Monday, February 26, 2018

Week of February 26- March 2, 2018


Weekly Newsletter for February 26- March 2, 2018

            This week, we will begin our new story, “Honey Bees.”  Throughout this story, we will discuss how insect communities are like a community of people.  We will also begin to discuss comparing and contrasting.  The test for “Honey Bees” will be Monday, March 5th. 

            Our phonics skills for this story are the long E sound and VC/CV words.  Our spelling words include: feet, he, see, we, green, me, she, tree, week, and be.  Our challenge words this week are, “some” and “family.”  Our spelling test for these phonics skills will be Monday, March 5th. 

            In Math, we will be taking our Topic 8 test tomorrow (February 27th).  Next, we will begin Topic 9 Comparing and Ordering numbers to 100.  Key vocabulary we will be using include: more, less, greater than, and less than.   

            Earlier this school year, Mrs. Hull our school counselor, sent home a paper regarding Career Week.  I would like to invite you into our classroom to share about your career!  Presentations should be between 20-30 minutes in length.  Examples of topics to discuss include: education/ training, personal skills necessary in your field, typical day in your field, hands-on activities/ visuals.  Career Week is scheduled for March 5th- March 9th.  However, if another date works better with your schedule, we can always arrange a date and time.  If you are interested in joining our class to discuss your career, please contact me by Class Dojo message, note, or email (cschuster@northschuylkill.net). 

            Our schedule for the upcoming week:
Monday (2/26)- Day 9- Keyboarding
Tuesday (2/27)- Day 10- Gym
Wednesday (2/28)- Day 1- Music
Thursday (3/1)- Day 2- Computers
Friday (3/2) Day 3- Art  *PBIS reward 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!


Monday, February 19, 2018

Week of February 19-23, 2018


Weekly Newsletter for February 19-23, 2018

            We will continue to discuss our story, “Life in the Forest.”  Throughout this story, we are talking about how plant and animal communities are important to each other.  We are also identifying the authors purpose of their writing.  The test for “Life in the Forest” will be Wednesday, February 21st. 

            Our phonics skills for this story are the long U sound and inflected ending    –ed.  Our spelling words include huge, June, rule, tube, use, cube, cute, flute, rude, and mule.  Our challenge words for this story are, “water” and “under.”  Our spelling test for these phonics skills will be Wednesday, February 21st.

In Math, we are continuing to discuss how numbers 10 and higher can be shown, counted, read and written.  Students have been showing this concept using base-ten blocks and discussing place value!  Listen for key vocabulary in this topic including, ones, tens, digit, and break apart a ten. Our test for Topic 8 will be early need week. 

Last week, I included February Scholastic book order flyers.  Book orders are due this Friday, February 23rd.  You may order online at Scholastic Book Club and use our class code: MJJ8J.  You may also send in the book order with a check (Scholastic INC.) and I would be happy to place your order for you!  Thank you for your continued support of Scholastic and reading!  J

Our schedule for the upcoming week:
Monday (2/19)- Day 4- Library
Tuesday (2/20)- Day 5- Gym
Wednesday (2/21)- Day 6- Music
Thursday (2/22)- Day 7- Computers
Friday (2/23)- Day 8- Art

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!

Monday, February 12, 2018

Week of February 12-16, 2018


Weekly Newsletter for February 12- 16, 2018

          We will begin a new story this week titled, “Life in the Forest.”  Throughout this story we will be discussing how plant and animal communities are important to each other.  We will also be discussing the authors purpose of their writing. 

          Our phonics skills for this story are the long U sound and inflected ending –ed.  Our spelling words include huge, June, rule, tube, use, cube, cute, flute, rude, and mule.  Our challenge words for this story are, “water” and “under.” 

          In Math, we will begin Topic 8.  Throughout this topic, we will be discussing how numbers 10 and higher can be shown, counted, read and written.  Key vocabulary for this topic includes: ones, tens, digit,  and break apart a ten.

Attached are flyers for February’s Scholastic orders.  Scholastic Book Orders are due Friday, February 23rd.  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 (2/12) Day 9- Keyboarding
Tuesday (2/13) Day 10- Gym
Wednesday (2/14)- Day 1- Music – Happy Valentine’s Day!
Thursday (2/15) Day 2- Computers
Friday (2/16) Day 3- Art  *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!

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Week of February 5-9, 2018


Weekly Newsletter for February 5- February 9, 2018

            In Reading, we are discussing how animal communities work together to survive through our story, “The Big Circle.”  We are also discussing sequencing and identifying clue words such as first, next, then, finally.  Our test for this story will be on Monday, February 12th. 

            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.”  Our spelling test will be on Monday, February 12th. 

            In Math, we are continuing to learn about number patterns when counting to 120!  Our Topic 7 test will be on Friday, February 9th. 

            On Friday, February 9th we will be having our Valentine’s Day party!  Students may bring in valentines/ treats for each student if you wish!  There are now 23 students total in our class!  A list of names of the students in our class was sent home in Friday Folders last week! 

            I am so excited to share that each student in our class received a free book from Scholastic due to our recent book order!  Thank you so much for your continued support of Scholastic book orders! J

          Our schedule for the upcoming week:
Monday (2/5)- No School due to weather!
Tuesday (2/6)- Day 7- Computers
Wednesday (2/7)- Day 8- Art
Thursday (2/8)- Day 9- Keyboarding
Friday (2/9)- Day 10 Gym **This is also our Valentine’s day party! 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!