Week of December 17-21, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for December 17- 21, 2018

            In Reading, we will begin our new story, “A Big Fish for Max.”  Throughout this story, we will discuss what a family does together.  Our key sight words for this story are: said, want, good, catch, no, and put. 

            Our focus phonics skills for this story are consonant digraphs sh and th, as well as the vowel sound a, al in ball.  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 will work through word problems and identify the unknown number.  We will use this information to build our number sentence.  Our Unit 3 Test will be on Thursday, December 20^th. 

            This Friday (12/21) will be the First Grade PBIS reward day!  Students are permitted to bring in an electronic (with your permission) or a board game to be used during the reward time!  Please be sure that all games are school appropriate! Thank you! J

            Our schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday (12/17)- Day 2- Computers

Tuesday (12/18)- Day 3- Art

Wednesday (12/19)- Day 4- Library

Thursday (12/20)- Day 5- Gym *Ugly Christmas Sweater Paid Dress Day (Supports SPCA)

Friday (12/21)- *Early Dismissal from school!  Students will be dismissed beginning at 12:00!   

Future Important Dates-

Monday (12/24)- Tuesday (1/1)- No School for students!  Have a safe and happy holiday season! J

Wednesday (1/2)- School reopens 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! 

Week of December 10-14, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for December 10- 14, 2018

          We will wrap up our story, “Animal Park,” on Thursday, December 13^th with our test!  Throughout this story, we have been discussing things we can learn about wild animals by watching them.  We have also worked on our skill of identifying Cause and Effect.  Our key sight words are: home, them, into, and many. 

          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.”  Our test on this story will be Thursday, December 13^th. 

          In Math, we will continue to work on identifying double facts and near doubles.  We will also continue to work on strengthening our basic facts 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 (12/10)- Day 7- Computers

Tuesday (12/11)- Day 8- Art

Wednesday (12/12)- Day 9- Keyboarding

Thursday (12/13)- Day 10- Gym

Friday (12/14)- Day 1- Music *Spartan Dress Down 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 December 3-7, 2018

Weekly Newsletter for December 3-7, 2018

          In Reading, we are continuing to discuss what we can learn from wild animals by watching them.  Throughout the story, “Animal Park” we are identifying cause and effect. 

          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.” 

          This week in Math, we will continue to work on doubles and near doubles facts.  We will also begin working on solving word problems! 

          December AR reading logs will be sent home in your child’s BEE folder today!  Please continue to document your reading on your log for a Pizza Hunt coupon! J 

          Our schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday (12/3)- Day 2- Computers

Tuesday (12/4)- Day 3- Art

Wednesday (12/5)- Day 4- Library

Thursday (12/6)- Day 5- Gym

Friday (12/7)- Day 6- Music **This is our Holiday Shop day!  Please send money in an envelope with your child’s name!  J

**Saturday (12/8)- 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!