Announcements

This month we will be reading THE NIGHTINGALE, our Unit 6 story.  This is a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a Chinese emperor whose greatest treasure is a small nightingale.  The children will learn about the letters Ll, Mm and Nn and they will work with the color black throughout this unit.  The children will make "X markings" on their activity pages and they will practice identifying first and last sounds in sequence.  The children will also learn to distinguish between long and short words and they will also learn to match facial expressions with feelings.  They will also be introduced to the concept of left and right.  The story books and activity pages will be sent home at the end of this unit. 

We continue to practice "The Glory Be", "Our Father" and "Hail Mary" prayers during Morning Program and before Dismissal Time.  Many of the children are learning the words to these prayers and join in with the rest of the school when saying them and I am proud of them!  Over the next several weeks, we will be learning about the stories Jesus told his followers.  The children will learn about some of the miracles Jesus performed as well.

The Winter Coloring Books will be sent home shortly.  The children have been working hard on how to write each number.  We will continue to learn about different forms of measurement (height, length and weight) this month.  The preschoolers are also learning about "position words" such as over/under, in front of/in back of, etc..  They continue to enjoy our many counting exercise songs we do each morning.  It's a fun way to begin each day!

This month we will also learn about our teeth and healthy eating habits.  There will be some fun stories, videos and craft activities to go along with this theme.  Later in the month, we will learn about the sun, moon and planets in our solar system.

It is hard to believe that the school year is half over already.  The children continue to enjoy the time with their friends and the excitement they bring to school each day is wonderful!!!

Thank you for your support at home and have a great month!!!