So I tried to be creative and create a Bitmoji classroom, but some people may have trouble opening up the links. If you do here are all the links you'll need this week:

• Special Goodbye video
• End of the year slideshow
• Last bible story
• Last Class zoom meeting on Tuesday at 10:00

This is our last full week of E-Learning. It is hard to believe that we have spent the past 10 weeks learning and growing away from one another. I hope you enjoy these lessons and I cannot wait to see you on Tuesday for our Zoom meet up. This week we will be meeting as a whole class so you can see everyone. The meeting time is going to be a little later this week; Thank you for your flexibility with this time change. Remember I miss you like crazy and love you to the moon and back.

Monday: Memorial Day: Meeting/Lesson

Let us remember the brave men and women that have served our country in any of the Armed Forces. Today we remember those that lost their lives for our great nation. Here are a few activities to help you celebrate Memorial Day. Do as much or as little as you would like.

Activity 1 and Activity 2

Together Tuesday:

Whole class zoom: 11:30

Religion:

Bible story: Jesus and the Little Girl read and illustrated by Mrs. Paula. Big Bears you can add a picture to your bible.

We Love Letters Wednesday

Meeting/Lesson

Today we finish the alphabet! The letter of the week is Zz. Listen to the story Zack the Lazy Zebra . You can also watch this short video that teaches you how to form the letter Zz. Letter Zz video. If you would like to practice printing the letter Zz here is a Letter Zz worksheet. Finally, for all our crafty students, here is an easy Letter Z craft you can do at home.

Think about it Thursday:

Morning meeting/lesson

Where Am I ?

After learning about Addition and Subtraction, we now learn about equal sets. You can introduce the lesson by watching this video. Sesame Street -Get Equal Then your child can enjoy watching this read aloud Equal Shmequal. After listening to this story, to check for understanding, ask your child: 1) What does it mean to be equal? 2) Can they give examples of things that are equal in your house? 3) Can they give examples of things that are NOT equal?

Worksheet 1, worksheet 2, worksheet 3, worksheet 4.

Field Trip Friday:

This week you will get to create some doodles with Mo Willems, the author of the Pigeon books that we all love!! Be sure to scroll down the page for a few doodle sessions and have some paper and markers at the ready!

Be sure to check out our specials teachers’ Google sites for fun Friday lessons!

If you would like to practice your writing skills, here are some journal words: Specials

Happy week of May 18th! I hope these lessons find you well as we get through the last few weeks of school. There is no denying that time in the classroom with your children is better than time away. There is not a day that goes by when I don’t think a million times how much I miss my sweet students. I hope you have a wonderful week, and as always feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns. Several of you had trouble opening up practice pages so I will send everything in an email as well.

Marvelous Math Monday:

Morning meeting/lesson

In our math lesson this week we will continue to work on our Subtraction skills. Watch the pirate subtraction video and see if you can answer the subtraction problems. Practice your subtraction skills with these worksheets!

Worksheet 1, worksheet 2, worksheet 3.

Together Tuesday:

Big Bear Zoom 10:00

Little Bear Zoom 10:30

Religion:

Bible story: Jesus and the Little Boy read and illustrated by Mrs. Paula. Big Bears you can add a picture to your bible.

Here is a lovely image of Our Lady that you can color!

We Love Letters Wednesday

Meeting/Lesson

The letter of the week is Yy. Listen to the story, The Yak Who Yelled Yuck, by Carol Pugliano-Martin. You can also watch this short video that teaches you how to form the letter Yy. Letter Yy video. If you would like to practice printing the letter Yy here is a

Letter Yy worksheet Finally, for all our crafty students, here is an easy Letter Yy craft you can do at home.

Think about it Thursday:

Meeting/lesson

Where am I?

Social Science/Clifford Activity: Splish Splash Summer.

In this issue, students will review summer safety rules and practice safety around water. Safety rules include: protecting your skin from the sun, swim with a grown up, drink water and stay hydrated, wear a helmet, and stay away from fire.

https://mybigworld.scholastic.com/

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Field Trip Friday:

This week you will get to see Slime in Space! Can you imagine being an astronaut in outer space and you get to play with slime?!?

Be sure to check out our specials teachers’ Google sites for fun Friday lessons!

Another week of elearning and all I can say is THANK YOU! Parents, your continued support of both your children and us has been inspiring. Due to faculty zoom meetings that I will have to attend each Wednesday foe the next few weeks, we will be zooming on Tuesdays instead of Wednesdays. Thank you for being so flexible with your schedule. I hope that all of you enjoyed Mother's Day with your families. I was lucky enough to get a delicious homemade breakfast, some homemade gifts, and some quality time with my kids. Please let me know if there is anything that I can do to assist in any way possible. Have a great week!

Marvelous Math Monday:

Morning meeting/lessonIn our math lesson this week we will introduce Subtraction. To introduce this lesson you can begin with this read aloud. Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes Here is a fun video to watch about subtraction. Sesame Street Subtraction. After listening to the video you may want to play this Subtraction Bowling game. You can use cups or empty toilet paper tubes for the pins. Finally, here is a Butterfly subtraction worksheet to put your skills to practice on paper!

Together Tuesday:

Big Bear Zoom 10:00

Little Bear Zoom 10:30

Religion:

Bible story: Jesus and the Stormy Sea read and illustrated by Mrs. Paula. Big Bears you can add a picture to your bible.

In the month of May we celebrate Mother Mary. Though we are unable to celebrate by crowning Mary with a beautiful crown of flowers, here are activities for you to do with your child to explain why we celebrate Mary. There are several pages to this activity and there are different levels of learning. Choose what best fits your child. Enjoy!

May Crowning activities

We Love Letters Wednesday

Meeting/Lesson

The letter of the week is Xx. Listen to the story A Xylophone for X-Ray Fish. You can also watch this short video that teaches you how to form the letter Xx. Letter Xx video. If you would like to practice printing the letter Xx here is a Letter X worksheet Finally, for all our crafty students, here is an easy Letter Xx craft you can do at home. If you would like to practice writing words in your journals, here are some words: Mother's Day

Think about it Thursday:

Meeting/lesson

Where am I?

Social Science/Clifford Activity:

“Pop Goes the Bubble”

This week is a review of last week’s lesson on Bubbles. At school, we generally reinforce the skills taught previously by reviewing skills such as counting, practicing fine motor and discussing vocabulary. After you and your child have explored this issue again by reading and listening to the story, watching the video, or playing the game, scroll down to the Skills Sheets. There you will find additional worksheets. “Which Has More Bubbles” or “B is for Bubble”.

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Field Trip Friday:

This week you will get to visit Mars!

Be sure to check out our specials teachers’ Google sites for fun Friday lessons!

We are ready for another week of lessons and fun activities!! Be on the lookout for a delivery from me, I will be dropping off the bibles for the big bears and our name practice sheets for my little bears. The bag will also include some markers, water colors, and your journal. Feel free to use the journal to document our e learning, to practice your letters/writing, or to draw some pictures! On Wednesday, during our zoom meet up, the children will have to use clues that I give them to think of items that start with the letter W. They may be asked to thinks of a drink that starts with the letter W (water), something that tells time (a watch), something attached to our house that we look out of and is made of glass (a window), these separate rooms in our house (walls). I will have the above items ready to share with them; if they can think of anything else that starts with the letter W they can bring that item, or draw a picture to share!

Magnificent Math Monday Exploring Addition

Meeting/Lesson

In our math lesson this week we will continue working on adding two sets of numbers. Enjoy this Sesame Street Video where Bert and Ernie entertain us with their song about addition.

After listening to the video, students can practice using worksheet 1, worksheet 2 , and worksheet 3

Terrific Letter Tuesday: The letter of the week is Ww.

Meeting/Lesson video

Listen to the story: Worm’s Wagon by Samantha Berger

You can also watch this short video: Letter Ww that teaches how to form the letter Vv. Here is another Sesame Street video you might enjoy! If you would like to practice printing the letter Ww here is a letter Ww worksheet. Finally, for all our crafty students, here is an easy craft you can do at home.

We Love to Pray, Meet, and Read Wednesday:

Big Bear Meet up on Zoom 10:00

Little Bear Meet up 10:30

Religion: Bible story: The Story of Jesus’ Return to Heaven read and illustrated by Mrs. Paula. Big Bears you can add a picture to your bible.

Think about it Thursday

Meeting/Lesson

Where am I?

Social Science/Clifford Activity: Pop Goes the Bubble

Meeting/Lesson video

In this issue the students will examine the characteristics of bubbles; they float, can stick together, have colors, and can stretch. Now that the sun is shining, you can make your own bubbles outside!

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Here is a good bubble recipe:

6 cups water 1 cup light corn syrup 2 cups Joy dishwashing soap (If using an ultra concentrated dishwashing liquid, use only 1 1/3 cups)

DIRECTIONS In a large bowl (at least 3 quarts) stir water and corn syrup until combined. Add dishwashing liquid and stir very gently until well mixed. (Try not to make any bubbles.) Dip (don't stir) bubble wands into bubble liquid and blow bubbles.

