Singing in Chapel

Every few weeks my students get to preform either a song/skit or a Bible verse in our weekly Chapel service (school assembly).  It is fun, but a little stressful, because I have to make sure that they do well.

This week, I totally forgot about it, so I had them sing a simple song that I taught them at the beginning of the year.  It turned out great, and they were so cute.  Here is part of our performance . . .





Songs and Handmotions,
Miriam

Rainy Day

 

        We don’t get a lot of rain here in Kansas.  Weeks go by without a drop sometimes.  So a rainy day is something to savor. 

 

One of my girls’ favorite things to do is snuggle up and listen to me read the chapter Rainy Sunday in Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary.  This is a favorite pastime, and even my high school girls will beg to hear it yet again.  Today we haven’t been reading Ramona (yet), but we have enjoyed taking some extra time with the books that we were already reading for school.  The little ones love snuggling up under blankets on couches, or laying sprawled on the floor with markers and coloring books, while I read aloud.  

        At the moment we are studying the early frontier and reading Sarah Whitcher’s Story by Elizabeth Yates.  This is a precious story with rich vocabulary that has always been a favorite.  Emily is reading The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare independently.  For our fun read aloud, we are reading one of the endless Boxcar Children books that the kiddos never seem to get tired of… this time it is The Mystery of the Singing Ghost.  We’ll probably finish this one up this afternoon, complete with blankets and hot tea.  I love it that all the kids associate a nice rainy day with a good book- just like their mom!  

 

        I had the kids brainstorm other activities that they love to do on a rainy day…

        1) sit and read

        2) watch tv

        3) splash in puddles

        4) run around in the rain

        5) sleep

        6) drink apple cider

        7) eat vegetable soup

        8) play Clue

        9) draw pictures

      10) do crafts

 

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                                                                     Happy reading!

                                                                                  Angie