Working Hard to Wash Dishes!

Week of 8/30/10 - 9/3/10

THEME: SHAPES

This week in Preschool we will learn all about shapes using flash cards, songs and games. We will be playing with a variety of shape blocks, puzzles, and manipulatives. We will make ice cream cone pictures in Art using triangles and circles. In Dramatic Play we will pretend to work and visit a beauty shop. We will search for shapes in the Sensory Table and will make shapes using play dough and shaving cream. In Religion, we will hear the story, "My Teacher Welcomes Me," and will give thanks for friends and school.

Monday, 9/6 - Labor Day - NO SCHOOL
Thursday, 9/9 - Parent Teacher Conferences after school
Friday, 9/10 Parent Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL

Thank you so much to the Daugherty, Houghton, and Ray families for the generous donations of items for our treasure box! Looks like we are set for awhile but will let you know if we need more donations in the future.

If you are reading this now, you already know that I am adding to the blog weekly and trying to post pictures whenever possible!

Making Food Faces for Snack

Week of 8/23/10 - 8/27/10

THEME: MY FAMILY

We will learn about families by sharing items found at home in our family scavenger hunt, making family trees in Art, graphing the number of people in our family for Math, and acting out things that different family members do at Group Time. We will also be experimenting with the gear set in Science, washing dishes in the Sensory Table, and playing with the doll house family. We will begin learning about the wood pieces used to form letters. In Religion, we will begin using our religion program and will hear the Bible Story, "Let the Children come to Me."

Monday, September 6 - Labor Day - NO SCHOOL

Thank you to the Burke family for donating puzzles and paper for our class!
We are accepting donations for our Treasure Box. Any small items, such as Happy Meal toys, would be most appreciated. These do not need to be new - just things you might be getting rid of from your child's toy box.

Calling all Preschoolers!

Week of August 11 - 13, 2011

THEME: MY NEW SCHOOL

Welcome to all my new students and families! I am so excited for another fun-filled year of Preschool! This week we will spend time getting to know each other and our new classroom and school. We will learn about our routines and schedule, as well as our classroom rules. We'll have a lot of fun playing at centers: playing in the kitchen in Dramatic Play, playing with soft foam blocks in the Block Center, playing with sand in the Sensory Table, and making something special for Back to School Night in the Art Center. We will begin learning the Sign of the Cross and some of our prayers.

Don't forget Back to School Night for parents is Monday, August 16 at 6:00 pm. I'm looking forward to seeing you there. Also, the SPX Feast Day Picnic is Saturday, August 21 at 6:00 pm.