Week of December 8 - 12

Theme: Advent/Christmas

Activities for the week:

• We will learn the letter I in handwriting.
• Make pretty bow patterns in Math.
• Pretend to work in Santa's workshop in Blocks.
• Deck the Halls in Dramatic Play.
• Play with snow (packing peanuts) and ornaments in the Sensory table.
• Experiment with magnet rocks in Science.
• Read "The Elves and the Shoemaker" from our reading program.
• Light the second Advent candle in Religion.
  

Other Information:

Looking ahead to next week (December 15 - 19):

Snacks - Joseph N.

Preschooler of the week - Johnny

Tuesday, December 16th - Christmas program - 7:00pm in the church

Week of December 1 - 5

Theme: Nursery Rhymes

Activities for the week:

• Make a Little Boy Blue collage in Art.
• Learn the letter T.
• Play Little Miss Muffet's spider game.
• Learn about Advent in Religion.
• Plant Mary's garden in the Sensory table.

Looking ahead to next week:

Preschooler of the week - William M.

Snacks - Aidan

Week of November 24 - 25

Theme: Thanksgiving

Activities for the week:

• We will review the letters we learned so far L,F,E and H.
• Make handprint turkeys in Art.
• Continue to learn about being thankful in Religion.

Other Information:

The children did a great job at Mass last Friday, they even asked when we could go again!

Wed., Nov. 26 - Fri., Nov. 28 - No School, Thanksgiving Break!

Looking ahead to next week (Dec. 1-5):

Preschooler of the week - Kevin

Snacks - Will G.

Week of November 17 - 21

Theme: Thanksgiving

Activities for the week:

• Learn the letter H in handwriting.
• Learn about the first Thanksgiving.
• Make Thankful turkeys in Art.
• Play in a teepee in Dramatic Play.
• Play with pumpkin playdough.
• Attend our first Mass with our 6th grade buddies.

Other Information:

Wednesday, November 19th - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night

Thursday, November 20th - Bedlam Boxtops Battle - send in your boxtops, vote for your favorite team and wear OU or OSU colors.

Friday, November 21st - Appalachia Mass - we will attend Mass. Your child may bring an unwrapped gift for the St. Vincent Mission in David, KY. There is a list of items needed in the November 5th Wednesday packet.

Looking Ahead to next week (Nov. 24 - 25):

Wednesday, Nov. 26 - Friday, Nov. 28 - Thanksgiving Break!

Week of November 10 - 14

Theme: Forest Friends

Activities for the Week:

• We will learn the letter E in handwriting.
• In Dramatic Play we will go camping in the forest.
• Make shredded wheat squirrels in Art.
• Draw our favorite forest animal and dictate a sentence.
• Learn about and prepare to attend our first Mass.
• Practice number recognition and counting with unifix cubes.
• Learn about Smokey the Bear.

Other Information:

Wednesday, November 12th - Happy Birthday Ava!

We will attend our first Mass (with our 6th grade buddies) next Friday, November 21st.

Looking ahead to next week (Nov. 17 - 21):

Snacks - Kaylee

Preschooler of the week - Tanner

Friday, November 21st - Appalachia Mass, we will attend

Week of November 3 - 7

Theme: Weather

Activities for the Week:

• Learn the letters L and F in handwriting.
• Make stormy day collages in Art.
• Read our third story "La Tortuga" from our Reading program.
• Learn about God's gift of light in Religion.
• Play with pretend snow in the sensory table.
  

Other Information:

Wednesday, November 5th - Pizza Day! (don't forget to send your money if you haven't already done so)

Wednesday, November 5th - Happy Birthday Emily!

The books that came home on Friday in your child's backpack are from the library. Please return them when your child is finished reading them. Thanks!

Friday, November 7th - bring a can of food to donate (Thanksgiving related food) and receive a free dress day.

Looking ahead to next week (Nov. 10 -14):

Snacks - Neil

Preschooler of the week- Andrew

Week of October 27 - 31

Theme: Halloween

Activities for the Week:

• We will make rectangle bats in Art.
• Have a Halloween party in Dramatic Play.
• Hunt for bats, spiders and pumpkins in the sensory table.
• Play with pumpkin playdough and Halloween cookie cutters.
• Learn the "Looking for Dracula" song.
• In Religion we will learn that Halloween is a fun make-believe celebration.

Other Information:

Please send in your pizza order forms, they are due back Monday, October 27th.

