TELL ME A STORY

READ, READ, READ, READ, READ

Ms. Mona & I went to a children's literary (reading) book festival yesterday. They had adults and children story tellers. They honored a famous illustrator (book artist) and writer named Ashley Bryan.

We made paper mask and two librarians were face painters. Ms. Mona got her face painted. This was the first time she ever got her face painted. A shooting star was painted on the right side of her face. She said it felt tickley and cold. They had books for sale, authors signing their books. Color pictures were on tables so we could color and write stories of our own.

If you are a member of the Sunrae and friends fan club you will have a chance to win a free book from one of the book vendors (sellers) that were at the festival. Contact Ms. Mona at serenityhac3@gmail to get more information about the FREE book or just sign up. To sign up to join fan club-check out my blog dated for 3/13 /09 to print registration form.


READ,Read, READ to open up a fun and adventurous life. You might even start writing your own story one day.

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Vist your local libray and get a libray card.

Quess What? they are FREE.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

"Today I open my mind to new adventures

and not be afraid to try something new."

CREATIVE ACTIVITY

SUPPLIES

Scissors

String

Glue

Magic markers, arcylic paint or crayons

DECORATIONS

Feathers, beans, noodles, yarn, gem stones, glitter, foam shapes, etc.

DIRECTIONS

All you need is brown paper

Draw an oval or round circle the size of your face.

Cut two circles for eyes

One circle for a mouth

Glue or punch hole on either side of oval or round shape to attach strings, so that you can tie mask behind your head.

Now you are ready to color and add decorations.

THE REST IS UP TO YOU!!!

OPTIONS-Now tell a story using your mask to act out the character. Make several mask for the differnt characters in the story and get your friends to help you.

QUESS WHAT?

Did you know that Griots are called many things including, African wandering poet and musician, guardian of oral tradition, a village entertainer, praise singer, and oral historian. The cast of griot is found in almost all the West-African cultures.Griots are called many things including, African wandering poet and musician, guardian of oral tradition, a village entertainer, praise singer, and oral historian. The cast of griot is found in almost all the West-African cultures.

Traditionally, there are two types of griots: those who are musicians and those who speak. In the Fulani society, those whose exclusively play the hodu (ngoni) musical instruments are called wambave (sing. bambazo). Generally, a griot's role in society included everything to do with communications: oral history, genealogies and social rankings, messages of social or diplomatic significance, talking drum, war drums, royal and dancing drums, music, storytelling, and buffoonery. Griot families were attached to particular noble families or a community, receiving protection and often generous remuneration in exchange for their services. One of their most important function is to keep the genealogy of families and communities.

For more information caontact-wwww.Jamtan.com

TODAY'S QUESTION

What is your favorite book?

BE SAFE

HAVE FUN

Ms. Mona

Sunrae & friends

IT'S SPRING

IT'S SPRING!!!

Yes it is Spring, and we are preparing for day light to be longer. Yeah, so we can play outside longer. We can get in playing team sports like, tennis, soccer, t-ball, e golf and ven cheerleading.

One of my friends really wanted to play soccer. She asked her mother over and over again can she play. Her mom was hesitant (unsure) because my friend already had so many other activities she was involved in. She sings in the choir, dances and does martial arts.

Quess what? her mom said yes.

So she got to play in the game yesterday and her team won. The score was 6-2. She said that there was lots of yelling and cheering for everyone. She even told me that her coach broke his leg earlier in the week, but he was able to coach her team with a cast on his leg and crutches. Seems like he is dedicated to his players. WAY TO GO!!! COACH.

So everyone get outside and have some fun in the Spring Time sun.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

"When I have to make decisions, I know the universe will help me choose WISELY."

CREATIVE ACTIVITY

VERRY BERRY POUND

Ingredient

1 pint raspberries

1 quart strawberries

1 pint blueberries

1 pint blackberries

1 cup sugar

1 pound cake

Whipped cream or cool whip

Supplies

Bowl

Spoon

Plate

Directions

Put berries and sugar in a bowl

Mash berries in sugar with a spoon

Slice 2 pieces of pound cake

LAYER BY LAYER

Pour fruit mixture in center of a small plate

Place one slice of cake on top of fruit

Pour another scoop of fruit on top cake

Place second slice of cake on top of fruit

Pour one more scoop of fruit on top of second cake slice

Drop one table spoon of whip topping on fruit

Oh So GOOD!!!

ENJOY

Options

Angel food cake

recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse
Modified by Ms. Mona

QUESS WHAT?

Did you know that the

Early footballs (soccerfootballs)were sewn up with laces. These days, footballs are made from synthetic leather patches sewn together in a design based on the 'Buckminster Ball' or known as the Buckyball. The American architect Richard Buckminster Fuller came up with the design when he was trying to find a way for constructing buildings using a minimum of materials.

