May 18

We will be practicing words that end with the letter “x”. We are almost finished with our journals. Please be reviewing words such as fox, box, mix, fix, six, and wax.
In Nature Study/Gardening we observed our tomato plants. We will also be planting several kinds of flowers in our Perennial Garden. The children will be watching the birds eat out of the bird feeders we put up by our Atrium.
In Bible we will be talking about self-control this week. We will practice keeping our hands to ourselves and not on our peers. We will also talk about how it is using self-control when you choose to make a good choice.
Field Day is Tuesday, May 26 at Veteran’s Park. Parents are encouraged to attend. Please bring your lawn chairs to set up at our group’s spot (there will be a blanket for the kids). A large umbrella is also a good idea in case of rain. There will be no school that day. We will meet at the park at 9:30. If you cannot attend please make arrangements with Mrs. Hague by this Thursday.
Our End of Year Party will be on May 21 at Putt Putt Golf. There will be as sign-up sheet in the hall. Please let us know if you will be able to go with us. Bring $6 by Wednesday for golf, pizza, and tokens. There will be no school Memorial Day (Monday, May 25). Our last day of school is Thursday, May 28. Summer School is June 15 thru July 23. We are planning lots of Summer crafts and fun learning activities!

May 11

This week we will be practicing how to write and sound out words that begin with the letter “q”. We are almost finished with our last Explode the Code workbook. The children have done such an awesome job on all 3 books. Last week we finished practicing the Tom and Jip story. We will
be starting a new story called Ted and Kip.
In Math we will be reviewing what one-half means. We will also practice counting numbers up to 100.
We will learn about our sense of Taste this week. I have attached a Ziploc bag to return with something sweet, salty, bitter, or sour to taste and share with the other children (11 children). Please send it for our tasting party on Thursday.
The children are doing a great job learning the poem about “The Stork”. A new poem will be sent home on Thursday about “ The Woodpecker” to practice over the weekend.
In Music we will pretend to be Storks as we move to Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major.
We will be making a team shirt for field day next week. Please send $5 for the shirt and supplies by the end of the week.

May 5

Last week the children enjoyed painting the letter “v”. They are doing a great job in their Explode the Code Book C. This week we will be learning words that start with the letter “z”. The children will be making the letter “z” out of Zoodles. Students will be bringing home their Tom and Jip book this week. Please practice the underlined words with your child each night.
In Science we will be making our own bird feeders. We will also be decorating a class bird feeder for the Auction at the Golf Tournament. In Nature Study we will be reading and narrating Farewells and Welcomes: The Chickadee from the Burgess Bird Book. We will also paint “The Chickadee” for our Nature Journals.
We will be learning about California, Idaho, and Utah this week. Last week the students had fun putting a crab and light house on their U.S map while learning about Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
The children enjoyed doing rocking motions with a partner as they sang “Mama’s Lap” last week. This week we will continue practicing this song. We will also review the social story about “Meeting Someone New”.
We will begin learning the poem “The Stork” by Douglas Florian. Each student will bring a copy of the poem to practice at home.
The Golf Tournament and dinner is next Monday, May 11. We will have a movie, pizza, and activities for the children available at the Shady Valley Country Club, and Mrs. Camp and I will be there to supervise. Pizza and snacks are $5. Please let Jennifer know if your child is planning to join us.

The Flint Academy

Arlington, Tx
No education seems to be worth the name which has not made children at home in the world of books, and so related them, mind to mind, with thinkers who have dealt with knowledge. — Charlotte Mason