We need all report cards signed and returned to us as soon as possible. Thanks.

Wednesday, October 29th - Spirit Dress/Night

Friday, October 31st - Happy Halloween !

Looking ahead to next week (Nov. 3-7):

Wednesday, Nov. 5th - Pizza day (8th grade fundraiser)

Snacks - Emily

Preschooler of the Week - Chloe

Week of October 20 - 24

Theme: Bears

Activities for the Week:

• Learn about God's gift of animals in Religion.
• Visit Teddy Bear Land in Dramatic Play.
• Make gummy bear patterns in Math.
• Begin the second story in our reading program: The Three Bears.
• Continue practicing our crayon grip, control and using the helper hand in handwriting by completing the red and green coloring pages in our workbooks.
• In Art we will be making Halloween collages using paint and cookie cutters.

Other Information:

Wednesday, October 22nd - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night, report cards will go home

Looking Ahead to Next Week (Oct. 27-31):

Snacks - Jay

Preschooler of the Week - Gabby

Friday, October 31st - HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Week of October 13 - 17

Theme: Pumpkins

Activities for the week:

• Make pumpkin collages in Art.
• Learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin in Science.
• Have fun at the Preschool Pumpkin Patch in Dramatic Play
• Continue to practice our crayon grip and learn about the Helper Hand. We will complete the Aim and Trace pages in our handwriting workbook.
• Learn about God's gift of birds and fish in Religion.
  

Other Information:

Monday, October 13th - No School, Fall Break

Thursday, October 16th - Free Dress Day - donations are being accepted to help the victims of Hurricane Ike

Friday, October 17th - end of the 1st quarter

Looking ahead to next week (October 20 - 24):

Snacks - Joseph D.

Preschooler of the Week - Jay

Wednesday, October 22nd - Spirit Dress/Night, The Corn Maze 6:00pm-8:00pm

Sunday, October 26th - Fun Day 2:00pm-5:00pm

Week of October 6 - 10

Theme: Fire Safety

Activities for the week:

• Pretend to be firefighters in Dramatic Play.
• Make dalmation headbands in Art.
• Learn about and make our own smoke detectors in Science.
• Practice dialing 911, crawling under the smoke, and the Stop, Drop and Roll technique.
• Complete another page in our Handwriting books to continue practicing the correct crayon grip and learn to control our crayon strokes.
• Learn about God's gift of Earth and Plants in Religion.

Other Information:

Thank you to all of the parents for coming to Parent/Teacher Conferences, we really enjoyed meeting and talking to you all. Your children are wonderful!

Tuesday, October 7th - picture retakes. If you would like your child's picture retaken, just return your picture packet and we will have your child's picture redone. Remember to wear uniforms.

Friday, October 10th - No School, Teacher In-Service day.

Looking ahead to next week (October 13-17):

Monday, October 13th - No School, fall break.

Snacks - Gabby

Preschooler of the week- Noah

Week of September 29 - October 3

Theme: Autumn Leaves

Activities for the week:

• Continue to practice the correct crayon grip by completing the Aim and Scribble pages in our handwriting books.
• Make pretty leaf patterns in Math.
• Explore a leaf pile in our Sensory Table.
• Play in the Preschool Sandwich Shop in Dramatic Play.
• Make coffee filter leaves to decorate our windows.
• In Religion we will learn about God's gift of water.

Other Information:

Tuesday, September 30th - Parent/Teacher conferences after school

Friday, October 3rd - No School, Parent/Teacher conferences

Tuesday, September 30th - Happy Birthday Nolan!

Friday, October 3rd - Happy Birthday Neil!

Please return any borrowed clothes.

If anyone has extra uniform pants, shorts or socks that they would like to donate to us, we would really appreciate it!

Looking ahead to next week (Oct. 6 - 10):

Tuesday, October 7th - Picture retakes

Friday, October 10th - No School - Diocesan In-Service for Teachers

Monday, October 13th - No School - Fall Break (Enjoy!)

Snacks - Alexis

Preschooler of the Week - Rachel

Week of September 22 - 26

Theme: Fun on the Farm

Activities for the week:

• Using our hand and foot prints we will make sheep and ducks in Art.
• In Science we will make our own butter which we will eat on freshly baked bread.
• We will learn the correct way to hold our crayons and draw Mat Man in handwriting.
• Our Dramatic Play area will become a Farmer's Market

• We will learn the Sign of the Cross in Religion.
  
