April 11-15, 2016

Phonics:
     • Letter of the Week: Yy as in yellow, yarn, and yo-yo!
     • Letters that we’ve learned: Ll, Oo, Gg, Hh, Tt, Pp, Aa, Nn, Mm, Ii, Ss, Ff, Rr, Kk, Bb, Uu, Zz, Cc, Ee
     • There will not be Show and Tell this week.

Math:
     • This week’s math topics will include:
          • Rectangles and Circles
          • Matching a number card to a set of objects
          • AB Patterns
          • Ordinal Positions

Reading:
     • Story: The Lion and the Mouse
     • Essential Question: What causes us to change the way we feel?
     • Literary Element: Main Idea
     • Sight Words: I, am, at, little, the, a, to, yes, no, is, have, they, you, of (Please focus on these sight words when practicing at home!  Flashcards for the new words will come home this week)

Thank you to all of the parents who remembered to dress their child for Graduation pictures this week!    

Our class’ basket for the Chinese Auction looks AWESOME!  Thank you so much to everyone who donated!

The NSE Chinese Auction will be held at NSE on Saturday April 16th and Sunday April 17th.  You may “Shop and Drop” from 10:00 to 5:00 on Saturday and 12:00-3:00 on Sunday.  The auction will start promptly at 3:00 on Sunday. Every student will receive a free sheet of tickets if they attend the auction.  For more information “like” North Schuylkill Elementary Spring Fling Chinese Auction on Facebook or contact Alex Trexler (alexandra_fedeles@yahoo.com.)

Specials Schedule
Monday: Guidance           Tuesday: Art           Wednesday: Gym
Thursday: Music          Friday: Computers