Week of November 2 - 6

Theme: Seasons/Weather

Activities for the week:

• Review the letters we've learned so far in Handwriting.
• Experiment with water, borax and a pipe cleaner to make a snowflake in Science.
• Make a seasons mobile in Art.
• Practice number recognition and counting in Math by counting out the correct number of raindrops in the puddle.
• Play with the kitchen set and babies in Dramatic Play.
• Explore and play with snow in the Sensory Table.
• Discover ways we can share with one another in Religion.
• Make a rain cloud and fog in a jar.
  

Other Information:

Wed., Nov. 4th - 8th grade pizza lunch - don't forget your money!

Fri., Nov. 6th - Appalachia Mass - we will attend with our 6th grade buddies.

Thank you to Zoe's family for the art supplies!

Looking ahead to next week (Nov. 9 - 13):

Snacks - Kailyn

Preschooler of the Week - Logan

Week of October 26 - 30

Theme: Halloween

Activities for the week:

• We will learn the letter I in handwriting.
• Stamp and count pumpkins, black cats and spiders in Math.
• Finish our spider webs and spiders and make some Halloween foam crafts in Art.
• Play with pumpkin playdough and Halloween cookie cutters.
• Pretend to decorate, go trick or treating or have a Halloween party in Dramatic Play.
• Play with rice and Halloween confetti in the Sensory Table.
• Experiment with a pumpkin, golf tees and a hammer in Science.
• Make a class spider web.
• Listen to the story "Spookley the Square Pumpkin".

Other Information:

Monday, October 26th - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night at the corn maze

Wednesday, October 28th - 1st quarter report cards will be sent home in your child's folder. Please sign and return them as soon as possible.

Saturday, October 31st - Happy Halloween!

Looking ahead to next week (Nov. 2 - 6):

Snacks - Caroline

Preschooler of the Week - Brycin

Friday, Nov. 6th - Appalachia Mass - see the letter in last week's Wednesday packet for more information.

Sunday, Nov. 8th - 8th grade Chimi's night

Week of October 19 -23

Theme: Circus

Activities for the week:

• We will listen to the story of "God's Promise" and discover ways we can care for each other in Religion.
• Experiment with popcorn kernels in tap water and tonic water in Science. Observe, make predictions and ask questions.
• Pretend to be a circus clown, a juggler or an animal trainer in Dramatic Play.
• Play with circus animals and packing peanuts in the Sensory Table.
• Listen to the story of Dumbo.
• We will participate in our own circus stunts (tight rope walking, ball tricks).
• We will take a pretend trip to the circus and enjoy a snack while we're there.
• Make paper plate clowns in Art.
• Learn the letter T in handwriting.

Other Information:

Thursday, October 22nd - Spirit Dress Day/Spirit Night

Sunday, October 25th - Fun Day!

Looking ahead to next week (Oct. 26-30):

Wednesday, October 28th - report cards will be sent home in your child's folder

Snacks - Rachel

Preschooler of the Week - Zoe

Tippy Toe the Tortoise visits Preschool

Caroline's Grandma is a Tulsa Zoo docent. The kids really enjoyed seeing and touching a real tortoise!

Week of October 12 - 16

Theme: Transportation

Activities for the week:

• We will learn the letter H in handwriting.
• Pretend to fly in an airplane in Dramatic Play.
• Play with dump trucks, cement mixers, bulldozers and sand in the Sensory Table.
• Observe the different ways in which objects can move (straight, round and round, zig zag) in Science.
• Paint with cars in Art.
• Discover ways in which we can help take care of God's creations in Religion.

Other Information:

Wednesday, October 14th - Picture retakes - send your child's packet back if you would like to have their picture retaken.

Looking ahead to next week (October 19 - 23):

Thursday, Oct. 22nd - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night

Snacks - Brycin

Preschooler of the Week - Jack