January seemed to last forever, but I cannot believe that February is gone and we are in March! Father James came and presented us with ashes on Ash Wednesday. We have begun to learn what Lent is and how we can prepare ourselves for the miracle that is Easter Sunday! We have learned a song about Lent which we sing each morning. As we get closer to Holy Week, the children will learn about those difficult events in a gentle, age-appropriate way. It is quite humbling to be a part of the faith formation of your beautiful children. 

We kick off March diving right into two author studies--the first with Dr. Seuss and the second with Mo Willems. We will continue to practice rhyming with Green Eggs and Ham, Cat in the Hat and Hop on Pop! We will enjoy a special breakfast of green eggs and ham, of course! The second week of March we will enjoy Mr. Willems Pigeon series of books, along with the Elephant and Piggie series! This aligns perfectly with our class trip to the Long Island Children's Museum to see Elephant and Piggie are in a Play! We will also enjoy Tomie dePaola's book, Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato, just in time for St. Patrick's Day. 

Speaking of St. Patrick's Day, K-2 has been lucky enough to have a leprechaun visit us all the way from Ireland the last few years! I am hoping Silly McGilly comes back again for some shenanigans! You just never know with those sneaky leprechauns!

We will end the month with a study on the life cycle of frogs, and we will begin to incubate chicken eggs, as well! They should be hatching just in time for Easter Sunday with a few days beforehand for us to enjoy watching them change and grow for a few days.

Looking forward to getting through these last days of winter, saying goodbye to the "lion-like" weather, and welcoming those gentle, soft breezes of Spring! Can't come fast enough! :) For now, we will enjoy and keep on learning as we march into March!

Love, Mrs. Hayes