Information courtesty of http://www.soccerballworld.com/

TODAY'S GUESTION

How are you going to celebrate SPRING?

BE SAFE

HAVE FUN

Ms. Mona

Sunrae & friends

It's marvelous MONDAY.

Yes I did not write you last Wednesday or this Sunday. With the help of Ms. Mona we a producing (writing) a book about me, Sunrae. It is planned to be published this Spring. It takes a lot of time, planning and organizing to publish (make) a book.

Well I wanted to tell you about a little boy I met at a restaurant this week-end. He was very friendly and wanted me to play a race car game with him on his computer. At first I didn't mind playing, but he started demanding (being pushy) that I didn't read first and then he yelled at me to write what place he was in the race. I did what he wanted at first, but then I got uncomfortable. I told him I didn't want to play any more. By then my food was ready and I was ready to get away from this pushy, bossy boy. Man, I really wanted to play. I wished he knew how to share and take turns. We really could have had fun together.

Have you had this happen to you before? What did you do? Did you yell back, or take the toy away or got angry and walked away?

Sometimes some kids just don't know how to make friends. Pay attention to how you make and keep friends. You don't have to have alot of friends. Having ONE BEST FRIEND or BEST BUDDY is a FANTASTIC!!! thing to have.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

"Yesterdays worries cast a shadow on todays sunshine."

Enjoy today cause it's a gift to be unwrapped from the universe.

CREATIVE ACTIVITY

SUNRAE'S HONEY BEE

BUBBLE BATH

Ingredients

1-2 cups White Shampoo

3 drops of Yellow food coloring

10 drops of Lemongrass essentilal oil

Supplies

Empty jar or squeeze bottle

Directions

Pour shampoo into bottle or jar

drop yellow food coloring in next,

following with the 10 drops of lemongrass oil.

Mix with a spoon or shake to blend all ingredients.

POUR IN YOUR NEXT BATH.

RUB, BA, DUB, DUB HAVE FUN SCRUB.

QUESS WHAT?

Honey Bees are normally about 3/4 of an inch long. Most bees are workers, which are female, but some are male, called "drones." Workers are slightly smaller than drones. All Honey Bees are reddish brown and black, with orangish-yellow rings on the abdomen (back part of body). The head, antennae, and legs are black. Honey Bees have thick, pale hair on the thorax (middle part of body). When Honey Bees seek out nectar and pollen to make honey with, they visit many different types of flowers, including clover, dandelions, goldenrod, fruit trees, and milkweed.

FYI (for your information) courtesy of http://www.enchantedlearning.com/

TODAYS QUESTION

What kind of friend are you?

BE SAFE

HAVE FUN

Ms. Mona

Sunrae & friends

SUNRAE & FRIENDS FAN CLUB

HERE IT IS !!!

COME AND JOIN

SUNRAE AND FRIENDS
EXPLORE LIFE TOGETHER

AS A MEMBER YOU WILL:

MEET KIDS JUST LIKE YOU
GET A NEWSLETTER TWICE PER YEAR
A SUNRAE & FRIENDS BUTTON & I.D. BAG TAG

BE INVITED TO THE ONCE A YEAR

MEMBERS ONLY PARTY

SO COME & HAVE FUN, BE SURPRISED, LEARN SOMETHING NEW,
SHARE & MEET NEW FRIENDS.

THE SUNRAE & FRIENDS FAN CLUB REGISTRATION FORM

PRINT IT AND RETURN THE BOTTOM HALF TO

SUNRAE AND FRIENDS

C/O

MONA L. SCOTT

P.O. BOX 2135

POWDER SPRINGS. GA 30127

Looking forward to you becoming another one of Sunrae's friends.

SUNRAE AND FRIENDS FAN CLUB

MEMBERSHIP

LETTER OF AGREEMENT

RULES

Must be 5-12 years of age.
Parental consent with parental signature is required for membership.

Respect self and others.

Up lift others.
Be safe and have fun.

REGULATIONS

$3.00 donation for one year membership.

Membership ends December 31st each year.

Present membership card when attending events to receive discounts.

The use of images representing SUNRAE & FRIENDS are prohibited. Any unauthorized use of mages may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

Mona L. Scott founder/ creator of Sunrae & Friends and constituents have the right to refuse or dismiss anyone suspected of misrepresenting "The Sunrae & Friends Fan Club". Mona L. Scott and constituents will not be held liable for any incidents that may occur at events; but every attempt will be made to prevent incidents from happening.

BE SAFE

HAVE FUN

Look for the ORANGE envelope in the mail, your membership card and gift are in it.

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SUNRAE & FRIENDS FAN CLUB

REGISTRATION FORM

I____________________________ have read and agree to follow all

rules and regulations of being a member of the Sunrae and friends fan club.

