WEEK OF MARCH 15-19, 2010

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

A GENTLE REMINDER-ON SATURDAY, MARCH 13TH TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR. YOU WOULDN'T WANT YOUR CHILD TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL ON MONDAY!!

MONDAY, MARCH 15TH IS DAY 2. WE WILL HAVE READING BUDDIES IN THE MORNING AND LIBRARY CLASS WITH MR. DEMSKO IN THE AFTERNOON.

ALL THIS WEEK WE WILL BE LEARNING ABOUT THE CONSONANT Vv AS IN VEST AND VIOLIN. SHOW 'N TELL BAGS WILL COME HOME ON MONDAY. WE WILL STUDY Vv IN PHONICS AND HANDWRITING LESSONS. ON WEDNESDAY(ST. PATRICK'S DAY) WE WILL BE SAMPLING GREEN VEGGIES. YOU CAN ASK YOUR CHILD WHICH VEGGIES WERE THE BEST. WE ALL NEED TO EAT MORE VEGGIES EACH DAY(INCLUDING MYSELF). WE WILL ALSO HAVE GREEN DIP FOR OUR VEGGIES.

BESIDES CELEBRATING ST. PATRICK'S DAY(YES-WE CAN ALL TRY TO WEAR SOME GREEN), WE ALSO HAVE SPRING PHOTO DAY ON THURSDAY, MARCH 18TH. ALL CHILDREN WILL HAVE THEIR PHOTOS TAKEN THAT DAY, THE THE PHOTOS ARE SENT HOME(ABOUT 7-10 DAYS LATER) AND YOU HAVE OPTION TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY. CHILDREN DO NEED TO DRESS ACCORDING TO THE SCHOOL DRESS CODE AND THEY CAN WEAR A NORTH SCHUYLKILL T-SHIRT.

WE BEGAN THE DINOSAUR REPORTS ON FRIDAY; WE WILL CONTINUE PRESENTING THE REPORTS ON MONDAY AND. PROBABLY, TUESDAY, AS WELL. I WILL SEND AN EVALUATION HOME ON HOW YOUR CHILD DID.

WE ARE FINISHING OUR MATH CHAPTER ON TIME AND MONEY AND WILL HAVE A TEST ON MONDAY. THEN IT IS ON TO A CHAPTER 9 ON MEASUREMENT. LOOK FOR THE INTRODUCTION TO THE CHAPTER TO COME HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S FOLDER.

IN READING WE WILL FINISH OUR STORY ABOUT A CATERPILLAR AND GOSLING THAT BECOME FRIENDS. THEN WE WILL START A NONFICTION BOOK, "SEEDS."

IN KID-WRITING WE WILL BE FINISHING OUR MINI-BOOKS ABOUT OUR FRIENDS. CHILDREN WILL BE BRINGING THEM HOME SOON. NEXT WEEK WE WILL WRITING ABOUT WHAT YOUR CHILD WANTS TO BE WHEN S/HE GROWS UP. NOW THAT SHOULD BE INTERESTING!

REMEMBER TO STUDY READING WORD LIST 12. IT WILL BE SENT HOME ON MONDAY. THE CHILDREN HAVE MADE GREAT STRIDES IN LEARNING THE LETTERS, THEIR SOUNDS AND BLENDING THOSE SOUNDS; READING THE WORDS IS COMING EASIER TO THEM.