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MS. SUSAN'S LESSON PLAN:
Virtue: Quiet.
MONDAY: School closed - Presidents Day.
TUESDAY: Lesson on Presidents Day and
George Washington! trace/color. Introduce Our Special Letter of the
week - O o . Sand paper trace and form in 2 different textures of
clay. Talk about different shapes beginning with the letter O. See
our class map and globe for O States and Oceans names and
locations! ATRIUM: Liturgical Calendar talk about its special O
shape! Ordinary time. Liturgical song.
WEDNESDAY: Use our moveable alphabet
to spell words beginning with the letter O. Healthy Talk about the
color texture and shape of our sweet fruit the Orange! Think about
the Vitamin C for our bodies! Review the importance of vowels in our
written and spoken language! ATRIUM.
THURSDAY: Show and tell for O items!
Make special self portraits with our paints beginning with our special
shape O. color our maps with O states and Oceans! Talk about Odd
numbers in counting! ATRIUM.
FRIDAY: Morning music with Ms.
Kathleen. Review our work for letter O. Show and tell. Practice
work sheets with letter O.
Have a wonderful weekend! Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class Feb 20-24 Character trait is Polite Monday- NO SCHOOL! President’s Day Tuesday- Introduction of the letter Pp. Sandpaper letter Pp and the Pp object box. We will also be talking about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Wednesday- We will look at all forty-four presidents of the United States. We will also talk about money and what presidents are on our money. Thursday- Show and Tell! Please have your child bring something that starts with the letter Pp. We will talk about Mount Rushmore and the four presidents on the monument. Friday- Show and Tell! Music Class! We will read “Of Thee I Sing a Letter to My Daughters” by Barack Obama Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. -John F. Kennedy Monday: Introduce our special letter of the week - V.
Sandpaper trace and form with 2 different textures of dough. Study our
map and globe for states with V in them. Talk about the meaning of
Valentines day! Atrium: Prayer table. Special words for family
and loved ones. How very special we each are! Practical life.
Tuesday: Valentines Day celebration! Learn about who
St.Valentine was. Use moveable alphabet to spell our special class
valentines names! Atrium..
Wednesday: Learn about two famous concert violinists and listen
to music ! Study the parts of the Violin . Practical Life.
Atrium.
Thursday: Show and tell for items with V in them! Review
our works for letter and sound of V . Complete V worksheets and
trace color violin work. Atrium.
Friday: Teacher Conferences . Have a Special Weekend! Ms. Susan Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class Feb 6-10 Character trait is Confident- What I say or do will benefit me and, importantly others. Monday- Introduction of the letter Cc. Sandpaper letter Cc and the Cc object box. The 100th Day of School! All week long we will be counting to 100. We will be looking look at our 100 day projects. Please bring the projects in anytime this week. Tuesday- We will walk and count on 100 feet around the classroom. We will also read “Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten” by Joseph Slate. Wednesday- We will have a lesson on cutting out a snowflake and cut out 100 snowflakes and hang them around the room so it will look like a snowstorm. Thursday- Show and Tell! Please have your child bring something that starts with the letter Cc. Friday- Show and Tell! Music Class! We will be having our Valentine Party on Tuesday Feb. 14. We will decorate white bags in class for their Valentines so you just need to bring in about 30 Valentines with just your child’s name on it. We will also be closed on Friday Feb. 17 for parent teacher conferences and Monday Feb. 20 for President’s Day. Thank-you! Ms. Susan's Class: Week of February 6th to 10th:
** By Tuesday: Please bring in a shoe box
that has been wrapped for us to decorate in class! This is for Ms.
Terry's and Ms. Susan's Class .. Thank You!
Monday 2-6: Introduce the letter of the week; P p. Sandpaper
trace and shape from 2 textures of molding clay. Look at map and
globe for states and oceans beginning with the letter P. Practical
Life area review! Atrium: Prayer Table. Practice set up and
taking down our Prayer table. Talk about how important Prayer can be
for healthy inside feelings! Look at and color our Liturgical
Calendars for the Prism shaped weekly counter!
Tuesday 2-7: Use moveable alphabet to make P words. Make a paper puzzle ! Complete P handwriting sheets. Atrium.
Wednesday 2-8: Count our Pennies and learn about
counting change! Practical life and continue making paper puzzles.
Atrium.
