We will begin working on painting and creating
Nature boxes to use for the small treasures we find.
We
will read “Joyfulness in the Bible” and “Joyfulness at Home” and paint
illustrations of the stories.
In Music the children will practice skipping to “Skip to
My Lou”.
In Science will learn about Habitats and play a game
called “What’s That Habitat”.
We
are planning a field trip to the Omni Theatre to see “The Flight of the
Butterflies”.
September 3-5
In Music the
children will play a game and pretend to be little birds flying through a
window. They will also practice
clapping rhythms as we listen to “Fly Through My Window” by Pete Seeger.
In Social Studies will begin to learn about Community Helpers. We will read Vicky the Vet and Animal Hospital, and the children will take turns playing in the Animal Hospital Center in the new Centers Room.
In Bible will read What is Love as we begin to learn about the Fruit of the Spirit. We will also read, “Jesus Loves the Children” from The Bible in Pictures.
In Science will read, “What is Zoology” from Exploring Creation and begin to learn about birds. The children will watch for birds with little binoculars and create bird gliders to experiment with on the playground.
Please be sure to send a snack each day for snack time. Each child will have their own folder that they will take home and bring back to school each day.
In Social Studies will begin to learn about Community Helpers. We will read Vicky the Vet and Animal Hospital, and the children will take turns playing in the Animal Hospital Center in the new Centers Room.
In Bible will read What is Love as we begin to learn about the Fruit of the Spirit. We will also read, “Jesus Loves the Children” from The Bible in Pictures.
In Science will read, “What is Zoology” from Exploring Creation and begin to learn about birds. The children will watch for birds with little binoculars and create bird gliders to experiment with on the playground.
Please be sure to send a snack each day for snack time. Each child will have their own folder that they will take home and bring back to school each day.
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.
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.
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.
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