Looking forward to this week, parent/teacher conferences will be held in the preschool office from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. There is still time to sign up if you would like to talk in person or on the phone about your preschooler’s progress. Reports went home last week. You can contact me through Remind or by email: JillGarcia613@yahoo.com.
Laughlin Children’s Center is returning to our school on Monday, January 27th (for the 4 year old class) and on Thursday, January 30th (for the 3 year old class) for occupational therapy screening. A professional from the center will test the child on developmental skills including fine, gross, and visual motor skills. There is a $5 fee for this service. Please make checks or money orders payable to P.D.S. No cash please. This helpful service may help identify and prevent any school-related problems.
This week in preschool we are talking about transportation in the water. The kids got a demonstration about what items sink and float. We are also reading about cats. Letter and number review continues, and the children are all getting a lesson on how to tie shoes! In Bible, we are reading about faithful men of the Bible, Gideon and David.
Our Valentine’s Day parties are coming up on February 13 & 14. We have all of the supplies for the parties covered. Here is the list of families who are providing items:
2/13 (3 year old class): snack-Battles; sweet treat-A. Stefanski; drink-already provided
2/14 (4 year old class): snack-Beck, Manniello; sweet treat & volunteer-Seals; drink-Moser
Thank you for signing up!
Mark your Calendars:
January 23 & 24 – parent/teacher conferences
January 24 – Scholastic Book orders due
January 27 & 30 – Occupational Therapy testing (more information coming soon)
February 13 & 14 – Valentine’s Day parties for 3 year old class and 4 year old class
Thank you and have a great week!
Jill Garcia
Lilly Kuhn
Lessons about transportation continue. Last week we read about and talked about cars and trucks. They had fun painting with cars! This week the preschoolers will be learning about trains and practicing the alphabet. We will also continue to read and talk about pets, especially dogs. In Bible, we are looking at Old Testament stories about Moses.
This is the final blog post of 2019! We have a busy week ahead of us. Laughlin Center is here on Monday and Tuesday to test the children’s language skills and hearing. The service is optional and there is a $5 fee. Laughlin Center staff are very helpful and will give a recommendation if your child is in need of further services.
We are nearing the end of 2019! Please keep posted with all of the preschool news by following the blog and looking at the handouts that are sent home about different events like our Christmas program. As a reminder, we are asking parents to inform us by Friday, December 13th, if their child will not be able to attend the Christmas play and party.
We are truly thankful for a great preschool family! Thank you parents for your contributions and volunteering. I hope everyone enjoyed time with family and friends over the holiday. This week in preschool, we are studying the weather. Our animal theme for December is polar animals, and this week we will look at penguins. In Bible, we will read about Daniel and his friends as they stand for what is right and about Queen Esther and how her bravery helped save her people.
It is a short week of school this week, but we have many fun things planned. On Monday, we will learn a new letter and make our own turkey prints. Tuesday and Wednesday are our Thanksgiving parties. We will play some turkey games and read stories about Thanksgiving. During center time, the preschoolers will be able to set the table for their own Thanksgiving feast and stir up a pretend “vegetable soup” at the water table. Bible time this week will be about the leprous man, Naaman, and how he is healed when he washes in the Jordan River 7 times. Then we will begin reading about the life of Daniel, the prophet.