Thursday 2-9: Show and tell for items with P in them. (no
toys please). Use Paints to further practice our P letter
formation. Atrium.
Friday 2-10: Review our letter P class works! Music with Ms. Kathleen. Atrium.
Feel free to sign up for teacher
conferences on sheet at the door. I always welcome any concerns
regarding your precious children for class and Atrium !
Have a wonderful weekend! Ms. Susan Ms. Susan's Class work for week January 30th to February 3rd 2012:
Monday: Intoduce the letter C and its sound. Sandpaper letter
and form with 2 different textures of dough! Practice sheet of our
ABC's and quick view of our c words here at Christots school classroom with our calendar !
Atrium: Prayer table. Talk about and color our
Liturgical calendars prisms. Most children now know our liturgical
calendar song! Classes are rotated daily from upstairs and down!
Tuesday: Bid farewell to the first month of 2012! Talk about our
months visually and in song! Use our moveable alphabet to make words
beginning with C . Talk about and mix our primary colors in paint to make new colors! Atrium.
Wednesday: Welcome February as our second month! continue mixing colors with finger paints! Talk about Kansas day!
Thursday: Continue with c words with the clothes we wear and how sports uniforms are different too! do our counting worksheets. Atrium.
Friday: Show and tell with c items. Music with Ms. Kathleen. Review our C works for the week!
Have a cozy weekend! Ms. Susan Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class Jan 30 - Feb 3 Ad Astra Per Aspera (“To the stars through difficulties”) This is the Kansas state motto and can be seen on the state flag and state seal. Monday- Review letters Ll and Gg. In honor of Kansas’s birthday (Jan. 29th) we will read about our state and its symbols. Tuesday- Review letters Xx and Jj. We will continue to look at symbols of Kansas. Wednesday- Review letters Kk and Ii. Art – Paint the Kansas State flower – the wild native Sunflower. Thursday- Show and Tell! Please have your child bring something that starts with the letters Ll, Gg, Xx, Jj, Kk and Ii. We will also read about groundhog day. Friday- Show and Tell! Music Class! Read about a famous Kansan – Amelia Earhart. * We will have our 100 day of school the week of February 6-10. Please be thinking of a one hundred day project to complete with your child to bring in that week. 100 of something glued on a poster –stickers, buttons, pennies, noodles, beans, etc. Thanks! “Children have a deep sense of personal dignity.” – Maria Montessori (The Secret of Childhood) “Children have a deep sense of personal dignity.” – Maria Montessori (The Secret of Childhood) Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class Jan 23-27 Character trait is Inventive Monday- Introduction of the letter Ii. Sandpaper letter Ii and the Ii object box. CHINESE NEW YEAR! This is the year of the dragon. We will read “Look What Came From China” by Miles Harvey Tuesday- We will continue our discussion on the Chinese New Year. We will dust the selves and make red decorations to welcome in the New Year. Wednesday- We will talk about the geography of China. We will also count to ten and write to ten in Chinese using red fans. Thursday- Show and Tell! Please have your child bring something that starts with the letter Ii. We will also talk about the phases of the moon. Friday- Show and Tell! Music Class! We will continue our discussion on the phases of the moon. We will have our 100 day of school the week of February 6-10. Please be thinking of a one hundred day project to complete with your child to bring in that week. 100 of something glued on a poster –stickers, buttons, pennies, noodles, beans, etc. Thanks! Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class Jan 16-20 Character trait is Kindness. Monday- NO SCHOOL! Closed for Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Tuesday- Introduction of the letter Kk. Sandpaper letter Kk and the Kk object box. We will read “Happy Birthday Martin Luther King” by Jean Marzolo. Wednesday- We will read “The story of Ruby Bridges” by Robert Coles. Discuss ways to make peace. Thursday- Show and Tell! Please have your child bring something that starts with the letter Kk. We will also continue to explore Japanese culture. Friday- Show and Tell! Music Class! * We will have our 100 day of school the week of February 6-10. Please be thinking of a one hundred day project to complete with your child to bring in that week. 100 of something glued on a poster –stickers, buttons, pennies, noodles, beans, etc. Thanks! “At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love” - Martin Luther King Jr. “At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love” - Martin Luther King Jr. Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class Nov. 14-18th Character trait is delightful Monday- Introduction of the letter Dd- Sandpaper letter Dd, Objects with the letter Dd. Tuesday- We will look at different types of Native American homes and talk about their philosophy of respect and gratitude for all living things. Wednesday- We will talk about the Native American dream catcher and make one of our own. Thursday- Show and Tell! Please have your child bring something that starts with the letter Dd. We will also read “The Very First Thanksgiving” Friday- Music Class! Show and Tell! We will look at Native American symbols and try to make some. Throughout the week we will focus on giving thanks. “In the end we will conserve what we love, we will love only what we understand, we will understand only what we are taught.” -Baba Dioum Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class Nov. 7-11 Character trait is respectful- honoring the authority God has placed in my life. Monday- Introduction of the letter Rr- Sandpaper letter Rr, Objects with the letter Rr. We will also review the colors of the rainbow. Tuesday- We will talk about rhyming words and have a lesson on objects that rhyme with matching labels. Tuesday Night- Bring your parent to school night at 6:30pm. The children will demonstrate language lessons. Wednesday- We will talk about rhyming words and have a lesson on matching rhyming cards and color mixing. Thursday- Show and Tell! Please have your child bring something that starts with the letter Rr. We will also practice putting on coats, gloves, scarves, hats, and zipping our coats. Friday- Music Class! Show and Tell! Veterans Day! We will talk about what a veteran is and why we honor them. Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class August 22-26 Character trait is peaceful Monday- We will read “Our Peaceful Classroom” by Aline D Wolf. We will also demonstrate safe ways to carry scissors, pencils, pitchers, and trays. Tuesday- We will finish reading “Our Peaceful Classroom” and go over Grace and Courtesy lessons. Wednesday- We will create an art project using the letters in our names. Thursday- We will have a lesson on 3-part cards using the student’s names. Show and Tell! We have show and tell on Thursdays and Fridays. The students are allowed to bring show and tell in only once per week, either day, their choice. Please have your child bring Their Favorite Book for show and tell this week. Friday- Music Class! Show and Tell! “Upon peace, the very life of the world depends.” -Maria Montessori Lesson Plans -August 1 - 5 Character trait this week is friendly Monday This week we will talk about the new plants that Lewis and Clark discovered on their journey. We will talk about the mountain huckleberry. Tuesday The students will have water day! Music & Movement with Mr. Michael for those enrolled. Wednesday We will talk about the Prickly Pear Cactus. Thursday The students will have water day! Friday We will talk about the cottonwood tree. Orff music class with Ms. Kathleen. Friday, August 5th - LAST DAY OF SUMMER SCHOOL. Monday, August 15 – FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! See you then! Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Terry’s Class July 4 - 8 Character trait this week is observant Monday NO SCHOOL - Independence Day! Tuesday The students will have water day! Water plants and vegetables Music & Movement with Mr. Michael for those enrolled. Wednesday We will talk about the plants and animals in the ocean. Parts of a fish. Thursday The students will have water day! Friday We will talk the layers of the ocean. Music Class! Christots Montessori School July Activities 2011
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat1 2 3 4 NO SCHOOL 5 Swimming Picnic Shawnee Mission Park Beach Spanish Mr. Michael6 7 Moon Marble 10:00 AM 8 Art / Orff Music9 10 11 Science 12 Swimming Picnic Shawnee Mission Park Beach Mr. Michael13 14 Nature Center 7018 Woodland Drive 15 Art / Orff Music16 17 18 Science 19 Kaleidoscope 10:45 AM –11:45 20 21 Swimming Picnic Shawnee Mission Park Beach Bowling Mr. Michael22 Art / Orff Music23 24 25 Science
