Friday, October 6, 2017

Week of October 9-13, 2017

Kindergarten News

Congratulations to ALL the students who earned their fourth and final DRESS DOWN day for our PBIS behavior plan.  They have shown they can follow the rules and show TEAM WORK.  This month students will work towards a monthly reward for October by earning a stamp for the letters S-P-AR-T-Y!  Details will be sent home later!!

     Students borrowed their first school library books on Friday, Oct. 6th.  The books will be exchanged on the next Day 8 of the Special Classes’ rotation schedule, Oct. 23rd**Library books should NOT be kept in your child’s AR/Book Buddy bagHowever, any library books read may be recorded on the monthly Book Buddy recording sheet!  HAPPY READING!
    
     We will begin the story Dig, Dig, Digging in Reading.  We will be talking about how machines help people.  We will be practicing the sound /t/ for the letter Tt and the skill classifying and categorizing.  Watch for the new Family Times newsletter and continue to review the high frequency words; I, am, the, little, to, and a when you read together. Practice “camera words”/sight words daily!

      For Math, we will finish Topic 15: Position and Location of Shapes and begin Topic 16:  Analyzing, Comparing, and Composing Shapes. Be sure to review the daily practice pages that your child brings home in his/her folder and review 2 and 3 dimensional shapes circle, square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, cube, cylinder, cone, and sphere.  **Topic 15 Test will come during the week.  Please review, sign, and return!

      Oct. 8-16 is Fire Prevention Week so please take some time at home to discuss fire safety with your child and family.  Be sure to have a practice fire drill and create an escape plan with a designated meeting place and watch for our class book, Be Cool About Fire Safety

      There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, October 9th, Columbus Day, due to a scheduled Teacher In-Service day.  School will reopen on Tuesday, October 10thWednesday, October 11th will be our monthly 2 Hour Data Delay Day. **Please note that Data Delay days are now ROTATION days for special classes.

     Picture Re-Take Day is scheduled for Thursday, October 12th for anyone interested!

     A Spartan Spirit/Homecoming Pep Rally will be held in the NSE gym on Friday morning 10/13 for all elementary students.  Boys and girls should wear Spartan clothing or Spartan colors to show their school spirit!!  Check out the SPARTAN SPIRIT WEEK paper sent home on Fri. 10/6 and show your school spirit this week!!

     Diane Rowland, will visit with our class on Monday, October 16th.  She will be speaking with the children about Drugs and Alcohol in preparation for the annual Red Ribbon Week, which will be held the last week of October.  Take some time to ask your child what he/she learned and/or discussed at school that day!

     The School-wide Book Fair will take place in the NSE Library starting Monday, October 16th**Parents will be able to shop with their child on Monday night (10/16) from 4-7 pm if interestedMrs. Potts’ class will also be shopping in school on Monday, Oct. 16th in the morning between 9:00-9:40.

     We will begin collecting money on Tuesday, October 10th for the year’s classroom parties.  **A note was sent home on Friday, Oct. 6th in your child’s RETURN side of his/her folder. 

     The Kindergarten Field Trip will be Friday, October 20th. Students will visit Rohrbach’s Farm in Catawissa and take an educational tour of the farm, go on a hayride, pick a pumpkin, and have time to play in play land!  Students may wear jeans or sweatpants with the field trip shirt (coming soon).  Please be on time for school and dress for the weather.   Students do not need any money for the trip. 

A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED WITH THE KINDERGARTEN FALL FESTIVAL!  IT WAS A FUN TIME FOR ALL.  YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!! 

Tuesday, October 10th will be Day 9— Gym. Be sure to wear sneakers and gym attire!!

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