May 22-31

Kindergarten will practice for graduation on Monday, May 22 and possibly if needed, Tuesday, May 23 in the mornings at the High School.  Please try to have your child at school for these practices 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.
Tuesday, May 23 is the big day!  Kindergarten Graduation will be held in the High School Auditorium beginning at 1:00 pm.   Doors will open at 12:45. The ceremony will begin promptly at 1:00 PM, so be sure not to be late and allow time for parking! Tickets were sent home on Friday.
Remember students will be wearing caps and gowns and will NEED to wear a WHITE-COLLARED shirt for the afternoon performance 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, gowns, and TASSELS must be returned to the teacher after the graduation ceremony when signing out your child.  Tassels are NOT to be taken home (which is different than previous years).
            

Thursday, May 25 we will have a Petting Zoo for Kindergarten.  Students who have earned their monthly reward for behavior will visit the petting zoo from 12:30-1:00.
           

Friday, May 26 will be the PTO Carnival/Fun Day. This is a day of fun and games put together by the PTO.  Please dress your child for the weather and apply sunscreen as needed. Students should wear sneakers and clothing for outdoor activities.  (No dresses or skirts please—gym attire preferred!)

Monday, May 29 there is no school.

Tuesday, May 30 and Wednesday, May 31 are full days.  May 31 is our LAST day of school.

May 15-19

       For Reading we will continue Unit 6 with the story Building Beavers.  We will discuss Main Idea and review the short vowels, focusing on short /e/. 

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

Important Dates

Friday, May 19-- Graduation practice at HS.  We are walking to HS, please wear comfortable shoes.

Monday, May 22-- Graduation practice at HS. We are walking to HS, please wear comfortable shoes.

Tuesday, May 23-- Graduation at HS at 1:00.

Thursday, May 25-- Petting Zoo

Friday, May 26-- Carnival Day

Monday, May 29-- NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, May 31-- Last day of school.

May 8-12

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.

To wrap up our work with the letter Q and combination “qu”, on Friday, 5/12 we will all take part in the Wedding of Q and U!   The wedding will join two letters that will be making a new sound together.  They will be joined in a union that cannot be broken.  The wedding will take place in the gymnasium, reception following.  The girls and boys can dress up.  The students will take part in many of the traditional roles of people at a wedding.  

            For Math, we will finish with Topic 12, Measurement and begin 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 8-Friday, May 12.  Students will be able to shop at school and there will also be a Parent Shopping Night on Monday, May 8^th from 4-7 pm.  Our class also will have time to shop in school during our scheduled Library class on Wednesday. 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!!

            On Wednesday, May 10^th the Teens Against Tobacco group will be holding their annual Kick Butts Day event at NSE.  Students should wear sneakers!! (RAIN DATE will be Thursday, May 11^th)

 All library books will need to be returned on our next exchange day—Monday, May 8^th. 

            Kindergarten Graduation will be held on Tuesday, May 23^rd at 1:00 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 on Friday, May 19^th.  **If tickets are misplaced, we will not be able to replace them.

May 1-5

Monday, May 1^st and Monday, May 8^th school will be extended.  NSE dismissal will be 3:45 both days!

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 Thursday, 5/4, the girls will finally get to be Queens for a Day!

            For Math, we will continue with Topic 12, Measurement.  We will be comparing objects by length, height, capacity, and weight.

     NSE will be having a Scholastic Book Fair from Mon, May 8-Friday, May 12.  Students will be able to shop at school and there will also be a Parent Shopping Night on Monday, May 8^th from 4-7 pm. 

         In May, the Reading teachers will begin the end-of-the-year testing with each Kindergarten child.  Children will need to write a dictated sentence or two, recognize, write, and give the sound of every letter of the alphabet, be able to provide a word that begins with every letter sound, and be able to write as many words correctly in 10 min.  Please review at home!!

Kindergarten Graduation will be held on Tuesday, May 23^rd at 1:00 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 closer to Graduation.  If tickets are misplaced, we will not be able to replace them. 

April 24-28
In Reading we will start a new story titled, This Is the Way We Go to School.   It is a fiction story about children around the world.  We will work with the letter sounds /y/ and /kw/ for the letters Yy and Qq.  The comprehension skill we will focus on with this story is drawing conclusions. 

In Math, we will continue with Topic 10 Composing Numbers 11-19. Practice making numbers 11-19 and continue to review addition and subtraction. 

Students in Grades 3-6 will continue taking the PSSA tests during the week.  Kindergarten’s schedule will be switched around T-Th, 4/25-4/27. Special classes will be 9:00-9:45, instead of 2:00-2:45.  Please talk to your child about being quiet while in the hallways during testing days!!

      Kindergarten Graduation will be held on Tuesday, May 23^rd at 1:00 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 closer to Graduation.  If tickets are misplaced, we will not be able to replace them. 

      FYI:  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 27^th.  Students answered the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up and why?”  Be sure to check it out. 

There will be a $1 Dress Down Day on Friday,April 28.

April 17-21
In Math, we will continue with Topic 10 Composing Numbers 11-19. Practice making numbers 11-19 and continue to review addition and subtraction. 

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.

Kindergarten Graduation Pictures will be taken on Thursday, April 20^th.  (There will be NO make-up picture day.)  Envelopes were sent home with portrait package information on Tues. 4/4.  If interested in purchasing pictures then please return the money BEFORE Wednesday, April 19^th in your child’s folder.  (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
      Kindergarten Graduation will be held on Tuesday, May 23^rd at 1:00 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 closer to the date of graduation.  If tickets are misplaced, we will not be able to replace them. 
      The April Behavior Reward will be an egg hunt on Friday, April 28^th.  Please encourage good behavior all month!!
For Science, we have been learning about living and nonliving things and what living things NEED.  We will be discussing plants and animals and their life cycles.
The School Science Fair will be held on Tuesday, 4/18 and Wednesday, 4/19 from 4-6 PM in the NSE Gym.
The NSE ART SHOW will be held on Wednesday, 4/19 from 4-6 PM.   Please stop by to check out all the awesome artwork!!!
Friday, April 21 will be the monthly Spartan Dress Down Day.  Students can wear jeans or sweats and a Spartan shirt with a paid $1 donation.

April 10-13
           There is no school on Friday, April 14.

           There is no Data Delay for this month.

           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 Topic 10.  Topic 10 will take composing numbers further from 11-19. Continue to practice with addition and subtraction too!  

   Kindergarten Graduation Pictures will be taken on Thursday, April 20^th.  (There will be NO make-up picture day.)  Envelopes will be sent home with portrait package information next week.  If interested in purchasing pictures then please return the money BEFORE Wednesday, April 19^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:  Kindergarten Graduation will be held on Tuesday, May 23^rd at 1:00 PM in the high school auditorium.

Thank you to everyone that donated or participated in our school's Chinese Auction. It was a huge success!