December 1, 2023

Dear Families, 

Our week was busy with preparation for the upcoming Advent Season, preparing for the Feast of our Patron Saint, Saint Francis Xavier, and Feast of Saint Nicholas. The children have started to make a home Advent Wreath that they can keep track of these next four weeks that lead to Jesus’ Birthday, Christmas! The children are excited! This week we start learning some Christmas Carols with our friends in Miss Dandurand and Mrs. Pelletier’s class. 

A tradition here during the Advent season is each class from Small Wonders to Grade 8 “adopts” a Saint Vincent De Paul Advent Family. These are local Families In Need that have made a request to SVDP for assistance to help them create a fitting Christmas and will greatly benefit from our contributions. We are asked to send in gift cards for Grocery Stores ( Shaws, Stop & Shop, Trucchi’s, Market Basket, Pharmacy Stores, Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid; General Gift Cards that could cover toy needs, household items, Target and Walmart. Please carefully consider donating a card to our Advent Family. Our family is a Grandmother in remission from cancer. She is the center of her family. Caring for her daughter who is a quadriplegic. This grandmother survived the loss of her granddaughter, and is a devoted grandmother of three boys ages 8,13, and 14 and a granddaughter age 8. 

Please consider purchasing one of these cards and send them to school next week. The due date for this drive is Friday, December 8. In addition to providing a material need for this family, please keep them in your prayers during this Advent Season.  

Our letter of the week is Gg. We will have Show and Tell on Thursday, December 7. The children presenting are Benjamin, Charlotte A., Aubrey A. Zachary, Pearle, Aria, Oliver, Kali, Ivy, Jesse, and Gregory. Then again on Friday, December 8. The children presenting for the letter Gg are Charlotte B., Isabella, Connor, Ryan, Jemma, Aubrey P. Emilio, and Silas.

We hope you all have a great weekend. 

God Bless you and yours, 

MS Cordeiro, Mrs. Duff, and Miss Donna

November 22, 2023

Happy Thanksgiving! Next week our letter of the week is Ff for Family! We will have Show and Tell on Thursday, November 30. The children presenting are Benjamin, Charlotte A, Aubrey A., Zachary, Pearle, Aria, Kali, Oliver, Ivy, Jesse, and Gregory. Then again on Friday, December 1, for Charlotte B., Isabella, Connor, Ryan, Jemma, Aubrey P., Emilio, and Silas. We will be getting ready for the Advent Season as well. That is the time to prepare for Jesus' Birthday! Reminder that Friday, December 1, is a half-day dismissal due to Professional Development. We hope you all have a Blessed Thanksgiving! 

MS Cordeiro, Miss Donna, and Mrs. Duff

November 17, 2023

Dear Families, 

We had a fantastic week! We are preparing our minds and hearts and thinking about the many blessings we all have to be so Thankful about! We read some great books and our Scholastic Magazine, Thankful for the Things We Love,  to help us understand what we are Thankful about! The children all went home with their Let's Find Out Thankful Magazine this week. This is a great resource we use in the Pre-K to help with emergent reading skills and learning about nonfiction material. We read a story from one of my favorite children authors, Cynthia Rylant, The Relatives Came, and another story, Thanks for Thanksgiving , by Julie Markes these stories depict great family gatherings and family memories of holidays. The children were thoroughly engaged. Then Mrs. Duff and I went and asked them to tell us what they are thankful about. We created a classroom book and the children illustrated it. We will use it in the classroom. 

The Autumn weather was perfect this week for outdoor play. The class played well with some outdoor games, one in particular, Duck, Duck, Goose. We started our Thanksgiving Craft of Thankful Turkeys. The children are highly engaging their fine motor skills in this craft. They're using their pencil grasp with tracing, scissors in cutting many pieces, and pinching to fold the Turkey's legs!  There is much Math in this activity as well. The children are recognizing shapes, circles and triangles, and counting how many of each. All this and using Executive Functioning in learning how to create and clean up their own table spot without losing their shapes. They're working very  hard! We are so proud of them! 

Next week is a very short week due to our Thanksgiving Holiday break. We will not have letter of the week. We will continue to work with our Touch Point Math and finish up some classroom projects. Next week, I am hopeful to make some playdough with the class. This is a good activity for the class to learn about taking turns to make a class project. There will be a lot of measuring and counting in making the playdough. 

Finally, read the email sent to our School Family from Mrs. Rogers, The Weekly Walk-Thru. It has important all school events and need to knows. Second,  please click on the Our Classroom Photos page. I managed to put up some of the photos  of the activities this week. Also please click on the prayers and songs page too. There are songs and prayers the children have been learning since the start of school. 

 Mrs. Duff , Miss Donna and I hope you all have a Blessed Weekend.

Ms Cordeiro

Dear Families,

Looking forward to this stretch before Thanksgiving. We will be reading books, about being Thankful. Our letter of the week is Ee. We will have Show and Tell on Thursday, November 16, and Friday, November 17. On Thursday, the children presenting are Benjamin, Charlotte A. Aubrey A. Zachary, Pearle, Aria, Oliver, Kali, Ivy, and Gregory. On Friday the children presenting are Charlotte B. Isabella, Jemma, Ryan, Connor, Jesse, Silas, Emilio, and Aubrey P. Reminder that on Wednesday, November 22, is a half -day of school due to Thanksgiving Break.  There is no Extended Care dismissal at 11:20. Looking ahead we have an All School Event on Friday, December 1. It is a Tree Lighting and Caroling. Please keep a keen eye out for Mrs. Rogers Weekly Walk-Thru sent out on Fridays. This gives information about upcoming events and the past week events. There you will find information about purchasing a family ornament for $ 2.00. Then your family will receive the ornament to decorate and bring that evening to hang on the tree. I pray you all have a good week.

God Bless you and yours,

MS Cordeiro

November 3, 2023

Dear Families, 

It was a very festive week! We had so much fun! Thank you to you all for taking the time to have your child dress up for All Saints' Day! It was fun to see all the Saints and talk about them in the classroom. Thank you to Mrs. Andrade, Mrs. Brown, and Mr. Hurst for taking the time to join us on our Leaf Walk to Pope Park. We had a beautiful day for it! They found many beautiful leaves and then enjoyed playing at Pope Park playground. 

Next week, is a short 3 day week. We have Thursday, November 9, off due to Professional Development and Friday, November 10, there is no school due to Veteran's Day. There will be no Show and Tell due to the short week. 

Thank you all for your participation with the Read-a-thon. Our class raised $ 222.00 for our School Events Commitee. Thank you for the canned goods for St. Vincent De Paul. I believe the cans can continued to be sent in next week. 

 I will send out an email to let you know when I have the All Saints' Day and Leaf Walk pictures up on our webpage. 

Mrs. Duff and I hope you all have a great weekend. 

Dear Families, 

We had a nice return to the classroom after our field trip. The children drew pictures about what they liked about our visit. We are making a class book to enjoy. Our hope is to make 10 class books about different events of our year. Then we separate each child’s work into their memory binder at the end of the year.   Next week we start Touch Math. It is a curriculum that is based on Early Childhood Theorist, John Brunner and Jean Piaget. It is Constructivism where children build up their knowledge. We simply will be starting with the concept of learning one. Taking these small steps help the children to  learn Number Sense.  

Also next week, we celebrate All Saints Day on Wednesday, November 1. We will have Trunk or Treat in the morning and  walk to Mass with our 7th grade church buddies. In inclement weather, we will have All School Mass here in the gym with our Church Buddies.  I am hoping all my students will  be dressed up as a Saint of their choice. Please click on the link from Catholic Icing to get some ideas for your child. www.catholicicing.com/all-saints-day-costume-ideas-for-girls/  and All Saint Costume for boys www.catholicicing.com/all-saints-day-costume-ideas-for-boys/ 

Halloween the children do not wear or bring their costumes. Our celebration is on All Saints' Day. We will learn how Halloween is about preparing to celebrate the Saints. That is why it is called Holy Eve. 

