Week of April 9-13, 2018

Kindergarten News 

For Reading we will begin the story The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper.  It is a classic fantasy story, and we will be talking about how trains move.  We will be learning more about short /u/ sound and the comprehension skill, plot.  Watch for your new Family Times newsletter on Monday.

In Math, we will finish Topic 9 Composing and Decomposing Numbers 4-10, and begin Topic 10 Composing Numbers 11-19.  Practice making numbers 4-19 and continue to review addition and subtraction.  **Review, sign and return Topic 9 test when enclosed.

Monday, April 9^th will be the monthly PTO Meeting @ 6:30 PM in the cafeteria.  **All are invited and encouraged to attend!!

Students in Grades 3-6 will be taking the PSSA tests next week.  Kindergarten’s schedule will be switched around T-TH, 4/10-4/12.  Special classes will be 9:00-9:40 instead of 1:50-2:30. Please talk to your child about being quiet while in the hallways during testing days!!

The NSE Community Movie Night will be held Friday, April 13^th @ 7:00 PM in the High School Auditorium.

The PTO Basket Raffle will be held at NSE on Saturday, April 14^th and Sunday, April 15^th.  Our class’ basket/bin is “A Night With the Family”.  Be sure to take a chance or more on winning!  Remember the Kindergarten class with the most tickets gets an Ice Cream party!!  (**A list of items in our basket/bin will be sent home this week. Thank you again for your donations!!!

NSE PTO is selling 2017-2018 yearbooks.  The cost is $21.  If interested in ordering, please submit a completed form and payment no later than Monday, April 16^th.  (checks made payable to NSE PTO)

**Congratulations to all students who successfully completed their United States’ reports!  It was a fun and educational way to learn about some of the “Fifty Nifty United States”.  **Thank you to all the parents who helped “prepare” the boys and girls for their second oral report.

The NSE ART SHOW will be held on Tuesday, April 24^th @ 4:00-6:00 PM and the NSE SCIENCE FAIR (6^th grade projects) will be held on Tuesday, April 24^th and Wednesday, April 25^th @ 4:00-6:00 PM.

Kindergarten Graduation Pictures will be taken on Thursday, April 26^th.  (There will be NO make-up picture day.)  **Envelopes with portrait package information will be sent home soon. **All students will be photographed and will need a WHITE COLLARED shirt to wear under a graduation gown.

** Kindergarten Graduation will be held on Tuesday, May 22^nd @ 1:00 PM in the high

school auditorium.

FYI:  Students, who had completed the at home reader challenge during Newspaper in Education Week in March, had their names published in the Tuesday, April 3^rd edition of the Republican Herald.

Monday, April 9^th will be Day 3 – Guidance   **Don’t forget sneakers and gym attire on Tuesday, April 10^th!