Week of September 11, 2023

 

We were so busy making friends in school this week!

We celebrated our first birthday in PreK-3!

Happy Birthday to our sweet friend!

We learned about birthdays in our All About Me Unit too!

We LOVED Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!!!

And had sooooo much fun acting out the story with our own classroom "Tree"!!!

Then we worked on our own initial LETTERs!!!

(FYI: It's the first step in learning to read and write our names!  shhhh... Don't tell your little scholar  that they are learning while having so much fun!!)

Our Five Day Friends did such a nice job on their individual Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Trees!

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These photos are a little throw back to our first day of school when we colored our special certificates  and worked for the very first time as a class!!

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Our FIRST Show and Tell was a HUGE HIT!!!

We were SO IMPRESSED with how beautifully everyone's Star Posters turned out!  Great Job PreK-3 Families!!!  We LOVE your Masterpieces!

And your little public speakers LOVED sharing them and learning about each other!

We are reaching new heights with our gross motor development in PreK-3 this year!

We really do "have a ball" playing on the playground!

And the sandbox... WOW!  So much fun!!

Some may have complained about the heat this week but we LOVED our "COOL" Sunshiny School Days!  

We loved gazing into the mirror and deciding what color hair and eyes we have...

Have you heard all about our "Silly Dance Contests?!?!"

Inside playtime in SO MUCH FUN too!

Our Five Day friends loved playing School Item Bingo!

And they did so well on their first glue stick activity!

And here it is...

Our INCREDIBLE  2023-2024 PreK-3 LINE UP!!!!

We are going to have a spectacular school year!

Be sure to check back next week for another glimpse at our fun-filled school days!

Weekly Recap:

We had such a fun week learning all about ourselves as well as one another!  We have been working hard on a special surprise that the children will be bringing home soon. Be sure to have your little author and illustrator share it with you (HINT, HINT!)!

The children all did such a wonderful job sharing their amazing Super Star Posters with one another!  I can't wait to see their reactions when they see their posters on display in our classroom on Monday!  Everyone did such a great job coming up with a poster as unique as their child!

We also had a blast reading and acting out one of our favorite books, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and learning about our names and initial letters!  

A Sneak Peek at our Week Ahead:

This week we will begin our Letter of the Week curriculum with letter Aa.  We will also be starting our STEAM Unit on The Five Senses and learning about Number 0!  Be sure to ask your preschooler all about it!

This Week's Focus will be on:

Letter of the Week: Letter Aa

Numbers of the Month:  0 and 1

Color of the month: Yellow

Shape of the month: Circle

Themes: All About Me, Making Friends, Apples, The Five Senses

Religion: Sign of the Cross, Simple Prayers, Grace before meals

"Aa" Show and Tell:  Friday, September 15th-  Please bring in something that has a Letter Aa on it or something that starts with the letter Aa sound.  (examples: airplane, angel, photo of someone whose name starts with letter A, apple, astronaut, ape, alligator, ant, Auntie, arm, artist, avocado, alphabet, a book with the Letter A on the cover, etc.  If you cannot find something at home, you can always print a picture of something to send in.)***PLEASE LABEL WITH YOUR CHILD's NAME***

Dates to Remember:

September 15th- 📷School Pictures📷 Don't forget to wear your SMILE!

September 19th-  STS Warrior Challenge supporting the battle against Childhood Cancer

September 29th-  Go Gold Tag Day -  Wear GOLD to support Project Graduation ($1 donations appreciated)

October 2nd:  St Therese of Lisieux Feast Day Walkathon (Wear comfortable sneakers and bring your water bottle)

October 4th:  Roxbury Firefighter Presentation for PreK-1st Grade

October 6th and 9th- NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Day & Columbus Day

October date TBD- 🍂🍁Fall Fun Day🍂🍁:  Details coming home soon - (Volunteers Needed)

October 27th (Friday) 🎃PreK MORNING Halloween Parade🎃:  Families and Friends invited!  Details coming home soon... Our Parade is separate from the Big School 10/31 AFTERNOON Parade.  For those interested in attending, the STS Trunk or Treat is in the evening on 10/27 as well.

Hope you have an amazing week,

Paula Dobres

Week of September 5, 2023

(I can't wait to start posting some photos of our friends in action!!  Coming Soon...)

We had a great first day of school on Friday!  Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Selser and I were so impressed with how quickly all the children adjusted to being in their new classroom.  Good job prepping them for school moms and dads!!!  It is going to be a wonderful school year!!

I may have forgotten to mention at our Orientation that Mrs. Selser will be our Assistant on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and Mrs. McDonald will be with our class on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  

We had so much fun on our first day of school painting, playing, coloring, singing, dancing, playing on the playground and of course starting to make new friends!

