Week of November 27- December 1, 2017

Weekly Newsletter for November 27- December 1, 2017

          In our new story, “Animal Park,” our question is “what can we learn from wild animals by watching them?”  As a class we will also be discussing cause and effect.  Our test for this story will be on Tuesday, December 5^th! 

Our phonics skills for this story are the short u sound and final consonant blends.  Our spelling words are: crust, bump, jump, must, just, dust, trust, dusk, hunt, and lump.  Our challenge words are: “many” and “into.” The test for our spelling words will be on Tuesday, December 5^th!   

We started a new topic in Math!  Topic 5 will cover addition facts to 20.  Please continue to review the math fact flash cards with your child.  These flash cards should be kept in their OWL folder.  We will be adding new flash cards this week! J

November AR papers will be collected on Thursday, November 30^th.  Students that completed the AR paper will receive a Pizza Hut book-it coupon for a personal sized pizza.  December AR papers will be sent home on Friday, December 1^st. 

Our schedule this upcoming week:

Monday (11/27)- NO SCHOOL!

Tuesday (11/28)- Day 10- Gym *This was a change due to Wednesday being a non-rotation day!

Wednesday (11/29)-Day 1- Music

Thursday (11/30)- Day 2- Computers

Friday (12/1)- Day 3- Art

Upcoming Events:

December 4-8^th- Holiday Gift Shop

December 8^th- Standards Based Progress Reports will be sent home with students!

December 9^th- North Schuylkill Elementary Chorus/ Band Program

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me!  I can be reached by phone, note, email (cschuster@northschuylkill.net) or by Class Dojo message! 

Week of November 20-24, 2017

Weekly Newsletter for November 20-24, 2017

In our new story, “Animal Park,” our question is “what can we learn from wild animals by watching them?”  As a class we will also be discussing cause and effect. 

Our phonics skills for this story are the short u sound and final consonant blends.  Our spelling words are: crust, bump, jump, must, just, dust, trust, dusk, hunt, and lump.  Our challenge words are: “many” and “into.” 

We will be taking our Topic 4 test today!  Tomorrow we will begin Topic 5: Addition Facts to 20.  Please continue to practice the math fact flash cards that can be found in your child’s OWL folder!  We will continue to add cards to the envelope periodically so please be sure to return the envelope daily! 

With our month of November winding down, please continue to read with your child and document their reading on their AR paper!  Those that complete their November AR paper will receive a Pizza Hunt coupon for a free personal size pizza.  Remember if your child is reading a chapter book, you can break that chapter book into multiple spaces!  Another great resource for the AR reading log are the decodable readers!  These readers reinforce the phonics skills we are focusing on in class!  November AR reading logs will be collected Thursday, November 30^th. 

Our November PBIS reward will be on Wednesday, November 22^nd!  Part of our reward that day is game day!  Students are allowed to bring in an electronic device this day with your permission!  Please be sure that devices are charged and that all games are school appropriate! 

Our schedule this upcoming week:

Monday (11/20)- Day 8- Art

Tuesday (11/21)- Day 9- Keyboarding

Wednesday (11/22)- Day 10- Gym- PBIS reward day for November!

**Wednesday is also an Early Dismissal!  Students will be dismissed at 12 noon! 

Thursday (11/23)- Monday (11/27) No School for Students! 

Happy Thanksgiving! J

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me!  I can be reached by phone, note, email (cschuster@northschuylkill.net) or by Class Dojo message! 

Week of November 13-17, 2017

Weekly Newsletter for November 13-17, 2017

Our focus question for our story, Get the Egg, is “what wild animals live in our neighborhood?”  Students have really enjoyed talking about animals that they see in the wild!  We are also discussing the main idea of a passage and supporting details.  Our test for this story will be Friday, November 17^th. 

Our focus phonics skills for this story are short e and consonant blends.  Our spelling words for this story are: men, red, step, ten, net, leg, jet, sled, wet, bed.  The challenge words are: “saw” and “your.”  Please continue to work on these words nightly with your child!  The test for these spelling words will be Friday, November 17^th. 

In Math, we are continuing to discuss strategies that we can use to find addition and subtraction facts!  We have learned that addition and subtraction facts can be written two ways, “up and down OR side to side!”  In the coming weeks, I will be sending home an envelope with your child that will contain addition and subtraction flash cards.  Please practice these flash cards with your child!  It is important that these facts become automatic!  Our Topic 4 test will be Monday, November 20^th!

I am going to begin to send home Scholastic Book Order forms each month!  If you are interested in ordering, please either send in a check (made payable to Scholastic Inc.) with the book order slip, or you may order online using our class code: MJJ8J.  Our orders for November are due by Friday, November 17^th. 

I am also so proud to say that our class has won another “BINGO”’ on our 100’s chart for TEAMWORK! J  As a reward, we will be having a stuffed animal day!  Kiddos are invited to bring a stuffed animal with them to school this Friday, November 17^th.  Please be sure that this stuffed animal can fit into their book bag! 

With cold and flu season among us, we are in need of tissues and hand sanitizer to keep those germs away!  If you are willing to donate these items to our classroom, we would really appreciate it! J 

Our schedule this week:

Monday (11/13)- Day 3- Art

Tuesday (11/14)- Day 4- Library

Wednesday (11/15)- Day 5- Gym

Thursday (11/16)- Day 6- Music

Friday (11/17)- Day 7- Computers  *Dress down day with a donation to our Veterans!

** Next week: Wednesday (11/22) is an Early Dismissal!  Students will be dismissed at 12:00. There is also No School Thursday (Happy Thanksgiving! J), Friday (11/24) or Monday (11/27)! 

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me!  I can be reached by phone, note, email (cschuster@northschuylkill.net) or by Class Dojo message! 

Week of November 6-10, 2017

Weekly Newsletter for November 6-10, 2017

In Reading, we will continue with our story, “A Fox and a Kit.”  We are discussing the main idea and supporting details of the story.  We have also talked about how wild animals take care of their babies!  Our test for this story will be Tuesday, November 7^th.  Our spelling test for inflected endings –s and –ing will also be Tuesday, November 7^th! 

            In Math, we are continuing to work on our addition and subtraction facts to 12!  We also learned that addition and subtraction sentences can be written, “side to side OR up and down.”  We are still practicing our vocabulary words such as: sum, difference, plus sign, minus sign, equals, doubles fact, and near doubles. 

            Last week, our class read the story, Turkey Trouble, by Wendi Silvano.  I sent home a note explaining our Turkey in disguise project and writing!  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask!  The kiddos seem very excited about this project!  J  All turkeys and clues are due by Friday, November 10^th.  However, you can always send them in throughout the week! 

*A friendly reminder: As of November 3^rd (Daylight Savings) shorts are no longer allowed to be worn!  As the weather continues to cool off, please be sure to dress accordingly.  We will be going outside for recess as much as possible!  J

Our schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday (11/6)- Day 8- Art  

Tuesday (11/7)- Day 9- Keyboarding

Wednesday (11/1)- Day 10- Gym

Thursday (11/2)- Day 1- Music

Friday (11/3)- Day 2- Computers

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me!  I can be reached by phone, note, email (cschuster@northschuylkill.net) or by Class Dojo message!