March 20-24

READ-A-THON:

*March 24, 2017 

*This is a fundraiser where students read for 120 minutes throughout the day.  

*Students are allowed to bring in a pillow or blanket or stuffed animal. *Students are also allowed to dress in comfy clothes for the day of reading.

*Please bring in your completed sponsor sheet and money.

*Students can bring in a book of their choosing to read during the day.

DONATIONS NEEDED:

Kindergarten is looking for donations of graham crackers and pre-made white frosting (store bought) for our How To writing project where we will be writing about how to make a gingerbread house and then constructing it using the crackers, frosting, and candy.

LITERATURE

We will be creating our own Fairy Tale by using the fairy tale elements that we have been learning about the last three weeks.

Fairy Tales and Fairy Tale Elements (Royalty, Magic, Talking Animals, Good/Evil Character, Love, Once Upon a Time, Happily Ever After)

MATH

INTERIM TESTING

During the months of January, February, March students will work on the following skills:

·         numbers 0-31 (ordering, identifying, representing, and writing)

·         addition

·         Ordinal Position

·         tally marks

·         matching and sorting: 3-D shapes

·         patterns : ABC, ABBA, growing patterns

·         comparing, ordering, and  measuring using non-standard units of measurement and with a ruler in inches

Throughout the year students will explore math through open-ended- problem solving journals, math stations, ipads/ipods, IXL, rekenreks, and a variety of math manipulatives.

HANDWRITING/WRITING

Students are working on creating their How To writing about how to make a Gingerbread House.  We will be constructing these houses on Wednesday and Thursday using our How To writing and then bringing them home along with our writing on Friday.

CORE KNOWLEDGE

Columbus and the Pilgrims--This unit introduces students to two important topics in the

history of the United States: the first voyage of Columbus, and the voyage of the Pilgrims some 128 years later.

March 13-17

Career Day

On March 16th and 17th, several Kinder parents are coming in to share their careers with us to introduce the kinders to different careers.

St. Patrick's Day

March 17th is St. Patrick's Day and the kinders will be doing lucky activities, reading themed readers, and writing about how lucky they are.

DONATIONS NEEDED:

Kindergarten is looking for donations of graham crackers and pre-made white frosting (store bought) for our How To writing project where we will be writing about how to make a gingerbread house and then constructing it using the crackers, frosting, and candy.

LITERATURE

Fairy Tales and Fairy Tale Elements (Royalty, Magic, Talking Animals, Good/Evil Character, Love, Once Upon a Time, Happily Ever After)

MATH

During the months of January, February, March students will work on the following skills:

·         numbers 0-31 (ordering, identifying, representing, and writing)

·         addition

·         Ordinal Position

·         tally marks

·         matching and sorting: 3-D shapes

·         patterns : ABC, ABBA, growing patterns

·         comparing, ordering, and  measuring using non-standard units of measurement and with a ruler in inches

Throughout the year students will explore math through open-ended- problem solving journals, math stations, ipads/ipods, IXL, rekenreks, and a variety of math manipulatives.

HANDWRITING/WRITING

We are working on thinking like writers and getting our ideas on paper using pictures and words.  We are also labeling, stretching out words, and using our vowels.  This week we are working on turning our writing and ideas into books and scrolls.  We are working on thinking about what we are going to write and planning it out across all of the pages in our story. Including details and labeling in our pictures is an important way to tell more about our story. 

CORE KNOWLEDGE

Columbus and the Pilgrims--This unit introduces students to two important topics in the

history of the United States: the first voyage of Columbus, and the voyage of the Pilgrims some 128 years later.

February 27-March 3

STEP testing February 22nd, 23^rd, 27^th, 28^th, March 1^st and 2^nd.

Pennies for Patients February 27^th-March 3^rd

Pennies For Patients Drive

Start saving your pennies (and other coins) for CA's Pennies for Patients Drive February 27 - March 3! For the fourth year in a row, Cologne Academy extends their partnership to Pennies for Patients, a local organization that takes its proceeds to support kids with cancer. Pennies for Patients is a part of the Leukemia Lymphoma Society that teams with schools to ask students to bring in their pennies to save lives. To make it fun, classes will have friendly competitions with other classes during the week.

Goal: To raise $4000 to support kids with Cancer. When: February 27 – March 3 Kindergarten – Grade 2: We will be doing a daily “penny day” challenge. Each student is encouraged to bring in the daily challenge amount. Monday: 25 pennies Tuesday: 50 pennies Wednesday: 75 pennies Thursday: 100 pennies Friday: As many as you can!!!! *Winning classroom gets a popcorn party! Grades 3-8: Weight Wars! This year we will WEIGH each classroom’s bucket daily! The classroom or Village that collects the MOST weight wins! *Winning classroom or Village will get a non-uniform day for your entire class! All Students & Staff Friday, March 3 everyone is encouraged to bring $2 if you would like to wear a HAT! Each dollar collected will add ½ pound to the class/Village bucket!

Dr. Seuss' Birthday-March 2nd
We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday by reading his books, playing phonics games, measuring with feet, and making our own hats along with watching the video "Horton Hears a Who".

Winter Party March 3^rd 12:40-1:50

Please send in a $3 donation by March 1^st to help with the party supplies.

Field Trip-Birch Grove School for the Arts Musical “Madagascar” 

Permission slips will be sent home on Monday, February 27^th.

LITERATURE

Introduction to Fairy Tales and Fairy Tale Elements
Sleeping Beauty
Cinderella

MATH

During the months of January, February, March students will work on the following skills:

·         numbers 0-31 (ordering, identifying, representing, and writing)

·         addition

·         Ordinal Position

·         tally marks

·         matching and sorting: 3-D shapes

·         patterns : ABC, ABBA, growing patterns

·         comparing, ordering, and  measuring using non-standard units of measurement and with a ruler in inches

Throughout the year students will explore math through open-ended- problem solving journals, math stations, ipads/ipods, IXL, rekenreks, and a variety of math manipulatives.

HANDWRITING/WRITING

We are working on thinking like writers and getting our ideas on paper using pictures and words.  We are also labeling, stretching out words, and using our vowels.  This week we are working on turning our writing and ideas into books and scrolls.  We are working on thinking about what we are going to write and planning it out across all of the pages in our story. Including details and labeling in our pictures is an important way to tell more about our story. 

CORE KNOWLEDGE

Seasons and Weather--kindergarteners will learn about the 4 seasons including the temperature and activities /proper clothing associated with specific seasons.