Week of April 24-28, 2016

Reading: Our story for the week is called "On the Move!”. This informational text discusses how people in different parts of the world travel. The comprehension skill we will practice is Main Idea. We will also learn more about nouns in sentences. The amazing words from the story are: travel, llama, submarine, kayak, dogsled, and double-decker bus. The targeted sight words are: when and come.
Phonics: Two letters will be targeted this week. We will work with the letters Vv (with the /v/ sound as in van) and Zz (with the /z/ sound as in zebra).

Math:  We are beginning Topic 10. These lessons will continue composing numbers from 11-19.

Reminders:
~ Please continue to practice all sight words daily. Congratulations to the students who are able to read all 96 words!
~Practice writing words and sentences. Sentences should start with a capital letter, contain a space between words, and have an ending mark.
~ DIBELS testing will begin soon. Continue to review letter naming, segmenting, and nonsense words for these 1 minute assessments.

~Friday, April 28^th is a Spartan Dress Down Day.  Students may donate $1.00 to wear jeans or sweatpants with a Spartan shirt.

~Our monthly reward for good behavior will take place on Friday, April 28^th. Students who have 2 or more yellow or red days in their calendar will not participate.

~ Take a look in the Republican Herald newspaper on Thursday, April 27^th.  “A Child’s View” will be published.  You will find your child’s response to what they want to be when they grow up.

~Kindergarten Graduation will be held at 1:00pm on Tuesday, May 23^rd in the NS High School Auditorium.  Each student will receive 5 tickets for the event.

Specials:

Mon. Music        Tues. Computers        Wed. Book Exchange        Thurs. Art        Fri. Gym