Conferences and Future Field Trips

Conferences are next Thursday March 15. If you have not yet  signed up for a conference, please do!  We will have two all day field trips;

April 26 (Mt. Ayr Nature Center)- Three and four year old preschool

May 10 (Blank Park Zoo) Four year old preschool only, there will be no three year old preschool. 

These days will be similar to the roller skating field trip day. More information to follow! We’ve been very busy this week! We finally finished our first time through the alphabet! Now calendar helper chooses the letter of the day! Dash, the robot has been in the room. We are able to control it using the iPads! It has a variety of engaging apps to use with it.

Conferences and other news

We had so much fun celebrating Dr. Seuss week! Each student made a variety of Seuss themed crafts and most tried green eggs and ham! Thank you for participating in the theme days! It was fun to see students dressed up!


Conferences will be held on Thursday March 15 from 1-9, if you have a student in three year old or four year old preschool you will need to schedule a conference time. If these times do not work for you, please let me know and we can make arrangements. There will be NO four year old preschool on March 15.

Use this link to sign up for a time slot------>  Spring Conference Sign Up

Dr. Seuss Week!

Due to weather this information was not able to go home in take home folders.

In honor of National Read Across America Week, we will be doing some fun activities based on Dr. Seuss throughout the week. We are excited to celebrate reading with our fabulous kids!

Below is the schedule that shows some of the books of the day that we will be reading, how to dress, and what to bring on each day.  

Monday	Fox in Socks Hurray for Diffendoofer Day	Wear your craziest socks & bring your favorite book to read!
Tuesday	Green Eggs and Ham Oh, The Thinks You Can Think!	Wear Green! We will try green eggs and ham.
Wednesday	My Many Colored Days The Lorax	Wear your favorite color from head to toe!
Thursday Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration	The Cat in the Hat Oh, The Places You`ll Go! I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!	Wear wacky/mismatched clothes and/or have crazy hair!  Or Wear red and white, stripes, or dress like a cat

Valentine's Day

We had a great week! Valentine's parties were a hit with both classes! Thank you to everyone for participating! The creative boxes, snack, valentines and kiddos were great! Don't forget to check folders! Star of the week students will continue for a few more weeks.

*Check out our preschool wishlist in the hallway! If you're willing, just grab a post it note and take it with you!

Preschool and Kindergarten information night is Tuesday February 20th, if you are or know someone looking for three year old, four year old preschool or kindergarten check out this event!


Don't forget about the St. Malachy School Gala and Auction on March 3, 2018. This is a super fun event! Information is going home in folders today!

February

This week we read a few variations of the story, “The Three Billy Goats Gruff.” Students used wooden blocks to help tell the story. They “clip-clopped” over the bridge! Also we have been able to spend some time playing in the gym! It was nice to get some exercise and stay warm and toasty!

Both classes will be celebrating Valentine’s day next Tuesday Feb 13. Please help your child create a box or bag for their Valentines.  

Three year old preschool- We have quite a few birthdays in February (we will all be four by the end of the month!)

January Information

 Four year old preschool-  Catholic schools week is next week. There are themed days each day.  Monday there will be a parent volunteer starting the day due to the teacher appreciation luncheon. Wednesday there will be a field trip to a local nursing home during our normal class time. Thursday (2/1/18) four year old preschool we be all day. We will be leaving for the field trip at 8:30. Don't forget your sack lunch with a drink! I will be packing each students extra clothes and activities to pass the time during the bus ride. 

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

Three year old preschool- Tuesday is tourist Tuesday theme day, dress up if you’d like. Don’t forget that there will be no school for three year old preschool due to the all day field trip on Thursday February 1, 2017.

    We have been investigating different types of balls used in sports. We have talked about the different shapes. We have started adding more of our handwriting curriculum to our day! Today we used wood pieces to build our letter of the day.. A!

St. Malachy Foundation Auction is right around the corner. Preschool, Kindergarten, First grade and Second grade are working together to create a themed basket for the auction. If you would like to donate towards this basket, donations need to be in by Friday February 9, 2018.

Upcoming News

We have started a new Creative Curriculum unit, the ball/sports study. We discussed what we like to play and investigated what is used to play those sports/games.  We brainstormed what we thought balls are used for and made of. We read a story that helped determine if what we thought was true.

Catholic Schools Week is approaching.  We celebrate our Catholic education with a variety of activities and spirit week. Check out the spirit days and do your best to participate :)


There will bee two field trips during this week for four year old preschool. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know.   If you have any questions or concerns please let me know.  There will be separate permission slips for each field trip.

The green field trip permission slip for the Nursing home visit has already been sent home. 

A golden yellow permission slip is being sent home today for the all day skating field trip. If you have already paid for this field trip, please sign and return the form. Students will need a sack lunch with a drink.


PLEASE send payment and permission slips at the same time.