Please consider donating to the NJHS St. Vincent De Paul can drive or the Abundant Hope drive  for Baby Items. We are living out our call from Jesus to love one another by supporting these drives.  The Read-a-thon pledge sheets and pledges are due on Friday. If you have completed your reading please send in by Thursday. 

Our Letter of the week is Ss for Saints. Thursday, Nov 2, 2023 the children presenting are Benjamin, Charlotte A., Aubrey A., Pearle, Aria, Oliver, Kali, Gregory, Ivy, and Zachary.This change for Zachary and Jesse is due to our possible Leaf Walk on Friday. The full-day students will have Show and Tell in the afternoon. 

On Friday, November 3,  Miss Dandurand and I would like to take a leaf walk with our classes at Pope Park. I need two more adults to accompany Mrs. Duff and I. If your schedule allows you to help us with this activity please let me know via email. We will be leaving the school at 9:35 and returning at 11:00. 

Thank you all for your continued support in your child’s early education and taking time to meet with me either in person or Google Meet. 

God Bless you and yours, 

MS Michelle Cordeiro

October 23, 2023

Dear Families, 

We had a nice time at Silverbrook Farm! God is so good to us! We had no rain and no yellow jackets! The little flying nuisances have been there on past visits. They swarm around us, while we are enjoying our snacks and lunches. We were blessed to have both good weather to be outdoors and no pesky insects! The children were so engaged with visiting the animals. We got to count how many sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, and horses that were there. The children had the opportunity to pet the sheep. The sheep enjoyed the children's affection and attention. We found some unexpected wild life at the farm on our visit. We found a huge worm! At  the duck pond , we saw a bull frog and a Eastern Ribbon Snake! That was so very cool!  They loved Mr. Jay Perreira 's tractor ride through out the farm. Then the  journey through the  corn maze! We went through it two times! We played a game of skip and freeze in there too !  What topped it all off, was the  time available to play together with Miss Dandurand's Class.  Thank you to our chaperones that took the time out  of their schedules to assist our children at this visit. It is not an easy task but definitely has beautiful rewards of witnessing the children's delight and their growth. Thank you to Mrs. Amaral,  Mrs. Bach, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Lavoie,  Mrs. Pacheco, Mrs. Pratt, and a special Thank you to Mrs. Edwards. She volunteered in the classroom at the start of the day to help with reminding the children of their tasks to complete at the start of the day, supervise the much needed bathroom trips before getting the children on the bus. Mrs. Sarah Girouard stepped in  for Mrs. Duff and shared her  skills and  provided help to our class. All of them were active players to the success of our  visit. Thank you to you all! 

This upcoming week our letter of the week is Dd. There will be Show and Tell on Thursday, October 26, for Benjamin, Charlotte A., Aubrey A., Pearle,  Aria, Oliver, Kali, Gregory, and Ivy. Then again on Friday, October 27, for Charlotte B, Aubrey P., Jemma, Parker, Isabella, Ryan, Emilio, Connor, Jesse, Silas, and Zachary. 

Here are a few All School events: 

Next week is All Saints' Day on Wednesday, November 1. This is a big event and it is fun. The whole school dresses up as Saints. I'm providing you with a website, Catholic Icing, to take some time this week to talk with your child about a Saint they would like to represent. Catholic Icing offers some great ideas and easy ways to put a costume together. Our children do know about the story of Our Lady of Fatima. The girls can dress up as Our Lady of Fatima if they want and there are the children she visited, Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco. I believe there are ideas to replicate the dress of the that time period 1917 in Fatima, Portugal. Other male Saints, are of course Saint  Joseph, St. Francis Assisi, St. Francis Xavier, a  fun one is Saint Isidore. He was a simple farmer but there is an extraordinary story about him.  He went to the farm to work every day a little late because he attended daily Mass. Some of his  coworker, farm hands  were complaining to the owner of the land about him arriving late. So the owner showed up one day to talk to Saint Isidore, even though Saint Isidore' s work was never impacted by his tardiness. When the land owner arrived he found Saint Isidore working the fields with the oxen and along side him where two angels assisting him with the plow!  That land owner did not say anything about his tardiness. Saint Isidoro's wife is up for canonization as well. They both were charitiable to others. They gave food to those in need. Just some ideas for you and some information for this celebration. Please try to have this costume ready before the All Hallo' s Eve celebration. We all know how busy this is for everyone! Halloween is about celebrating the Saints or holy ones the eve before All Saints' Day. Here is the link to Catholic Icing www.catholicicing.com/all-saints-day-costume-ideas-for-girls/

and www.catholicicing.com/all-saints-day-costume-ideas-for-boys/ 

First, this week the Read-a-Thon starts!  The children were sent home with a green reading log. If you or another caregiver reads with your child, please log your books on the green sheet. I will post the books we are reading during the week. Then ask your family and friends to sponsor your child an amount per book or for a donation. The  Read-a-thon starts Monday, October 23, to Friday, October 27. The pledge sheets need to be returned on November 3rd. If you need another reading log, Mrs. Rogers sent a link to download and print one in the Weekly Walk-Thru email.  I will see if you send in the monies or are we using the FACTS . I will email you this information. This is a fundraiser for the SEC-School Event Commitee and does not go towards your financial fundraising obligation. However, the children went home with a large envelope in their blue Friday Folder. There are items to sell to your friends and family and the sales do go to your financial fundraising obligation of $300. Also, you can complete your fundraising obligation by getting grocery gift cards through the office to Stop and Shop and Trucchi's. It really is a great way to complete this obligation especially with the current grocery prices. Every dollor you spend on the gift card goes to the grocery visit and to your obligation. The financial help comes from the grocery store that provides funds to the school with a percentage of the sale of the gift card. 

Second, NJHS has two drives starting this week. One is the Abundant Hope Drive which is for Pregnancy Resources for Expectant Mothers . They are collecting resources like diapers, wipes, formula, baby food, blankets, clothes, i.e. This drive runs through to October 31. 

The second NJHS drive is the Saint Vincent de Paul Can Drive it starts Monday, October 23 and will run through to November 3. The donations are categorize by grade level. Our category is Canned Vegetables and Canned Stuffing. If you can, please try to provide the cans that have a pull tab top. Some people to do not have a can opener. 

Last but not least is the Vendor Fair on Saturday, November 4. We are in need of vendors. If you have a craft and would like to sell your work please consider buying a table for $40 and a donation of your fairs, a value of $25, for a raffle offering. 

Thank you all so much for sharing your children with us. 

MS Cordeiro

October 13, 2023

Dear Families, 

Thank you for taking the time to sign up to meet with me. I am looking forward to this time set aside to talk with you. Time goes by so fast and it is important to put on the brakes to check in with each other. If you have not had a chance to take a slot, and would like to, please let me know via email. I can resend you the Conference Schedule. 

This week there is a change to school attendance this Thursday, October 19. This notice was sent out to families via the school's Weekly Walk-Thru Email. I am posting this change because I know it is important that you find care for your children for this day. 

Next week, there will not be a letter of the week. We are working on our pumpkin project and  working on counting and recognizing numbers from 1 to 10. We will be reading books about farms due to our upcoming field trip!  Thank you for the great response for choosing to chaperone. I am praying all our CORI Forms come back verified before the trip. I will check back with those that have responded by Tuesday, the latest Wednesday. 

Thank you for sharing your children with us. 

MS Michelle Cordeiro

October 6, 2023 

Dear Families, 

We have been in school for 24 days!  The children are still learning but are growing in following directions. As you may know we had a fire drill on Thursday, October 5. The children did do well with following directions at such a young age of 4 and 5 years old. We will be reviewing  the fire drill and lockdown drill in the upcoming weeks, too. It is important, that the children know what to do in the event of an emergency.  I will keep you posted. 

 As this Monday, was the feast of Our Guardian Angels. The children have been learning the Guardian Angel prayer through learning to sing the prayer. Our first project, is making  own  Guardian Angels. They will be adorning the first floor bulletin board with the collaboration painting of Our Lady of Fatima the children completed together. As we have been learning about the story of Our Lady of Fatima and the three shepherd children, Lucia, Jaccinta, and Francisco. Mary asked the children to pray the rosary. We have been learning about this historic event along with Miss Dandurand's class. We brought our classes together to learn to about this event and learn to pray the rosary. 

