What We're Working On
Language Arts:
Reading Workshop - Book Bags are coming home on Monday 2/24! Keep up the great reading!
We will discuss the difference between fiction and non-fiction text as we learn about
and read books about penguins!
We will discuss the difference between fiction and non-fiction text as we learn about
and read books about penguins!
Writer's Workshop - We are continuing to write "HOW TO..." books. Everyone is
making so much progress and growth!
We can't wait to show off our writing journals at Open House!
making so much progress and growth!
We can't wait to show off our writing journals at Open House!
Phonics Workshop: We will continue to learn about VOWELS!
We will discuss long and short sounds of each vowel.
Social Studies:
We are beginning a new unit on Geography and learning about our world!
We will start by focusing on positional words such as:
We will start by focusing on positional words such as:
- over, under, near, far, left, and right, to describe relative location.
Math:
In math this week, we will be learning all about money! We will learn about different types of US coins. We will learn the values of the coins and about what makes each coin unique.
Science:
In Science we will be studying all about our favorite Arctic animal - the penguin!! We will learn about where a penguin lives and how it survives in its habitat. We will become experts about different types of penguins and what makes them unique!
Important Dates:
March 3rd - Kindergarten Field Trip to the Willow Bend Theater
March 5th - Picture Day! Spring Individual Pics and Class Pictures
March 5th - Picture Day! Spring Individual Pics and Class Pictures
March 5th - Open House (5:30 - 7:00 pm)
March 9th - 13th - SPRING BREAK - No school!
March 17th - Shamrock Shuffle at 1:10 pm
April 9th - Kindergarten Field Trip to the Bio Diversity Center and Life Safety Park
Important Announcements:
Parent Book Club
Our counselor and librarian will facilitate a parent book club this Spring in the Town Center library, and we would love for you to attend! It will be a great time to get to know and collaborate with other parents. The book study will start towards the end of March and go through April. It will be a total of five sessions, with each session lasting one hour. All participants will receive a free copy of the book, and it will be yours to keep. If you are interested in attending/learning more, please fill out THIS LINK. This will help us pick the day that works best for everyone and gauge interest in the book club.
Our Spring Book Club Book:
Teach Your Children Well - Why Values and Coping Skills Matter More Than Grades, Trophies, or "Fat Envelopes"
Spring Book Fair
Lions, and Tigers and Books Oh My! Our Spring book fair is March 2nd - 6th and we would love to have parents volunteer. Please sign up on the link below.
Kids Heart Challenge Benefiting the American Heart Association
We are wrapping up Kids Heart Challenge with the American Heart Association. Thank you so much for helping our campus stay heart-healthy and save lives at the same time! If you haven’t had a chance to join the TEAM there’s still time to earn ALL the Heart Heroes… Perrie, Knox, Nico, Sofie, Crush, and Sunny! Get started now by downloading the app, Kids Heart Challenge for iPhone and Android OR go online CLICK HERE to View Our School Webpage and Sign Up (you can earn a wristband just for registering).
ANY student who raises $200 or more will get to SLIME Coach T, plus anyone who raises $500+ will get to SLIME Principal Martin!!
Watch the heart-healthy experience that students are having at school https://youtu.be/2I1fRcpW7Mg!
·Town Center Elementary’s Kids Heart Challenge event day is: 2/28/2020
Donations are due: 3/4/2020
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