Kindergarten News for the Week of September 29, 2014

Our new Reading story is called “Dig, Dig, Digging.”  We will discuss classifying and categorizing, as well as how machines help people work.

This week we will be focusing on the letter Tt as in tent.  Show and Tell for the letter Tt will be on Friday, October 3.  A paper bag with the letter Tt will be sent home in your child’s folder.  Please send the bag back to school on Friday with one or two small items that start with Tt.   Please note that the items must be small enough to fit inside the brown paper bag.  Thank you for your help!

Today your child received an envelope with all of the sight words we have learned so far.  The words are to be reviewed quickly each night and the envelope should be sent back to school every day.  Thank you!

In Math we will begin learning about analyzing, comparing, and composing shapes.

In Science we will begin to learn how to solve problems.

We are in need of many more volunteers for the Fall Festival!  The Fall Festival will take place on Thursday, October 9.  The next meeting is on Tuesday, September 30 at 6:30.  It will take place at the Mineshaft in Ashland.  If you would like to help, you are welcome to join the North Schuylkill 2014 Fall Festival Facebook page or e-mail NSfallfestival2014@hotmail.com.  Just a reminder, this is not a PTO event, so as long as your clearances are turned into the office you can volunteer!

Spirit Week will take place this week!  Your child may dress up in different ways to support the Spartans.  The themes are listed below in the specials schedule.

Our specials/Spirit Week schedule for the week is:
Monday (Construction Day – Dress like a construction worker) – Day 4 – Computers
Tuesday (Dress Up Day – suits/ties for boys, dresses for girls) – Day 5 –Art
Wednesday (Favorite Team Day – Wear your favorite team’s jersey) – Day 1 – Library (Remember your book!)
Thursday (Opposite Day – Wear your clothes inside out/opposite) – Day 2 – Music
Friday (Spartan Pride Day – Wear red and blue!) – Day 3 - Gym (Don’t forget to wear sneakers!)

Please let me know if you or your child needs anything.  Have a fantastic weekend!

Mrs. Frushon
jfrushon@northschuylkill.net
(570)874-3661 ext. 3239

Kindergarten News for the Week of September 22, 2014

Our new Reading story is called “Smash!  Crash!”.  We will discuss characters, as well as what people like to do with their friends.

This week we will be focusing on the letter Mm as in man.  Show and Tell for the letter Mm will be on Friday, September 26.  A paper bag with the letter Mm will be sent home in your child’s folder.  Please send the bag back to school on Friday with one or two small items that start with Mm.   Please note that the items must be small enough to fit inside the brown paper bag.  Thank you for your help!

We have begun to read a few sight words.  At some point this week, you will receive an envelope with all of the sight words we have learned so far.  The words are to be reviewed quickly each night and the envelope should be sent back to school every day.  Thank you!

In Math we will continue learning about position and location words.

In Science we will continue with our essential question “What is Science?”.

We are in need of many more volunteers for the Fall Festival!  The Fall Festival will take place on Thursday, October 9.  If you would like to help, you are welcome to join the North Schuylkill 2014 Fall Festival Facebook page or e-mail NSfallfestival2014@hotmail.com.  Just a reminder, this is not a PTO event, so as long as your clearances are turned into the office you can volunteer!  In order to defer the cost of the Fall Festival, we are asking that each student gives $4.00 in an envelope.  This will help pay for food, games, pumpkins, and more!

You may want to send in a sweater or jacket for your child to keep in his/her cubby.  Our room is often chilly due to the constant blowing of our air system.  You may also want to send a change of clothes to be kept in case of spills or accidents.  These are completely optional and up to you!

Our specials schedule for the week is:
Monday – Day 4 - Computers
Tuesday – Day 5 –Art
Wednesday – Day 1 – Library (Remember your book!)
Thursday – Day 2 – Music
Friday – Day 3 - Gym (Don’t forget to wear sneakers!)

Please let me know if you or your child needs anything.  Have a fantastic weekend!

Mrs. Frushon

jfrushon@northschuylkill.net

(570)874-3661 ext. 3239

Kindergarten News for the Week of September 15, 2014

Our new Reading story is called “Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten”.  We will discuss classifying and categorizing, as well as how people in a community cooperate.

We have begun to read a few sight words.  At some point next week, you will receive an envelope with all of the sight words we have learned so far.  The words are to be reviewed quickly each night and the envelope should be sent back to school every day.  Thank you!

In Math we will begin our new chapter “Position and Location of Shapes”.

In Science we will continue with our essential question “What is Science?”.

