Kindergarten Announcements
March 1, 2019
REMINDER
Mark Your Calendar
I wanted to make you aware of an exciting and free event at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center on Saturday, March 2, 2019. The center is premiering their new Spring exhibit on Dinosaurs entitled Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies with a HUGE event. Prehistoric Pandemonium will be on March 2 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. There will be lots of fun for kids of all ages.
Thursday, March 7th from 6:00-7:00 Curriculum Night- Come find out how you can help your child have a strong finish
Thursday, March 21st at 6:30 Parkview Cluster Foundation Dodgeball Tournament in the Parkview GYM
Friday, March 22nd 9 am Our "Goldie and the Bears" program in the Cafe
Tuesday, March 26th 6:00 - 7:30 pm Fine Arts Night
Friday March 29th No School
What's coming up next week:
Next week in reading, your child will revisit many previous learned skills such as the main idea, and the beginning, middle and end of stories. Students are going to be comparing and contrasting similar texts using Dr. Seuss books. We will be revisiting being able to hear if words rhyme and begin teaching how to produce rhyming words.
In writing, we will begin teaching and learning about opinion writing. Students are learning how to use I think...., I prefer.... and I believe..... At this time, I am looking for clear ideas and organization, spacing between words, grade appropriate language and spelling, and grade appropriate use of conventions.
Many students are rushing to write their names and simple words. You can help with this at home by reinforcing legible handwriting with your student. Students need to be able to write words using correct letter formation and place them on the lines correctly. This is a skill that is necessary for first grade learning!
In math, we will review non-standard measurement! Students will continue learning about length, height, weight, and capacity. You can help at home by talking to your child about words such as taller and shorter and showing them items from home that have weight and capacity. Parents can use statements such as, "An elephant has more weight than a mouse" and "A mouse weighs less than an elephant." The MOCC assessment is on Friday, March 8th. We will then move into addition followed by subtraction.
In science, we will begin by exploring March weather with "In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb"! We will then move onto living and nonliving things. Your child will be able to tell you if something is living or nonliving based on its physical attributes as well as be able to explain the characteristics of living things.