Monica Ros School

Kindergarten News April 2009

Welcome back!  We trust Spring Break was a happy and restful time for you and your families.  We are proud to announce the arrival of our 27 baby chicks.  Our most sincere appreciation goes out to the families that helped by doing “chick check” over spring break!   We appreciate all your effort and love!   Thank you, parents who drove and accompanied us to roller-skating.

The Kindergarten has been transformed into a tropical rainforest and home to endangered animals.  The habitat will continue to delight the children as we explore the various creatures which call the jungle home.  We will launch a school-wide fund raising effort to help save our endangered rainforest.

Language Arts:  Our new theme will be based on the exploration of the rainforest.  These endangered areas are home to over half the world’s plant and animal life.  We plan to explore many species with the children.  Each child will be given the opportunity to research and contribute information about a specific animal, culminating in a report and poster for the class.  We will incorporate our reading and writing program and journal entries into theme based activities.

Math:  We will spend time reviewing coins as we prepare to create animal habitats.  Each child will be given a budget of 26 cents and the opportunity to earn additional funds by working in the Rainforest Store selling creation materials.  Please send in donations of recyclable materials such as strawberry baskets, packing materials, very small boxes, Cardboard, fabric, paper towel rolls and anything else that would make a nice rainforest environment.  Each child will create a home for their chosen animal.  Please come to the Grand opening of our Rain Forest Habitats on Wednesday April 29th  @9:00 a.m.

Lost and Found:  We have prescription sunglasses found in Kindergarten…..white and gold!

 
Important Dates:
April 15th  Field Trip to Ventura Police Department.
April 29th  Grand opening for our Rain Forest Habitats.
May 11th   Field trip to The Santa Barbara Zoo
May 1st     Storytelling
May 1st      Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
May 29th   Kindergarten Musical  

Alice and Rychelle

This entry was posted on Friday, April 24th, 2009 at 1:10 pm and is in the Classrooms, Kindergarten.