Dear Grizzly Bears parents,
It is hard to believe that we are already in March! Time goes too fast!!. Less than three months to go until graduation!!
Your student is fantastic and works very hard at school every single day. If you have any questions or concerns about your student’s development/study or our curriculum, please feel free to talk to us! We appreciate your efforts to help your child learn and grow!
Important events in March:
– National Read Across America Day: It is celebrated on Sunday March 2, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. It encourages kids to read wherever they are and celebrates the joy of reading. In honor of Dr. Seuss birthday, we will be having “Dr. Seuss Spirit Week” during Monday March 3 – Friday March 7. Each day will have a different theme that represents one of his books. The activity calendar is attached to this newsletter and also will be posted on the door of our classroom.
– Sunday 03/09, Daylight Saving Time Starts!
– Monday 03/17, St. Patrick’s Day Party. St. Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of Irish culture. We will learn about the holiday during that week. Please have your student come to school in GREEN on the party day!
– Thursday 03/20, First Day of Spring. Happy Spring!
– Birthdays:
Wednesday, 03/12, Gregory’s birthday.
Sunday 03/23, Mila’s birthday.
Thursday 03/27, Jayce’s birthday.
Happy Birthday to Mila, Gregory, and Jayce!!
March Focus:
Language Arts:
– Sight Words Level B
– Concept of rhyme and rhyming words/sentences
– Ordering events using temporal words
– Text Features
– Reading and counting words in a sentence
– Read Aloud: Sleep Book by Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Hams by Dr. Seuss
Wacky Wednesday by Theo LeSieg and George Booth
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss
National Geographic Readers: In the Oceans
National Geographic Readers: Ocean Animals Collection
Mathematics:
– Measuring (length, weight, capacity, temperature, time, and money)
– More Compose and Decompose Numbers
– More Addition and Subtraction
Science & Technology:
– Earth Science: Oceans
– Robotics: Puppy-bot and Giant-bot
Social Studies:
– Our World
Many thanks,
— Ms. Guoli