Week of January 6, 2020

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and restful break.

We would like to welcome a new student to our PreK-3 Family, Savannah!!  We are all so excited to have her and her sweet family join our incredible school!!

We hit the ground running on Friday with a fun kick off to our new STEAM Unit on Weather.  Our little meteorologists were so excited to dress our Weather Bear for the rainy weather and to learn our new Weather Song.  (Expect to hear some new tunes this month!)

We are also learning to recite The Pledge of Allegiance.  Don't be surprised to be expected to say it along with your little Patriot any time they see the Flag!

We pretended to be hedgehogs and had so much fun hibernating for the Winter before completing an adorable hedgehog craft (now on display... please see below.)  Be sure to ask your little hibernator all about it!  The photos above should spark some fun memories for them!! 

We will focus on letter Kk this week with some fun crafts as well as continue to work on our Weather Unit with a focus on Sunny as well as Windy weather.  We are working on a BIG project which will take us a few weeks to complete so if the folders seem a little lighter on crafts in the upcoming weeks, its because we are holding onto things for a BIG SURPRISE!

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'm looking forward to discussing your child's progress with you.  Everyone should have received a conference time through your child's folder.  Please sign and return the bottom portion of the slip.  If you need to reschedule, please reach out to me as soon as possible so we can come up with a new time.

Optional Tag Day:  STS will be having a school-wide Super Hero Tag Day on Friday.  Your child is welcomed to participate by wearing superhero attire if they wish to.

This Week's Focus will be on:
Letter of the Week: Kk
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
Religion:  Sign of the Cross, Simple Prayers, Grace before meals,  A Visit From My Family

Show & Tell:  Friday, Jan 10th  Please bring something in to show and tell our PreK-3 friends about that either begins with the letter Kk sound, is diamond shaped or is black and/or white in color.   

Dates to Remember:
January 10th:  STS Tag Day - Super Hero Theme
January 20th: NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 17th- January 27th: PreK-3 Parent/Teacher Conferences
January 26th-31st: Catholic Schools Week
January 26th: STS Open House 12:30-2pm
February 17th: NO SCHOOL - Presidents' Day


Have a great week,
Paula Dobres