May 20th - May 24th 2013

Kindergarten New - Monday, May 20th- Friday May 24th Monday will be day # 2- music class  This week, in phonics we will be working on combination ar , or, and er. A combination is when two letters come together to make an unexpected sound. We use an arc to code them.  Reading-We are working on a new story called “Building Beavers”. Its genre is informational text and the comprehension skill is main idea.  Math- We will be estimation, measuring, capacity and solid figures.  All library books that are overdue must be returned ASAP. If a library book is lost it must be paid for by the last day of school. Students with outstanding library books will not receive their report cards.  We will be participating in the “Mini-Relay Recess” on Monday, May 20th. At the football field there will be three main activities going on. There will be “track stations” for the students to completer fitness activities. They will also be field games and even a “hydration station” where the students can get water and fruit and get out of the sun. We plan on eating our lunch outside on this day. The children are permitted to dress in gym clothes attire for this day!! Sneakers are a must!!!!!!!!  Field trip-Thursday May 23rd we will be traveling to the Giant center in Hershey, Pa. for the circus. Your child has a yellow “field trip” note in their folder today with all the field trip information. Remember to provide a lunch for your child if you did not order one from the cafeteria, and they must wear their blue North Schuylkill T-shirt that was given to them this year. Sneakers should be worn. No money is needed. Chaperones and students need to be at the school no later than 8:30. Students need to eat breakfast at home on this day; they will not have time to go to breakfast at school. We will be leaving the school at approximately 8:45 AM and if your student is late, we cannot wait for them.  Carnival Day- Friday May 24th is our school wide carnival. The PTO has worked very hard to make this a fun filled day for our students. This is also a day that thechildren can wear gym clothes attire.  Kindergarten will practice for graduation on Tuesday, May 21st, Wednesday, May 22nd, and Tuesday May 28th in the morning at the high school. We will be walking to the high school each day so have your child wear sneakers, and a jacket in case of rain.  Remember: Kindergarten graduation will be held on May 28th @ 6 PM at the NSHS auditorium. Next week I will send a special note with specifics concerning the graduation ceremony.

May 6th - May 10th

Kindergarten News-May6th-May 10th Phonics: The children are doing a wonderful job applying the new information that they learned about the “digraph oo”. The children are taught that when two letters come together to make one sound it is called a digraph. We learned that diagraph oo makes two different sounds – oo like in tooth and oo as in hook. We are experimenting with both sounds and discovering which one to use so that the word makes sense.  This week we are learning about a new long vowel rule that we refer to in kindergarten as “sneaky e”. The rule is that when a vowel is followed by a consonant and a silent “e”, the vowel is long: code the vowel with a macron, and cross out the silent “e”. Some examples are: hope, name, rule and theme.  Please prepare your child for testing for the report cards by reviewing all of the areas that we tested them on in the last three report cards. Also keep working on the words that your child will be required to write in ten minutes.  For Reading we will begin 0ur last unit, unit 6 and the first story is “Homes Around the World”. Its genre is informational text, and the comprehension skill is compare and contrast. The social studies component concentrates on learning about what makes a house a home. The science concepts are: comparing human and animal homes, comparing and contrasting transportation, and exploring different building materials. I am monitoring the children’s progress by using some assessments on areas like plot, characters, etc. They will come home for you to sign and return.  We worked on our “wood and paper” unit in science today. Some of the goals of this unit are that the students observe the properties of wood and paper, comparing how they are alike and different, and how they can use what they have learned to create new things. We used sandpaper to change wood into sawdust. We worked on our “Wood and Paper” Journal, which will come home when completed.  In Math we will be working on money, counting by 2’s 5’s and 10’s, identifying geometric solids, identifying even and odd, and identifying and making symmetrical designs. Orientation for new students will be held on June 3rd at 10:00. Field trip- May 23th Carnival- May 24th Graduation-May 28th Monday, May 6th is Day 2 and we have music class. We are practicing, practicing, practicing. Please remember to send your orders and money for the DVD if you wish to purchase one. Parents that are accompanying us on our field trip should send their money to school if you didn’t already .