May 20-23

In Nature/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. We will also read “You See With Your Eyes”, and the children will work with Montessori Colored Tablets In Phonics/Language, we will practice narration with “Belling the Cay” and “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” from Aesop’s Fables”. We will read about Aesop and how his fables aim to teach us lessons. We will also continue to act out Jack and the Beanstalk in class. In Music/Art, we’re planning to gallop like Unicorns to “The Unicorn Song” from Castles, Knights, and Unicorns. The children will also create splatter paintings. 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.