ECHO February 2020 20KRK016 Feb Newsletter | Page 4

Valentine’s Day Family Home Project Make a Valentine Mailbox Make a Valentine Mailbox with your child to use on Valentine’s Day! You can decorate a shoebox, or bag, with your child using anything from around the house, like pictures, stickers, paper, etc. Make sure your child put’s their name clearly on it. Bring it as soon as it is ready, or at the latest February 13. Friday, February 14, your child may bring a valentine for each friend in their class. Have your child write their name on the inside and leave the address blank to better facilitate your child’s delivery efforts. Reading their SPOTLIGHT FOR OUR PRESCHOOLERS STEM activities this month will allow your young learner to explore animals in our world. We will encourage our engineers to observe and investigate animal habitats. Our vocabulary includes valentines with friends is a great application of what they are learning about this month with our fundamental focus, Kids Care. This assignment is for Classrooms 200 through AP classes. CLASSIFY Wear your Spirit Shirts fridays! School Spirit is a defining aspect of our school culture and you’ll see that from our love for our furry friendly mascot, Oscar the Ocelot, to wearing our Spirit Shirts on Fridays. We take every opportunity to display our pride and unity for our school. Here at Kids R Kids West Houston, our Ocelittles and Ocelots take pride in learning and are adventurous in playing! [ 4 ] CONSTRUCT COUNT RESCUE STEM SHOWCASE Capacity Café Wednesday, February 26 for Preschool, Private Pre-K and Advanced Program Classes Our little scientists will apply this scientific vocabulary as they discover the various capacities in containers and objects.    Capacity is defined by the maximum amount that something can contain. Synonyms: volume · cubic measure · size · dimensions · measurements · magnitude · proportions · amplitude · room · space · extent · range · scope · compass · fully occupying the available area or space. [ 5 ]