Kindergarten News…
Congratulations! You made
it through the first week of Kindergarten!
**There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday due to the Labor Day
Holiday. Enjoy the long weekend.
Tuesday, September 4th
will be Day 1. Please check
your special classes’ schedule. Remember students will need sneakers for gym
class Day 2 (Wed. 9/5)
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Next week in Phonics we will be continuing learning
the consonant letter Ll as in lion,
lemonade, and licorice and will introduce Oo
as in octopus. The letter Oo is a vowel and has 2 sounds. We will focus on the short sound, but
will also introduce the long sound that “says its own name” as in
overalls. Please review the letters and sounds with your child at home. On Wednesday, Sept. 5th we
will have a little-LUAU. . Students are asked to dress
tropical: bright colors, floral
prints, Hawaiian shirts, etc… It
is ok if your child is not dressed for the dress code on that day, however
NO denim!
**A lei will be provided.
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We will begin Show & Tell next week
too. Please help your child to
find an item or two around the house that begins with the /l/ sound to share
with the class. Please keep in
mind--- the items should not be valuable and should fit into a brown bag. (A brown lunch bag is enclosed in your
child’s folder.) Each child has a
scheduled day to “show and tell”. Each
week the schedule will be the same, but the letter for show and tell items
will change weekly. **Please be sure to check the schedule in
your child’s folder (middle plastic sheets).
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We’ve begun our Math. We will continue working on number writing and have begun to
learn about the day, month, and year on a calendar and have started counting
the days of school for number recognition and numbers in sequence. Please review practice pages that come
home in your child’s folder.
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For Reading we began with the story, The Little School Bus. A Family
Times newsletter was sent home with details about the story and skills we
will be working on. Please review
the Amazing words, the ordinal numbers, first,
second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth,
letter recognition of letters Aa, Bb,
Cc, Dd, and Ee, the story
element “character”, and the high frequency words I and am. Watch for next week’s Family Times for the story, Fix It Duck!
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Continue to check your child’s communication
folder daily and if you haven’t already returned all the school forms and
necessary paperwork, then please return them as soon as possible.
Items on the KEEP side need to be removed at home. **Any
money, notes, or items for the teacher to see NEED to be in your child’s
folder. Mrs. Potts doesn’t look
through book bags---only the folders!
We now have begun our class snack
donations. Anyone who chose to
participate in the class snack will not need to bring a snack unless a note was
sent home in your child’s folder.
I usually give at least 2-3 days notice. **We do have a noted potential
allergy to nuts/peanut butter, so please NO snack with nuts or peanut butter! 19
students will be participating with the rotation. **Parents who requested to provide a snack daily should have
received a note reminding them to pack a snack each day. **For those providing snack for the class, remember snacks must be
STORE BOUGHT and that if cups, spoons, or napkins are needed you will need to
provide those as well.
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Friday,
September 7th is School Picture Day! Information will be sent home in your child’s folder. K-Potts will be photographed @ approximately
9:20 am. **Money is due at the time of
pictures and school dress code is to be followed on picture day!
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Next week we will begin homework. Any homework pages will be stamped
“HOMEWORK” and will be placed in the Return side of the folder. Homework needs to be completed the
night it comes home and needs to be returned the next day. (Be sure to check the return side of
the folder daily.) **Homework
will also be posted on my blog each week. (District website www.northschuylkill.net
under Elementary Center, pull down tab to Homework Helpline, click on Angela
Potts)
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Every
Friday of the school year is a spirit day! This is completely
optional! It is done to
promote school spirit and enthusiasm for our sports teams. Our colors are red and blue. The children are allowed to wear any
North Schuylkill t-shirt or NS shirt and uniform pants or uniform shorts. The children may dress in regular uniform
clothing if you wish. **Our
district wide pep rally will be held @ the HS stadium this Friday, 8/31.
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Please note the regular elementary lunch
price is $1.85 not $1.75 listed in the newsletter given out at Meet the
Teacher. Updated prices appear
on the district website. Sorry about the mistake!!
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Try to make sure your child has his/her bus tag
every day. The end of the day is
hectic and some children don’t know their bus numbers yet!
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If anyone still has forms to complete, then
please complete and return them as soon as possible. Thank you!!!
**Congratulations to HAYDEN
FELTY for guessing the closest on the “Guess How Many” Starburst @ Meet the
Teacher. Hayden guessed 65 and the
total was 67!! Good guessing
Hayden!
I hope your child has enjoyed
his/her first week and is looking forward to returning on Tuesday!!!
Mrs. Potts
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