Week of January 29- February 2, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for January 29- February 2, 2018

            In Reading, we are beginning the story, “The Big Circle.”  Our question we will be discussing is, “How do animal communities work together to survive?”  Throughout the story, we will also be working on sequencing. 

            Our phonics skills for this story are the long O sound and contractions.  Our spelling words include home, hope, rose, woke, those, bone, hose, joke, rode and stone.  Our challenge words are “there” and “together.” 

            In Math, we are continuing to discuss number patterns to 120.  Our test for  Topic 7 will be early next week!

            January AR papers will be collected on Wednesday, January 31^st!  Please continue to work on AR reading at home with your child!  This is an excellent way to build fluency and comprehension! J

            On Friday, February 9^th we will be having our Valentine’s Day party!  Students may bring in valentines/ treats for each student in our class if you wish!  There are 22 students total in our class!  I will be sending home a class list with your child in their Friday Folders this week! 

            Boosterthon has come to a close with our Fun Run on Friday!  The students had such a good time learning the 6 virtues needed to be a true hero!  Not only did we have a great time with the Fun Run, but our class earned a glow dance party with Mermaid Molly and Rocket Ronnie on Thursday for having the most new pledges that evening!  Thank you so much for all your support of this fundraiser! 

            Our schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday (1/29)- Day 3- Art

Tuesday (1/30)- Day 4- Library

Wednesday (1/31)- Day 5- Gym

Thursday (2/1)- Day 6- Music    *All Boosterthon pledge money is due! 

Friday (2/2)- Day 7- 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!

Week of January 22-26, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for January 22-26, 2018

In Reading, we will continue with the story, “Who Works Here?”  We are answering the question, “who works in our community to make it a nice place?”  Our test for this story will be Friday, January 26^th. 

Our phonics skills for this story are the Long I sound and digraphs wh, ch, tch, and ph.  Our spelling words for this story are: like, ride, smile, time, white, bike, dime, hide, ice, and kite.  Our challenge words for this story are “who” and “work.” The spelling test for this story will also be Friday, January 26^th.

For Math, we are diving into Topic 7!  Throughout this topic, we will discuss number patterns when counting to 120.  Listen for key vocabulary such as: skip counting, column and row. 

Boosterthon has officially started at North Schuylkill Elementary!  Each day we are learning the “six virtues of becoming a true hero!”  Our fun-run will now take place on Friday, January 26^th.  As an incentive to work hard at this great fundraiser, we are doing daily themes in our classrooms!  First grades incentives are as follows:

Monday- “Sit Wherever You Want”-Your child will have the opportunity to pick their own seat this day! 

Tuesday- “Show and Tell”-Your child can bring something to show the class.  This can NOT be an electronic device, and please be sure it is school appropriate!   

Wednesday- “Extra Recess”

Thursday- “Electronic Day”- Students can bring in an electronic device with your permission.  They will be responsible for their own device.  Please be sure all games are school appropriate! 

Friday- Fun Run Day and Movie with Popcorn in the afternoon!

Our schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday (1/22)- Day 9- Keyboarding

Tuesday (1/23)- Day 10- Gym

Wednesday (1/24)- Day 1-Music

Thursday (1/25)- Day 2-Computers

Friday (1/26)- Non-Rotation Day due to Boosterthon!  Please remember to wear your Boosterthon shirt today! 

*Due to Boosterthon Fun Run being moved to Friday, January 26^th, the PBIS dress down day will now be Monday, January 29^th.  If your student earns their four stickers for “AR” and “T” they are able to dress down this day! 

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 January 15-19, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for January 15-19, 2018

We will be starting a new story in Reading, “Who Works Here?”  Our class will be discussing who works in our community to make it a nicer place. 

Our phonics skills for this story are the Long I sound and digraphs wh, ch, tch, and ph.  Our spelling words for this story are: like, ride, smile, time, white, bike, dime, hide, ice, and kite.  Our challenge words for this story are “who” and “work.”

In Math, we will take our Topic 6 test tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16^th.  In Topic 7, we talk about what number patterns there are when counting to 120.  Our key vocabulary for Topic 7 includes: skip counting, column and row. 

This week we will begin Boosterthon!  Our kick-off pep rally is tomorrow and we are very excited to begin learning the “six virtues of becoming a true hero.”  Our fun-run will take place next Thursday!

Scholastic Book Orders are due Friday, January 19^th.  You may order online by using our class code: MJJ8J or you may send in the book order with a check (Scholastic INC.)

As a class, we love to read and listen to stories!  It is very important that kids hear fluent reading and activate comprehension strategies.  One way we can practice these skills is by having guest readers come into our classroom!  If any parent/ grandparent/ guardian would like to come into our class, please let me know by writing me a note, email or Class Dojo message! 

Our schedule for this upcoming week:

Monday (1/15)- Day 6

Tuesday (1/16)- Day 7 *Boosterthon Pep-Rally

Wednesday (1/17)- Day 8

Thursday (1/18)- Day 9

Friday (1/19)- Day 10  *Spartan Dress Down Day for a $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 January 8-12, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for January 8-12, 2018

In Reading, we will continue reading the story, “The Farmer and the Hat.”  Throughout this story, we will be discussing how our school is a community.  We will also continue to work on cause and effect. Our test for this story will be Monday, January 15^th. 

Our phonics skills for this story are the long a and consonants c/s/ and g /j/.  The spelling words for this story are: face, made, age, safe, make, take, cage, cake, late, and name.  Our challenge words for this story are “could” and “old.”  Our spelling test for these skills will be Monday, January 15^th.

In Math, we are continuing to discuss strategies we can use to find subtraction facts.  Key vocabulary for this topic includes: minus, difference, related facts, and fact families.  Our Topic 6 test will be Tuesday, January 16^th.

A friendly reminder that our Data Delay for Wednesday, January 10^th has been cancelled. 

Scholastic Book Orders will be due Friday, January 19^th.  You may order online by using our class code: MJJ8J or you may send in the book order with a check (Scholastic INC.)

Our schedule for this upcoming week:

Monday- (1/8)- Day 1- Music

Tuesday (1/9)- Day 2- Computers

Wednesday (1/10)- Day 3- Art

Thursday (1/11)- Day 4- Library

Friday (1/12)- Day 5- Gym

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 January 1-5, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for January 1-5, 2018

Welcome back!  I hope everyone had a safe and relaxing break!  J

In Reading, we will begin the story, “The Farmer and the Hat.”  Throughout this story, we will be discussing how our school is a community.  We will also continue to work on cause and effect. 

Our phonics skills for this story are the long a and consonants c/s/ and g /j/.  The spelling words for this story are: face, made, age, safe, make, take, cage, cake, late, and name.  Our challenge words for this story are “could” and “old.” 

In Math, we are beginning to discuss strategies that could be used to find subtraction facts.  Key vocabulary words that we will be using include: minus, difference, related facts, and fact families. 

Our schedule for this upcoming week:

Monday (1/1)- No School! –Happy New Year! J

Tuesday (1/2)- Day 8- Art

Wednesday(1/3)- Day 9- Keyboarding

Thursday (1/4)- Day 10- Gym

Friday (1/5)- Day 1- Music

Upcoming important dates:

Wednesday, January 10^th is a 2 hour data delay!

Monday, January 15^th- Teacher In-service day!  No school for students! 

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!