Week of 5/17/10 - 5/21/10

THEME: BIRTHDAYS

This week in Preschool we will have a pretend birthday party in Dramatic Play, play with confetti in the Sensory Table, play with the train set and doll house in the Block Center, learn about how letters are put together to form words, and in Art we will begin working on keepsake books that will be sent home next week. In Religion we will learn about Moses, Joseph, and Elijah from the Old Testament. We will also work on learning our birth dates and will share stories about our favorite birthdays.

Thursday, May 20 - Jupiter Jump Party! 9:00 - 12:00 Please pray for good weather! Also, please send $1.50 for the party if you have not already done so. ***YOUR CHILD MAY WEAR SPIRIT DRESS THAT DAY!

We will be sending home your child's Handwriting Without Tears Workbook this week.

Week of 5/10/10 - 5/14/10


THEME: INSECTS AND SPIDERS

This week in Preschool we will make Honey Bees in Art and do Honey Pot Math. We will learn about the differences between insects and spiders and will have a Buggy Songfest. We will play with Rescue Heroes in Blocks and search for bugs in the Sensory Table. We will learn our last letter, Z! In Religion we will hear Bible stories about obeying God's word.

Friday, May 14 - CAFETERIA CLOSED - Please send or bring a lunch for your child. We will NOT be attending Shakespeare in the Park as a class but you are welcome to pick up your child and attend any of the performances.

Thursday, May 20 - JUPITER JUMP PARTY! All preschoolers and parents are welcome to attend. (No siblings please.) Please send $1.50 to help with the cost. Party is from 9:00 - 12:00 and we will be eating our lunch outside.

We have finished our Religion book so your child will be receiving a "diploma." For the next three weeks we will be doing Bible stories and review.

Week of 5/3/10 - 5/7/10

THEME: OCEAN LIFE

This week in Preschool we will be making Rainbow Fish in Art, going to the beach in Dramatic Play, examining seashells, making ocean habitats in Blocks, learning about the letter Y, and learning about Our Blessed Mother, Mary, in Religion. We will also be making a special Mother's Day picture which will be sent home at the end of the week.

Wednesday, May 5 - Picture packets due back

Friday, May 7 - We are going to the May Crowning Mass with our 6-R Buddies

Your child may bring a rosary from home to show to the class this week.

We had a great time clowning around last week! Our 8th Grade Teacher-for-a Day, Adam, was awesome. They all had a wonderful time.

Week of 4/26/10 - 4/30/10

THEME: CIRCUS

This week in Preschool we will be making elephants in Art, playing with circus animals in Blocks and the Sensory Table, pretending to be clowns in Dramatic Play, performing circus stunts and learning some circus lingo, and learning about the Letter X. In Religion, we will be making music for God using instruments. We will also watch a simple science experiment using popcorn and will complete a balloon math worksheet.

Friday, April 30 - 8th grade Teacher for a Day - Adam will be working in our room all day!

Thanks so much for sharing your stick horses, etc. with us last week. The kids had a ball with the Wild West theme and rodeo!

Week of 4/19/10 - 4/23/10

THEME: WILD WEST

Howdy, y'all! This will be a fun-filled week in Preschool. We'll be making vests from paper sacks in Art, going on a trail ride in Dramatic Play, panning for gold in the Sensory Table, having a stick horse rodeo, learning about the letter W, writing numbers 9 and 10, and in Religion we will learn about David who sang his prayers when he talked to God.

Tues. 4/20 - Cowboy/Cowgirl Dress
Wed. 4/21 - Free Dress, School Pictures (9:45 in Parish Hall), and Pizza Day
Thurs. 4/22 - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night
Fri. 4/23 - Cowboy/Cowgirl Dress

Week of 4/12/10 - 4/16/10

THEME: CATERPILLARS AND BUTTERFLIES

This week in Preschool we will be learning all about the Life Cycle of the Butterfly by making caterpillars, cocoons, and butterflies in Art and acting out the life cycle at group time. We'll also make AB pattern caterpillars at the Art table. In the Sensory Table we will wrap pom-pom butterflies in yarn cocoons. We will play with waffle blocks in the Block Center, and we'll play with the kitchen and babies in Dramatic Play. We will learn that butterflies' wings have symmetrical patterns and colors. In Religion we will learn about prayers of Thanksgiving. We will be learning all about the Letter N as well.

Wed. April 21 - Pizza Day - Please send your child's completed form back by April 15
Thurs. April 22 - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night at Maggie Moo's

Week of 4/6/10 - 4/9/10

THEME: FLOWERS AND PLANTS

Hello, one and all! I hope that you had a very blessed Easter with your families. After this week, there are only seven full weeks of school left. Can you believe it? This week in Preschool we will be making Splendid Sunflowers in Art. In Blocks we will be playing with farm sets, and in the Sensory Table we will be playing with beans. In Dramatic Play we will pretend to work at a Flower Shop. We will be planting grass seed in cups. We will draw faces on the cups and when the grass or "hair" grows, we'll have our own "Chia" friends! We'll also learn all about the Letter M. We'll learn the parts of a flower and compare real and artificial flowers. In Religion we will learn that we can pray anytime and anywhere, after we hear a story about David.

Friday, April 9 - Name That Tune Trivia at SPX