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!

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.

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!

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.

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

Colorful Kids!

Aren't these the cutest little crayons you've ever seen? We had a lot of fun learning about colors the past two weeks.

This week (9/26 - 9/30/11) we will learn about APPLES. We will make apple trees in Art, pretend to make apple pies in the Sensory Table, taste different types of apples and make a class graph as a Math activity. For Science we will learn how lemon juice helps to preserve apples. We will play apple games and hear apple stories. We will learn about the letter L and begin our handwriting program activities. In Religion we will learn that we each have a special name and that God made us all special and unique.

Wed. 9/28 - Flu Shot Clinic - See Wednesday Packet for more information.

Tues. 10/4 - Free Dress if you contributed to the coin drive.

Week of 9/19 - 9/23/11

This week in Preschool we will finish our COLORS and complete our color books. We will celebrate at the end of the week by making crayon hats, marching and singing, and eating rainbow cupcakes! We will sort fruit loops on pipe cleaners, participate in a color diffusion experiment, and review some basics of our handwriting program to prepare for learning our first letter next week. In Religion we will learn that Jesus is our good shepherd.

Tues. 9/20 - Picture Day - Wear uniform - M-W-F kids may meet us in the Parish Hall at 8:45 am.
Thurs. 9/22 - Spirit Dress (SPX t-shirt and jeans or shorts)
Book Fair all week in the Middle School Library.

Thank you for sending kleenex for our room. SPX will be collecting change for the St. Francis of Assisi Tuition Fund 9/14 - 9/23. If your child contributes, they may wear free dress on Oct. 4. Thank you for attending our Parent Teacher Conferences. I enjoyed meeting with you about your wonderful children!