Field Trip Friday:

This week you will get to visit Yellowstone National Park. This vacation spot has been on my bucket list for a long time, I hope I get to see all the beauty this park holds soon!

Be sure to check out our specials teachers’ Google sites for fun Friday lessons!

Welcome to week 6 of E-learning. I have some fun activities planned for your children that I hope they enjoy. If anyone has issues opening up the Letter Vv practice page, Vv craft, or the Math practice sheets, I have sent them in an email to you. On Wednesday please have your child bring a "Show and Tell" item to our zoom meeting. We are going to share some favorite things so we can work on our speaking skills. If you need any help or have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me through email, text, or call. I am here to help!

Magnificent Math Monday:

Morning meeting/lesson video

Exploring Addition

In our math lesson this week we explore adding two sets of numbers. Listen to Ten Apples Up on Top; discuss how the number of apples gets bigger each time another apple is added to the pile on their heads.

I will demonstrate how to add using household items. After listening to the video, students can practice using worksheet 1 and worksheet 2.

Terrific Letter Tuesday:

Morning meeting/lesson video

The letter of the week is Vv. Listen to the story Vera Viper’s Valentine

This video Elmo will introduce the letter of the week. You can also watch this short video: Letter Vv that teaches how to form the letter Vv. If you would like to practice printing the letter Vv here is a letter Vv worksheet. Finally, for all our crafty students, here is an easy craft you can do at home.

We Love to Pray, Meet, and Read Wednesday:

Big Bear Meet Up on Zoom and 10:00 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83946950207?pwd=cUJjRU1WYVlnc2hKeGx2MmtmUTJoUT09

Little Bear Meet Up 10:30: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89996447376?pwd=SnIxOFhhdytlSTJqanNmc29QU0NlUT09

Religion: Bible story read and illustrated by Mrs. Paula. This week you will listen to the Story of Easter and will be able to create an illustration of this important part of our faith.

Think about it Thursday:

Morning Meeting/Lesson

Where am I?

Each Thursday I will visit a park in the neighborhood and you will have to THINK about which park it is based on what you see!

Social Science/Clifford Activity:

In this issue, April/Flower Power, the children will examine what a flower is and be able to identify the root, stem, leaf, and flower of a plant.

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Field Trip Friday:

This week you will get to visit The Smithsonian. If you like dinosaurs or skeletons, you won’t be disappointed!

Be sure to check out our specials teachers’ Google sites for fun Friday lessons!

Scholastic Learn at Home:

Please feel free to continue using Scholastic Learn at Home. Click on the link for a lesson each day of the week.

Scholastic Learn at Home Play Starters. Check out all the cool activities!

Welcome back everyone. I hope you enjoyed your break and are ready for some more school fun. I know these lessons are not the same as being in the classroom, but we will continue to make lemonade out of lemons. I am changing the format a little and will start pushing out math, letter of the day, and Clifford lessons. We will conduct a zoom meet up every Wednesday, and on Thursdays I will be uploading a video of me at a local park, the kids will have to guess where I am at each week. Do as much or as little as your child can handle. These lessons are not meant to stress anyone out, they are here to help your child stay on a schedule and feel safe seeing a familiar face. As always, please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Week of April 20th: E-At Home Learning Week #5

Magnificent Math Monday:

Morning meeting video

Exploring Measurement

In our math lesson this week we explore measurement using nonstandard measurement. To introduce this concept you could watch this short video.

Nonstandard Measurement-SId the Science Kid

This video is also helpful to teach measurement using household items.

Measurement video using paper clips

After watching these videos, see if you can measure different household objects such as a book, a crayon, a doll, a lunch bag, your child’s body!, etc. You can measure using blocks, cubes or other items you have available in your home. i.e.- “my body is 12 blocks long”. Vocabulary to use in this lesson would be long, longer, short, shorter, tall and taller.

Terrific Letter Tuesday:

Morning meeting video

The letter of the week is Uu.

Listen to the story Umbrellabird’s Umbrella during our morning meeting. You can also watch this Elmo video and this Jack Hartman video teach us what the letter of the day is and how to form the letter Uu.

Here is a Letter Uu worksheet to practice printing the letter Uu, or complete a Unicorn craft for fun!

We Love to read and Meet Wednesday:

Big Bear Meet Up on Zoom and 10:00

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83946950207?pwd=cUJjRU1WYVlnc2hKeGx2MmtmUTJoUT09

Little Bear Meet Up 10:30:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89996447376?pwd=SnIxOFhhdytlSTJqanNmc29QU0NlUT09

I can’t wait to see your faces!

Think about it Thursday:

Morning Meeting

Each Thursday I will visit a park in the neighborhood and you will have to THINK about which park it is based on what you see!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8WqayeOb1A

Social Science/Clifford Activity:

The Scholastic leaflet your child brought home bi-monthly has an At-Home resource as well. This is a great resource and something they will be very familiar with as it will be the same routine we followed at school. It is very user friendly and easy to navigate. Check it out at: https://mybigworld.scholastic.com/

This week’s issue is: April - “Save the Critters from Litter”

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Field Trip Friday:

Today you can tour the National Museum of Natural History. I can’t wait to hear what your favorite part of the museum is!

https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour

Here are some more important lessons to fill your mind and spirit:

Scholastic Learn at Home:

Please feel free to continue using Scholastic Learn at Home. Click on the link for a lesson each day of the week.

Scholastic Learn at Home Week 4

You will learn about: Habitats-Oceans, Health- Hand Washing and Cleanliness, Science and Gravity, Animal Studies –Penguins, and Social Emotional Learning - Kindness

Religion:

Bible story read and illustrated by Mrs. Paula

Be sure to check out our specials teachers’ Google sites for fun Friday lessons!

Art- Ms. Malinowski

Media- Mrs. Davies

Music- Ms. Rashidee

Gym- Ms. Perazzolo

Mrs. Berrios

I want to wish your family a blessed Easter. I know that this year we will not celebrate the way we have in the past. While we may not be sitting in the pews at Church or at our dining room tables with extended families, I hope you feel God's love shining down upon you. My kids and I will be watching mass online and saying the rosary in our front room. (the kids will most likely still be in their pajamas :)) They will look for their Easter baskets and go on an Easter egg hunt in our house and I pray they will be grateful for the gift of family.

This week take a breath and know that the hustle and bustle of school is on a break. If you are looking for some activities, check out our specials teachers web pages.

Art- Ms. Malinowski

Media- Mrs. Davies

Music- Ms. Rashidee

Gym- Ms. Perazzolo

Mrs. Berrios

I plan on spending the week with my kids. We were supposed to go to New York over break, but we can't, so we are going to bring NYC to them. There may or may not be a surprise appearance from Lady Liberty (me dressed as the Statute of Liberty), Homemade pizza slices, a NYC Lego skyline kit (thank you Amazon), some street vendor pretzels (I'll pass them to the kids through MaryBeth's bedroom window),and some take out dinner from somewhere in the neighborhood (because we always go to one nice dinner while on vacation). I have watched the Facebook and Instagram feeds of people who have been keeping their kids busy with cool activities since the start of the school closing. I have NOT been one of those people. My kids have been swamped with homework and I have watched them stress out over assignments they did not understand. They have been anxious because they miss school and their friends. I tried to keep them happy with snuggles and some time outside. So now they have a little time to destress and take a break. So we will try and do one "cool" thing a day. We will probably watch more movies than we should; but we will be together. We will say our prayers as a family, eat junk food, squeeze in some board game time, and they will play hours of video games. As parents we are all trying our best, and you should all be proud of the job you are doing to keep your children happy and loved. Happy Easter.

Week of April 6th: E learning week #4

Good morning and Happy Monday. I loved being able to see your faces on Friday:) even over a computer screen you make me smile. I will be setting up more Zoom meetings in the future. This week is a special week in our Faith; it is Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter Sunday. Normally families would spend the week going to prayer services to celebrate the Last Supper, attending the Stations of the Cross, and making sure to go to confession before Easter. While we are not able to do this onsite at churches, I encourage you to celebrate at home!

Monday, April 6: Week 3, Day 11: Life Science-Ladybugs Scholastic Learn at Home

Lesson: Holy Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph1OI12drl4

Tuesday, April 7: Week 3, Day 12: Healthy Habits- Clean Teeth Scholastic Learn at Home

Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6vQn1J6rsk&t=55s

Wednesday, April 8: Week 3, Day 13: Life Cycles - From Caterpillar to Butterfly Scholastic Learn at Home

Guest read aloud: Our assistant principal: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gYAX4RcMuU6zhIeMn6f_Yxq-S4rpd8h9/view

Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7m8C3KTSa4

Thursday, April 9: Week 3, Day 14: Social Learning- Kids Can HelpScholastic Learn at Home

Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvKJ1qv2rNw

Sidewalk chalk activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44G5B8w4B4g

Friday, April 10: Week 3, Day 15: Science - What is Rain? Scholastic Learn at Home

Today is Good Friday, Jesus died on the cross for us, say the rosary as a family.

