Month: January 2020
PreKindergarten Newsletter: January 20-24, 2020
January 20-24, 2020
Dear PreKindergarten Families: Our week was shortened by Martin Luther King Day and the early release. We practiced our small motor skills, cutting, coloring and gluing and we created more crystals to observe.
Homework : Please practice spelling your child’s last name and knowing their birthday.
These are the skills we have been practicing this week:
| Arts & Crafts | Dramatic Play | Story/Lesson | Blocks & Building |
| Teacher- led Skills practice: Creating a winter scene using chalk and cutting triangle trees
Exploration: Mittens w/ daubers, snowflake painting, |
Ice cream shop
Puppets Acting out Nursery Rhymes The Mitten, Bears and Three Little Kittens/flannel board Children’s clothing flannel |
Polar Bears
Comparing different crystals
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Wooden block play
Widgets Foam blocks Marble Run Arrazzles
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| Language & Literacy | Library/Listening Center | Math & Manipulatives | Music & Movement |
| Listening to a variety of stories
Letter of the week: L: sound/alpha/writing the upper and lower case, sign language What’s missing: Letter L Opposites matching Beginning letter sounds game Magnetic letters Magnadoodle Writing names
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Winter
Snow Polar Regions Polar animals Ice
Listening: The Mitten |
1-10 cubes on grid
Puzzles Arctic animals number math Tangrams Marshmallow game Match the mittens Calendar Counting |
Snow, snowman, winter songs and fingerplays
Chapel songs Starting the day songs: Open, Shut them, We put the tubs away, Are you Here?
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| Gross Motor/Outdoor Play | Science & Sensory | Fine Motor Activities | Religious Focus |
| Outside play
CD dancing Movement songs
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Comparing sugar, salt and borax crystals
Matching shapes by feel Antarctic region with penguins Playdoh with trees, Penguin books Mystery bag puzzles Weather/Seasons Magnets |
Cutting, coloring, gluing
Writing names Straw pieces on chenille stems Hole punching Stencils |
Sign of the Cross
Circle time and meal time prayers Our Father Bible stories/songs “Seeds” lesson |
Coming Up: Next week is Catholic Schools week: Monday: Honor Community, Tuesday: Honor Parents/volunteers, Wednesday: Honor Teachers, Thursday: Honor Students, Friday: Honor Alumni. On Thursday the 6th graders will be visiting our classroom to read a book to the preschoolers. We will be talking more about the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Preschool Newsletter: January 20-24, 2020
January 20-24, 2020
Dear Preschool Families: We talked about hibernation this week, which animals do/don’t hibernate. We also heard stories about the snow days. We practiced attention-giving during circle, listening to others and taking turns.
Homework: ABC’s and 123’s, knowing full names and spelling first names.
These are the skills we have been practicing this week:
| Arts & Crafts | Dramatic Play | Story/Lesson | Blocks & Building |
| Teacher-led skills practice:
Color, cutting and gluing hibernation project
Exploration: mittens with daubers,
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Ice Cream Shop
Puppets
The Mitten, Bears, Three Little Kittens flannel board stories Children’s clothing flannel Part playing in nursery rhymes.
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Winter weather
Snow Hibernation Animals that do and don’t hibernate |
Wooden block play
Widgets Foam blocks Marble run Arrazzles
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| Language & Literacy | Library/Listening Center | Math & Manipulatives | Music & Movement |
| Listening to a variety of stories
Alpha songs Magnet letters Writing names Magnadoodle
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Winter
Snowman Hibernation/Animals
Listening: The Mitten
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1-10 number cubes with grid
Tangrams Marshmallow game Calendar counting Match the Mitten game |
Snow, snowman, winter songs and fingerplays
Chapel songs Starting the day songs: Open, Shut them, We put the tubs away, Are you Here?
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| Gross Motor/Outdoor Play | Science & Sensory | Fine Motor Activities | Religious Focus |
| Outside play
CD dancing Movement songs
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Antarctic region with penguins
Playdoh with trees, Penguin books Mystery bag puzzles Weather/Seasons Magnets |
Cutting, coloring, gluing
Writing names Straw pieces on chenille stems Hole punching Stencils |
Sign of the Cross
Circle time and meal time prayers Bible stories/songs Chapel Time
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Coming Up: Next week is Catholic Schools week: Monday: Honor Community, Tueday: Honor Parents/volunteers, Wednesday: Honor Teachers, Thursday: Honor Students, Friday: Honor Alumni. On Thursday the 6th graders will be visiting our classroom to read a book to the preschoolers.
