Saturday, January 25, 2020

Week of January 27, 2020



Although this was a short week, it was packed full of learning fun!  Marshmallow Math was quite a hit with our little mathematicians!  Who knew number 5 could be so delicious to learn about?!?

We also worked on our fine motor skills with our white play dough creations.  What incredible imaginations we have in PreK-3!

We LOVED the book  Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow and had so much fun acting it out with all of our friends that we did it over and over and over again!  Be sure to ask your little monkey to tell you all about it, they may even want to act it out for you!

This week we will be learning about letter Mm, reviewing our shapes and learning about the most famous Weather Reporter in our country (hint, hint... SHADOWS will be our Weather Theme focus... stay tuned to find out whether or not we will have an early Spring!)

Just when you thought things couldn't get more exciting....We will be continuing to work on our  SCISSORS skills this week!!!  Mrs. Matthews and I were SO IMPRESSED with how well everyone did with our first scissors attempts on Friday!  (You may want to hide any you may have around the house for a while as your little ones will surely want to practice their newly acquired skills!)


Valentine's Day:  A notice went home through the children's backpacks on Friday but here's a little recap:  We will celebrate Valentine's Day on Friday, February 14th in our classroom.  We will be exchanging Valentine's Day Cards.  Please send in one card per child with only your own child's name on each as the from whom the card is and not the name for whom it is intended.  This will make distribution much easier as the children are only just beginning to recognize each other's names.  We have 9 children in our class.  The children can either make their own little cards or they may be purchased.  That is entirely up to you.  Please do not send in Valentines with food or candy as we have children with allergies in our school.  Your children may begin to bring in their cards whenever they are ready through our party day on the 14th.  This little homework idea is completely optional: you may want to take this opportunity to have your child write their first initial (or full name if they are able to) on each of their cards and then finish the rest of their name for him/her.

Catholic Schools Week Tag Day:
Monday, January 27th:  Celebrate our Community:  Wear Blue Tag Day,  $1 donations are being collected to benefit the Family of Detective Joseph Seals of the Jersey City Police Department.

PreK-3 Artwork on Loan:  Our adorable hedgehogs are now on display at the Roxbury Public Library in the Children's Section through the month of January.  We worked with the PreK-4 Class to mount a fabulous display featuring one of our January themes - Hibernation.  Be sure to stop over and check it out!  Look for your child's initials on the bottom of their craft.

PreK Parent/Teacher Conferences:   I've really enjoyed meeting with you over the past few days to discuss one of my favorite topics - your children!  And I'm looking forward to discussing the rest of our children's progress with our remaining families on Monday.  Please come directly to The Learning Center and ring the PreK-3 doorbell.  We will be conferencing in our classroom.  Each conference will be approximately 15-20 minutes.

This Week's Focus will be on:
Letter of the Week: Mm
Number of the Month: 5
Colors of the Month:  Black and White
Shape of the Month:  Diamond (rhombus)
January Themes:  Counting 0-5, Sorting, AB Patterns, Feelings, Winter, Weather, Hibernation,                       Name Recognition, Name Writing, Scissor Skills, Calendar, Groundhog Day, Shadows
Religion:  Sign of the Cross, Simple Prayers, Grace before meals,  My Name Is Special,
                                             Praying for someone other than ourselves

Show & Tell:  Friday, Jan 31st   Please bring in something that begins with the Mm sound, is black or white or is diamond shaped to show and tell our friends about.

Dates to Remember:
January 17th- January 27th: PreK-3 Parent/Teacher Conferences
January 26th-31st: Catholic Schools Week (please check school website for a breakdown of the daily themes)
January 26th: STS Open House 12:30-2pm
February 17th: NO SCHOOL - Presidents' Day


Hope you have a Marvelous week,
Paula Dobres

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