The Scholastic leaflet your child brought home bi-monthly has an At-Home resource as well. This is a great resource and something they will be very familiar with as it will be the same routine we followed at school. It is very user friendly and easy to navigate. Check it out at:

https://mybigworld.scholastic.com/

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The following are FREE Preschool weekly lesson plans designed for parents. Click on the link below and then click - Claim your download if you are looking for more resources.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgxwHMjkzLKFdCksZLwBwShdnftDz

I found this resource and thought you might find it useful while At-Home Learning!

FREE Routines and Chores chart

Week of March 30th:E Learning Week #3

Happy Monday! I hope that everyone is finding ways to get through this stay at home order. One of our classroom mottos is "We are better together", even though we are not together in person we are in spirit. Please feel free to reach out if there is anything that I can do to help you during this time.

Scholastic learn at home link: Scholastic Learn at Home

Monday, March 30th: Social-Emotional Learning - Friendship Scholastic Learn at Home

Meeting and read aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-LCOrzItmo

Tuesday, March 31st: Animal Studies - Bears Scholastic Learn at Home

Meeting and song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flz_2fubEt4

Wednesday, April 1st: Earth Science - Rocks and MineralsScholastic Learn at Home

Meeting and puzzle time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXVZlD04HmU

Message from Gaby (our McAuley helper): https://youtu.be/r8qyVZZH81k

Thursday, April 2nd: Social Studies - Trash and RecyclingScholastic Learn at Home

Meeting and read aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdc_RERHrDA

Movement video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=388Q44ReOWE

Friday, April 3rd: Animal Studies - Roosters, Hens, and Chicks Scholastic Learn at Home

Thanks for joining me for our zoom meeting!!

Week of March 21^st: E/Alternative Learning Week #2

I hope and pray that you are all well as we enter this 2^nd week of “E/Alternative Learning” from home. This week, I would like to provide you with resources to fill your child’s day with educational learning as well as try to bring some familiarity and structure to their day. Please use these as a guide and plug into your day when it works for you and your family and check my Google Sites Daily as there will be updates.

Read a Louds will be updated and can be viewed on my You Tube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC95JoNyhFf-7NNG5QKDIl5Q?

Scholastic Learn at Home:

Each day we will be using Scholastic Learn at Home. Click on the link for a lesson each day of the week.

Scholastic Learn at Home

Monday, March 23:

Week 1, Day 1: Animal Studies- Rabbits

Tuesday, March 24:

Week 1, Day 2: Living Things-Plants

Wednesday, March 25:

Week 1, Day 3: Life Cycles- Animal Babies

Thursday, March 26:

Week 1, Day 4: Earth and Space-The Moon

Friday, March 27:

Week 1, Day 5: Seasons- Spring

Let’s Find Out: (similar to our Clifford’s Big World)

Achoo!

Stop the Germs Poster

Movement Songs from our class:

Let's Get Fit- Count to 100

Going on A Bear Hunt

The Alphabet Workout

Printables:

There are so many printables for Preschool available. Here is a bundle that you can get for FREE if you are looking for some age appropriate worksheets. Use the code: PREKBUNDLE when purchasing.

The Ultimate Preschool Printable Bundle

Be sure to check out all of our Specials teacher’s Google Sites as well for lessons of the week.

Art- Ms. Malinowski

Media- Mrs. Davies

Music- Ms. Rashidee

Gym- Ms. Perazzolo

Mrs. Berrios

FREE RESOURCES:

• We Are Teachers
• iXL
• Epic Books for Kids
• Scholastic Learn at Home
• Brain Pop

Ideas to Recreate at Home:

• If you would like to recreate our behavior clip chart to use at home, click on the link.

Clip It Behavior Chart

• If you would like to recreate Busy Boxes ( educational learning activities meant to keep a child busy while learning at the same time) for at Home Learning, use bins or ziplock bags. Fill each with an educational activity that your child can do on their own or with a sibling. I.e.- alphabet flash cards, Legos, puzzles, etc.

Screen Free Ideas to do Inside:

• Bake
• Read a story and draw a picture about it
• Make a craft
• Draw a picture for a friend or teacher
• Play a board game
• Play Preschool
• Paint rocks
• Make a superhero cape out of an old pillowcase

Please email me with any pictures or videos you would like to share with the class! Let me know what is working well for your child or if you have any suggestions. We are in this together! Thank you again for partnering with us as we navigate these days ahead.

Instead of posting daily assignments for the children, we have put together a packet for your child. If your child was in attendance today it is in their backpack. If your child was not here, it will either be going home with a sibling or will be dropped off at your house. Please note there are several activities available as we are unsure as to when we will be returning to school. Activities include cutting and tracing practice, letter recognition/tracing practice, Scholastic leaflet, as well as our letter T project. Please choose one activity a day for your child to complete. For your convenience, daily assignments will not need to be posted.

Other things that you can do: curl up and read some great books, look for three dimensional shapes around the house, practice counting to 100, practice saying the alphabet together, or feel free to visit the following links.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yl9p--gElU&t=147s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0dJWfQHF8Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36IBDpTRVNE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKqAblcwFOA&list=PLCBcXXe5UOsiWWPVjgHyb-I731T6x27zJ&index=5&t=0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTeqUejf3D0&list=PLCBcXXe5UOsiWWPVjgHyb-I731T6x27zJ&index=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWvBAQf7v8g

Here’s What’s Happening the Week of March 9th:

Language Arts:

The letter of the week is Ss. We will read the story Seal’s Silly Sandwich and look at words and objects that begin with the letter Ss. Next, we will search for S’s in our classmates first and last names. Finally, we will watch a short video teaching us how to form the letter Ss.

Little Bears: We will create a shamrock craft.

Big Bears: We will create a shamrock craft and complete an Ss worksheet.

Math:

Lesson 5.4: 3D Figures

We will learn about 3D figures such as cube, sphere, cone and cylinder. We will pass around and feel the 3D objects. We will listen to the story Cubes, Cones, Cylinders and Spheres by Tana Hoban

Little Bears: Roll a die with a 3D shape on it. Color the corresponding shape.

Big Bears: Cut and paste 3D shapes and glue them on the paper.

Religion:

Little Bears: Chapter 15: “I Can Celebrate”

In this lesson the children will listen to a story about the picnic that Jesus held for a crowd and learn about what a special occasion is and how to celebrate.

Big Bears: “Celebrating St. Joseph” The children will watch a short video about the life of St. Joseph. They will create a handprint poem for their Dad’s and find the missing tools in a worksheet.

Social Science/Clifford Activity: Healthy Smiles

We will review this issue and examine all the ways we can keep our smiles healthy: brushing our teeth, going to the dentist, eating healthy, and keeping sweets to a minimum.

Important dates/reminders… Thursday, March 26^th: 1:30pm dismissal

Here is what is happening the week of March 2^nd:

Religion: Little Bears: I Can Laugh

Little Bears: Lent

We will examine three illustrations of a plant in the process of growing. Similar to the plant, we will spend this time during Lent preparing to grow in God’s love. Students will complete a worksheet on things that help plants grow.

Big Bears: Listen to the New Testament story: and complete a bible page.

Math:

Lesson 6.1 Exploring Measurement

Students will make direct comparisons of objects based on length and use

measurement vocabulary ex. Bigger, taller, longer, smaller, and shorter

Read “Longer or Shorter” by Gloria Chen and watch Sid the Science Kid

measurement video.

Little Bears: Longer shorter worksheet...figure out which pictures are shorter and

color them yellow and which are longer ...color them blue.

Big Bears: Students will look at a book, lunchbox, crayon, pencil, string and

eraser and predict how many cubes long it is. Then we will measure it with the

cubes to see how many cubes it actually is!

Language Arts: The letter of the week is Rr. We will read the story Rosie Rabbit’s

Radish and look at words and objects that begin with the letter Rr. Next, we will search for Rr’s in our classmates first and last names. Finally, we will watch a short video teaching us how to form the letter Rr.

Little Bears: We will create a raindrop craft.

Big Bears: We will create a rocket that will include putting numbers in order counting down from 10. We will also complete a letter Rr worksheet.

Social Science/Clifford Activity: Healthy Smiles

In this issue students will examine all the ways we can keep our smiles healthy: brushing our teeth, going to the dentist, eating healthy, and keeping sweets to a minimum.

Important dates/reminders…

Friday, March 6^th: St. Baldrick’s Day, 11:50 Big School dismissal, 11:40 PreK dismissal. Full-day students- please bring 1 snack and a lunch. NO AFTERCARE available

Here’s What’s Happening the Week of February 24^th:

Language Arts:

The letter of the week is Qq. We will read the story The Kindness Quilt. We will look at words and objects that begin with the letter Qq. Next, we will search for Qq’s in our classmates first and last names. Finally, we will watch a short video teaching us how to form the letter Qq.

Little Bears: Create a quilt craft

Big Bears: Create a quilt craft and complete a letter Qq worksheet

Math:

Lesson 5.3 Rectangle

In this lesson we will review shapes with an emphasis on rectangles.

We will watch “Rectangle song” by Have Fun Teaching and identify rectangles as having two short sides and 2 long sides.

Little Bears: We will create a skyline using different size rectangles.

Big Bears: We will create a Rectangle Robot using different size rectangles.