Next week we will continue with learning about the 6 apparitions that started on May 13, 1917 to the 3 children leading up to the miracle on October 13, 1917. We celebrate this Feast Day with watching the animated movie about this event. We will have popcorn, too. This snack leads in to our letter for next week. It is the letter Pp. We will be starting to learn about Pumpkins too. Show and Tell will be on Wednesday, October 11 and on Thursday, October 12, due to us watching the Fatima Movie Friday, October 13. The children presenting on Wednesday, October 11, are Aubrey A.,  Pearle, Gregory, Jesse, Charlotte A., Benjamin, Kali, Aria, Ivy, and Oliver. Then again on Thursday, October 12, the children presenting are Parker, Isabella, Charlotte B., Ryan, Emilio, Connor, Silas, Aubrey P. Zachary, and Jemma. 

Looking forward to our upcoming field trip to Silverbrook Farms! Please send in the permissions slips and let me know if you can chaperone. If you decide you want to chaperone, please be sure to complete the CORI Process. I have placed the link here. www.sfxacushnet.com/parents/forms-and-documents/ 

Finally, I would like to schedule some brief meetings with you after school via Google Meet. This week in the Friday Folders will be a schedule of  dates and times. Please let me know your two choices. I will do my  best to accommodate you. If the dates and times do not work for your let me know via email and we can work it out. I will be asking if you would like to meet in person or a Google Meet. You can circle your choice. 

I hope you all have a great 3 day weekend. 

God Bless you and yours, 

MS Cordeiro

September 22, 2023

Dear Families, 

The children had a great week learning and writing the letter Aa. We started writing using our pinching fingers to write Aa and color Aa. Next week the letter of the week is Bb. Please help your chilld find, make, or draw something that starts with Bb. We will have Show and Tell for the letter Bb on Thursday September 28 and Friday, September 29. The children presenting Thursday are Benjamin, Kali, Jesse, Gregory, Pearle, Aria, Aubrey Andrade, Silas and Ivy. Friday the children presenting are Charlotte Amaral and Charlotte Brown, Zachary, Connor, Aubrey Pratt, Isabella, Jemma, Parker, Silas and Emilio.  

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September 17, 2023

This week's Show and Tell is for the letter Aa. We will have Show and Tell on Thursday, September 21 and Friday, September 22. Please help your child find, make, or draw something that starts with the letter Aa. The children are learning the procedures in the classroom. Everyone is making improvements on learning our morning procedures and classroom structure. I am very proud of them. Also this week the with learning the letter Aa, the children will start to learn about their Guardian Angel. We are all made in the image and likeness of God. He gave each of us our own Guardian Angel. That is how important we are to our God.  

Reminder that we have gym on Tuesdays and Fridays. The children can wear play clothes and sneakers on gym days. Also I want to update you all that we have two aides in our classroom to help me out. We have Mrs. Linda Duff on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays and on Wednesdays we have Miss Donna. We are very blessed to have these God loving and children women in our classroom. 

Thank you for sharing your children withGod me and our Saint Francis Xavier community. I hope you all have a great remainder of the weekend. 

MS Michelle Cordeiro

August 31, 2023

Dear Families, 

Thank you for attending the Orientation. It was very nice to meet our new families and see our returning families. Mrs. Duff and I are excited about our new year together! As I stated I have posted the Specialty Classes on our Google Classroom Page. Please  click on Specialty Classes on our menu bar to know our Specialty Class Schedule. On gym days, Tuesday and Friday, the children can wear play clothes and sneakers. Please take some time this weekend to complete the forms in the Blue Friday Folder to return to school on Tuesday. Please complete the CORI Form. It is  on the school webpage, here is the link, www.sfxacushnet.com/cori-process/ 

This completed form allows you or grandparent to attend field trips and volunteer here at our   lively school events.  Finally, please send me an email to let me know if your child will be staying for Extended Care. For example, if your child will be staying for the Extended Care program on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday till 4. This helps Mrs. Duff and I organized the afternoon dismissal. 

Our first Show and Tell is on  Thursday, September 14 and Friday, September 15 for the letter Mm. 

Thursday Show and Tell children bringing in their Show and Tell are Gregory, Kali, Jesse, Benjamin, Pearle, Aria, Aubrey Andrade, Oliver, Silas, and Ivy. 

Friday Show and Tell children bringing in their Show and Tell  are Ryan , Charlotte Amaral,  Charlotte Brown, Zachery , Connor , Aubrey Pratt, Isabella , Emilio, Jemma, and Parker.

I hope you have a Blessed  Labor Day Weekend. Thank you for sharing your children with us. 

Ms Michelle Cordeiro

August 24, 2023

Dear Families for the New Academic Year of 2023-2024, 

Mrs. Duff and I are looking forward to meeting all of you at Orientation,  this Thursday, August 31, at 2pm. There will be a blue folder for you to take home. In the blue folder,  which is called the Friday Folder there are forms that need to be completed and returned next week. These forms are important to us so we can smoothly navigate our year. 

Also please complete the CORI Process. This process is for parents, grandparents that want to chaperone or even volunteer at the school. To start the process, you need to go to the school webpage. I have provided the link  www.sfxacushnet.com/cori-process/  

There is the information on how to complete so you or another family member can attend the field trips, or come along and volunteer for the many fun , social events we have during the school year. 

This Google site is where you will learn about our upcoming activities and our weekly news. I do send you all a notification that I have updated it with some new information. Also I post the classroom pictures of the children engaged in our activities as well. I have had notification for some of our children to not take pictures and post on our Google Classroom webpage. Please let me know if this changes via email. 

I hope you all have a great weekend and looking forward to meeting you all at 2pm on Thursday, August 31. 

God Bless you and yours, 

Ms Michelle Cordeiro

Thank you all for all your support this year! It really was an amazing year! Your children have learned and grown so much this year! I am very proud of them!  I have posted some end of the year pictures on Our Classroom Photos section. Mrs. Douglass and I pray you all have a safe and joyful Summer! 

Ms Michelle Cordeiro

Our celebration is Thursday, June 8th at 9:30. Our celebration will take place in the morning and your child will be dismissed right after our celebration. Children are asked to wear their Sunday Best. We ask only a few family members attend. We have almost 40 preschoolers with family attending our celebration. Thank you for your consideration!   Please read on about the other activities taking place in preschool, Life Cycle Project, Soccer Clinic, Field Trip/ Water Play Day. 

May 26, 2023

Dear Families, 

Just as we close the 50 days of Easter this coming Sunday,  Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the Catholic Church. Many of the eggs in our Life Science Project, the Life Cycle of a Chicken, have hatched  this Thursday, May 25, and Friday, May 26. The children were delighted with witnessing the hatch of 9 nine of the 11 eggs set in the incubator on May 4,the day of the All School Easter Celebration. There are 2 more eggs that the chick inside has all ready started to hatch. I believe by tonight there will be two more hatched chicks! We have another 6 that were set a few days later that should hatch early this coming week. The children are in love with these furry little bundles. They are looking forward to have some time to hold them and care for them  next week. 

We have reached the Zz next week and will have Show and Tell on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. The children presenting their Show and Tell are Vivian, Hannah, Madeleine, Thomas, Mya, Demitri, Adrian, and Dylan. Friday, June 2, is a very special day we will attend All School Family Mass on Friday with our Church Buddies and have a visit with Mr. Joaquim, Dylan's Dad and coach for the Revolution Soccer Team. He will lead a Soccer Clinic for the Preschool 4 Programs. Both classes will be put together in groups of 4 to attend a circuit of outdoor activity that includes time spent in the Soccer Clinic with Mr. Joaquim and time spent playing on the Elementary Playground, Night at the Museum, and Basketball. In the afternoon, our class with have a hoodsie ice cream with their 7th Grade Church Buddy to celebrate the friendships that have been built between our Littles and our Upper  Classmen. Our half-day friends are welcome to spend the day . Please let me know if your child will stay the full-day and if they will have the School Free Lunch or a Lunch from home. 

