May 20-23

Our class picnic will be this Thursday, May 23. We are planning to leave the school at 12:00.  Please bring a lunch with an ice pack and drinks. Also, please remember to bring sunscreen. We have the gazebo near the sand pit reserved until 3:00.

In Science we will read “The Layers in a Tree Trunk”, and the children will examine a tree stump.  We will work to identify the sapwood, vascular cambium, inner bark, and bark.

The children will be picking strawberries and blueberries from the garden this week.

We’re planning to gallop like Unicorns to “The Unicorn Song” from Castles, Knights, and Unicorns. 

The children will be narrating Chapters 13 and 14.

May 13-16

In Bible we will learn about the “fitted feet” that are part of the Armor of God.  The children will explore the account of Paul and Silas in prison, and consider how they were ready to share the Gospel at all times.  We are also planning to act out the story in class.

In Music children will work to create and play handmade instruments. They will practice alternating instruments as they follow directions to “What to Do When the Music Makers Have the Flu” from Castles, Knights, and Unicorns.

In Social Studies we will read “The Crusades” and listen to a reading of “Robin Escapes Capture” from Robin Hood.

The children will be narrating chapters 11 and 12 on “Homesickness” and “The House is Haunted”.

In Science we will read “Twig Anatomy” and Twig Growth” in Exploring Creation.

 

 

 

 

May 6-9

Our Medieval Field Day is this Thursday, May 9 at 12:30.  We hope that you will be able to join us for lots of fun with your children.

In Social Studies we will read about Medieval clothing in Knights and Castles.

We will also listen to a reading of “King Henry’s Archery Match”.

In Music children will practice rhythms with instruments as we listen to “A Very Wonderful Royal Feast” from “Castles, Knights, and Unicorns”.

The children will be narrating Chapters 10 on “Grandmamma’s Visit”.

 

 

 

 

April 29-May 1

In Science we will read about leaf venation and shape in Exploring Creation.  The children will collect leaves, press them, and practice classifying them by shape for their Nature Journals.

Our strawberry plants are blooming and beginning to produce strawberries, and the children are anxious for the blueberries on our blueberry bush to ripen.  We are also planning to harvest our radishes and carrots this week.  The children will collect and press specimens for their nature journals. 

In Social Studies we will read about The Feudal System in Knights and Castles and paint an illustration.

We will also listen to a reading of Chapter 8 of Robin Hood (CD).

April 15-18

We are planning a Medieval Field Day for Wednesday, April 24 at 12:30.  Parents are invited to attend.  The children may dress as kings, peasants, lords, ladies, knights, or any other Medieval figure if they wish.  Please turn in $5.00 per child to Kim Walker for food and activities.

We will read about the famous artists of the Renaissance in Usborne’s Children’s Book of Art.  We will also practice moving fast and slow to “Amarilli onde m’assale” and “Dolci miei sospiri” by Claudio Monteverdi.

In Science we will read about root systems in Exploring Creation.
We will practice pulling weeds and planting cucumbers into the garden.

We will practice narration with The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck by Beatrix Potter. 

  

April 8-11

We had a great time on our trip to the Audubon Center yesterday.  The children learned about a food chain and did a pond investigation .  We will continue to read about roots in Exploring Creation this week. 
We will plant okra and peppers into the garden.

 Special thanks to Rabbi Shapira, Noah’s Dad, for bringing his guitar and helping us learn about the Passover through interactive stories and games.      

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April 1-4

In Social Studies we will read about the Architecture and Engineering of the Renaissance, and the children will paint a picture of a Doric, Corinthian, and Ionic Column.

The children will listen to a reading (CD) of Robin Hood (Chapter 5).

In Science children will collect roots to press for their Nature Journals. We will read about root growth and root hairs. The children will create a sketch of a purple tulip.

Please turn in the admission fee this week for the Audubon Field Trip on Monday, April 8^th. We will leave the school at 9:00. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 25-28

In Science we will read about stems and classify them as woody or herbaceous.  The children will learn about the cactus stems and create a sketch of the pencil cactus.  In Bible we will read about the Resurrection of Jesus from The Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes.

The children will be making a bunny magnet to take home.  Our Easter Party will be this Thursday at 2:00.  Please bring 16 plastic filled eggs to hide on the playground.

We will play a game called “What Can You Do, Peter Rabbit” and “Bounce the Bunny” with the parachute. 

In Social Studies we will read about Leonardo da Vinci and his inventions.  The children will experiment with little parachutes on the playground.  We will also work on finishing our picture studies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 18-21

In Social Studies we will read about Gutenberg’s printing press and practice printing potatoes.

In Science we are planning to read about fleshy and dry fruits and their seeds.  The children may bring a fruit with seeds, a pod, an achene (sunflower seed with shell, strawberry), a follicle (magnolia), or a legume to share in class on Thursday.

Our Easter Party will be next Thursday, March 28^th at 2:00.  There is a sign up sheet in the hallway if you would like to bring something for the party. Please send an Easter basket and 16 filled plastic eggs secured with tape for hiding by next Thursday, March 28^th.  We will practice singing “Here Comes Peter Cottontail”, “Easter Parade”, “Easter Bunny”, and “Picking Up Easter Eggs”.