This week we will be working on our "All About Me" (and each other) Unit!  We cannot wait to see what you and your children come up with on your Star Posters for Show and Tell on Friday!  We will also continue to learn our new classroom routines.  The children are all catching on really quickly already!

FORMS, FORMS, FORMS.... Please be sure to look in the "Parents Page" on our STS Website for important information and forms from the Main Office and Nurse's Office.  We have decided to use a paper permission form for your child's photo release instead of the Main Schools K-8 Form.  These came home through your child's folder on Friday.  Please note that there are 3 different options on our Pre-K form.  Please only select the one you wish for your child, write your child's full name on the appropriate line and sign.  Please return this form (and all others) to school as soon as possible.  

Please LABEL EVERYTHING that belongs to your little one.  It is very difficult for us to keep track of what belongs to whom.

Pizza Fridays starts this week for the children who stay full day.  It is a completely optional program.  If you wish to participate, please send exact change ($2 per slice) to school through your child's folder by either Wednesday or Thursday.  Please send pizza money separately for each child you have at STS.

Thank you for returning our school forms so quickly as well as all of your very generous donations of tissues, baby wipes and disinfecting wipes!! 

This Week's Focus will be on:

Letter of the Week: Singing the ABC song, First Letter of Our Names, Letter Aa next week
Numbers of the Month:  0 and 1
Color of the month: Yellow
Shape of the month: Circle
September Units: All About Me, Making Friends, Apples, The Five Senses
Religion: Sign of the Cross, Simple Prayers, Grace before meals

Show and Tell:  Friday, September 8th-  Please bring in your All About Me Star Poster.  We can't wait to learn more about each other!  ***PLEASE LABEL WITH YOUR CHILD's NAME***

Dates to Remember:

September 4th- NO SCHOOL - Labor Day

September 7th- 1st-8th Grade Back to School Night- Not for PreK as we had an Orientation instead

September 15th- School Pictures- Don't forget to wear your SMILE!

October 6th and 9th- NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Day & Columbus Day

October TBD: Halloween Parade and Party (Halloween is on Tuesday this year therefore we will celebrate on either Friday10/27 or Monday10/30 so our entire class can participate.  I will let everyone know once we have more information.)

Looking forward to an amazing school year,
Paula Dobres

First Week of School

  

Welcome to St Therese School PreK-3!  Our wonderful assistants, Mrs. McDonald and Mrs. Selser, and I are so excited to start our fun-filled school year and are looking forward to meeting you and your sweet preschooler at our PreK-3 Orientation on Thursday, August 31st at 10:00 in our PreK-3 classroom.  We will review all pertinent information at that time while your little munchkins play with their new classmates on our playground if weather permits or in the PreK-4 classroom if the weather doesn't cooperate.

Please be sure to let me know of any allergies or medical conditions your child may have as soon as possible by emailing me at prek3@stthereseroxbury.org or writing me and our school nurse a note.

Please be reminded that our first day of school, Friday, September 1st will be a noon dismissal for the entire student body.  Your anticipated patience with our carline is greatly appreciated while our school works out all the carline kinks the first few days of school.

Please remember to pack your preschooler a water bottle and healthy (peanut and tree nut free) snack every day as well as a nutritious lunch if they stay full day. (No candy please.)  Also please be sure to check your child's folder daily.  

Lastly, please make a habit of checking this blog on a weekly basis.  I will update the entries over the weekend for the following school week.  This will be where I post our Show and Tell theme for the week as well.

Dates to Remember:

August 31st - PreK-3 Orientation at 10:00am
September 1st- First day of Preschool  (noon dismissal)

September 4th- NO SCHOOL - Labor Day

September 7th- K-8 Back to School Night- Not for PreK as we had an Orientation instead

September 15th- School Pictures- Don't forget to wear your SMILE!

October 6th and 9th- NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Day & Columbus Day

Looking forward to an amazing school year,
Paula Dobres

Welcome to PreK-3

 

Welcome to PreK-3 at 

            St. Therese School

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We are so excited for this school year!  

Here is a sneak peek at your 3 teachers!!

Hi!  I'm Mrs. Dobres. 🍎

Hi!  I'm Mrs. McDonald. 🖉

Hi!  I'm Mrs. Selser. 🕮

We cannot wait to see all of your sweet smiling faces soon!!!!

🌞🌞 Have a great rest of your Summer! 🌞🌞

Please be on the look out for our summer mailing. I sent it out this week (7/31).  Please let me know if you did not receive it or if you have any questions I can help you with.  

We are all looking forward to a wonderful school year!

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Mrs. Dobres