Week of April 1^st-5^th

Our Reading story for the week is “Trucks Roll!!”. Our question of the week is: What kinds of transportation help people do their jobs? The Amazing Words for this story are: trailers, haul, truckers, cabs, steering wheel, headlight. The high frequency words are: what, said, was. The text based comprehension skill is compare and contrast. We will listen for /u/ spelled Uu. Please practice reading the “Fun for Jud” decodable story. *Each decodable story can be recorded for the monthly Reading Logs. J

In Math, we will begin our unit on Time, Data, and Measurement. J Please continue counting to 100 by 1’s, 10’s and 5’s. Additionally, we have been counting to 20 by 2’s.

Kindergarten Graduation pictures will be taken this Thursday, April 4^th. All students should wear a white collared shirt. Students will have pictures taken in a cap and gown with the collared shirt folded over the gown. Please be sure to send in the graduation picture package that was sent home last week. J

Basket Raffle Update-                                                                                                        We have received the following items:                                  

                                   Mr. Coffee thermal carafe, French Vanilla Coffee K cups, powder creamer, Werther’s caramel hard candies, peanut butter hot cocoa powder, McDonalds K cups, Maxwell House Original Coffee, Stirrers, Coffee-Mate Creamer, $10 Dunkin Donuts Gift Card, K-Cup equivalent paper filters, Dunkin Donuts Cinnamon Roll ground coffee, Reese’s flavored creamer, $10 Dunkin Gift Card, 3 bags of New England ground Coffee, 2 hand towels, large coffee mug, $15 Starbucks gift card, 2 North Schuylkill coffee travel mugs, coffee filters, large coffee mug and caramel cappuccino K-cups.

Upcoming important dates:

·         4/1 PTO Meeting 6:30 NSE cafeteria

·         4/2 Art Show 4-6

·         4/4 Kindergarten Graduation Pictures (wear a white collared shirt)

·         4/10 Report Cards Home

Monday is Day 6-Art, Tuesday is Day 7-Library, Wednesday is Day 8-Gym, Thursday is Day 9-Music, Friday is Day 10-Computers.

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 25^th-29^th

Our Reading story for the week is “Mayday! Mayday!”. Our question of the week is: What kinds of transportation help us in an emergency? The Amazing Words for this story are: rescue, yacht, mechanic, pilot, sailor, shimmering. The high frequency words are: yellow, blue, green. The text based comprehension skill is cause and effect. We will listen for /ks/ spelled Xx. Please practice reading the “Max” decodable story. *Each decodable story can be recorded for the monthly Reading Logs. J

In Math, we will finish our subtraction unit this week. We will take the test Thursday. Please look for the test to be signed and retuned. J Please continue counting to 100 by 1’s, 10’s and 5’s. Additionally, we have been counting to 20 by 2’s.

Spring pictures will be taken tomorrow, March 26^th. All students will have their picture taken. In a few weeks, the pictures will be sent home. If you choose to keep them, you must pay for the standard package. If you do not want to keep the pictures, they should be returned.

Basket Raffle Update-        

          We have received the following items:                                                                     Mr. Coffee thermal carafe, French Vanilla Coffee K cups, powder creamer, Werther’s caramel hard candies, peanut butter hot cocoa powder, McDonalds K cups, Maxwell House Original Coffee, Stirrers, Coffee-Mate Creamer, $10 Dunkin Donuts Gift Card, K-Cup equivalent paper filters, Dunkin Donuts Cinnamon Roll ground coffee, Reese’s flavored creamer, $10 Dunkin Gift Card, 3 bags of New England ground Coffee, 2 hand towels, large coffee mug, $15 Starbucks gift card.

Upcoming important dates:

·         3/26 Spring Picture Day (Send in the background form, no payment is needed until after the pictures arrive.)

Monday is Day 1-Art, Tuesday is Day 2-Guidance, Wednesday is Day 3-Gym, Thursday is Day 4-Music, Friday is Day 5-Computers.

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 18^th-22^nd

Our Reading story for the week is “Max Takes the Train”. Our question of the week is: What are different ways of going places? The Amazing Words for this story are: plane, subway, ferryboat, jetway, tunnel, sidecar. The high frequency words are: yellow, blue, green. The text based comprehension skill is realism and fantasy. We will listen for /j/ spelled Jj and review /w/ spelled Ww. Please practice reading the “Jen and Will” decodable story. *Each decodable story can be recorded for the monthly Reading Logs. J

In Math, we will continue our unit on Subtraction. Our vocabulary words are: minus sign, equal sign, and take away. We have been working on stories that “take away”.  We have been counting to 100 every day. Please continue to do so at home by 1’s, 10’s and 5’s. Additionally, we have been counting to 20 by 2’s.

In Science/Social Studies we will be learning about Spring (types of weather, things to do, what it looks like and how you might dress) and finish our St. Patrick’s Day read aloud storybooks this week.

Basket Raffle Update-                                                                                                        We have received the following items:          

  Mr. Coffee thermal carafe, French Vanilla Coffee K cups, powder creamer, Werther’s caramel hard candies, peanut butter hot cocoa powder, McDonalds K cups, Maxwell House Original Coffee, Stirrers, Coffee-Mate Creamer, $10 Dunkin Donuts Gift Card, K-Cup equivalent paper filters, Dunkin Donuts Cinnamon Roll ground coffee

Upcoming important dates:

·         3/22 Movie Night in HS Auditorium

·         3/26 Spring Picture Day (Send in the background form, no payment is needed until after the pictures arrive.)

·         3/26 Family Fun Night at NSE

Monday is Day 6-Art, Tuesday is Day 7-Library, Wednesday is Day 8-Gym, Thursday is Day 9-Music, Friday is Day 10-Computers.

