A Few Reminders

Tomorrow, Thursday, March 29^th will be a free dress down for all students. Students may wear a Spartan shirt with jeans, sweats, or shorts. I am very proud to report that all students received their 4 stamps for the PBIS reward tomorrow. Great job!! J  Due to the PBIS reward, tomorrow will be a non-rotation day. There is no school on Friday, March 30^th. School will resume on Monday, April 2^nd. School Spring pictures will be taken on Tuesday, April 3^rd. Students may dress in their “Sunday best” or better for school pictures. A collared shirt is not needed for pictures, but keep in mind that sleeveless tops are not permitted. Monday will be rotation day 8 and we will have Gym. 

Week of March 26^th-29th

Next week in Reading we will begin the story Mayday! Mayday!. The question we will focus on is: What kinds of transportation help us in an emergency? This story is an informational text and we will be focusing on the comprehension skill of cause and effect. Our phonics skill is /ks/ spelled Xx. Our high frequency words are: yellow, blue, and green.

Next week in Math we will finish Topic 8, Understanding Subtraction. Our test will be on Wednesday, March 28^th. In this topic, we will learn about stories about separating, take away and comparing. Additionally, we will learn about using the minus sign, finding differences and subtraction sentences. Please continue practicing counting to 100 by ones, fives, and tens as well as writing numbers 0 to 20.

Please be sure to send in any auction basket donations. We have the following items: power pump hydro blaster, 1 spray kid’s sunscreen, goggles, and an inflatable raft. Our classroom basket theme for the auction is “Summer Time Pool Fun”. We will be accepting donations until April 6^th. Some ideas for our basket include: sunscreen, goggles, mask, pool toys, flip-flops, sun hats, visor, Frisbee, balls, rafts, pool noodles, inflatables, towels, and swim bag.

Our classroom is in need of some glues sticks. It would be greatly appreciated if each student could bring in a four pack of glue sticks. Thank you in advance for your donation.

Our daily special schedule for next week is: Monday, Day 5- Computer; Tuesday, Day 6- Art; Wednesday, Day 7- Library; Thursday, Day- Non-Rotation Day; and Friday, Day- Off. Please remember if we have a snow day that the next school day will be the next rotation day.

Some dates to look ahead: 3/27-Title 1 Family Fun Night at 6pm at the elementary, 3/29-PBIS Reward-Non-Rotation Day, 3/30-No School, 4/2-Spring Picture Day

If you ever need to contact me, please call the school at 570-874-3661 ext. 3243 or email at scapone@northschylkill.net.

Week of March 19^th-23^rd

This week in Reading we will begin the story Max Takes the Train. The question we will focus on is: What are different ways of going places? This story is an animal fantasy and we will be focusing on the comprehension skill of realism and fantasy. Our phonics skill is /j/ spelled Jj and /w/ spelled Ww. Our high frequency words are: yellow, blue, and green.

This week in Math we will continue with Topic 8, Understanding Subtraction. In this topic, we will learn about stories about separating, take away and comparing. Additionally, we will learn about using the minus sign, finding differences and subtraction sentences. Please continue practicing counting to 100 by ones, fives, and tens.

Our classroom is in need of some glues sticks. It would be greatly appreciated if each student could bring in a four pack of glue sticks. Thank you in advance for your donation.

Our daily special schedule is: Monday, Day 2: Guidance, Tuesday, Day 3: Gym, Wednesday, Day 4: Music, Thursday, Day 5: Computers, and Friday, Day 6: Art. Please remember if we have a snow day that the next school day will be the next rotation day.

Please be sure to send in any auction basket donations. So far, we do not have anything for our basket. Please refer to the PTO letter about the basket auction that was sent home last week. Our classroom basket theme for the auction is “Summer Time Pool Fun”. We will be accepting donations until April 6^th. Some ideas for our basket include: sunscreen, goggles, mask, pool toys, flip-flops, sun hats, visor, Frisbee, balls, rafts, pool noodles, inflatables, towels, and swim bag.

Some dates to look ahead: 3/22-Meet the Spartans at 7pm in HS gym, 3/27-Title 1 Family Fun Night at 6pm at the elementary, 3/29-PBIS Reward, 3/30-No School.

If you ever need to contact me, please call the school at     570-874-3661 ext. 3243 or email at scapone@northschylkill.net.