Religion:

Little Bears: I Can Laugh

In this lesson children appreciate the gift of laughter and the joy we share with others when we laugh. God wants us to be happy and sharing joys with others is a gift. Listen to the story of Abraham and how he named His son Isaac; which means “he laughs”. Complete a worksheet by identifying funny animals that make a child laugh.

Big Bears: Listen to the New Testament story: Jesus and the Children and complete a bible page.

Social Science/Clifford Activity: We Love Friends

In this issue the children will explore all of the wonderful ways we love our friends and how lucky we are to have special people in our lives.

Important dates/reminders…

Thursday February 27^th: 1:20 dismissal

Friday, March 6^th: St. Baldrick’s Day, 11:50 Big School dismissal, 11:40 PreK dismissal.

Full-day students- please bring 1 snack and a lunch. NO AFTERCARE available

Here is what is happening for the week of February 17th

Language Arts: The letter of the week is Pp. We will read the story “The Pig’s Picnic” and look at things that begin with p.

Little Bears: Create a P is for Penguin craft

Big Bears: Complete a letter P worksheet

Math: Lesson 5.2: Review the shape triangle and practice writing numbers 0-3. Listen to the story “Walter’s Wonderful Web” by Tim Hopgood. Students will pick a shape out of a bag and determine if it is a triangle.

Little Bears: Create a triangle craft: A slice of pizza with triangle toppings.

Big Bears: Will create the same craft with additional cutting practice.

Social Science/Clifford Activity: We Love Friends

In this issue the children will explore all of the wonderful ways we love our friends and how lucky we are to have special people in our lives.

Important dates/reminders…

Monday, February 17^th: No school

Wednesday, February 19th: field trip to see The Wizard of Oz (Moraine Valley Community College)

Thursday February 27^th: 1:20 dismissal

Here is what is happening the week of February 10th:

So many of the preschool students were absent this week that we will complete review lessons for the class on what we accomplished this past week.

Important dates/reminders…

Thursday, February 13th: Valentine's Day party in the classroom

Wednesday, February 19th: field trip to see The Wizard of Oz (Moraine Valley Community College)

E-Learning Day for Tuesday, February 4th.

Parents, due to the high number of students absent due to the flu the school will be closed in order for the building to be disinfected.

Please feel free to take this day to cuddle up with your child and share some books. You can talk about the stories together and the children can share what they liked about the books with you.

This week we are learning about the letter O. Please have the kids practice writing the letter O and cutting out circles. This will help with both letter recognition and cutting skills.

Have a great day and I will see you on Wednesday!

Here is what is happening for the week of February 3^rd:

We missed seeing all of the children while we were away at our conference, but the time away was well spent. We walked away with many new ideas that we will be incorporating into our classrooms. Thank you for your help and patience while we were away.

Religion:

Little Bears: I can sing: students will learn about the gift of song. They will sing in class together and offer their voices up to God. Finally, they will complete a worksheet and identify five singing birds.

Big Bears: Listen to the story of The Man Who Couldn’t See and complete a bible page.

Math: This week we will celebrate the 100^th day of school with special math activities. The students will be brining in 100 items that they will have the chance to count out and share with the class.

Letter of the Week: O

Students will listen to the story Olive the Octopus’s Day of Juggling by Liza Charlesworth and Matt Phillips.

Little Bears: We will complete an O is for Octopus craft and practice writing the letter O.

Big Bears: will complete an O worksheet.

Social Science/Clifford Activity: Students will learn about Ice Castles and how they are made. They will examine how frozen ice is needed to build these castles and will identify the difference between frozen and melted objects.

Important dates/reminders…

Wednesday, February 19th: field trip to see The Wizard of Oz (Moraine Valley Community College)

Here’s What’s Happening the Week of January 26^th:

This week we celebrate Catholic Schools Week! Each day this week our student government has special events or out of uniform days scheduled. Please read the schedule for all of this fun information!

Monday, is Pajama Day!

Tuesday we will celebrate Student Appreciation day! Students can wear their favorite outfit!

Wednesday we will celebrate our great nation; dress up in Red, White, and Blue

Thursday we celebrate vocations; dress up like your favorite character from a book or movie, OR dress up like the job you want when you grow up.

Friday we will celebrate teacher appreciation day, the students may dress up in Barnabas Spirit wear!

So keep the kiddos in their jammies on this cold winter morning! Fun Food is on Friday.

Both Mrs. Urchell and I will be attending the Opening Minds Early Education Conference this week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. It is the largest early childhood conference in the Midwest. Professionals from around the world will be featured. We will attend several sessions during those three days where we hope to learn more about the latest topics in Early Childhood and return with practical activities for our classrooms! Thank you to all that volunteered to help out with lunch duty while Mrs. Urchell and I are at the conference. We appreciate it!

Language Arts:

We will be meeting with our 2^nd Grade reading buddies and together, as a group, listen to the story When I Grow Up! By Andrew Daddo and Jonathan Bentley. After listening to the story we will then pair up with a 2^nd grade partner and illustrate what we want to be when we grow up.

Religion:

Little Bears: I Can Pray

In this lesson the children learn that they can talk to God through prayer. They will recall that God is everywhere and can hear us when we give praise or thanks. The children will make a doorknob hanger to remind them to pray before bed.

Big Bears: Bible story, listen to The Story of Jesus and The Hungry Crowd. Illustrate their picture.

Social Science/Clifford Activity:

Follow the Fox

We will listen to and review this issue again this week. In addition to this, we will complete a visual discrimination worksheet, finding 5 foxes.

Important dates/reminders…

Thursday, January 30th: 1:30p.m.dismissal

Wednesday, February 19th: field trip to see The Wizard of Oz (Moraine Valley Community College) permission forms due February 3^rd.

Here's what is happening the week of January 20^th

Religion: In this lesson we will celebrate the life and good works of Martin Luther King Jr. Big and Little Bears will watch a short video about his life and complete an art project.

Math: Lesson 5.1: Identify the shapes: circle and square

Students will listen to Circles and Squares Everywhere! By Max Grover

Little Bears: will make gumball machines out of the shapes circle and square.

Big Bears: will also create a gumball machine that will involve more cutting practice.

Letter of the Week: N

Students will listen to the story The Nicest Newt by Heather Feldman and Paul Harvey.

Little Bears: We will complete an N is for Newspaper craft and practice writing the letter N.

Big Bears: We will complete the same N is for Newspaper craft, (working on additional cutting practice) and practice writing the letter N.

Social Science/Clifford Activity: Follow the Fox

In this issue the children will examine animals with white that live in the arctic. We will play a game to see which animals live in the arctic and discuss how they are all similar.

Important dates/reminders…

Monday, January 20th: NO SCHOOL- Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

Sunday, January 26th: Catholic Schools Week begins with a Liturgy at 10:00a.m. Open House at 11:00a.m.

Thursday, January 30th: 1:30p.m.dismissal

Wednesday, February 19th: field trip to see The Wizard of Oz (Moraine Valley Community College)

Here’s What’s Happening the Week of January 13^th:

We made it through our first week back after break! We are getting back into our routine. You may hear your child mention the name Brendan as one of our helpers. He comes to us from Marist High School and visits us Monday – Friday as his senior year theology credit. Brendan helps us putting projects together and doing daily tasks but most importantly he helps with our students either one-on-one or in a small group. We have welcomed another addition to our class, Gaby is a senior at Mother McAuley and participates in the Little School (a preschool program that used to take place on site at McAuley) She will join our class on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Fridays from 9:00-10:00. We feel incredibly lucky to have these helpers in our room for the remainder of their school years.

Language Arts:

The letter of the week is Mm. We will read the story Monkey’s Miserable Monday and look at words and objects that begin with the letter Mm. We will search for Mm’s in our classmates first and last names. Finally, we will watch a short video teaching us how to form the letter Mm.

Big Bears: roll a marble in paint to create “Marble Art M”.

Little Bears: complete a cut and paste Mm worksheet

Math:

Lesson 4.3: Extending a pattern

In this lesson we will work on extending or finishing a pattern. We will read the story Lot’s and Lot’s of Zebra Stripes by Stephen Swinburne.

Big Bears: extend an A-B-B pattern worksheet

Little Bears: extend an A-B-A-B pattern worksheet

Religion:

Little Bears: I Can Talk

In this lesson children appreciate the gift of being able to talk and thank God for their voices. They practiced using polite words using a megaphone they made. Ask your child what these polite words are

Big Bears: New Testament #3 The Story of Jesus and The Man Who Couldn’t Walk

And complete a page for their bibles.

Social Science/Clifford Activity: “Sleepy Animals”

Review last weeks lesson. We will learn what it means for an animal to take a deep winter sleep, or hibernate. We will play a game finding places where animals hibernate. In the video we will learn that animals hibernate in a nest, mud, a den, or an underground burrow.

Important dates/reminders…

Monday, January 20th: NO SCHOOL- Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

Sunday, January 26th: Catholic Schools Week begins Liturgy at 10:00a.m., Open House at 11:00a.m.

