newsletter

january 2012

Grade School
Our Grade School class will be working on self-evaluations this month and setting new goals. Well make a plan to achieve those goals as well. This means using both our writing skills to list our goals and our math skills to chart our progress. Well also be working on our independent reading levels. We will continue learning multiplication facts, place value, and squaring a number. Here is a closer look at some of our lessons for this month:
Week #1 January 3rd - 6th Spell with final ke and ve, use suffix y, introduce ghost letter digraphs, write sets as fractions, locate information on a map, and compare and order 3 digit numbers.

e hope everyone was able to enjoy a wonderful Holiday Season with good food, lots of laughter, and plenty of homemade memories. We cant wait to see all of those bright smiling faces and hear stories of Christmas fun as school reconvenes Tuesday, January 3rd. A very special thank you to all who gave so generously to our Scholarship Program. There are many families who will benefit from your kindness. If you would still like to donate to our Scholarship Fund come in any time and leave your donation at the front desk. We will be awarding the Scholarships this Spring. It may seem far down the road, but we are already preparing for the 2012-2013 school year. Registration will begin on January 1st. As always, we open preferred registration to families who are currently enrolled from January 1st to January 31st. We will be sending out a registration packet via email to all of our current students. You can also find registration packets on our website (www.kidsvillage.net) or pick one up at the front desk. Registration will be open to the public on February 1st. Many of our classes fill during preferred registration alone so dont delay! Mark your calendars for Parent Teacher Conferences on January 12th and 13th. We have decided to change things up and provide an Open House style conference on Thursday, January 12th from 1:00pm-7:00pm, and Friday, January 13th from 9:00am-3:00pm. No need to call and make an appointment, just come in when its convenient for you. Both our Academic and Workshop teachers will be available during both days to visit with you about the progress your child has made this year. There will be No School on both the 12th and 13th. We are excited to announce the date for our 4th annual Daddy Daughter Ball, a very special night with dancing, crafts, photos, and a fabulous meal. Tickets will go on sale starting February 1st, and our Daddy Daughter Ball will take place on Saturday, February 25th. It is sure to be a night our Dads and their daughters wont soon forget. Watch your email for more information to come. We hope you spent plenty of time during your Holiday Break reading good books with your child. Remember to bring in your December R.E.A.D.S. calendar as soon as possible. Lets start the New Year right by making a goal of reading every day! Some fun Winter books to help you reach your reading goals are: Snow Crazy by Tracy Gallup, Time to Sleep by Denis Fleming, and The Hat by Jan Bret. Ski School begins on January 11th for all those who have registered and continues every Wednesday through February 15th. Please arrive at Sundance at 12:30pm, lessons begin at 1:00pm. A few things to take note of this month: Dont forget to show your School Spirit on January 5th and 20th by wearing your KV T-shirt; also, there will be no school on January 16th as we observe the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. We are excited to welcome 2012 here at Kids Village, we know it will be another year full of Learning, Love, and Magic!

Week #2 January 9th - 11th Review coding techniques and rules, evaluate independent reading, study multiplication facts, and illustrate story problems. Week #3 January 17th - 20th Understand and use soft C, identify missing addends, introduce diphthong and digraph ou and ow, introduce square numbers, create and write fractions, and add 2 digit numbers using Mental Math. Week #4 January 23rd - 27th Introduce diphthong oi and oy, understand and use vccvccv rule, identify ordinal position to 20th, multiply by 5, and create and use a Bar Graph. Week #5 January 30th - February 3rd Introduce soft G, understand and use vcccv rule, review final stable syllables, multiply by four, draw a line graph, read and write money amounts to $100.00, and subtract by 9.

Kids Village Task Card

grade school
january 2012

Name: Academic Skills

I Can Spell Simple Words Independently I Can Recite ____ Sight Words I Can Name 10 Adjectives I Can Tell Time to the Hour

January Values: Self-Worth & Personal Best

This is the time of year for setting new goals and committing ourselves to do better. Our values this month will focus on recognizing the things we do well, appreciating our individuality, and always trying our best in whatever we do. You could help your child understand these values by encouraging them to set a few new goals and motivate them to do their best.

I Can Use Illustrations to Solve Story Problems

Workshop Skills
I Can Sort Foods Into Food Groups
I Can Recite the Poem The Sun Comes Up and Locate Middle C on a Keyboard

I Can Identify the Planets

I Can Describe an Event From American History/Recite the Months in Spanish

I Can Organize the Color Wheel Correctly

Value Skills
I Can Always Try My Best
Kids Village R.E.A.D.S.

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january 2012

Kitchen
The food pyramid helps us make healthy choices with the foods we eat. Even our Grade School children can learn to eat well and take care of their bodies. We will learn all about the food groups throughout this month. Here are a few of the recipes for January: Week #1 - Tasty Tortilla Soup, Week #2 - EZ Chili, Week #3 - Banana Bread, Week #4 - Farm House Pizza, and Week #5 - Black Bean Soup

Music
We will be learning all about the keys of a piano this month. Well spend a little time on our classroom keyboard too. We are also getting ready for our first Dramatic Performance by participating in Readers Theatre and acting out stories. We will be memorizing the poem The Sun Comes Up as well.

Social Studies
Our American History is full of strength, bravery, and determination. We will learn all about American symbols, leaders, and events to help us appreciate this wonderful country we live in. We will also continue our Spanish Vocabulary by learning the months of the year.

Science
Sun, moon, stars, planets; these are all part of our Solar System. We will be studying the wonders of our Solar System this month as well as learning about the phases of the moon. Dont be surprised if your child spends some extra time looking at the sky this month, observing the many things we discuss in class.

Art
This month we will begin our Color Unit in Art. We will start by creating our own Color Wheel and practice different color combinations. Well use Liquid Watercolor and Tempera as we study the techniques of Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Matisse.

Dates to Remember
January 1: Begin January calendar for Kids Village R.E.A.D.S. January 1: Preferred Registration for the 2012-2013 school year begins January 3: School Resumes January 5 & 20: School Spirit Day - wear your KV T-Shirt January 11: Ski School Begins January 12: NO SCHOOL: Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00pm-7:00pm January 13: NO SCHOOL: Parent Teacher Conferences 9:00 am - 3:00 pm January 16: NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday January 31: Preferred Registration for 2012-2013 school year ends February 1: Open Registration for 2012-2013 school year begins

Birthday Kids
Kai C.