Mrs. Santos's Kindergarten March 2017

This Month:

World Read Aloud Week March 1 – Sports Jersey Day & Surprise Mystery

Reader Day March 2 – Dr. Seuss’s Bday – Wear Red, White &

Black! March 3 – Dress up as your favorite character day!

MAKING GREEN EGGS AND HAM DAY (Don’t forget to send in your permission slip.)

March 6 – Pictures and Facts due for “ALL ABOUT” books

March 7 – Book Fair – Parents, Please join us! 10:30 am – 11:10 am

March 12 – Daylight savings – Spring ahead! March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day (WEAR GREEN!)

7 pm - Books -vs- Badges March 29 – Cultural Center trip – Peter Rabbit

Themes of the Month - World Read Aloud Week

- Dr. Seuss’s birthday - St. Patrick’s Day

- Changes in the Learning Habitat

Writing Workshop “All About” Books Writing To Teach Others *Writers teach others “all about” a topic *Writers recognize and compare features of non-fiction writing *Writers research and collect info to help them write non-fiction books Persuasive Writing of All Kinds *Using words to make a change *Words Are Like Magic Wands: They Can Make Things Happen *Explore Opinion Writing * How To Convince People * Writing With A Cause, Reasons and Consequences *Sending Our Words Out Into the World * Sounding Like An Expert! Teaching Information To Persuade Your Audience

Reading Workshop:

*Growing expertise in Little Books: Reading For Information *Readers use strategies and identify features to read non-fiction texts *Readers read non-fiction to learn more about a topic of interest *Becoming Avid Readers * Tackling hard words and tricky parts in books* Strategies for word solving, cross-checking, self-correcting and meaning- making * Make plans for rereading as you move from book to book *Transfer strategies from one tricky word to the next and across texts. Word Study/Phonics/Words Their Way Children will continue to sort by a certain rule (rhyming words, same initial letter sound, etc.) They will also continue to practice using anchor words and/or pictures. They will continue Partner Sort work. Word Wall Words: Sight Words I Should be practicing: I, am, to, be, up, a, the, me, at, with, to, so, an, or, is, come, and, see, in, can, you, by, my, on, for, go, he, it, look, no, we

(color words – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, brown, white, black, pink) Science: - Animals, Plants & Their Environment - The Leaning Habitat (How is it changing?) - Weather changes (Winter weather & noticing changes) Math: *Patterning *Shapes *Number writing *Counting *Graphing *Measurement *Coins *Symmetry *Estimating Numbers *Height Comparisons *Comparing 2 numbers *Matching Coins *Symmetry *Estimating * Probability *Weight and Balance *Top It *Mesurement *Calculators * Number Stories * What’s my rule? *Tally Marks Open Circle: *Being a Leader * Interviewing *The Golden Rule *Honesty *Body Language and Tone Of Voice *Tattling vs Telling *Talking to Someone that Can Help

Spanish: Cross Curricular activities include music, songs, fingerplays, games, art & literature. The children will have Spanish class 2 times a cycle A look ahead…. * Spring Break April 10th – 14th * Return from break - April 17th * Green Thumb Day- April 27th SAVE THE DATE!