Little Lambs I

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!! Twinkle, twinkle little star

What a wonderful child you are With bright eyes and round cheeks

You're my wonderful friend from head to feet. Twinkle, twinkle little star

What a wonderful child you are.

April, with its fresh air, singing birds, blossoming flowers has been waited for and is now

welcomed by the Little Lambs! During the month of April we will focus on “Kitchen Bands’

exploring pots and pans banging then to make music and sounds. The Key Developmental

Indicators of imitating and pretending, repeating an action to make something happen again,

experiencing cause and effect will be engaged in and explored.

LITTLE BAND A pot for a drum A spoon for a mic We are all singing

in my mothers kitchen It's our little band!

During the Week of the Young Child, April 14-20, the Little Lambs I will participate in different

activities each day.

Monday: Ball Day-Mix-Match Day

Tuesday: Bubbles Day

Wednesday: PJ's-Book Day

Thursday: Music and Instruments Day

Friday: Grandparents Day-Stuffed Animal Day (please bring in your babies favorite

LABELED book, CD or soft toy)

The Little Lambs will explore the outdoor environment observing the changing environment

while on long walks. Our daily routine will continue to include reading stories, singing songs,

finger plays and nursery rhymes.

We wish everyone a happy spring!

Leola, Kristi, Venecia and Hoandi (Di-Di)

Caterpillars

April, dear April, I beg you come soon - And bring your sweet primroses too.

Let them join in with the daffodils' play, As skies offer sunshine anew.

April, dear April, come enter my dreams

And rid me from cold winter chills. Banish the rain and those blustery winds

And warm up our countryside hills.

By Mark Slaughter-“April, Dear April”

March was filled with explorations and discoveries of the environment as we went out on

walks around the neighborhood, breathing the fresh spring air, admiring blossoms, birds singing

and nature coming to life. We have noticed and delight in the Caterpillar’s physical and social

growth and development. Aiden and Seth are taking their first steps on their own, while the

other Little Lambs are standing, cruising around, balancing, crawling and exploring things in the

classroom. Socially, they have started to play one next to the other, rolling balls to each other

and giving each other toys. The Caterpillars enjoy emptying and filling baskets with toys. The

Caterpillars have started to use sipping cups and eat more and more solid foods.

Happy Earth Day! (to the tune of "Happy Birthday")

April is an exciting month because we celebrate April’s Fool Day, Week of the Young

Child and Earth Day. For the Week of the Young Child, Caterpillars will enjoy Bubble Fun on

Monday, on Tuesday, PJ’S Day, on Wednesday Balls Day, on Thursday Fun with Blankets and

on Friday Grandparents Day.

I can sing a Rainbow Red and yellow and pink and green

Purple and orange and blue I can sing a rainbow,

sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow too.

Listen with your eyes, Listen with your ears,

and sing everything you see, I can sing a rainbow,

sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow,

sing along with ne!

Red and yellow and pink and green, Purple and orange and blue,

I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow,

sing a rainbow too!

Happy Earth Day to one. Happy Earth Day to all. We live here together. On this planet so fair.

Happy Earth Day to one Happy Earth Day to all. Let's work hand in hand To care for our home.

The theme of the month is “Many Colors Everywhere”. For each week of the month,

a certain color will be designated which the children will be invited and encouraged to wear

daily. During the first week, children are invited and encouraged to wear something red. Daily

during the second week, something blue. Each day of the third week, children are welcome to

dress in something green. During the last week of April, the Caterpillars can dress in something

yellow. Also babies will explore different colors by touching, smelling, tasting, seeing different

color items such as peas, carrots, squash, raspberries, blueberries, prunes and the like.

COLORS, COLORS EVERYWHERE (Kinderman, John Taylor)

Colors, Colors, Everywhere, Some are here! Some are there! RED, red, red

BLACK, black, black BLUE, Blue Blue,

BROWN, brown, brown When I say red, put your hands on your head! When I say black put your hands on your back! When I day blue, put your hand on your shoe!

When I say brown, turn around! Colors, Colors, Everywhere,

Some are here! Some are there!

GREEN, green, green! PINK, pink, pink!

PURPLE, purple, purple! WHITE, white, white!

When I say say green , wipe your face all clean! When I say pink, Think! Think! Think!

When I say purple, make 2 little circles! When I say white , squeeze your fingers real tight!

Colors, Colors, Everywhere, Some are here! Some are there!

This month, children will be listening to story books such as “Brown Bear, Brown Bear

What do You See?”, “The Color Book” and “My First Colors”. During these activities, babies

will encounter the Key Developmental Indicators of exploring books, expressing emotions,

building relationships with peers, developing social play, responding to and identifying pictures,

listening and responding to music, repeating an action to make something happen again,

participating in the give and take communication and strengthen the bonds of trust and

attachment throughout the month of April.

Happy April!

Mrs. Margareta, Mrs. Tammy, Mrs. Teresa and Ms. Kristi

Koala Babies

March started off with a wonderful event. The Dr. Suess party was a success. We read

some stories, had a relay, watched a little part of The Lorax, had a dance party, went for a walk,

tasted green eggs and ham, played with bubbles and water, colored with crayons, and moved

wheel toys around the Fellowship Hall. Everyone also looked very comfortable in their pajamas.

Starting in March and continuing throughout the rest of the school year we are

going to do pouring practice. With the April theme, “It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, Let’s Practice our

Pouring”, we will start pouring dried peas, beans, lentils, rice and corn. As we pour we will work

on hand-eye coordination. We will begin pouring left to right to subtly prepare our brains for

moving our eyes from left to right in a similar direction to how we will move our eyes when

reading words on a page in the future.

Our sense of sight will be stimulated by the color of what substance we are

pouring and by the falling motion we will be observing. This activity will also appeal to our

sense of sound. Lentils, rice, peas, beans and corn are different shapes and sizes. These qualities

will create different pouring sounds as they bump against each other and reach the bottom of the

cup we are pouring them into. Since we are not experts on the first try there will be lots of spills.

The spills will engage our sense of touch when we put the grains back into the container for

pouring. Hopefully our senses of taste and smell will be distracted by the use of the other three

senses.

We will begin pouring left to right because that is how we read, but through

exploration the pouring may also be done from right to left. Going both directions crosses the

midline of the body and therefore encourages development of the pathways for information to be

sent from the brain to the hands and from the hands to the brain.

