This week in Preschool we will be learning about Flowers and Plants.  We will make muffin tin print flowers in Art, plant grass seed, pretend to work in a Flower Shop in Dramatic Play, plant a garden in the Sensory Table, learn about the parts of a flower and the life cycle of plants, learn about the letter Y, and in Religion we will talk about our Mother Mary and learn about rosaries.

Coming Up:
May 7-11 - Book Fair - See Wednesday Packet for more information.
Wednesday, May 9 - Spirit Dress
Friday, May 11 - Shakespeare in the Park - Cafeteria will be closed.

As a special treat from now until the end of the school year, the preschoolers may bring a show and tell any day of the week, every day if they would like!

Your child may also bring a rosary from home to show the class at Religion time.

Hope you can tell that we had a rootin', tootin' good time during Wild West Week!  We especially enjoyed our rodeo and eating horsey snacks around the campfire.

This week's theme is Under the Sea (4/23 - 4/27/12.)  We will make clown fish and rainbow fish in Art, search for shells in the Sensory Table, create ocean habitats in Blocks, spend a day at the beach in Dramatic Play, and learn about the letter X.  In Religion we will learn that David was God's special friend and that we can pray at any time.

Wednesday, April 25 is Spring Picture Day, 8:15 am in the Parish Hall.  Please send your child in nice church clothes.  T-Th kids are welcome to come for the pictures.

Please make every effort to bring your child to school on time (7:45 - 8:00.)  We start our day immediately after prayer and announcements.  If you arrive after 8:15am you need to take your child to the office, sign in, and get a tardy slip.  Thanks for your help with this!  And remember:  Only four weeks and three days left in the school year!

Week of 4/16 - 4/20/12 - Wild West

We will make stick horses in Art, go on a trail ride in Dramatic Play, pan for gold in the Sensory Table, use keys to open locks like an Old West Sheriff, have a rodeo, make a horse snack that we can eat, and learn about the letter N. In Religion we will complete two lessons from our Religion Program.

Wed. 4/18 is Pizza Day - Please send money for your child.

Wed. 4/18 and Thurs. 4/19 are Wild West Dress Up Days. Please refer to the note that went home last week if you have any questions.

Decorating Easter Baskets

Please put eyes on your bunny...

Happy Easter, Everyone! You've got to love how preschoolers' minds work. Very literal. Aren't the bunny "I's" just too cute?

Well, time to move on to our next theme, Five Senses. We will make texture collages in Art, play with hard and soft building blocks, play with sensory gloves and playdough, play some sight and sound games, talk about good and bad smells and tastes, and learn about the letter M. We will learn that part of growing up is helping others and God wants us to do, by hearing the Religion story, "Kim Is Growing Up."

Name That Tune Trivia Night - Friday, April 20

Spring Pictures - Wednesday, April 25 - 8:15 am in Parish Hall - Wear church clothes

Ice Cream Days will go back to Thursdays and Fridays now that Lent is over.

Time for some pictures! Thought you all would enjoy our "clowning around" pictures as well as Dat's 4th birthday celebration.

We are entering Holy Week/Easter (4/2 - 4/5/12), a very special time. We will be making beautiful eggs in Art, searching for eggs in the Sensory Table, playing with Little People in Blocks, and preparing for Easter in Dramatic Play. We will also be doing doing a science experiment with an egg and vinegar, and doing some math with jelly beans. We will learn about the letter W. We will hear the Easter story from our Children's Bible and learn that Jesus is alive and here for us always. On Thursday we will have an egg hunt with our 6-R buddies.

Remember that we have no school on Good Friday (4/6) and Easter Monday (4/9). Have a wonderful Easter!