Month: October 2019

Dear PreKindergarten Families: This week we learned about bats and skeletons. Every week we work on being a friend, being kind, listening and letting others listen. We talk about praying; that we can pray any time and God will listen. We also thank Jesus for our blessings. The Children were so reverential during their first Mass. We were so proud of them!  Homework:  Please continue having your child spell his/her name to you and please read to your child, 1-2 books every day would be so helpful to them.  Thank you!  ~Lorri, Nancy and Rita~

These are the skills we have been practicing this week:

Arts & Crafts	Dramatic Play	Story/Lesson	Blocks & Building
Teacher led Skills practice: Jack O’Lanterns: cutting and gluing Finger painting 3D pumpkins Fall Stamps	Farm animals/barn in blocks Farmer’s Market Farm flannel Farm magnets Wild animals/mountain	Farm songs Farm stories Barnyard Banter Halloweener Joshua and the Walls of Jericho	Wooden Blocks Train Station Foam blocks Bristle blocks Noodle shapes
Language & Literacy	Library/Listening Center	Math & Manipulatives	Music & Movement
Listening to a variety of stories Letter G,g: sounds, words, writing Magnetic Alphabet Alphabet puzzles Fall Words Spelling and name recognition Writing name ABC match	Theme books: Bats, Owls, Farm animals, Pumpkins, Apples, Fall Leaves, Skeletons, Listening: Bella’s Fall Coat, Just Say Boo	Calendar (counting) Patterns with Autumn Objects Shape Puzzles Counting classmates: more or less? Counting 1-31 Counting 1-1 pumpkins seeds Ordering S-M-L pumpkins	Pumpkin Songs Down on Grandpa’s Farm Walls of Jericho Ring around the Pumpkin
Gross Motor/Outdoor Play	Science & Sensory	Fine Motor Activities	Religious Focus
Outside play CD dancing Music with Movement Fingerplays	Bats Skeletons Exploring pumpkins and gourds Seeds Water table	Puzzles Playdoh/Alpha cutters Sewing cards Writing Letters/Names Magnadoodles Hole punch	Sign of the Cross Church is God’s Family Circle and Mealtime prayers Attending School-wide Mass

 

Coming Up:  Next Thursday is Halloween when the children can wear their costumes as long as they can comfortably play in them (inside and outside). We will be doing some fun Halloween projects and games. Please watch for details on our November (being thankful) service project which we will put out next week. This will be a month-long effort for our preschool classes.

           

October 21-25, 2019

 

Dear Preschool Families: This week we continued our learning about farms, farm life and farm animals. Every week we work on being a friend, being kind, listening and letting others listen. We talk about praying, that we can pray any time and God will listen. We also thank Jesus for our blessings. Homework:  Please continue having your child spell his/her name to you and please read to your child, 1-2 books every day would be so helpful to them.  Thank you!  ~Lorri, Nancy and Rita~

These are the skills we have been practicing this week:

Arts & Crafts	Dramatic Play	Story/Lesson	Blocks & Building
Teacher led Skills practice: chicken and duck coloring pages Fall stamps Finger painting pumpkins	Farm animals/barn in blocks Farmer’s Market Farm flannel Farm magnets	Farm songs Farm stories Barnyard Banter Halloweener Joshua and the Walls of Jericho	Wooden Blocks Train Station Foam blocks Bristle blocks Noodle shapes
Language & Literacy	Library/Listening Center	Math & Manipulatives	Music & Movement
Listening to a variety of stories Magnetic Alphabet Alphabet puzzles Fall Words Spelling and name recognition Writing name	Theme books: Bats, Owls, Farm animals, Pumpkins, Apples, Fall Leaves, Skeletons, Listening: Bella’s Fall Coat, Just Say Boo	Calendar (counting) Patterns with Autumn Objects Shape Puzzles	Pumpkin Songs Down on Grandpa’s Farm Walls of Jericho Ring around the Pumpkin
Gross Motor/Outdoor Play	Science & Sensory	Fine Motor Activities	Religious Focus
Outside play CD dancing Music with Movement Fingerplays	Chicken/Ducks Owls Exploring pumpkins and gourds	Puzzles Playdoh/Alpha cutters Sewing cards Writing Letters/Names Magnadoodles	Sign of the Cross Church is God’s Family Circle and Meal time prayers

 

 

Coming Up:  Next Thursday is Halloween when the children can wear their costumes as long as they can comfortably play in them (inside and outside). We will be doing some fun Halloween projects and games. Please watch for details on our November (being thankful) service project which we will put out next week. This will be a month-long effort for our preschool classes.

