Month: December 2019

Newsletter: PreKindergarten – December 9-13, 2019

Dear PreKindergarten Families: This week in PreKindergarten class we continued celebrating the Christmas season by observing the second week of Advent, practicing for our Christmas program, singing Christmas songs and focusing on the real meaning of Christmas. We also had some fun Santa time by making Gingerbread houses and gingerbread people.

Homework: Please do some Christmas counting such as counting down to Christmas, Houses decorated for Christmas on your block etc.

These are the skills we have been practicing this week:

Arts & Crafts Dramatic Play Story/Lesson Blocks & Building
Teacher Led Skills practice:

Exploration:

Gingerbread stencils at the easel

Gingerbread houses

 

 Sweetie Pie Shop

Cars/ramps/parking lot

Nativity sets

Christmas program practice

 

Games:

Christmas Cookie number recognition

Cookie Counting game

Monkeys on the Bed

 The Christmas story

Special Christmas stories with lessons on friendship and helping others

 

 Wooden Blocks/community helpers

Train Station

Widgets

Foam floor puzzle

Bristle blocks

Polar Express/arctic animals

 

 
Language & Literacy Library/Listening Center Math & Manipulatives Music & Movement
Listening to a variety of stories

Writing Names

Alpha songs and puzzles

Recognize the Alphabet

Journals

 

Library with Mrs. Smith

 

 

 Christmas books

If you Give a Mouse a Cookie series

Gingerbread books

Simple machines and Magic School Bus books

 

“If you give a Cat a Cupcake”

 Calendar

Pattern Play

Shapes pictures

Gingerbread math

1-10 recognition

Counting 1-31

 

 Christmas Counting songs

Praise songs and Orchestral music at rest time

“Seeds” song
Gross Motor/Outdoor Play Science & Sensory Fine Motor Activities Religious Focus
Outside play

 

 Ramps and wheels

Playdoh/cookie cutters

Pinecones

 

 Puzzles

Writing name

Beads/Straws

Coloring

Pie fractions

Hole punching

 Lighting Advent Candle

Sign of the Cross

Circle time and meal time prayers

Our Father

Bible stories/songs

Seeds

Attending Mass w/school

 

Coming Up: We will continue practicing for our Christmas program to be held on Friday, December 20 at 11:00 in the school library. We will also continue observing the third week of Advent and participate in Christmas projects and sing Christmas songs.

Newsletter: Preschool – December 9-13, 2019

Dear Preschool Families: This week in the Preschool class we continued with observing the signs of Christmas, being inclusive and respectful of our friends and teachers and following the rules.

Homework: Please continue counting, spelling names, recognizing letters and reading, reading and reading.

These are the skills we have been practicing this week:

Arts & Crafts Dramatic Play Story/Lesson Blocks & Building
Teacher led skills practice: coloring, recognizing numbers 1-5, counting out and gluing, making a book

Exploration: Christmas cutting, candy cane stripes

 Sweetie Pie Shop

Cars/ramps/parking lot

Nativity sets

 

Games:

Monkeys on the Bed

Christmas cookie number recognition

Cookie counting game

 The Christmas Story

Stories about the true meaning of Christmas

 Wooden Blocks/Animals

Foam puzzle blocks

Bristle blocks

Tree blocks

Widgets
Language & Literacy Library/Listening Center Math & Manipulatives Music & Movement
Listening to a variety of stories

Alpha puzzles

Recognizing and writing first names

Chalkboard with chalk and sponges

Matching Alpha letters

Alpha stringing

 Gingerbread, Christmas, If you give a (mouse) a (cookies)

 

 Shapes pictures

Patterning

1-10 recognition

Counting out

 

 Christmas songs

Counting songs

Praise songs and Orchestral music at rest time

Chapel songs
Gross Motor/Outdoor Play Science & Sensory Fine Motor Activities Religious Focus
Outside play

 

 Ramps and wheels

Playdoh/trees/stairs and cookie cutters

Tree exploration/pine trees/pinecones

 

 Puzzles

Writing name

Straws and pipe cleaners

Chalk board /sponges

 

 Nativity

Chapel Time

Sign of the Cross

Circle time and meal time prayers

Bible stories/songs

The meaning of Christmas

 

 

Coming Up: Next week we will be making a Rudolph puppet and practice coloring.

Newsletter: Preschool, December 2-6, 2019

Dear Preschool Families: This week we started talking about the meaning of Advent and our Christmas projects. We will be emphasizing the true meaning of Christmas which is waiting for and the birth of Jesus.

Homework: Please let your preschooler practice putting on their own coat, and, of course, spelling their name, counting items and singing the ABC song.

