Kindergarten’s
March
Newsletter
Important Dates
3/2 Dr. Seuss Dress Up Day
Week of 3/2 Penny Wars
(to benefit Leukemia research)
3/3 -3/6 Book Fair
3/6 Reading Night
3/11 Mike Mulligan and the Steam
Shovel field trip (at Piney Grove)
3/12 & 3/13 School for students
today (snow day make-up)
3/26 Latta Plantation Field Trip
(for classes: Gretsuk, Ross, Hanna)
3/27 Latta Plantation Field Trip
(for classes: Selvek, Phillips, Brower)
March Character
March’s character trait is Courage.
Please discuss what courage means.
(Trying new things, and standing
up for what is right.) Read and
discuss people that display courage.
Why is courage an important trait
to have?
Classroom News
Kindergarten Fun Club!!!!!
Once again in the month of March, all Kindergarten
students will have a chance to participate in
Kindergarten Fun Club once a month. Students will
get to sign up for a fun club at school if they meet their
goals. These activities could be things like: crafts, dance,
movies, outdoor fun, etc). These activities are subject
to change from month to month.
The Kindergarten team created this program to help
and encourage all Kindergarten students to follow all
school rules and to be responsible for both their
homework and their school work. We want all our
students to be ready for 1st grade where the
expectations will be much higher.
Please be on the lookout for a letter about
Kindergarten Fun Club and your child’s specific goals
to meet in March in order to participate in the clubs.
We require parent permission for the Kindergarten
Fun Club, so please sign and return your letter.
We are all hoping for 100% participation!
Literacy Tip: Practice writing sentences using sight words, punctuation, and capitals at the beginning.
Math Tip: Practice counting skills between a random set of numbers. For instance say “Count starting with 8 and
going all the way to 20. “ Does your child understand where to start/stop, and do they say numbers in the correct
sequence.
Contact information:
Piney Grove Elementary School
8801 Eaglewind Drive Charlotte, NC 28212
Phone: 980-343-6470
Fax 980-343-6523
Note: Teachers are available to conference with
parents before or after school hours by
appointment. Arrival and dismissal times are not
an appropriate time. We need to give all students
our attention during these very busy transitions.
Lunch Room Reminders
*Lunch menus are conveniently
located on the main page of the CMS
website. You may print copies as
needed for your family.
*Teachers are generally not in the
lunch room. Assistants and lunch
monitors are overseeing students
during this time.
*Students need to eat and clean up
independently. Help them by sending
in packages they can open.
*Kindergarteners do not always make
nutritious lunch choices while eating
independently. Help limit their
unhealthy choices when packing a
lunch.
What we’re learning
Literacy: In Word Work, we will review all letters & sounds and
begin learning long vowel sounds. We will continue to work on antonyms
(opposite words); adding, substituting, or deleting sounds in words to
create new words; and using complete sentences and expanding them
with more details. In Reader's Workshop students will read
informational texts. Your child will learn to know the difference
between fiction and nonfiction books. Through read alouds, guided
reading independent/partner reading, students will learn strategies
to help make meaning of the text and specific vocabulary. Students
will be challenged to have conversations with partners about the
topics they are reading to increase their level of understanding.
During these conversations, partners will compare and contrast more
than one book about a topic.
Math: In math, we will begin Unit 5. Students explore geometry using a
variety of materials, including Geoblocks, pattern blocks, interlocking
cubes and geoboards. They describe, sort, and compose and decompose
two- and three-dimensional shapes. They think about shapes in their
environment and match two-dimensional shapes to three-dimensional
objects.
Writing: We will be launching our unit on “How to Writing”. “How to
Writing” is informational or non-fiction writing where students write
down the steps to complete something. For example: how to make a cake,
how to ride a bike, how to build a snowman. During this unit, we will
continue to focus on spelling sight words correctly in our sentences,
stretching out our words and listening for each sound, using a space stick
to put a space between our words and punctuation.
Character Education Winners
Each month we promote a character
trait at Piney Grove and choose 1
student from each class that emulates
that trait.
Congratulations to the following
winners for February!
February – Citizenship
Gabriela Flores Mayoral
Marissa Brown
Adriana Hernandez
Lilly Wang
Christian Vasquez
K’Mari Ervin
Social Studies: In Social Studies students will
locate their state on a United States map and discuss
American symbols. We will also address different
themes such as Dr. Seuss.
Science: In Science we will study how plants are
living things. They have different parts that help them
get what they need (water, air, sun, nutrients from
the soil). We will also discuss the different habitats
they live in and how it affects them.
Reading on grade level???
READING is the most important subject in school. Why?
Because a child needs reading in order to master most of the
other subjects.
ACROSS the world, children who read the most, read the best.
And that includes all social levels—rich or poor, urban or
suburban.
MOST of our kindergarten students are currently not
reading on grade level. We MUST change that by
working together to read more at school and at home.
READ multiple books, magazines, newspapers, lists,
cards, a cereal box, anything…EVERY DAY. Reading every
day with your child and promoting a love for reading is
THE most important “homework” you will ever do!