August 31- Sept 4

Tuesday- write your first name worksheet
practice words I and am
Your child has an envelope of sight words. These sight words should be practiced every night. Please keep this envelope in your child's folder. We will be adding to the envelope as the year progresses.
practice reading "I Am"

Wednesday-drawing objects worksheet
practice words I and am
practice reading "I Am" 

Thursday- circle the letter worksheet
practice words I and am
practice reading "I Am" 

In Reading, we read the book “The Little School Bus” and discussed characters. We also learned 6 amazing words: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth

Try to make sure your child has his/her bus tag every day. The end of the day is hectic and some children don’t know their bus numbers yet!

Friday, September 4  is a spirit day! This is completely optional! It is done to promote school spirit and enthusiasm for our sports teams. The children are allowed to wear any North Schuylkill t-shirt and uniform pants or uniform shorts (please see p. 5 of the student dress code.) The children may dress in regular uniform clothing if you wish.  

We will be walking to the stadium for a district wide pep rally. Please wear comfortable shoes.

School pictures will be taken on Thursday, September ^{10 th.  Envelopes will be sent home shortly.}  School dress code must be followed.

We had a fabulous first day of Kindergarten and are thrilled to have your child in our class! We hope that he/she enjoyed their first day as much as we did!!

May 18-May 29
May 19-Kindergarten will practice for graduation on Tuesday, May 19^th in the morning 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.
Kindergarten Graduation will be held in the High School Auditorium beginning at 6:00pm.   Students should arrive at the upper level and report to the cafeteria 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. 

 Due to construction at the high school, there is no air conditioning.  Please try to remember this when dressing your child since they will be wearing a cap and gown over their clothes.

 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 25- Memorial Day-- No School

May 26- Field trip to ZooAmerica-- Please remember to wear your RED North Schuylkill shirt.
Bring a bagged lunch and drink unless your child purchased one form the cafeteria.

May 28-NSE Fun Day--Students may wear gym clothes and sneakers.  Please remember sunscreen!

May 29-Early dismissal at 11:45.  Please remember to bring book bags to school.

May 11-15
Monday-Yy sound worksheet
Please read "Run, Tim"
Practice flash cards
Tuesday-Qq sound worksheet
Please read "Run, Tim"
Practice flash cards
Wednesday- coin worksheet
Please read "Run, Tim"
Practice flash cards
Thursday- beginning sound worksheet
Please read "Run, Tim"
Practice flash cards

 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.

Important dates

Tuesday, May 19^th – Kindergarten Graduation @ 6:00 pm at the NS high school auditorium  **Students will be wearing caps and gowns and will NEED to wear a white collared shirt for the evening (not school)

Monday, May 25^th – NO SCHOOL/ Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 26^th  -- Field Trip to ZooAmerica In Hershey, PA

Wednesday, May 27^th – Kindergarten May Positive Behavior Reward

Thursday, May 28^th – Carnival/ Fun Day

Friday, May 29^th – Last Day of School (EARLY DISMISSAL @ 11:45 am)

May 4-8
Monday- Vv worksheet
Please read "Val's Top"
Practice flash cards
Tuesday- Zz worksheet
Please read "Val's Top"
Practice flash cards
Wednesday-Punctuation worksheet
Please read "Val's Top"
Practice flash cards
Thursday-Subtraction worksheet
Please read "Val's Top"
Practice flash cards

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. 

In Math we will continue Topic 12 Measurement. We will be comparing objects by length, height, capacity, and weight.  Please review daily practice pages!

The NS Diversity Club will be visiting our class on Monday, May 4^th to conduct a short activity and talk with the boys and girls about diversity and accepting differences.  Take some time to discuss with your child what he/she learned!

The monthly newsletter will now be posted on the district website starting 4/30, under the Elementary tab-- Select “Principal’s Office”.  The newsletter will contain notable events for the month of May, as well as, a list of names for the April Citizens’ of the Month.  Congratulations to Braydon Ney for becoming April's Citizen of the Month.  Braydon is an outstanding student who has been following the school rules.  Braydon pays attention in class and volunteers to read and answer questions. Great job, Braydon!

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 30^th 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 4^th through Friday, May 9^th.  Students will shop during their scheduled Library day.  There will also be a Parent Shopping Night on Monday, May 4^th from 4-7 pm. 
 

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.

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.