| Month |
Dates of Important Events |
Themes and Topic Description |
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| August |
· 25th–26th Staff In-service
· 27th First Day of School |
Off to School
· Expectations of Behavior and Daily Rules/Manners
· Baselines and Assessments
· Review
· Establishing Routine and Consistency
About Me
· Inside and Outside of Me
· Me and My Family
· The Many ME’s
· There is Nobody Exactly Like ME
|
| September |
· 1st Labor Day Holiday
· 9th 5:30 P.M.–6:30 P.M.
Meet the Teacher Night
Concert Practice
· 26th Fair Day
|
United States: Culture, Language, History, and Customs
· Song: National Anthem and Pledge
· North America Food Experience
Discover Butterflies
· Butterfly Lifecycle
|
| October |
· 1st Picture Day
· 9th McGruff Safety Program
· 24th Children’s Screening
· 31st Fall Festival
Butter Braid Fundraiser
Concert Practice
|
Mexico: Culture, Language, History, and Customs
· Song: National Anthem
· Mexican Food Experience
Degrees of Weather
· Understanding Temperature (hot, warm, cool, cold)
· How to Dress for the Right Weather
Candy and Pumpkins
|
| November |
School Concert: TBA
· 14th Progress Reports
· 27th Closed for Thanksgiving
· 28th Closed for Staff In-service
|
India: Culture, Language, History, and Customs
· Song: National Anthem
· South Asian Food Experience
Bears in Winter
· How Bears Adapt to Cold Temperatures
· Natural Needs for Food and Shelter
Things We Are Thankful For...
|
| December |
· 8th-12th Parent Conferences
· 19th Holiday Parties in Afternoon
· 25th-Jan 2nd Holidays - School Closed
|
Italy: Culture, Language, History, and Customs
· Song: National Anthem
· Italian Food Experience
Ice and Snow
· Effects of Temperature on Water
· From Water to Ice and Milk to Ice Cream
|
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| 2009 |
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| Month |
Dates of Important Events |
Themes and Topic Description |
| |
|
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| January |
· 5th School Resumes
· 19th School Closed on Martin Luther King Day for Staff Development
· TBD January Fundraiser
|
China: Culture, Language, History, and Customs
· Song: National Anthem
· Chinese Food Experience
Push and Pull
· How Things Move
· Speed and Direction
· Magnets
|
| February |
· 13th Progress Reports
|
France: Culture, Language, History, and Customs
· Song: National Anthem
· French Food Experience
Healthy Hearts
· Healthy Habits and Healthy Heart Activities
Black History
· Post Office
· Friendship/Valentines
|
| March |
· 16th-20th Spring Break
School closed for one week
|
Ireland: Culture, Language, History, and Customs
· Song: National Anthem
· Irish Food Experience
Windy Weather/Flying Things
· Strength and Direction/Breeze, Gale, and Hurricane
· Principles of Flight/from Airplanes to Birds to Butterflies
|
| April |
· TBD April Fundraiser/Silent Auction
· 14th Class Pictures
· 22nd Parents’ Open House
|
Australia: Culture, Language, History, and Customs
· Song: National Anthem
· Aussie Food Experience
Rain Comes and Goes
· The Water Cycle
· Charting Exercises
Chicks, Bunnies, and Eggs
|
| May |
· TBA Graduation 6:30 P.M., Farmers Branch Library
· 25th Memorial Day
School Closed
· 27th Graduation Celebration
Last Day of School (early release at 12:00 noon)
· 28th-29th Staff In-service
· June 1st First Day of Summer Camp
|
Canada: Culture, Language, History, and Customs
· Song: National Anthem
· Canadian Food Experience
Sun Power
· Celebrate the Sun
· Movement of the Sun and How It Warms the Earth
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