These are the skills we have been practicing this week:

Arts & Crafts Dramatic Play Story/Lesson Blocks & Building
Teacher led skills practice: coloring, recognizing numbers 1-5, counting out and gluing, making a book

Exploration: Christmas cutting, candy cane stripes

 Sweetie Pie Shop

Cars/ramps/parking lot

Nativity sets

 

Games:

Monkeys on the Bed

Christmas cookie number recognition

Cookie counting game

 The Christmas Story

Stories about the true meaning of Christmas

 Wooden Blocks/Animals

Foam puzzle blocks

Bristle blocks

Tree blocks

Widgets
Language & Literacy Library/Listening Center Math & Manipulatives Music & Movement
Listening to a variety of stories

Alpha puzzles

Recognizing and writing first names

Chalkboard with chalk and sponges

Matching Alpha letters

Alpha stringing

 Gingerbread, Christmas, If you give a (mouse) a (cookies)

 

 Shapes pictures

Patterning

1-10 recognition

Counting out

 

 Christmas songs

Counting songs

Praise songs and Orchestral music at rest time

Chapel songs
Gross Motor/Outdoor Play Science & Sensory Fine Motor Activities Religious Focus
Outside play

 

 Ramps and wheels

Playdoh/trees/stairs and cookie cutters

Tree exploration/pine trees/pinecones

 

 Puzzles

Writing name

Straws and pipe cleaners

Chalk board /sponges

 

 Nativity

Chapel Time

Sign of the Cross

Circle time and meal time prayers

Bible stories/songs

The meaning of Christmas

 

 

Coming Up: We will be decorating Christmas Cookies on Thursday, December 12 for our Gingerbread theme. We will be singing Christmas songs, counting and word lists to go with Christmas.

Newsletter: PreKindergarten December 2-6, 2019

Dear PreKindergarten Families: This week we introduced the Christmas program we will be performing on Friday, December 20, at 11:00 a.m. in the school library. We will have the children practice as many different parts as we have time for, then we will see which role fits them best. We told the children we don’t know who will play what, but every part is equally important.

Homework Please have your child practice their full name, parents’ names and address! This is very important for them to know.  We will also be practicing them. Thank you.

These are the skills we have been practicing this week:

Arts & Crafts Dramatic Play Story/Lesson Blocks & Building
Teacher Led Skills practice:

Drawing, coloring and gluing the frame to the Nativity picture.

Coloring shapes, cutting and gluing

 

 Sweetie Pie Shop

Cars/ramps/parking lot

Nativity sets

Christmas program practice

 

Games:

Christmas Cookie number recognition

Cookie Counting game

Monkeys on the Bed

 The Christmas story

Special Christmas stories with lessons on friendship and helping others

 

 Wooden Blocks/community helpers

Train Station

Widgets

Foam floor puzzle

Bristle blocks

Polar Express/arctic animals

 

 
Language & Literacy Library/Listening Center Math & Manipulatives Music & Movement
Listening to a variety of stories

Writing Names

Alpha songs and puzzles

Recognize the Alphabet

Journals

 

Library with Mrs. Smith

 

 

 Children of the World

Five Senses

If you Give a Mouse a Cookie series

“The Littlest Pilgrim”

Simple machines and Magic School Bus books

 Calendar

Pattern Play

Shapes pictures

Gingerbread math

1-10 recognition

Counting 1-31

 

 Christmas Counting songs

Praise songs and Orchestral music at rest time

“Seeds” song
Gross Motor/Outdoor Play Science & Sensory Fine Motor Activities Religious Focus
Outside play

Rhythm sticks songs and rhythm

 

 Five Senses

Ramps and wheels

Playdoh/vehicles

 

 Puzzles

Writing name

Magnadoodles/Alpha

Coloring

 Lighting Advent Candle

Sign of the Cross

Circle time and meal time prayers

Our Father

Bible stories/songs

St. Nicholas’ Day

Seeds

 

Coming Up We will be making Gingerbread Houses on Wednesday, December 11. We will also be practicing for our Christmas program and attending Mass on Friday, December 13.

Newsletter: PreKindergarten – November 25-29, 2019

Dear PreKindergarten Families: The PreKindergartners had their Thanksgiving feast where we focused on being thankful for what we have. Have a great Thanksgiving full of blessings and family togetherness.

Homework Read, count 1-31 and practice spelling first and last names.

These are the skills we have been practicing this week:

Arts & Crafts Dramatic Play Story/Lesson Blocks & Building
Teacher Led Skills practice:

Turkey handprint placemats

Advent is Here!

 

Child Exploration:

Feather painting at the Easel

Turkey Stamps

 Sweetie Pie Shop

Cars/ramps/parking lot

Gas Station/cars

Dollhouse

 

Games:

Elephant’s Trunk

Walk in the Woods

Monkeys on the Bed

 Push/Pull: NGSS

Ramps: NGSS

The First Thanksgiving

Advent is Here

 Wooden Blocks/community helpers

Train Station

Widgets

Foam floor puzzle

Bristle blocks

 
Language & Literacy Library/Listening Center Math & Manipulatives Music & Movement
Listening to a variety of stories

Writing Names

Alpha songs and puzzles

Recognize the Alphabet

 

 Children of the World

Five Senses

If you Give a Mouse a Cookie series

“The Littlest Pilgrim”

Simple machines and Magic School Bus books

 Calendar

Pattern Play

Cubes/grid

Fraction blocks

Shapes pictures

Turkey patterns

Pie fractions

 

 Friendship songs

Music/dance around the world

Counting songs

Praise songs and Orchestral music at rest time

Chapel songs
Gross Motor/Outdoor Play Science & Sensory Fine Motor Activities Religious Focus
Outside play

Catch and throw balls in the gym

 

 Five Senses

Ramps and wheels

Playdoh/vehicles

 

 Puzzles

Writing name

Magnadoodles/Alpha

Coloring

 Sign of the Cross

Circle time and meal time prayers

Bible stories/songs

Count our Blessings

Advent is here!

 

Coming Up: Next week will be the first week of Advent. We will be talking about what that means and start our Christmas program practice.  Please let us know if you child will not be here on December 20, so we can plan the placement of our characters.  Thank you!