Next week, the NJHS is collecting soda can tabs to donate to the Ronald McDonald House. They convert them to money which is used to pay for the treatment of their patients. The tab  collection starts on May 31. If you are having family cookouts this weekend, please save those soda can tabs and send in a zip lock bag with your child's name. The class that collects the most tabs will receive a popsicle treat! 

Last but not least is our field trip to Pope Park on Monday, June 5, with the raindate on Tuesday, June 6. We do need 2 more adults with Mrs. Douglass, Mrs. Torres, and I. We are leaving the school at 9:00 to return for 11:00. Then the children can have a bathroom break and wash up for lunch at 11: 20. The afternoon brings a Water Fun Afternoon. There is a handout going home on , Tuesday, May 30. Please let me know via email if you can chaperone at our Pope Park Field Morning. 

Thank you for all your support, 

Ms Cordeiro and Mrs. Douglass

May 19, 2023

Dear Families, 

We had an adventurous week Around the World with much activity! Thank for all your support with  monies for the Pizza Party, having your children dress in the color of the country's flag, and working on the Culture Worksheet. We ended our week in Italy and we had a great day with our friends in Miss Dandurand's class. Fr. Ryan visited us in the afternoon as we learned about the Feast of Palombella in Orvieto Italy. It is the celebration of the Holy Spirit coming at Pentecost.  The Bishop is present and blesses the people and the dove. They put a dove in a cage and have it zipline down from a tower. If it has a smooth ride it will be a good year. The dove is then given to a newly married couple. Mrs Douglass and Mr. Douglass were there on their honeymoon. Though they did not receive the dove, they were there to participate in the festival. She shared this bit of Italian culture with our students and teachers.  We had the children color paper doves and put them all in a golden cage and sent them down our own zipline. Father Ryan was present and asked for the Holy Spirit to please bless us. God is so good. At the end, of the day, at Extended Care,  Miss Dandurand and I noticed a Mourning Dove perched on the electrical wires overlooking our playground . I believe there are no coincidences. A little God wink, I believe. 

Next week our letter of the week is Yy. We will have Show and Tell on Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, May 25 is a half -day with dismissal at 11:00. We do have Extended Care till 3pm with School Lunch. Please let me know if your child will stay for Extended Care and will have a school lunch. 

I hope you all have a great weekend, 

Ms Cordeiro

May 12 , 2023 

Dear Families, 

Next week is Around the World Week. We will embark on a little culture and history from Around the World. We start the week in France and then Tuesday we are visiting Portugal, Wednesday, China, Thursday, Mexico, and Friday, Italy. On Friday, May 19, we would like to have a Pizza Party. If you want your child to have pizza, please send in $4.00 in a sandwich bag or envelope with your child's name by Tuesday, May 16. Also, the children were sent home on Wednesday, May 10, a Culture Questionaire. This so on Friday, May 19,  each child will present a Nation and its culture.  Please return no later than Wednesday, May 17.  Mrs. Douglassn and I  can help them present using this worksheet. Next week, we will not have letter of the week due to our Around the World Week.  The children do not have to wear school logo shirts next week. They can wear clothing in the color of the country's flag we will be talking about each day. The following is the  schedule of what country we are talking about each day and the  colors of the flag. 

Monday, France - Red, White, and Blue

Tuesday, Portugal - Red, Green, and Gold 

Wednesday, China, - Red and Gold 

Thursday, Mexico- Red, Green, and Gold 

Friday, Italy, your child can wear Italy's flag color, Green, White, and Red or the colors of the country they will talk about.  

Happy  Mother's Day!  We hope all our Mothers and Grandmothers have a beautiful day with their families. Mrs. Douglass and I had a wonderful time working on the children's gifts for their Moms. Your children are the best! 

Dear Families, 

We all had a wonderful return to school. It is great to find the children have learned so much this year, with learning the procedures in the classroom, listening to lessons in school which was so evident  in the children’s behavior this week. They were able to sit and listen to each of our visitors tell about their careers. At choice time and learning in outdoor play, the children were able  to communicate with each other to take turns, engage in games . They all have demonstrated  that they have memorized the alphabet. Mrs. Douglass and I are pleased with the growing, beautiful, little , people in our classroom. 

Next week, we will have Miss Donna helping in our classroom for the first three days.  We will begin talking about the letter Ww and will have Show and Tell on Thursday, May 4, for Mya, Adrian, Dylan, Demitri, Hannah, Madeleine, Thomas, and Vivian. Then on Friday, May 5 Show and Tell for James, Jemma, Francis, Cashel, Marian, Logan, Beatrice, and Simon. We will be talking about the world too. How the world is made up of land and water and how to keep it clean. The children will learn a little more about recycling and start making their Mother’s Day gift out of empty, and cleaned out hand soap bottles, that we have saved throughout the year. Our All School Easter Celebration is Thursday, May 4, at 12: 40. It is an assembly and each class will be rejoicing in song to our Lord, Jesus' Resurrection ! The student council is raising funds with Easter Egg purchase for $ 1.00. The children can buy up to 5 eggs per day.  In the eggs, there are candies, dress down passes, and a chance to find a golden ticket. The golden ticket is the pass to be part of an Egg Hunt. 

Thank you so much for the support in having your child dress up as what they want to be when they are grown up. As working parents ourselves, Mrs. Douglass and I know it brings another layer to the already packed morning routine. Your efforts do not go unnoticed and the children had a good experience today with learning about different careers our Lord calls to each of us. 

On Friday, May 5, we will attend Mass with our school family. Also, it is Kindergarten Screening for those preschoolers attending Kindergarten here next academic year.

I have some great news!  We have received fertilized  chicken eggs from a generous family here in our School Family. We will be starting our chicken life cycle project soon. Please keep this on the low down as I start the process of setting up the incubator.  It will take me a few days to get the incubator running at a constant temperature. I like to have this be  a surprise gift  the Easter Bunny, for our preschoolers. The eggs are arriving at a great time as we are having our All School Easter Celebration this Thursday!  The Easter Bunny brings the eggs to help the Preschoolers  learn about the life cycle and how the chicken in the egg  represents  the new life that Jesus brings to us in His Resurrection from the tomb.  Just like a chick hatches from an egg. Alleluia! 

God Bless you and your family, 

Ms Corderio

April 14, 2023

Dear Families, 

We have had a great first week of Easter! The children were so happy to learn about the life cycle of chickens and decorated paper eggs with watercolors for our Easter Bulletin Board and paint one for each of our families. We started to learn an Easter song with our other Preschool classrooms to share at our All School Easter Celebration on May, 4. The weather has been absolutely gorgeous and we have been enjoying our play outdoors. 

When we return from April Vacation we start  Career Week. The children will about some different careers. Please let me know if you would like to read a book or talk about your work with the children via Google Meet  or in person with the class.  I can assist with the learning with adding to your presentation with an activity. 

On Friday, April 28, the children can come to school dressed up as what they think they would like to be when they are all grown up! 

I hope your April Vacation is very Blessed! 

Ms Cordeiro

Announcements

April 6, 2023

Mrs. Douglass and I hope you and your family have a Blessed Easter!

Next week our letter of the week is Uu. We will have Show and Tell on Thursday, April 13. The children presenting are Hannah, Madeleine, Vivian, Demitri, Adrian, Mya, Thomas and Dylan. Then again on Friday, April 14, the children presenting are Beatrice, Simon, Marian, Logan, James, Jemma, Cashel, and Francis.

The children went home yesterday and today with their parent/ family Easter gift. They worked very hard with Mrs. Douglass to create each ornamental piece. They started to grow Sweet Pea flower vine and Cosmos Flowers. Both are early bloomers that enjoy full sun. Please continue to care for these plants at home. Our heading picture is from this week's praying a decade of the rosary with Miss Dandurand's Class. Our classes prayed reverently the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. 

Soon we will start, another planting project, planting a sunflower and pea pods. These plants will stay in our classroom longer till the end of May.

