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Kindergarten
Kindergarte
n Newsletter
KINDERGARTEN NEWSLETTER READING We will use the story, Looking for Crabs, to teach the sound of initial L, make predictions, practice being a polite listener, participate in shared writing, setting and plot, and identify high frequency words. Look for readers this week. MATH We will complete the chapter and test on Tuesday with numbers to 100. We will then begin a unit on recognizing pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters and there value. You can help at home by showing these coins to your child and going over their values. Look for homework this week. RELIGION We will learn about the three special days of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Saturday. Look for homework on Wednesday. CLASS NEWS The Bishop will be visiting on Wednesday, March 24th. Mass will be on both Tuesday and Friday this week. Children will be dismissed on Friday at 11:00. Have a wonderful spring week! Ms. B

PovertyEducation
Missed tutor session
Unfortunately, I missed this week’s tutoring session due to car problems. Therefore, I wanted to take the opportunity to blog about the book I am reading this week: Class Counts by Allan Ornstein. One line that stuck out to me in chapter four explains the difference between equality and equity. It reads, "Equality has to do with similarity in opportunity or results, but equity (or fairness) deals with a person's or group's effort and the reward (or outcomes) for that effort" (pg 123). This line is important because it highlights the two main obstacles that children in poverty face. To begin with, they clearly do not have equality in opportunity. Even if school's curriculums can be made identical, a poor child does not have the same social connectivity as a wealthy child. In addition, a child from a poor household does not have the money to spend on tutors and prep classes and is not pushed to obtain a higher education. They have too many opportunities to fail... (more)

mrsloyet
Bishops visit and Easter Party
March 24th is the day that the Bishop will be coming to our school for a visit. Please have all students look their best and be well rested. The Easter party will be on March 31st at 10:00 Have a great Easter break.

Mellie
Annoyance
Aargh... I hate that the Net cuts off in the evenings. Will call the ISP and DEMAND to know what's up. More later. <3 -Lissa-