Week of October 27-31, 2014

Kindergarten News 

**This week we will be continuing with the consonant letter Ss as in sun, snake, and Sunday and will introduce the consonant letter Pp as in pig and Potts.  A pajama party will be held on Friday, November 7^th.  Details will be sent home in next week’s newsletter. Please continue to review ALL letters and sounds.

**In Reading we will finish our work with the story Nature Spy and read the book Animal Babies in Grasslands.  We will be talking about baby animals that live in grasslands.   We will focus on learning the comprehension skill main idea and practice the learned high frequency words. Watch for your new Family Times newsletter to be sent home!  **Continue to practice sight word flashcards daily!!

**For Math we will be continuing with Topic 2, so be sure to review counting sets/objects to 5, comparing sets, and writing and reading numbers 0-5.  Also review the words/concepts more, fewer, and same as. 

**Anyone who has not yet turned in his/her $5 to cover costs for the Halloween/Valentine’s parties, please do so as soon as possible.  Thank you!!

**Students and Parents K-12 are invited to attend the October Informational District Parent Meeting on Monday, Oct. 27^th 6:00-7:00 pm @ the NSE Library.

**Red Ribbon Week campaign is set for October 27-31, 2014.  The theme is “Love Yourself, Be Drug Free!”  --Check out the week’s scheduled events /information sheet in your child’s folder!  (Mon. 10/27—wear crazy socks; Tues. 10/28 –wear orange; Wed. 10/29 –wear your mustaches and NS mustache shirts; Thurs. 10/30 --- crazy hair; Fri. 10/31 – wear NS red)

**Students received their FREE, red NS t-shirts from the PTO this week.  Boys and girls can wear them now, but be sure to keep them handy for the class field trip in May!

**Vision Screenings will take place this week for Kindergarten.  Mrs. Potts’ class is scheduled for Thursday, October 30^th between 9:00-9:45.  Please try to be present!

**Trick-or-treat will take place on Thursday, October 30^th from 6-8 pm.  (Students who would like to stop in at Mrs. Potts’ house for trick-or-treat are welcome—519 West Oak St., Frackville! J) **With trick-or-treat approaching, we ask that students do NOT bring candy for snacks at school and limit extra candy in lunch boxes too.  Thanks for your cooperation!

**Friday, October 31^st will be our classroom Halloween parade and party from 1:30-3:00.  Homeroom helpers, who are PTO members and have clearances on file in the office, will be permitted to go to the classroom @ 1:30 but should be at the school a bit earlier to be checked in at the front door (this sometimes takes awhile due to the number of parents entering!)  The parade will begin at 2:00pm with Kindergarten leading the way.  Students will parade in the upper bus loop.  ALL are welcome to come to see the children parade.  Parties will end by 3:00 pm.  Your child should NOT wear his/her costume to school!  Please send the costume to school in a bag with your child’s name on the outside.  Students will get dressed in costumes with the help of teachers and homeroom helpers.  Keep in mind students will be dressing at school, so keep the costumes as simple as possible.  (No spraying hair at school, or a face full of make-up at school) 

**Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on Monday, November 10^th from 12:00-6:00.  Time slots from 5-6 are already filled, so if possible please try to select a time between 12:15-4:45.  Please be sure to return conference forms ASAP—a schedule will be sent home next week.

**Monday, October 27^th will be Day 3—Library class.  **Students will need library books for exchange on Monday, and gym attire and sneakers on Wed. 10/29.