Dear Kinder Bear Families,

We are already in March!! Time goes too fast!! Less than three month to go until graduation!

Your students are fantastic and working very hard at school. Our curriculums are also going smoothly every day. If you have any questions or concerns about your student’s development/study or our curriculums, please feel free to talk to us! We appreciate your efforts to help your kids learn and grow. 

Important events in March:

* National Read Across America Day: It is celebrated on March 2nd, 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 on March 2nd, we will have “Dr. Seuss Spirit Week” during March 1st – 5th. Each day will have a different theme that represents one of his books.

Monday 03/01:  “Sleep Book”   — Wear your coziest pajamas.
Tuesday 03/02: “Green Eggs and Hams”  — Wear the color GREEN.
Wednesday 03/03: “Wacky Wednesday”  — Let’s get silly! Wear your clothes backwards,
                                inside out, mismatched, or crazy hairs.
Thursday 03/04: “The Cat in the Hat”  — Wear your favorite hat or stripes.
Friday 03/05: “Fox in Socks”  — Wear silly socks or mismatched socks.

* St. Patrick’s Day: St. Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of Irish culture that takes place on Wednesday, March 17. We will learn and celebrate the culture on that day. Please have your kids come to school in GREEN. 
                                             

March Focus:

Language Arts:
· Reading on Their Own
· 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
                        Green Eggs and Hams
                        Wacky Wednesday
                        The Cat in the Hat
                        Fox in Socks
                        National Geographic Readers: In the Oceans
                        National Geographic Readers: Ocean Animals Collection

Mathematics:
· Measuring (length, weight, capacity, temperature, time, and money)
· Advanced Topics: Fraction Subtraction and Multiplication

Science & Technology:
· Earth Science: Oceans

· Robotics: Roulette-bot and Vehicle-bot

Social Studies:  
· Our World

–Ms. Guoli and Mr. James