HOW MUCH IS BREAKFAST/LUNCH/MILK?
Current prices are:
Breakfast $1.00, Reduced Price $.30
Lunch $1.85, Reduced Price $.40
Milk $.40
Adult Lunch $2.75
WHAT SHOULD MY CHILD BRING FOR SNACK?
We only have about 10 minutes for snack, so please send something quick to eat, like a piece of fruit. NO DRINKS, PLEASE...children will have water available at snacktime. School policy is that children should not bring candy for snack. We will not have snack on shortened Wednesdays.
WILL MY CHILD NAP AT SCHOOL?
No, but we will have quiet time at the tables for about 15 minutes in the afternoon.
CAN I SEND IN TREATS FOR MY CHILD'S BIRTHDAY?
NNPS prefers that you do not send in edible treats and classroom birthday celebrations are not permitted. If you want to send in PURCHASED cupcakes to be handed out in the cafeteria, that's okay with me :-) . We have children with allergies, so we will check the ingredient list on purchased cupcakes before handing them out. Please bring them at lunchtime or you can drop them off in advance at the office.
WHAT SHOULD I DO IF MY CHILD SAYS HE/SHE "DID NOTHING" AT SCHOOL?
OR ONLY REMEMBERS THAT HE/SHE "PLAYED" OR "ATE LUNCH"?
Some children tend to forget or to be overwhelmed and don't know where to start.
Try asking specific questions, such as:
"Did Mrs. Ebaugh read you a book today? What was the book about?"
or "What did you write about in your journal today?
or "Did you go to centers today? What did you do at centers?"
HOW SHOULD I HELP MY CHILD WITH HOMEWORK?
Parents, it is vital that you allow your child to do his/her homework. We are practicing sounding out and writing the letters we hear in words. Children make the best progress when they work to figure the letters out BY THEMSELVES.
Most children will be working on sounding out and writing only the FIRST consonants in words until they are confident in that skill. Please be there to encourage him/her, but resist the temptation to tell him/her the next letter. (I know that's difficult, but it will get easier with time!)
Instead of TELLING him/her the letter, try saying something like this example (for the letter B), “Buh, buh…what letter makes that ‘buh’ sound?”
If that does not work, try thinking of a common object that begins with that letter and says, “Hmmm, buh like in ‘ball’. What letter does ‘ball’ start with?”
Here are some common objects for each letter:
A – apple, alligator
B – ball, book
C- car, cat
D – dog, doll
E – elephant, egg
F – fish, fan
G – goat
H – hat, hand
I – igloo, Indian
J – jet, jam
K – king, kite
L – lemon, lamb
M – moon, man
N – nest, nickel
O – octopus
P – pickle
Q – queen, quilt
R – radio, rail
S – snake, sun
T – tail
U – umbrella
V – vegetables, vase
W – wagon
X – xylophone
Y – yak, yard
Z – zebra, zoo
WHAT ARE THE WORDS TO THE PHONICS SONG?
HERE IT IS, WITH MY ATTEMPT TO SPELL THE LETTER SOUNDS PHONETICALLY:
"When we learn these sounds, you'll see.
Ready to read then we will be!
Ah, ah apple,
Buh, buh ball,
Cuh, cuh cat
And duh, duh doll.
Eh, eh egg
And fuh, fuh fan,
Guh, guh goat
And huh, huh hand.
Ih, ih Indian,
Juh, juh jam,
Kuh, kuh king
And luh, luh lamb.
Muh, muh man
And nuh, nuh nickel.
Aw, aw ox
And puh, puh pickle.
Kwuh, kwuh queen
And ruh, ruh rail.
Suh, suh sun
And tuh, tuh tail.
Uh, uh umbrella,
Vuh, vuh vase.
I'm nearly through, see my happy face?
Wuh, wuh wagon,
Ks, ks box {(it's the ending sound of X)}
Yuh, yuh yard,
Say, do you see a fox?
See him in the
Zuh, zuh zoo.
It was fun and now we're through.
If we sing this well indeed,
then it's time for us to READ!!!!"
