Week of May 3 - 7

Theme: Nursery Rhymes

Activities for the week:

• We will count Little Bo Peep's sheep in Math.
• Use fine motor skills to fill the Muffin Man's muffin cups in the Sensory Table.
• Visit the Beauty Shop in Dramatic Play.
• Discover that Mary loves and cares for us as a mother loves and cares for her children in Religion and attend the May crowning Mass on Friday.
• We will test different objects to see if they will sink or float in Jack and Jill's pail of water in Science.
• Learn the letter Z in handwriting.
• Play with a castle and knights in Blocks.

Other Information:

We will attend Mass on Friday with our 6th grade buddies.

Thank you to Noah B. and Caroline for the treasure chest goodies!!

Looking ahead to next week (May 10-14):

Snacks - Gracie

Friday, May 14th - we will eat our lunch outside while we watch the 8th graders perform Shakespeare in the Park. Parents are welcome to attend.

Week of April 26 - 30

Theme: Insects

Activities for the week:

• Learn the letter Y in handwriting.
• Listen to Bible stories about friendship in Religion.
• Make coffee filter butterflies in Art.
• Practice number recognition, counting and writing numbers in Math with Bee Buddies.
• Make butterfly life cycle bracelets in Science.
• Practice letter recognition and beginning sounds with Busy Bees in Language.
• Play with insect puppets in Dramatic Play.
• Search for insects in the sand in the Sensory Table.
• Learn some songs about insects, play a buggy syllables game, read some books and go on a nature walk during Group Time.

Other Information:

Friday, April 30th - 8th grade Teacher for a Day! - our teachers will be Rachel and Sarah. We are looking forward to a great day!!

Looking ahead to next week (May 3-7):

Snacks - Madison

Preschooler of the Week - Alex

Friday, May 7th - we will attend the May crowning Mass with our 6th grade buddies.

Week of April 19 - 23

Theme: Earth Day

Activities for the week:

• Learn the letter X in handwriting.
• Paint pictures of nature with watercolors in Art.
• Match and count frogs in Math.
• Experiment with growing bean seeds inside a plastic bag and complete a plant life cycle worksheet in Science.
• Learn the 3 R's (recycle, reduce, reuse).
• Listen to the story of Willie the Worm and his home in the soil.
• Explore the vegetable garden in the Sensory Table.
• Listen to Bible stories that teach us how to live the right way in Religion.

Other Information:

Thank you to Zoe's family and Erica's family for the baby wipes. We really appreciate it!!

Wednesday, April 21st - free dress day for picture fundraiser
- pizza lunch day (don't forget your money)

Thursday, April 22nd - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night

Looking ahead to next week (April 26 - 30):

Snacks - Ava

Preschooler of the Week - Lily

Friday, April 30th - 8th grade Teacher for a Day - our teachers will be my niece Sarah and Noah B.'s sister Rachel. We are looking forward to this day!!!

Week of April 12 - 16

Theme: Planting/Gardens

Activities for the Week:

• We will learn the letter W in handwriting.
• Make construction paper flowers in Art.
• Plant, take care of and pick flowers in the Sensory Table.
• Count flower petals in Math.
• Plant grass seed to make "Chia" heads in Science.
• Visit the flower shop in Dramatic Play.
• Learn a song about the parts of a flower during Group Time.

Other Information:

Please sign and return your child's report card if you haven't already done so. Thank you.

We are in need of baby wipes to get us through the end of the year. Any donations would be appreciated!

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

Snacks - Isaiah

Preschooler of the Week - Shannon

Thursday, April 22nd - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night

Week of April 6 - 9

Theme: New Life/Spring

Activities for the Week:

• Learn the letter N in handwriting.
• Finish making our paper mache eggs in Art.
• Participate in an experiment to find out which objects can and cannot absorb water in Science.
• Play a counting raindrops game in Math.
• Play with bird seed in the Sensory Table.
• Learn about the Ten Commandments in Religion.
• Play with babies in Dramatic Play.

Other Information:

Please sign and return your child's report card by the end of the week. Thanks!

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

Snacks - Lily

Preschooler of the Week - Rachel