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Room 105 3/2/12

By Susan Walton | Published: March 1, 2012

The children are having a great learning experience filling our “ocean” in the hallway with sea life.  They have learned that most animals that live in the sea are fish, but some are mammals; that some sea creatures lay eggs and some have live babies; and that some animals that live in the water breathe in the water while others have to come up to breathe air.  If you get a chance, come by our hallway and see all the things your children have created.

Our UNDER THE SEA study will continue for one more week.

The letter we will be studying next week will be /d/.

Have a good weekend.

LOOKING AHEAD

Saturday, March 3 – BLARNEY BASH  (See School Scoop or School Website)

Friday, March 23 – NO SCHOOL

 

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Room 105 2/24/12

By Susan Walton | Published: February 25, 2012

I hope your children are talking about letters and sounds at home as much as they have been talking about them at school.  Not a day goes by that at least one child doesn’t come up to one of us with a word to add to one of our word lists.  It is quite exciting.

Beginning next week our theme will be DOWN BY THE SEA.  We will talk about all things having to do with the ocean and the creatures that live there.  I think the children will have a lot of fun and I know they will learn many new things.

Our alphabet letter for the week will be /o/.

We began our journey to Easter last Wednesday by attending Mass. We have been talking about the great love God has shown us by giving us his Son and about the great love Jesus has for us by giving up his life.  Then, we talk about the ways that we can show God’s love to the people around us.

I hope you all will attend the BLARNEY BASH.  Each preschool class made an alphabet poster to be auctioned at the event.  The children are very proud.  Either of the posters would be a great addition to a bedroom our playroom. In addition, the BLARNEY BASH  is a major fund-raising event for our entire school.

Thank you all for attending the parent teacher conferences last week.  I hope all your questions were answered; but in case they were not, please call or send me a note.

 

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Room 105 2/1012

By Susan Walton | Published: February 10, 2012

The children have had a wonderful, creative week getting ready for Valentine’s Day. You may have already received some of their creations.

Next week Monday, we will decorate their bags in preparation for our celebration on Tuesday.  Please remember to send 20 Valentines with your child on Tuesday.  The valentines should be signed by your child and the envelopes should be blank so it is easy for each child to distribute his or her cards. 

Next week we will also be preparing our class item for the Blarney Bash auction.  If you haven’t already purchased your tickets and participated in any of the raffles, please do so.  It is a great and fun way to support our school – and you will all be be bidding against each other for our class project!!

We will be spending our alphabet time reading alphabet books and doing projects that include all the letters of the alphabet.  We will also be concentrating on writng names – including last names for some of the children.

In religion we will continue with stories about Jesus and how he lived his life with kindness and caring for all people. 

I look forward to seeing all of you at our designated conference time on Thursday, Feb. 16.  Don’t forget – NO SCHOOL on Friday, Feb. 17 and Monday Feb 20.  Have a wonderful weekend with your family.

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Room 100 2/10/12

By Mary Kate Fitzgerald | Published: February 10, 2012

We have had a busy week in Preschool. The students have ben working on the letter V and talking about Valentine’s Day. The M,W,F and pm classes were able to come up with lists of over 25 V words! They are getting better and better each day with their letter sounds :)

We have also been talking about Valentine’s day, love, and being a caring and kind person. The students really enjoyed sorting their candy hearts in Math and even getting to taste them! :)

Next week we will continue talking about Valntine’s day. They will not work on a particular letter, instead we will review our past letters learned!

Our Valentine’s Day parties will be on Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th. The students may bring in Valetnines to share with all their classmates!

IPORTANT DATES:

Thursday 2/16 Half Day of School. NO PM CLASS! Parent Teacher Conferences

NO SCHOOL Friday 2/17 and Monday 1/20

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Room 105 2/3/12

By Susan Walton | Published: February 3, 2012

Our unit about winter, how animals live in winter, and how arctic animals live is finished for this year.  We can see how much the children have learned by their answers to questions, by their conversation and by their predictions when we read books about those subjects.

This coming week we will concentrate on Valentine’s Day and all the love and kindness that encourages.  Our party will be on Tuesday, February 14.  It will be low-key.  Please have your child bring in the bag with handles that was described in the newsletter last week.  Only 4 children have brought in bags so far and we will begin decorating them on Tuesday of this week.  Check last week’s newsletter for specifics.

This has been a very exciting week for the children with many different activities to celebrate Catholic Schools Week.

Next week our letter will be /v/.

We will be attending Mass on Monday this week at 9:00. Please encourage your children to have good behavior in church.  I am sure that when you take them to church yourself, you hear them singing some of the responses and saying some of the prayers. They are very proud of their participation.