NOTE: Thursday is Pajama Day. Children may wear pajamas, bring slippers/blankets/stuffies.
PreKindergarten Newsletter: January 6-10, 2020
January 6-10, 2020
Dear PreKindergarten Families: This week we worked writing the letter K, and started our learning about the Polar Regions, ice and crystals. The children will be participating in experiments and learning about the weather and animals that survive in extreme cold.
Homework : We will be working on recognizing and spelling last names and birthdays. Please practice this at home also. Spelling in a rhyme or song helps the children remember spelling. (“Old MacDonald” or “Twinkle, Twinkle are recognizable tunes you can add the spelling to.)
These are the skills we have been practicing this week:
| Arts & Crafts | Dramatic Play | Story/Lesson | Blocks & Building |
| Teacher- led Skills practice: creating snowmen by cutting, assembling and gluing
Exploration: snowflakes, mittens, penguins |
Sweetie pie shop
The Mitten, Bears, Three Little Kittens flannel board stories
Games: What’s missing – K
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Winter sights/sounds
Polar Regions Arctic/Antarctic weather |
Wooden block play
Widgets Foam blocks
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| Language & Literacy | Library/Listening Center | Math & Manipulatives | Music & Movement |
| Listening to a variety of stories
Letter of the week: sound/alpha/writing the upper and lower case
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Winter
Snow Polar Regions Polar animals Ice |
Counting 1-31
Drawing and recognizing Shapes Counting 1-31 Marshmallow math]
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Rhythm work using rhythm sticks with Mrs. Beshara
Musical instruments parade
Winter/snow songs and fingerplays |
| Gross Motor/Outdoor Play | Science & Sensory | Fine Motor Activities | Religious Focus |
| Outside play
Indoor exercise and games: Duck, duck, goose
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Exploring ice: what makes it melt, how it is formed | Cutting shapes
Gluing shapes Sorting gems Combining animals Tracing stencils
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Sign of the Cross
Circle time and meal time prayers Our Father Bible stories/songs “Seeds” lesson – Jesus grows and Jesus is Baptized
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Coming Up: We will learn about Arctic animals, Polar Bears and we will talk about Martin Luther King, Jr.
Note: Next Thursday, January 16 is Warm and Fuzzy Day (i.e. pajama day) for those PreK children who come every day. Next Friday, January 17 is an early release day.
Preschool Newsletter: January 6-10, 2020
Dear Preschool Families:. This week we began our hibernation unit by matching animals that hibernate and we looked at snow crystals in a book and talked about winter sights and sounds.
Homework: Reading books, new vocabulary words, counting
These are the skills we have been practicing this week:
| Arts & Crafts | Dramatic Play | Story/Lesson | Blocks & Building |
| Teacher-led skills practice:
Cutting, gluing and crumpling to make a snowman picture Drawing hibernating animal Exploration: Snowmen, mittens, penguins |
Sweetie pie shop
The Mitten, Bears, Three Little Kittens flannel board stories
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Winter weather
Snow Hibernation |
Wooden block play
Widgets Foam blocks
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| Language & Literacy | Library/Listening Center | Math & Manipulatives | Music & Movement |
| Listening to a variety of stories
Alpha songs
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Gingerbread
Winter Polar Animals Snowman
Listening: The Mitten
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Finding blue and rectangles in the classroom
Matching Alpha letters Tall, taller, tallest Puzzles Sorting gems |
Snow, snowman, winter songs and fingerplays
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| Gross Motor/Outdoor Play | Science & Sensory | Fine Motor Activities | Religious Focus |
| Outside play
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Antarctic region with penguins
Playdoh with trees, snowflakes, snowmen cutters Penguin books Mystery bag puzzles |
Cutting snowmen noses, hats and scarves
Writing names Beads with grids
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Sign of the Cross
Circle time and meal time prayers Bible stories/songs
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Coming Up: We will be talking more about snow and why animals hibernate.
NOTE: Thursday is “warm and fuzzy” day (i.e. pajama day). Your child may wear his p.j.’s to school! Also bring a cozy blanket and/or “stuffy” animal. (We will be eating pancakes for snack!)