All Koala Babies’ families are welcome to experiment with pouring activities at

home. If you try it just before dinner it may become an activity that allows your child to feel like

he/she is assisting with meal preparation.

Pouring practice will also lead us to more sweeping practice. We have small dust

pans and brooms, but we don’t have one for each child, so sweeping practice will include the

lesson of waiting for one’s turn. If your Koala Baby starts pouring and sweeping at home, or

reaching for the cups and brooms, we recommend that you encourage this interest. If he/she can

not, for safety reasons, clean up with you, the next best thing is setting up an area where it is safe

for him/her to pour or sweep, and to let them do it at the same time you are doing the real

cleaning. This allows your child to parallel play with you.

I am Pouring (to the tune of “It’s Raining, It’s Pouring”)

I am pouring, I am pouring, I am pouring, I am pouring,

I pour and pour and pour some more I am pouring rice*,

Watch me!

We wish everyone a splendid Spring!

Ms. Kim, Ms. Chiquita and Ms. Ximena

Polar Bears The Flower

Here’s a green leaf, And here’s a green leaf. That you see makes two.

Here is a bud that makes a flower, Watch it bloom for you!

Buttercups and Daisies Buttercups and daisies, Oh, the pretty flowers; Buttercups and daisies

Spring up here and there.

“Blossom and Bloom” is the theme the Polar Bears will celebrate throughout the month of April

as they continue some of the explorations and discoveries begun with Spring’s March arrival.

Sunflower Song (sung to "I'm a Little Teapot")

Children will begin in a bent over position and will point to body as the stem and then hold hands out to side to demonstrate petals. As

children rise they will create a big circular motion with hands to demonstrate the sun, and then wave hello.

I'm a little sunflower bright and yellow Here is my stem and here are my petals.

When the sun comes out, just watch me grow. I'll come out and say Hello!

I'm a Little Daisy (sung to the tune of "I'm a little Tea Pot")

I'm a little Daisy Tall and Slim

(raise up on tip toes)

Here are my petals (place hands at sides of head and wiggle fingers)

Here is my stem (slap hands down at sides of legs)

When the sun comes up (hold hands in sky)

And the rain comes down (bring hands down like rain drops crouching clear to the floor)

I grow, grow, grow up from the ground (slowly raise back up bring hands above your head).

Tulips Five little tulips bright and gay, (hold up fingers and thumb on one hand)

Let us water them each day. (make sprinkle motion with other hand)

Watch them open in the bright sunlight. (cup hand, then open it)

Watch them when it is night. (close hand again)

Flowers Flowers tall,

(let tall fingers stand up)

Flowers small, (let little finger and thumb stand up)

Count them one by one, Blowing with the breezes

In the springtime sun! 1,2,3,4,5

(touch each finger as you count)

The Communication and Language Key Developmental Indicators of listening and responding,

communicating non-verbally, participating in communication give-and-take, communicating

verbally, exploring picture books and magazines and enjoying stories, rhymes and songs will be

encountered when we read, read again, read one more time and read some more books like “First

Comes Spring” by Anne Rockwell, “Flower Fairies of the Spring” by Cicely Barker and “Hello,

Spring!” by Mary Packard as well as though the poems, finger plays and rhymes included, which

you are welcome to learn and recite with your child. The creative representation Key

Developmental Indicators of imitating and pretending, exploring building and art materials and

responding to and identifying pictures and photographs will be engaged in when using a variety

of materials to represent flowers and other things traditionally associated with Spring such as

plants, birds, bird nests, kites, insects and bugs. Planting and growing flowers in the care setting

and outside will offer the Polar Bears the opportunity to engage in the ‘Math and Science’ Key

Developmental Indicators of exploring objects with the hands, feet, mouth, ears, eyes and nose,

exploring and noticing how things are the same or different, experiencing ‘more’, experiencing

one-to-one correspondence, exploring the number of things, exploring and noticing location of

objects, observing people and things from various perspectives, filling and emptying, putting in

and taking out, taking things apart and fitting them together, anticipating familiar events and

repeating an action to make something happen again, experiencing cause and effect.

Planting Seeds First you take the seed and you plant it in the ground (pretend to plant seeds in hand)

Next a rain cloud comes and waters all around (Use one hand to simulate rain)

Next the sun shines brightly, without a sound (use fingers like sun)

And in just a few days, a flower is found (open hand like flower)

Planting Flowers Planting flowers, planting flowers

In the ground, in the ground, Water them and they grow, Water them and they grow,

All around, all around.

Plant A Little Seed I plant a little seed in the cold, cold ground (Squat down pretend to plant)

Out comes the yellow sun, big and round (Put arms above head like sun)

Down come the raindrops soft and slowly (dancing fingers)

Ms. Tanganyika, (2 April), Aidan, (9 April), Jasper, (13 April), Davis, (24 April) Reagan, (27

April) and Colleen, (29 April) will all celebrate birthdays this month providing many

opportunities to share special moments together.

Planting Flowers (sung to: Feres Jacques)

Planting flowers, Planting flowers, In the ground, In the ground, Water them and they grow, Water them and they grow,

All around, All around.

Happy Spring!

Ms.Tanganyika Ms.Nina Ms.Sherelle

Lightnin’ Bugs Spring Poem

Some days seem like winter, Some are nice and warm.

Rainy days and windy days, Maybe it will storm.

Warm or cold or wet or dry, What will the weather be?

I think Spring is trying to play Peek-a-boo with me

March, with its unpredictable weather of snow, rain, cold, warm, sunny cloudy, windy days in the

context of ‘Springing Forward’ and the ‘First Day of Spring’ provided the content for the

Lightnin’ Bugs to observe and experience the changing of the seasons. The Lightnin’ Bugs also

celebrated ST. Patrick’s Day with an ‘Everything Green Party’ and had an Easter Egg hunt and

Easter Party as part of their March learning.

GETTING to KNOW YOU Richard Rogers II and Oscar Hammerstein

Getting to know you, getting to know all about you. Getting to like you, getting to hope you like me.

Getting to know you, putting it my way, But nicely,

You are precisely, My cup of tea.

Getting to know you, Getting to feel free and easy

When I am with you, Getting to know what to say

Haven't you noticed Suddenly I'm bright and breezy

Because of all the beautiful and new Things I'm learning about you

Day by day!