Thursday, January 30th: 1:30p.m. dismissal

Wednesday, February 19^th: field trip to see The Wizard of Oz (Moraine Valley Community College) permission forms to follow

Week of January 6^th

Welcome back! We hope you had a restful break and enjoyed time spent with family and friends. We have a lot of fun lessons planned and are excited to see your children and continue to watch them learn and grow.

Language Arts: The letter of the week is Ll. We will read the story The Lamb Who Loved to Laugh and look at words and objects that begin with the letter Ll. We will search for Ll’s in our classmates first and last names. Finally, we will watch a short video teaching us how to form the letter Ll.

Little Bears: We will create a letter L ladybug craft.

Big Bears: We will create a letter L lamp craft that will help them work on their cutting skills.

Math: Making a pattern

Big and Little Bears: Big and Little bears will work with paper cut outs and a sentence strip to create an AB pattern.

Religion:

Little Bears: I Can Smile

In this lesson children will appreciate gift of sharing a smile. God’s word calls us to respond with love. A smile is a powerful form of communication used to share our hearts with others. Students will identify smiling children on a worksheet. “When you see someone without a smile, give them yours!”

Big Bears: New Testament #3 The Story of Jesus and His Twelve Helpers. Students will listen to the story of Jesus and His Apostles and will complete a page for their bibles.

Social Science/Clifford Activity: “Sleepy Animals”

In this week’s lesson, we will learn what it means for an animal to take a deep winter sleep, or hibernate. We will play a game finding places where animals hibernate. In the video we will learn that animals hibernate in a nest, mud, a den, or an underground burrow.

This week we will focus on pageant rehearsal, polar express activities, and religion lessons pertaining to the story of The First Christmas. Please note the following important information:

Pageant Costumes went home last week. Please check to see if it needs ironing or spot cleaning prior to Tuesday's pageant. After the pageant, if you could please be so kind as to wash the costume on a gentle cycle and hang dry it, we would so greatly appreciate it. Please return costumes and accessories in a bag with your child’s name on it, by Friday, December 20th. Thanks so much!

Tuesday, 12/17 Preschool Pageant: Preschool children should come to school dressed in their pageant costume. The pageant will be performed for the students in the main building at 10:00am. **All preschool students will dismiss at 10:50am that day**

At 6:45pm on the evening of 12/17, please bring your child to the church dressed in his or her costume. The evening performance will begin promptly at 7:00pm.

Wednesday, 12/18 Polar Express Day: Children wear their pajamas to school and watch The Polar Express Movie and participate in polar express activities.

Friday, 12/20: Early dismissal for all students in both buildings. 11:40am for preschool children and 10:50 for main building. There is no aftercare.

Students should bring one snack and a lunch.

Tuesday, January 7th:We return from Christmas break

The first half of the year flew by! Thank you for sharing the gift of your child(ren) with us. It has been a rewarding time. We hope you all enjoy some quality time with your families and we wish you all a very joyful Christmas!!

Here’s What’s Happening the Week of December 9th:

Language Arts:

The letter of the week is Kk. We will listen to the story: Kangaroo Kazoo. We will watch a video on how to form the letter Kk and then search for words that begin with the letter Kk.

Big Bears: will complete a Gingerbread Letter Find worksheet.

Little Bears: will complete a letter “K “ King craft.

Math: Lesson 4.1: Copy a Pattern

We will explore movement patterns such as sit, stand, clap, repeat; shake, shake, tap your knees, etc. We will listen to the story Pattern Fish by Trudi Harris and watch a short video on patterns.

Big Bears: complete an A-B-B pattern craft

Little Bears: complete an A-B-A-B pattern craft

Religion:

Big Bears: Listen to and illustrate the story of the birth of Jesus.

Little Bears: Special Lesson- Christmas

In this lesson, the children will listen to the story of the first Christmas. We will share out how we celebrate Christmas at home and retell the story of Jesus’ birth.

Social Science/Clifford: “Busy Holiday Helpers”

We will review last week’s issue and complete the holiday patterns.

Important Dates/Notes:

Thursday, Dec. 12^th: 1:30pm dismissal

-PreK begins dismissing at 1:20pm

Tuesday, Dec. 17^th: PreK Pageant

-10:00am/7:00pm

Wednesday, Dec. 18^th: Polar Express Day

-details to follow

Friday, Dec. 20^th: 11:50am dismissal

-PreK begins dismissing at 11:40am

-Full-day students please bring 1 snack and a lunch

I hope you all enjoy a blessed Thanksgiving. Take time to celebrate the gifts of faith, family, friends.

Here’s what happening the week of December 2^nd:

Religion: Advent

Little Bears: Children will be introduced to Advent: the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Students will make an advent wreath to help them prepare for Jesus.

Big Bears: Listen to and illustrate the story of the birth of Jesus.

Language Arts:

The letter of the week is Jj. We will listen to the story: Jaguar’s Jungleberry Jamboree by Helen Moore. Students will look for words that begin with the letter J.

Big and Little Bears: J stands for Jesus; children will make a J that holds Baby Jesus.

Math: Ordinal numbers.

Big Bears: place 1^st, 2^nd,3^rd,4^th, and 5^th in order on a worksheet.

Little Bears: identify 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd on a worksheet

Social Science/Clifford: Christmas is a season to show gratitude. This issue places focus on Holiday Helpers. Bakers, snowplow drivers, store clerks, town/city workers, and pilots work very hard to make sure that we can enjoy our holiday season. Students will identify who helps in our neighborhood.

Important Dates/Notes:

December 12^th : 1:30 dismissal

December 17^th: Preschool Pageant: all students will dismiss at 10:50

December 20^th: 11:50 dismisal

December 21^st- January 6^th: NO SCHOOL

January 7^th: school is back in session

Save the Date:

Our Preschool Christmas Pageant will be held on Tuesday, December 17th at 10am for the Big School and 7pm for friends and family in the church. That day will be a half-day for all preschool children. Preschool children will be dismissed at 10:50 that day. Big Bear students will have a speaking part (one or two lines only). Little Bear students will join in the singing and will be assigned non-speaking roles.

Here’s What’s Happening the Week of November 18^th:

Language Arts

The letter of the week is Ii. We will learn that there are 2 sounds for the letter /i/. We will read the story Iguana on Ice and look at words and objects that begin with the letter Ii. We will search for Ii’s in our classmates first and last names. Finally, we will watch a short video teaching us how to form the letter Ii.

Little Bears: Make an igloo out of the letter I by cutting cubes to glue on letter I.

Big Bears: Make an igloo out of the letter I by cutting out the letter I and gluing on cubes.

Math

Lesson #3.2: Explore Position

We will introduce position words: above, below, over, under, top, bottom, next to, beside. We will listen the story Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins in which Rosie the hen goes over, under and around things in order to avoid being caught by a fox. Watch the youtube video “Where’s the Monkey” by KidsTV123, and “Where Is It” by Maple Leaf Learning.

Little Bears: Cut and paste activities. Ie: put the scarecrow “on top of” the hill.

Big Bears: Cut and paste pictures. Ie: put the pumpkin “over” the door.

Religion

Little Bears: In this lesson, the children will hear that God wants us to share the gifts of the earth with others because we are all brothers and sisters in God’s family. They will learn that sharing brings joy to the giver and the receiver. They will create a picture “sharing” paint on one side of the paper with the other.

Big Bears: Bible story #9: Jonah and the Whale. Listen to and illustrate the story of Jonah and the Whale.

Social Science/Clifford:

“Good Thanksgiving Manners”

In this leaflet we will discuss good table manners and learn to use polite words. We will take a shopping trip and circle Thanksgiving groceries in the game activity.

Important Dates/Notes:

Thursday, November 21st: 1:30 dismissal (Full-day students bring 1 snack and a lunch)

Wednesday, November 27th: NO SCHOOL

Thursday, November 28^th: NO SCHOOL

Friday, November 29^th: NO SCHOOL

Monday, Dec. 2^nd: Return from Thanksgiving Break

Save the Date:

Our Preschool Christmas Pageant will be held on Tuesday, December 17th at 10am for the Big School and 7pm for friends and family in the church. That day will be a half-day for all preschool children. Preschool children will be dismissed at 10:50 that day. Big Bear students will have a speaking part (one or two lines only). Little Bear students will join in the singing and will be assigned non-speaking roles.

We are getting ready to celebrate Veterans Day in order to honor the brave men and women that have served our country.

Here’s what is happening the week of November 11th

Language Arts:

The letter of the week is Hh. We will listen to the story: Hide and Seek Hippo by Samantha Berger. Students will look for words in the story that begin with the letter H

Big and Little bears: will make a house out of the letter H.

Math:

Right hand/Left hand

Students will listen to the book Left, Right, Emma! By Stuart J. Murphy

Big and Little Bears will take turns identifying right and left hands on a large poster that has been made out of their own handprints.

Social Science/Clifford:

We are thankful for our Veterans! The students will listen to a book about Veteran’s Day and discuss the importance of honoring the brave men and women who keep our nation safe.

Religion: “I Can Clean”

Little Bears: The children will understand that God our Father wants us to care for the world He has given us. The students will identify supplies that go together to keep our classroom clean. They will be active participants in helping to clean the classroom.

