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newslettermarch 2012

 

March at Kids Village means celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with

 warm Irish Soda Bread, Magical Rainbow Mobiles, Sneaky Leprechaun Traps, and o course, a bit o Irish Luck. But the

children at Kids Village are what make our school Magical throughout

the year.

 We wanted to send a very special thank you to all o the amilies that have

registered or next year. Your support means so much to us, THANK YOU!

I you have not yet registered or next year, there is still time. You can fnd

registration orms online or at the ront desk.

It’s hard to believe that summer is just around the corner with coldtemperatures keeping us bundled up. But, it will be here beore you know

it and with it comes Summer in the Village! At Kids Village we believe in

developing a child’s whole-sel and our summer camps are no exception. We

provide an environment o learning, socializing, and creativity that can’t be

beat. We will be oering a discounted rate i you register beore May 15th.

See the ront desk or our website or more inormation.

Our Daddy Daughter Ball was a huge success! We hope all o you Fathers

and Fairies made some great memories. We have had many o you ask 

“When is it the boy’s turn?” So. . . . get ready to start your engines, because we are gearing up or a very special night o “Mamas, Boys, and Racing

Toys”. e night will include our own Kids Village Pinewood Derby,

complete with dinner rom the Checkered Flag Diner, a “Winner’s Circle”

awards ceremony, a photo op with the Pit Crew and much more. Mark your

calendars or March 31st and speed on over now to pick up your tickets.

Have a Happy St. Patrick’s Day! “May your blessings outnumber the

shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go.” –Irish

blessing

Tis month brings lots o un interactive learning experience

including measuring and counting with tools, comparing 

animals and creating animal sound patterns, and planting ou

own seeds. We are also looking orward to having our Little

Sprouts share their frst “Show-and-ell” experience with

us. Watch or an email coming with all the details. Here is a

closer look at some o our lessons or this month:

 Week #1 - Feb 27th - March 2nd- “Many Diferent Tools”

Learning about the Letter O, reading the book “London

Bridges” and discussing dierent tools or building, sorting 

tools, measuring and counting, and creating patterns.

 Week #2 - March 5th - 9th - “My Pets”

Learning about the Letter P, reading the book “Pet Patrol” and

discussing the ways we can care or animals, ordering by size and

matching, and color review.

 Week #3 - March 12th - 16th - “I Am Growing”

Learning about the Letter Q, reading the book “When I Was

Small” and discussing the ways we have changed since we were

babies, introducing sets, matching items by color, and ordering 

rom youngest to oldest.

 Week #4 - March 19th - 23rd - “Animals All Around Me”

Learning about the Letter R, reading the book “Whose Baby

Am I?” and discussing similarities and dierences in animals,

moving our bodies like animals do, and sorting animals by

habitat.

 Week #5 - March 27th - 30th - “Plants are Living ings”

Learning about the Letter S, reading the book “Jack and theBeanstalk” and discussing the things plants need to grow,

sorting and counting seeds, practice using scissors, and planting 

our own seeds.

March Values:Honesty & Loyalty

Honesty and Loyalty go hand-in-hand because loyalty is a trait built upon trust. ey are two o the most

important values we can teach our children. Learningto be honest will develop a child’s moral and emotionalstrength as well as build solid sel-esteem and character.

 We will spend plenty o time role-playing to practice thevalue o Honesty as well as sharing stories that emphasize

the importance o honest behavior.

Little Sprouts

Kids Village Task Cardlittle sproutsmarch 2012

I Can Stir Ingredients

I Can Sing “Head, Shoul ders...” and Play Dress-Up

I Know How to be Kind to Animals

I Can Identiy Similarities / Dierences in Animals

I Can Use a Paintbrush Careully 

I Know How to be Honest

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

I Can Stand On One Foot

I Can Share With Others

I Can Match Objects or Pictures

I Can Name Opposites

I Can Recite My First and Last Name

Academic Skills

Workshop Skills

Value Skills

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Dates to Remember

March 1st 

Begin March calendar or Kids Village R.E.A.D.S. 

March 5th

School Spirit Day - Wear Your KV T-Shirt

March 13th - 16th

Class Programs

March 20th

School Spirit Day - Wear Your KV T-Shirt

March 26th

NO SCHOOL

March 31st 

“Mamas, Boys, and Racing Toys”

Birthday Kids

Dou Dou C., Kendall C., Isla H.,

Lizzie M., Jett R., Noah H.

Science

Some animals have ur, others have scales,

some have 4 legs, and others have none. We

 will explore all o the things that make animals

the same and dierent this month. We’ll look

at the Narwhal or Letter N, the Octopus or

Letter O, Pandas or the Letter P, ueen Bees

or Letter Q, the Rhinoceros or the Letter R,

and Snakes or the Letter S.

Art

 We have spent lots o time painting in the Art

room but we don’t always use paintbrushes. Tis

month we will talk about how to take care o 

a paintbrush and how to use it careully. We’ll

also make Oatmeal Clay or the Letter O, Paper

Pizzas or the Letter P, abric collage uilts or

the Letter Q, Rainbows or the Letter R, and

Sunowers or the Letter S.

KitchenAll o our Little Sprouts love being part o the

action as we put our recipes together. Tis

month they will practice stirring ingredients

careully. Here are a ew o the things we’ll be

snacking on this month: Week #1 - Oatmeal,

 Week #2 - Perect Popcorn, Week #3 -

uesadillas, Week #4 - Rock ‘n Roll Smoothies,

 Week #5 - Savory Soup

Music Who doesn’t love playing dress-up? Our

Little Sprouts will stretch their imaginations

this month as we try on dierent masks,

hats, and other un props to “act out” some

amiliar stories. We will also be working on

learning the song “Head, Shoulders, Knees,

and oes”.

Social StudiesEvery child is excited when they see a so

kitten or a playul puppy but learning 

how to treat an animal can be hard to

understand. We will talk about how to be

sae around animals, how to touch and play

 with them, and also how to show love to

animals.

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