Happy Thanksgiving! Yes, our time was short but we always are growing and learning in Pre-K! I am blessed to have your children in my life! Thank you! I am so very grateful for each one of them! May our Lord Bless your family this Thanksgiving!
When we return to school, we are in the Advent Season! This is a special time that we are preparing our hearts for the coming of Jesus, our Savior. The children went home with an Advent Wreath, a craft activity, we completed in class. There are four candles on the wreath. Three are purple and one rose. One candle is lit each Sunday to lead up to Christmas. There are 4 yellow flames on the wreath for the children to "light" the candle. The first purple candle is lit this Sunday. This candle represents Hope in our Savior, Jesus.
Our week was busy with working on some projects with the leaves we collected from our Leaf Walk. The children have enjoyed learning about the different types of leaves we collected. Then we sorted the different types and counted how many of each type using a large leaf graph. After sorting and counting we then made a Fall Wreath with them. They will be brought home next week. They're adorning our hallway.
Next we celebrate Thanksgiving and we will be reading some books about the first Thanksgiving. Also learning about the next special season, Advent. This is the four weeks of preparing and waiting for Christmas, Jesus' Birthday! It is short week, with a half-day on Wednesday . The dismissal is at 11:30 . I have posted some pictures from this week's activities on the Classroom Photo page.
I am Thankful that you are sharing your children with us at our Saint Francis Xavier School Family. Have a great weekend!
Thank you all for your support with our Leaf Walk. The children were well dressed to enjoy the chilly morning air. Our Lord, blessed us with a gorgeous sunny day! We all had a spectacular time with the other children in Pre-K 4 P and taking a closer look at the beauty of the Autumn Leaves. Of course our journey ended with moving our gross motor muscles at the playground. In the afternoon, we gave a good try at painting and stamping a couple of our leaves. I'm just going to say this activity was about the " process" and not the " product".
Next week, Miss Ramos and I have a cool craft idea for children to use their leaves, that they collected. The letter of the week will remain Gg. We will continue to reflect on our many Blessings we have to be Thankful for in this season.
I have posted some of the pictures taken today. I hope you all have Blessed Weekend. A friendly reminder to read Mrs. Rogers Weekly Walk-Thru. There are many up coming events in our school.
We had a great guest reader this week, Mr. Perry, Theodore's Dad, and a USA Veteran of the Navy. He graciously visited our Preschoolers and read them a book by Jill Biden, Don't Forget , God Bless our Troops. Both classes were engaged and enjoyed his presence and the story. Thank you Mr. Perry for your support in our classroom and protecting our USA. I pray you all have a Blessed Long Weekend. The children are going home with some SAL work to complete on Monday. It is a school day but we are not here at the school. The children will receive attendance if they complete and return the complete SAL- work.
We return to school on Wednesday, our letter is Gg. We have our Leaf Walk on Friday. I have posted a picture of the children with Mr. Perry on our Classroom Photos Page.
Happy All Hallo's Eve! We had a joyful day with the children in saint costumes, trunk and treat, our Church Buddies, and ending the day with Holy Mass! We are so Blessed! Thank you all for your support with having your child dress in a saint costume and those that were part of the Trunk or Treat, Thank You so much! I was able to take a few pictures from today and they are posted on the menu on Our Classroom Photos page. There are just a couple of pictures of the children dyeing rice for our sensory table. The children helped empty out the sand out of the table. Now we have orange rice. The children were engaged in coloring the rice and are enjoying the play at the sensory table.
Next week we have a four day week because there is no school on Monday, November 3, due to Professional Development. The letter of the week is Qq. There is picture retakes on Friday, November 7. Up coming in our classroom, we will be talking about the season of Fall and being Thankful for God's many blessings bestowed on us and looking forward to enjoying the Fall season with our upcoming Leaf Walk.
Thank you all for your contributions for the NJHS Thanksgiving Food Drive !
I hope you all have a great weekend!
