M Week and Owl Moon

January 20-22

Sound of the Week – M

Book of the Week – Owl Moon

Habit of the Month – Self-Control

Mom of the Month – Jennifer Stephens

In spite of the dreary weather we had a wonderful week last week!

We celebrated Faith’s birthday!

And Mrs. Stephens brought mussels to show us!

We loved writing and reading our own book about Pat's fat cat! I hope you enjoyed reading it at home too!  We will continue to focus on ending sounds this week with the letter m.  

Our Book of the Week this week is Owl Moon by Jane Yolen.  This is a beautifully written and illustrated book about a father taking his child out in the woods on a snowy evening to "go owling."  When the book comes home, please be sure to read the author's note about her own childhood and similar experiences.  (Jane Yolen also wrote All Those Secrets of the World, our "V" week book.)  This week, we'll be talking about relationships with parents (Colossians 2), the beauty of God's creation (Psalm 136:1-9, 25-26) and overcoming fear (Joshua 1:6-9).  

John James Audubon is our artist for the year.  We'll look at his Great Horned Owl and compare it to Mrs. Yolen's.  On Thursday, we'll be doing our second Picture Study.  We'll study and create our own reproductions of Audubon's Great Horned Owl.  

To "Celebrate M" this week we will be measuring, marching, sorting money (coins) and even M&Ms!  

I look forward to seeing you at our parent meeting and campus meeting Tuesday night!