3/1/10 - 3/5/10

THEME: FIVE SENSES

This week we will be learning all about our wonderful senses with many hands-on activities. In Art we will make texture books which will enable us to touch and describe different materials as well as practicing our cutting and handwriting. In the Sensory Table we will play with gloves filled with a variety of fun-to-touch stuff, including hair gel, flour, bird seed and rice. In Dramatic Play we will pretend to go on a campout, always an experience for the senses. We will taste sweet, sour, and salty snacks and make a class graph of our favorites. We will listen to familiar sounds and try to guess what they are, and we will play a listening game to see if we can identify our classmates' voices. We will smell some delicious and not-so-delicious food scents while completing a worksheet. We will also learn about the letter R, and in Religion we will continue to learn about the season of Lent and that this is a great time to help others.

Tuesday, March 2 is Family Reading Night in the Parish Hall
Spring Break is March 15 - 19!

Michael and his family are moving to Lousiana and this Wed (3/3) will be his last day. We will miss you, Michael, and wish you all the best!

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

GUNG HEI FAT CHOY!

CRAZY HAT DAY!

Week of 2/22/10 - 2/26/10

THEME: MANNERS

This week we will learn all about using good manners and we will practice what we have learned by acting out different scenarios. In Art we will make place settings. We will observe two different sized parachutes and the rate at which they fall as a Science activity. We will pretend to work at a Subway Restaurant in Dramatic Play. We will practice differentiating between small, medium, and large. We will learn the letter B. In Religion we will discover that we have many church friends who help us come to know God's love.

Thursday, Feb. 25 - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night

Tuesday, March 2 - Family Reading Night, 6:45 - 8:00 - for more info. see your Wednesday Packet (RSVP's due this Wed. 2/24)

Your children were very well behaved at Ash Wednesday Mass last week! Mrs. Glover and I were so proud of them!

Week of 2/16/10 - 2/19/10

THEME: CHINESE NEW YEAR!

This week we will learn all about this interesting holiday celebrated by many people around the world and we will compare it to our holidays. In Dramatic Play we will prepare for Chinese New Year (clean house, sweep out bad luck, and put money in red envelopes) and we will have a tea party. Chinese hats and parasols will also be available. In the sensory table we will use our fine motor skills to manipulate chopsticks. We will pick up pretend noodles with chopsticks and put them in take-out boxes. In Art we will make paper lanterns. In Blocks we will make homes out of red blocks for plastic tigers (this is the Year of the Tiger.) We will play a Chinese game called the Drum and the Flower. We will be learning about the letter P and we will practice writing the numbers 5 and 6. In Religion we will learn about Ash Wednesday and will attend Mass with our 6-R Buddies.

Wed. Feb. 17 - Ash Wednesday Mass with Buddies
Thurs (2/18) and Fri (2/19) - Spirit Dress Days. Our class won 2nd place in our building in the Penny Wars contest! So we get to have two spirit dress days so that all of the kids can participate.

Thanks to all who donated money to the Penny Wars for Catholic Charities. A special thanks to the Homeroom Moms and all the Parents for the the wonderful Valentine's Day Party!

We will also be enjoying King Cake on Tuesday of this week, thanks to Home and School.

Week of 2/8/10 - 2/11/10

THEME: VALENTINE'S DAY!

This week in Preschool we will make Valentine sacks in Art, listen to our heartbeats at rest and after exercise, make a graph of conversation hearts, learn about the letter D, get ready for Valentine's Day in Dramatic Play, and in Religion we will learn that Valentine's Day is all about loving and caring for others.

Tuesday, Feb. 9 - Class Pictures 8:50 am - Wear uniform - M-W-F kids may meet us in the gym.
Wednesday, Feb.10 - Pizza Day! Please send money for your child if you have not already done so.
Thursday, Feb. 11 - Valentine's Day Party 1:00pm in the Parish Hall! M-W-F kids and parents are welcome to join in the fun.
Friday, Feb. 12 - NO SCHOOL - Inservice Day
Monday, Feb. 15 - NO SCHOOL - President's Day

Thank you so much to the Homeroom Moms for planning and hosting our Valentine's Day party!
Your child may bring 20 valentines to share with friends to be passed out at the party.

Thanks to all the parents for a great turn out at Family Lunch Day and a wonderful Catholic Schools Week.

Next Wed. Feb. 17 is Ash Wednesday. We will be attending Mass with our 6-R Buddies!