PreKindergarten Newsletter: December 16-20, 2019
Dear PreKindergarten Families: This week we observed the third week of Advent, finished up all Christmas projects, did our last practicing for our program and performed on Friday.
Homework : Please have a joyous and safe Christmas season and Happy New Year!
These are the skills we have been practicing this week:
| Arts & Crafts | Dramatic Play | Story/Lesson | Blocks & Building |
| Skills practice:
Cutting, arranging and gluing Christmas Trees. Exploration: Gingerbread stencils at easel Coloring pages
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Sweetie Pie Shop
Nativity sets Noah’s Ark magnet story
Games: Cookies and Milk game Christmas cookie number recognition Cookie counting game |
The Christmas story
Program practicing Performance Recognizing shapes and numbers
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Wooden Blocks/community helpers
Train Station Widgets Foam floor puzzle Bristle blocks Polar Express/arctic animals
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| Language & Literacy | Library/Listening Center | Math & Manipulatives | Music & Movement |
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Listening to a variety of stories Recognizing and writing first names Tallest to Shortest placement Dominos game Magnadoodles w/alpha cards
Library with Mrs. Smith
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Gingerbread and Christmas books
If you Give a Mouse a Cookie series
“The Three Bears Christmas” book/tape Simple machines and Magic School Bus books |
Shapes pictures
Patterning 1-10 recognition Counting out Sorting Gems Cubes with Grid 1-10 Pattern blocks Puzzles -in-a-box Wooden Nativity puzzle Gingerbread adding
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Christmas songs
Counting songs Praise songs and Orchestral music at rest time Songs for Performance
Music with Mrs. Beshara |
| Gross Motor/Outdoor Play | Science & Sensory | Fine Motor Activities | Religious Focus |
| Outside play
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Playdoh w/ trees/stars cookie cutters
Tree exploration/pine trees/pinecones Wooden Shapes mystery puzzles
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Puzzles
Writing name Beads with grid Arrazzles building Hole punching] Gingerbread stackers Clothes pin pinching
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Lighting Advent Candle
Sign of the Cross Circle time and meal time prayers Our Father Bible stories/songs Nativity performance |
Coming Up In January we will be exploring the Arctic and Antarctic, continuing with letter of the week, spelling and writing our last names.
Preschool Newsletter: December 16-20, 2019
Dear Preschool Families: This week the Preschool class practiced the Alphabet song, recognizing their colors and listening to directions. We also had chapel time, thanking Jesus and thinking of loving ways to show our thanks.
Homework: Have a joyous and safe Christmas season and Happy New Year!
These are the skills we have been practicing this week:
| Arts & Crafts | Dramatic Play | Story/Lesson | Blocks & Building |
| Teacher led skills practice:
Drawing and gluing Rudolph puppet
Exploration: Gingerbread stencils at easel Coloring pages
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Sweetie Pie Shop
Nativity sets Noah’s Ark magnet story
Games: Cookies and Milk game Christmas cookie number recognition Cookie counting game |
Christmas stories
Recognizing shapes and numbers
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Wooden Blocks/Arctic animals
Polar Express Foam puzzle blocks Bristle blocks Tree blocks Widgets Wavy Builders
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| Language & Literacy | Library/Listening Center | Math & Manipulatives | Music & Movement |
| Listening to a variety of stories
Recognizing and writing first names Tallest to Shortest placement Dominos game Magnadoodles w/alpha cards
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Gingerbread and Christmas books
If you Give a Mouse a Cookie series
“The Three Bears Christmas” book/tape Simple machines and Magic School Bus books |
Shapes pictures
Patterning 1-10 recognition Counting out Sorting Gems Cubes with Grid 1-10 Pattern blocks Puzzles -in-a-box Wooden Nativity puzzle Gingerbread adding
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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
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Playdoh w/ trees/stars cookie cutters
Tree exploration/pine trees/pinecones Wooden Shapes mystery puzzles
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Puzzles
Writing name Beads with grid Arrazzles building Hole punching] Gingerbread stackers Clothes pin pinching
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Nativity
Chapel Time Sign of the Cross Circle time and meal time prayers Bible stories/songs The meaning of Christmas |
Coming Up: In January we will be talking about snow and animals’ hibernation.