Mr. Michael27 Swimming Picnic Shawnee Mission Park Beach Shawnee Indian Museum Puppet Show 1:0028 Johnson County Museum 10:00 Swarner Park 2:00 29 Art / Orff Music Spanish30 31 Notes: Dates and time subject to change Field Trip Days: Please remember to apply sunscreen, in the morning, open sack lunches & water bottle. Lesson Plans June 27 - July 1 Character trait this week is courage Monday We will talk about the Statue of Liberty. Art - Sponge art – Water garden day Tuesday The students will have water day! Art – Flag with popsicle sticks Music & Movement with Mr. Michael for those enrolled. Wednesday We will talk about Mount Rushmore and the presidents that are on the Monument. Flag with red, white & blue paper – discuss what the colors mean. Thursday The students will have water day! Water the garden. Friday Orff Music Class with Ms. Kathleen. We will talk about Independence Day. PLEASE BRING YOUR CHILD’S BIKE/THREE WHEELER AND HELMET TO SCHOOL TO DECORATE FOR A PARADE. We will be sending off balloons and will have red and white treats. NO SCHOOL - Monday July 4th! Classes resume on Tuesday, July 5th. Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Terry’s Class June 20-24 Character trait this week is curiosity Monday- We will talk about the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Gateway Arch in Saint Louis. Tuesday- The students will have water day! Wednesday- We will talk about talk about the third president, Thomas Jefferson and his accomplishments, including the Louisiana Purchase. Thursday- The students will have water day! Friday- Meriwether Lewis and William Clark introduction. Ms. Chitra & Ms. Susan’s Class June 13 – 17 (Pioneer Week) Week of Experiments Monday Sink or float experiment Tuesday Singing glass Swim lessons 68’s Inside Sports (5 & Up) Swimming and picnic at Shawnee Mission Park Beach (5 & Up) Pre-Kindergarten Water Day Music & Movement with Mr. Michael for those enrolled. Wednesday Tornado in a bottle. Swim lessons 68’s Inside Sports (5 & Up) Drama – Ms. Lindsey Thursday Make giant water bubbles. Swim lessons 68’s Inside Sports (5 & Up) Pre-Kindergarten water day Friday Magnet test Swim lessons 68’s Inside Sports (5 & Up) Music Class with Ms. Kathleen Spanish – Ms. Bridgette “One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.” - Maria Montessori
Ms. Chitra
Ms. Chitra’s Class May 31 – June 3 Character trait this week – Industrious Monday NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day Tuesday Welcome to summer school! Establish ground rules – (in-door & outdoor). What is an insect? Music & Movement with Mr. Michael for those enrolled. Wednesday Parts of an ant. Spanish immersion class with Ms. Olga. Thursday Yoga Grasshopper pose, hopping frog and cricket pose. Friday Show & Tell – Bring something related to insects –books, actual insects dead/alive) Music Class with Ms. Kathleen
“How often is the soul of man, especially that of the child deprived because one does not put him in contact with nature.” Maria Montessori Ms. Chitra Ms. Susan’s Lesson Plans May 23 - 27 Special word of the week – Quiteness Monday Alphabet review for our last week of school! We will practice our A, B, C’s in sight and sound. Tuesday Outdoor exploring for nature beginning with our alphabet! Look through our encyclopedia for A – Z items outdoors and inside! Music Music & Movement with Mr. Michael for those enrolled Wednesday Introduce the story of the Good Shepard. Talk about counting items 1 – 10. Review what pairs of 2 are. Spanish immersion class with Ms. Olga. Thursday We are open. Show-n-Tell for any letter in the alphabet. Talk about our letter sounds. Sandpaper alphabet review with memory game. Do shelf-work together as a class! Pink Tower, Binomial Cube to name a few. May 26th is the last day of school. This year has been awesome! Thank-you! Family Wellness Fair - 4:00 – 6:00 Lots of professionals are coming to this event bringing us life changing information. We promise fun food and life Even if you do not attend, this is worth the effort to come by. Chipotle is donating burritos. Friday We are closed Friday May 27th to prepare for our summer program. Monday May 30th Christots will be closed for Memorial Day. The first day of summer school starts on Tuesday May 31st. Thank you for sharing your children with me. They are curious, insightful and so blessed to have such loving parents! I have enjoyed each child as their individuality amazes me. I am looking forward to a great summer. Ms. Susan Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class May 23 - 27 Character trait this week is quietness Monday Review of the all the letters. We will play the quiet game and have a lesson on the sound cylinders. Tuesday The students will have a lesson on the magnificent bells! A lot of Montessori schools do not have these as they cost $1,000.00. We are blessed to have them. Wednesday We will talk about how much we have all grown this year. We will also celebrate any summer birthdays. Thursday We are open. May 26th is the last day of school. This year has been awesome! Thank-you! Family Wellness Fair - 4:00 – 6:00 Lots of professionals are coming to this event bringing us life changing information. We promise fun food and life Even if you do not attend, this