Week of October 5 - 9

Theme: Fire Safety

Activities for the week:

• Learn the letter E in handwriting.
• Make a fire truck using construction paper, glitter glue and small wood pieces in Art.
• Play with rescue vehicles and sand in the Sensory Table.
• Learn how and when to dial 9-1-1, Stop, Drop and Roll technique and how to crawl under the smoke in a fire.
• Listen to the story of how God created the world in Religion.
• Practice number recognition and counting by adding spots to the dalmation dog in Math.

Other Information:

Wednesday, October 7th - Picture Retakes - please send your child's picture packet back if you would like to have their picture retaken.

Friday, October 9th - No School - Teacher's In-Service Day.

Looking ahead to next week (October 12-16):

Snacks - Erica

Preschooler of the Week - Cathryne

Week of September 28 - October 1

Theme: Forest Friends

Activities for the week:

• We will make paper bag owl puppets in Art.
• In Science we will make animal feeders by stringing fruit loops and cheerios onto a pipe cleaner.
• Pretend to camp in the forest, build a camp fire, cook and sleep under the stars in Dramatic Play.
• In the Sensory table we will explore a miniature forest.
• We will learn the letter F in Handwriting.
• In Religion we will read the story "Ming's Furry Puppy" and learn that when we act kind, we are acting like friends of Jesus.
• Listen to the story "The City Mouse and the Country Mouse" from our Reading program.
• Learn about Smokey the Bear and the importance of forests and wildfire prevention.

Other Information:

Friday, October 2nd - No School

Thank you to Logan for the stickers.

Thank you to all of the parents and students who went to the book fair last week, we won books for our classroom!

Thank you to Lily, Logan and Matt for the Book Fair Bucks. I got some great books!

Looking ahead to next week (Oct. 5 - 8):

Snacks - Anna

Preschooler of the Week - Isaiah

Friday, October 9th - No School - Diocesan In-Service for teachers

Week of September 21 - 25

Theme: Autumn Leaves

Activities for the week:

• We will make fall trees using our handprints and some leaf prints.
• Make pretty leaf patterns in Math.
• Learn the letter L in handwriting. We will learn to write it, learn what it sounds like and try to think of words that begin with L.
• Explore the leaf pile in the Sensory Table.
• Play in the sandwich shop in Dramatic Play.
• Read the story of the Good Shepherd in Religion.

Other Information:

The Scholastic Book Fair will be open all week from 7:30am - 3:30pm in the Middle School Library. Check out last week's Wednesday packet for all the exciting book fair events.

Wednesday, Sept. 23rd - 8th grade pizza day - don't forget your money! If you do not want to buy pizza make sure that your child brings their lunch because the cafeteria will not be serving a hot lunch.

Thursday, Sept. 24th - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night - your child may wear a St. Pius t-shirt and jeans/shorts to school. Spirit Night will be held at Broken Arrow Roller Sports from 6-8pm.

Welcome to our new student, Cathryne!

Thank you to Kailyn's family for the playdough and to Ty for the stickers!

Looking ahead to next week (Sept. 28 - Oct. 1):

No School on Friday October 2nd.

Snacks - Logan

Preschooler of the Week - Kailyn

Week of September 14 - 17

Theme: Apples

Activities for the week:

• In Religion we will learn that God made each one of us special.
• We will make an apple counting book in Math.
• In Art we will make stained glass apples using tissue paper squares and contact paper.
• We will examine, sort and weigh apples in Science.
• In the Sensory table we will explore textures (oatmeal and dried apples).
• We will taste some apples and make a class graph to see which is the favorite.
• We will listen to the story "Little Red Riding Hood" from our Reading program.
• In Handwriting we will learn about vertical and horizontal lines and trace them.

Other Information:

Thursday, Sept. 17th - Parent/Teacher conferences after school
Friday, Sept. 18th - No School - Parent/Teacher conferences

Pizza Lunch order forms are due back on Thursday, September 17th

Looking ahead to next week(Sept. 21-25):

Scholastic Book Fair is all week from 7:30 - 3:30 in the middle school library.

Wednesday, Sept. 23rd - 8th grade pizza lunch fundraiser

Thursday, Sept. 24th - Spirit Night from 6:00-8:00pm at Broken Arrow Roller Sports. Your child may also wear spirit dress to school (St. Pius X t-shirt and jeans or shorts).

Snacks - Jack

Preschooler of the Week - Tyler

Week of September 7 - 11

Theme: Fun on the Farm

Activities for the week:

• In Art we will make cute corn by dipping our finger into paint to make the kernels.
• We will make our own butter in Science.
• In Dramatic Play we will visit the Farmer's Market.
• We will play with wheat, tractors and farm animals in the Sensory Table.
• In Handwriting we will continue to practice pencil grip and begin to trace lines that go up, down and all around. We will learn the song "The Ant, the Bug and the Bee".
• We will listen to the Bible story "Jesus Blesses the Children" in Religion.
• In Math we will sort and count farm animals.
• We will take turns milking a cow.

Other Information:

Monday, Sept. 7th - No School - Labor Day

Tuesday, Sept. 8th - School Picture Day - wear your uniform and don't forget your money if you want to place an order.

Thank you to the Adams family for the donations to our treasure chest.

Looking ahead to next week (Sept. 14 - 18):

Thursday, Sept. 17th - Parent/Teacher Conferences after school
Friday, Sept. 18th - No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences

I look forward to meeting with all of you at conferences!

Snacks - Isaiah

Preschooler of the Week - Anna