Oh my goodness golly gracious, April is here! The time is flying by. The school year will be over before we know it. I can't bear it! J
We have lots of fun adventures planned for this month. The weather will not deter us from being outside so make sure to send your child with appropriate clothing for outdoor play. Also, the season of eating snack outside seems to have started so please make sure to send your child with at least a light jacket. Even if the sun is shining and warm it is often a touch chilly when sitting under the cover at the picnic tables and a jacket or sweatshirt for the children's arms is always helpful. Thank you!
We will have conferences this month so make sure to look for the sign-up sheet in the hallway near sign-in. These conferences will be a sit down face-to-face meeting in the classroom that will last 20 minutes. I have many time slots available. If none of the times work for you let me know and we will try to work something else out.
Don't forget the auction coming up. April 11 is the big day. It will be a fun event so don't miss it! If you have a job the night of or leading up to the day please make sure you know what the responsibilities are. Thank you so much.
Thank you again for all your time and dedication to our little school. I am so appreciative of your efforts. Thank you for sharing your children with me. I am having such fun with them!
The following is an idea of what we will be doing for the month. We have lots of fun things planned.
March 31-April 3: Elmer! We will learn about the patchwork jokester elephant named Elmer depicted in the book by David McKee. Elmer teaches us how to work together and to be accepting. We will read stories about him all week. On Friday we will have an Elmer's day parade and plant flowers in the garden beds outside our classroom windows. If you are willing and/or able you may send a small flower (i.e. pansy, geranium, primrose, small annuals, etc.) to plant in the beds. We will refresh the bird feeders and put out nuts for the squirrels and generally "spring" things up a bit.
April 6-April 10: This week we will learn about nocturnal animals. The 3s class will read a story called Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson. It tells the tale of three baby owls wishing their mommy will come home. The 4s classes will read various stories of nocturnal animals with the book Owl Moon by Jane Yolen being our focus. It is a story about a boy getting a chance to out owl hunting for the first time. On Wednesday the 4s class will enjoy a visit from the Talk About Trees lady and make their very own paper! The 4s class will also make a nocturnal animal journal and both classes will go hunting for animals of the night on Friday. This event is lots of fun and something that the children get a kick out of.
April 13-April 17: This week will be my last chance to finish up any assessments that I have left. We will revisit some of the children's favorite things such as color mixing, play dough and scrapbooks! I will be asking the children some questions about all the things they know. There will be NO SCHOOL Thursday the 16th and Friday the 17th for the conferences. Don't forget to sign up for a time slot! J
April 20-April 24: This week we will learn about ponds and frogs. On Wednesday we will have a Nature Walk for the 3s and Outdoor School for the 4s at Molalla River State Park. The 3s will start school as usual at 9am in our classroom and leave the classroom at either 10:15 or 10:45 depending on the weather. Someone will need to be available to transport your child to the park. If the weather is clear we will eat snack at the park and if it is raining we will wait until after snack to leave. The children will walk around the large pond, stop for snack, then walk around the smaller pond area. School will end at the park at 11:40 am. All are welcome to join us. Younger siblings need to stay with their parent/s, please. If the weather is truly inclement we will postpone until Friday. If it is just a light rain we will go with rain gear, boots, and a positive attitude. J The 4s will start school at the park at 1pm and remain at the park for the remainder of the day. There will be four stations for the children to visit: birds, trees/plants, ponds, and an obstacle course. We will have snack at the park and school will end at 3:40pm at the park. Again, if the weather is really bad we will postpone, otherwise please send your child with appropriate clothing/gear.
April 27-May 1: This week we will learn about a little girl that plants a garden and deals with a pesky rabbit eating all of her peas. It is a delightful story that I hope the children are able to recount to their family members. The 3s class will make a story folder to help them tell the story at home and the 4s will make props to tell the story to their grandfriends on Friday for Grandfriend's Day. The children will invite their grandfriends to class, show them around, and tell the story of Pickin' Peas with the props they made. Afterward we'll share a cookie with them.
Important Dates To Remember:
April 3: CLASS PICTURES~Wear your red shirts!
April 8: TALK ABOUT TREES lady comes to visit with the 4s.
April 11: AUCTION~Fiesta! Clackamas County Event Center, 4-H building, doors open at 4:30pm
April 16-17: CONFERENCES~Please sign up for a time slot
April 22: NATURE WALK (3s) 10:15am and OUTDOOR SCHOOL (4s) 1pm
May 1: GRANDFRIEND'S DAY (4s)~Invite a special someone (or two or three!) to visit the school. Children will make invitations to send/give out to the special people in early April. Watch for them.
Thanks again,
Anne.
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