is worth the effort to come by. Chipotle is donating burritos. Friday We are closed Friday May 27th to prepare for our summer program. Monday May 30th Christots will be closed for Memorial Day. The first day of summer school starts on Tuesday May 31st. Ms. Susan’s Lesson Plans May 16 - 20 Special word of the week – Respect Monday Study the letter ‘e’. Make an envelope to put our ‘e’ picture in! Look in our encyclopedia for earth information. Introduce ‘e’ art work. Tuesday Mystery bag of ‘e’ items! Talk more about our beautiful earth and its layers. Music Music & Movement with Mr. Michael for those enrolled Wednesday Paint strokes outside to write our letter ‘e’. Talk about the sound the letter ‘e’ makes. Spanish immersion class with Ms. Olga. Look at different seeds and talk about the differences and what grows from each one. Thursday Show-n-Tell for ‘e’ items. Outdoor exploring of our environment with binoculars. Write our letter ‘e’ with sand paper letters and chalk. Friday Talk about the weather now. Discuss where animals go when it rains. For shelf work introduce pictures and their homes to sort and match. I will leave this out for the rest of May. Music Class with Ms. Kathleen Have an extraordinary weekend! Ms. Susan Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class May 16-20 Character trait this week is understanding Monday- Review of the letters Vv, Oo, Qq, Yy, Zz, and Uu. We will use the barn and the farm animals to talk about nouns. Tuesday- We will talk about adjectives and give some adjectives to our farm animals. Wednesday- We will talk about verbs. Thursday-Yoga! Show and Tell! Please bring something Vv, Oo, Qu, Yy, Zz, and Uu. We will also talk about adverbs. Friday- Music! Show and Tell! We will review our grammar lessons. May 26 is the last day of school. This year has been awesome! Thank-you! Friday May 27 and Monday 30 Christots will be closed for Memorial Day. The first day of summer school starts on Tuesday May 31. Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class May 9-13 Character trait this week is peaceful Monday- Review of the letters Kk, Ii, Cc, and Pp. We will also review and talk about Kansas and the other forty-nine states. Tuesday- We will review and talk about the seven continents. Wednesday- We will talk about the eight planets in our solar system. Thursday-Yoga! Show and Tell! Please bring something from home that starts with the letter Kk, Ii, Cc, and Pp. We will continue our discussion on the planets. Friday- Music! Show and Tell! Ms. Chitra and I will be in charge of The Children’s Night Out this Friday May 13 from 5:30 to 9:30. The children can bring in board games, wear pajamas, and make some crafts. Dinner will be provided. We are trying to raise money for new classroom work. Ms. Susan’s Lesson Plans May 9 - 13 Special word of the week – Peaceful Monday Our letters of the week are ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’ and ‘d’. We will review writing and sounds these letters make! We will look in our encyclopedia for more a, b, c and d items. Tuesday Mystery bag of items beginning with ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’ and ‘d’. Practice writing technique with our sand paper letters. Music Music & Movement with Mr. Michael for those enrolled Wednesday Use our brush strokes to paint our review letters. Practice our sounds for ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’ and ‘d’. Look at our map for states with these letters. Spanish immersion class with Ms. Olga. Thursday Show-n-Tell for items or pictures with our review letters in them. Use our binoculars to look for birds. Study the dirt below our feet! Friday Review our letter ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’ and ‘d’ letters in pictures and writing. Music Class with Ms. Kathleen Have a wonderful weekend! Ms. Susan Ms. Susan’s Lesson Plans May 2 - 6 Character trait this week is kindness Monday Study the letter ‘d’ with pictures and objects. Look at our map for states with ‘d’ in them. Talk about breeds of dogs. Tuesday Mystery bag of ‘d’ items. Talk about dandelions! Color and write our dog and dandelion words. Music & Movement with Mr. Michael. Wednesday Using brush strokes and paint our letter ‘d’. Practice our letter sounds for ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’ and ‘d’. Spanish immersion class with Ms. Olga. Thursday Use our binoculars to watch for birds outside! Show-n-Tell for items or pictures with the letter ‘d’ in them. Friday Review our letter ‘d’ and its sound. Play what is missing from our moveable alphabet box. Friday- Music! Show and Tell! Mother’s Day Tea! It will start @ 3pm till 4:30. Wear your hats and gloves! Music Class with Ms. Kathleen