kindergarten week of February 18th - 22nd

Kindergarten Newsletter for February 19^th – 22^nd   

This week in school we will be learning the letter Vv.  This is easy for the children!  They seem to understand it after Valentine’s Day!  The formation is simple too!  We will count the number of syllables in words.  We will practice the words on word list 14 each day. We will have homework again next week and we will have no show and tell on Thursday due to the dinosaur projects!  When I send oral reading stories home in the yellow folder, you only have to read the most recent one---not all of them!  I’ve had some questions!

In math we will be paying for items up to 50 cents using nickels.  This is difficult if your child can’t count by 5’s to 50!  We practice this every day in class.  If you see your child struggling, you may want to practice at home as well!  We will divide by sharing, identify and order numbers and compare sets of objects.  We will compare numbers up to 10.  Please review skills as they come home each day.

Tuesday will be day number 1.  Remember, we have gym every time it is day 3.  Your child needs sneakers to be able to take gym.

In reading we will finish Unit 4 reading a story called Abuela.  This is a fictional story about a girl and her grandmother going on an adventure flying around the city.  We will again learn the term setting. 

We will celebrate Read Across America day on Friday March 1^st  .  We will have guest students from Bloomsburg University come to teach a lesson using a Dr. Seuss book!  I would like to invite any parent to come in to visit and read at the end of any day except a Wednesday.  (We have reading buddies on a Wednesday at the end of the day!)  This could happen any day after 2:45.  Please let me know if you are interested!  It does not have to be a Dr. Seuss book, but I do have a large collection of them if you would like to choose one!    

Have a wonderful long weekend!  As always, you can call me at school (570-874-3661 ext. 3241) , set up a conference or email (atarantelli@northschuylkill.net) me about your child’s progress!

Kindergarten News for the week of Valentine's day

Kindergarten News for the Week of February 11^th – 15^th   

There is no school for students on Friday- February 15^th or on Monday- February 18^th .

In phonics next week we will be learning the letter Dd.  We will be doing dinosaur projects the following week and your child should have a paper with the dinosaur name they selected and their assigned date.  The index cards I gave them can be used to write facts on each card.  We will not have our regular show and tell.  We only have 6 more alphabet letters to learn.  The girls are anxiously waiting to be queens for a day when we learn the letter Qq!  Unfortunately, it is the last letter we learn!  Don’t forget to study the next word list (#14) that was also in your child’s folder today!

In math we will be learning the following math concepts: identifying nickels, counting by 5’s to 100, counting nickels to 50 cents and paying for objects up to 50 cents, identifying a cylinder and ordering objects by height, and making ABC patterns with sound and movement.

 In reading we will begin reading the story If You Could Go to Antarctica.  This is an earth science story and is considered an informational text.  We will learn to classify and categorize.

Book orders are due to me by Wednesday February 13^th  if you are interested in buying anything.  You may also order them online.  Use my code when entering your order on Scholastic.com .

Next week is anti-bully week!

Monday---wear crazy socks. (Don’t knock it, sock it!

Tuesday---wear crazy hats or crazy hair. 

Wednesday---Jumprope for heart day!  Wear sneakers and gym clothes. (NSE tshirts)

Thursday---Valentine’s Day parties.  Wear red.

Kindergarten news for the week of January 28th - February 1st

Kindergarten News for the week of January 28^th  – February 1^st  

Next week in kindergarten we will celebrate the 100^th day of school----hopefully without weather delays or cancellations!   The 100^th day will be on Thursday.  We will make our Groundhog Day predictions on Friday!

In phonics we will be learning the letter Ee as in elephant. This is our last vowel!  Please review all vowel sounds. Show and tell will be on Friday—due to the 100^th day celebration!

In reading we will read a story called One Little Mouse.  In this book we will talk about the comprehension strategy sequence and concept blends.  We will read the take home story My Words.