Big Bears: Listen to and illustrate the story of David and the Goliath.

Important Dates/Notes:

Thursday, November 21st: 1:30 dismissal (Full-day students bring 1 snack and a lunch)

Wednesday, November 27th: NO SCHOOL

Thursday, November 28^th: NO SCHOOL

Friday, November 29^th: NO SCHOOL

Monday, Dec. 2^nd: Return from Thanksgiving Break

Save the Date:

Our Preschool Christmas Pageant will be held on Tuesday, December 17th at 10am for the Big School and 7pm for friends and family in the church. That day will be a half-day for all preschool children. Preschool children will be dismissed at 10:50 that day. Big Bear students will have a speaking part (one or two lines only). Little Bear students will join in the singing and will be assigned non-speaking roles.

Here’s What’s Happening the Week of November 4 th :

Language Arts:

The letter of the week is Gg. We will read the story Gorilla, Be Good! and look at words and

objects that begin with the letter Gg. We will search for Gg’s in our classmates first and last

names. Finally, we will watch a short video teaching us how to form the letter Gg.

Little Bears: Make a G is for giraffe craft

Big Bears: Complete a letter Gg worksheet

Math:

Lesson 2.4: Match Numbers to Sets

Read “Moonbeam Bear’s Numbers” by Rolf Fanger and Ulrike Mohgen.

Little Bears: Complete a worksheet matching numbers and objects up to number 5

Big Bears: Complete a worksheet matching numbers and objects up to number 10

Religion:

Little Bears: Lesson #7: I Can Care

In this lesson, the children will learn that God expects us to care for the gifts of this world. We

will talk about ways to care for creation, the grass and the flowers, their own things, and

themselves.

Big Bears: Illustrate the Bible story Moses and the Red Sea

Social Science/Clifford Activity: “Season to Be Thankful”

In this issue we learn about being thankful for nature and all the things around us! We will learn

about the meaning of the word thankful and discuss the things we are thankful for in our lives.

We will watch a short video that explains the meaning of Thanksgiving and holiday traditions and

play a game making leaf patterns.

Important Dates/Notes:

Thursday, November 21st: 1:30 dismissal (Full-day students bring 1 snack and a lunch)

Wednesday, November 27th: NO SCHOOL

Thursday, November 28 th : NO SCHOOL

Friday, November 29 th : NO SCHOOL

Monday, Dec. 2 nd : Return from Thanksgiving Break

Save the Date:

Our Preschool Christmas Pageant will be held on Tuesday, December 17th at

10am for the Big School and 7pm for friends and family in the church. That

day will be a half-day for all preschool children. Preschool children will be

dismissed at 10:50 that day. Big Bear students will have a speaking part (one

or two lines only). Little Bear students will join in the singing and will be

assigned non-speaking roles.

Here’s what’s happening the week of October 28^th:

Service Day was a big success! We hope the residents of Belhaven love the art projects the children made as much as we did!

This is going to be a busy week in and out of school. We have some fun lessons planned and the children are very excited about Halloween!! Trick or Treating is so much fun because of all the sweet treats they get. We will celebrate Halloween in school with a class party and a visit from storyteller.

Social Science/Clifford Activity: “Let’s Have A Fire Drill”

This issue focuses on Fire Safety. We will learn the difference between a fire and a fire drill. Then we will learn the steps to practicing a fire drill. We will take a look at a fireman’s gear and recognize through our video the 4 steps to being fire safe.

Language Arts:

The letter of the week is Ff. We will read the story Fifi Ferret’s Flute and look at words and objects that begin with the letter Ff. We will search for Ff’s in our classmates first and last names. Finally, we will watch a short video teaching us how to form the letter Ff.

Little Bears: Little Bears will create a French Fry craft

Big Bears: Big Bears will create a Fire Fighter craft

Math:

Lesson 2.3: Counting Objects. We will practice counting up to 5 objects using a caterpillar template and finger paint. Some children may even be able to count 10 or more objects!

We have come a long way since the first week of school. I can not begin to tell you how proud I am of the children! They have been working hard on:

• Teamwork: they love to help each other pick up toys, share toys, and even carry their cots in pairs when we put them away.
• Listening: Our lines are more orderly because the children know we must be safe when walking to the big building! Everyone knows their place on the carpet, and how many friends at a center or busy box.
• Kind behavior: "Can I please play with you?" ,"I can help you", "Great answer"

It is a gift to share my days with your children! I am looking forward to another great week!!

Thank you to the parents that have volunteered for lunch duty, we are always happy to have you, and I know your kids love seeing you in their classroom! We have lunch at 11:00 please feel free to spend a half hour helping if you have the time!

Here is what’s happening the week of October 21^st:

Monday: students will investigate pumpkins: they will examine how many lines each pumpkin has, if the pumpkin is small, medium, or large, and determine how tall the pumpkin is by measuring with cubes.

Tuesday: we will carve a pumpkin as a class and students will take turns scooping out the guts. Together we will brainstorm some descriptive words about the inside of a pumpkin.

Wednesday: students will complete an art project: they will paint paper plates (that have the centers cut out) and place a Ziploc bag of REAL pumpkin guts in the middle. This will allow students to create their very own pumpkin!

Thursday: To wrap up our pumpkin unit students will trace, cut, and graph shapes that are found inside a pumpkin worksheet.

Friday: this is a special day because it is service day. Students will complete a craft that will be given to residents of Belhaven Nursing Home. A special thank you to the Service Day Committee for all their hard work.

I really enjoyed having the opportunity to meet with you at parent teacher conferences. Your children are great kids and I feel incredibly lucky to be their teacher, They have come so far in such a short time, which makes each day so wonderful!

Here’s what is happening the week of October 14^th:

Math:

Lesson 2.2 More, Fewer, Same

This week we will continue to learn about number concepts and

introduce “more” and “less”. We will read the story Little Quack

Lauren Thompson and watch a short youtube video about more and less.

Little Bears: complete a sorting activity to determine more and less.

Big Bears: complete a graph by identifying more and less.

Language Arts:

The letter of the week is Ee. We will listen to the story “Elmer”, by

David McKee. It is a story about a patchwork elephant. We will look

at pictures and objects that begin with the /e/ sound.

Little Bears: Little Bears will have fun decorating Elmer the elephant.

Big Bears: Big Bears will complete a worksheet where they will have to locate the letter E.

Religion:

Little Bears: “I Can Help” Talk to the children that Jesus was a helper and He likes us to help others. The children will listen to the story of the Good Samaritan and the story of how Jesus healed two blind men. Students will help each other trace their shoes so they can remember how important it is to follow in Jesus’s footsteps.

Big Bears: Old Testament 6: Listen to the story of Moses and the Burning Bush. Illustrate a picture of Moses and the Burning Bush for their Bible that will come home at the end of the year.

Social Studies:

October is fire safety month; we had a firefighter visit our classroom last week to discuss fire safety, This week the children will complete a fire safety project: Don’t hide! Go outside! Get help! Call 911!

Important Reminders

Thursday, October 24^th is a 1:30 dismissal day

Friday, October 25th: All School Service Day

Preschool dismissal: ½ day-10:50a.m., full-day- 11:30 a.m.

**full-day students please bring 1 snack and a lunch

Thursday, October 31st: Halloween party/ storyteller, details

to follow

Here’s What’s Happening the Week of October 7th^th

I look forward to meeting with each of you this Thursday or Friday to discuss your child. If you have not already done so, please sign-up for Parent Teacher Conferences. You can do this by going to the home page of the school website. If you scroll down to “News and Announcements” you will find the prompt there.

This week we will be learning about everything Apples! Thank you to those that sent their apple and permission slips to taste different types of apples and taste homemade applesauce. If you haven’t done so, please send it in by Monday, October 7^th.

This will be a cross curriculum-thematic unit, integrating all subject areas. Here are some of the thing we will be focusing on while learning about apples!

We will:

· Graph our apples by color and size using our giant floor graph

· Taste different types of apples

· Graph which was our favorite tasting apple

· Read various books about apples

· Make and taste homemade applesauce

· Investigate whether an apple will sink or float

· Write about apples in our journals

· Make apple pumpkins prints from apples

Some reminders/ important dates…

If you are available to do lunch duty from 11:00 until 11:30 any day(s) during the school year, please send us an email. Half-day parents and their children are also welcome to do lunch duty. We would greatly appreciate any volunteers.

Wednesday, October 9^th: Parent-Teacher Conferences 5:00 – 7:00p.m.

(this is a regular school day for students)

Thursday, October 10^th: Parent-Teacher Conferences 1:00 – 7:00p.m.

(1/2 day for students)

half –day students dismiss at 10:50am

full-day students dismiss at 11:40am

Big School dismisses at 11:50am

Friday, October 11^th: NO SCHOOL

Monday, October 14^th: NO SCHOOL

Here’s what’s happening the week of September 30, 2019:

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

I will be out of the building from Tuesday to Friday this week. Fear not, your kids will be well taken care of. I will be checking email, so feel free to reach out if needed.