Have a delightful weekend. Ms. Susan Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class May 2-6 Character trait this week is love Monday- Review of the letters Ll, Gg, Xx, and Jj. We will also talk about land forms. Tuesday- We will talk about our wonderful Mothers and we will be making surprise gifts. Wednesday- We will continue our discussion of Land Forms and Mother’s Day. Thursday-Yoga! Show and Tell! Please bring something from home that starts with the letter Ll, Gg, Xx, and Jj. We will also have a little Cinco de Mayo party! Friday- Music! Show and Tell! Mother’s Day Tea! It will start @ 3pm till 4:30. Wear your hats and gloves! Ms. Chitra and I will be in charge of The Children’s Night Out on Friday May 13 from 5:30 to 9:30. The children can bring in board games, wear pajamas, and make some crafts. Dinner will be provided. We are trying to raise money for new classroom work. Ms. Susan’s Lesson Plans April 18 – 21 Character trait this week is humility Monday Study the letter ‘b’ with pictures and objects. Talk about birds and explore outdoors for a closer look at the variety of birds! Bring string, lace or yarn to put in the yard for nests. Tuesday Mystery bag of ‘b’ items. Study different parts of a bird. Introduce parts of the ‘bird’ word. Use our paints to make a picture of a bird! Music & Movement with Mr. Michael. Wednesday We will be dying Easter eggs and having an Easter egg hunt! Please have your child bring 4 hard-boiled eggs to be dyed at school. Also if anyone would like to donate some plastic eggs or candy to fill the eggs it would be highly appreciated. Spanish immersion class with Ms. Olga. Thursday Make our binoculars to watch for birds outside! Show-n-Tell for items or pictures with the letter ‘b’ in them. Friday Review our letter and sound of letter ‘b’. Play what is missing from our ‘b’ mystery bag objects. Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Lesson Plans April 18-21 Character trait this week is humility Monday- Review of the letters Ff, Aa, Hh, and Nn. We will also talk about the most humble man of all- Jesus! Tuesday- We will talk about Easter and why we celebrate the holiday. Wednesday- We will be dying Easter eggs and having an Easter egg hunt! Please have your child bring 4 hard-boiled eggs to be dyed at school. Also if anyone would like to donate some plastic eggs or candy to fill the eggs it would be highly appreciated. Thursday-Yoga! Show and Tell! Please bring something from home that starts with the letter Ff, Aa, Hh, or Nn. Friday- NO SCHOOL! GOOD FRIDAY! “So He sat down, and called the twelve, and said to them,’ If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all’.” Mark 9:33 Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class April 11-15 Character trait this week is benevolent Monday- Review of the letters Ss, Mm, Bb, and Tt. We also will talk about botany. Tuesday- We will work on cleaning up our back deck and plant our own tomato plants. Wednesday- We will talk about spring and listen to Vivaldi’s Spring and we will paint a spring painting with watercolors. Thursday-Yoga! Show and Tell! Please bring something from home that starts with the letter Ss, Mm, Bb, and Tt. Only one time per week either Thursday or Friday please. We will continue with our gardening. Friday- Music Class! Show and Tell! Please have your child keep their toys at home unless the toy is for show and tell or rest time. We do not want anything to get lost or broken. Thanks! Ms. Olga’s Spanish Class Wednesday, April 13th Dear Parents: This is what children will learn in their Spanish class on Wednesday. At circle time students will review greeting and personal information in a singing manner. Material covered in previous classes will be reviewed. A song will be taught. New material will be introduced. The students will be introduced to the letter “E” sound as well as vocabulary starting with the letter “E”. Vocabulary: Enano / Dwarf Espantapajaro / Scarecrow Espejo / Mirror Escritorio / Desk Enfermera / Nurse Elena / Helen Project: The students will decorate an “E” shaped book with an elephant made with different shapes and colors. The following colors will be reviewed: Anaranjado / Orange Azul / Blue Morado / Purple Blanco / White Negro / Black The following shapes will be reviewed: Circulo / Circle Ovalo / Oval Triangulo / Triangle Sizes: Grande / Large Pequeno / Small Ms. Olga Ms. Susan’s Class April 4–8 Virtue - Peaceful Monday Review of the letters q, y, z and u. Look at our map for states with these letters in them. Mystery bag with q, y, z and u items! What does peaceful mean? Read the book “Our Peaceful Classroom”. Tuesday Play the ‘silent’ game. Fine tune our ears for listening. Talk about flowering bushes