 

 

Welcome to PreKindergarten         

October 14-17, 2019

Dear PreK Families:  We did some work with Pumpkins and gourds, comparing and contrasting and the growth cycle. We also finished our “God created the World” book and the children learned a song to go with that project. We had an earthquake drill on Thursday with the Preschool and 5-day children. HOMEWORK: Please go over the “Stop, drop and cover” practice with your child, and please continue to spell your child’s name.

These are the skills we have been practicing this week:

Arts & Crafts	Dramatic Play	`Story/Lesson	Blocks & Building
Teacher Led skills practice: Pumpkin growth cycle Fall pastels Pounce painting acorns Gluing mosaic paper on leaves	Farm animals/barn in blocks Farmer’s Market Farm flannel story Farm magnets	Mrs. Wishy Washy Farm songs/stories Pumpkin, Pumpkin, who took the pumpkin Rosie’s Walk	Wooden Blocks Train Station Gears
Language & Literacy	Library/Listening Center	Math & Manipulatives	Music & Movement
Letter F, sound, writing Alpha magnets Fall words Name recognition/spelling Alpha puzzles Magnadoodles   Library with Mrs. Smith	Checking out books in library Froggy picks a pumpkin Theme books: Autumn, apples, pumpkins, farms and farm animals	Calendar counting Patterning with autumn objects Counting 1-1 using chips/numbered jars	Pumpkin songs/active games Rhythm lesson with rhythm sticks Down on Grandpa’s farm Apple songs
Gross Motor/Outdoor Play	Science & Sensory	Fine Motor Activities	Religious Focus
Outside play CD dancing Movement for exercise Games in the gym	Weighing, measuring and comparing pumpkins Matching animals with babies	Puzzles Playdoh Lacing Stringing cut straws	Sign of the cross Circle and meal time prayers Bible stories/songs “Seeds” lesson: Church is family

 

COMING UP:

Learning about bats and skeletons

Golden Rule

We will be practicing counting 1-31

The children’s full names and ages.

 

Welcome to Preschool                   

October 14-18, 2019

 

Dear Preschool Families:  We are continuing our learning about farms, farmers and farm animals, specifically pigs, sheep and goats. We had an earthquake drill where we practiced the “stop, drop and cover” rule. Homework:  Please continue practicing the earthquake rule.

These are the skills we have been practicing this week:

Arts & Crafts	Dramatic Play	Story/Lesson	Blocks & Building
Using circles to make pigs for our farm project Gluing mosaic pieces to leaves	Farm animals/barn in blocks Farmer’s Market Farm flannel story Farm magnets	Mrs. Wishy Washy Farm songs/stories Pumpkin, Pumpkin, who took the pumpkin Rosie’s Walk	Wooden Blocks Train Station Gears
Language & Literacy	Library/Listening Center	Math & Manipulatives	Music & Movement
Alpha magnets Name recognition Alpha puzzles Magnadoodles	Froggy picks a pumpkin Theme books: Autumn, apples, pumpkins, farms and farm animals	Calendar counting Patterning with autumn objects Counting 1-1 using chips/numbered jars	Pumpkin songs/active games Rhythm lesson with rhythm sticks Down on Grandpa’s farm Apple songs
Gross Motor/Outdoor Play	Science & Sensory	Fine Motor Activities	Religious Focus
Outside play CD dancing Movement for exercise Games in the gym	Weighing, measuring and comparing pumpkins Matching animals with babies Identifying shapes in the Mystery Box	Puzzles Playdoh Lacing Stringing cut straws	Sign of the cross Circle and meal time prayers Bible stories/songs Chapel Time

 

Coming Up:  Learning about Chickens, Ducks, Barn Owls

 

 

Welcome to Preschool                   

October 7-11, 2019

 

Dear Preschool Families:  We are learning about farms and farm life, how cows and horses help farmers.  Our skills practice art project is recognizing shapes, assembling and gluing a picture of a barn with animals from handprints. We also had a visit from Firefighter Gary who reminded us the number to call in an emergency is 9-1-1 and to “stop, drop, cover face and roll” if clothing ever catches fire.

