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 Saturday 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 4 – Friday March 8. 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 03/10, Daylight Saving Time Starts!

– Friday 03/15, St. Patrick’s Day Party. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday March 17, we will celebrate this holiday on Friday March 15. 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!

– Tuesday 03/19, First Day of Spring. Happy Spring!

– Thursday 03/28, Zephyra’s birthday. Happy Birthday to You Zephyra!

– Friday 03/29, Easter Party. To celebrate Easter, we will be learning about the holiday during that week. The kids will be painting  Easter eggs and making Easter bunny crafts. On the party day, the kids can come  to school in bunny costumes or SPRING colors with their stuffed bunny animals.

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