and trees. Make a forsythia bush. Music & Movement with Mr. Michael. Wednesday Use our paints to review letters. Go outdoors to listen to nature while we are silent! Attn: Read book “Spring Time”. Spanish immersion class with Ms. Olga. Thursday Show-n-Tell for items or pictures with q, y, z and u in them. If windy we will take our kite out into the field to fly. Friday Review the alphabet with emphasis on our letters of the week. Play what is missing with letter objects. Music Class with Ms. Kathleen Have a relaxing weekend! Ms. Susan Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class April 4-8 Character trait this week is uniqueness Monday- Review of the letters Qq, Zz, Yy, and Uu Tuesday- We will talk about ladybugs and read the story, The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle. Music & Movement class with Mr. Michael for those enrolled. Wednesday- We will read Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin and talk about worms. We will also start our own worm farm. Spanish immersion class with Ms. Olga. Thursday-Yoga! Show and Tell! Please bring something from home that starts with the letter Qq, Zz, Yy, and Uu. Only once per week please. We will also discuss some other insects. Friday- Music Class! Show and Tell! Please have your child keep their toys at home unless the toy is for show and tell or rest time. Students are taking the toys out during work time. Thanks! Ms. Susan’s Class March 28 – April 1 Character trait of the week - Uniqueness Monday Introduce the letter ‘u’ and introduce the mystery bag with ‘u’ items. Umbrella work on the shelf. Weather permitting we will explore outside and look ‘under’ rocks. Presentation of a rock and different bugs underneath it. Introducing matching bug work on the shelf. Tuesday Introduce where North America is on the globe. View our map for states that begin with ‘u’. Music & Movement with Mr. Michael. Wednesday Art work with paints to practice strokes. Discuss the spring season. Spanish immersion class with Ms. Olga. Thursday Show-n-Tell – Things or pictures that begin with ‘u’. Talk about our ‘uniqueness’! Friday Review letter ‘u’ - Music Class with Ms. Kathleen “I can never teach my students. I only attempt to provide the conditions n which they learn”. Albert Einstein Have a joyous weekend! Ms. Susan Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class March 28-April 1 Character trait this week is understanding Monday- Introduction to the letter Uu – Sandpaper letter Uu, Objects with the letter Uu, sewing the letter Uu, and forming the letter Uu with play dough. We will also read the ugly duckling. Tuesday- We will talk about parts of a bird and make binoculars so we can start some bird watching. Music & Movement class with Mr. Michael for those enrolled. Wednesday- We will try to identify birds by their appearance and their call. Spanish immersion class with Ms. Olga. Thursday-Yoga! We will try to stay in unison during our yoga practice. Show and Tell! Please bring something from home that starts with the letter Uu. Only one item per week please. Friday- Music Class! Show and Tell! We will play some friendly April Fool’s Day jokes. Ms. Angie’s & Ms. Chitra’s Class March 21-25 Character trait this week is zealous Monday- Introduction to the letter Zz – Sandpaper letter Zz, Objects with the letter Zz, sewing the letter Zz, and forming the letter Zz with play dough. We will also talk about what zoologists do. Tuesday- We will go on a nature walk and look for things that are non-living and living. Music & Movement class with Mr. Michael for those enrolled. Wednesday- We will talk about trees- parts of a tree, and the benefits of trees. Spanish immersion class with Ms. Olga. Thursday-Yoga! Show and Tell! Please bring something from home that starts with the letter Zz. Only once per week please. We will also talk about the concept of zero. Friday- Music Class! Show and Tell! We will also talk about what a zither is.
Ms. Susan’s Class March 21 – March 11 Character trait this Week – Zealous Monday We will talk about the letter ‘z’ and about the spring season and how the sun makes our seasons! Introduce mystery bag with ‘z’ items. Tuesday Talk about ‘z’ words and things that come in ‘pairs’ of 2. Story and work with Noah’s Ark. Music & Movement with Mr. Michael. Wednesday We will write the letter ‘z’ and play the memory game. Talk about spring and making us feel zealous. Go on a nature walk and introduce living and non-living things. Spanish immersion class with Ms. Olga Thursday Show-n-Tell – for things that begin with ‘z’ objects. Friday Review letter ‘z’. Music Class with Ms. Kathleen Have a wonderful weekend! Ms. Susan
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