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newsletterjanuary 2012

We hope everyone was able to enjoy a wonderful Holiday Season with good food,

lots of laughter, and plenty of homemade memories. We cant wait to see all ofthose bright smiling faces and hear stories of Christmas fun as school reconvenes

Tuesday, January 3rd. A very special thank you to all who gave so generously to our

Scholarship Program. ere are many families who will benet from your kindness. If you

would still like to donate to our Scholarship Fund come in any time and leave your donation

at the front desk. We will be awarding the Scholarships this Spring.

It may seem far down the road, but we are already preparing for the 2012-2013 school

year. Registration will begin on January 1st. As always, we open preferred registration to

families who are currently enrolled from January 1st to January 31st. We will be sending out

a registration packet via email to all of our current students. You can also nd registration

packets on our website (www.kidsvillage.net) or pick one up at the front desk. Registration

will be open to the public on February 1st. Many of our classes ll during preferred

registration alone so dont delay!

Mark your calendars for Parent Teacher Conferences on January 12th and 13th. We have

decided to change things up and provide an Open House style conference on ursday,

January 12th from 1:00pm-7:00pm, and Friday, January 13th from 9:00am-3:00pm. No

need to call and make an appointment, just come in when its convenient for you. Both our

Academic and Workshop teachers will be available during both days to visit with you about

the progress your child has made this year. ere will be No School on both the 12th and

13th.

We are excited to announce the date for our 4th annual Daddy Daughter Ball, a very special

night with dancing, crafts, photos, and a fabulous meal. Tickets will go on sale starting

February 1st, and our Daddy Daughter Ball will take place on Saturday, February 25th. It

is sure to be a night our Dads and their daughters wont soon forget. Watch your email for

more information to come.

We hope you spent plenty of time during your Holiday Break reading good books with your

child. Remember to bring in your December R.E.A.D.S. calendar as soon as possible. Lets

start the New Year right by making a goal of reading every day! Some fun Winter books to

help you reach your reading goals are: Snow Crazy by Tracy Gallup, Time to Sleep by

Denis Fleming, and e Hat by Jan Bret.

Ski School begins on January 11th for all those who have registered and continues every

Wednesday through February 15th. Please arrive at Sundance at 12:30pm, lessons begin at

1:00pm.

A few things to take note of this month: Dont forget to show your School Spirit on January

5th and 20th by wearing your KV T-shirt; also, there will be no school on January 16th as we

observe the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.

We are excited to welcome 2012 here at Kids Village, we know it will be another year full of

Learning, Love,

and Magic!

For the New Year our Kindercarrots will be setting some

new goals in Reading and Math. Well be stretching

ourselves and working hard to reach those goals as we focus

on understanding coding techniques, syllable division, and

writing strategies. Well also introduce our addition and

subtraction fact cards, use and count tally marks, and count

money. Here is a closer look at some of our lessons for themonth:

Week #1 January 3rd - 6th

Manipulate sounds within words, introduce digraph ai and

ay, read and code compound words, write numbers 60-63,

count with dimes and pennies, use tally marks to count by

5s, and create subtraction fact cards.

Week #2 January 9th - 11th

Review phonics rules and coding, match letter sounds, study

subtraction and addition facts, identify place value for tens

and ones, and illustrate story problems.

Week #3 January 17th - 20th

Alphabetize words on a list, turn phrases into sentences,

introduce digraph ch, review punctuation, write numbers

64-68, identify even and odd numbers, add two digit

numbers using dimes and pennies, and create and run a class

store.

Week #4 January 23rd - 27th

Sight word review, introduce the nal s and so c sound,

introduce digraph ow and combination ir and ur, write

numbers 69-72, add and subtract by 2, practice using Menta

Math, and solve doubles plus one facts.

Week #5 January 30th - February 3rd

Alphabetize names, introduce new vowel pattern vcv, code

with syllable divisions, write numbers 73-77, identify and

create congruent shapes, and add 2 digit numbers.

January Values:Self-Worth & Personal Best

is is the time of year for setting new goals and

committing ourselves to do better. Our values this

month will focus on recognizing the things we do well,

appreciating our individuality, and always trying our

best in whatever we do. You could help your child

understand these values by encouraging them to set a few

new goals and motivate them to do their best.

Kindercarrots

Kids Village Task Cardkindercarrotsjanuary 2012

I Can Sort Foods Into Food Groups

I Can Recite Pussy Cat Pussy Cat and Match Notes to Values

I Can Identify and Name ings at Are Living and Nonliving

I Can Name 4 Countries in Europe/Name 5 Body Parts in Spanish

I Can Create a Self-Portrait Using Detail

I Can Always Try My Best

Kids Village R.E.A.D.S.

I Can Write Numbers 11-20

I Can Read _____ Sight Words

I Can Sound Spell

I Can Solve Single Digit Addition Problems

I Can Describe Attributes of Geometric Shapes

Academic Skills

Workshop Skills

Value Skills

Name:

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Dates to Remember

January 1:

Begin January calendar for Kids Village R.E.A.D.S.January 1:

Preferred Registration for the 2012-2013 school year begins

January 3:

School Resumes

January 5 & 20:School Spirit Day - wear your KV T-Shirt

January 11:Ski School Begins

January 12:

NO SCHOOL: Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00pm-7:00pm

January 13:NO SCHOOL: Parent Teacher Conferences 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

January 16:NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday

January 31:

Preferred Registration for 2012-2013 school year ends

February 1:

Open Registration for 2012-2013 school year begins

Birthday Kids

Elijah B., Bryn H., Keira H., Wyatt S.

Science

Are trees and plants living things? What

about rocks and dirt? We will be learning

to identify living and non-living things

this month. Well also study underwater

animals like various types of sh and

mollusks.

Art

Tis month we will begin our Drawing Unit

in Art. We will start by creating our own

Self-Portrait aer studying the Self-Portraits

of Van Gogh, Rembrandt, and Picasso. We

will learn the dierence between a portrait

and a landscape as well.

KitchenTe food pyramid helps us make healthy choices

with the foods we eat. Even our Kindercarrots

can learn to eat well and take care of their

bodies. We will learn all about the food groups

throughout this month. Here are a few of the

recipes for January: Week #1 - asty ortilla

Soup, Week #2 - EZ Chili, Week #3 - Banana

Bread, Week #4 - Farm House Pizza, and Week

#5 - Black Bean Soup

MusicWe will put our listening skills to the test

this month as we practice matching notes to

values. Our Kindercarrots are also getting

ready for their rst Dramatic Performance

by participating in Readers Teatre and

acting out stories. We will be memorizing

the poem Pussy Cat Pussy Cat as well.

Social StudiesFrance, Germany, Spain, and Italy; these

are a few of the countries we will begin

studying during our European Adventures

this month. We will look at the culture, the

language, and even some of the foods. We

will also continue our Spanish Vocabulary

by learning parts of the body.

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