Anyone interested in helping with the Kindergarten Fall Festival is invited to a meeting at the Mineshaft in Ashland at 6:30pm on Wednesday, September 17.  The Fall Festival will take place on Thursday, October 9.  If you would like to help but cannot attend the meeting, you are welcome to join the North Schuylkill 2014 Fall Festival Facebook page or e-mail NSfallfestival2014@hotmail.com.  Just a reminder, you must have all clearances turned in to the office in order to volunteer.

You may want to send in a sweater or jacket for your child to keep in his/her cubby.  Our room is often chilly due to the constant blowing of our air system.  You may also want to send a change of clothes to be kept in case of spills or accidents.  These are completely optional and up to you!

Please continue to help your child memorize his/her 4 digit student ID.  The number can be found on his/her bus tag and folder.  This number is important to know so your child can order lunch, log onto the computer, and check out books from the library.  Thank you for your help!

Our specials schedule for the week is:

Monday – Day 4 - Computers
Tuesday – Day 5 –Art
Wednesday – Day 1 – Library
Thursday – Day 2 – Music
Friday – Day 3 - Gym (Don’t forget to wear sneakers!)

Please let me know if you or your child needs anything!

Mrs. Frushon
jfrushon@northschuylkill.net
(570)874-3661 ext. 3239

Kindergarten News for the Week of September 8, 2014

Our Reading story this week is “Plaidypus Lost”.  We will be discussing how families cooperate, as well as sequence.  We will also be learning to recognize the letters Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, and Ss.

In Math we will continue to learn about shapes.

In Science we will learning about our essential question, “What is Science?”.  We will discuss observing objects, discussing results, and safety rules.  

Anyone interested in helping with the Kindergarten Fall Festival is invited to a meeting in the NSE cafeteria at 2:00 on Wednesday, September 10.  In order to help at the Fall Festival you must have clearances.  The meeting may run until the end of the school day.  Please send a note or email if you would like to help but are unable to attend the meeting.

You may want to send in a sweater or jacket for your child to keep in his/her cubby.  Our room is often chilly due to the constant blowing of our air system.  You may also want to send a change of clothes to be kept in case of spills or accidents.  These are completely optional and up to you!

Please begin to help your child memorize his/her 4 digit student ID.  The number can be found on his/her bus tag and folder.  This number is important to know so your child can order lunch, log onto the computer, and check out books from the library.  Thank you for your help!

Our specials schedule for the week is:

Monday – Day 4 - Computers
Tuesday – Day 5 –Art
Wednesday – Day 1 – Library
Thursday – Day 2 – Music
Friday – Day 3 - Gym (Don’t forget to wear sneakers!)

Please let me know if you or your child needs anything!

Mrs. Frushon
jfrushon@northschuylkill.net
(570)874-3661 ext. 3239

Kindergarten News for the Week of September 1, 2014

Congratulations!!  You made it through the first week of kindergarten!  There is no school on Monday due to the Labor Day holiday.  Enjoy the long weekend!

Next week we will begin our new Reading story “We Are So Proud”.  We will discuss how school children work and play together, as well as talk about the setting of a story.  A few new letters will be introduced this week (Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, and Nn) and we will come back later in the year to learn about them in more detail. 

In Math we will continue to learn about identifying and describing shapes.

We will begin our new Science series on Monday. Each unit will involve reading selections, inquiry experiments, and online components to help your child learn about his/her world.  The first chapter is called “The Nature of Science” where we will learn about what science is.

All children need a snack and drink every day.  Snack time is usually at 11:30.  In order to eliminate confusion about whether something is a snack or a drink, you may want to pack your child’s lunch in a regular lunchbox and his/her snack in a paper bag marked “snack”.  Some children have eaten snack for lunch when they were supposed to eat in the cafeteria!

You may want to send in a sweater or jacket for your child to keep in his/her cubby.  Our room is often chilly due to the constant blowing of our air system.  You may also want to send a change of clothes to be kept in case of spills or accidents.  These are completely optional and up to you!

Please make sure your child has his/her red bus tag each day!  We want everyone to get home safely and some children do not know their full name ---let alone address, phone number, etc.

Due to the pep rally today, specials will be a little different for next week.  Our specials for the week are:

Tuesday – Day 5 –Art

Wednesday – Day 1 – Library

Thursday – Day 2 – Music

Friday – Day 3 - Gym (Don’t forget to wear sneakers!)

Please let me know if you or your child needs anything.  Have a fantastic weekend!

Mrs. Frushon
jfrushon@northschuylkill.net
(570)874-3661 ext. 3239