Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School
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February in Kindergarten
February is a short month that is packed with learning in kindergarten.
We will celebrate the 100th day and Valentine’s Day. We will learn about famous African
Americans. In science, we will compare external features of plants and animals. In language
arts, we will continue to add high frequency words to our Word Wall, identify color words,
label pictures, and review letter-sound relationships and practice retelling stories. In
math, we will continue beginning addition and subtraction and explore flat and solid shapes.
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Important Dates
PTA meeting 7 p.m.
2/2
Music concert 7 p.m.
2/3
Valentine’s Day Party
2:45 – 3:30
2/12
President’s Day- NO School
2/15
Kindergarten Celebrates the
100th Day of School
2/16
Family STEM Night
2/18
Arts Integration Open House
9:45 – 11:45
2/26
Early Release Day
2/26
Day Celebration
We have been counting the days of school and will do many math and science activities in
celebration of the 100th day. Parents, please send your child with a Ziploc bag containing
100 small items (example: legos, toothpicks, seeds, dried beans, paperclips, etc.) AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE! We will use these items to weigh and measure as part of our math lesson
on the 100th day. In addition, we would like to make a “trail mix” made up of 100 raisins,
100 Cheerios, etc. If you can send in 100 edible items as well, we would appreciate it!
Happy 100th Day to all!Kil
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Valentine’s Day Party
We will celebrate Valentine’s Day in the classrooms on Friday, February 12 from 2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Attached is a list of the
children in our class. Please have your child address a valentine to each child in the class – great writing practice! Please send in
the valentines as soon as your child has them labeled and ready to hand out to his/her friends on Friday at the classroom party.
If you need paper to make your own valentines, we will send some home with your child. Let us know. It is important that each
child receive a card so that we can celebrate that we are all friends in our class! ☺ In addition, we would welcome your help at
the party. Let us know if you are able to attend. We will also be sending home requests for items to help us celebrate.
Homework
Homework journals are checked every Friday. Please continue to send in your child’s homework and note that you are reading
together nightly. We appreciate being partners with you in learning!
Share Bag in February
Each Friday, kindergarten students give their friends clues about an item hidden in a Share Bag. The friends guess what the item is, based on
the clues. You may bring a Share Bag any Friday, but it must be in a bag and write three clues about the item on the bag.
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