March



Newsletter for March 2018

= Important Dates & Reminders = Please have your child wear their gym shoes to school on their gym days.
 * [[image:tenpenny/dont_forget.jpg width="73" height="67" align="left"]]Gym Class**
 * Tuesdays and Fridays**

**Monday, March 5th- No school- Teacher R****eligion Inservice.**
 * March 30th- April 6th- No School- SPRING BREAK**

Be sure to email your top 3 choices- include **bag __numbers__** in your email please.
 * [[image:tenpenny/toy bag.jpg width="64" height="68" align="left"]] 4K Literacy Bag Checkout week**
 * Monday, March 19th - Friday, March 23rd**

Please have your child bring in their Leprechaun Trap. Check out the Leprechaun Trap Directions.
 * [[image:tenpenny/leprechaun1.jpg width="59" height="67" align="left"]]Friday, March 16th- Leprechaun Traps Due**

St. Patrick's Day Celebration Please have your child wear GREEN.
 * Friday, March 16th.**

We will be having a fun filled morning with our 5K friends, including a challenging egg hunt and STEM activity!
 * [[image:easterbasket.gif width="100" height="96" align="left"]]Thursday, April 29th- Easter Party**

**Important Future Dates** The following dates are coming up and we thought you may want some advanced notice.
 * More details will follow closer to the event.**


 * Friday, April 20th- No School- Parent/Teacher Conferences**

Nora C.- 9th
 * Happy Birthday To You...**

= From The Teacher's Desk = Happy March Everyone!! We have such a fun month planned for 4K. In the beginning, we will continue our "Trip Around the World" visiting Mexico, Australia, Ireland, Turkey and Italy. We will also continue to focus on the numbers 0-10. We will celebrate St. Patrick's day by wearing GREEN and bringing in a "Trap" to try and catch a leprechaun! Last, but not least, we will learn about the true meaning of Easter. The following is the format for my newsletters each month. Each important area is hi-lighted, with the individual skills we will focus on listed below. Our classroom themes for this month are our Trip Around the World, Numbers 1-10, St. Patrick's Day, and Easter. = Literacy =
 * Practice rhymes.
 * Creating books
 * Copying and writing words.
 * Using descriptive words to explain how their leprechaun trap works to the class.

= Math =
 * Measuring with unicubes and recording numbers
 * Graphing and patterning
 * Practicing time on the hour
 * Learning the value of a penny, nickel and dime and using them to add to an amount

= Science = = = = Religion =
 * Experimenting with a microscope
 * Learning about recycling
 * Exploring with magnets
 * Classifying items from our classroom
 * Learning examples of ways to show love by helping others
 * Beginning to understand the importance of saying "I'm sorry" and Forgiving others.
 * Using our "Good Deed Beads" during Lent

= Fine Motor Skills =
 * Using dressing boards to practice buttoning, tying, zipping, snapping, etc.
 * Opening various kinds of locks
 * Drawing animals with step by step directions
 * Writing numbers