Colorful Kids!

Aren't these the cutest little crayons you've ever seen? We had a lot of fun learning about colors the past two weeks.

This week (9/26 - 9/30/11) we will learn about APPLES. We will make apple trees in Art, pretend to make apple pies in the Sensory Table, taste different types of apples and make a class graph as a Math activity. For Science we will learn how lemon juice helps to preserve apples. We will play apple games and hear apple stories. We will learn about the letter L and begin our handwriting program activities. In Religion we will learn that we each have a special name and that God made us all special and unique.

Wed. 9/28 - Flu Shot Clinic - See Wednesday Packet for more information.

Tues. 10/4 - Free Dress if you contributed to the coin drive.

Week of 9/19 - 9/23/11

This week in Preschool we will finish our COLORS and complete our color books. We will celebrate at the end of the week by making crayon hats, marching and singing, and eating rainbow cupcakes! We will sort fruit loops on pipe cleaners, participate in a color diffusion experiment, and review some basics of our handwriting program to prepare for learning our first letter next week. In Religion we will learn that Jesus is our good shepherd.

Tues. 9/20 - Picture Day - Wear uniform - M-W-F kids may meet us in the Parish Hall at 8:45 am.
Thurs. 9/22 - Spirit Dress (SPX t-shirt and jeans or shorts)
Book Fair all week in the Middle School Library.

Thank you for sending kleenex for our room. SPX will be collecting change for the St. Francis of Assisi Tuition Fund 9/14 - 9/23. If your child contributes, they may wear free dress on Oct. 4. Thank you for attending our Parent Teacher Conferences. I enjoyed meeting with you about your wonderful children!

Week of 9/12 - 9/15/11

We will celebrate COLORS for the next two weeks of Preschool, emphasizing a different color each day with some fun culminating activities at the end of next week. We will make a class rainbow and paint in art, mix colors as a science experiment, sort by color, play in a pretend paint store, and in Religion we will learn all about Noah's Ark and God's sign of the rainbow. We will learn about the Olympics as a Greek Week activity and will try some Greek food on Wednesday.

Wed., 9/14 - Pizza Day, send money for your child if you have not already done so.
Thurs., 9/15 - PTC - After School.
Fri., 9/16 - PTC - No School.

School Pictures have been moved to Tues., 9/20.
Spirit Dress - Thurs., 9/22.

Thank you for sending kleenex for our classroom!

SPX will be collecting change for the St. Francis of Assisi Tuition Fund 9/14 - 9/23.

I made a separate post with pictures from last week. Go to older posts and check them out!

Shaving Cream Fun!

Week of 9/6 - 9/9/11

THEME: SHAPES

This week in Preschool we will make a shape book in Art, make shapes from shaving cream and playdough, search for shapes in the Sensory Table, pretend to work at and visit the beauty shop in Dramatic Play, learn some shape songs and play some shape games. In Religion we will hear the story of "My Teacher Welcomes Me," like Jesus welcomed the children in our Bible story last week.

Pizza order forms are due Friday, 9/9.

Wednesday, 9/14 is Pizza Lunch Day and School Picture Day (wear uniform.) T-Th kids may come to get pictures taken. We will let you know the time as soon as we get the information.

Parent Teacher Conferences are Thursday, 9/15 after school and Friday, 9/16 - No School.

Ice cream days are Thursdays and Fridays. Cost is 75 cents. You may also purchase a $15 punch card.

If anyone would like to donate a box of kleenex for our classroom, it would be most appreciated! We inadvertently left this off the supply list.