Theme: X-treme Weather and Yard
Dates: May 17-28
From: Tanya


Language Experiences:

• The teachers will put on a weather skit in which we act out various types of extreme weather (thunderstorm, blizzard, hot etc.).
• We will make a paper plate weather wheel.
• We will read a book about kites, make them, and fly them outside in the windy weather!
• We will make a tornado in a bottle.
• We will do a cloud experiment and craft.
• We will use straws to pretend to blow various objects like the wind.
• We will plant pocket gardens (lima beans, wet paper towel, plastic bag, and sunlight).
• We will plant grass (a "yard") in a cup.
• We will make a diorama of a yard.
• We will pack a picnic to share with our friends in the courtyard.
• We will have a picnic with our friends in the school courtyard.

Vocabulary: kite, freeze, hurricane, hail, lightning, earthquake, tornado, thunderstorm, weather, sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy, snowy, umbrella, blow, blizzard, fog, fan, garden, plant, seeds, dandelions, mud, fence, grow, picnic table, hose, lawn mower, picnic, swing set, picnic basket, grill, BBQ

Notes: Just a reminder...the "Walk For Talk" is this Saturday, May 22nd! Please bring your pledges to school by Wednesday, May 19th. Thanks! Hope to see you all there!

Show and Tell Dates:
Monday: B en D. and Kennedy
Wednesday: Isiah and Frank
Friday: Rilee and Sooah