March Newsletter

Dear Kindergarten Parents,

It is almost the end of the third quarter. Your children have been working hard to accomplish all our class goals. During this month we will have Parent-Teacher conferences. Please be ready to sign up for a conference with me and/or any other teacher.

After School Activities
There will be no after school activities March 1 to 12, please plan to promptly pick up your child. A new signup sheet will be sent after the Carnival break for Season 3 ASAs. Season 3 ASAs will begin on Monday, March 15 and end on Friday, May 28.

International Day
The 2010 IA International Day will be held on Saturday, March 27 from 11:00 to 2:00. Please note the change of date. We are looking for South American clothing and/or artesian crafts to decorate our booth, please let us know if you would be willing to bring them in!

Language Arts:
We will continue to practice the short vowel sounds and the sound the following letters make together: “th”, “sh”, “ph”, “wh” and “ch”. We will also learn the long vowel sounds during this month.

You could now create a long vowel dictionary by labeling five sheets of paper with the letters Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, and Uu. Your child can draw or paste pictures of things with those letter sounds on each page.

High Frequency Words:
The high frequency word for the week of February 1, 2010 is here. Don’t forget to review all the High Frequency Words that we have learned: I, see, my, like, to, and, go, is.

Math:
• We will finish our unit on time and money.
• We will be learning about joining, separating, and comparing groups. You could practice with your child by having him/her help wash the dishes. Here is what you can do:
CLEAR THE TABLE:
1. Ask him/her to bring 2 dishes to the sink.
2. Then, ask him/her to bring 3 more dishes.
3. You will count and tell how many dishes in the sink all together.
4. You can repeat with different combination until the table is clear.
* Help your child tell “joining” or “separating” stories about things you see in your neighborhood. For example: There were 2 people at the bus stop. Then 2 more people came. Now there are 4 people.

Social Studies: We will finish our unit on South America and we will learn about holidays.

Science: -We will be learning about the human body and things around them.
-We will also learn about farm animals.
- During this month we will be able to taste our delicious tomatoes!

Thanks for all your help and support and have a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!

Ms. Monica

March 9 Early Release
March 26 Elementary Assembly
March 27 International Day
March 30-31 Parent-Teacher Conferences