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!

Week of December 18- December 22, 2017

Weekly Newsletter for December 18-22, 2017

We are completing our first story of Unit 2, “A Big Fish for Max.”  In this story, we have been discussing activities we can do together as a family!  Our test for this story will

be tomorrow, December 19^th. 

Our phonics skills for this story are consonant digraphs sh and th and vowel sound “al.”  Our spelling words are: fish, then, shut, with, rush, shell, shop, trash, thin, and ship.  Our challenge words are: “want” and “good.”   Our spelling test on these words will be tomorrow, December 19^th. 

Thursday, December 21^st, is our December PBIS reward day!  At the beginning of the month, students selected a reward they would like to work towards for this month.  If your child selected “Pajamas and Movie” they are permitted to wear pajamas to school that day!  They may also bring a blanket or beach towel on Thursday to sit on during the movie! 

I am so excited to share that our students earned another BINGO on our TEAMWORK 100’s chart!  We will be making winter stain glass windows together for this reward! J

Just a friendly reminder, moving forward students are permitted to wear jeans or sweat pants with a Spartan shirt for dress down days.  Causal clothing is not allowed for dress down days. 

Our schedule this upcoming week:

Monday (12/18) Day 4- Library

Tuesday (12/19) Day 5- Gym

Wednesday (12/20) Day 6- Music

Thursday (12/21) Day 7- Computers

*PBIS Reward Day!   

*Ugly Sweater Day for the SPCA!  Students may participate by donating $1 OR a pet-friendly item.  Ugly sweaters may be worn with jeans or sweatpants. 

Friday (12/22) Day 8- Art

*Early Dismissal!  Students will be dismissed at 12 Noon! 

Looking Ahead at Important Dates:

December 25- January 1^st- No School for students!

            *Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! J

January 2^nd- School resumes for students

January 10^th- 2 Hour Data Delay

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 11-15, 2017

Weekly Newsletter for December 11-15, 2017

          We have started a new unit in Reading!  In this unit we will be focusing on communities!  For our first story, “A Big Fish for Max” we will be discussing different things that families can do together.  Our class will also be practicing sequencing events!  Key words for sequencing are: first, then, next, and finally. 

          Our phonics skills for this story are consonant digraphs sh and th and vowel sound “al.”  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 are continuing to discuss strategies that can be used to find addition facts!    Recently, we have been identifying doubles, doubles +1, doubles +2, or completing the ten frame with our addends!  Our test for Topic 5 will be Wednesday, December 13^th! 

          On Friday, report cards were sent home!  Along with the report card you received a copy of your child’s results for the OLSAT that was given by our guidance counselor, Mrs. Hull.  Attached to our newsletter is a note from Mrs. Hull explaining the OLSAT.   

          Please continue to read with your child and log their reading on the December AR reading log!  December AR reading logs will be collected on Thursday, December 21^st.  

          Our schedule for the upcoming week:

Monday (12/11)- Day 9- Keyboarding

Tuesday (12/12)- Day 10- Gym

Wednesday (12/13)- Day 1- Music   *2 Hour Data Delay

Thursday (12/14)- Day 2- Computers

Friday (12/15)- Day 3- Art  *Spartan Dress Down Day- $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 4- 8, 2017

Weekly Newsletter for December 4- December 8, 2017

We are finishing our story, “Animal Park” where we have been discussing what we can learn from observing animals in the wild!  As a class, we have also been identifying the cause and effect in a story!  Our test for this story will be Tuesday, December 5^th!

Our phonics skills for this story are the short u sound 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.” The test for our spelling words will be Tuesday, December 5^th! 

 

In Math, we have been discussing strategies we can use to find addition facts!  Currently, students have been working on doubles, doubles +1, and doubles +2.  To find the doubles plus facts, we are circling the smaller number, finding that doubles fact and then adding.  For example: 5 + 6 = ?, we will complete 5+5+10, 10+1=11, so 5+6=11. 

Our schedule this upcoming week:

Monday (12/4)- Day 4- Library

Tuesday (12/5)- Day 5- Gym

Wednesday (12/6)- Day 6- Music 

*We will be Holiday Shopping this day!

Thursday (12/7)- Day 7- Computers

Friday (12/8)- Day 8- Art

*Report Cards will be sent home in the Friday Folder!

*Scholastic Book Orders are due! You may order online by using our class code: MJJ8J or you may send in the book order with a check (Scholastic INC.)

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!