OUr Year At A Glance

This is a tentative schedule of weekly themes for our year together.  All of the subject areas (language arts, math, science, social studies, etc.) will be covered using the theme topics.  More information will be given about each theme in your child's weekly Friday Folder news letter.

August	*	*	Names	Colors/Shapes
September	All About Me	Keep Me Healthy	Five Senses	Apples
October	Seasons	Leaves/Fall	Pumpkins/Fall	Pumpkins/Fall
November	Hibernation	Families	Thanksgiving	Thanksgiving
December	Christmas Traditions	Christmas Traditions	Christmas Traditions	*
January	Winter/The Mitten	Winter/The Jacket	Winter	Shadows/Groundhog
February	Mail a Letter	Valentine's Day	Transportation	Community Helper
March	Weather	Rainbows/St. Patrick	Insects	Insects
April	Plants	Spring	Spring/Easter Bunny	*
May	Ocean Animals	Farm Animals	Zoo Animals	Endangered Animals

We take 4 field trips during the year.  In the fall, we visit the Smoky Mountain's National Park.  We learn about using the five senses in the park.  During the winter, we take a Community Helper field trip.  We try to visit several important places in our community (Library, Post Office, Grocery Store, Hospital, etc.).  In the spring, we usually visit a farm or greenhouse.  Lastly, in May, we visit the Knoxville Zoo.  These trips allow the students to experience first hand the topics they are taught in the classroom.  We have lots of fun!!!