Sunday, October 30, 2011

Week of 10/31 - 11/4/11

THEME: AUTUMN LEAVES

We will make paper bag leaves in art, observe how objects sink or float, play a math game to create a fall tree, play in leaves in the sensory table, learn about all the seasonal changes of fall, and learn about the letter I. In religion we will learn about All Saints Day.

Friday, November 4 - Speech and Hearing Screenings - return consent form if you would like your child to be screened.

Wednesday, November 9 - Pizza Lunch Day - please return your order forms.

Monday, October 31 will be Mrs. Glover's last day to work in our class. We will really miss her! Mrs. Lisa Bierig will begin helping in our room in November on a part-time basis.

Thanks to all who helped with/attended the Fall Festival.

Please replenish your child's extra clothes if needed and switch out shorts for pants if applicable. Thanks!

Monday, October 24, 2011

Week of 10/24 - 10/28/11

Theme: HALLOWEEN

This week in Preschool we will make footprint ghosts and Halloween lanterns in Art, put together a skeleton following an example, pretend to have a Halloween party in Dramatic Play, make Halloween "cookies" with play dough, learn about the Letter T, and learn that we are called to take care of God's creations in Religion.

Tuesday, October 25 - Spirit Dress if you donated cereal
Saturday, October 29 - Fall Festival - 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Please return the consent form if you would like your child to have the speech and hearing screening done on Friday, November 4.

Thank you for all of your generous snack donations!

Monday, October 31 will be Mrs. Glover's last day to work in our class. We will really miss her! Mrs. Lisa Bierig will begin helping in our room in November on a part-time basis.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Week of 10/18 - 10/21/11

Theme: PUMPKINS

This week in Preschool we will make painted pumpkins in Art, learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin, visit a pumpkin patch in Dramatic Play, examine the inside and outside of a pumpkin, learn pumpkin poems and songs, and learn about the letter H. In Religion we will discover that God made the world.

Tues - Fri of this week: Bring in one box of cereal per family for National Food Bank Week. Then next Tues, Oct. 25 is a Spirit Dress Day for those who donated cereal.

Fall Festival is coming on Sat, Oct. 29, 6:00-9:00 pm. We need parent volunteers to work in our class game booth. Please sign up with Mrs. Kateri Adams. Thank you so much for your help with this fun family night!

Thursday, October 6, 2011














We sure had fun shucking corn during Farm week! I am actually posting early this time. This is a first for me. Next week, 10/10 - 10/14/11, our theme will be BEARS. We will make circle and patchwork bears in Art, sort teddy bears brought from home, learn about hibernation, hear the story of The Three Bears, have a teddy bear picnic in Dramatic Play, and rescue bears in life boats (bowls) in our Sensory Table. We will learn all about our first vowel, the letter E. In Religion we will learn how our families care for us just like the Good Shepherd cares for His sheep.


Wed. 10/12 - Picture Retakes have been postponed - Pizza Lunch Day- Send money for your child if you have not already done so

Fri. 10/14 - No School - Diocesan Inservice

Mon. 10/17 - No School - Fall Break


***Your child may bring a favorite teddy bear from home on Wednesday and/or Thursday. We will be sorting them by size and color. We will let them "hibernate" at nap time in our class bear cave.







Sunday, October 2, 2011

Week of 10/3 - 10/7/11

Our theme this week is Fun on the Farm. We will make a farm animal a day in Art: Circle Sheep, Spotted Cows, Yarn Horses, Torn Paper Pigs, and Footprint Baby Chicks. We will learn how corn grows and about the many foods that come from corn. We will pretend to harvest vegetables in Dramatic Play and will play with wheat and farm animals in the Sensory Table. We will learn about the letter F. In Religion we will hear the Bible Story, "A Good Shepherd Cares for His Sheep."

Tuesday, 10/4 - Free Dress if you donated to the coin drive
Wednesday, 10/12 - Picture Retakes/8th Grade Pizza Lunch Fundraiser
Friday, 10/14 - No School - Diocesan Inservice
Monday, 10/17 - No School - Fall Break