Thank you all for your support with making the conferences all happen on Thursday. I am grateful for your support and the opportunity to sit and talk with each of you. Yes, the children are learning and growing strong each day here. Miss Ramos and I can see their growth in just 38 days of school.
Next week our letter of the week is Oo. Writing without Tears uses the letter Cc to write many other letters. In fact, it is called Magic Cc. You will see the progression of letters that follow Cc. t Also, next week, on Friday we celebrate All Saints' Day. Here is the link to Catholic Icing for some saint costume ideas Please have your child dress as a Saint. Catholic Icing is a great website to go to for costume ideas. https://www.catholicicing.com/all-saints-day-resources-for-kids/
Also, please help your child learn something about the saint that he or she is representing. We will have a little Show and Tell about our Saints of the day. For example, Saint Francis of Assisi loved all God's creatures. The boys can wear a simple long wrap and carry a small stuffed animal. The Pre-K 4 class knows about the Fatima Children as well possibly your child might want to dress as either Lucia, Francisco, or Jacinta.
Finally here is our new Specialty Class schedule. Monday and Wednesday - Music Tuesday and Friday Gym and Character Strong on Thursday.
I hope you all have a joyful and safe weekend. Thank you all again for your support with scheduling your conference Thursday. I am very grateful for the time to be able to help my daughter and her family settle in their new home.
Today, I loved having the children all dressed in their Halloween orange , black, and purple attire! We are all looking forward to the dance! This week was a very successful week of celebrating the Saints and learning more about pumpkins! We engaged in making a jack-o-lantern by creating a jack -o- lantern face using shapes we voted on and taking out the seeds. Then we counted the amount of seeds in each of our clump of pulp! We ended up having 567 seeds!
Next week our letter of the week is Cc! I am looking forward to meeting with all of you at Parent -Teacher conferences. Miss Ramos will be taking the reins on Friday in my absence. Thank you all for your support with that. I am very greatful <3
Thank you all for your support and sharing your children with us!
The children have been doing well with the letter and number recognition assessments; as well as the Math Sense assessments. I enjoy working the children one to one. We have some great conversations!
Next week our letter of the week is Ii. We will be learning about Saint Isidore, the farmer saint. He goes along with letter Ii, he is another male saint, and we can reference him in the Spring when we start planting. Next Thursday, October 16, our SEC fundraiser at Frontera Grill. Please consider getting Take - Out or let Frontera Grill be your dine out night. We earn a percentage of each bill.
On October 31, we are celebrating All Saints' Day. That is the truth of Halloween, all Hallo-Eve, is celebrating the Saints that loved our Lord, Jesus, during their lives. The children can come to school in a Saint Costume. We have been learning about Our Lady of Fatima and the three children she visited for 6 months. The children's names are Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco. I have included Catholic Icing link on the email. This website has simple Saint Costume Ideas.
We had quite a quick in change in the temperature! The children are going home with their change of clothes bag. Please check your child/ children's bag and put a warmer change in for the up coming months.
I hope you all have a great long weekend.
We are starting to incorporate some Autumn Art Activities into our small group time. The children enjoyed drawing and painting a pumpkin this week. I have posted some pictures of them working on this project. Also, in the month of October we dedicate ourselves to praying a rosary more often because October is dedicated to our Blessed Mother. Both preschool classes are creating a rosary by painting paper beads with watercolors. Then children will build the rosary with these beads while learning to pray a decade of rosary. Then we will display it on our bulletin board along with our painted image of Mary, our Blessed Mother.
Next week our letter of the week is Tt. Already, in the next coming weeks, I will be working 1 to 1 with each child for formal assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics. We will be having Parent-Teacher conferences. I have sent an email regarding these conferences. Please let me know via- email your date and time that works best for you. Also, below are some pictures of Grandparents' Day. Thank you all for your time. This day made me very happy and grateful to all of you for taking the time to visit and engage with the children.
Thank you all for your support,
September 29, 2025 Grandparents' Day!
Thank you all that came to our Grandparents' Day Celebration. We enjoyed your willingness to engage in the children's small groups time!
