Week of November 26- 30, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for November 26- November 30, 2018

            In Reading, we will begin our next story, “Animal Park.”  As a class we will talk about what we can learn about wild animals by watching them!  We will also discuss cause and effect.  Our sight words for this story are: home, many, them and into. 

          Our focus phonics skills for this story are short u 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 are beginning Unit 3 in Math!  Throughout this unit, we will dig deeper into the understanding of addition and subtraction.  We will begin with learning about fact families and doubles/ near doubles facts! 

          November Reading Logs will be collected on Friday, November 30^th!  Please continue to read with your child and record the book on your log sheet!  If you fill your sheet before the end of the month, I will be happy to give your child another one! J  Thank you for your continued support! 

          Our schedule this upcoming week:

Monday (11/26)- No School! 

Tuesday (11/27)- Day 8- Art

Wednesday (11/28)- Day 9- Keyboarding

Thursday (11/29)- Day 10- Gym

Friday (11/30)- Day 1- Music

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 19-23, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for November 19- 23, 2018

          Due to the early dismissal and no school on Friday, we will have a change in our schedule for our tests.

 Our Reading test will now be when we return after Thanksgiving break!  Our key sight words for this test are: saw, tree, your and small.  We will also identify the main idea and details from our reading comprehension story. 

          Our focus phonics skills for this story are short e and initial consonant blends.  Our spelling words are: men, red, step, ten, net, leg, jet, sled, wet and bed.  Our challenge words are “saw” and “your.”  Our spelling test will be tomorrow, November 20^th! 

          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 Friday, November 30^th. 

Our schedule this upcoming week:

Monday (11/19)- Day 6- Music

Tuesday (11/20)- Day 7- Computers

Wednesday (11/21)- Non-Rotation Day! - PBIS reward day **Wednesday is also an Early Dismissal!  Students will be dismissed at 12 noon! 

Thursday (11/22)- Monday (11/26) 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 12-16, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for November 12-16, 2018

In Reading, we will continue our story “Get the Egg!”  We have had a great time identifying wild animals that live in our neighborhood. Our sight words for this story are: saw, tree, your and small.  Our Reading test will be on Monday, November 19^th.   

Our focus phonics skills for this story are short e and initial consonant blends.  The spelling words for this story are: men, red, step, ten, net, leg, jet, sled, wet, and bed.  Our challenge words are “saw” and “your.”  Our spelling Monday, November 19^th.

We will take our Unit 2 Test on Addition and Subtraction tomorrow, November 14^th.  In Unit 3, we will dig deeper into addition and subtraction concepts to 20. 

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 for the upcoming week:

Monday (11/12)  No School for Students- ACT 80 day!

Tuesday (11/13) Day 4- Library

Wednesday (11/14) Day 5- Gym

Thursday (11/15) Day 6- Music

Friday (11/16) Day 7- Computers

            Important Upcoming Events:

Wednesday (11/21)- Early Dismissal for NSE!  Students will be dismissed at 12 noon. 

Thursday (11/22)- Monday (11/26)- No School!  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 5-9, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for November 5-9, 2018

            In Reading, we will begin our new story, “Get the Egg!”  We will discuss wild animals that we see in our neighborhood.  We will also continue to work on identifying the Main Idea and Key Details of a story!  Our sight words for this story are: saw, tree, your and small.

            Our focus phonics skills for this story are short e and initial consonant blends.  The spelling words for this story are: men, red, step, ten, net, leg, jet, sled, wet, and bed.  Our challenge words are “saw” and “your.” 

            In Math, we are continuing to work on addition and subtraction sentences!  We are continuing to find the missing addend, finding two addition sentences that equal the same sum, and solving math facts!  Our Topic 2 Test will be early next week! 

            *A friendly reminder: As of November 4th (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 (11/5)  Day 9- Keyboarding

Tuesday (11/6) Day 10- Gym

Wednesday (11/7) Day 1- Music   

Thursday (11/8) Day 2- Computers

Friday (11/9) Day 3- Art *Report Cards will be sent home today!  Please check your student’s Friday Folder! J

Monday (11/12) is an Act 80 Day!  There is no school for students on 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!