Lastly, the final week in April is Career Week. If you would like to volunteer to visit the classroom and read a book, tell a little bit to the children about your career, please let me know. If your schedule allows, you can come in and visit or make a visit via Google Meet.  Please email me I can think of some ideas to go along with your presentation. For instance, we had a friend send in a video about Equestrian Training. The children made a horse craft. Also, I might be able to find a book that pertains to your work.

We don’t need presenters every day. It would be nice to have a couple. Then on Friday, April 28, the children will dress up as what they want to be when they are grown up.

Thank you for all your support,

Ms Cordeiro

March 31, 2023

Dear Families,

We had a great week getting ready for Easter. We read some stories about Easter, The Donkey That No Could Ride, by Anthony DeStefano and The Easter Story retold by Allia Zobel-Nolan. These stories help the children to understand the Stations of the Cross Booklet we’ve been working on this week and the start of Holy Week which is this Sunday, Palm Sunday.

Next week, we will finish up the Stations of the Cross Booklet and learn about the Triduum. It is the three days before Easter Sunday, Jesus’ Resurrection. All of our activities this week help us to prepare and learn more about Holy Week to prepare for Easter Sunday. The letter of the week is Tt for Triduum. The Triduum is Holy Thursday, the Last Supper when Jesus instituted the Eucharist, Good Friday, when Jesus died on the Cross, and Holy Saturday, when Jesus was laid in the Tomb. We will have Show and Tell on Wednesday, April 5, for Demitri, Adrian, Dylan, Mya, Thomas, Vivian, and Madeleine. Then on Thursday, April 7, Show and Tell presenting for Cashel, James, Jemma, Simon, Marian, Logan, Beatrice, and Francis.  Thursday’s children Show and Tell presenters will present in the afternoon due to a video about Easter we will watch with Miss Dandurand’s class on Thursday morning. Reminder, there is No School on Friday, Good Friday. 

Please send in a cleaned, plastic, gallon milk or water jug. We are hopeful to create an Easter Basket for each of our students.

Finally, our tentative last day of school is Thursday, June 8 it is a half-day. The preschoolers from our class and the preschoolers from Miss Dandurand’s class will have a presentation. I want to let you know now because I know that there will be parents that need to take the time off from work.

I hope you all have a restful weekend.

MS Cordeiro

March 24, 2023

Dear Families,

We had a great week in school. We have started our Spring Projects, our Parent Easter Gift and planting some Spring Flowers and early vegetables. Hopeful that the children’s interest in planting grows and that our plants grow right along with the growth of their interest.

Next week we will be learning more about Easter and getting the 1st Floor Bulletin board ready for Easter. We will be working on the Stations of the Cross Booklet as well.  The letter of the week is Ss.  Show and Tell is on Thursday, March 30, for Demitri, Dylan, Adrian, Mya, Vivian, Thomas, Hannah, and Madeleine. Then Friday, March 31, Show and Tell for Cashel, Francis, Jemma, James, Marian, Logan, Simon, and Beatrice.

Please send in a cleaned gallon milk or water jug by next Wednesday, March 29. We are using these to make Easter Baskets for the children.

Finally, the children’s progress reports were sent via email on Monday, March 20. Please let me know if you would like to meet with me regarding your child’s progress. We can set up a time to meet either in person or on Google Meet.  

March 10, 2023

Dear Families, 

It is great to return to school with the children. Thank you for your prayers and condolences for my family. This means a lot to me. Now back after break, it is that time we will be accessing the children's individual skills in letter and number recognition and phonetics. Mrs. Douglass and I are blessed to witness your child's development this past year. We have seen good progress in all of  our students. 

Next week, we will be talking more about the moon phases, the change in weather that takes place in March, the onset of Spring,  letter Qq,  and Saint Patrick's Day. 

Spring is in our near future and with longer days , I like to start a sunflower and early vegetable planting project. I have purchased for the class some sunflower, pea pods, cilantro, and carrot seeds, for the children to plant. Please let me know if you can donate a bag of soil for this Spring project, via email. 

Show and Tell for letter Qq is Wednesday, March 15, for Demitri, Vivian, Madeleine, Hannah, Dylan, Adrian, Mya, and Thomas and on Thursday, March 16, for James, Beatrice, Simon, Marian, Logan, Jemma, Francis, and Cashel. 

A reminder, that next Friday, March 17, there is no school due to Professional Development. 

I hope you all have a great weekend. 

Ms Cordeiro

February 17, 2023

Dear Families, 

We had a busy, great week! When we return we will be in the season of Lent. This is the time before we celebrate Easter, Jesus' Resurrection. It is a time of Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving. We will be praying a decade of the rosary each day in the afternoon. In the morning, on Tuesdays because we do not have a specialty on that day. Also, the preschool K classes are embarking on an Outer Space theme for the last week of February and first week of March. When we return from Winter Break the children will have an introduction to our Solar System. This corresponds to the letter Pp. We will have Show and Tell on March 2 and March 3. The children presenting on March 2 are Demitri, Adrian, Mya, Dylan, Madeleine, Hannah, Vivian, and Thomas. The children presenting the letter Pp on Friday, March 3, are Simon, Logan, Beatrice, Francis, Cashel, James, and Jemma. 

Please consider to take part in our March calendar fundraiser. Every little bit counts to help our school. 

Lastly, in our exploration of our Solar System, we will have some dramatic play activities. To help inspire this play, we want to make astronaut jet packs. These are made with 1 or 2 liter soda or tonic water bottles. Please wash out and save these bottles and bring to school when we return. We have asked our faculty, staff, and our own families to do the same. 

Looking forward to our next endeavor!  I hope you all have a safe, joyful Winter Break! 

God Bless you and yours, 

Ms Cordeiro 

February 10, 2023

Dear Families,

This week’s return to a less festive week was good for all of us. The weather, preparing for Valentine’s Day, and celebrating our 100 th day in school were fantastic ways of learning and playing during this past week. Next week, the letter of the week is Vv for Valentine. The children can bring in Valentines for their friends. We have 16 children. I have included their names in the email that gives you the link to our classroom webpage. Also, on Tuesday, February 14, the children can wear purple, pink, or red to celebrate Valentine’s Day. We are making rice crispy treats to celebrate this double special day.  

Yes, it is Valentine’s Day on Tuesday the 14 and it is also our our friend, Mrs. Douglass’ birthday. We are so blessed to have a teacher like her. Please pray a prayer of thanks to our Lord for the gift of her in our lives.

On Friday, February 17, we will celebrate Mass with our School Family at our school. We start Mass at 8:10. This is a great way to start our Winter Break.

I hope you have a great weekend,

Ms Cordeiro

Feb 3, 2023 

Dear Families, 

Wow! It was a great week!  The children had a great time this morning at the Fun Run. I am seeing some improvements in the children’s overall development. Please follow through with having your child follow directions, requests from you the first time. We are working on this behavior in the classroom. 

The children had a good time at all the events this week. I will be posting more pictures of the  activities on our Classroom webpage, Classroom Photos. There are a few from the beginning of the week. 

Next week, we will have Show and Tell on Thursday, February 6 and Friday, February 7, for the letter Oo. On Thursday the children presenting are Demitri, Mya, Dylan, Adrian, Thomas, Madeleine, Hannah, and Vivian . On Friday, February 7, the children presenting are Beatrice, Simon, Marian, Logan, Jemma, Cashel, Francis, and James. 

Also, the preschoolers are celebrating our 100th day of school on Thursday, February 9. The children can dress up as if they were 100 years old. Another activity I like to do with the children is make a Trail Mix of 100! The children count 10 of each item, chocolate chips,  Pretzel Stix ( gluten free), craisins, mini marshmallows, skittles, Cheerios, popcorn, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds. If we don’t have enough for the 10 different ingredients  we will just double up on a few. Please only get one ingredient. Let me know what you plan on donating, then I will communicate with the class. 

Thank you for all your support, 

Ms Cordeiro

January 27, 2023

 Dear Families, 

Thank you for your support to visit me either in the classroom or via Google Meet to learn a bit more about your child’s progress. We had a fun week, preparing for our Catholic Schools’ Week Presentation. We made our performing hats and we explored the season of Winter by making Play Snow for our sensory table.

