newsletter

march 2012

Grade School
March comes in like a Lion and we have a lion-size share of important concepts to learn. We will continue learning all about telling time and counting money as well as working on our multiplication facts. Subtracting two and three digit numbers and calculating the dimensions of shapes will be a few of the challenges you can expect. We have some Sight Word Speed Drills planned for this month along with a few writing projects. Here is a closer look at some of our lessons for this month:

Soda Bread, Magical Rainbow Mobiles, Sneaky Leprechaun Traps, and of course, a bit of Irish Luck. But the children at Kids Village are what make our school Magical throughout the year.

arch at Kids Village means celebrating St. Patricks Day with warm Irish

Week #1 February 27th - March 2nd

Work with Final Stable Syllable tion, introduce vcv with syllable division, addition with three addends, measure and draw line segments to the nearest quarter inch, tell time to the minute, and subtract two digit numbers.

We wanted to send a very special thank you to all of the families that have registered for next year. Your support means so much to us, THANK YOU! If you have not yet registered for next year, there is still time. You can find registration forms online or at the front desk. Its hard to believe that summer is just around the corner with cold temperatures keeping us bundled up. But, it will be here before you know it and with it comes Summer in the Village! At Kids Village we believe in developing a childs whole-self and our summer camps are no exception. We provide an environment of learning, socializing, and creativity that cant be beat. We will be offering a discounted rate if you register before May 15th. See the front desk or our website for more information. Our Daddy Daughter Ball was a huge success! We hope all of you Fathers and Fairies made some great memories. We have had many of you ask When is it the boys turn? So. . . . get ready to start your engines, because we are gearing up for a very special night of Mamas, Boys, and Racing Toys. The night will include our own Kids Village Pinewood Derby, complete with dinner from the Checkered Flag Diner, a Winners Circle awards ceremony, a photo op with the Pit Crew and much more. Mark your calendars for March 31st and speed on over now to pick up your tickets. And last, but of course not least, our students are getting ready for their Class Programs during the week of March 13th - 16th. The children have been working hard on the songs they have learned and a few of the classes have been memorizing parts of a play to share with you. Its sure to be one for the Family Video Archive. Watch your email for more information to come. Have a Happy St. Patricks Day! May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go. Irish blessing

Week #2 March 5th - 9th

Use the vcv rule, sight word speed drills, review the Dropping Rule, use digraphs au and aw multiply by 3 and 6, estimate and measure using feet and yards, subtract two and three digit numbers, and write numbers in expanded form.

Week #3 March 12th - 16th

Identify digraph ew ei and ie, sight word speed drills, identify Scribal O, record growth on a line graph, read and write numbers to 99,999, multiply numbers by 1,000, telling time to the quarter hour, and multiply by 9.

Week #4 March 19th - 23rd

Use the suffixes -ful, -ness, and -es, and prefixes over-, pre-, and under-, review the vv rule, find the missing addend for sums of 100, make change from $1.00, find the area of a rectangle, and identify multiplication fact patterns on the hundred number chart.

Week #5 March 27th - 30th

Spelling with Final C, identify Final Stable Syllables -sion, and -ture, use prefixes dis-, im-, in-, ir-, and un-, locating negative numbers on a number line, multiply single and multiple digit numbers with expanded form, and find the missing dimension of a rectangle.

Kids Village Task Card

grade school
march 2012

Name: Academic Skills

I Can Write a List of Common Items I Can Read ____ Sight Words
I Can Identify the Number of Syllables in a Word

March Values: Honesty & Loyalty

Honesty and Loyalty go hand-in-hand because loyalty is a trait built upon trust. They are two of the most important values we can teach our children. Learning to be honest will develop a childs moral and emotional strength as well as build solid self-esteem and character. We will spend plenty of time role-playing to practice the value of Honesty as well as sharing stories that emphasize the importance of honest behavior.

I Can Identify Place Value of Ones, Tens, and Hundreds I Can Measure Length and Width

Workshop Skills
I Can Identify Ingredients
I Can Recite the Poem Im Up Here and Organize Notes in a Time Signature

I Can Define and Identify 4 Layers of the Atmosphere

I Can Describe American Symbols / I Can Name Clothing Items in Spanish

I Can Identify 5 Pieces of Famous Architecture or Sculptures

Value Skills
I Know How to be Honest
Kids Village R.E.A.D.S.

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march 2012

Kitchen
What if your child was in charge of making dinner tonight? We are learning how to organize a menu, create a grocery list, and follow a recipe. So making dinner might not be a bad idea! Here are a few of the things well be cooking up this month: Week #1 - Tortillas, Week #2 - Homemade Mac n Cheese, Week #3 - Parfaits, Week #4 - Fry Bread, Week #5 Chicken and Dumpling Soup

Music
We are almost ready for the big day! Class programs are coming up quick but we are working hard to memorize our parts and stay on queue. We are also going to learn all about organizing notes in a time signature. Our poem for this month is titled Im Up Here.

Social Studies
There are many American symbols that remind us of our freedom and unify us as a country. We will learn all about these important American symbols this month as well as learning the importance of our National Anthem.

Science
The mysteries of weather and the earths atmosphere will be our focus this month. Well learn all about the many layers of the earths atmosphere, how and why the temperature changes in each layer, and well learn the difference between weather and climate.

Art
The Great Wall of China, The Eifel Tower, The Golden Gate Bridge, and The Taj Mahal are just a few of the structures we will be looking at this month as we study famous architecture and sculptures. We have a few great class projects we will be working on to help us learn the concepts of architecture too.

Dates to Remember
March 1st Begin March calendar for Kids Village R.E.A.D.S. March 5th School Spirit Day - Wear Your KV T-Shirt March 13th - 16th Class Programs March 20th School Spirit Day - Wear Your KV T-Shirt March 26th NO SCHOOL March 31st Mamas, Boys, and Racing Toys

Birthday Kids
No Birthdays This Month!