These are the skills we have been practicing this week:

Arts & Crafts	Dramatic Play	Story/Lesson	Blocks & Building
Skills practice: Barn picture using shapes and glue Fall chalk pastels Autumn leaves	Farm Animals/blocks Farmers Market Farm flannel stories	Fire Safety with Firefighter Gary	Wooden Blocks Gears Train Station
Language & Literacy	Library/Listening Center	Math & Manipulatives	Music & Movement
Writing/boards Magnetic letters/tray S-M-L objects Recognizing and spelling name	Autumn, Apple and Leaf books Farms and Farm animals	Cubes with grid 1-10 Patterning with animals Gears Arrazles: building circles Button sorting Domino matching in windows Individual counting 1-5	Father Abraham Farmer in the Dell If You are Happy and You know it
Gross Motor/Outdoor Play	Science & Sensory	Fine Motor Activities	Religious Focus
Outside play CD dancing	Natural Autumn materials Seeds Apples	Pegs with boards Snipping Puzzles Playdoh with cutters Sunflowers and tweezers	Circle and mealtime prayers Sign of the cross Thankful prayers during Chapel time

 

Coming Up:

• We will be talking about farm animals
• We will be creating animal art
• We like to role-play social/emotional challenges
• Starting next week, we will be emailing “notes home” to all families once a week which will include your child’s challenges, successes, interests and main activities. Please let us know if you don’t receive it or if it transmits poorly.

 

Welcome to PreKindergarten         

October 7-11, 2019

 

Dear PreK Families:   We had a special visitor this week in PreKindergarten. Mr. Gary Blas is a fire fighter who showed the children his fire fighter gear and also taught them the number to call in an emergency, what to do if their clothes ever caught on fire and different safe and not safe things to play with.  HOMEWORK: Please practice saying the number 9-1-1 for emergencies, “stop, drop and roll” (and cover face) in case of fire on clothing and never touch matches, lighters, stove, candles, BBQs, etc.

These are the skills we have been practicing this week:

Arts & Crafts	Dramatic Play	`Story/Lesson	Blocks & Building
Teacher Led: Skills practice: Fall leaves using drop     paint Fall chalk pastels	Farm Animals/barn Farmer’s Market Farm flannel board Fire Safety Lessons	Little Tree Duck for President Oink? Big Red Barn The Fox and the Fall Leaves Pumpkin Town Where is the Green Sheep? The Cheese	Wooden Blocks Train Station Gears “Arrazles” building circles
Language & Literacy	Library/Listening Center	Math & Manipulatives	Music & Movement
Letter E, sound, in alpha, writing upper and lower Magnet letters/tray Fall Words Spelling Name Big, medium, small game Write and erase boards Sign Language: alpha A	Autumn, Apple and Leaf books “Apple Trouble” Science books	Patterns using Autumn objects Pegs and Boards Blocks with grid 1-10 Chips with numbered jars Match buttons and plates Matching dominoes with windows	Dancing like leaves Counting: 1 little 2 little leaves Music with Mrs. Beshara
Gross Motor/Outdoor Play	Science & Sensory	Fine Motor Activities	Religious Focus
Outside play CD dancing	Natural Autumn materials and magnifying glasses Seeds Apples	Puzzles Playdoh/cutters Farm sewing cards Sunflowers and tweezers	Sign of the cross Circle and meal time prayers Bible stories/songs Seeds: Jesus Heals 10 sick people

 

COMING UP:

• We will be talking about Pumpkins and the pumpkin cycle next week.
• Wednesday, October 16 is an early release day.
•  Starting next week we will be emailing “notes home” once a week which will include your child’s daily interests, goals and challenges along with successes. Please let us know if you don’t receive them or if they don’t transmit clearly.

 

PreKindergarten Weekly Newsletter.Sept.30-Oct.4, 2019

Preschool Weekly Newsletter.Sept.30-Oct.4, 2019