On Thursday, we celebrated Mass with our school family. The children were very well behaved. Then kicked off the Boosterthon Fundraiser. We are looking forward to this fun race on Friday, February 3.

This Sunday’s Open House from 12 to 2pm kicks off Catholic Schools’ Week. Please let your family and friends know about our age appropriate, active preschool programs and they should come for a visit. 

Next week, there will be many engaging activities for the children. Monday, January 30, we start our week off with All School Mass. Then we will work on our class’s Fun Run Flag. Also,  we are honoring the Vatican. Please have your child wear white and yellow.  Tuesday, January 31, is our Patriotic Presentation at 9:30. Please dress your child in red, white, and blue. Parents are welcome to come and watch the presentation. It starts at 9:30. Wednesday is crazy hat or crazy hair day and the children will have fun listening to theme movie music in a Youtube Video of Disney Trivia. Thursday, we can wear our favorite team gear! Also,  we will have some team building fun with building a structure using pretzels and marshmallows. On Finale Friday is the Boosterthon Run! The children wear red and of course their sneakers! 

Please keep the CSW 2023 schedule that was sent home,  on your refrigerator so you will not forget the daily activities. Lastly, please let me know via email if you can pick up some pretzel sticks (preferably gluten free) and one bag of marshmallow minis and one bag of the jumbo size marshmallows. We will be using these for our team building activity. 

Reminders, please pack your child a hat and mittens, or gloves for outdoor play. The morning snack is a healthy snack. Please pack fruit, yogurt, granola bars, sunbutter and crackers. There have been many children that have only  had sugary snacks to choose from, for their morning snack. 

I have uploaded some pictures from this week’s activities on our classroom photo page. Please take a look. 

I hope you all have a great weekend, 

Ms Cordeiro

January 20, 2023

Dear Families, 

Thank you to all the families that have  met with me  for  a conference either on Google Meet or in the classroom. I appreciate your time and enjoy talking with you about the progress of your child. We will finish up conferences next week. 

Next week on Tuesday, January 24,  we have  the Red Robin Fundraiser , where 20 % of  your sales from a take -out order or a seated restaurant order will benefit our school. A yellow flyer went home today in the Friday Folders.  This flyer needs to be presented when ordering in the restaurant and there are instructions on the flyer to order take -out. On Thursday, January 26, our school will attend Mass. We will walk with our 7th grade Buddies in good weather. Please be sure to have your child wear their hat, gloves or mittens and of course a warm coat. If the weather is inclement, we have had Mass here at the school early at 8:10. Also,  Thursday, January 26, is a half -day dismissal at 11: 20  for Professional Development.  We will have Extended Care which will end at 3:30 and school lunch is offered. Please let me know via email if your child will stay for Extended Care and have school lunch. 

Our letter of the week is Nn. We will have Show and Tell on Thursday, January 26, for Adrian, Demitri, Mya, Dylan, Madeleine, Hannah, Vivian, and Thomas. Then on Friday, January 27, Show and Tell for Beatrice, Simon, Marian, Logan, Jemma, Cashel, Francis, and James.

Up and coming is Open House on Sunday, January 29, from 12 noon to 2pm. Please let your family and friends know about our preschool programs and invite them to visit. Also our Boosterthon is Friday, February 3, please start thinking of family and friends that would sponsor your child in this Fun Run that greatly benefits our school .

Lastly ,a reminder that during Catholic Schools' Week on Tuesday, January 31, is the preschools' Red, White, and Blue/ Patriotic Presentation. It will start at 9:30 and parents or other family members are  invited. We are limited to two family/ friend members to see the presentation. The children need to be dressed in red, white, and blue for that day. If you have a family member that is a veteran or active military, please send their picture to our Small Wonders 2.9-3.0 teacher, Mrs. Amy Plante, at aplante@sfxacushnet.com. Please state your name, your child's name, and the rank of your family member.  I hope you all have a Blessed Weekend. 

Ms Cordeiro

January 13, 2023

Dear Families, 

The Drama Club's Wizard of Oz premiers tonight with a 7:00 show, Saturday, January 14, another 7:00 pm show, and Sunday, January 15, for the 2:00 Matinee. The doors open a half-hour before each showing. If your schedule allows, please purchase tickets from our school's webpage and enjoy the play. It will not disappoint, the school saw an abbreviated showing this afternoon. The children were captivated! 

Thank you to all the families that I have  had the pleasure to talk to regarding their child's progress thus far. I am looking forward to meeting up with more  of our families this week, too. 

Next week, the letter of the week is Ll for our friend, Logan. We will have Show and Tell on Thursday, January 19,  the children presenting are Dylan, Demitri, Mya, Adrian, Madeleine, Marian, Thomas, and Vivian and on Friday, January 20, the children presenting are Simon, Beatrice, Logan, Jemma, Cashel, Francis, and James. 

The preschoolers have been practicing our Patriotic Songs for our Red, White, and Blue Day Presentation during Catholic Schools' Week. Our performance has been changed to Tuesday, January 31, the time will be in the morning. I will confirm the time soon. The preschoolers are welcome to invite 2 family members to watch their performance. I have put the words to their songs on our Prayers and Songs page. If you get the chance, please look click on the page and sing a long with your child. Ask them to use the Sign Language that Mrs. Douglass has been teaching them as well. They are learning so much in this activity ! 

January 6, 2023

Dear Families, 

We had a smooth return to school. Mrs. Douglass and I have enjoyed our time with them. Thank you for sharing them with us. Next week is a special week with two dress down days. Our first dress down day on Monday. Our class can dress down in the color red. The second dress down day is on Friday, January 13,  a Pajama Day to honor Dr. Martin Luther King.  Our letter of the week is Kk. We will have Show and Tell on Thursday, January 12, for half-day friends and Vivian, Madeleine, Hannah, Francis, and Thomas. Then on Friday, January 13, Show and Tell for Kk is for Beatrice, Simon, Marian, Logan, Jemma, Cashel, James. 

Also, next week, I look forward to  the start of our conferences . Your confirmed date, time, and type of conference was sent home on a hard copy in your child's home folder. If you did not recieve it, please email me. Today, the children have their Friday Folders with Extended Care Invoices and a Pope Benedict the XVI Emeritus Prayer Card.  In closing I want to express  that I am excited about our school's play, The Wizard Oz. It opens on Friday , January 13, at 7:00  and is shown again on Saturday, January 14,  at 7:00 and again a matinee on Sunday, January 15 at 2:00. Doors open a half- hour before each show.  The  full day children have a flyer in their Friday Folder regarding tickets. The half-day children will have the information in their folder on Monday. Please attend,  it is going to be fantastic! 

Lastly, Catholic Schools' Week is approaching soon. We kick it off with Open House on January 29 at 12 to 2pm. Please let your friends and family know about our school and have them visit us at Open House. Catholic Schools ' Week is an exciting week with many different activities throughout the week. The preschool classes are presenting Red, White, and Blue Day on Wednesday, February 1. The children will start learning Patriotic Songs to have a Lively Presentation on that day in the morning. We honor our Veterans of our families. If you have a family member that is a Veteran, please send in their picture with their Military Information. I will forward to Mrs. Amy Plante, our Small Wonders teacher. She creates a beautiful slide show. The preschool families will be invited to attend to see their children perform on this morning. There will be more information obout this festive day coming soon. 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend, 

Ms Cordeiro

January 2, 2023 

Dear Families, 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

Looking forward to our return to school tomorrow. This break was much needed and appreciated! Thank you all for your thoughtful  Christmas cards and gifts. The children were so joyful in presenting Mrs. Douglass and I with their gifts. 

This week's letter of the week is Jj for Jesus. We will be talking about the Epiphany as well. This is this coming Sunday, a feast day to celebrate when the Wise Men traveled to find the Holy Family. They followed the star that they knew would bring them to the King of Kings. 

I will be sending out reminders of the upcoming conferences that start next week. I look forward to talking to each of you. 

