Week of January 7-11, 2019

Weekly Newsletter for January 7-11, 2019

            We will have our reading test for the story, “A Big Fish for Max,” on Wednesday, January 9^th.  Our high frequency words for this story are: want, catch, no, said, good 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.”  Our Spelling Test on these words will be on Wednesday, January 9^th. 

            In Math, we are discussing place value!  Last week we discussed about creating a group of ten and counting the “extras” or “ones.”  This week, we will continue to create groups of ten and begin to discuss comparing place value with greater than, less than and equal to!  We are also continuing to practice our addition facts to 20! J

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! 

Attached you will find our January 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 Friday, January 18^th. 

Our schedule this upcoming week:

Monday (1/7)- Day 9- Keyboarding

Tuesday (1/8)- Day 10 Gym

Wednesday (1/9)- Day 1- Music

Thursday (1/10)- Day 2- Computers

Friday (1/11)- Day 3- 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! 

Week of January 2-4, 2019

Weekly Newsletter for January 2- 4, 2019

          Welcome back and Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had a safe and relaxing break! J 

We will continue with our story, “Big Fish for Max” and talk about what a family does together.  We will also discuss identifying the sequence of a story.  Our high frequency words for this story are: said, want, good, catch, no and put.  Our Reading Test for this story will be on Wednesday, January 9^th. 

            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.”  Our Spelling Test on these words will be on Wednesday, January 9^th. 

            We will begin Unit 4 in Math this week!  Throughout this Unit, we will be discussing place value We will first start by identifying groups of tens! 

            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 this upcoming week:

Monday (12/31)- No School for Students!

Tuesday (1/1)- No School for Students!  Happy New Year! J

Wednesday (1/2)- Day 6- Music

Thursday (1/3)- Day 7- Computers

Friday (1/4)- 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! 

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! 

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!