Week of 11/30/09 - 12/4/09
Theme: NURSERY RHYMES
Sorry for the late post, I couldn't get on the computer last night (teenagers and homework.) This week we will be exploring the world of Mother Goose. We will make Humpty Dumpty in Art and retell the rhyme. In the Sensory Table we will plant Mary, Mary Quite Contrary's Garden. We will build clock towers for the mouse (Hickory, Dickory, Dock) and walls for eggs (Humpty Dumpty) in Blocks. We will act out and use picture cards to retell the rhymes. We will also be learning about Letter C. In Religion, we will begin learning about Advent and will also begin learning about God's house, our church.
We will not be attending Mass this Friday as previously planned. We had planned to attend Gracie's baptism but the date was changed and Gracie was baptized yesterday. Congratulations, Gracie! We are so happy for you and your family.
Thurs. Dec. 3 - you can bring in coffee or laundry detergent to donate to Ronald McDonald House and wear free dress.
Thurs. Dec. 17 - SPX Christmas Program 6:30 - 7:30 in the church
Fri. Dec. 18 - Preschool Christmas Party 1:00 - 2:00 in the Parish Hall (due to the small size of our classroom.) Parents are welcome to attend. And, of course, we hope that all the T-Th kids can come to the party!
***Does anyone have a small (3-4 ft.) artificial tree that we can use in the classroom from Dec. 14 -18 for Dramatic Play? Please let me know - thank you!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Week of 11/16/09 - 11/20/09
Theme: Thanksgiving
This week we will pretend to live like Native Americans in Dramatic Play, living in a tepee and harvesting vegetables. We will make hand print turkeys in Art. We will play with a Thomas the Train set in Blocks. We will examine different types of feathers with a magnifying glass. We will string beads to make necklaces. We will learn all about the Letter U. We will discover that we give thanks to God for all of his blessings in religion. We will read lots of Thanksgiving books and do many holiday-related activities.
Thursday, Nov. 19 - Bedlam Dress Day (also, you may send Box Tops to vote for your favorite team.)
Nov. 23 - Nov. 27 - No School - Thanksgiving Break!
A huge THANK YOU to all of you for the very generous gift cards for my birthday! I've already bought some books for the classroom and I can't wait to eat dinner at P.F. Chang's! Thank you so much. Also, the party on my birthday was wonderful. I just loved the cards that the kids made, the banner, and, of course, the cupcakes!
The recycling club is collecting aluminum cans, now through Dec. 4. The class with the most cans wins a Free Dress Day.
The auction committee is sponsoring Money for Monuments. If you would like to donate any spare change for this, there is a jar in our classroom. Our monument is a pagoda (I think) from Vietnam. There is a picture of this hanging under the crucifix. The class with the most money wins a Free Dress Day. All proceeds go towards the auction.
Bryce and the amazing Chloe!
Theme: Thanksgiving
This week we will pretend to live like Native Americans in Dramatic Play, living in a tepee and harvesting vegetables. We will make hand print turkeys in Art. We will play with a Thomas the Train set in Blocks. We will examine different types of feathers with a magnifying glass. We will string beads to make necklaces. We will learn all about the Letter U. We will discover that we give thanks to God for all of his blessings in religion. We will read lots of Thanksgiving books and do many holiday-related activities.
Thursday, Nov. 19 - Bedlam Dress Day (also, you may send Box Tops to vote for your favorite team.)
Nov. 23 - Nov. 27 - No School - Thanksgiving Break!
A huge THANK YOU to all of you for the very generous gift cards for my birthday! I've already bought some books for the classroom and I can't wait to eat dinner at P.F. Chang's! Thank you so much. Also, the party on my birthday was wonderful. I just loved the cards that the kids made, the banner, and, of course, the cupcakes!
The recycling club is collecting aluminum cans, now through Dec. 4. The class with the most cans wins a Free Dress Day.
The auction committee is sponsoring Money for Monuments. If you would like to donate any spare change for this, there is a jar in our classroom. Our monument is a pagoda (I think) from Vietnam. There is a picture of this hanging under the crucifix. The class with the most money wins a Free Dress Day. All proceeds go towards the auction.