Mrs. Douglass and I pray that you all have a very Healthy, Joyful, and Prosperous New Year! 

God bless you and yours, 

Ms Cordeiro

December 16, 2022

Dear Families

The children worked very hard to make you all a Christmas gift. Mrs. Douglass and I think they came out beautifully. The children enjoyed making them and are looking forward to giving them to you! 

Next week is a short week with our last full day of school on Thursday, December 22. On Thursday,  we will exchange Christmas cards. I have included the children’s names below. Please remember to create with your child the Party in the Bag. The paper bag and instructions were sent home last Friday. The party bags are due in by Wednesday, December 21.  Please send me an email if you need the instructions again. I can send them to you via email. 

We will not have a letter of the week due to the short week. Also we  are learning some Christmas Carols with Miss Dandurand and Mrs. Duff’s class and we need to complete a few more activities before our Christmas break. 

Here is our class list: 

Madeleine, Thomas, Francis, Vivian, Beatrice, Hannah, Logan, Mya, Dylan, James, Jemma, Cashel, Marian, Demitri, Adrian, and Simon. 

Thank you all for your support, 

Ms  Cordeiro

December 9, 2022 

Dear Families, 

Thank you for all your support with St. Nick’s Workshop. The children had a fun, memorable time, choosing gifts for their families with the 8th Graders. Also, your support in donating gift cards for our Advent Family. I am sure it will bring this family a Merry Christmas. 

Mrs. Douglass has returned from her maternity leave. This week she started  teaching both Pre-K  C and Pre-K D  some sign language to the Christmas Carol, Away in a Manger. The children are catching on quickly! Click the video above to see and hear these beautiful children! 

Next week our letter of the week is letter Ii for Infant Jesus. We will be making a Nativity Craft of the Infant Jesus and starting our Parent gifts and cards. 

Please take a look at the menu and click on our Classroom Photos and Weekly Wrap Up page.  There are a few pictures from this week's activities! 

I hope you have a joyful and safe weekend. 

Ms Cordeiro

December 1, 2022

Dear Families, 

Thank you all so much for supporting  our mission to Thank Miss. Donna and Mrs. McKenna for their help in our classroom while Mrs. Douglass was out for maternity leave. These women were so kind and helpful for the children. They appreciated their gift, of a canvas bag and a beautiful white poinsetta. Mrs. Plante helped out with the purchasing of these gifts too.  The pictures of the gifts are shown above.  Miss Donna did give the children a parting gift today as well. I am thinking that the children can bring them to school on Tuesday, December 6, it is Saint Nicholas' Feast Day. 

On Tuesday, our school filled with much excitement because Saint Nicholas will be bringing treats in their shoe bag to celebrate. Today and tomorrow the children are coloring a 

" shoe". The shoe will be cut out and glued to a paper bag so Saint Nicholas can leave the treats in each child's sneaker or shoe bag. Also, on Tuesday,  the 8th grade will kick off their fundraiser, Saint Nicholas Workshop. The children will browse the workshop on Tuesday. There they will see if they want to buy a gift for members in their family. Our class will have an opportunity to visit and buy gifts later in the week. The children will go home with the list of the gifts and the prices on Tuesday. Then you can decide how and if you want your child to participate. 

On Thursday, December 8, it is the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception. We will attend Mass here at the school at 8:00. Also, we will have Show and Tell for the letter Hh, the Holy Family and on Friday, December 9.  The children presenting on Thursday are half-day friends, Adrian, Mya, Dylan, and Demitri, and full -day friends,  Thomas, Vivian, Madeleine, and Hannah. Then on Friday, December 9, Show and Tell for letter Hh, for Jemma, Francis, Cashel, James, Simon, Marian, Beatrice, and Logan. 

Finally, please consider donating a gift card for our Advent Family. The deadline for the gift card donation is Friday, December 9.  Thank you very much to the families that have already answered the call to donate to our Advent Family, a single, double amputee, Mom, with two children a boy age 5 and a girl age 11. 

December brings much joy as we wait for the celebration of our Savior, Jesus. It is nice to be able to have Mrs. Douglass return during this exciting and special time of the year. She will be present on our festive day, celebrating Saint Nicholas' Feast Day to start her return with us. 

Thank you again for your contributions in thanking Miss Donna and Mrs. McKenna. 

God Bless and I hope you all have a Blessed Weekend. 

November 23, 2022

Dear Families, 

Our week was short but oh so full! The chlldren were excellent at our All School Mass yesterday morning. Our 7th Grade Church Buddies are very sweet, and helpful to the children. We are very blessed. Next week, we welcome a new friend to  our classroom. Her name is Beatrice. I have told the children and they are so happy to have her with us. In addition, to our new friend,  the children will learn about the season of Advent, the time before Christmas.  It starts on Sunday, November 28. It is a time we prepare our hearts for Jesus' Birth. The children will bring home a paper Advent Wreath that they can "light" the candle each week. In the classroom, we will talk about how we can bring kindness to each other and others. The letter of the week is Gg. We will have Show and Tell on Thursday, December 1, for all our half-day friends and  Hannah, Madeleine, Thomas, and Vivian. Then again on Friday, December 2, for Beatrice, Simon, Logan, Marian, James, Jemma, Cashel, and Francis. 

I hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving and break. Thank you all for sharing your children with us. 

God Bless you and yours, 

Ms Cordeiro 

November 18, 2022

Dear Families, 

It was nice to have a good full week with the children. The sticker incentive seems to be helping the children learn and follow the expectations in the classroom. My hope for them is to improve more and then move to a classroom incentive, such as having a pajama day. Today makes 52 days in school for us! Soon Mrs. Douglass will be returning to the classroom. Her expected return is December 5. She has an earlier return due to her unexpected early delivery. I am happy she has had this time with her new baby girl, Elizabeth, and her toddler, Rachel.

I am grateful for the enormous help of Mrs. McKenna and Miss Donna. As you know, I was sick when we had our trip to the Acushnet Fire Station. Miss Donna did go and there is a nice picture of her with the children with the children on our Classroom Photos Page.  She has been very helpful with the sticker incentive and keeping the children on task. Mrs. McKenna's help on Mondays has been essential as well. These women have brought much of their expertise, love, and patience to the children. We will say good bye to Mrs. McKenna on Monday, November 28 and Miss Donna, on Tuesday, November 30.  

This past week, Mrs. McKenna, brought in her friend, Mrs. Nancy Harrington. She is a retired kindergarten teacher. She visited our classroom and shared her talent and time with our class and Miss Dandurand's class making the children's silhouettes. She returned twice this week to perfect a few of them and to make the silhouettes of children that were absent when she first visited. We are blessed to have many caring people to share their time and talent for our children. Please visit our Weekly Wrap up page to see some pictures from Sergeant Brent Cordeiro, Miss Donna's son, visit to our preschool. 

Next week,  we have no letter of the week. We have a short week with a half-day on Wednesday, November 23. We do have lunch and extended care till 3:30. Please let me know if your child will stay for extended and if they need to have a school lunch. Lastly, I have posted a few new pictures of some of the children making their Thankful Turkey Craft. They are adoring our first floor bulletin and the children will bring them home for Thanksgiving. 

I hope you all have a wonderful, and safe weekend. 

Ms Cordeiro

November 14, 2022

I am looking forward to being back with the children. We have a busy week and a half a head of us! This week our letter is Ff for family. We will have Show and Tell on Thursday, November 17 and Friday, November 18. I will email you on Wednesday what day your child will present. Also, this week will be our first All School Mass and walking with our 7th Grade Buddies. Miss Donna will be working with the children providing some formal assessments. The Pre-K students in our class and the students in Miss Dandurand and Mrs. Duff 's class start 12 days of Kindness within our school.  We will be reading books on Thankfulness and Kindness and are creating art to hand out to the faculty and staff that help us in our Saint Francis Xavier School Family. 

Please take a look at our Classroom Picture menu of pictures from our recent field trip to the Acushnet Fire Station. Thank you to Miss Donna, Mrs. Maldonado, and all chaperones that made this event a success, Mrs. Botelho, Mrs. Cohn, Mrs. Ferreira, Mrs. Laycock, Mrs. Sampaio

 I hope you all have a wonderful week. 

