Week of February 28 - March 4

Theme: Circus

Activities for the Week:

• Learn the letter A in Handwriting.
• Learn that there are many ways to pray by listening to the story "David Sang His Prayers" in Religion.
• Make paper plate elephants in Art.
• Play a game of Chutes and Ladders in Math.
• Play with large circus and wood blocks in the Block center.
• Experiment with unpopped popcorn and water in Science.
• Pretend to be circus clowns, jugglers or animal trainers in Dramatic Play.
• Play with small plastic animals and popcorn kernels in the Sensory Table.
• Watch a circus video while eating popcorn, listen to some stories and perform some circus stunts during Group Time.

Other Information:

Tuesday, March 1st - class pictures at 8:50am. If this is not your child's regular day to attend school, you can meet us in the gym for the picture. Remember to dress your child in uniform.

Wednesday, March 2nd - pizza lunch day. Don't forget your money!

Thank you to the Determan family and the Haws family for the wish list items!!

Looking ahead to next week (March 7-11):

Preschooler of the Week - Matthew

Tuesday, March 8th - Catholic Schools Day - Talent show 8:30, Family Lunch 11:30-12:00

Wednesday, March 9th - Ash Wednesday Mass - we will attend with our 6th grade buddies.

Week of February 21 - 25

Theme: Five Senses

Activities for the Week:

• Learn the letter K in Handwriting.
• Discover that Jesus gives himself to us in Holy Communion in Religion.
• Make a five senses book in Art.
• Use the sense of touch to explore feeling boxes in Science.
• Practice number recognition and counting (6-10) with textured numbers and colorful counters in Math.
• Manipulate gloves filled with sand, popcorn, etc. in the Sensory Table.
• Play an I Spy game, listen to a sounds tape, explore smelling jars, taste foods that are salty, sweet, sour and bitter, and go on a texture hunt during Group Time.

Other Information:

Please remember to sign and return your child's Growth Inventory as soon as possible. You will be able to keep them at the end of the year. Thanks.

Thank you to Blake's Grandma and Bella's Mom for the items from my classroom wish list. It is very much appreciated!

Looking ahead to next week (Feb. 28-March 4):

Preschooler of the Week - Kenzie

Week of February 14-18

Theme: Bears/Valentine's

Activities for the week:

• Learn the letter R in Handwriting.
• Learn that Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate love for family and friends in Religion.
• Make a brown bear in Art using paint and ground coffee.
• Create a simple pattern using gummy bears in Math.
• Use a balancing scale to weigh plastic bears in Science.
• Have a teddy bear Valentine picnic in Dramatic Play.
• Explore various colorful bears in the Sensory Table.
• Have a bear snack (berries and goldfish), listen to stories about bears, and listen to the story of The Three Bears from our reading program (Happily Ever After) during Group Time.

Other Information:

Monday, Feb. 14th - Valentine's Day party 1:00-2:00pm - please send 23 Valentine cards to school with your child. Please have them sign their name only, do not address to individual friends. Parents are welcome to attend.

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

Preschooler of the Week - Trey

Week of February 7 - 11

Theme: Catholic Schools Week (con't)

Acitivities for the Week:

We will continue the lessons from last week that we were not able to complete due to the snow days.

Other Information:

Parent/Teacher conferences have been canceled and we will have school this Friday, Feb. 11th.
If you need to have a conference, please let me know and we can schedule one either before or after school.

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

Monday, Feb. 14 - Happy Valentine's Day - please send 23 valentines to school with your child to share with their friends. Please just have your child sign their name, don't address to individual friends.