GETTING to KNOW YOU Richard Rogers II and Oscar Hammerstein

“All About Me”, April’s theme will provide the Lightnin’ Bugs the opportunity to engage in the

Key Developmental Indicators of expressing initiative, distinguishing ‘me’ from others, doing

things for and by themselves, forming attachment to a primary and secondary caregiver as well

as other adults in the care setting, building relationships with peers, expressing emotions,

developing social play, initiating and pretending, responding to and identifying pictures and

photographs, listening and responding, communicating non-verbally, participating in

communication give and take, communicating verbally, enjoying stories, thymes and songs,

exploring and noticing how things are the same and different, anticipating familiar events and

repeating an action to make something happen again as

they make visual the stories of their lives; favorite things to do with their Mommies, Daddies and

other family members, the titles of songs, books, rhymes that they enjoy, most preferred foods,

sports, places to travel, visit and activities, favorite foods and materials to explore, self-help

skills they are working on or have mastered as well as hopes and dreams for future experiences,

to share with their Lightnin’ Bug school family. The Lightnin’ Bugs will play “A Warm Wind

Blows” and “Stop, Listen, Think, Move and Stand”, active cooperative games based on the

things they learn about and from each other.

I CAN, YES, I CAN! (to the tune of “Skip to my Lou”)

I can (fill in the blank), yes, I can! Repeat

I can (fill in the blank)!

I LIKE…………… (to the tune of “Mary had a Little Lamb)

I like to eat (fill in the blank)

(fill in the blank), (fill in the blank)

I like to eat (fill in the blank)

Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum!

The following schedule will be followed and materials to support the parents in exploring these topics with the

children will be provided.

4/1- 4/2 Alexander 4/17- 4/18 McKinley

4/4- 4/5 Sylvia 4/24- 4/25 Steven

4/10- 4/11 Atticus 4/29- 4/30 Seth

4/15- 4/16 Jordan

Getting to know you, getting to know all about you.

Getting to like you, getting to hope you like me.

Getting to know you, putting it my way,

But nicely, You are precisely,

My cup of tea.

Getting to know you, Getting to feel free and easy

When I am with you, Getting to know what to say

Haven't you noticed Suddenly I'm bright and breezy

Because of all the beautiful and new Things I'm learning about you

Day by day!

Buzzing Bees Bees, Bees, Bees, Bees

Buzzing in bushes and buzzing in trees Buzzing around, wherever they please

There's nothing so sweet As sweet as a honey bee.

The Lightnin’ Bugs will plan a celebration for Alexander and wish him well, as he will say good-

bye to the School Family in April.

As the Lightnin’ Bugs continue to grow and develop, their out of doors time will include visits to

the ‘Backyard’!

Special Announcements!

Happy Birthday Sylvia, 7 April

Week of the Young Child 14-20 April

Busy Bees Happy Spring!

With two big events, ‘The Week of the Young Child’ and ‘Earth Day’, April will be a month filled with

active learning!

In the context of the theme, “Taking Care of Ourselves, Our Friends and Our Planet”, we will focus on

nutrition and exercise, expand tools to navigate peer relationships, and discuss the many ways we can

take care of the Earth.

Growing Things I’m a little flower, in a pot.

When you water me, I grow a lot! My roots need soil, and I need air. Take me home and give me care!

Clean Up (to the tune of: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)

Twinkle twinkle little star Time to clean up where you are.

Put litter back in its' place, Keep a smile upon your face. Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

Time to clean up where you are.

We have been discussing the change of seasons, and are hoping that the weather outside begins to warm

up and give way for flowers and kite flying weather. We have been reading many books and having

circle time discussions about all the changes in our environment. In order to highlight all the new

growth that comes with the season, we will continue our discussions about seeds and plants with

observations our lima bean seeds growing in the window. We will also be planting some seeds inside

small pots by the windowsill, which will give the children the opportunity to take on the responsibility

of taking turns to fill a water pale and water the soil throughout the week.

This Old Earth (tune: “This Old Man”)

This old earth Needs our help

To stay fresh and clean and green With a pick it up; pitch it in; and throw it in the can--

This old earth needs a helping hand!

This Land (to the tune of: This Land is Your Land)

This land is your land This land is my land, Let's work together To make it better

From tall green forests to clear blue waters This land depends on you and me!

Plant a Seed Now it’s time to plant the seed.

Water, sun, and soil are all I need. First some roots and them a stem. Then some leaves, out on a limb.

Grow tree, grow- that’s what you do Come climb up on a branch or two.

We will also work on several different art projects utilizing recycled materials throughout the

months. Many thanks to the parents who have already brought in materials from home for these

projects! If you have yet to see the sign, or have not gotten around to it yet, a list of desired materials

is posted just outside the door of our classroom. We welcome and appreciate any and all contributions!

This year, ‘The Week of the Young Child’ will take place April 14 - April 20.

Each day we will have school-wide events, in addition to activities specific to our Blue Bird School

Family.

Schedule for Week of the Young Child

Monday, 15 April: “Mismatched Monday- Silly Sock Day” (school-wide)

Theme: Embracing diversity

With a focus on Mexico, the county of study selected by the Busy Bees for the CDC’s annual

International Picnic, we will read books and look at pictures of what clothing different children around

the world wear, play with and enjoy at mealtimes.

Tuesday, 16 April: “Sports Spirit Day” (school-wide)

Theme: Health and fitness

Please have your child bring in their favorite piece of sports equipment, such as a soccer ball, waffle

ball, bat, tricycle, football, tennis racket or the like to share with their friends and play with in the gym

or, weather permitting, outside.

Wednesday, 17 April: “Pajama Day” (school-wide)

Theme: “Investing in Young Children Benefits All”

Please have your child being in one of their favorite books from home to read with the class at circle

time and throughout the day.

Thursday, 18 April: “Dancing Through the Decades” (school-wide)

Theme: “Play: where learning begins”

The Lady Bugs and Inchworms will join the Busy Bees in our hallway to engage in active learning

opportunities and experiences lead by each of the teaching teams in an effort to experience different

'lessons' on play.

Friday, 19 April: “Grand Parents' Day” (school-wide) and “Come Play in my Backyard' (after school

activity until 8pm where all family members are welcome)

Grandparents are welcome to come visit their Busy Bee classroom.

We wish you the best,

Ms. Amanda & Ms. Anniea

Inch Worms

The Inchworms spent the month of March celebrating Dr. Seuss and friends! Related to the theme,

‘Dr. Seuss is Loose’, the Inchworms celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday by reading various books by the

author and associated activities, creating a Dr. Seuss shrine!