Bryce and the amazing Chloe!
Gracie and her hermit crabs
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Week of 11/9/09 - 11/13/09
Theme: Weather and Seasons
Sorry that I did not post last week. I had a bad case of bronchitis and am just now starting to feel like my old self. I missed the kids, though, and was glad to get back to class
This week we will make fluffy clouds to hang all around our room in Art. We will play with "ice" blocks and arctic animals. We will play in a "rain storm" in the Sensory Table (Mylar strips, cotton balls, and laminated raindrops.) We will make a crystallized snowflake using borax and water in a science experiment. We will learn all about the way the weather changes in different seasons. We will learn about our next vowel, the Letter I. We will hear the story "Come, Follow Me" in Religion.
Thursday, Nov. 12 - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night
Friday, Nov. 13 - H1N1 vaccinations
Thanks to all of you who brought pets last week. The kids loved it! If anyone would still like to bring in a pet to visit just let us know and we'll set up a time. Check out the pictures below. (Hope I got the dog names right!)
Theme: Weather and Seasons
Sorry that I did not post last week. I had a bad case of bronchitis and am just now starting to feel like my old self. I missed the kids, though, and was glad to get back to class
This week we will make fluffy clouds to hang all around our room in Art. We will play with "ice" blocks and arctic animals. We will play in a "rain storm" in the Sensory Table (Mylar strips, cotton balls, and laminated raindrops.) We will make a crystallized snowflake using borax and water in a science experiment. We will learn all about the way the weather changes in different seasons. We will learn about our next vowel, the Letter I. We will hear the story "Come, Follow Me" in Religion.
Thursday, Nov. 12 - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night
Friday, Nov. 13 - H1N1 vaccinations
Thanks to all of you who brought pets last week. The kids loved it! If anyone would still like to bring in a pet to visit just let us know and we'll set up a time. Check out the pictures below. (Hope I got the dog names right!)
Holden and Pixie
Brice and Snickers
Sam and his big puppy, LanceSunday, October 25, 2009
Examining the inside of a pumpkin - squishy fun!
Captain Rick Bruder visits Preschool to talk about fire safety. Week of 10/26/09 - 10/30/09
THEME: HALLOWEEN
This week in Preschool we will pretend to have a Halloween party in Dramatic Play, review our letters and start using our notebooks, make footprint bats in Art, play hula hoop math games, sing Halloween songs, and learn all about taking care of ourselves, as we are God's creation, in Religion.
Wed, Oct 28 and Thurs, Oct 29 - Report cards sent home. Please sign for the first quarter and return report card in the folder. The report card will be yours to keep at the end of the school year.
Thurs, Oct 29 - Pizza order forms due for the Wed., Nov 4 pizza day.
Please remember to send warm outerwear for your child now that it is getting colder. Please put your child's name in coats, etc. We will go outside unless it is below freezing, raining, or snowing.
****Next week we will be learning about pets. We are considering allowing the students to bring in pets from home, with parent present, of course. Please let me know if your child has any pet allergies, fears, etc.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
October 19, 2009
Week of 10/19/09 - 10/23/09
THEME: PUMPKINS
This week in Preschool we will examine real pumpkins using all of our senses. We will make a tasty pumpkin treat (pumpkin mousse), play in the Preschool Pumpkin Patch, see if fall items sink or float in a science experiment, learn all about the letter H, and hear the story of Adam and Eve in Religion, learning that God made all people special.
Tues. Oct 20 - Captain Rick Bruder from the Tulsa Fire Department will come to visit about fire
safety!
Thurs. Oct 22 - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night
Sun. Oct 25 - Fun Day at SPX from 2:00 - 5:00 - hope to see you there! Thanks for working in
our class booth.
Having fun in the Preschool Fire Station!
Look! It's Brice's butterfly right after it came out of the chrysallis!
