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newslettermarch 2012

March at Kids Village means celebrating St. Patricks Day with warm Irish

Soda Bread, Magical Rainbow Mobiles, Sneaky Leprechaun Traps, ando 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.

Its hard to believe that summer is just around the corner with cold temperatures

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 childs whole-sel

and our summer camps are no exception. We provide an environment o learning,socializing, and creativity that cant 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

boys 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 Winners 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.

And last, but o course not least, our students are getting ready or their Class

Programs during the week o March 13th - 16th. e children have been working

hard on the songs they have learned and a ew o the classes have been memorizing

parts o a play to share with you. Its sure to be one or the Family Video Archive.

Watch your email or more inormation to come.

Have a Happy St. Patricks Day! May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks

that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go. Irish blessing

March is full of activities that will keep your Tator Tot

engaged and excited about learning as well as give them

a little push to keep them working hard. We have made

excellent progress this year and many of our Tator Tots are

reading independently. Way to go! Here is a closer look at

some of our lessons for this month:

Week #1 February 27th - March 2nd

Learn to identify upper and lowercase E, un-blend sounds

in words, identify apostrophe and quotation marks, identify

before, aer, and between, cover a design with pattern blocks in

more than one way, and identify ordinal position.

Week #2 March 5th - 9th

Learn to identify upper and lowercase Y, practice alphabetizing,

introduce the sight word you, pay for items using pennies, sort

objects and identify the sorting rule, identify a cube and count

with one-to-one correspondence.


Learn to identify upper and lowercase D, nd the initial, medialand nal sounds in words, introduce the sight word said,

match a number card to a set of objects, create line segments,

shapes, and designs on a Geoboard, estimate a collection, and

count by 10s.

Week #4 March 19th - 23rd

Learn to identify upper and lowercase V, count syllables in

words, practice building words, introduce the sight word

have, identify dimes, write numbers 1-10, identify and create

ABB sound and movement patterns, and count dimes to 50

cents.


Learn to identify upper and lowercase J, introduce the sightword do, discuss the use of capital letters, create a real graph,

identify the range and mode on a graph, copy and extend

patterns.

March Values:Honesty & Loyalty

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

important values we can teach our children. Learningto be honest will develop a childs 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.

Tater Tots

Kids Village Task Cardtater tots

march 2012

I Can Clean Up Ater Mysel and Help Others

I Can Recite Little Boy Blue and Identiy an Eighth Note

I Can Name 3 Household Items in Spanish

I Can Name 3 Facts About the Moon

I Can Name 3 Famous Paintings

I Know How to be Honest

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

I Can read Beads onto a Lace

I Can Use Pattern Blocks to Fill Designs and Create Original Designs

I Can Sort Objects and Identiy the Sorting Rule

I Can Read ____ Sight Words

I Can Spell 3-Letter Words Using Letter Tiles

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

Benjamin C., Maddox D., Kai H.,Ben H., Hyrum K., Corbyn M.,

Christian M., Ava N., Annabelle P.,Mason S.

Science

Do you know the phases of the moon? We

will be learning all about our amazing moon

this month. From learning characteristics of

the moon, to understanding why it seems to

change shape, to learning all about the rst

moon landing, by the end ohe month we

will be Moon Experts.

Art

Georgia OKeefe, Claude Monet, and Vincent

Van Gogh are a few of the artists we will be

studying this month as we look at art that

depicts nature. Well make our own OKeefe

inspired owers, use watercolor paints to

create our own water lily pond, and use

textured tempera paints to create a Starry

Night sky.

KitchenKeeping our Kitchen clean is part of making

cooking a fun and healthy experience. is month

we are learning why it is so important to keep things

clean and tidy, but of course we always get a little

messy as we mix up a few recipes too. Here are a

few things well be making this month: Week #1 -

Extraordinary Eggs, Week #2 - Yummy Yam Fries,

Week #3 - Doughnuts, Week #4 - Veggie Wraps, and

Week #5 - Jell-O.

MusicWe can hardly wait for our Class Programs.

e children are working hard to put on an

amazing performance! We will also spend

some time learning the rhyme

Little Boy Blue.

Social StudiesWhat is la mesa, la silla, and el espejo?

Maybe your Tator Tot can help you out. We

are learning the names for household items

in Spanish. So brush up on your Spanish

Vocabulary because your child might just

ask if they can comer galletas en la cama.

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