Week of April 29-May 3, 2019

Weekly Newsletter for April 29- May 3, 2019

          We will continue to work on comparing and contrasting during our story, “Ruby in Her Own Time.”  Our high frequency words are ever, sure, were, enough, every, any and own.  Our test on this story will be on Thursday, May 2^nd. 

          Our phonics skills for this story are words with ng, and nk as well as compound words.  Our spelling words are: bring, trunk, pink, bank, sang, wing, rink, blank, rang, and sunk.  Our challenge words are “every” and “sure.”  Our test on these words will be Thursday, May 2^nd. 

          In Math, we are continuing to work on identifying coins and their values.  We will also continue to work on counting the coins to show how much change is in the picture!

Attached you will find our May Scholastic Book order forms!  You may order online using our class code: MJJ8J or you may send in your book order with a check (Scholastic INC.).  All Scholastic Book orders are due Wednesday, May 8^th.  This will be our last Scholastic book order for the school year!  Thank you for your continued support! J

Our schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday (4/29)-Day 5- Gym  

Tuesday (4/30)-Day 6- Music

Wednesday (5/1)- Day 7- Computers

Thursday (5/2)- Day 8- Art

Friday (5/3)- Day 9- Keyboarding

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 April 22-26, 2019

Weekly Newsletter for April 22-26, 2019

          We will begin our new story this week titled, “Ruby in Her Own Time.”  Throughout this story we will discuss what we learn as we grow and change.  We will also work with comparing and contrasting topics.  Our high frequency words are ever, sure, were enough, every, any and own. 

          Our phonics skills for this story are words with ng, and nk as well as compound words.  Our spelling words are: bring, trunk, pink, bank, sang, wing, rink, blank, rang, and sunk.  Our challenge words are “every” and “sure.” 

          In Math, we will continue to identify coins and their value!  This week we will focus on the coins, dime and quarter!  Students have really enjoyed learning our songs about our coins.  Please encourage them to continue to practice them! J 

As a class, we love to read and listen to stories!  It is very important that kids hear fluent reading and apply 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 classroom as a guest reader, please let me know by writing me a note, email or Class Dojo message!

Our schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday (4/22)-Day 10- Gym  

Tuesday (4/23)-Day 1- Music

Wednesday (4/24)- Day 2- Computers

Thursday (4/25)- Day 3- Art

Friday (4/26)- Day 4- Library

Important Dates for the Future:

Saturday (4/27) and Sunday (4/28)- PTO Raffle Basket at NSE

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 April 15- 19, 2019

Weekly Newsletter for April 15-19, 2019

            We will continue to work on our story, “A Place to Play” this week!  We will work on identifying the sequence of a story.  Our high frequency words are things, always, day, become, nothing, stays, and everything.  Our test on this story will be on Wednesday, April 17^th.

Our focus phonics skills are the vowel sounds of y and syllable pattern CV. The spelling words for this story are: my, by, try, sunny, handy, fly, cry, lucky, silly and puppy.  Our challenge words are “things” and “always.”  Our test on these spelling words will be Wednesday, April 17^th. 

This week, we will continue to work on identifying coins and their value.  We will also begin discussing counting money! 

Our April Scholastic Book order forms were sent home last week!  You may order online using our class code: MJJ8J or you may send in your book order with a check (Scholastic INC.).  All Scholastic Book orders are due Wednesday, April 17^th.

As a class, we love to read and listen to stories!  It is very important that kids hear fluent reading and apply 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 classroom as a guest reader, please let me know by writing me a note, email or Class Dojo message!

Our schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday (4/15)-Day 6- Music  

Tuesday (4/16)-Day 7- Computers

Wednesday (4/17)- Day 8- Art

Thursday (4/18)- Day 9- Keyboarding

Friday (4/19)- No School for Students!    

Important Dates for the Future:

Monday (4/22)- School is in session! -Day 10- Gym

Saturday (4/27) and Sunday (4/28)- PTO Raffle Basket at NSE

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 April 8-12, 2019

Weekly Newsletter for April 8-12, 2019

          We will begin our new story this week!  Throughout the story, “A Place to Play” we will revisit the skill of sequencing!  We will also discuss how places change.  Our key high frequency words are things, always, day, become, nothing, stays, and everything. 

          Our focus phonics skills are the vowel sounds of y and syllable pattern CV. The spelling words for this story are: my, by, try, sunny, handy, fly, cry, lucky, silly and puppy.  Our challenge words are “things” and “always.” 

          We will begin our new unit in Math this week!  For Unit 7 we will dive into money and graphing!  This week, we will begin to identify a penny and a nickel! 

Attached you will find our April Scholastic Book order forms!  You may order online using our class code: MJJ8J or you may send in your book order with a check (Scholastic INC.).  All Scholastic Book orders are due Wednesday, April 17^th.

 

Our schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday (4/8)-Day 1- Music  

Tuesday (4/9)-Day 2- Computers

Wednesday (4/10)- Day 3- Art- Report Cards are sent home! J

Thursday (4/11)- Day 4- Library

Friday (4/12)- Day 5- Gym *Spartan Dress Down Day for a $1 donation  

Important Dates for the Future:

Friday (4/19)- No School for Students!

Saturday (4/27) and Sunday (4/28)- PTO Raffle Basket at NSE

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 April 1-5, 2019

Weekly Newsletter for April 1- 5, 2019

We will continue with our story, “Honey Bees,” this week!  We are comparing and contrasting insect communities and communities of people.  Our high frequency words are family, other, also, their, some and new.  Our test for this story will be Thursday, April 4^th. 

Our focus phonics skills are the Long E sound and syllables VC/CV.  The spelling words for this story are: feet, he, see, we, green, me, she, tree, week, and be. Our challenge words are “some” and “family.”  Our test on these words will be Thursday, April 4^th. 

In Math, we are continuing to work on measurement!  We will be measuring items with different objects and ordering items from smallest to largest.  Our test for Unit 6 will be early next week!

Our PTO is hosting a basket raffle event!  The event will be held on April 27^th and April 28^th.  Each classroom has selected a theme to donate towards the basket raffle.  This year, our theme will be Gift Cards Galore!  

There are two ways you can participate in our class basket:

1.    You may purchase a gift card on your own and send it to school with your child in their BEE folder.

2.    You may send in a monetary donation in an envelope in your child’s BEE folder and I will purchase the gift card for you!

*Please note, any size gift card/ money donation would be greatly appreciated!

*If you are interested in participating in the PTO basket raffle, all gift cards and money must be turned in by Friday, April 5^th. 

Our schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday (4/1)-Day 6- Music  

Tuesday (4/2)-Day 7- Computers

Wednesday (4/3)- Day 8- * Field Trip to Hershey Chocolate World!  Please wear the black Spartan shirt that was provided by the PTO, Dress Code pants and sneakers! 

Thursday (4/4)- Day 9- Keyboarding

Friday (4/5)- Day 10- Gym

Important Dates for the Future:

Wednesday (4/10)- Report Cards will be sent home!

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!