We also celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a St. Patrick’s Day Party as well as a ‘Farewell Party’ for

Inchworm, Amanda whose family relocated. We will truly miss our “Mandy”!

The Inchworms continue to do well with toilet learning as we have two Inchworms now in underwear!

They are as excited about toilet learning as they were when we first introduced them to the process in

mid January, now saying to us, “I did it! I pooped in the potty!”

Theme

The theme for the month of April is “Taking Care of Our World”. We will be incorporating activities

focusing on the importance of taking care of the environment and everyone in our environment. We will

focus on our “Safe Keeper’s Box” which we include each morning during “Circle Time”. We use the

box as a reminder to the children that it is the teachers’ job to keep it safe, and it is their job to help

keep it safe. The children then place their pictures into the box as an assurance that they will help to

keep it safe.

Growing Things I’m a little flower, in a pot.

When you water me, I grow a lot! My roots need soil, and I need air. Take me home and give me care!

We will also focus on spring by doing flower arranging inside the classroom, learning the parts of a

flower, collecting things in the neighborhood to examine on our science table, as well as reading books

to welcome spring.

Spring is Here (to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”)

The days of Spring are here, Warm, sunny days are near,

Flowers and bees, and birds in trees. The days of spring are here.

Spring is Here (to the tune of “Are You Sleeping”)

I see robins, I see bird's nests, Butterflies too, flowers too.

Everything is growing, The wind is gently blowing.

Spring is here, spring is here.

Enrichment

Chinese

The children enjoyed doing activities with Ms. Yula, Chinese Teacher, focusing on the phrases, “I want

to…” (Wo Xiang) and “I don’t want to…” (Wo Buxiang). During one activity, Ms. Yula offered orange

juice to each child, and their responses were either, “No, thank you”, (Bu xiexie), or they could say,

“Yes, please”, (You quing).

Math/Science

Ms. Ionela, our Math and Science teacher had the children create booklets with numbers 1-10 on

each page. The children had to place a sticker on each page to correspond with the number. We loved

the activity and will be creating more booklets for our children to incorporate math and science skills

throughout the rest of the school year!

Spanish

Ms. Stephanie, CDC’s Spanish teacher, continued to teach the children colors in Spanish. The children

were eager to tell us who was wearing “rojo”, red or “azul”, blue!

Specials

Mr. Sean, Physical Education teacher taught us how to perfect our basketball skills by teaching us how

to dribble a ball and shoot! The children thoroughly enjoyed throwing the ball into the hoop! We may

have some future basketball players in our class!

Lesson Plans

Lesson plans for the week are posted just outside our classroom door for parents to view. Posting the

plans fosters an educational connection with the teacher/parent/student as the parent can see what we did

for the day/week and mimic lessons at home.

Goodbye, Winter…Hello, Spring!

With all the threats of snow we had received this past winter, it was so nice to welcome spring with our

“Spring Explosion!” The event was full of fun activities to welcome spring!

April, Dear April

April, dear April, I beg you come soon – And bring your sweet primroses too. Let them join in with the daffodils’ play, As

skies offer sunshine anew. April, dear April, my blessed spring child, Ornate in your yellow and white, Teasing the birds

into trilling their songs And dancing to music of flight. April, dear April, come enter my dreams And rid me from cold

winter chills. Banish the rain and those blustery winds And warm up our countryside hills. April, dear April, I know you

can’t stay - You have to move on ‘till next year. And though I shall cherish the glory of summer, You’ll always be my

month most dear.

Announcements

Parents, thank you so much for setting aside time for Spring Parent/Teacher Conversations/Conferences.

It is always a pleasure to share with you the progress of your child. Our Inchworms amaze us each day!

It is such a joy to see them growing by the hour. Like many of you, we are amazed at some of the things

that our Inchworms can do!

Upcoming Events

Parents, stay tuned for detailed information regarding the events below.

Sunday, April 14, 2013-Saturday, April 20, 2013-Week of the Young Child

Monday, April 22, 2013-Earth Day Celebrations

Thank you so much for

your support thus far!

“Only those who look

with the eyes of children

can lose themselves in

the object of their

wonder. ”

― Eberhard Arnold

“[Kids] don't remember

what you try to teach

them. They remember

what you are.”

― Jim Henson, It's Not

Easy Being Green: And

Other Things to

Consider

Sincerely,

Ms. Angela, Ms.

LaKisha and Ms. Nicole

Thank you so much for your support thus far!

“Only those who look with the eyes of children can lose themselves in the object of their wonder. ”

― Eberhard Arnold

“[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.”

― Jim Henson, It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider

Sincerely,

Ms. Angela, Ms. LaKisha and Ms. Nicole

Lady Bugs

THE KITES UP IN THE SKY (tune: “The Farmer In The Dell”)

The kites up in the sky, Flying, oh, so, high. They twirl around,

Then, fall down. The kites up in the sky.

March was so much fun! We worked on colors, even light and dark, as we made a rainbow, we learned

a few things about St. Patrick's Day and the history behind it. But the best part was the leprechauns

teasing us all day long – they were sooooo sneaky! Spring came, although we didn't feel it as it was

cold outside, and we talked about the new season and what's to come, and at the end of March we

celebrated Easter by dyeing eggs and going on an egg hunt. What fun to find hidden eggs with goodies

inside! Thanks to all who contributed to our Easter fun. We have a great time.

Memorable Quotes Child, “what the heck!.....the Leprechauns were here!”

Child, “everything is green!” Child, “it's a very pretty rainbow”

Child, “one for God, one for Jesus, and one for the Holy Spirit” Child, “you are baby Jesus and I will fix your hair”

Let's Go Fly A Kite Let's go fly a kite

Up where it's clear and bright Let's all go fly a kite

Let's go fly a (pick a color) kite Up where it's clear and bright Let's go fly a (pick a color) kite

April is here and, according to the calendar, so is spring although is does not feel like it yet! We are

excited about the new discoveries and explorations April has to offer. Our topics of interests are “Let's

go fly a kite” and “I can do it all by myself”. They children will be offered opportunities to make kites

and wind spinners and then test them outside. Predictions will be made and results will be evaluated.

The children will continue working on their independence as they will be given more time and space to

focus on the development of their self-help skills. They will also participate more in the planning and

preparation of activities.

