A special thank you to all who attended Grandparent's Day. The children did a wonderful job at reciting "The Swing" by Robert Louis Stevenson and singing their Texas songs. Thanks to Jennifer (Aiden's mom) for supplying the refreshments.
Our new letter this week is "T". The children will dot paint the letters "S" and "T" and sort objects beginning with S and T into letter tubs. We are writing our letters on our little chalkboards each day and making them with playdoh. We will read The Hare and the Tortoise (an Aesop Fable). We'll narrate and sequence The Tale of Peter Rabbit and read The Velveteen Rabbit.
In Nature/Science we're planning to read Rabbits and pick lettuce and radishes from the garden to feed our rabbit. Our rabbit, Flopsy, will visit our class. The children will learn about the Understory Layer of the Rainforest and paint a puzzle piece and a Jaguar for the pocket book. We will read You See With Your Eyes as we learn about the Five Senses, go on a Color Walk, and draw a picture of something that we saw on our walk. We will collect and press flowers, talk about the parts of a plant, and plant tomatoes and squash into the garden. We'll also read about flowers in the Usborne First Book of Nature and The Reason For a Flower.
In Math we will work with Unifix cubes to make AB, ABB patterns and we will make patterns with little squares in our Math Books.
In Bible the children will learn about the Fruit of the Spirit: Joy. We'll read about how the Hebrews rejoiced when the Red Sea was parted (Exodus 12:17).
In Art we will begin a sewing project. We are planning to make bunnies for Easter and will work on them all week. We will also continue to add items to our texture constructions.
In Music we will play "The Name Clapping Game" and clap the names of all our friends. We'll also play "Listen and Move", "Little Lost Duck", and "What Can You Do, Mr. Rabbit".
We are planning a Field Trip to Veteran's Park for a nature walk on Tuesday, March 30 at 9:30. Dr. Flint and Mr. Flint will accompany us. Please let us know if you would like to go. A Field Trip permission form is attached.
Our Easter party will be on Thursday, April 1st. Please send 12 filled plastic eggs for hiding and tape them shut. We will make Easter baskets at school for the hunt. There will be a sign-up sheet for the party in the hall.
