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.