H Week, 100th Day & Ballet!

March 2-5

Sound of the Week – H

Book of the Week – Harold and the Purple Crayon

Habit of the Month – Truthfulness

Mom of the Month – Emily Truong

We enjoyed celebrating Maggie's birthday this week!  It was a treat that her grandparents could come too!

We also loved our visit from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra!  Thank you to Susan Crist for working to make that possible!  Your children especially enjoyed the William Tell Overture!

We have an incredibly busy week this week!  Wednesday we celebrate our 100^th Day of Kindergarten!!  We will have lots of fun with 100 all day…from counting and writing to jumping jacks to steps to snacks to number-lines!  Fun, fun, fun!  It’s also H week, so we’ll be having fun with H…hands, heads, hearts, and hugs!  We have a fun new song:  “Ho ho ho hosanna!  Ha ha hallelujah! He he he He saved me, I’ve got the joy of the Lord!”

 

Our book of the week this week is Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson.  This classic children’s story may have been one of your childhood favorites!  Harold and his imagination take us all on a wonderful journey.  We’ll be talking about things we think about at night when we are in bed, about our imaginations, and about our homes….and learn that we don’t really draw on the walls of our homes with crayons!  J

On Thursday we will get a preview of the Perimeter Ballet's presentation of Cinderella.  I have even arranged for my favorite member of the ballet company, my niece Jenna, to visit our class after the performance.  She will show them her toe shoes and answer their questions about the ballet.  

Your children are doing a excellent job memorizing their poems for our poetry recital on March 10th.  Please continue to help them practice at home, speaking slowly and introducing themselves and their poems.  We are practicing at school too!  Our recital will start at 8:40 on the morning of the 10th.  Please plan for your child to wear "Sunday clothes".  Our Mom of the Month, Emily Truong will be contacting you about sending in some refreshments for our "reception" after the recital.