This week we will be learning the letter
Xx as in fox and x-ray. Students will go on a treasure hunt
throughout the building to find the “X” that marks the spot of their hidden
treasure! How exciting!!! There will be NO Show and Tell. **Word List 17 test will be
Monday, March 4th and Word List 18 test will be Monday, March 11th. Please practice daily!
In
Reading we will begin Unit 5: Going Places. Our first story will be Max
Takes the Train by Rosemary Wells.
It is an animal fantasy story and we will be discussing realism and
fantasy.
For
Math we will make ABBC patterns, divide by sharing, compare numbers through 10
using playing cards, identify right and left, and explore tangrams. Boys and girls should practice writing
numbers 1-20 correctly and continue to practice counting by 1’s, 5’s and
10’s. Take some time each day to
review practice worksheets!!!
Newspaper in Education Week will begin on
Monday, March 4th and end on Friday, March 8th. Check for Mrs. Potts’ ad in the
classified section of the Republican and Herald newspaper. Ads can be sent to school during the
week for treats. The “I’m a Reader” forms, for those who
participated, should be returned to the teacher the following week (March
11-15) with a parent’s signature and initial for each day of the week.
Kindergarten
registration for the 2013-2014 school year, will be held during this week, March
4-8. Registration is open to all
residents of the NS School District.
Please pass along this information to anyone with children ready to
begin Kindergarten in the fall.
Appointments should be scheduled with the office.
Starting
sometime next week and/or the following week we will begin testing for the 3rd
marking period. Please help your
child by reviewing all the letters and sounds learned in phonics, blending
sounds to read words, practice high frequency words and sight words, practice
rhyming words, practice counting to 100, identifying numbers 0-30, identify
coins; penny, nickel, dime, and quarter, and know each coin’s value, and tell
time to the hour.
Scholastic
book orders for March are due on or by Wednesday, March 13th for
anyone interested in ordering!
Orders can be given to the teacher or placed online at scholastic.com.
Boys
and girls really enjoyed our celebration of Dr. Seuss this week. Students from Bloomsburg University and
Mrs. Selgrade’s third grade class will visit our classroom Thursday and Friday.
Be sure to ask your child about the stories and activities our
guests shared with the class. .
Hats off to Dr. Seuss! If
you would like to follow up with more fun with Dr. Seuss go to www.seusville.com .
Toothbrush
charts are due back by Wednesday (March 6th) of this week. Any student who returns his/her chart before
Wednesday will receive a “dental health” treat from Mrs. Potts. Remember to continue to eat
healthy foods, brush and floss your teeth, and visit a dentist every 6 months
to keep your smile looking great!
FYI: Mrs. Potts will be attending the Conference for Pennsylvania
Kindergarten Teachers in Harrisburg on Thursday, March 7th and
Friday, March 8th. Mrs.
Nancy Souchack will be the substitute teacher for both days. If
you need to reach Mrs. Potts then you can email @ northschuylkill.net, but please send a note in your child’s
folder for any daily needs or concerns or leave a voice message at 874-3661,
Ext. 245 for the substitute teacher to see and/or hear. **Talk to
your child about his/her behavior and remind him/her that the same rules apply
for the substitute as do for Mrs. Potts and he/she should be on his/her best
behavior.
Monday (3/4/13) will be DAY 5 on the
special classes’ schedule. **Boys and girls will need sneakers and gym
attire on Wednesday, March 6th – DAY 2, and library books for
exchange on Friday, March 8th- DAY 4.
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