Thursday, April 9, 2009

A "Grand" Day at the Hall

Today was grandparents' day at Ainsley's school. My mother is home recovering from her shoulder surgery, and my grandfather was in town to help her out around the house, so it was perfect timing for them to attend!

The morning's events began with a concert by all the Montessori and kindergarten students in the theater. The theme was "Americana," so Ainsley was wearing her blue and white dress with a red bow. She was very particular that all three colors had to be in her outfit.


The kids sang several patriotic songs and even recited the Pledge of Allegiance. It was a great show!

The children had been working on paintings from a book their teacher selected. Ainsley's class worked on the book "Waiting for Wings" about butterflies. Each child selected a page in the book and created a painting from it.


Ainsley's painting is the one above her head.


In addition, the children have been learning a lot about plants. They've learned what plants need to grow and thrive. They've learned how to plant things in the ground, and they've even grown their own bean plants! They're also learning how water and food move through plants and flowers!


On our visit to Ainsley's classroom, she showed us her flower, which she's turning pink by placing it in red water. She's all about pink.

After visiting Ainsley's classroom we headed to the book fair where Ainsley selected "Pinkalicioius" and "Purpleicious," books about little girls who want to eat, sleep and breathe those colors. They're very cute.


Right before everyone left, we got a great picture of Ainsley with her great grandfather. She was SO excited he came to grandparents' day with her!

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