Category Archives: Preschool

Preschool: May 14, 2010

By Susan Walton | Published: May 21, 2010

The end of the year is  here!! It hardly seems possible. This has been a great year for all our children. They have learned so many new things and have grown in so many way. It has been our pleasure to teach our preschoolers this year.

We have been learning new songs for our program and practicing our various parts. You will be so proud of your chidren.

As we finish the year, we are reviewing the  letters, numbers, and writing that we have been learning all year. We hope that you continue reinforcing these skills with your children over the summer.

We will  continue to explore the story of NOAH AND THE ARK using a variety of media and a variety of Bible story books. Some of the children are bringing their own Bible books to school to share.

We will be having SHOW and TELL on the last two Thursdays and Fridays of May.

We have sent home information about your child’s part in our Preschool Program. Please practice songs and/or lines if requested. Please  dress your child in blue jeans and white t-shirt for the program. As we have indicated, most costumes will be provided.

The program is on Wednesday, June 2, at 10:00 in Morrissey Hall.

ALL CHILDREN SHOULD COME TO SCHOOL AT REGULAR ARRIVAL TIME ON THAT DAY. PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR CHILD WILL BE DISMISSED TO YOU AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, IS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR ALL PRESCHOOL CHILDREN.

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Preschool May 10-14, 2010

By Monica Martino | Published: May 7, 2010

In Religion, we are learning the story of the Creation and Noah’s Ark. Spring is a great time of the year to learn about new life and all that God created for us.  We are thankful. 

We will be completing our alphabet studies in the next few weeks.  We are also reviewing and reinforcing our alphabet and numbers. Please continue to reinforce skills taught at school, such as, writing their names, coloring, use of scissors.

 I hope that your caterpillars are growing.  We released our butterflies this week.  The children were very excited about the transformation from caterpillars to butterflies.

We are preparing for our End of Year Celebration which will be held on Wednesday, June 2 at 10:00 a.m. in Morrissey Hall.  This will also be the last day of preschool.  Children will be going home after the program.   More information will be coming home soon.

 

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Preschool: April 30, 2010

By Monica Martino | Published: April 30, 2010

This week we are beginning a unit on animals, God’s creatures.  In Religion, we continue talking about Creation  and begin our instructional theme of animals.

We “planted” caterpillars in school.  Please remember to water daily and you will have a special surprise in the next few weeks.

Show and Tell Day-

Thursday, May 6 and Friday, May 7  please bring a stuffed animal for show and tell.  Please label your child’s animal.

Gym Uniforms

Next year Kindergarten students will be required to wear gym uniforms for PE class.  Please check the school’s website for more information.

We will be finishing our alphabet work this month with the letters /X, Y, Z/

End of Year Celebration

All preschool children will participate in the End of the Year Celebration  on June 2 at 10:00 a.m. in Morissey Hall. All children should be dropped off at 8:00 arrival time.  This will be the last day of Preschool  and the children willl be dismissed after the program.

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PreSchool: April 7, 2010

By Susan Walton | Published: April 14, 2010

Welcome back to school.

We hope you all had a wonderful vacation.

As we return, we will be discussing all the changes that are occurring because it is SPRING! Our stories, our centers, our art projects will all reflect this theme.

/U/ will be our letter/sound for this week.

In religion we will be talking about the miracle of Easter.

Show and Tell will be Thursday 4/15 and Friday 4/16. The children should bring in something to share that relates to what they did over the vacation.

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Preschool: March 19, 2010

By Monica Martino | Published: March 12, 2010

Welcome Spring!                                                                          

We will conclude the  month of March with a  Wacky Wednesday Dress Up Day. The children may dress WACKY on Wednesday, March 24.  They may wear mismatched socks, silly outfits, etc.

The children will be attending a performance of  Mulan, the school musical on Wednesday, March 24.

Since March 21 i s the first day of Spring, we will begin decorating our room with Spring-themed projects . Spring brings new life, and that will be one of our themes for the month of April.

Holy Week begins March 29. We will talk about the importance of the days in this week. We will talk about Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday.

Our alphabet work will focus on the letter /t/.