Thursday, February 16 is a half-day of school. The children will be dismissed at 11:15 at the side door.  There will be no after care that day.  Parent teacher conferences will be that afternoon and evening.  We will be sending home your time on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. I am looking foward to meeting with all of you on 2/16. There will be no school on Friday, February 17 and Monday, February 20.

Have a good weekend.

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Room 100 2/3/12

By Mary Kate Fitzgerald | Published: February 3, 2012

This week we finished up our unit on Winter Animals, Hibernation, Adaptation, and Migration. The students have really enjoyed this unit. We have also finished up our work on the letter R. The students are getting really good at coming up with words starting with r!

Next week we will start talking about the letter V, Vallentines day, sharing, caring and love.

Have a great Weekend! :)

Important Dates: Monday 2/6 All School Mass 9:00 am

Monday 2/13 and Tuesday 2/14 Class Valentine Day Parties

Thursday 2/16 Half Day of School. NO PM CLASS! Parent Teacher Conferences

NO SCHOOL Friday 2/17 and Mnday 1/20

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Room 105 1/27/12

By Susan Walton | Published: January 27, 2012

Things that animals do in winter has been our theme for this week.  The children have learned the difference between hibernation, migration, and adaptation. They have used cut paper to make pictures of bears, geese and foxes. You will be able to see this work, and much more when you come to the Open House on Sunday from 10:30 – 12:30.

Next week we will still be talking about animals – the ones that live where it is very cold – polar bears, seals, and penguins. 

Our letter of the week will be /r/.

In religion, we will continue to learn about the miracles of Jesus, specifically when he healed the man who was blind, and when he fed so many people with just a little food.

Our math shelf continues to expand as more and more  children begin to work with numbers and quantity.

On February 14 we will celebrate Valentine’s Day in our classroom. It will be a relatively quiet observance.  Please send a small bag with handles to school by Feb. 3 so we can begin to decorate them for our party.  The bags should be solid in color, preferably brown, white, red or pink. As you think about the valentines that your child will be bringing to school, please remember that we have 20 children in our class.  Your c hild (or you) should sign each card, but you should NOT put names on the cards or envelopes.  This makes it much easier for the children to distribute them to their classmates.

Looking ahead:

Sunday, Jan. 29 – Catholic Schools Week Mass 9:30

                                     All School Open House 10:30 – 12:30

Tuesday, Jan 31 – All School Mass 10:30

Wednesday, Feb. 1 – All School P.J. Day

Thursday, Feb 16. – Half day of school A.M.

                                         Parent Conferences P.M.

Friday, Feb. 17 – NO SCHOOL

Have a great weekend.

I will see you at Mass on Sunday and at our Open House.

 

 

 

 

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Room 105 1/20/12

By Susan Walton | Published: January 20, 2012

What a beautiful snow day we have to end this week of talk about all things winter.  The children have made a long list of what WINTER IS, and they will continue to add to it for the rest of the month.  This week we talked about what we wear in winter, what you need to make a snowman, and what animals do in winter.

This coming week we will be talking about the animals that hibernate, especially bears.  On Wednesday, January 25, the children may wear their pajamas to school and they may bring a teddy bear to school. Please remember that the teddy bear must fit in their backpack. Nap time should be very cozy that day.

As happens almost every year after January 1, the children are expanding their interest and doing more and more works in all areas of the room.

Our alphabet letter next week will be /f/.

In religion, we continue to learn the responses to the new liturgy and to study the miracles of Jesus.  Our new morning prayer is LORD GOD, FILL THIS ROOM  WITH KINDNESS FOR OTHERS, RESPECT FOR OTHERS, AND LOVE FOR JESUS.

The children who have snack next week are: Kaitlin, Sera, Aydan, Abby, and Jama. On Wednesday we will celebrate Aydan Garcia’s birthday.

Looking ahead:

Valentine Party – Tuesday, February 14. The party will be low-key in our classroom. The children should bring enough signed valentines for each child in the room.  That is 20.  The envelopes should be blank. They should not have the children’s names written on them. We will send more information home as this holiday gets closer.

Parent Teacher Conferences are Thursday, February 16 in the afternoon and evening.  We will have conferences with the parents/guardians of all the preschool students this time.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

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Room 100 News

By Mary Kate Fitzgerald | Published: January 20, 2012

We have had such a fun week in Preschool. We learned all about the letter S. We talked about polar bears, penguins and some other winter animals. The students really liked using the smartboard to learn about polar bears.

Next week we will work on the letter F. Start talking with your child about different words they know that start with the letter F. It is also important to keep talking about the letters we have already learned about :)

We will start talking about Hibernation, Migration, and Adaptation. In order to make our Hibernation unit a little bit more fun we will be having a PAJAMA DAY on WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25TH. The students may wear their pajamas and bring a teddy bear with them. :)

Upcoming Events:

Preschool Pajama Day Wednesday Jan. 25th

Open House: Sunday Jan. 29th

Preschool Report Cards out on Feb. 14th and 15th

I hope you have a Warm Weekend! :)

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Room 100 1/13/12

By Mary Kate Fitzgerald | Published: January 13, 2012

Welcome Back! I hope everyone had a wonderful break!

