Week of April 17-20, 2017

Reading:  The story for the week is “The Little Engine That Could.” This classic fantasy is used to teach about the work done by trains. Students will identify plot in stories to build their comprehension skills. We will revisit the concept of nouns and learn about writing formal letters. The amazing words this week are: engine, passenger, mountain, tracks, roundhouse, and valley. The sight words featured include: what, said, and was.

Phonics:  We will continue working on Uu with the initial and medial /u/ sound, as in umbrella and tub. Vv will also be introduced this week.

Math:  Topic 9 (Composing and Decomposing Numbers to 10) will be tested this week. Please practice the plus and minus sign with your child. Also practice writing number sentences for addition and subtraction. After this test, we will continue composing the numbers 11-19 in Topic 10.

Reminders:

~ United States projects will be presented this week.

~ Remember to practice ALL sight words EVERY night. Time is winding down to learn the 17 lists of 96 words!

~ Please continue to practice writing words and sentences. Also review DIBELS skills. Repetition leads to success!

~The NSE Art Show will be held in the cafeteria on Wednesday, April 19^th from 4:00-6:00pm.

~Kindergarten Graduation pictures will take place on Thursday, April 20^th. All children will be photographed. There will be no make-up pictures. Students need to wear a white collared shirt. Please keep hairstyles simple enough to be worn with a cap. If purchasing a picture package, please send payment in the picture envelope by Wednesday.

~Students who earn this month’s positive behavior reward will participate in an Egg Hunt on April 28^th. Please encourage good behavior!

Specials:

Mon. Music          Tues. Computers         Wed. Library          Thurs. Art         Fri. Gym

Have a very good week!