Week of March 12^th-16th

This week in Reading we will begin the story Abeula. The question we will focus on is: What kind of adventures can you have in the city? This story is fantasy and we will be focusing on the comprehension skill of setting. Our phonics skill is /e/ spelled Ee. Our high frequency words are: here, go, from.

This week in Math we will take our test for Topic 7, Understanding Addition. We will begin Topic 8, Understanding Subtraction. In this topic, we will learn about stories about separating, take away and comparing. Additionally, we will learn about using the minus sign, finding differences and subtraction sentences. Please continue practicing counting to 100 by ones, fives, and tens.

Our classroom is in need of some glues sticks. It would be greatly appreciated if each student could bring in a four pack of glue sticks. Thank you in advance for your donation.

Our daily special schedule is: Monday, Day 7: Library, Tuesday, Day 8: Gym, Wednesday, Day 9: Music, Thursday, Day 10: Computers, and Friday, Day 1: Art. Please remember if we have a snow day that the next school day will be the next rotation day.

Please be sure to carefully read the PTO letter about the basket auction that was sent home today. Our classroom basket theme for the auction is “Summer Time Pool Fun”. We will be accepting donations until April 6^th. Some ideas for our basket include: sunscreen, goggles, mask, pool toys, flip-flops, sun hats, visor, Frisbee, balls, rafts, pool noodles, inflatables, towels, and swim bag.

The “I’m A Reader”, Read At Home Challenge contracts are due by tomorrow, March 13^th. Please be sure to send the contract in once it is initialed. Congratulations to the students who found my ad in the newspaper last week! I hope you enjoyed your treat. J

Friday, March 16^th will be a paid dress down. Please send in $1.00 and dress down in sweats or jeans with a Spartan t-shirt.

If you ever need to contact me, please call the school at           570-874-3661 ext. 3243 or email at scapone@northschuylkill.net.

Week of March 5^th-9^th

This week in Reading we will begin the story If You Could Go to Antarctica. The question we will focus on is: What would it be like to have an Antarctic adventure? This story is an informational text and we will be reviewing the text based comprehension skill of classifying and categorizing. Our phonics skill is /e/ spelled Ee. Students already know that there are two sounds for Ee, long and short, but we will focus on the short Ee sound like at the beginning of elephant. We will continue to work on the writing conventions of using a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence and a period to end a sentence. Our high frequency words are: here, go, from. The amazing words from this story are: Antarctica, icebergs, seals, continent, penguins, whales.

This week in Math we will continue working in Topic 7, Understanding Addition. We will focus on finding sums, addition sentences, and problem solving. We will have our test this week! Please continue practicing counting to 100 by ones.

This Thursday, March 8^th, students in K-4 are encouraged to dress up as their hero. Remember, a hero is someone you admire.

 Friday will be a busy day at NSE. The PBIS reward day has been rescheduled to this coming Friday, March 9^th. There will not be a dress down on that day anymore. Bloomsburg University students will be coming to NSE to celebrate Dr. Seuss Read Across America Day on Friday. Lastly, Spring pictures will be taken on Friday. Students may dress up in their “Sunday best” clothing or dressy type clothing for pictures. Students will be photographed and then pictures packages will be sent home later. If you like the pictures, you will pay for them then. If you do not like or want the pictures, simply return them to school.

The PTO will be holding a basket auction on April 14th and 15th in the elementary gym. Our class will be donating a basket with a "Summer Pool Fun" theme. Students are asked to donate to our classroom auction basket. Some ideas for our basket include: goggles, diving toys, sunscreen, pool noodles, rafts, sunglasses, towels, flip-flops, pool bags, cool spray fan, thermos water bottle, visor and sun hat. Please send all basket donations by March 30th. Thank You! 

Our classroom is in need of some glues sticks. It would be greatly appreciated if each student could bring in a four pack of glue sticks. Thank you in advance for your donation.

Our daily special schedule is: Monday, Day 3: Gym, Tuesday, Day 4: Music, Wednesday, Day 5: Computers, Thursday, Day 6: Art, and Friday, Day 7: Library. Please remember if we have a snow day that the next school day will be the next rotation day.

If you ever need to contact me, please call the school at     570-874-3661 ext. 3243 or email at scapone@northschylkill.net.