Week of November 6-10, 2017

Kindergarten News

**In Reading we will read the book Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman.  We will be discussing hibernation and will learn to differentiate between real and make believe.  The words we, my, and like will be reviewed. Watch for your new Family Times newsletter and phonics story to be sent home!  Continue to review ALL letters and sounds.  **To celebrate our letter Cc for this week, we will all be our favorite Big, Red Dog—Clifford on Wednesday, November 8^th.  **If possible students should try to wear a red shirt and Mrs. Potts will supply the big, red ears and black nose!

**For Math we will finish Topic 1: One to Five.  Boys and girls have learned how to read, write, and count numbers from 1-5 and show numbers in different ways.  Students should be practicing writing numbers from 1-5 correctly and continue counting by 1’s to 100.  Take some time at home to review the daily practice pages completed at school.

**We will be learning about OUR WORLD and will begin to learn about the upcoming holiday, Thanksgiving, for Social Studies.  We will work on answering the essential question, “Where do I live in the world?”.

**Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, November 5^th.  Remember to turn your clocks back 1 hour.  (**As the student handbook states, once the clocks change, students are NO longer able to wear shorts to school.  When the clocks move forward in spring then students can begin wearing shorts (weather permitting) to school again.)  FALL BACK…SPRING FORWARD 

**The monthly PTO meeting will be held on Monday, November 6^th @ 6:30 PM in the NSE cafeteria.  All are welcome and encouraged to attend!

**Scholastic book orders for this month are due by Thursday, November 9^th for anyone interested in ordering.  Orders can be placed online at scholastic.com or can be sent to school with your child!  **Make note if any orders are gifts for Christmas!

FYI:  The NS Student Council is sponsoring the Feed-a-Friend campaign in our school district.  The campaign kicked off with the 28^th Annual Powder Puff Football Classic and will continue until Wed. 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.

JUST A REMINDER-- there is NO 2-hour data delay day this month.

**Monday, November 6^th will be Day 8—LIBRARY, so pack library books on 11/6 for exchange.  **Students will need gym attire and sneakers on Tuesday, 11/7.