Dear River families,

This week in Kindergarten we learned about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. We completed a weekly reader about Abraham Lincoln and continued learning about our country. In our Junior Great Books, we have been reading and responding to poems about colors and nature. In math we are working on number operations and have been using Unifix cubes as counting manipulatives.

It is officially time to start working on the Spring Performance! The Spring Performance (April 16) will feature a production by River Room about Africa, and the animals that inhabit the continent. The children have started to study their animals for the performance. I will attach a list below of which animal your child has been assigned! We will be working on making a set, writing poems to be performed, and creating Head Dress Style animal hats for their costumes in art class. Parents will be responsible for creating the body part of the costume and facilitation in the child memorizing their lines and poems. Please have the body of your costume at school by Tuesday, April 7. These do not have to be extravagant! For example: If your child is a crab, they could wear red leggings and a red shirt – The crab hat they will make here at school.

Please continue to check the website to stay informed and feel free to ask if you have any questions! Poems and script will be sent home in the middle of March to work on being memorized. Next week we will continue working on the Spring Performance and celebrate the great Dr. Seuss! Shares continue next week!

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Lauren and Ms. Charlotte

Animals for Spring Performance:

Zebra – Ryan

Giraffe – Emme

Elephant – Alexa

Hippo – Derek

Lion – Lane

Chimpanzee – Shia

Aardvark – Keenan

Meerkat – Aryanna

Jackal – Bodie