In math we will practice handwriting the numbers 17-20 and problem solving with shapes working with geoboards, ordering objects by length and using pattern blocks to make an ABC pattern.

Monday will be day number 4.  Book exchange is always on day 2.  If there is an early dismissal we miss our special class and the day just changes to the following day.  If we have a 2 hour delay we still have a special but it is shortened.   

Please continue to practice the word lists as you get them.  We will be working on word list 12 this week.  Some children are still struggling with their sight words.  We do practice these daily in class. Let me know if you need an extra copy to practice at home!

Your child may need a glue stick or box of crayons for school!  You can check with them!

Kindergarten News for the week of January 14th - 18th

Kindergarten News for the week of January 14^th - 18^th

·        Next week in Phonics we will be learning the consonant letter Zz as in zebra and zoo.  Show & Tell will continue next week on Thursday.  We will practice identifying the vowel sounds heard in words and counting the number of words heard in dictated sentences.  Please practice word list 10.

·        Our 100^th day is just 14 school days away!!!  Please practice counting from 0-100 and watch for a 100^th day newsletter with more information about our celebration.

Report cards are being sent home on Wednesday- January 23rd.  Please sign and return as soon as possible.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact me.  (874-3661 ext. 3241)

·        Please try to keep up with our rotation days for the gym schedule.  Gym is on day 3.  Monday will be day 1.  If your child wears boots to school on gym day, they may change into sneakers before gym.

·        The children are doing a really great job on their state reports!  We will finish our reports on Wednesday!  We all learned a lot!  The reports will be on display on our bulletin board and will come home in two weeks!

·        This week in math we will be learning about identifying the numbers 0-20 and showing what numbers come before, after and between numbers.  We will also discuss measuring with a one cup measuring cup and following a recipe.  We will discuss empty, half full and full containers and identify a quart container.  If we have time, we will also be covering designs with pattern blocks.

·        Our next reading book will be called Hide Clyde.  We will discuss chameleons and camouflage.

·        We have an early dismissal on Friday- January 18^th at 11:45am!

·        Have a great weekend!  There are only 94 school days left! 

Kindergarten news for the week of January 8th

Kindergarten Newsletter for the week of January 8^th – 12^th

·         The second marking period will be ending on January 18th and we will be testing for report cards.  Students will be asked to write correctly their first and last names, numbers 0-10, and capital and lowercase letters learned (a, b, f, g, h, i, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, and t).  They will need to identify capital and lowercase letters and sounds, numbers 0-10, count orally to 100, basic shapes, and rhyming words.  Students will be asked to blend 2, 3, and 4 letter words and read some already learned high- frequency sight words.  Please take some time to review these skills with your child.  Report cards will be sent home shortly after the end of the marking period

·         There will be a monthly PTO Meeting on Tuesday-January 8th. Parents are invited and encouraged to attend! Students will receive their blue North Schuylkill Elementary T-shirts as a gift from the PTO!  Some classes have already received theirs, but they ran out of some of the smaller sizes and had to place another order.  Students are welcome to wear their shirts for Spirit Days or gym days, however we are asking that parents keep in mind the T-shirts will be needed for class field trips.  Please keep them on hand for such events!  (Keep in mind that if your child’s shirt is lost or damaged, parents will be responsible for purchasing a new one.)

·         In phonics next week we will learn the letter Uu as in umbrella and unicorn.  Please see the attached state project for “U” for United States.  There will be no “U” show and tell.

·         In math we will be comparing sets of objects, comparing numbers through 6, weighing objects and ordering objects by weight, adding sets and using numbers to describe how many objects are in a set.

·         In reading this week we will be continuing with our book Seeds. 

·         Monday will be day number 4 on our rotation schedule.

·         We will be taking the dibels test either on Tuesday or Wednesday.  I will only let you know if the results were not as good as they should be for this time of the year.  We should know the results in a few weeks.

·         I will send the January book orders home next week!