March is almost gone!
We are finishing off the month and getting ready for Spring. We’ll have an Egg Hunt on Tuesday, March 20th.
Thank you to all the parents who have shown support to not only the kiwis, but also our teachers and school. We try not to miss any opportunity to make it a learning experience for our students. By having different monthly themes, learning about community helpers, values and other academic topics, we try to have a well rounded curriculum. Of course, with very curious students, our curriculum is tentative and may be altered.
I hope that everyone has had a chance to meet our new Teacher’s Assistant for the kiwi class, Ms. Christine. She enjoys reading with the kids and is eager to get to know our kiwis.
Like always, please make sure you have the latest version of the Brightwheel app for daily updates, communication and our calendar (There’s a calendar tab in the Brightwheel app).
Curriculum
Theme: Environment
Value: Mother Nature
Color/s: Green
Multicultural Visit: Ireland
Animal: Dinosaurs
Community Helper: Chef
Additional Theme: Earth, fruits and veggies
Letters/Sounds: Ee, Oo, Uu
Shape: Rectangle
Numbers: 11, 12
As in every preschool classroom, these plans may evolve to better suit the interests of the children. I will be updating parents with pictures, videos, and write ups of what the children are learning and doing during the day. These will be posted to our Brightwheel app.
Circle Time
During our circle time, we begin our class by singing a good morning song, counting how many kiwis came to school today, the weather and days of the week. This is also when we introduce the activities as well as reviewing letters and numbers.
This Week
During this last week of March, we will be focusing on our community helper, a Chef. By learning more about fruits and veggies, the Kiwi’s will learn about eating healthy as well as where the produce comes from. To finish off this topic, we will have a smoothie tasting day on Thursday, 3/22. Please sign up to bring fruit, vegetable, juice or be a parent volunteer (the sign up list is by the cubbies, first come first serve). We will be making the smoothies in class after circle time around 9:30am.
Due to our short week, we will be having Show & Tell on Thursday rather than Friday. The school will be closed on Friday, March 23rd to begin our spring break. School will reopen on Tuesday, April 3rd.
For our potty training kiwis:
Please bring extra clothing as we will be moving forward to underwear after the spring break. We will only be doing pull-ups for nap time to those who need it. Kiwis who are not potty trained by the end of the school year in June, will not be able to move up to become a strawberry/ raspberry.
(We highly recommend to bring at least 4 pairs of underwear, pants, extra sock and shoes. Also for nap time we encourage you to bring pull ups that have the side openings.)
Upcoming Events
PLAY Family Outing
Saturday, April 14th!
The entire school community is invited to meet up at Kidspace Children’s Museum in Pasadena at 10am. Please have your child wear their PLAY shirt so others know you are with our school group!
These monthly outings, ‘Field Trips’, are aligned with our themed curriculum and give your child the opportunity to share what they are learning in class with you. They also give families the opportunity to meet each other and make new friends! You might even see a teacher there with their family!
Reminders
Cubbies and Lunch Boxes
* Parents, please remember to keep your child’s cubby stocked with pull-ups/ diapers as well as wipes if needed. Along with extra clothing in case of any accident. (This includes 2 pairs of underwear, 2 shirts and 2 bottoms)
* Please label all of your kiwis things including lunch boxes and water bottles.
Upcoming Birthdays
If you’re kiwi has an upcoming birthday, and you would like to bring a treat to share the celebration, please remember the following:
– We are a nut free school
– No frosting
– Treats are served towards the end of their lunch time, approximately around 11:15a.
– Notify the teachers in advance to let parents know in case, they would like to opt out due to allergies or other diet concerns.
School Calendar 2018
March
Friday – 23rd to Monday, Mar. 2nd – NO SCHOOL- Spring Break
April
Tuesday – 3rd- Back from Spring Break
Saturday – 7th- Date Night with Mrs. Gloria
Saturday – 14th – PLAY Family Outing
Saturday -21st – Date Night with Ms. Jennifer
May
Friday – 4th
– Star Wars Day
Saturday – 5th – Date Night with Ms. Diana & Ms. Lorraine
Monday – 7th – PLAY’s Cinco De Mayo Fiesta
Monday – 7th- Teacher Appreciation Week – Give a Creative gift
Tuesday – 8th – Teacher Appreciation Week – Give the gift of Food
Wednesday – 9th – Teacher Appreciation Week – Give a gift that Grows
Thursday – 10th – Teacher Appreciation Week – Give the gift of Touch
Friday – 11th – Teacher Appreciation Week – Give a Class gift
Friday – 11th – Moms & Muffins
Saturday – 19th – Date Night with Mrs. Hasmik & Ms. Cynthia
Monday – 21st – Blueberry Parent Teacher Conferences
Tuesday – 22nd – Kiwi & Peach Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday – 23rd – Strawberry & Raspberry Parent Teacher Conferences
Thursday – 24th – Pineapple Parent Teacher Conferences
Monday – 28th – NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day