I Like Kites (sung to "3 Blind Mice")

I like kites, I like kites. They fly high, they fly high.

They keep on spinning round and round, Sometimes they even touch the ground,

They fly through the air without a sound. Oh, I like kites!

Five Little Kites One little kite in the sky so blue,

Along came another, then there were two. Two little kites flying high above me;

Along came another, then there were three. Three little kites, just watch them soar,

Along came another, then there were four. Four little kites, so high and alive

Along came another, then there were five. Five little kites dancing across the sky,

What a sight to see, way up so high!

The Week of the Young Child will be celebrated April 14 – 20. This year’s theme is “Early

Years Are Learning Years”. We have many fun activities planned. The schedule is as follows:

Monday April 15 – Outrageous Outfit Day and Carpet Picnic

Tuesday April 16 – Spirit Day (sport theme) and Ice Cream Social

Wednesday April 17– Pajama Day and Bring a Stuffed Animal

Thursday April 18 – Disco day (Dancing Through the Decades)

Friday April 19 – Grandparents Day (they can visit any time except between 12:30 and 2:30) and

Backyard Fun (6:00-8:00 PM)

April 22nd is Earth Day and the Lady Bugs will focus on recycling. We will post more as we get closer

to the date.

The key development indicators to be explored include:

expressing initiative

distinguishing ‘me’ from others

solving problems encountered in exploration and play

doing things for and by themselves

building relationships with peers

developing social play

imitating and pretending

exploring building and art materials

responding to and identifying pictures and photographs

moving the whole body (rolling, crawling, cruising, walking, running balancing)

moving with objects

listening to music

responding to music

exploring and imitating sounds

exploring and noticing how things are the same or different

observing people and things from various perspectives

taking things apart and fitting them together

anticipating familiar events

noticing the beginning and ending of a time interval

repeating an action to make something happen again, experiencing cause and effect

Dates to Remember

4/14 –4/20 Week of the Young Child

4/22 Earth Day

Ms. Jette and Ms. Ellizabeth.

Butterflies

April brings more excitement for the butterflies. We will be celebrating the Week of the Young

Child April 15th-19th. CDC has chosen the following themes for the school:

Monday 15th – Outrageous Outfits (mix and mis-match your outfit)

Tuesday 16th – Spirit day (dress to support your favorite sports team gear)

Wednesday 17th – Pajama Day (dress comfy and cozy)

Thursday 18th – Disco/Dance Day (dress to express your favorite decade)

Friday 19th – Grandparents Day (Please come visit!)

The butterfly class will be participating in activities in the classroom that correspond with these

themes. We are also inviting the parents and other family members of the butterflies to please come in

and be a guest reader this week. You may act out a story, dress up, or even just stop by and visit. We

would love to have our loved ones visit and read a story of your choosing. There will be a sign up sheet

posted to ensure times do not conflict with nap.

With Earth Day and Arbor Day occurring this month, much of the work in the classroom is

provided to create a deeper appreciation of our natural world. We will also be learning about how we

can help care for our ever changing world.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Words that we all know,

We have to save our planet So we can live and grow.

We might be only children, But we will try, you’ll see.

We have to save our planet, It starts with you and me.

As our Butterflies have been developing and learning so beautifully, concerns for specific

academic needs have been expressed. This newsletter, I would like to give some background into the

learning experiences that will support our blossoming loved ones into letter writing.

Before reading the child will write. The first step requires the child to gain knowledge that

sounds correspond with objects, with letters. This is learned through the use of the Sand Paper Letters.

Due to the fact that the child discovers through experience, he/she is provided with textured letters to

feel. Using the sense of sight, sound, and touch the child makes an imprint on the mind while learning

which sound corresponds with each letter. The work appeals to the sensitive period identified as

refinement of the senses. The child is provided with several activities to support his/her practice and

mastery of the sounds. Small objects as well as pictures are present and the initial sound of the objects

presented correspond to the phonetic sound of each letter. These activities also support in building

vocabulary and strengthening the spoken language of the child. Strong spoken language supports

written expression.

Development of the fine motor muscles used for writing is supported through the use of the

Metal Insets. The child works first to control the pencil against the edge of the inset and frame. He/she

practices control of the pencil by filling in drawn shapes with straight line. This is a challenging task

that requires a tremendous amount of concentration, control and dexterity. The need for movement of

the 3-6 year old child is addressed, as are his/her sensitive periods of language, writing, and order. The

progression of lessons with the Metal Insets develops strength and coordination in the child as well as

continued addition to his/her vocabulary. Once the child has displayed control, concentration and

dexterity required to carry out completion of this work, the transition the child into letter writing occurs

more naturally.

We hope this information is helpful and comforting. Enjoy these warm wonderful days.

Thank you!

Ms. Melissa and Ms. Mirakle

Blue Birds

April showers bring May flowers!

Flowers Flowers tall,

(let tall fingers stand up)

Flowers small, (let little finger and thumb stand up)

Count them one by one, Blowing with the breezes

In the springtime sun! 1,2,3,4,5

(touch each finger as you count)

During the month of April, we will be focusing on “The Water Cycle”, “Baby Animals”,

“Earth Day” and “The Week of the Young Child”.

The Playful Wind The wind came out to play today It blew the clouds out of its way

It blew the leaves, and away they flew The trees bent low, and their branches did too

Rain on the Grass Rain on the green grass,

Rain on the tree, Rain on the house top.

But not on me.

When Cows Get Up In The Morning When Mommy* cow** gets up in the morning, she always says, “Good day!”

When Mommy cow gets up in the morning, she always says, “Good day!”

“Moo, moo, moo, moo!” That’s the way she says, “Good day!”

“Moo, moo, moo, moo!” That’s they way she says, “Good day!”

*repeat ‘Baby’, using vocal variations ** substitute: pig, lamb, duck, horse and

????????

We will be discussing how the water cycle works as well as creating art projects and

doing science experiments that depict the cycle. One experiment that we will be doing

has to do with condensation, using a 2 liter bottle, cut it half. The bottom half will be

filled with warm water, dyed blue and the top half will be inverted with the top on filled

with ice. The children will be able to watch the bottle throughout the day and see if

"rain." Three Big Words (to the tune of "Three Blind Mice")

Three big words, Three big words --

Do you know What they mean?

Reduce, reuse, recycle -- these words tell us to take of Earth, please --

Three big words, Three big words.

