O is for Opposites!

Week of February 2-4

Sound of the Week - O

Book of the Week - The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge

Habit of the Month - Thinking

Moms of the Month – Tammy Thomas

Thank you, Jennifer Stephens, our January Mom of the Month for bringing cooked and uncooked Noodles for us to use making letters on N week!  This is a fun thing to try at home!

We enjoyed our guest readers, Kirk Stephens and Emily Truong!

This week is O… and you may wonder what O has to do with lighthouses and bridges! The topic for the week is OPPOSITES – the little lighthouse and the great bridge.  We’ll discuss that though opposite in size and different in design, each had a unique plan and purpose … just like God has for each of us!! 

I hope you’ve enjoyed having your child read his/ her “books” to you as much as they’re enjoying writing them.  I am so proud of the determination, joy and satisfaction they’re finding as they enter this new world of reading, writing, and illustrating! 

THIS WEEK’S BOOK

 The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Grey Bridge by Hildegarde Swift

Constructed in the 1920s, the Jeffrey’s Hook Lighthouse aided navigation of shipping up the Hudson River.  After the George Washington Bridge was built in the 1930s, it was determined that the lighthouse was no longer needed.  It was deactivated and scheduled for demolition in 1947.  This children’s book renewed interest in the lighthouse and it has remained open to the public as a reminder of our country’s past.  If you want to take your own “tour” of the lighthouse, go to www.hudsonlights.com/littlered .  This book will guide us as we discuss opposites, lighthouses, our differences and similarities, and celebrating God’s unique plan and purpose in each of our lives.  

Thank you again for your understanding as we schedule our Poetry Recital.  There are many things that go into that schedule involving Mrs. Crist and other classes.  We are on the calendar for Tuesday, March 10.  We will start working on our individual poems this week!