Kindergarten news for the week of April 22nd - 26th

Kindergarten News for the week of April 22^nd  – 26^th

v  Next week in Phonics we will be learning the two sounds of digraph oo as in the words hook and tooth.  Please review digraphs ck, sh, and voiced and unvoiced th.  We will not have Show and Tell.

v  In Math we will be learning how to use indirect comparisons to compare the heights or lengths of objects.  We will share a whole by dividing into 2 equal parts.  We will use objects to represent numbers and use numbers to represent groups of objects.

v  We are approaching the end of the year testing for kindergarten.  Each child will be tested by the Reading teachers.  Children will need to write a dictated sentence, recognize, write, and give the sound of every letter of the alphabet, be fluent in phonemic segmentation, be able to provide a word that begins with every letter of the alphabet, and be able to use a word in a sentence.  Please try at home to work on some of the areas to be tested to ensure that your child is fully prepared.

v  Field trip permission slips will be sent home shortly in your child’s folder.  Please complete, sign, and return the permission slip form as soon as possible.  Kindergarten will be traveling to The Ringling Brothers Circus on May 23^rd  in Hershey.**Just a reminder:  Students will need to wear the  North Schuylkill T-shirt that was provided by the PTO on the field trip—so be sure you have it ready.

v  In Reading we will read the story Building Beavers. 

v  Please be sure to return the dvd order form with payment if you wish to purchase a dvd. 

v  I sent home coins to practice with your child with half of our class.  Please return these so the rest of the class can practice next week!

v  We will have a PTO sponsored in-school program on Thursday.  It is called Brainshow mania and is always a big hit with the children!

Other Upcoming Dates:

Field trip—Thursday- May 23^rd                        Carnival Day  – Friday, May 24^th                    

      Memorial Day/ No School – Monday – May 27^th

            Kindergarten Graduation – Tuesday, May 28^th @ 6:30 pm. (at the high school

Kindergarten news for the week of April 15th - 19th

Kindergarten News for the week of April 15^th – 19^th    

This week we will learn digraph sh as in shark.  We will also begin th as in thimble and feather.  We will also be reading sheep books, Mrs. Wishy Washy books and Mrs. McNosh books! 

In math class we will be sequencing events, beginning to count by 2’s and identifying odd and even numbers up to 10, measuring distance using non-standard units, and solving simple subtraction story problems.

In reading we will be reading the story Old MacDonald had a Woodshop.  This is an animal fantasy book and we will discuss the comprehension skill of character analysis.

We will shortly finish our unit on wood and paper.  Today we focused on paper.  Next, as part of the spring season and our FOSS Science curriculum, Kindergarten will be learning about Living Things and Animals.  Over the next month, we will be getting a close up look at Goldfish and Guppies, the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly, and maybe even some worms and insects!

When we return to school on Monday it will be day # 2.  We have gym on day #3.  Monday will be the last day that we have our special first thing in the morning due to PSSA testing!  We will be back to our regular routine on Tuesday!

I was shocked that our graduation pictures came in already!  I hope everyone is happy with them! 

I am asking that you please have your child leave his/her baseball/softball hats at home!  I don’t want anyone to forget it in school and not have it for their very important game after school! 

We are starting to practice our songs for graduation!  It won’t be long now!  I’m really going to miss this class!  We had a great year together!!  (Some of the kids don’t want to go to first grade!  They want to stay in kindergarten

Kindergarten news for the week of April 8th - 12th

Kindergarten News for the week of April 8^th – 12^th    

This week we will learn digraph ck as in duck.  We are learning a rule that we use –ck after a short vowel in words.  (sock, pack, luck, sick etc.)

In math class we will be practicing addition, learning how to take a survey and tallying the responses, identifying a cone, sorting 3-dimensional objects,  identifying time of day, sequencing events, beginning to count by 2’s and identifying odd and even numbers up to 10.

In reading we will be reading the story Homes around the World.  This story is an informational text and we will practice the comprehension skill of compare and contrast.

We will shortly finish our unit on wood and paper.  Next, as part of the spring season and our FOSS Science curriculum, Kindergarten will be learning about Living Things and Animals.  Over the next month, we will be getting a close up look at Goldfish and Guppies, the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly, and maybe even some worms and insects!

When we return to school on Monday it will be day # 1.  We have gym on day #3.  We have book exchange on TUESDAY!

You may want to begin to hand in your boxtops, Redner’s receipts, Campbell’s soup labels, and moo lids from Turkey Hill before the end of the year! 

I will try to have one more book order before the end of school!

Our graduation pictures went very well!  They turned out great!!  I hope you like the pictures when they arrive!!  I can’t wait until May 28^th at 6:00pm----when we have our real graduation!!  We will begin practicing shortly!