week before and after Easter

Kindergarten News for the week of March 25^th – 28^th

On Tuesday we will celebrate the wedding of Q and U!  We’re looking forward to that!  A small reception will follow!  Children may wear uniform clothing or dress up for the occasion! We are looking forward to the wedding of Q and U and hopefully everyone will remember that Q and U are stuck like glue!

The children can’t wait for our mini egg hunt next week. 

We have finished learning all of the letters, but we still have much to learn!  Next week we will learn the long vowel rule.  (If a vowel is not followed by a consonant, the vowel is long and it is coded with a macron.  Examples are: a, hi, me so) We will continue this after Easter!

In math we will be learning about, paying for items using pennies, nickels, dimes or a quarter, identifying and matching equivalent sets, identifying doubles and acting out addition stories.

We are continuing to learn about wood and paper in science.  The children are really enjoying this!  Next we will learn about Animals two by two.

In reading we will read a story called On the Move.  This is an informational text and we will focus on the comprehension skill of main idea.   Sometimes I call it the big idea!

We are now in the last marking period and the time will fly by until the end of the year!  Report cards will be coming home on Wednesday!  If you have questions or concerns about your child’s report card or their progress, please call me at school anytime between 7:45 and 3:45.  (874-3661 ext. 3241)

Monday will be day 5 on our rotation schedule and we will have gym on Wednesday! 

We had a fun time watching the movie The Little Engine that Could today!  We also had an ice cream party to celebrate every child in our room getting all of the words on their word list correct last week!!  It was something we’ve been trying to do all year!

 Have a restful and fun Easter Break!  The children will be off Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday!  We would like to welcome another student to our class!  Welcome Izabella!  We are glad you are here!

Mrs. Tarantelli's Kindergarten Message for the week of March 25th - 28th

Kindergarten News for the week of March 25^th – 28^th

On Tuesday we will celebrate the wedding of Q and U!  We’re looking forward to that!  A small reception will follow!  Children may wear uniform clothing or dress up for the occasion! We are looking forward to the wedding of Q and U and hopefully everyone will remember that Q and U are stuck like glue!

The children can’t wait for our mini egg hunt next week. 

We have finished learning all of the letters, but we still have much to learn!  Next week we will learn the long vowel rule.  (If a vowel is not followed by a consonant, the vowel is long and it is coded with a macron.  Examples are: a, hi, me so) We will continue this after Easter!

In math we will be learning about, paying for items using pennies, nickels, dimes or a quarter, identifying and matching equivalent sets, identifying doubles and acting out addition stories.

We are continuing to learn about wood and paper in science.  The children are really enjoying this!  Next we will learn about Animals two by two.

In reading we will read a story called On the Move.  This is an informational text and we will focus on the comprehension skill of main idea.   Sometimes I call it the big idea!

We are now in the last marking period and the time will fly by until the end of the year!  Report cards will be coming home on Wednesday!  If you have questions or concerns about your child’s report card or their progress, please call me at school anytime between 7:45 and 3:45.  (874-3661 ext. 3241)

Monday will be day 5 on our rotation schedule and we will have gym on Wednesday! 

We had a fun time watching the movie The Little Engine that Could today!  We also had an ice cream party to celebrate every child in our room getting all of the words on their word list correct last week!!  It was something we’ve been trying to do all year!

 Have a restful and fun Easter Break!  The children will be off Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday!  We would like to welcome another student to our class!  Welcome Izabella!  We are glad you are here!

Mrs Tarantelli's news for the week of March 18th!!

Mrs. Tarantelli’s Kindergarten News for the week of March 18^th – 22^nd

Phonics- We will be learning our last letter next week.  It is the letter Qq as in quilt.  We will have the girls be “queen for a day” on Tuesday and we will celebrate the wedding of “Q” and “U” the following week!  I will send home another note to let you know the date.  Dressing up is optional for both days!  Sometimes the children dressed for the wedding as if they were going to a wedding!  (They’ll never forget that Q and U go together!)

Math- We will continue learning about numbers and work mainly with the numbers 20-30. We will discuss 2- and 3- dimensional shapes, review coins learned already and begin to learn about the quarter and dollar. 

Reading- This week in reading we will be learning skills by using the book The Little Engine that Could.  We will watch the movie at the end of the week!

In Science we will continue learning about wood and paper.

FYI- The Easter Bunny is coming to the Ashland Boyers on Saturday- March 16^th from 11-3. A special treat will be given.  We are doing an Easter coloring contest in class for there also.

We are testing for report cards!  Our year is flying!

We will be watching the third grade parade on Monday- March 18^th.  The children may wear green if they wish!

I sent home a form for graduation picture orders today.  Please let me know if you did not get one!  Monday is day number 5 on our rotation schedule.

Kindergarten news for the week of March 4th- 8th

Kindergarten News for the week of March 4^th  – 8^th

Next week we will be working on the letter Xx as in the end of fox and beginning of x-ray.  Students will go on a treasure hunt throughout the building to find the “X” that marks the spot of their hidden treasure!  This treasure hunt will be next week due to kindergarten registration.  We don’t want the parents and new k students to see the current children flying through the halls on their hunt!  How exciting!!!  There will be NO Show and Tell.

I hope you enjoyed the newspaper activities this week!  Please send in my ad for a small treat!  A separate note was sent home about this.  My ad can be found in the classified section of the Pottsville Republican and Evening Herald

In reading this week we will read the story Mayday! Mayday!.  This is an informational text.  We will discuss cause and effect.  Continue to read the little books I send home for fluency practice. 

Next week we will have our kindergarten registration at NSE.  Please call the school office for an appointment if your child will be five by September 1^st and you wish to enroll them in kindergarten. 

In kidwriting the children are beginning to attempt to write 2 or more sentences on their own each day!  This is scary for some children but some took right off with it! 

In math we will work with tangram pieces, identify small and large shapes, begin to measure length, graph a picture on a pictograph and explore slides, flips and turns with shapes.

***Please remember that gym is always on DAY 3---wear sneakers!

Monday will be day 5 on our rotation schedule. 

***Library day is always on day 2!  Please help your child locate his/her book so they can get a new book each week!

I have mixed feelings about telling you that I will not be in school next Thursday and Friday.  I am lucky enough to be able to go to the PA Kindergarten Teachers Conference in Harrisburg.  Three teachers will be going from our kindergarten.  It is fabulous and we always come home with new and exciting ideas.   Please reassure your child that if my ad is in the newspaper one of these two days, they will get their treat when I return!  I will have everything laid out for the 2 days and the children will be in the very capable hands of Mrs. McCormick