Kindergarten May 7th

May 7, 2014

Commencement Ritual: Lighting of Candle – 

"Jesus is the Light of the world, a light no darkness can put out"

Prayer: Morning Offering

O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,

I offer You my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in reparation for my sins, for the intentions of all my relatives and friends, and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father, Pope Francis.  Amen.

Pledge of Allegiance

Poetry	Remember the title and author of the new poem? Listen to it again. Listen to 1st stanza. - Once reminded of the title, he started reciting it, needed just a few reminders at the beginning of some lines.
Phonics	Lesson 6, Tasks 4-6, Lesson 7, Task 1
Handwriting	no handwriting today
Religion	Read 5th through 7th days of creation. Stop after each day and ask what God created on that day. During breakfast listened to the Glory Story of Blessed José Sánches del Río "My Battle Name is José Luís!" Volume IX by Holy Heroes We watched Let's Pray! A Lesson on Prayer (by popular demand)
Art	Look at more works of art and discussed "Virgin in Forest" by Henri Rousseau, 1910 "Dragonfly with Red Wing-tips in Pursuit of a Serpent Gliding in a Spiral towards the Comet Star" by Joan Miró, 1951 "Edward the VI as a Child" by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1538-1539 "Hunters in the Snow" by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, 1565
Literature	We visited the Library today!  A Poor Excuse for a Dragon By Geoffrey Hayes Batman the Brave and the Bold: The Eyes of Despero by Jake Black The Berenstain Bears Lemonade Stand By Mike Berenstain Flat Stanley at Bat by Jeff Brown Bolt My Hero by Apple Jordan Hiccup the Hero by Catherine Hapka Spider-Man versus the Green Goblin by Susan Hill Danny, the Brave Knight by Yonit Werber Hippo Goes Bananas! by Marjorie Dennis Murray The Three Little Tamales by Eric A Kimmel Keep Going! A Guide to Facing Obstacles for Kids by Mayra A Diaz We watched Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff, and The Island of the Skogg by Steven Kellogg
Music	The prayer songs in Let's Pray!  A Lesson on Prayer - A Brother Francis DVD
Science	Observe and care of Forest Tent Caterpillar moth
Math	Continue exploring the clock Watched the first video of Math U See Primer

HomeEc                         We ate tamales that goes with the book, The Three Little Tamales by Eric A
                                       Kimmel. We also worked on 

Closing Prayer: St. Michael the Archangel

St. Michael the Archangel, 
defend us in battle. 
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. 
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, 
and do thou, 
O Prince of the heavenly hosts, 
by the power of God, 
thrust into hell Satan, 
and all the evil spirits, 
who prowl about the world 
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen

Closing Ritual: Blow out the candle