VIRTUS TRAINING

All parents volunteering in any capacity, at any grade level, including coaching, chaperoning, lunch duty, or working in a classroom, etc. must attend a three-hour training session, Virtus Training, “Protecting All God’s Children”. For more details and where to sign up visit: www.virtusonline.org.

Language Arts:

The letter of the week is Dd. We will listen to the story “If You Give a Dog a Doughnut” by Laura Joyce Neumeroff, and look at objects that begin with the /d/ sound. We will sing a song about things that begin with letter d. We will look at our name cards to see if there is a Dd in our name.

Little Bears will make a yummy looking doughnut craft.

Big Bears will identify letter Dd on a worksheet.

Math:

Lesson 2.1 Use concrete objects to demonstrate one to one correspondence.

Students will listen to Ten Apples on Top by Dr. Suess

Little Bears: Little Bears will use bingo dabbbers to dab on a “gum ball machine” paper. Students will identify numbers 1-5 and dot one gum ball for number 1, two gum ball dots for number 2, and so on.

Big Bears: Big Bears will use bingo dabbers to dab the number of apples listed in each columns

Social Studies and Science:

“5 Little Pumpkins”

This issue focuses on different types of pumpkins. Students will watch a video describing what is inside a pumpkin and build their knowledge of pumpkins. Vocabulary words we will learn include: rib, pulp, gooey, slimy, and stringy.

Religion:

Little Bears “I Can Taste”

In this lesson, the children will focus on their sense of taste. They will listen to the story of how Jesus told us how important it is for us to receive the host. Children will draw their favorite food and describe the class how it tastes.

Big Bears: New Testament #5 “Two coats for Joseph” discuss how Joseph received a beautiful coat and his brothers got upset. What can we do when we get jealous of someone else’s stuff? Can we forgive like Joseph?

Here’s What’s Happening the Week of September 23^rd

^{Have a great weekend everyone!}

Weekly Curriculum Update:

Language Arts:

We are so excited about our first field trip! This week, we will be reading about and discussing farm animals and pumpkins! We will all create a tractor craft after our visit to the farm. If you have any books about the farm, farm animals or pumpkins patches that you would like to share with the class please send them in with your child. Be sure to put your name on the inside cover so that we get it back to you!

Religion:

Little Bears: Chapter 4: “I Can Touch”

In this lesson the children will focus on their sense of touch. They will listen to the story of how Jesus’ touch healed the leper. We will pass objects around and describe how they feel using our sense of touch.

Big Bears: New Testament 4: Listen to the story of Noah’s Ark. Illustrate a picture of Noah’s Ark for the Bible that will come home at the end of the year.

Math:

Lesson 1.4 Sort by size. We will watch a short youtube video, “sort by size by Kids Academy”. We will also listen to the story “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” and identify the small, medium and large bowls of porridge, chairs, and beds.

Little Bears: We will sort apple manipulatives by size.

Big Bears: Complete a color, sort and paste small and big apples worksheet.

Social Studies and Science:

“Investigate Apples”

We will review our leaflet and revisit the video about how an apple grows. We will also complete an apple tree activity recognizing letters and counting.

Some reminders/ important dates…

If you are available to do lunch duty from 11:00 until 11:30 any day(s) during the school year, please send us an email. Half-day parents and their children are also welcome to do lunch duty. We would greatly appreciate any volunteers.

Wednesday, September 25: Field Trip, remember a brown bag lunch

Thursday, September 26^th: 1:30p.m. Dismissal (PreK starts dismissing at 1:20p.m.)

Wednesday, October 9^th: Parent-Teacher Conferences 5:00 – 7:00p.m.

Thursday, October 10^th: Parent-Teacher Conferences 1:00 – 7:00p.m. (1/2 day for students)

Friday, October 11^th: NO SCHOOL

Monday, October 14^th: NO SCHOOL

Happy Monday everyone! We are looking forward to another wonderful week!!

Here’s What’s Happening the Week of September 16^th

This week we will begin our “All About Me” program. Each week a student is randomly picked to be our student of the week. Instructions will be included with a poster. The children really look forward to learning more about their friends.

Language Arts:

The letter of the week is Cc. We will read the story Copycats and look at words and objects that begin with the letter Cc. We will search for Cc’s in our classmates first and last names. Finally, we will watch a short video teaching us how to form the letter Cc.

Little Bears: We will watch a short video of the story “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and explain that caterpillar begins with c. We will create a caterpillar craft.

Big Bears: Complete a letter Cc worksheet. Practice forming the letter Cc and identifying the letter Cc.

Religion:

Little Bears: Lesson #3: I Can Smell. Children will celebrate the sense of smell that God gave them. They will identify objects that smell good and those that smell bad.

Big Bears: Listen to and illustrate the Bible Story New Testament #3. Disobedience: Adam and Eve make a bad choice.

Math: Lesson 1.3 Sort by Shape

We will sing the shape song and hold up a shape when we hear it’s name. We will then watch a short youtube video about shapes.

Little Bears: Sort precut circles, squares, triangles and rectangles and glue them on the appropriate spot.

Big Bears: Color, cut and sort circle, square, triangle and rectangle shapes.

Social Science/Clifford Activity:”Mmm, Mmm Apples!”

This issue focuses on farming and harvest. We will read about picking apples from an orchard. In the video we will learn new vocabulary words like pip, blossom, ripe, and fruitlet. We will also discuss how apples are red, yellow or green and color them accordingly. We will sing an apple song and finally, we will play a fun game in which we will sort apples by color, size and number of seeds.

Some reminders/ important dates…

* If you are available to do lunch duty from 11:00 until 11:30 any day(s) during the school year, please send us an email. Half-day parents and their children are also welcome to do lunch duty. We would greatly appreciate any volunteers.

* Remember to turn in your permission slip for our field trip to Konow’s farm. The field trip is on September 25^th. The children will need a brown bag lunch, please do not send lunch boxes.

* September 26^th is a 1:30 dismissal day.

Week two of preschool is in the books, and I am looking forward to another week with your children. This week marks the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. While we will not go into detail the events of that day with the children, we will pay tribute by sharing a message of hope and love. This week we will be learning about the letter B, I have been testing out some bubble recipes, I am hoping to find the right one that will allow us to make enormous bubbles. Fingers crossed we are successful in our additional supplemental activity.

I have to say that I have been impressed with the children. These can be long days for three and four year olds, but they continue to work hard on our classroom procedures. Each day we become closer as a class by working together and realizing that together we are better!

Weekly Curriculum Update:

On Wednesday, In honor of 9-11, the entire school will be placing flags along the perimeter of the school. Children are encouraged to wear red, white and blue. Preschool will place their flags right outside our building. The children will listen to a heartfelt and touching story, via YouTube entitled, “September 12th: “We Knew Everything Would Be All Right”. The authors and illustrators are a 1st grade class from Masterson Elementary School in Missouri. This story tells that although horrific events occurred on September 11th, we are reminded that the world continued the next day. This is a difficult subject to explain to young children. This story sends the message of hope and reassurance.

Language Arts: The letter of the week is Bb. We will read the story Bubble Bear and look at words and objects that begin with the letter Bb. We will search for Bb’s in our classmates first and last names. Finally, we will watch a short video teaching us how to form the letter Bb.

Little Bears: We will sing “The Wheels on the Bus” and explain that bus begins with b. We will create a bus art project.

Big Bears: We will create the letter B using legos.

Religion: Little Bears: Chapter 2: “I Can See” In this lesson we will learn about the gift of vision that God gave each of us. We will talk about how our eyes help us and name things that we see. We will make a beautiful picture for you to “see”. Ask your child about the Bible story we listened to in class where a woman used her eyes to find her coin.

Big Bears: Bible Story “The Story of Creation” discusses the Garden of Eden and how beautiful it was. We will discuss Adam and Eve (the first man and woman God created) and how everyone from the people to the animals were happy because God loved them.

Math: Lesson 1.2 Sort by Color Students will listen to the story “A Color of His Own” by Leo Lionni about a chameleon who keeps changing his colors. Students will identify the colors on the page. Little Bears: We will play a game with Uno cards. Students will take turns matching uno card colors. This is a hands on activity. Big Bears: Students will receive a paper with the words green, red, yellow and blue. Each word will be colored ex. The word blue will be written in blue. Students will match the colored squares to the correct color on the paper.

Social Science/Clifford Activity: “Let’s Start School” We will review our leaflet from last week, discussing similarities in our school routines. Along with reviewing our leaflet, we will complete the worksheet “What is in Your Classroom?”

We made it through the first week of school!!

I hope you all enjoyed the long holiday weekend! We are looking forward to another exciting week of school with our new Preschool class!

Though it’s always so nice to have that extra day off for Labor Day, it makes it more difficult for some of us to separate from our grown-ups come Tuesday morning! If you know your child is having a difficult day, please let one of the teachers know. Thanks so much with your help on this! It really does get better each day! The school days will seem a lot longer this week because your little ones will be here until 3:00. Don't worry if the children seem exhausted, starting a new routine always has its ups and downs. I know it can seem overwhelming to leave a crying child, but rest assured we will take exceptional care of them.

