Week of October 4 - 8

Theme: Fire Safety

Activities for the Week:

• Learn the letter H in Handwriting.
• Discover that when we are kind, we are acting as friends of Jesus in Religion.
• Practice our counting by adding spots to the dalmation in Math.
• Make "Spray Out the Fire" pictures in Art using markers and spray bottles filled with water.
• Pretend to be firefighters in Dramatic Play.
• Play with rescue vehicles and sand in the Sensory Table.
• Play with Rescue Heroes in Blocks.
• Learn about 9-1-1, Stop, Drop and Roll, and learn that a fire needs air by watching a candle demonstration during Group Time.

Other Information:

Friday, Oct. 8th - No School - Teacher In-Service

Looking ahead to next week (Oct. 11-15):

Monday, Oct. 11th - No School - Teacher Retreat Day

Tuesday, Oct. 12th - Free Dress for those who brought a donation to St. Francis

Snacks - Coleman

Preschooler of the Week - Charlie

Week of September 27 - October 1

Theme: Apples

Activities for the Week:

• Learn the letter E in Handwriting.
• Make fingerprint apples in Art.
• Learn how a plant grows in Science.
• Make apple pattern crowns in Math.
• Play with a castle and knights in Blocks.
• Explore oatmeal and dried apples in the Sensory Table.
• Listen to the story of The Good Shepherd in Religion.
• Read some stories, play some games and taste various apples during Group Time.

Other Information:
Thursday, Sept. 30th - Flu Shot Clinic 11:30-1:30- see Wednesday packet for more info.

Thank you to Blake's Grandma for the great stuff for our treasure chest!!

Looking ahead to next week (Oct. 4-8):

Snacks - Blake

Preschooler of the Week - Samantha

Friday, Oct. 8th - No School - Teacher In-Service

Week of September 20 - 24

Theme: Fun on the Farm

Activities for the Week:

• Learn the letter F in Handwriting.
• Listen to the story "Who's God's Favorite?" in Religion.
• Sort and count farm animals in Math.
• Examine various corn products to identify similarities and differences in Science.
• Play with wood blocks and farm animals in Blocks.
• Pretend to visit the Farmer's Market in Dramatic Play.
• Explore wheat and animals in the Sensory Table.
• Listen to the story of The Little Red Hen, bake our own bread, make butter, graph favorite farm animals and vegetables and play a farm trivia game during Group Time.

Other Information:

Scholastic Book Fair - all week (Monday - Friday) in the Middle School Library

Wednesday, September 22nd - Pizza Lunch Day - don't forget your money!

Looking ahead to next week (Sept. 27 - Oct. 1):

Preschooler of the Week - Coleman

Snacks - Megan

Week of September 13 - 17

Theme: Colors

Activities for the Week:

• Learn the letter L in handwriting.
• Listen to the Bible story "Jesus Blesses the Children" in Religion.
• In Art we will paint with cars, string, toothbrushes, sponges and brushes to make a class painting.
• We will participate in a simple color mixing experiment in Science.
• Sort and count Skittles candies in Math.
• Pretend to work in or visit the Preschool Paint Store in Dramatic Play.
• Explore colorful counters hidden in rice in the Sensory Table.
• Listen to a story about a cat that changes colors and go on a color search during Group Time.

Other Information:
Tuesday, September 14th - School Picture Day - wear your uniform. If this is not your child's day to come to school, you can bring them up to have their pictures taken. We are scheduled for pictures at 8:45am.

Wednesday, September 15th - Spirit Dress/Spirit Night - children can wear a St. Pius t-shirt and jeans or shorts to school.

Looking ahead to next week (Sept. 20-24):

Scholastic Book Fair all week in the Middle School Library.

Snacks - Nuallain

Preschooler of the Week - Noah

Wednesday, Sept. 22nd - Pizza Lunch Day

Week of September 6 - 10

Theme: Shapes

Activities for the Week:

• Practice pencil grip by completing a shape tracing worksheet in Handwriting.
• Use construction paper shapes to make a person in Art.
• Make shaving cream shapes in Science.
• Search for shapes hidden in packing peanuts in the Sensory Table.
• Pretend to be a customer or work in the Beauty Shop in Dramatic Play.
• We will act out Bible stories in Religion.
• During Group Time we will make shapes with our bodies, play an I Spy Shapes game and read some stories.

Other Information:

Thursday, Sept. 9 - parent/teacher conferences after school
Friday, Sept. 10 - No School - parent/teacher conferences

Thank you to Brice and his family for the goodies for our treasure chest!!

Looking ahead to next week (Sept. 13-17):

Snacks - Samantha

Preschooler of the Week - Tiernan

Tuesday, Sept. 14 - School Picture Day - remember to wear your uniform