Ms Cordeiro

Dear Families, 

Thank you to our chaperones, Mrs. Ferreira and Mr. Joaquim,  for their help on the Leaf Walk. The children had a fun, refreshing, experience walking around our campus looking closely at the Autumn Leaves we have on our campus. Then they played on the Elementary Playground with their classmates and friends in Miss Dandurand and Mrs. Duff's class. 

I'm grateful to you all for all your support in having your child dress as a Saint for All Saints' Day. I know it is no easy feat after celebrating Halloween the night before. However, the graces you receive to provide knowledge to your children about Jesus' friends that live Gospel life here on earth our God will bless you abundantly! 

Next week is a short week due to no school on Thursday, November 10 , for Professional Day, and Friday, November 11 , for Veterans' Day. We will not have letter of the week or Show and Tell. 

We still have busy week continuing to learn about silhouettes with Mrs. McKenna's friend, Miss Nancy. She will visit us Monday to help create silhouettes of the children. This week the children saw a video about silhouettes and then created their own using the leaves they found on the leaf walk. They used yellow and red paint and painted with Miss Donna to create a light Autumn background. Then with me taped some of their favorite leaves to the table and placed a piece of paper on top to them. We then used a black crayon  sideways to get the silhouette of the leaves. 

Finally, we our field trip to the Acushnet Fire Station is on Wednesday, November 9. Please dress your child in sneakers, and a jacket. We have Mrs. Botelho, Mrs. Cohen, Mr. Joaquim, and Mrs. Sampaio that volunteered to join us. We hope to stop over at our church, Saint Francis Xavier, after our visit to thank God for our First Responders, Veterans, and of course our Families.

I will post some pictures of our Leaf Walk on our Classroom Photos page.  

I hope you all have a joyful, safe weekend. 

In Christ, 

Ms Cordeiro

October 28, 2022

Announcement

Feb 3, 2023 

Dear Families, 

Wow! It was a great week!  The children had a great time this morning at the Fun Run. I am seeing some improvements in the children’s overall development. Please follow through with having your child follow directions, requests from you the first time. We are working on this behavior in the classroom. 

The children had a good time at all the events this week. I will be posting more pictures of the  activities on our Classroom webpage, Classroom Photos. There are a few from the beginning of the week. 

Next week, we will have Show and Tell on Thursday, February 6 and Friday, February 7, for the letter Oo. On Thursday the children presenting are Demitri, Mya, Dylan, Adrian, Thomas, Madeleine, Hannah, and Vivian . On Friday, February 7, the children presenting are Beatrice, Simon, Marian, Logan, Jemma, Cashel, Francis, and James. 

Also, the preschoolers are celebrating our 100th day of school on Thursday, February 9. The children can dress up as if they were 100 years old. Another activity I like to do with the children is make a Trail Mix of 100! The children count 10 of each item, chocolate chips, Chex Mex, Pretzel Stix ( gluten free), craisins, mini marshmallows, skittles, Cheerios, popcorn, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds. If we don’t have enough for the 10 different ingredients  we will just double up on a few. Please only get one ingredient. Let me know what you plan on donating, then I will communicate with the class. 

Thank you for all your support, 

Ms Cordeiro

January 24, 2023

Dear Families, 

The children had a good week finishing up some crafts to help make our school hallway festive! They are proud of their work. There is a lot of fine motor, scissor, work and spatial sense in their Scaredy Cats and Lantern Pumpkins!  I hope I get to see you tonight at the 8th Grade Halloween Festivities! 

Next week is a busy week! We celebrate All Saints' Day on Tuesday, November 1. Please have your child come to school dressed as a Saint. Wednesday, November 2, weather permitting, we will walk to Pope Park to go on a Leaf Hunt. If your schedule allows , please let me know, via email,  if you can come along for the walk and the fun of collecting leaves! We will be leaving at 9am to return approximately, at 10:30. 

There is no Show and Tell next week. We will have some review of the letters and talk more about the Saints and Autumn. 

I hope you have a great weekend.

Ms Michelle Cordeiro

October 21, 2022

Dear Famiies, 

Thank you all for taking time out of your schedules to meet with me. It is helpful to meet and talk with you about how your child is adjusting to school. We have Show and Tell next week on Thursday and Friday for letter Ee. I will send a reminder email on Wednesday, October 26. 

The Friday folders went home today with permission slips for the Acushnet Fire Station walking field trip on Wednesday,  November 9.  I have two chaperones for this trip thus far. I would like two more. Please check your schedule and let me know via email if you can volunteer. 

Also, information regarding our Halloween Dance and Trick or Treating on Friday, October 28. I hope you can all join in on the festivities. 

Today's Show and Tell went very well. The children were listening and participating so well! They earned outdoor play at the Elementary Playground. This time outdoors wos just what they needed! So nice to see them playing so well together! I was able to take a few pictures and posted them on our Classroom Photo menu. 

 I hope you all have a great weekend. 

God Bless you and yours, 

Ms Cordeiro

October 14, 2022

We had a successful week! I'm seeing  improvements in the children's learning of procedures in the classroom and improving their social responses to one another! Next week, our letter of the week is Dd. We will have Show and Tell on Thursday, October 20 and Friday, October 21. I will send out reminders on Wednesday about what day your child presents. Also, a reminder that Thursday, October 20, is a half-day dismissal for all students. It is a Professional Development Day. We do have extended care and are offering school lunch. Please let me know if your child will stay for Extended Care and if he or she will have School Lunch.

I will be sending out a Google Meet Conference Schedule for parents to sign up this weekend. The  Google Meet Conferences will meet on Wednesday, October 19 from 3:15 to 4:45 and Thursday, October 20 from 12:15  to 1:45 and meet again from 3:00 to 4:00. The meeting will be 10 to 15 minutes. This is just a check in with you to let you know how your child is adjusting to preschool and my observations. Also, it is a time for you to ask me some questions and let me know if you have any concerns.  

Our next field trip is this Friday, October 21, to the Acushnet Fire Station. We are hoping for a morning appointment at 9:30 and are waiting on the confirmation.  We are walking to there and have two chaperones, Mrs. Botelho and Mrs. Cohn walking with us and Miss Dandurand and Mrs. Duff 's class. It would be even better,  if we could have one more chaperone. If your schedule allows, please send me an email. 

There are a few pictures of the children on our Weekly Wrap Up page. It tells a recap of some of our activities this week. 

Lastly, I have included a link to Catholic Icing to help you think about and create a saint costume for our All School Celebration of All Saints Day, November 1.  It would be great if our whole class could come to school in a Saint Costume. Here is the link https://www.catholicicing.com/all-saints-day-resources-for-kids/  

I hope you have a great weekend! 

Announcements 

October 7, 2022

Glory to God! 

We started off our day with Holy Mass! The children were very well behaved. Mr. Ferreira's 7th grade class sat with our children. After Mass,  off to Silverbrook Farm in Acushnet! Thank you to our chaperones, Mrs. Botelho, Mr. Dagnello, Mr. Desmarias, Mrs. Ferreira, Miss Figueiredo, Mrs. Laycock, Mrs. Torres, and Mrs. McKenna! Yes, Silverbrook Farm welcomed us with open arms, and the farm is so New England picturesque, the farm animals are so cute and so happy to greet the children, on top of that the weather was warm and sunny too! However, it would not have gone well without the help of our chaperones.  It truly takes a village to support all our Littles.  Thank you for sharing your time and  kind hearts and hands that supported our  class to enjoy their time there! God is Good! 

Next week the letter is Cc for Show and Tell on Thursday and Friday. I will send out an email  on Wednesday, October 12 stating what day your child will present. Please click on our Classroom Photo page to view pictures from our day at the farm. 

Friday, October 21, we have the opportunity to visit the Acushnet Fire Station. It is a walking field trip. I will need chaperones. Please email me if you can chaperone. 

Thank you, 

Ms Cordeiro