This week Nature/Science we will read New Road! by Gail Gibbons and learn about all the planning, construction and equipment, and work that is needed to build a new road. We will also read You Tasted with your Tongue and taste and compare vegetables as we play the Veggie Riddle Game.
In Phonics/Language we will read Eeyore Has A Birthday and narrate by drawing pictures. We will introduce the letter "Z" and make a zigzag "Z" with rickrack. We will practice zipping this week. We will also review our letter sounds and names by playing "Toss and Tell".
In Art we will work on making stick horses and bandannas for "Field Day".
In Music we are learning new verses to our Texas songs that we will sing at Field Day. We will also play "Beanbag Shuttle" and practice the "Float Your Chute" movement to Mozart's "Horn Concerto No. 3 in E Flat Major".
In Social Studies we will read The Story of Texas and learn about Stephen F. Austin, Ben Milam, Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, and other Texas heroes. We will also read excerpts from When Texas Belonged to Mexico and learn about the experiences of the first settlers.
We will have a tasting party on the last day of school (Thursday, May 27). Please help your child to choose something sweet, sour, or salty to share at the party (for 7 children).
Our Texas Field Day will be Tuesday, May 25 from 9:30-12:30. The children will move through Texas-themed stations and then have a cookout around a "campfire". (We will roast hot dogs on a grill). Your child may also bring his/her lunch or special something to cook on the grill. Mrs. Hague and Mrs. Camp are making a "Milking Cow" for our station. Parents are encouraged to attend and move through the stations with your child. Be sure to bring a folding chair for the campfire. Our class will be responsible for the baked beans for all the classes. Please bring 2 cans of Bush's Original Baked Beans.
