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Kindergarten March News
Topics of the Month / In Math this month, we will continue to work on measuring items with non-standard units and comparing length, height, weight, capacity and size. Once we conclude our current unit, we will then begin addition and subtraction. The students will understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from. At home, create real life situations in which students would need to add and subtract. For example, when setting the table, you could say, “We need five plates. I have already set two out. How many more do I need?” / Our new IB unit will be “Sharing the Planet”. The central idea is that people have a responsibility to share and conserve resources in order to help all living things thrive. We will think, question, and observe environmental issues and take action to solve these problems. Our students will begin to research animals, learning about animal parents and their offspring as well as comparing and contrasting different animal species. / In Writing, we will continue our “how-to” unit. Writers will practice brainstorming their ideas, practice telling their steps across fingers, and putting it onto paper with transition words. Students will focus on drawing diagrams, using labels, and continuing to add details. Students will also practice writing introduction pages to grad their reader’s attention.
Important Dates / March 2nd– Read Across America Day / March 8th– Field Trip to Aquarium / March 9th– Digital Learning Day / March 12th– Make-up Day / March 12th –16th– Teacher / Appreciation / March 17th– Hands on Heards Ferry / March 19th– Spring Pictures / March 22nd– Report Cards / March 24th– Parent Party / March 29th– School Musical	New Standards for the Month / Math / MGSEK.OA.1 Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings2 , sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations. / MGSEK.OA.2 Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., / by using objects or drawings to represent the problem. / MGSEK.OA.3 Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, e.g., / by using objects or drawings, and record each decomposition by a drawing or equation. (drawings need not include an equation). / MGSEK.OA.4 For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the / given number, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or / equation. / MGSEK.OA.5 Fluently add and subtract within 5 / Science / SKL2. Students will compare the similarities and differences in groups of organisms. / a. Explain the similarities and differences in animals. (color, size, appearance, etc.) / b. Explain the similarities and differences in plants. (color, size, appearance, etc.) / c. Recognize the similarities and differences between a parent and a baby. / d. Match pictures of animal parents and their offspring explaining your reasoning. (Example: dog/puppy; cat/kitten; cow/calf; duck/ducklings, etc.) / e. Recognize that you are similar and different from other students. (senses, appearance) / Writing / ELAGSEKW1: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion, informational and narrative pieces.
March Challenge: / To extend what we are learning at school, try these great projects at home! / . / Try making this egg carton greenhouse at home. All you need is an empty egg carton, soil, and seeds! Keep observations of the plant growth in your journal. You can even make a graph showing the growth!