Kindergarten
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Kindergarten Page
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FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER
LANGUAGE ARTS
Our theme for this month will be Sunshine and Raindrops. We will be reading stories about giving and receiving valentines. We will also learn the letters: D,Z and the sight words "for" and "have". We will blend sounds to make words such as: dad, sad, dog, ill, log, tag, sat, cat, fat, etc. We will be reading thematic books about the presidents and Valentine's Day.
SOCIAL STUDIES/HEALTH
This month we will study about community helpers such as the dentist, police officers, firefighters, doctors, nurses, etc. The highlight of our study will be a visit from our local fire department. The fire truck will be coming to our school so that the children can learn about fire fighting and fire safety. PARENTS WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO COME TO OUR CLASSROOMS AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROFESSION!!! Let your child's teacher know if you are interested in speaking to the children. The children love having visitors.
Also we are excited to share our country's hertiage with your child this month. We will learn about President Lincoln and President Washington. We will also learn about the penny and quarter and how each man changed our country.
MATH
We will continue our study of numbers and begin learning about addition concepts. Be sure to check out the "At Home" activities on our math practice pages that come home each day. These are great opportunities to review math concepts that we have learned in class.
SCIENCE
The focus of this month's study will continue to be life and earth science. We will be learning about weather and landforms. We will also begin planting in our "kinder-garden". We are excited and looking forward to learning about plants and watching our garden grow! Let us know if you are able to donate any gardening supplies. This would be extremely appreciated.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
- February 11-Valentine's Day Celebration
- February 14-No School, Lincoln's Birthday
- February 21-No School, Washington's Birthday
- February 23-Flag Ceremony, Shortened Day All students 9:00-2:10
Did You Know?
- Many jackets, sweaters, etc. look the same, so please make sure your child's clothing is labeled in case they are lost, or left behind.
- We are in need of parent volunteers to help in our classrooms, and to help prepare materials. If you are able to come in to help, please let your child's teacher know.
- Family Read Aloud is every Friday morning. Thank you to parents who have come in to read to our classes. Please sign-up if you are interested. We have lots of openings!!
- It is very important that our students arrive to school on time. Please make every effort to get them to school promptly.
- Please make sure that your child brings in their decorated shoebox prior to Valentine's Day. Please make sure your child's name is clearly marked on the box.
- We will be having a small celebration on Feb. 11 for Valentine's Day. If you would like to donate a small baked good or juice please let your child's teacher know. Healthy snacks will be much appreciated as the children usually receive plenty of sweets. A good example would be fruit juice sweetened oatmeal cookies instead of sugary cupcakes and cookies. Also, sliced fruit is usually gobbled up by the students. Grapes, oranges, and apples are big hits.
