Week of December 18- December 22, 2017

Weekly Newsletter for December 18-22, 2017

We are completing our first story of Unit 2, “A Big Fish for Max.”  In this story, we have been discussing activities we can do together as a family!  Our test for this story will

be tomorrow, December 19^th. 

Our phonics skills for this story are consonant digraphs sh and th and vowel sound “al.”  Our spelling words are: fish, then, shut, with, rush, shell, shop, trash, thin, and ship.  Our challenge words are: “want” and “good.”   Our spelling test on these words will be tomorrow, December 19^th. 

Thursday, December 21^st, is our December PBIS reward day!  At the beginning of the month, students selected a reward they would like to work towards for this month.  If your child selected “Pajamas and Movie” they are permitted to wear pajamas to school that day!  They may also bring a blanket or beach towel on Thursday to sit on during the movie! 

I am so excited to share that our students earned another BINGO on our TEAMWORK 100’s chart!  We will be making winter stain glass windows together for this reward! J

Just a friendly reminder, moving forward students are permitted to wear jeans or sweat pants with a Spartan shirt for dress down days.  Causal clothing is not allowed for dress down days. 

Our schedule this upcoming week:

Monday (12/18) Day 4- Library

Tuesday (12/19) Day 5- Gym

Wednesday (12/20) Day 6- Music

Thursday (12/21) Day 7- Computers

*PBIS Reward Day!   

*Ugly Sweater Day for the SPCA!  Students may participate by donating $1 OR a pet-friendly item.  Ugly sweaters may be worn with jeans or sweatpants. 

Friday (12/22) Day 8- Art

*Early Dismissal!  Students will be dismissed at 12 Noon! 

Looking Ahead at Important Dates:

December 25- January 1^st- No School for students!

            *Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! J

January 2^nd- School resumes for students

January 10^th- 2 Hour Data Delay

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 December 11-15, 2017

Weekly Newsletter for December 11-15, 2017

          We have started a new unit in Reading!  In this unit we will be focusing on communities!  For our first story, “A Big Fish for Max” we will be discussing different things that families can do together.  Our class will also be practicing sequencing events!  Key words for sequencing are: first, then, next, and finally. 

          Our phonics skills for this story are consonant digraphs sh and th and vowel sound “al.”  Our spelling words are: fish, then, shut, with, rush, shell, shop, trash, thin, and ship.  Our challenge words are: “want” and “good.”   

          In Math, we are continuing to discuss strategies that can be used to find addition facts!    Recently, we have been identifying doubles, doubles +1, doubles +2, or completing the ten frame with our addends!  Our test for Topic 5 will be Wednesday, December 13^th! 

          On Friday, report cards were sent home!  Along with the report card you received a copy of your child’s results for the OLSAT that was given by our guidance counselor, Mrs. Hull.  Attached to our newsletter is a note from Mrs. Hull explaining the OLSAT.   

          Please continue to read with your child and log their reading on the December AR reading log!  December AR reading logs will be collected on Thursday, December 21^st.  

          Our schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday (12/11)- Day 9- Keyboarding

Tuesday (12/12)- Day 10- Gym

Wednesday (12/13)- Day 1- Music   *2 Hour Data Delay

Thursday (12/14)- Day 2- Computers

Friday (12/15)- Day 3- Art  *Spartan Dress Down Day- $1 donation

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 December 4- 8, 2017

Weekly Newsletter for December 4- December 8, 2017

We are finishing our story, “Animal Park” where we have been discussing what we can learn from observing animals in the wild!  As a class, we have also been identifying the cause and effect in a story!  Our test for this story will be 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 Tuesday, December 5^th! 

 

In Math, we have been discussing strategies we can use to find addition facts!  Currently, students have been working on doubles, doubles +1, and doubles +2.  To find the doubles plus facts, we are circling the smaller number, finding that doubles fact and then adding.  For example: 5 + 6 = ?, we will complete 5+5+10, 10+1=11, so 5+6=11. 

Our schedule this upcoming week:

Monday (12/4)- Day 4- Library

Tuesday (12/5)- Day 5- Gym

Wednesday (12/6)- Day 6- Music 

*We will be Holiday Shopping this day!

Thursday (12/7)- Day 7- Computers

Friday (12/8)- Day 8- Art

*Report Cards will be sent home in the Friday Folder!

*Scholastic Book Orders are due! You may order online by using our class code: MJJ8J or you may send in the book order with a check (Scholastic INC.)

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!