Last week we all had fun learning and singing the Texas songs together.
This week in Social Studies we will read The Legend of the Bluebonnet. The children will practice reciting the Texas Pledge and paint the State Seal. We will also begin to work on stick horses.
In Nature/Science we will learn about Thrushes and Thrashers. We will read about Robins and do a picture study of a Robin. The children will learn that Robins are Thrushes and Mockingbirds are Thrashers. We will read You Hear With Your Ears. We are planning to sit quietly in the garden and use our ears to help us discover the interesting sounds in the area. The children will create fingerprint Bluebonnets in Art this week and we will plant Bluebonnets into the garden.
In Math we will practice addition in circle using Montessori rods.
In Music the children will practice self-control with silence exercises (Montessori). They will remain very still and listen to part of Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings in C”. Then they will practice moving fast to “Russian Dance” and slow to “Arabian Dance” (from the Nutcracker Suite) with scarves.
In Phonics/Language we will narrate “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” and sequence the story. The children will color and sing “Victor the Vulture” and practice writing the letter “V”.
Our field trip to Veteran’s Park is this Wednesday, April 13 at 9:30. Please return the permission form by Tuesday and let us know whether you will be attending and how many children you can transport. We will be eating lunch at the park. Please send a lunch and a water bottle for the field trip.
We will be having our Easter Egg Hunt and Party next Wednesday, April 20. Please send 1 dozen plastic filled eggs by Tuesday, April 19th. Be sure to tape the eggs on the outside so they don’t come apart. The children will be making their own baskets next week to use at the hunt. There will be a sign up sheet in the hallway for our party.