  

Other Information:

Wednesday, September 24th - 8th grade Pizza Day, don't forget your money if you haven't already paid.

Wednesday, September 24th - Spirit Dress/Night - you may wear a St. Pius t-shirt and jeans/shorts to school. Spirit Night is at Roller Sport in Broken Arrow 6:00pm - 8:00pm.

Looking Ahead to next week (Sept. 29 - Oct. 3):

Tuesday, Sept. 30th and Friday, Oct. 3rd - Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, Oct. 3rd - No school (Parent/Teacher conferences)

Snacks - Katie

Preschooler of the Week - Neil

Week of September 15 - 19

Theme: Apples

Activities for the week:

• Make Bloomin Apple Trees in Art.
• In handwriting we will make Mat Man.
• We will taste different apples and decide which one we like best.
• Play in the pretend Beauty Shop in Dramatic Play.
• Complete an apple sequencing activity in Science to learn how an apple tree grows.

Other Information:

Thank you to Tanner, Katie and Noah for the books for our classroom. We love them!

Wed., Sept. 17th - please turn in pizza order forms

Sat., Sept. 20th - St. Pius Pizza/Bingo Night, send in your R.S.V.P. by Sept. 18th if you and your family would like to attend. (see flyer in last week's Wednesday packet)

Looking ahead to next week (Sept. 22 - 26):

Wed., Sept. 24th - 8th grade pizza lunch (see note in folder)

Wed.,Sept. 24th - Spirit Dress Day and Spirit Night at Roller Sport in Broken Arrow (6:00pm-8:00pm)

Snacks - Noah

Preschooler of the Week - Lucy

Week of September 8 - 12

Theme: Shapes

Activities for the Week:

• Make shaving cream shapes in Science.


• In Art we will be making a book about shapes using paint, stencils, glue and scissors.


• Learn that there are many people who love and care for us in Religion.


• Continue with our handwriting program - working with wood pieces and learning some new songs.

Other Information:

Tuesday, Sept. 9th - school pictures will be taken. Order forms were sent home with your child on Friday. Children must wear their uniform.

Mon. - Fri, Sept 8-12 - Scholastic Book Fair in the Parish Hall. Info went home this week.

Looking ahead to next week (Sept. 15 - 19)

Preschooler of the Week - Seth

Snacks - Kendal

Week of September 2 - 5

Theme: Colors

Activities for the week:

• Learn that friends help one another in Religion.
• Begin our handwriting program (Handwriting Without Tears).
• Participate in a color mixing experiment in Science.
• Pretend to shop/work in the Preschool Paint Store in Dramatic Play.
• Make Blow-a-Bubble art.

Other Information:

Thursday, Sept. 4 - Happy Birthday Chloe and Joseph!

Thursday and Friday, Sept. 4 & 5 - Prevent Blindness Vision Screening will be done for all students.

Looking Ahead to Next Week (Sept. 8-12):

Tuesday, September 9th - school pictures will be taken. Children must wear their school uniform. If this is not a school day for your child, you can bring him/her up to have their picture taken. We will let you know the time as soon as we know.

September 8-12 - Scholastic Book Fair in the Parish Hall

Snacks - William

Preschooler of the Week - Nolan

Our First Two Weeks of Preschool

We celebrated some birthdays!




We played on the playground!

We had fun learning!

We ate a healthy lunch!



Then off to dreamland!

Week of August 25 - 29

Theme: My Family and Friends


Activities for the week:

• Students will take turns showing and telling about the items they found on the family scavenger hunt.
• Pretend to camp with friends in Dramatic Play.
• Make family trees in Art.
• Graph the number of family members each child has.
• Learn about friendship and sharing in Religion.

Other information:

We are now offering another option for ice cream purchases. Punch cards can be purchased for your convenience. You may buy 20 ice cream purchases for $15.00, 15 ice cream purchases for $11.25 or 10 ice creams purchases for $7.50. Payment for the punch cards can be made by cash (exact change only) or check (made out to St. Pius X - ice cream). You can also pay weekly with change and one dollar bills as before. The punch cards will be available this week and can be purchased in the classroom or the school office.

Tuesday, August 26th - Happy Birthday Rachel!

Wednesday, August 27th - Spirit Dress Day - students may wear a St. Pius t-shirt and jeans or shorts

Looking ahead to next week (Sep. 2 - 5):

Monday, Sept. 1 - no school, Labor Day

Snacks - Nolan

Preschooler of the week - Kendal