I____________________________________________________

parent/guardian of _____________________________________

give consent for membership.

Members name_________________________________________________________

Address__________________________________________________________

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WEATHER WATCHING

A picture ms. mona drew.

A great big HELLO to you , you and you.

I a feel silly today, because I am excited about making some new friends this week. One of my new friends likes to watch the Weather Channel.

He really likes to find out stuff about tornados. He likes tornados so much that on Friday morning he started to draw lots and lots of pictures about them. He drew one that showed the tornado scooping up a parked truck. He drew a picture showing the tornado alert alarm going off in a neighborhood. He was really worried about the children being safe. He even drew a picture of the dust flying all over the place. You know a tornado is a really strong wind and it will blow things all over the place. So when you have tornado drills at school it is really important to do what the teacher tells you. I know I will. I don't want to get hurt or blown away.

After he drew eight pictures about tornados, I got to help him turn it into a book. I help him write words to go with the pictures and I colored too. After we finished every thing, we gave the book a title. It is called "My Tornado Book". It was GREAT FUN!!! Have you ever taken the pictures you drew and colored and turned them into a book? Try it, you might like it.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

"I HAVE BOUNDLESS, POWERFUL ENERGY TO DO ALL THINGS WELL."

CREATIVE ACTIVITY

Fruit Kabos

Tools

wooden skewers

smal bowls for each fruit

Ingredients

8 oz can of chunk cut pineapples

1 pint fresh strawberries

1 pint blue berries

1 pint raseberries

10 green grapes

10 red grapes

5 cherries

Directions

1-Put fruit in bowls to make it easy to work with

2-Slide fruit on skewers one at a time in a pattern

(see picture above for sample idea) but off course be creative

3-When you are finish place the kabobs on a plate and serve

THESE KABOS ARE GREAT FOR AFTER SCHOOL SNACK OR SERVE A SLEEP OVER. YOUR FRIENDS CAN MAKE THEIR OWN.

ENJOY!!!

GUESS WHAT?

Some of you asked about a fan club

well;

Sunrae & friends fan club is coming real SOON.

So look for the Fan Club application on the blog and sign up and BECOME A FRIEND.

We will have lots of fun events, gifts to buy, prizes and a newsletter.

SUNRAE & FRIENDS FAN CLUB

TODAYS QUESTION

THINK ABOUT IT.

How important is the weather to you? and how does it affect you?

BE SAFE

HAVE FUN

Ms. Mona

Sunrae & friends

Good Day Everyone!

Life is full of surprises as always.

My friends and my friends, friends are always doing or learning something new about themselves everyday.

How many of you out there have sisters, brothers or cousins you are very close to? Are there times you just don't get along They always seem to bother things that belong to you or hit you when you are concentrating (focused) on something. This leads you to either argue, fuse, hitting or running to an adult to tell on them.

All of this is called confusion or plain old dislike for that sister, brother or close relative.

Well, you know one of my friends, friends sister told her that she and her brother were not geting along. An adult friend of hers told her to hold positive thoughts about her brother the next time he came around; (THINK- "my brother has a nice hair cut").

The little girl did what was suggested. Quess what? Not only did she have a pleasant time playing with her brother; her day at school was pleasant too. She had fun with her classmates and did well in all of her subjects.

THINK ABOUT THIS-Some days may feel like sticky glue and when it does just wash your hands and put on some good smelling lotion. Don't forget to share.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

I use my POWER of creative imagination to let only positive images run through MIND.

CREATIVE ACTIVITY

PuPpet PApEr baG CReActiOnS

Supplies

Brown or white lunch size bag
Crayons or markers

Wiggle eyes (any size

Pom, poms (assorted sizes)

Buttons

Ribbon

Yarn

Feathers

Glue (elmers or tacky)

Scissors (children size )

Fabric scrapes

Directions

Use magic markers and crayons to color bag.

Glue designs with foam shapes, yarn, ribbon etc on front of bag.

Glue a piece of foam shape for a mouth on the inside fold of bag.

Glue pom, poms, yarn, feathers to top of bag for head piece or hair.

Glue wiggle eyes in place or buttons.

Add fabric to make clothing.

Glue pipe cleaner or twisted paper for legs.

Use your IMAGINATION to create your critter

QUESS WHAT?

Most people have never noticed that the sun is always behind you when you face a rainbow, and that the center of the circular arc of the rainbow is in the direction opposite to that of the sun. The rain, of course, is in the direction of the rainbow.

Information by Donald Ahrens-Meteorology Today

TODAYS QUESTION

Do you imagine shapes when you look at the clouds in the sky?

BE SAFE

HAVE FUN

Ms. Mona

Sunrae & Friends