We will also be learning about and practicing recycling in the Blue Birds room. There

will be containers for paper, plastic, and trash. We will be teaching the 3 R's, "Reduce,

Reuse, Recycle."

We've got the world around us in our hands, We've got the world around us in our hands, We've got the world around us in our hands,

It's ours to take care of.

We've got the mountains and the valleys in our hands, We've got the deserts and the forests in our hands,

We've got the jungles and the plains in our hands, They're ours to take care of.

We've got the birds and the bees in our hands,

We've got the creatures of the seas in our hands, We've got the tigers and the bears in our hands,

They're ours to take care of.

We've got the rivers and the oceans in our hands, We've got the lakes and the streams in our hands,

We've got the swamps and the marshes in our hands, They're ours to take care of.

We've got the future in our hands, We've got the future in our hands, We've got the future in our hands,

It's ours to take care of.

We've Got the Future in Our Hands (sung to the tune of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands")

Also, CDC will be celebrating the Week of the Young Child, April 14-20, which is an

annual celebration sponsored by NAYEC. The purpose of the Week of the Young Child

is to focus attention on the needs of our wonderful children and families and to

recognize programs and services. School Wide themes and Classroom themes will be

celebrated. More information will be provided as the time draws near.

Learn!

Ms. Jennifer and Ms. Charlisa

Small Scholars

April… A time of change in weather and surroundings; rain showers are followed by

sunny skies and rainbows, birds sing and baby animals are born, flowers blossom and

gardens are planted.

The Small Scholars enjoyed a variety of new learning experiences last month. We began

the month exploring “green things” in preparation of St. Patrick’s Day, we made a graph

of all the green things that we could think of, drew colorful rainbows, made “green eggs

and ham” as a cooking activity and just like “Sam I Am” we liked green eggs and ham!

Small Scholars participated in a Spring renewal festival titled “Spring Explosion!”

Activities included planting beans water coloring, decorating kites, watching a special

performance by Mr. Knick Knack and attending a spring fling dance.

We also shared the “Easter Story” during Christian Education and decorating individual

Easter baskets, made Easter cards, dyed eggs, had an Easter egg hunt and Party.

Happy for Me!

This April, the Small Scholars will continue to build relationships with their classmates

and adults in the center participating in the community of CDC celebrating the theme

“Early Years are Learning Years” during the “Week of the Young Child” which will be

celebrated 14-20 April. Some of the activities we will have in the classrooms will

include:

Monday: Face painting! Wacky Dress Day! Mix and do NOT Match!

Tuesday: Spirit Day! (wear the jersey of your favorite sport team to school and bring in

accessories related to that sport!)

Wednesday: Pajama Party and Sleepwear Fashion Show! (wear PJ’s to school and bring favorite

cuddly to school!)

Thursday: Dancing through the Decades! (dress in clothing related to a decade of dancing and

dance, dance, dance the day away!)

Friday: Grandparents Day and Ice Cream Sundae Social! (children will plan and engage in art

activities with their Grandparents!)

We are excited to announce that we will be learning a new language this month! Miss

Princess, who is from Nigeria, will be teaching some introductory and greeting terms.

Miss Princess will introduce a few words at a time in preparation for our “International

Picnic” in June.

This month the Small Scholars will be gathering knowledge about the natural and

physical world by observing materials and processes in their environmental with the

arrival of spring. Activities include: planting flowers, embracing the warmer weather

with environmental walks around the neighborhood to observe the trees and other

growing things, then draw pictures of things that we observed. We will learn the

importance of taking care if the environment by recycling and turning off lights when

leaving the room and not having the water running.

Our Christian Education studies will be “I Am Able To Forgive” and “Be Fruitful”. The

Small Scholars will review units love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,

faithfulness, gentleness and self-control through role playing activities.

As usual the Small Scholars will use literature to support our activities, more so this

month in honor of “National Library Week!” The children are encouraged to bring in

favorite books!

Anything you would like to contribute or do to enhance our April celebration and study

is welcomed and greatly appreciated!

Mrs. Jackson, Miss Princess

Whatever I am, Whatever I’ll be, Hooray for you! Hooray for me!

Whatever you do, Whatever you’ll be,

Hooray for you! Hooray for me! Hooray for us!

Whatever we’ll be. Hooray for you! Hooray for me!

Little Discoverers March’s weather gave the Little Discoverers a lot to talk about! Two days before Spring,

it was snowing! The children would “debate” if it was a lion or lamb day because the

sun would be shining and when new went outside the wind would be blowing very cold

air.

In April, with Spring in the air, the theme will be “Colors, Colors, Everywhere!” The

Little Discoverers will be exploring and describing similarities, differences, and the

attributions of things. They will be mixing colors in Science, to see how all the colors

come together to make a new one!

Color Mixing Red makes my feet tap

And yellow makes my hands clap But, when I mix red and yellow

I get a tappin’, clappin’, ORANGE!

Yellow makes my head shake And blue makes my knees quake, But when I mix blue and yellow I get a shakin’, quakin’ GREEN!

Blue makes my hipe wiggle, And red makes my shoulders jiggle

But, when I mic blue and red I get a wigglin’ jigglin’ PURPLE!

Mixing colors is so much fun.

I could do purple, orange, and green Until the day is done!

In math, colors will help students learn to sort objects and make patterns. The Little

Discoverers will also have the opportunity to create designs and patterns in a ‘Rainbow

Salt Tray’.

Science, which is a verb, will come alive for the Little Discoverers as they make

‘Rainbow Jelly’, dye rice for ‘Rainbow Rice Painting’ and make a ‘Rainbow Plate Kite’!

Colors up in the Rainbow Red and orange, green and blue, shiny yellow, purple too.

All the colors that we know, live up in the rainbow. Red and orange, green and blue, shiny yellow, purple too.

In Language Arts, the Little Discoverers will get to know what ROY G BIV really

means.

Roy G. Biv

R is for red O is for orange Y is for yellow

And G is for green B is for blue I for Indigo

And V is for violet And that spells Roy G. Biv

Roy G. Biv is a colorful man

And he proudly stands at the rainbow's end (So you'll see him)

Roy G. Biv is a colorful man And his name spells out the whole color

spectrum (So you'll see him)

Roy G. Biv is a colorful man (So you'll see him)

And he proudly stand at the rainbow's end (So you'll see him)

Roy G. Biv is a colorful man And his name spells out the whole color

spectrum (So you'll see him)

You'll never see a unicorn But you'll see a rainbow

And inside every rainbow Is the spectrum of light

You'll never see Roy G. Biv But he's inside the rainbow 'Cause inside every rainbow

Is the spectrum of light.