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 11^th-15^th

Our Reading story for the week is “Abuela”. Our question of the week is: What kind of adventures can you have in a city? The Amazing Words for this story are: abuela, adventure, flock, city, airport, harbor. The high frequency words are: here, go, from. The text based comprehension skill is setting. We will listen for /e/ spelled Ee and review /g/ spelled Gg. Please practice reading the “Ted and the Pet” decodable story. *Each decodable story can be recorded for the monthly Reading Logs. J

In Math, we will take the Addition Test early in the week. Please look for it to be signed and returned. We will begin our unit on subtraction this week. We have been counting to 100 every day. Please continue to do so at home by 1’s, 10’s and 5’s. Additionally, we have been counting to 20 by 2’s.

As per district policy, students are permitted to wear shorts again. Please keep in mind that we try to go outside for recess as often as possible. Warm coats, hats, and gloves are still needed as it is still cold.

Basket Raffle Update-                                                                                                        We have received the following items:  

              

Mr. Coffee thermal carafe, French Vanilla Coffee K cups, powder creamer, Werther’s caramel hard candies, peanut butter hot cocoa powder, McDonalds K cups, Maxwell House Original Coffee, Stirrers, Coffee-Mate Creamer

Upcoming important dates:

·         3/15 Dress Down Day $1.00

·         3/22 Movie Night in HS Auditorium

·         3/26 Spring Picture Day and Family Fun Night

Monday is Day 1-Art, Tuesday is Day 2-Guidance, Wednesday is Day 3-Gym, Thursday is Day 4-Music, Friday is Day 5-Computers.

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 March4-8^th

Our Reading story for the week is “If You Could Go To Antarctica”. Our question of the week is: What would it be like to have an Antarctic adventure? The Amazing Words for this story are: Antarctica, continent, icebergs, penguins, seals, whales. The high frequency words are: here, go, from. The text based comprehension skill is classify and categorize. We will listen for /e/ spelled Ee. Please practice reading the “Ten Ten Ten!” decodable story. *Each decodable story can be recorded for the monthly Reading Logs. J

In Math, we will look to finish our topic on addition this week. We have been counting to 100 every day. Please continue to do so at home by 1’s, 10’s and 5’s. Additionally, we have been counting to 20 by 2’s.

In Science, we will finish up our Physical Science Unit.  

**Please continue working on naming letters, saying beginning sounds of words, segmenting words into sounds ( say dog-student then says /d/ /o//g/)and reading nonsense words. I will be sending home extra practice pages soon. J

Upcoming important dates:

·         3/8 Hero Day

·         3/15 Dress Down Day $1.00

·         3/26 Spring Picture Day and Family Fun Night

Monday-Non-Rotation Day, Tuesday is Day 7-Library, Wednesday is Day 8-Gym, Thursday is Day 9-Music, Friday is Day 10-Computers.

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 February 25^th-March 1^st

Our Reading story for the week is “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”. Our question of the week is: How Can an Adventure Cause Trouble? The Amazing Words for this story are: bears, cottage, porridge, big, middle sized, small. The high frequency words are: one, two, three, four, five. The text based comprehension skill is character. We will listen for /g/ spelled Gg. Please practice reading the “How Many?” decodable story. *Each decodable story can be recorded for the monthly Reading Logs. J

In Math, we will continue working on addition. We will use the vocabulary words: join, sum, and equal. We will learn to use the plus sign and equal sign. Continue to practice counting to 100 by 1’s, 10’s and 5’s.

In Science, we will continue our Physical Science Unit. In this unit, we will continue to learn about our five senses and what objects are made of as well as sorting and using objects.

We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss all week! Students are welcome to bring in any Dr. Seuss storybooks you may have at home. J

February Reading Logs will be collected on Friday, March 1^st. Remember, the goal is to read 15 books per month in order to receive the Pizza Hut coupon.

**Please continue working on naming letters, saying beginning sounds of words, segmenting words into sounds ( say dog-student then says /d/ /o//g/)and reading nonsense words. I will be sending home extra practice pages soon. J

Upcoming important dates:

·         3/1 Bloomsburg University visit for Read Across America Day

Monday-Day 2-Guidance, Tuesday is Day 3-Gym, Wednesday is Day 4-Music, Thursday is Day 5-Computers, Friday is Day 6-Art.

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 February 11^th-15^th

Our Reading story for the week is “One Little Mouse”. Our question of the week is: What adventures can animals have? The Amazing Words for this story are: woodland, vale, comfortable, nest, hollow, shallow. The high frequency words are: one, two, three, four, five. The text based comprehension skill is sequence. We will listen for consonant blends (ex: /bl/ /pl/ /sp/. Please practice reading the “My Words” decodable story. *Each decodable story can be recorded for the monthly Reading Logs. J

In Math, we will continue working on addition. We will use the vocabulary words: join, sum, and equal. We will learn to use the plus sign and equal sign. Continue to practice counting to 100  by 1’s, 10’s and 5’s. J Look for Math Test to be signed and returned.

In Science, we will begin our Physical Science Unit. In this unit, we will learn about our five senses and what objects are made of as well as sorting and using objects.

Just a reminder, 3 Hour Delay days are not rotation days for special. If school is closed, then the next day open will be the next rotation day for special. Please let me know if you any questions as it can be confusing at times.

Upcoming important dates:

·         2/19 NED Show during school

Monday-3 Hour Delay-Non-Rotation Day, Tuesday is Day 10-Computers, Wednesday is Day 1-Art, Thursday is Day 2-Guidance, Friday is Day 3-Gym.

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