HAPPY 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL!

Thought you might enjoy this adorable picture of the kids in their hats. We had a lot of fun that day and I still plan to try to do some 100 day activities with the T-Th kids this week, if we can fit it in with all the excitement of....

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK!!!!! 2/1/10 - 2/5/10

Yes, at long last the fun begins. This week we will attend the Talent Show, play in the Jupiter Jump, have lunch with our families, color pictures of Catholic School kids, make thank you cards for our parents, play in the Beauty Shop, learn the letter J, and practice writing numbers 3 and 4. The following schedule is a reminder of CSW attire:

Mon. Feb. 1 - Crazy Sock Day

Tues. Feb. 2 - Spirit Dress

Wed. Feb. 3 - PJ Day

Thurs. Feb. 4 - Favorite Team Shirt

Fri. Feb. 5 - Crazy Hat Day

Also, coming up are class pictures on Tues. Feb. 9 at 8:50 am. The M-W-F kids are, of course, welcome to meet us in the gym for pictures. And, please return pizza order forms (for the upcoming 8th grade fundraiser on Wed. Feb 10) by this Wed. Feb. 3. Thank you and have a great week!

Week of 1/25/10 - 1/28/10

THEME: HEALTHY BODIES

This week in Preschool we will learn about the difference between healthy and junk foods and will make a class bulletin board using magazine pictures. We will exercise our bodies and learn about caring for our teeth. In Art we will make salad collages. We will make "bean soup" in the Sensory Table. We will practice writing the numbers 1 and 2 in our handwriting books. We will celebrate the 100th Day of School! And in Religion we will hear the story, "Jesus Makes Two New Friends," and learn that the church is made up of the friends of Jesus

Tuesday, Jan. 26 - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night

Wednesday, Jan. 27 - The 100th Day of School

Thursday, Jan. 28 - Parent Teacher Conferences After School

Friday, Jan. 29 - No School - Parent Teacher Conferences

**We will be celebrating the 100th Day of School for two days, Wednesday and Thursday of this week, so that all of the students will get to be a part of this milestone. We will be doing fun counting and art activities. A special thank you to Mrs. Ripp for helping with this!

**Due to the 100th day activities as well as the shortened week, we will not be learning a new letter until next week.

Welcome to our new student, Michael Kearney! He will be coming on M-W-F. We are so happy to have you in our class, Michael.

Last week during our Transportation unit we took a pretend trip on an airplane. After reading a book about planes, each student got a ticket and had to find their seat. Then snack was served while an "in flight" movie was shown. We have a lot of fun pretending in our room!

Preschoolers engrossed in the "in flight" movie!

Week of 1/19/10 - 1/22/10

THEME: TRANSPORTATION

This week in Preschool we will make hot air balloons in Art. In Blocks, Dramatic Play, and the Sensory Table we will be playing with a variety of vehicles, including cars, trucks, construction vehicles and trains. We will be practicing following directions and working at the tables as we complete some worksheets. We will pretend to take a trip on an airplane. We will practice writing our names. In Religion, we will learn what it means to welcome someone and we will talk about what it means to go to a Catholic School.

*Report Cards will be sent home on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Please sign and return them.

Tues. Jan 26 - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night at Incredible Pizza
Thurs. Jan 28 - PTC After School
Fri. Jan 29 - PTC No School
Feb. 1-5 - Catholic Schools Week
Sat. Feb 6 - SPX Auction

Week of 1/11/10 - 1/15/10

THEME: WINTER WONDERLAND

Yes, I know we've all probably had enough of this theme to last awhile! This week we will pretend to play in the snow in Dramatic Play, we will search for white items hidden in packing peanuts in the sensory table, and we will compare sugar and salt and will do a simple experiment picking up an ice cube on a string using salt to make it stick. We will make a snowy day in the woods picture in Art and we will learn some fun facts about penguins. We will also learn about the letter S. And in Religion we will talk about sharing good news like the shepherds did when Jesus was born.

***Important Schedule Change: We WILL have school on February 22 and 23 as the Kindergarten Testing previously scheduled for those days has now been moved to several Saturdays. See the Wednesday packet for more info.

Monday, Jan. 18 - No School - MLK Day
Wednesday, Jan. 20 - Report Cards Sent Home
Thursday, Jan. 28 - PTC After School
Friday, Jan. 29 - No School - PTC
Feb. 1-5 Catholic Schools Week

Thanks so much for sending the very cute baby pictures last week! The kids sure enjoyed sharing them and Mrs. Glover and I loved seeing them. If you forgot, feel free to send one this week.

Week of 1/4/10 - 1/8/10

THEME: SPACE

Happy New Year! This week we will be learning all about the planets and outer space. We will pretend to fly a rocket ship in Dramatic Play. We will search for stars in the Sensory Table. We will examine "moon rocks." We will take a pretend voyage into space as a class. We will learn about the letter G. In religion we will learn that new babies are a gift from God like Jesus was, and that we are all part of a family.

***Since we are learning about new babies and families in Religion, your child may bring in a baby picture and one baby item (toy, blanket, etc.) to share with the class.

Thank you so much for the wonderful Christmas party!

Wednesday, Jan. 13 - End of the 2nd Quarter
Monday, Jan. 18 - No School - Martin Luther King Day