Thanks to Ray’s grandmother, Barbara, for baking the eggplant that we harvested from our garden last week.
In Science this week we will be learning about vascular plants and the children will be observing the parts of a leaf such as the vein and midrib. The children will be creating leaf rubbings and pressing leaves for our nature journals.
In Poetry we will begin learning the “Hayloft” poem by Robert Louis Stevenson.
In History we will be making our own mosaics and reading about the home life and education from the Ancient Rome book.
September 4-6
We will read and narrate “Androcles and the Lion” by Tom Paxton.
In Bible we will read about John the Baptist, Gabriel visiting Mary, and the birth of Jesus. The children will be making their own coloring books.
In the garden will be using magnifying glasses to examine the flowers and plants in our gardens. The children will also water the garden with watering cans.
In Social Studies we will be reading about the Roman Empire and coloring Rome on our own maps.
In Music the children will sing and march to “The Ants Go Marching”.
In Bible we will read about John the Baptist, Gabriel visiting Mary, and the birth of Jesus. The children will be making their own coloring books.
In the garden will be using magnifying glasses to examine the flowers and plants in our gardens. The children will also water the garden with watering cans.
In Social Studies we will be reading about the Roman Empire and coloring Rome on our own maps.
In Music the children will sing and march to “The Ants Go Marching”.
May 14-17
The children have been feeding the ducks during playground and watching them swim in the small pool outside. The ducks will be moving to a farm at the end of May. This week we will be reading about the life cycle of a duck and learning about ducks.We are also planning to create thinking maps to represent the various types of simple machines. The children will practice sorting and placing the machines onto the proper magnetic map. In Music, we will learn how to greet people by listening to Social Stories. We will practice rhythms with instruments. Our class won the coin fundraiser. We will be having a donut party on the last day of school for our reward. We are planning an on-site water party for the last day of school. Please have your child wear a swimming suit to school that day and send a towel, sunscreen, water shoes, and a water gun or mister if you wish. The children will be going all around the playground, so please be sure to send shoes that will not be harmed by the water. We are planning to have a large, 3-laned slip’n slide.
May 7-10
The children did a great job at play practice. We all had fun at the park and enjoyed the nature walk together.Our performance will be at Trinity Christian Church on Thursday at 7:00. Please meet at the entrance near the playground (where we went in for practice) at 6:45pm.
In Social Studies we will be reading about The Buffalo Nickel and how it was like to live as a cowboy.The children will be practicing the Texas Pledge during circle time. In Art we are working on finishing our Degas paintings. The children have enjoyed decorating their sunflower shirts for our performance.
April 30-May 2
In Social Studies will read and narrate The Legend of the Bluebonnet. The children will also use colored pencils to color a picture of the bluebonnet for their portfolios.
The children will be sketching the blueberry plant and taking turns picking and eating blueberries from the garden.We will read, “A Screw is a Simple Machine” and “The Simple Six” as we work with screws in fine motor.
We are planning a field trip to Veteran’s Park immediately after our play practice on Tuesday, May 8. We will meet at the practice at 10:30 (see the permission slip attached for the location). We are planning to picnic at the park after our nature hike. Please bring a sack lunch and a drink. Please include a cold pak if you are sending a lunch box (lunch boxes will not fit into my ice chest). A large ziploc bag marked with a name will work best. You may also bring bread for the ducks if you wish.School will be closed on Thursday, May 3.
The children will be sketching the blueberry plant and taking turns picking and eating blueberries from the garden.We will read, “A Screw is a Simple Machine” and “The Simple Six” as we work with screws in fine motor.
We are planning a field trip to Veteran’s Park immediately after our play practice on Tuesday, May 8. We will meet at the practice at 10:30 (see the permission slip attached for the location). We are planning to picnic at the park after our nature hike. Please bring a sack lunch and a drink. Please include a cold pak if you are sending a lunch box (lunch boxes will not fit into my ice chest). A large ziploc bag marked with a name will work best. You may also bring bread for the ducks if you wish.School will be closed on Thursday, May 3.
April 23-26
The children will create a sketch of an orchid for their Nature Journals.
We are planning to harvest beets from our garden this week.
In Bible we will read “King David” and “The Golden Ark is Brought Home” from The Bible in Pictures.
We are planning to harvest beets from our garden this week.
In Bible we will read “King David” and “The Golden Ark is Brought Home” from The Bible in Pictures.
Please send $10.00 by tomorrow to help cover the cost of food and activities (we are planning to have a petting zoo). Parents are invited to eat with us at 12:30 and enjoy the activities with their children. The children will create a bandanna for Texas Field Day.
April 16-19
In Nature/Science we will read about inclined planes, and practice using inclined planes with an “Egg Drop” experiment and a “Penny Lift” experiment.
In Art the children will begin a picture study of “The Millinery Shop” by Edgar Degas.
In Art the children will begin a picture study of “The Millinery Shop” by Edgar Degas.
The children will paint a picture of the Texas tortoise and horned lizard as we begin to learn about the State of Texas.
The children have been learning the words to a song that we are planning to perform entitled “Sunflower”. We will be working on the motions this week. We will perform before the school play on Thursday, May 10 at Trinity Church. Adults are 5.00 and guests (children) are 3.00. Be sure to mark your calendar!
In Bible we will read “David and Jonathan” and “David Finds Saul Asleep” from The Bible in Pictures.
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