Through music, movement, and cooperative games the children will learn to express

creativity in movement and acting upon movement directions. They will play games like

‘button relay’ and ‘stop and go’. They will play cooperative language games like ‘color

areas’ where they will guess from the riddle which color to use on their paper. Also,

action colors which they must listen for the color words and the action they must do; for

example “walk backwards to blue.”

I can sing a Rainbow Red and yellow and pink and green

Purple and orange and blue I can sing a rainbow,

sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow too.

Listen with your eyes, Listen with your ears,

and sing everything you see, I can sing a rainbow,

sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow,

sing along with ne!

Red and yellow and pink and green, Purple and orange and blue,

I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow,

sing a rainbow too!

In Christian Education the children will learn the fruits of the Spirit in the lessons titled

“BE Fruitful”.

In Character Education the children will learn about the concept of “I am able to

forgive”

Meaning Of The Colors Of The Rainbow

Violet Different shades of violet have varied meanings. A deep purple symbolizes high spiritual attainment and a pale shade symbolizes love for humanity. The shade violet brings about a stabilizing factor to the frenzied shades of red. Violet is a combination of the colors red and blue. This is the highest and the subtlest specialization of light. This is because it is at the opposite end of the red color. This color is viewed as the completion as well as the beginning of the energy vibration.

Indigo The color indigo means infinity. It also symbolizes wisdom and self-mastery. The indigo color is known to be the bridge between the finite and the infinite

Blue Blue is known as the color of divinity. This is the color of the open skies and the oceans. Using the color blue in our daily lives is said to bring about a peace and understanding. This color also helps to soothe and relax.

Green The color green is formed with the merging of yellow and blue. Therefore, this is located in the center of the spectrum. The color green, symbolizes harmony, balance, growth and good health.

Yellow This is known to be full of energy. The color yellow is vibrant in itself being close to the color of the sun. Yellow also means something bright and happy and the usage of this color is know to bring about a proper clarity of thought in a persons mind and also improve the decision making skills.

Orange The color, orange is a combination of red and yellow. This is not as fiery as red but symbolizes a lot of energy and wisdom as well. Although dynamic, the color orange is more thoughtful and controlled. This color can increase the creativity of the person and bring about equilibrium in life.

Red This is the color of energy and enthusiasm. This is also the color with the longest wavelength. Red symbolizes passion, energy, vibrancy and success.

Where are the Colors Oh where, oh where are the kids with blue on? Oh where, oh where could they be? Oh where, oh where are the kids with blue on? Twirl around for all to see?

Color Square Dance Do-Si-do

Blues step forward Then turn around. Walk to your place And twirl around!

Reds hop to the middle

And back again Find the yellows

And shake their hands!

Now greens, you slowly Turn around

Clap your hands And make a sound!

Do-si-do

Around we go, All the colors

Step heel to toe.

April will be a colorful month of discovery!

Ms. Gwen and Mr. Avery

March was a wonderful and busy month for the Roaring Lions! We celebrated St. Patrick’s

Day, Easter, and Camila’s birthday! We learned about rainbows and the meaning of St.

Patrick’s Day. We also learned the about Ireland. We worked on phonemic awareness of all our alphabet

letters and began to subtract numbers 1-10. We have been learning a lot and cannot wait to see what April has

in store for us!

Our theme for this month will be “Spring Your Thoughts”. This theme

encourages us to delve further into the process of thinking. The students will learn

and talk about flowers and plants and their various parts. We will look into

dinosaurs and how they are extinct. We will also look into various bugs and insects

and in particular the life cycle of a butterfly. The students will also focus on

phonemic awareness, comparing numbers 15-20, and problem solving through

various small and large group activities. Each week will have a theme and the

following are examples of activities we will be doing:

April Showers and Flowers: During this week, the students will learn about flowers and

pollination. We will discuss how pollination helps plants grow and how bees carry the pollen.

The students will also count money and compare money. The students at the end of the week

will go “shopping” with their money.

Dinosaurs: This week the students will learn about dinosaurs and fossils. The students will also

compare lengths of measurement particularly using dinosaur bones. The students will also

create their own dinosaur at the end of the week.

Bugs and Insects: This week we will be focusing on learning about bugs and insects. We will

also be learning about the life cycle of a butterfly and watching a caterpillar turn into a

butterfly. This week the students will also be learning about measurement by measuring

various bugs.

Plants: This week we will focus on parts of a plant and what it takes to make plants grow.

We will be planting seeds and watching them grow through the end of the school year. The

students will also learn various ways to represent numbers 1-20.

Both Character and Christian Education are at the very heart of our classroom. The

Christian Education program is the basis for the Character Education program. Through both

programs, the students will develop good character and learn right from wrong. Our character

education topic for April will be: “We can forgive and be forgiven”. We will discuss how to

forgive someone and what it means to be forgiven. Our Christian Education will focus on the

best of the best of the Bible and for April will be “Some Things are

Right and Some Things are Wrong”.

Roaring Lions

The activities that will be taking place in our classroom coincide with the following High Scope Key

Developmental Indicators:

Children engage in cooperative play.

Children demonstrate initiative as they explore their world.

Children know about their bodies and how to navigate them in space.

Children understand and use a variety of words and phrases.

Children combine and separate quantities of objects.

Children express and represent what they observe, think, imagine, and feel through music.

Children gather knowledge about the natural and physical world.

*We are hoping to schedule a field trip to the Botanical Gardens and will announce the details as soon as we

can. We will also have our Earth Day celebration on April 22, 2013 at 2:30pm. The Week Of the Young

Child will also be an important celebration week for our students and their families and will be April 15th-

19th!

We look forward to loving to learn and spreading our love in April!

Mrs. Worthan and Ms. Jasmine

The Planting Song (Farmer in the Dell)

Let’s all plant some seeds, Let’s all plant some seeds. Hi, ho, it’s spring you know, Let’s all plant some seeds.

It's Bunny Time - Flip, Flop, Hop (Wheels on the Bus)

The ears on the bunny go flip, flop, flop Flip, flop, flop

The ears on the bunny go flip, flop, flop, Flip, flip, flop.

