KinderCardin News
March 2020
Important March Dates
Monday, March 2 - Dr. Seuss' Birthday - Pajama Day
Wednesday, March 11 - BMES Spirit Day: Neon Day
Monday, March 16 - Student-Led Conferences/Open House at 4:00 - 5:30
Thursday, March 19 - Field Day for K-3rd grades
Thursday and Friday, March 19-20- Early Release Days
March 23 - March 27 - Spring Break/No School
Wednesday, April 1- Early Release Day at 11:50 am
Tuesday, April 7 - Kindergarten Field Trip to Desert Outdoor Center
Friday, April 10 - Spring Recess/No School
April 28, 29, 30 and May 5, 6, 7 - YMCA Swim Lessons
Tuesday, May 19- Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony at 2:30
Thursday, May 21 - Early Release Day/Last Day of School
Science and Social Studies Focus
What are the different types of weather?
How can we be prepared for extreme weather in the Sonoran Desert?
Second Step Social Skills
- Calming Down Strong Feelings
- Solving Problems
- Fair Ways to Play - share, trade, take turns
- Handling Having Things Taken Away
- Handling Name-Calling
YMCA Swim Lessons
- Please complete and return the YMCA Waiver and the BMES Permission slip by March 6.
- April 28-30 and May 5-7
- Depart school at 12:00 and Return by 1:10
- Children will change into their swimsuits before we leave and change back when we return to school
- In addition to the swimsuit, please send a towel and a bag to put the wet swimsuit in after we return.
Field Day
Student Led Conferences
Please join us on Monday, March 16th for Student Led conferences. It will be Open House style from 4:00 - 5:30. Your kindergartner will share his/her progress with you.
Reading
Reading Focus: Unit 8: Plants
Phonics - digraphs (th, sh, ch, wh) and decoding skills
Words–could, said, here, there, what, will, good
Comprehension–main idea and facts from nonfiction
Writing
Writing Focus: Narrative, Opinion, & Informative
We will focus on the writing process (prewrite, draft, revise/edit, publish/share).
Math
Math Focus: Story Problems, Subtraction, Measurement
- Problem solving strategies
- Classify and sort objects
- model and solve subtraction problems