I thought you would all enjoy these pictures from Farm Week.  As you can see, the kids were working hard to shuck corn.  Prior to this we talked about all of the things that come from corn (corn oil, popcorn, corn meal, etc.) and we also got to touch some of these things.  So some of us got a little bit covered in corn starch!  The bottom picture is after we finger painted with chocolate pudding to make muddy pigs.  All in all it was a great week in Preschool.

This week we will be learning about Fire Safety.  It's going to be very exciting and Mr. Newton even made a  cardboard box fire truck for us to play with in Dramatic Play.  On Friday we will have a visit from a real fire fighter, James' dad!

Thanks for sharing with us how you chose your children's names.  They loved hearing about it, and we did, too :)  We'll save your responses and include them in our end-of-the-year books.

Square

Triangle

Circle

Here we are:  having fun and making shapes!  Now we are gearing up for a fun week of learning about farms, the letter F, and how we each have a special name.

Don't forget free dress Tuesday, 9/25 for those who contributed to the coin drive.  Wednesday, 9/26 is the Flu Shot Clinic.  And, of course, the Endowment Dinner is coming up on October 6.

Thought I would share some pictures from our color diffusion experiment.  These future scientists sure are cute!

There is a lot going on this week!  Tuesday is our School Picture Day.  Please send your child in uniform.  M-W-F students are welcome to join us for pictures.  Our time slot is 9:00 - 9:15 in the Parish Hall Building.

Wednesday is Pizza Lunch Day.  Remember that the cafeteria is closed so no school lunches or milk will be available.  Please send money for pizza or a lunch with drink for your child.

The Book Fair will be open in the Parish Hall all week.  We are also collecting coins for the St. Francis Tuition Assistance Fund all week.  Any student who donates earns a Free Dress on Tuesday, Sept. 25.

Flu shots will be available on Wednesday, Sept. 26.  See the Wednesday Packet for more information.

Green Eggs and Ham

                                           Our Green Feast:  Green Eggs and Ham and Grapes                                     

                                                               I'll give it a try...
                                           

                                                               It's not bad....

                                     
                                                               Yum, yum....

                                                               This is great!!!!

                                                       I do NOT like green eggs and ham.
                                                       No thank you, Sam-I-Am.

Working at the Preschool Paint Store!

Hello, Parents!  Well, I somehow forgot to post last weekend (we'll blame it on Labor Day) so I am starting earlier this week.  We have been having a fantastic time learning about colors.  The kids have loved working in the paint store, learning about mixing primary colors to make new colors, and making our own color books.  We have also been learning about rainbows and we are making a class rainbow.  In religion, we heard the story of how Jamal and Abby become friends at school and how they love going to school and hearing stories about Jesus.  We have talked about how we are all becoming friends in our class, too!  Tomorrow we will be making green eggs and ham after reading the classic Dr. Seuss book, and we will learn about trying new things.

Next week we will continue our color theme.  We will be sorting (and eating) fruit loops, learning how colors diffuse (or bleed) in water, searching for colorful jungle animals in the sensory table, and in religion we will learn all about Noah's Ark.  

Remember Parent Teacher Conferences are next week, Thursday after school (9/13) and Friday morning (9/14).  (There is no school on Friday.)  Conference times will be sent home in folders this week. 

Show and Tell has been a big hit so far.  Your kids are doing a great job!  If you have forgotten your child's show and tell day, there is a list posted in the classroom by the sign-in sheet.

Ice cream days are Thursdays and Fridays.  Cost is .75 cents.