The children are improving on their math sense daily with our new Building Blocks Curriculum. The children increased their math knowledge of up to 5 with making pretend Pepperoni Pizza. We have been getting ready for our Grandparents' Day Celebration. Please email to let me know if your child's grandparents are able to attend.
On Grandparents' Day we will be sharing with our grandparents our recent center activities and working on a Guardian Angel craft.
Next week our letter of the week is Hh.
Have a great weekend, and God Bless you and yours,
We have had a great week learning the sound of the letter Ff and learning how to write it using Fundations. The children are impressing Miss Ramos and I with their math sense. We have some solid counters that know that the last number counted is How Many. Then we have matched up the number with the counted amount. Today the children have a parent information handout about next week's Math Building Blocks and a small assignment. There is another manila paper and another handout for Week 4 lesson on shapes. The children will be building a toy out of shapes. Please try to return on Monday, September 29.
Next week the letter of the week is Ee.
Thank you all and have a Blessed Weekend!
Thank you all for attendance at Back to School Night. I appreciate your time. It was an opportune time to share with you the daily routine of our day. I enjoyed hearing your thoughts about your children's daily experiences here. The day is active with independent activities, and collaborative activities. I have been reflecting on some comments how some of the children do not have much to say about their day. I know the children have been processing much learning throughout the day and I think that after school the children are taking a brain break.
However, inquiring about the day at a later time, dinner, getting ready for bed, and asking a direct question what activity did you do in Small Groups, Recess / Outdoor Play , or Morning Work ? Did you sing any songs? This delayed time and direct questions might help with learning more about how your child is enjoying his or her day at school.
Next week the letter of the Week is Ff.
Name the number of objects up to 3.
Recognizing groups of 2 and more with understanding the last number counted is how many.
Increase the ability to recognize the number of objects in a small group, Subitize.
I hope you all have a Blessed Weekend,
We had a great first week in preschool! The children are working on learning the procedures of the classroom and fostering school behavior within the classroom and in the hallways. On Thursday, we had our second practice fire drill and the children seemed to move a little quicker. Yes, we are making progress. It clearly showed today with our first Acushnet Fire Station Drill. The children did great!
At Morning Work we have been learning how to make our first letter of our name using manuscript paper. That is the same paper that went home with you at Orientation for your child/children to practice his or her name.
At small groups we've been talking about our names and what letter starts our name. We read the story, Designed by God so I Must Be Special. Then the children tried to use shapes to draw a self-portrait. This activity went well. I learned they know pretty well this aspect of Geometry. The portraits developed into portraits of themselves and the people they love, their family. We've been learning in Character Strong about kindness. The children are showing many times a day acts of kindness. Next week, we continue with Kindness and not using the word, kill.
We are learning how to be a student at meeting, calendar, and story time, as well. The children are learning and responding well. I've noticed that responding to a teacher when call in some children is not on the first time. I am working to improve the children to respond most times the first time when his or her name is called. Also, taking turns to talk.
Next week we start the Mathematics Curriculum, Building Blocks. This week there is a parent informational handout in your child's Friday Folder. Also, on the other side is a small homework assignment for your child/children. Please work with your child to complete the assignment and return on Monday.
Also on Monday is School pictures. The children are to wear their uniform. There is a form to complete if your child is purchasing pictures. Also you can complete a form online. I am looking forward to seeing you all again, next Wednesday evening at Back to School Night .
Thank you all for your support,
Looking forward to our first day of Preschool! Our classroom is ready to welcome your inquisitive children. Thank you for sharing them with us at SFX. If needed, I will update our Google Classroom weekly . When I update, it is with information regarding our classroom activities. I will send you an email with the link to our Google Classroom. This is in addition to Mrs. Rogers' Weekly Walk-Thru. Please read both updates.
On our Google Classroom there are additional pages, please browse through them on the menu banner.
Specialty Classes start Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Music on Mondays and Fridays
Physical Education on Tuesdays and Thursdays - children wear SFX spirit T-shirt and comfortable bottoms with sneakers