Congratulations to everyone who completed their United States report! The students who presented did
 a great job and were very well prepared! Thank you to all of the parents that helped their children prepare for the presentation.

Report Cards were sent home on Wednesday, January 23rd. Please sign and return them as soon as possible.

The 100th day of Kindergarten is quickly approaching! 100th Day Homework assignments were sent home this week. If your child misplaced theirs please let me know. The homework needs to be completed and return to school before the 100th day (February 1st.)

We have been trying to take Kindergarten students outside for recess whenever we can. Please make
sure that your child is dressed properly. 

 

In gym, children are working on tumbling skills.  At the end of this unit, children are expected to be able to tie their shoes.  Please start practicing this with them.

January 21-25
Monday- short Oo paper
Practice flash cards, especially of, they, you
Please read "Pop! Pop! Pop!"
Tuesday-trace 11, 12 paper
Practice flash cards, especially of, they, you
Please read "Pop! Pop! Pop!"
Wednesday-write capital and lowercase letter paper
Practice flash cards, especially of, they, you
Please read "Pop! Pop! Pop!"
Thursday-write 13, 14, 15 paper
Practice flash cards, especially of, they, you
Please read "Pop! Pop! Pop!"
Friday- Test on phonics list 9

 

In Phonics we will be learning about the consonant “Zz” as in zipper, zap, and zebra. Word List 9 was sent home  and will be tested Friday, January 25th. There will be NO Show and Tell for the letter Zz!

In Reading, we’ll read “Seeds.” This informational text will explain how everything from the flourishing flowers in summer to autumn's succulent fruits all begin with a tiny little seed. We will be discussing how plants grow and change. Students will learn about drawing conclusions. Please be sure to review your Family Times when it comes home next week.

In Math we’ll practice number identification (0-20.) Students will have a chance to use a 1 cup measuring cup as they follow a recipe. They will also identify full, half- full, and empty containers, along with quart containers.

Report Cards will be sent home on Wednesday, January 23rd.

The 100th day of Kindergarten is quickly approaching! Watch your child’s folder for special “100th day” homework! The 100th day is January 31st (but that could change if we have a snow day!)

We have been trying to take Kindergarten students outside for recess whenever we can. Please make sure that your child is dressed properly.