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Preschool: March 8-12, 2010

By Kathy Lifka | Published: March 5, 2010

“The more you read, the more things you will know.”  Dr. Seuss

Last Tuesday and Wednesday we celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday. We read Dr. Seuss books, played games, and made a Cat in the Hat hat. We even had green eggs and ham for our snack. The majority of children ate it – and even liked it!  Theodore Seuss Geisel was one of the most creative thinkers of our time and his books have started innumerable children on the path of reading. Thank you all for sharing your family Dr. Seuss books with our classrooms.

Our theme for this month is DINOSAURS. We will explore this theme in a variety of ways. This week we are learning about the differences between plant-eaters and meat-eaters. If you have any items that we could use in our explorations these next three weeks, please send us a note. Any items that come to school should be labeled with your child’s name if at all possible.

Our alphabet letter for this week is /r/. Take some time to look for words that start with that sound. You will be amazed how many words your children can find.  They come to school each day with suggestions for our word lists.

Our message during this season of Lent is one of following Jesus. We are making chains of love in our classrooms. Whenever someone acts the way Jesus would act – being kind, helping a friend, sharing, showing love, being generous – we write their name on one link and add it to our chain. You will be proud to know our chains are getting longer and longer.

Spring is coming – we can feel it in the air – and in our daily weather observations more and more days are sunny.  We have begun to go out more each week. Please continue to send your children with hats and gloves or mittens. Even though the weather is a little warmer, their hands and heads still get cold. They love running and we are encouraging that activity. They all need plenty of physical exercise.

Looking Ahead

NO SCHOOL on Monday, March 15

ST.PATRICK’S DAY on March 17

DINOSAUR SHOW & TELL on March 18 and 19

March Birthdays

Sofija Grujic, March 8

Thomas Townsend, March 9

Taylor Kemmer, March 27

Have a good week.

IT’S A GREAT DAY TO BE A CARDINAL!!!

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Preschool: March 2, 2010

By Kathy Lifka | Published: March 5, 2010

This week we celebrate the writings of Dr. Seuss.  On Tuesday and Wednesday, we will read Green Eggs and Ham and have green eggs and ham for snack.  We will be reading Dr. Seuss books all this month.  If your child has Dr. Seuss books that you would like to share with us please send in to school this week.  Please make sure that your book is labeled with your child’s name.

We will also be starting an unit on dinosaurs.  We will explore where various dinosaurs live, what they eat, and how big they were.

Show and Tell will be on Thursday, March 11 and Friday, March 12.  Your preschooler may bring in a dinosaur or dinosaur related item to show.

Children have enjoyed playing outside on days when the weather is warmer.  We have made snow angels, snowmen and run races in the snow.

Please continue to send them in appropriate clothing so that we can continue to play outside whenever possible.

Don’t Forget / Information:

The preschoolers are encouraged to continue to do acts of good deeds during the Lenten Season.
 
         School Theme: 
Building Foundations for the future 
 
        Monthly Theme:            
               Dr. Seuss 
     Preschool Theme:      
           Dinosaurs

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Preschool: February 22

By Kathy Lifka | Published: February 25, 2010

This week we will continue our unit on Animals in Winter.  We will discuss the different ways animals spend winter.  Some of them hibernate, adapt and migrate.  On Thursday, Feb. 25 and Friday, Feb. 26 we will have a hibernation party.  The children may wear their pajamas to school and bring their favorite teddy bear. 

In Religion, we have entered the Lenten Season.  We went to Mass on Ash Wednesday and received ashes.  During this season we will focus on doing good deeds to be more like Jesus.  We will be making a chain to display all of our good deeds in school. 

In library we have started reading Dr. Seuss books and in computer lab we are playing  Dr. Seuss games. We will celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday on March 2 and 3.  We will have Green Eggs and Ham for snack.  If you have a book that you would like to share with the class you may bring it to school on these days.

Have a Blessed Week! 
Mrs. Martino & Mrs. Walton

Special points of interest:

No School– Feb.22—Archdiocese Meeting

 
Don’t Forget / Information:

The preschoolers are encouraged to continue to do acts of good deeds during the Lenten Season.

 
Monthly Theme:

Valentine’s Day 

Preschool Theme:

Winter Animals

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Pre School: 2/8/10

By Chris Wagner | Published: February 18, 2010

Our latest newsletter:   February 8

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