Our Faith Can Move Mountains
Quick Reminders
- BOOK FAIR - We will not take the preschoolers to the book fair. If you want to take your student, there are hours available after dismissal.
- WIPES - even though we are nearing the end of the year, our preschool is in need of more. The wipes may be sent in your child’s backpack or dropped off at the front office.
- CRAYONS - Please send in your broken crayons, because the Clovers class is participating in the The Great Crayon Project. They will be collecting old and broken crayons to be upcycled into new ones. The collection will continue from now until Monday, May 2.
- TOYS - Please keep toys and stuffed animals at home. We don’t want any home toys to get lost at school.
- CLASS DOJO - Please know that most of the behavior that is reported is very age appropriate, and we will work with each student to correct the behavior. If at any time we have a serious behavior issue that requires immediate attention or are needing extra parent support for a specific behavior, we will notify you via email or phone call.
Dates
- Week of April 25 - 29 - Book Fair in the library
- Tuesday, April 26: Cans in Hands
- Wednesday, May 11: May Crowning
- Tuesday, May 17: Cans in Hands
- Friday, May 20: Field Day, 1 PM dismissal
- Monday, May 23: Preschool end of the year party (rain date May 24)
- Thursday, May 26: Fly up Day (visit Kindergarten and learn more about next year)
- Thursday, May 26: Last Day of school, 1 PM dismissal
Pre-K Happenings
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Unit Theme |
Meet Eric Carle: We will be discussing how Eric Carle’s books are alike and different. |
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Religion |
Belonging to a Special Family: We will be learning about Baptism. Our theme this week is that Jesus has a special love for children and that Jesus shows us how to love one another. |
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Alphabet |
Alphabet review A - Z. Recognition, print awareness, blending syllables, onset and rhyme. |
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Social-Emotional Development |
Mr. Rogers, Proud to Be Growing. We will again be discussing the meaning of alike and different. The children will learn that we are alike in many ways, but different ideas, what we like to draw, eat and wear. |
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Book Time |
We will be reading many Eric Carle books. Our focus and activities will be with The Mixed-Up Chameleon. |
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Math |
“Fly” feast estimation using pom-poms and chameleon color match. |
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Science/Social Studies |
We will take a virtual field trip to the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts. We will also learn about chameleons. |
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Art |
We will be using materials to create art using the styles of Eric Carle. |
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Music and Movement |
Hello Song, Alphabet Song and Morning Movement. |
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Writing and Drawing |
Name writing practice |
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Sign Language |
Review of sit and please. |
Pre-K STEM Happenings
Our theme for the month of April is Easter and space. We have spent time discussing the Earth, sun, moon, solar system & constellations. This week we will focus on space travel; including astronauts, space shuttle, international space station and the Mars Rover. We will make a shuttle craft and do rocket ship syllable counting. We will make our own constellations and space bracelets. Students will even make their own bouncy balls.
For technology, our students continue to work on our Nail String Art project. It is a great way to showcase our developing hammer/nail skills.
For math, we are continuing with number identifying, counting, writing numbers, graphing, more than/less than concept and patterns. We will continue working on the concept of addition, subtraction, skip counting, and greater than/less than. We will continue to discuss the concept of money and coins.
We are singing “I’ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy" for the next 2 weeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LylgwOEI7AY