SEM Love and Dream Classes: April 2010

Friday, April 30, 2010

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

In May we'll be studying the USA. This is a big subject (it's a big country!) and there is a lot to cover. We plan to focus on history and geography first, in order to get an idea of what and where it is that we're talking about. Once we know all the basic information about America, we can move on to some more interesting details.

There's so much to learn about American culture that it is impossible to cover it all, so we'll concentrate on what's most relevant and fun. That means discovering American sports, music, food and entertainment as well as the country's diversity of wildlife, landscape and ethnicity. We'll also surely learn some interesting facts about Mr. Brian's native state of California, home of Hollywood, the biggest tree on earth, and Governor Arnold Schwarzeneggar.

If you or someone in your family has visited the United States, please share these experiences with your child. Better yet, send some pictures to share with the whole class.

Enjoy your child!

--The Teachers at Stephanie's English Montessori

April Pictures

Faces: happy, sad, mad, and surprised

Parachute

Catching the Bee

Catching the Bubbles

Building Tops

May Newsletter

Dear Parents,

Our theme for May will be amphibians. These fascinating creatures, which live in water and on land, include frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts. We will learn their names, environment, and life cycles.

Here are some books, songs, and language activities we will cover this month:

Books

Mole Music, by David McPhail

The Wind Blew, by Pat Hutchins

The Shape of Me and Other Stuff

Songs

B-I-N-G-O

The Ants Go Marching

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Language

Days of the Week

Letters b, l, j, and e

-Their phonetic sounds and words which start with them

To see this newsletter and pictures online, please go to http://semdreamclass.blogspot.com/.

Enjoy your child!

-The Teachers at Stephanie's English Montessori