Last week the children began working at centers (these are the tables you see set up at drop off). I am thrilled to see how well they worked together and took turns. This week the children will have additional time for play using busy boxes. These are clear plastic bins filled with games/toys/objects that will used to build, imagine, and create with. I cannot wait to see what magical and creative things that come from their wonderful minds.

We have some great lessons planned this week:

Language Arts: Introduce the Letter Aa and words that begin with a. Name things that begin with A. Reread the story “The Teacher with the Alligator Purse”.

Little Bears: Make a capital A alligator.

Big Bears: Complete a worksheet: color the apple and find all of the capital A’s.

Math:

Alike and different: Discover likenesses and differences. Identify how objects are alike and how they are different. Have children come up and discuss how they are alike/different based on their clothing, their hair color, color of eyes, etc. Listen to the story Same, Same, but Different by Jenny-Sue Kostacki about two students from different parts of the world.

Little Bears: Work in small groups to separate some toys from the kitchen area according to likeness and differences such as, things we can eat and things we cannot eat. Look at cards from a deck and tell how they are alike, and how they are different.

Big Bears: In a row of pictures, color the objects that are alike. Try to color them the same to make them look alike.

Religion:

Little Bears: Chapter 1: I Can Hear: God calls each of us to hear His message of being kind and that we are all special in His eyes. Students will cut out a heart with their name on it and the phrase I am Special. God gave us ears so we may hear. Read scripture Matthew 17:5 “This is my Beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; Listen to Him” Discuss things we like to hear and a list of things we hear right now. Complete a worksheet by coloring things that we can hear.

Big Bears: Bible Story New Testament 1: God’s Colorful World. Listen to the story of creation and learn that God created everything.

*Please note that Religion work for Big bears will not come home on a weekly basis. The work is collected each week and saved at school to be sent home as a complete Bible at the end of the year.

Social Studies and Science: Hello School! Your child will bring home a paper leaflet from Scholastic titled “My Big World with Clifford” each week.

You can go online to www.letsfindout.scholastic.com to do the online activities at home with your child. There are videos to watch and online games to play. This week’s lesson focuses on ways to greet new friends such as saying hello, waving, smiling, shaking hands or giving a high five. We will also talk about and identify things we might find in our classroom.

Some reminders/ important dates…

• There is No school on Monday, September 2nd in honor of Labor Day
• Back to School Night, Thursday, September 5^th, 7p.m.
• Please send (2) small snacks for full-day children, (1) small snack for ½ day children each day. Please put snacks in a separate container, as this will make it easier for the children. Remember to be mindful of our no nuts allowed policy. Please write your child’s name on each snack with permanent marker. It would be extremely helpful to have the snacks in a separate container from their lunch box. This week the children will place their lunch boxes in a bin separate from their cubby. If the snacks are in a separate container, we can avoid whole the confusion of digging through all of the lunch boxes to look for a snack, as well as lunch food being consumed during snack time. :)
• Send (1) small individual picture of your child for their cubby
• Send in any forms from the Orientation Day
• Send a folder in your child’s backpack each day
• If your daughter wears a dress to school, please have her wear shorts underneath.
• Full-day students please bring a lunch each day. The Hot Lunch program is not available to Preschool students.
• If you are available to do lunch duty from 11:00am until 11:30 any day(s) during the school year, please send us an email. We would greatly appreciate any volunteers.
• Parents of full day students please send your bedding on Tuesday as we will be using it during rest time.

Here's What's Happening the Week of August 26th

This week’s schedule…

Monday, August 26th: 8:30am -9:00am Preschool Orientation (Parents will meet upstairs with their homeroom teacher, students meet in the classroom for some social time with their new classmates and Instructional Aides)

Tuesday, August 27th- Friday, August 30th: 7:45am – 10:50am ALL Preschoolers attend half day. BEFORE CARE is available. AFTER CARE is NOT available this week. Please bring 1 snack labeled with your child’s name on it.

It was so nice to meet all of you at either our “Meet and Greet” and/or Preschool Orientation. We are looking forward to a great year!! For those of you that are new, a first school experience can be overwhelming for not just the children but the parents as well. Please know that we are here for you to help you navigate your way through your first school experience! For our veterans that attended Preschool last year, please join us in helping our new friends find their way!

This week in Preschool, we will be adjusting to new routines and procedures, learning classroom rules, learning where everything in the classroom belongs, getting to know our new friends and teachers, and exploring our classroom.

We will decorate and become familiar with the first letter in our names as well as learn the names of our new friends! We will read many new books this week including First Day Jitters, I’ll Always Come Back, The Kissing Hand, and Wemberly Worried. We will even have the chance to do some painting, coloring and play at our awesome park!

Beginning next week during our instructional lessons we will be grouping the children by age. We will refer to the children that entered Preschool as a 3 year-old as “The Little Bears”. The children that began Preschool as a 4 year-old will be referred to as “The Big Bears”.

If you have not done so already, please send:

· One small individual picture of your child for their cubby

· Any forms from orientation day or information Sunday

· A folder for your child’s backpack each day

Please note the following:

• Due to allergies, please do not send nut products to Preschool.
• Milk will be available to students within the next few weeks but the Hot Lunch program is NOT available to Preschool students.

SPECIALS SCHEDULE

Monday: Art

Tuesday: Media

Wednesday: Music

Thursday: Spanish

Friday: Gym

E-Learning Day for Tuesday, February 4th.

Parents, due to the high number of students absent due to the flu, the school will be closed in order for the building to be disinfected.

Please feel free to take this day to cuddle up with your child and share some books. You can talk about the stories together and the children can share what they liked about the books with you.

This week we are learning about the letter O. Please have the kids practice writing the letter O and cutting out circles. This will help with both letter recognition and cutting skills.

Have a great day and I will see you on Wednesday!

Week of March 30th:E Learning Week #3

Happy Monday! I hope that everyone is finding ways to get through this stay at home order. One of our classroom motto's is "We are better together", even though we are not together in person we are in spirit. Please feel free to reach out if there is anything that I can do to help you during this time.

Scholastic learn at home link: Scholastic Learn at Home

Monday, March 30th: Social-Emotional Learning - Friendship Scholastic Learn at Home

Tuesday, March 31st: Animal Studies - Bears Scholastic Learn at Home

Wednesday, April 1st: Earth Science - Rocks and MineralsScholastic Learn at Home

Thursday, April 2nd: Social Studies - Trash and RecyclingScholastic Learn at Home

Friday, April 3rd: Animal Studies - Roosters, Hens, and Chicks Scholastic Learn at Home

Week of March 21^st: E/Alternative Learning Week #2

I hope and pray that you are all well as we enter this 2^nd week of “E/Alternative Learning” from home. This week, I would like to provide you with resources to fill your child’s day with educational learning as well as try to bring some familiarity and structure to their day. Please use these as a guide and plug into your day when it works for you and your family and check my Google Sites Daily as there will be updates.

Read a Louds will be updated and can be viewed on my You Tube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC95JoNyhFf-7NNG5QKDIl5Q?

Scholastic Learn at Home:

Each day we will be using Scholastic Learn at Home. Click on the link for a lesson each day of the week.

Scholastic Learn at Home

Monday, March 23:

Week 1, Day 1: Animal Studies- Rabbits

Tuesday, March 24:

Week 1, Day 2: Living Things-Plants

Wednesday, March 25:

Week 1, Day 3: Life Cycles- Animal Babies

Thursday, March 26:

Week 1, Day 4: Earth and Space-The Moon

Friday, March 27:

Week 1, Day 5: Seasons- Spring

Let’s Find Out: (similar to our Clifford’s Big World)

Achoo!

Stop the Germs Poster

Movement Songs from our class:

Let's Get Fit- Count to 100

Going on A Bear Hunt

The Alphabet Workout

Printables:

There are so many printables for Preschool available. Here is a bundle that you can get for FREE if you are looking for some age appropriate worksheets. Use the code: PREKBUNDLE when purchasing.

The Ultimate Preschool Printable Bundle

Be sure to check out all of our Specials teacher’s Google Sites as well for lessons of the week.

Art- Ms. Malinowski

Media- Mrs. Davies

Music- Ms. Rashidee

Gym- Ms. Perazzolo

Mrs. Berrios

FREE RESOURCES:

• We Are Teachers
• iXL
• Epic Books for Kids
• Scholastic Learn at Home
• Brain Pop

Ideas to Recreate at Home:

• If you would like to recreate our behavior clip chart to use at home, click on the link.

Clip It Behavior Chart

• If you would like to recreate Busy Boxes ( educational learning activities meant to keep a child busy while learning at the same time) for at Home Learning, use bins or ziplock bags. Fill each with an educational activity that your child can do on their own or with a sibling. I.e.- alphabet flash cards, Legos, puzzles, etc.

Screen Free Ideas to do Inside:

• Bake
• Read a story and draw a picture about it
• Make a craft
• Draw a picture for a friend or teacher
• Play a board game
• Play Preschool
• Paint rocks
• Make a superhero cape out of an old pillowcase

Please email me with any pictures or videos you would like to share with the class! Let me know what is working well for your child or if you have any suggestions. We are in this together! Thank you again for partnering with us as we navigate these days ahead.