It was amazing to watch the life cycle - thank you Brice and family.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
October 11, 2009
Week of 10/12/09 - 10/16/09
THEME: FIRE SAFETY
Hello, all! This is one of my favorite themes as the kids really love it. This week we will be painting fire trucks in Art, playing in a pretend fire station in Dramatic Play (equipped with a "real" fire truck courtesy of Mr. Newton - he changed the bear cave into a fire truck), playing with Rescue Heroes and rescue vehicles, adding spots to a dalmation and counting them. We will also learn about "Stop, Drop, and Roll" and how to crawl under smoke. We will learn about our first vowel, the letter E. In Religion we will hear the story of "The Perfect Beach" and learn that we are called to care for all of God's creation.
Wed. Oct 14 - Picture Retakes
Thurs. Oct 15 - I will be attending an early childhood conference and Mrs. Lisa Bierig will be filling in for me.
Fri. Oct 16 - Speech Screenings
FUN DAY ALERT! Fun Day is just around the corner - Sunday Oct 25 from 2:00 - 5:00. This is our annual all-school Halloween celebration. Please sign up to work in our class booth. The sign-in sheet will be in our classroom and/or you can contact Becky Ripp (Holden's mom) with any questions. Hope everyone can make it - it's really a lot of fun.
Week of 10/12/09 - 10/16/09
THEME: FIRE SAFETY
Hello, all! This is one of my favorite themes as the kids really love it. This week we will be painting fire trucks in Art, playing in a pretend fire station in Dramatic Play (equipped with a "real" fire truck courtesy of Mr. Newton - he changed the bear cave into a fire truck), playing with Rescue Heroes and rescue vehicles, adding spots to a dalmation and counting them. We will also learn about "Stop, Drop, and Roll" and how to crawl under smoke. We will learn about our first vowel, the letter E. In Religion we will hear the story of "The Perfect Beach" and learn that we are called to care for all of God's creation.
Wed. Oct 14 - Picture Retakes
Thurs. Oct 15 - I will be attending an early childhood conference and Mrs. Lisa Bierig will be filling in for me.
Fri. Oct 16 - Speech Screenings
FUN DAY ALERT! Fun Day is just around the corner - Sunday Oct 25 from 2:00 - 5:00. This is our annual all-school Halloween celebration. Please sign up to work in our class booth. The sign-in sheet will be in our classroom and/or you can contact Becky Ripp (Holden's mom) with any questions. Hope everyone can make it - it's really a lot of fun.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
October 4, 2009
THEME: AUTUMN LEAVES
Fall is in the air! What a beautiful time of year. I decided to switch the themes for the next two weeks so we'll be doing autumn leaves this week, and fire safety next week. This week we'll be talking all about the change of season. We'll make some beautiful leaves for our windows and we'll play in a leaf pile in the sensory table. We'll be learning our next letter, the letter F. In Religion, we'll be learning about the creation story and hearing a story and song about Abraham, as well. We'll make number charts with stickers, and of course, continue playing in centers and on the playground, and attending all of our specials. We'll keep working on getting along with our friends, sharing, and taking turns. Your kids are just wonderful and they make me smile every day! Thanks for sending them to our school.
Wed. Oct 7 is Picture Retake day and Fri. Oct. 9 there is no school due to a Diocesan Inservice day. Thanks to all of you for the continued donations of awesome treasure box items!
See the great picture below. The Tuesday - Thursday kids are having fun shucking corn and exploring corn products!
THEME: AUTUMN LEAVES
Fall is in the air! What a beautiful time of year. I decided to switch the themes for the next two weeks so we'll be doing autumn leaves this week, and fire safety next week. This week we'll be talking all about the change of season. We'll make some beautiful leaves for our windows and we'll play in a leaf pile in the sensory table. We'll be learning our next letter, the letter F. In Religion, we'll be learning about the creation story and hearing a story and song about Abraham, as well. We'll make number charts with stickers, and of course, continue playing in centers and on the playground, and attending all of our specials. We'll keep working on getting along with our friends, sharing, and taking turns. Your kids are just wonderful and they make me smile every day! Thanks for sending them to our school.
Wed. Oct 7 is Picture Retake day and Fri. Oct. 9 there is no school due to a Diocesan Inservice day. Thanks to all of you for the continued donations of awesome treasure box items!
See the great picture below. The Tuesday - Thursday kids are having fun shucking corn and exploring corn products!
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