The nose on the bunny goes twitch, twitch, twitch… The eyes on the bunny go blink, blink, blink…

The tail on the bunny goes wiggle, wobble, wobble… The feet on the bunny go hop, hop, hop…

THE GIGANTIC DINOSAUR Tune: "The Eensy Weensy Spider"

The little baby dinosaur Climbed up to the top

Of a volcano That was ready to pop!

Out came the lava, So very, very hot

And the little baby dinosaur Ran home without a stop!

Rain It’s raining, it’s pouring The old man is snoring

He went to bed, And he bumped his head

And he couldn’t get up in the morning.

Rain, rain, go away, Come again another day.

All the children want to play. Rain, rain, go away.

It’s raining, it’s pouring, The old man is snoring.

He went to bed, and he bumped his head, And he couldn’t get up in the morning.

Earth Day - April 22nd Earth Day, Earth Day! Let’s all come together.

Earth Day, Earth Day! To make this world much better. ‘Cause we love our planet Earth, beautiful and blue. We want to take care of it with everything we do.

We can recycle – tell your friends and neighbors!

Glass, aluminum, plastic and paper. ‘Cause we love our planet Earth, beautiful and blue. We want to take care of it with everything we do.

We can plant a tree or two, to create green spaces;

Walk or ride our bikes to go different places. ‘Cause we love our planet Earth, beautiful and blue. We want to take care of it with everything we do.

More Spring Songs will be included…

Sea Turtles

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (Robert John)

(chorus)

We-de-de-de De-de-de-de-de

De-we-um-um-a-way We-de-de-de

De-de-de-de-de We-um-um-a-way

A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh A-wimoweh, a wimoweh A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh

In the jungle

The mighty jungle

The lion sleeps tonight In the jungle

The quiet jungle The lion sleeps tonight

(chorus)

Near the village The peaceful village

The lion sleeps tonight Near the village The quiet village

The lion sleeps tonight (chorus)

Hush, my darling Don't fear my darling The lion sleeps tonight

Hush, my darling Don't fear my darling The lion sleeps tonight

(chorus)

In the month of April the Sea Turtles will wrap up the theme of “Hurricanes, Tornados,

Blizzards; Oh, My!” and transition to the theme of “Hanging out in a Safari”! The Sea Turtles

will explore the theme Safari-a land overgrown with thick vegetation, tropical rainforest, with

plants like the bromeliads, kapok trees, and liana vines. We will discover the jungle – a habitat for

animals like the Bengal tiger, African forest elephant, chimpanzees, howler monkeys, orangutans,

and Linn’s sloth.

Down In the Jungle (chant)

(the chant begins with the children slapping their hands on their knees and then clapping them together to set the rhythm of the chant.)

Down in the jungle, with the beat in your feet, Think of an animal, that you'd like to meet.

That you'd like to meet! (children will be invited to name a jungle animal)

A (Monkey)! A (Monkey)! ____________wants to see a (Monkey)!

(children then imitate a monkey-the chant is repeated naming different animals for the children to imitate with growls, screeches, and roars!

I'm A Lion (sung to tune of “Three Blind Mice”)

I'm a lion, I'm a lion Hear me roar, hear me roar I love to sleep out in the sun

And chase other animals just for fun In all the jungle I'm Number One, I'm a lion!

Using our imaginations, as we enter the amazing world of the safari we will pretend that we are giant

elephants, tall giraffes, hoping chimpanzees, slithering snakes, sneaky cheetahs, and thriving lions. We will

create a jungle with animals, plants and vines as well as use binoculars to help us investigate the jungle’s

creepy crawly inhabitants. The Sea Turtles will create a safari using brown paper bags that will be cut down

the side to create tree trunks, use paper towel rolls to create elephant tree trunks, use green streamer to create

the vines, and use paper plates painted green to create mask of the many safari animals. Lastly the Sea

Turtles will collect sticks from outside and paint them to create wild colorful jungle flowers. We will also

have the opportunity to listen to the Lion Kings popular song “The Lion sleeps Tonight” by S.Linda. The Sea

Turtles will become “villagers” inside out classroom safari where they will act like jungle animals.

I'm a Little Monkey (sung to the tune of “I'm a Little Teapot”)

I'm a little chimpanzee in the tree Swinging by my tail so merrily

I can leap and fly from tree to tree have lots of f un you see.

I'm a little chimpanzee watch me play Munching on bananas every day Lots of friends to play with me

We have fun up in the tree.

The Sea Turtles will engage in a delicious tasting of ‘safari’ foods such as avocado, banana, coconut,

grapefruit, guava, lemon, lime, mango, orange, passion fruit, papaya, pineapple, plantain, and tangerine.

Finally, to bring to closure the “Hanging out in a Safari” theme, we will take a field trip to the zoo.

Animal Fingerplay This is the way the elephant goes

(clasp hands together , extend arms, move back and forth)

With a curly trunk instead of a nose The rhino all hairy and fat

Has a sharp horn in place of a hat The hippo with his mouth so wide- Let's see what’s inside

(hands together and open wide and close them)

The wiggly snake upon the ground Crawls along without a sound (weave hands back and forth)

But monkey see monkey do is the funniest animal I ever knew! (place thumbs in ears and wiggle fingers)

Also in the month of April the Sea Turtles will celebrate Earth Day by introducing concepts of

reducing, reusing, and recycling. The Sea Turtles will read “The Earth Book” by Todd Parr and

create a planet saving chart to show various ways to keep our planet healthy.

I Live Here on Planet Earth I live here on planet Earth.

(point to self.) He lives here on planet Earth.

(point to a boy.) She lives here on planet Earth.

(point to a girl.) They live here on planet Earth.

(point to children on opposite side of circle.) We live here on planet Earth.

(stretch hand out and move it in a circular motion to indicate everyone in circle.) We might as well be friends.

(join hands.)

The Earth Is Ours (to the tune of "This Old Man")

The earth is ours, Yours and mine,

Ours to live on, ours to share, Ours to guard, regard, and tend with

gentle care -- The earth is ours, Yours and mine.

Ms.Marquita, Ms.Kayla, and Mr.Sean

The Earth Is Ours (to the tune of "This Old Man")

The earth is ours, Yours and mine,

Ours to live on, ours to share, Ours to guard, regard, and tend with

gentle care -- The earth is ours, Yours and mine.