Week of October 21, 2019

Last week was another short but busy week in PreK-3.  I am so proud of all of the children for coming back to school, after a full week off, without missing a beat!  They all remembered our routines and came right in ready to learn and play!

Fall Fun Day was so much fun!  A big shout out to Mrs. Reed for organizing such a successful day and a GREAT BIG THANK YOU to all of our amazing parent volunteers who went above and beyond their volunteer posts to ensure that all the children had a great time!  A big thank you to Mr Reed for making the amazing play dough that we all had so much fun playing with and sniffing and to Mr Dobres for helping pick out and load up the most perfect pumpkins for our pumpkin patch!
Halloween falls on a Thursday this year so we will celebrate it on Wednesday, October 30th in PreK.  We will have a special parade and sing some of our favorite songs afterwards.  Please refer to the information sent home with all the specific information for the day.

Christmas Show:  YES, we are already planning our PreK-3 Christmas Show!  It will be here before we know it so PLEASE mark your calendars!!  It will begin at 8:45am on December 13, 2019 in the All Purpose Room of the Church.  Plan on it taking about an hour or so.  The routine will be very different for this special day.  All children will arrive a little later and will be dismissed directly to you right after our Show and refreshments so you can spend the rest of your special day together with with your amazing little Preschool Performer!!  I will be sending more information in the upcoming weeks but please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions you may have. 

This Week's Focus will be on:
Letter of the Week: Ee
Number of the Month: 2
Color of the Month:  Orange
Shape of the Month:  Triangle
Themes:  The Five Senses, Signs of Fall, Counting 0-2, Sorting, Halloween
Religion:  Sign of the Cross, Simple Prayers, Grace before meals, "The Good Shepherd Cares for His Sheep"

Show & Tell:  On Friday, October 25th, please bring in something that starts with the "E" sound (envelope, elephant, Easter egg, elf, eel, tell about an "exciting" time, eagle, etc.) or something orange or something triangular to show and tell our friends about.  If you have a hard time finding something, you can always send in a print out of a picture.  The children really do look forward to sharing their items with one another!

LOTS of Dates to Remember:

October 25th: Tag Day- Wear your favorite Halloween Colors
October 26th: Playground Mulching
October 30th:  Halloween Parade at 11:15 and Party beforehand

November 8th: HSA Tricky Tray
November 11th:  NO SCHOOL - Veteran's Day
November 27th: NOON DISMISSAL for all students- No After School Care
November 28-29:  NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

December 7th: HSA Breakfast with Santa
December 13th: 8:45 AM- PreK-3 Christmas Show (more information to follow)
December 20th: NOON DISMISSAL for all students- No After School Care
December 23- January 1st: NO SCHOOL - Christmas Break


Hope you have an "E"xtra special  week.  I know it will be an "E"xciting one in PreK-3!
Paula Dobres