I apologize for the late post. My home computer is not working. Last week we were able to take a walk outside. It was nice to get fresh air and to look for signs of spring. Please include a change of clothes for your child just in case they have an accident or get messy or muddy. Hopefully we will be able to go outside more often now that the weather is nicer!
This week we are studying things that are big and small. We are sorting things by size, lacing beads in patterns of big and small, and creating art with big and little circles. We continue to go through the alphabet and will be going on a letter hunt in the classroom. For our Bible time, we will read how Jesus healed a crippled woman and the story of the lost sheep and how the shepherd searched for one sheep even though he had many.
The Joe Corbi fundraiser orders are due this Friday. Thank you for helping our school! Easter is on April 21st this year. We will be having an Easter party on Wednesday, April 17th, for the 4 year old class, and a party on Thursday, April 18th, for the 3 year old class. This year the teachers will be making a treat with the kids in class.
Mark your Calendars:
March 22 – Joe Corbi Pizza fundraiser orders due
March 29 – Scholastic Book Orders due for March
April 17 & 18 – Easter Parties!
April 19 – Preschool and Day Care closed for Good Friday
April 25 – Field Trip to Living Treasures Animal Park
Have a great week!
Jill Garcia
Lilly Kuhn
We had a fun time reading Dr. Seuss books – learning up and down and left and right. It was great seeing the kids dress up each day! We continue to learn about opposites this week, and since St. Patrick’s Day is next week-end we will read stories about leprechauns and make something green. The animal theme for the month of March is farm animals, so the children will be learning to sing Old McDonald and have fun playing with farm animal toys. Our Bible stories this week will focus on the parables Jesus told about the money in the fish and the good Samaritan.
Despite the snowfall, spring is coming soon! We are planning to have our spring field trip to the animal park, Living Treasures, on Thursday, April 25th, starting when the park opens at 10 a.m. As we did earlier with the pumpkin patch field trip last fall, we are asking parents/guardians to bring their children and meet the teachers at Living Treasures. We also ask that you pay by check or money order by one week before the field trip, so that we can pay as a group. We will be getting in at a discounted group rate. More information on price will be coming soon.
Teddy Bear Portraits come to take photos of the preschoolers this Wednesday. If you are unable to come and view the photos, you will be able to do so online.
I wanted to thank those of you who have donated items on the daycare and preschool wish lists. It makes a big difference to have new toys and supplies for the children to use.
A big focus for this week is “kindness”. We will be playing games and making Valentines to show kindness to others. Frogs and other pond animals remain as a topic of discussion. We are also looking more in depth at animals of the ocean. In Bible time, we continue to read how Jesus heals the sick and needy and one of Jesus’ parables about the sower of seeds.
We are looking ahead to a warmer week! I hope everyone stayed safe in the cold weather and the snow! Please note that on Monday, February 18th, there will be no preschool. On February 27th, we will have Teddy Bear Portraits at school to take portrait photographs of each child, which will be available for you to purchase. More information will be sent home soon.