Theme: St. Patrick's Day/Space and Solar System
Dates: March 15-26
From: Tanya

Language Experiences:

• We will have a "Leprechaun Skit" to give the kiddos a little background about the myth behind St. Patrick's Day and leprechauns. I don't know what it is....but they always seem to love this theme!
• Make delicious shamrock shakes.
• We will do a leprechaun art project.
• Make a solar system windsock.
• Make a rocket ship out of paper towel tubes.
• We will do an astronaut art project.
• Make a rocket ship snack.
• Make the Earth using coffee filters and markers...then spray it with water.
• Paint a styrofoam planet.
• The teachers will sum up our unit by performing a skit about space and the solar system.

Vocabulary: rainbow, leprechaun, shamrock, pot of gold, tricks, planets, earth, astronaut, space shuttle/rocket ship, moon, sun, space, stars, night, day, moon buggy, moon rocks, float, blast off, telescope, moon dust, space suit

Notes: If you haven't already, please remember to sign up for Spring Progress review conferences on the sheet outside of my door. Thanks! Also, don't forget to wear green on St. Patrick's Day or the leprechaun will pinch you

Show and Tell Dates:

Monday: Ben D. and Kennedy Wednesday: Isiah and Frank Friday: Rilee and Sooah

Theme: King, Queens, Royalty, Pretend

Dates: March 1-12

From: Tanya

Language Experiences:

• Special guest: My stepdad "The Magician!" He will put on a magic show for our whole school. Be on the lookout for pictures to come home!



• Make Castles with colored sand and learn about "Who" lives in the castle.



• Make crowns complete with jewels and other fun materials.



• Make magic wands and practice saying "Abracadabra" while doing some fun magic tricks.
  


• Make "Royal" punch and wear our crowns while pretending to drink it in a castle just like kings and queens.



• Read and act out the story of Cinderella.



• Read and act out the story of Snow White.



• We will watch clips from the movie Rapunzel while sequencing the story and working on verb tenses (past and present).



• We will have a Royal Ball at the Castle! This will be on Friday, March 12. Feel free to have your child come dressed as a queen, princess, or prince.
  

Vocabulary: prince, princess, king, queen, Cinderella, Snowwhite, castle, magic wand, crown, gem, treasure chest, chores, Feelings: frustrated, afraid/frightened, angry, Chores: wipe, sweep, clean, mean, nice, dragon, glass slipper

Notes: REMINDER: No School on Monday, March 8th (teacher inservice day). Spring progress review conferences are approaching! Please sign up for a date and time on the sign up sheet outside of my door. My student's conferences will take place April 19-23 from 2:30-3:30 and 3:30-4:30. The only time taken so far is April 19th from 2:30-3:30. Please let me know if you need an alternate date and/or time. Thanks!

Show and Tell Dates: Monday: Kennedy and Ben D. Wednesday: Isiah and Frank Friday: Sooah and Rilee