This week we have been learning about Winter and the letter W. The students have been talking about the weather that occurs in winter, what kinds of clothes we should wear, and even what kinds of activities are fun to do in the winter.

Next week we will start talking about different animals in the winter. We will also start working on the letter S!

Have a Wonderful Long Weekend! :)

**Please remember that if you send your child to school in boots to send an extra pair of shoes to change into**

Reminder: *No School Monday, January 16th

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Room 105 1/13/12

By Susan Walton | Published: January 12, 2012

What a great week this has been for getting back into the routine of school.  It was such beautiful weather for the first days and the children were  able to play outside everyday.  Then, just as we were finishing this first week about WINTER, it snowed.  There was so much excitement in the room when the first child saw the first snowflakes, and we often saw one or two children just sitting next to the window watching. We will continue with the same theme of WINTER for the full month of January.  On January 25 the preschool classes are going to have a pajama day. That will be during the week when we talk about animals that hibernate. The children may also bring a teddy bear to school with them on that day.

This past week we introduced the letter /w/.  Next week the letter will be /s/.

In religion we will be talking about the miracles of Jesus.

Looking ahead:

Monday, January 16     NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, January 17 9:00     ALL SCHOOL MASS

Wednesday, January 25     PRESCHOOL PAJAMA DAY

Sunday, January 29  9:30  CATHOLIC SCHOOLS  WEEK MASS and OPEN HOUSE

I hope you enjoy this snowy weekend.  The children are certainly excited about all the fun things that can be done in the snow.

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Room 100

By Mary Kate Fitzgerald | Published: December 22, 2011

The preschoolers are so excited for Christmas! It has been such a Fun and Exciting first semester!

I want to thank all of you for all of your cards, gifts, and donations to the teacher gift fund. I am so thankful to be working here at St. Cletus with such amazing students and families. It has made this first semster a great one! THANK YOU ALL!

I hope that you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Enjoy the break! See you Janurary 9th! :)

Miss Fitzgerald

 

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Preschool News 12/16

By Mary Kate Fitzgerald | Published: December 16, 2011

The preschool students have had such a fun and busy week! Our Christmas Program was WONDERFUL! Thank you very much for all who helped make it such a success! The students were so excited to be on stage and perform for all the families and friends! :)

The students have been working hard on lots of special Christmas themed projects and activities!

This upcoming week we will continue talking all about our past letters and Christmas. The students are excited to light the last candle on their Advent wreaths. We will also continue talking about the Nativity.

Thank you to all who donated to our class Giving Tree Baskets!

Have a Wonderful Weekend! :)

 

 

 

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Room 100 News 12/9

By Mary Kate Fitzgerald | Published: December 9, 2011

This week we continued with our Christmas theme. The students loved making Christmas trees, making Christmas cards, and turning the letter M into a manger :) . We learned all about the letter M and its sounds. I’m so excited that the M,W,F and PM classes were able to come up with lists of over 45 M words!! 

 We have been talking each week about the Holy Family, and the Advent Wreath. The students are enjoying talking all about Baby Jesus and his upcoming birthday!

Next week we will continue with our Christmas theme. We will not be starting a new letter before Christmas, instead we will be using the time to review our past letter and our writing skills.

One last reminder about our program.  It will be on Thursday, December 15 at 10:00 A.M. in Morrissey Hall. Following the program, the room parents have planned a reception so all the families can visit. The children should come to school at the regular time on Thursday. They will be dismissed to you at the end of the program. Please dress them in good clothes for the program. They will not be wearing costumes.

The last day of school will be Thursday, December 22.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! :)

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Room 105 12/9/11

By Susan Walton | Published: December 9, 2011

This week we lit the second candle on our Advent wreaths and we are all waiting – some more patiently than others! May your waiting be filled with the anticipation of the birth of the Christ Child and all the blessings he brings to our families and our lives.

This coming week we will be talking about the Christmas angels.

We will not begin a new letter in our alphabet studies until after Christmas break.  We will use this time to review the letters we have already introduced and read many alphabet books.

We continue to add to our story of the Holy Family.

We thank you all for your generous contributions to so many causes this holiday season.

One last reminder about our program.  It will be on Thursday, December 15 at 10:00 A.M. in Morrissey Hall. Following the program, the room parents have planned a reception so all the families can visit. The children should come to school at the regular time on Thursday. They will be dismissed to you at the end of the program. Please dress them in good clothes for the program. They will not be wearing costumes.

The last day of school will be Thursday, December 22.

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