Week of November 13-17, 2017

Kindergarten News 

**In Reading we will begin the new story A Bed for the Winter by Karen Wallace.  It will be an informational text.  We will discuss Fiction and Non-Fiction, winter homes, and work on the comprehension skill, sequence.  We will be working on the short /i/ sound as in inch, igloo, and iguana.  Watch for the new Family Times and Phonics Reader to be sent home.  Continue to practice the high frequency words.

**In Math we will continue working on Topic 2:  Comparing and Ordering numbers 0-5.  Students should be practicing writing numbers from 0-5 and making numbers in different ways.  Take some time at home to review the daily practice pages completed at school.

**Friday, 11/17 will be a dress down day to honor our Veterans.  Participating students are to donate one or more items from the list that was sent home on Wed. 11/8 for care packages!  If your child does not bring a donation, he/she should not dress down.  Thank you in advance for your participation. J

**We will begin preparing for “Thanksgiving”.  During the next two weeks, students will learn about the first Thanksgiving, will make pilgrim and Native American/Indian costumes, and will begin to learn a poem or song for the holiday.  We will make a Thanksgiving bracelet and will also discuss being “thankful”.  The students will even get to use a Native American name for a day!

**The 1^st Trimester will end on Tues. November 21^st.  Report cards are scheduled to be sent home on Friday, Dec. 8^th. 

**Thursday, November 22^nd will be an early dismissal day @ 12:00.  Students who earn 4 stamps for their PBIS card will also be rewarded on 11/22.  Encourage S-P-AR-T-Y behavior!!!  PLEASE NOTE--THIS WILL BE A NON-ROTATION DAY--no special class!

FYI:  The NS Student Council is sponsoring the Feed-a-Friend campaign in our school district.  The campaign will continue until Tues. November 14^th.  We are collecting both non-perishable food and monetary donations to help less fortunate people in Schuylkill County enjoy a holiday dinner.  Student council representatives will be taking our donations to the Salvation Army in Pottsville on Wed. 11/15.

Monday, November 13^th will be Day 3- Guidance on the special classes’ schedule. Boys and Girls will need sneakers and gym attire on Tuesday, November 14^th for Day 4-gym class.

(Library books will not be needed until Monday, 11/20—Day 8)