September 28-October 2
Monday-Type letters worksheet
Practice reading "Am I Little?"
Practice all flash cards, including a, to,on, in, not
Tuesday- Tracing worksheet
Practice reading "Am I Little?"
Practice all flash cards, including a, to,on, in, not
Wednesday- Rhyming worksheet
Practice reading "Am I Little?"
Practice all flash cards, including a, to,on, in, not
Thursday-Typing worksheet
Practice reading "Am I Little?"
Practice all flash cards, including a, to,on, in, not
Friday- A test on all flashcards

This week, we’ll read “Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten.” We will be discussing people in communities. Students will be learning about classifying and categorizing.

 For Math we will finish up with Topic 16; Analyzing, Comparing, and Composing Shapes.  Review the 2 and 3 dimensional shapes circle, square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, cube, cylinder, cone, and sphere.   Continue to review the daily math practice pages as well.

This week we will be discussing Johnny Appleseed and having various treats using apples.

September “AR” Book Buddy recording sheets will be due on Wednesday, Sept. 30^th.  Any student who has read 15 or more books will receive a monthly treat and a “punch” on his/her AR ticket, and will be eligible for prizes at the end of the school year!!! 

The PTO school store will open on Monday, Sept. 28^th.  Kindergarten students will be able to shop on a MONDAYS from 8:20-8:45.  Students are asked to shop ONLY on this day 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.

September 21-25
Monday- Big/small worksheet
Read "Little Me!"
Practice all flash cards
Tuesday-Clap the syllables worksheet
Read "Little Me!"
Practice all flash cards
Wednesday-Color worksheet
Read "Little Me!"
Practice all flash cards
Thursday-Keyword worksheet
Read "Little Me!"
Practice all flash cards
Friday- I will be checking the children on their flash cards.

In math we are discussing positions (above, below, on, inside, outside)

Please help your child practice/learn his/her 4-digit computer number. This will help him/her log into the computer quickly and give him/her more time to work when using computers at school.  (We can also stop wearing our name badges to lunch and library once all students know their ID number for the cooks and librarians!) I will be asking the children their 4 digit pin number on Friday.  Your child should know this by now.  This pin is used everyday.  If they know it, they will receive a treat.

Our Reading story this week will be "Plaidypus Lost".  We will be talking about how families cooperate, we will be learning to recognize the letters Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, and Ss, and we will practice the comprehension skill: sequence.  Watch for your Family Times newsletter to come home in your child’s folder. 

 With Fall and the cooler weather upon us, please be sure your child has the proper clothing for a ½ hour outside recess.  Kindergarten tries to get out for “fresh air” and time to run around whenever the weather allows.  Temperatures can vary from morning to afternoon and sometimes the shady areas of the playground are chilly.  Better to be prepared with a jacket/sweater/sweatshirt than be under dressed.  Also, please have your child practice zippering and/or buttoning his/her coat and “pulling” the sleeves right-side out before attempting to put it on.  Thank you!!!

Please return the PTO fieldtrip FREE t-shirt form by Friday.  Children wear these shirts for this year's and next year's fieldtrip.

September 14-18
Monday- Write name worksheet
Practice all sight words, especially the, little, yes, no
Read "Am I?"
Tuesday- Shape worksheet
Practice all sight words, especially the, little, yes, no
Read "Am I?"
Wednesday- Big/ Small worksheet
Practice all sight words, especially the, little, yes, no
Read "Am I?"
Thursday- Keyboard worksheet
Practice all sight words, especially the, little, yes, no
Read "Am I?"

It is starting to get chilly, please remember to send a jacket with your child.  Practice zipping and buttoning with them.  Also make sure your child's name is written somewhere on the jacket.

Please return the PTO fieldtrip FREE t-shirt form by Friday.  Children wear these shirts for this year's and next year's fieldtrip.

In math we are discussing positions (above, below, on, inside, outside)

We will begin our 2^nd Reading story, We Are So Proud. We will work on recognizing the letters Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm. and Nn. Watch for your take home story—Am I?, to come home in your child’s folder.  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, am, yes, no.

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!