Kindergarten Room 6

March 2013 Newsletter

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The students have really been enjoying watching our classroom igloo grow. We are just about done, so please keep sending milk jugs until your child lets you know that the igloo is complete. Hopefully, we will be done building before the end of this month!

Our classroom themes and focuses for this month will be St. Patrick’s Day and Rabbits.

The students will be studying the alphabet letters Ll, Cc, Ee, and Ii. Again these letters will be combined with previous ones to help students apply their sound knowledge to figure out new words. Students will also be reviewing the letter names, sounds and formations for all the letters taught thus far in preparation for report card evaluation.

In the math area, the students will be continuing with the unit: Exploring  Numbers 6-10. They will be practicing rote counting to 70, counting backwards from 12 and number printing 1-10. The days of the week and month names will also be reinforced and practiced via chants and songs.

We will begin with an author study of “Eric Hill”. Eric Hill writes the many “Spot” titles. Spot is a loveable, playful pup who goes on adventures. The large bold print, the surprise flap, the identifiable characters and the simple illustrations all contribute to the children’s attraction to the books. As a class we will be practising making predictions, sequencing events, noticing detail and discussing vocabulary.  

The students will also be learning about the importance of good nutrition. During the study of nutrition the students will be looking at a variety of different foods and identifying whether they are healthy or unhealthy. The four food groups will also be introduced. Our lunches will be important vehicles this month to help us recognize foods that fall under these four groups.

Special Dates:

 March 19^th                - Samosas Hot                         
                                        Lunch Day   

 March 25th          - Report Card Day for                                            

                                        Kindergarten

 March 26^th,27^th       - Parent–Teacher

                                        Interview Nights         

                              See attached note for

                                        Interview Times

 March 26^th,27^th        - Book Fair in Library

 March 29^th - April 7^th- Easter Break                                  

                                               

Points to Note:

1.   Please continue to send milk jugs for our classroom igloo.

2.   Parent-Teacher Interviews will be held the evenings of March 26^th and March 27^th, 2013. Please complete and send back the attached choice time slip as soon as possible.

Take care and let’s all hope for lamb weather!! If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kulcsar