Upcoming news!

It’s hard to believe that it is the end of September! I have seen so much growth in our first month of school. In celebration we will be having a pajama party on Thursday October 12.  We will be wrapping up our beginning of the year study in two weeks. We will have a mini Halloween unit before starting our next study! We will have a Halloween party, I will let you know as soon as a date has been decided.

We have been working hard on name recognition, both classes are very close on mastering this. Since we are recognizing our names, question tags will be moved to the hall way. Each student will get their tag and answer the question as they come in the door. Next they will hang up their bags and wash hands, as they have been doing. 

Week 3

The third week of preschool has gone great. We are continuing to learn center rules, classroom rules and expectations. We have mastered walking in a line and using quiet voices in the hallway.  I’m very impressed with the growth I have seen in these three weeks. We continue to add to our schedule weekly.  This week we will add more of our Religion portion to our day, alphabet letters and handwriting.

We have had our first substitute teacher.  As a class we reviewed making safe choices in the classroom and outside.

Stories we’ve read this week. The Kissing Hand, Wemberly Worried and God Bless Our Fall

*The doors will open at 7:55 for three year old preschool. Class start time is 8:00.

                                          12:10 for four year old preschool. Class start time is 12:15 .

Week 2

    It’s September already and our second week of preschool is behind us.  We are still working on learning classroom and school routine. Each class went a on a walk around the school and decided what they would like to include in their class book.  Music with Mrs. Stoner has been a hit! 

     This week at preschool we gave our selves silly special names because we are all unique and special. This is from Al’s Pals, Kids Making Healthy Choices curriculum. Al, is a puppet who helps kids understand feelings and make safe positive choices. Letters will be sent home about Al's Pals as we complete this series to inform families about what we are working on. Today, we discussed big feelings. We have a rocking chair in the classroom where students can take a break if they are having big feelings (happy, sad, excited, anger). This is a chair the child uses on their own if THEY need a break and is NOT used for time outs.

As we get our routine down we will add more curriculum content to our day.

It was great seeing preschool families at the family picnic last night! Join us for the Holy Spirit Food Festival this Sunday from 4:00-6:00, the cost is $8.

Have a wonderful weekend! 

First Week of School

The first week of school has been wonderful! Each class is adjusting well to this new preschool routine. This week we have worked on learning the rules to each center and will continue to do so next week. We have started our beginning of the year study in our Creative Curriculum. This allows for stories and discussions about; feelings, routine, rules, friendship and more.

Check purple folders daily for information from school.  Thursday is when most information is sent home from the office.

Don't forget about the all school picnic on Wednesday September 6 from 6:00-7:00. Preschool families are encouraged to bring a dessert item.

Preschool Cy-Hawk pride day is Thursday September 7 (K-8 Cy-Hawk pride day is Friday).  Wear your favorite team colors!


Please let me know if you have any questions/ concerns.

The Botanical Center

What a great experience we had at The Botanical Center. We were able to share our prior knowledge of plants during our session! We used our five senses to learn about plants! We made a plantable rainstick. The outdoor gardens were beautiful and fun to explore!!  Look at the photos tab to see pictures from the field trip and check out the preschool Facebook page for some videos!

Botanical Center Field Trip

Wednesday May 10, preschool will be ALL day from 8:15-3:15. We will be taking a field trip to the botanical center in Des Moines. The cost is $5 and a sack lunch is needed, don't forget permission slips!

May already!?

May?? Already? It can't be! This school year has gone so fast!

We continue working on our tree study. We have been learning about what kind of animals live in trees.  Bugs and insects live in trees. Which got us on the topic of butterflies. Check out the butterflies in the hallway! They are in their chrysalis!
     We have a new dramatic play center, we have a beach/swimming themed area!  It has been a huge hit so far! We even talked about what could make it better! Improvements