Pre-K 4 Newsletter December 12, 2017

Parents;

 This week the childen met Mr. F, learnd about hibernation, number 10 and Week 2 of Advent. They had fun making some of my favorite Christmas projects and St, Nick left a Candy cane for them on St, Nick day.

The Christmas program is Thursday afternoon @ 1:30 pm & 7:00 pm. They should wear Christmas colors or Christmas outfits and they do not have to wear tennis shoes Thursday.  The children shoould be in the classroom @ 6:35.  You may want to come a  little earlier if you want a good seat. Keep your child with you until 6:35 then bring him/her to the classroom.  The children will sit with us during the program and you may pick your child up in the classroom after the program.  Please ask if you have any questions.

UPCOMING EVNETS

December 13:  Pre-K and 8th grade will have a small Christmas party together

December 14th:  Christma program @ 1:30 & 7:00 Children should wear Christmas clothes or colors.Grandparents are anyone who can't come for the evening performance may come to dress rehearsal @1:30.

December 20th:

• Pre-K and 8th grade Mass "Dressing the Manger" @ 7:45am. Please try and come the children are very cute.
• Please have children at school by 7:15 am.
• Pre-K 4 Christrmas Party @ 9:00 am all parents are welcome to come.  We can always use extra help on party day.
• Pre-K 4 (only) will dismiss @ 11:30 this day only

December 21st - January 2nd:  Christmas Break

SNACK:

Tuesday:  Happy Birthday Olivia

Wednesday:  Happy Birthday Adele 

Thursday:  Happy Birthday Logan

RELIGION:

Theme:  The Whole World Welcomes Jesus

This Sunday’s Gospel: John 1:6–8, 19–28

During Advent, we prepare for Christmas by listening to the people who prepared the way for Jesus’ coming. In this Sunday’s Gospel, people ask John the Baptist who he is—the Messiah or a prophet. John answers by identifying himself as a voice in the desert, crying out, “Make straight the way of the Lord.” He insists that someone more important than he is coming. The Gospel asks us to recognize Jesus among us by answering his call to be our best Christian selves.

Exploring the Gospel Message

Seeds (Pre-K): This week, the class learned to tell the Christmas story. Ask your child to share his or her booklet and use it to tell the story to your family. Remember to keep the real meaning of Christmas—God’s coming to live with us—a most important part of your family’s preparation for the feast. Don’t let a day go by without some reminder that you are preparing for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. 

LETTER PEOPLE

Have fun with letter people in various games.

MATH

December Calendar

Pattern: ABC

10 Frames

HANDWRITING WITHOUT TEARS                                                                         CLIFFORD MY BIG WORLD

Correct Formation:                                                                                                    All Aboard for the Holidays

Letter: U

Number 4

Pre-K 4 Newsletter November 28, 2017

Parents:

I hope you had a happy and enjoyable Thanksgiving with family and friends.  We will do  letters D & F and numbers 9 & 10 and review letters and numbers with activites do go with both during December.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

DECEMBER

December 7th:  Breakfast with Santa (7:30 a.m. - 12:30)

                          Don't forget to fill out ticket form 

December 14th:  Christmas Program "Charlie and the Cheub Cheerleader" @ 7:00 pm.  Pre-K 3 & Pre-K 4 will preform before the program.

December 20th:  Pre-K & 8th Grade Mass "Dressing the Manger" (Please try and come)

                            Christmas Party @ 9:00 a..m.

                            Dismissal @11:30

December 21st - January 2nd: Christmas Break

JANUARY

January 3rd:  Classes Resume

SNACK

Tuesday:  Leah

Wednesday:  Fiona

Thursday:  Grady

RELIGION

Theme:  Advent Helps Us to Celebrate Christmas 

This Sunday’s Gospel: Mark 13:33–37

The Church’s three-year cycle of Lectionary readings begins again on the First Sunday
of Advent. We start reading from Cycle B, which is organized around Mark’s Gospel. Throughout Advent, we also hear the prophet Isaiah’s words in the First Reading. On this rst Sunday of the Church year, Jesus speaks of his coming in glory. He cautions us always to be ready for him, to live each day in the light of God. Note: Friday is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holyday of obligation.

Exploring the Gospel Message

Seeds (Preschool): To very young children, the time before Christmas seems to drag on and on. Younger children respond well to simple waiting activities, such as Advent calendars
or Advent chains that are done with some ceremony every day. Make sure that whatever you use with your young child is linked to
the coming of the Christ Child, not just to Santa Claus. 

The children will make a Christmas/Sleep chain. Each night before your child goes to bed, they snip off one of the links.  When there is only one link left, there is just one more sleep night left before Christmas. 

LETTER PEOPLE

Letter:  Mr. D

Theme: Familes Help Each Other

Book:  Can I Help

Big Book:  Dinosaurs Danceters

Review:  Letters  Nn, Ww, Pp, Hh, Mm, Aa, Bb, Kk

MATH

Number:  9 (review numers 5-8)

Pattern:  AABB

Review:  Shapes

Handwriting Without Tears                                                                                                      Science

Please check your child's pencil grip when they are writing                                                   Clifford My Big World:  (Go to Sleep Bears)

Introduce formation of   Letter T & Number 3                                                                          Hibernation                                                                                                                        

Newsletter: Pre-K 4 November 14, 2017

Parents: 

I was excited to hear that the children were ready to come back to school.  They settled right back into routine and eager to learn about Ms. K, number 8, color brown and diamond shape.  

Thursday, they had fun going out side and collecting leaves and coming back inside and looking at them through a magnify glass. Our Clifford magazine also talked about leaves. We are starting to learn the formation of our letters and numbers. I will send home a copy of the correct way to write the letter and numbers.  

UPCOMING EVENTS:

November 21st:  Pre-K & Kindergarten will have Thanksgiving lunch together.  Pre-K will be dressed as Native Americans and Kindergarten will be dressed t like Pilgrims.         

November 22nd - November 27th:  Thanksgiving

DECEMBER

December 7th:  Breakfast with Santa (7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)

December 14th:  Christmas Program "Charlie and the Cheub Cheerleader" @ 7:00 pm Pre-K 3 & Pre-K 4 will perform before the play

December 19th:  Pre-K & 8th Grade Special Mass @ 7:45 a.m. "Dressing the Manger"  Please try and attend Mass that day.

                            Christmas Party @ 9:00 a.m. Dismissal:  Pre-K @ 11:40 

December 20th: - January 2nd:  Christmas Break

January 3rd:         Classes Resume

SNACK

Tuesday:  Kyle

Wednesday:  Happy Birthay Ms. Bonnie

Thursday:  Happy Birthday Lily

RELIGION:

Theme:  Everybody Has Talents

This Sunday’s Gospel: Matthew 25:14–30

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells a pointed story about three servants. Their master entrusts them with varying amounts of money. Two of the servants double their money, but fear gets
in the way of the third servant. All he can do is preserve what he has. The challenge for all of
us is to recognize the gifts we have been given and our responsibility to care for those gifts. That means caring for the world we live in and caring for one another. It also means having the courage to be our best selves.

Exploring the Gospel Message

Seeds (Preschool): Help your child recognize his or her special talents. Encourage your child to use these gifts and share them with others. Spend some time having family members make pictures of themselves using one of their gifts— reading, playing sports, cooking, gardening, playing, or caring for another. Post the pi 

Seeds Activity Book  pg. 17

*Thanksgiving Activities will be incorpated into all subject areas:

HANDWRITING WITHOUT TEARS

Letter;  H

Shape: Rectangle

Number: 3