February 7 - February 13, 2011

What we're working on this week:
Monday

• Town and Country Mouse, page 2: prewriting skills (strokes for h, i, l, m, n, r, t, u)
• The Shoemaker and the Elves, page 2: recognizing numerals (2), prewriting skills
• Story Time: Henry's choice from the Good Books list

Wednesday

• Town and Country Mouse, page 3: prewriting skills (strokes for a, b, c, d, e, p, q, s)
• The Shoemaker and the Elves, page 3: recognizing numerals (3), prewriting skills
• Story Time: Henry's choice from the Good Books list

Friday

• Town and Country Mouse, page 4: prewriting skills (strokes for f, g, j, o)
• The Shoemaker and the Elves, page 4: recognizing numerals (4), prewriting skills
• Story Time: Henry's choice from the Good Books list

Saturday

• Science Play!: We're done with water and moving on to air! Our new unit is Air, Air Everywhere and it looks like a lot of fun.  Activities for this week are Puffy Pillow (a Ziploc bag, straw, and tissue paper confetti), a neat experiment involving a paper towel, glass, and a tub of water, Press on Power (making a piece of paper "stick" to your stomach by running), Book Drop (scattering small pieces of paper by, you guessed it, dropping a book on them), filling a plastic bag with air, and playing with a parachute. 

Sunday
Who Am I? lesson 9 - Forgiveness is an Act of Love

• Concepts of Faith: When we do something wrong, we ask God and the person we have hurt or disobeyed to forgive us.  We should forgive others as God forgives us.
• Help your child say "I'm sorry" and ask forgiveness from someone who has been offended.
• Story Time: selection from Everyday Graces