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