Preschool-Ms. Eileen/Ms. Susie
May 19, 2009
May 08, 2009
Happy Mother's Day!
Parents/ Guardians,
This week the students had so much fun creating special gifts and cards for their Moms. They really did a fantastic job! We know that you will cherish them for a long, long time. Our class created a bean sprout booklet. The students worked super hard cutting, coloring, and putting their booklets in sequential order. Hooray preschoolers!
Special Reminders:
* Thursday, May 14, 2009------------- Field Trip to Strack and Van Til (Elston Ave.) Chaperons PLEASE report to your child's classroom by 8am. If you did not return your child's permission slip he/she will have to remain home. This is a free field trip.
* Thursday, May 14, 2009------------ Mandatory Parent Meeting at 7pm
* Wednesday, May 20, 2009------------Spring Concert
* Thursday, June 4, 2009--------End of the School Year Celebration
Happy Mother's Day to ALL Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunts, and other Special Guardians.
May the gift of God's love be with you.
May 04, 2009
Preschool Fun!!
This week's stories are:
Where is my Mother? by,Unknown Author
Mommy in My Pocket by, Carol Hunt Senderak
Counting Kisses by, Karen Katz
Old Mother Hubbard by, Jane Cabrera
Just Mommy and Me by, Tara Jaye Morrow
His Mother's Nose by, Peter Maloney and Felicia Zekauskas
Colorful Days by, Unknown Author
objectives- students will retell the story, listen to the story, and enjoy the story.
Art- Mother's Day Gift and Cards
objectives-students will develop fine motor skills, develop eye-hand coordination, develop language skills, develop decision making, develop following directions skills, and develop a sense of accomplishment.
Four year Old Group- (letter Q sheet)
objectives- students will follow directions, develop eye-hand coordination, develop fine motor skills, and develop patterning skills.
Religion-Seeds Gospel-Jesus is a good Shepherd
objectives- students will listen to a short story, and practice acts of love and justice as a family by sharing talents and resources with others.
Science- Bean in a zip-lock baggie.
objectives-students will predict what will happen to their bean in a baggie, develop language skills,and use critical thinking skills.
Reminders:
Thursday, May, 14, 2009----------------------------------------- Strack & Van Til Field Trip
Wednesday, May 20, 2009----------------------------------------- Spring Concert at 7pm
Special thanks to everyone that sent in water bottles. We have enough bottles for the class.
Thanks for your support.
May the gift of God's love be with all of you.
April 26, 2009
Tea Party with Mrs. Susie at St. John Berchmans School
Welcome to our tea party.
April 25, 2009
A Fabulous Come- Back Week
A fabulous come-back week was enjoyed by both students and teachers. It was great being back after a restful and refreshing break. The students were excited to see their classmates and to get back into their routine.
This week we celebrated "The Week of the Young Child."
The students engaged in these activities:
- short story about Cinderella
- created a picture for their parents to display at their work
- created a crown
- enjoyed a live play about Cinderella
- designed a paper doll of themselves
- enjoyed eating freeze pops with their classmates
- created a colorful bubble art picture
- listened to a short story titled, Kipper's Rainy Day-special reader was Sr. Joyce
- May the gift of God's love be with you.
- Have a GREAT weekend!
April 19, 2009
Welcome Back!
Dear Parents/Guardians,
We hope that you and your family had a relaxing and blessed Easter break. We look forward to seeing you Monday, April 20th.
Important Dates:
* Monday, April 20, 2009.................... School Resume
*Tuesday, April, 21, 2009................... Field Trip (Please dress your child in comfortable clothes, and their St. John Berchmans shirt. We will be leaving school at 9:30 and returning around 12:15. Thanks for your support.)
May the gift of God's love be with you.
April 02, 2009
Spring is all around us!
Dear Parents,
The children have been very busy these past two weeks. They have enjoyed creating Spring in their school environment, even though it may not feel like Spring outside. The students creativity was expressed through their drawings of flowers. These are displayed in the hall and will be put in their portfolio.The portfolio will be sent home at the end of the year. The children really enjoyed using Spring stencils to trace and color. Another fun activity was ripping and cutting paper to make a Mosaic Masterpiece.
Literacy:Your child listened to many different Spring and Easter stories, "Bunny's Noisy Book," "Diary of a Spider," " One Brown Bunny," Jesus Loves Me," and "The Earth Is Good."
Reading is an excellent learning tool. It increases listening skills, memory skills and thinking skills and it is quality time well spent with your child.
Math: The students estimated how many Gummi worms were in the Estimation Jar.Here they used their sense of perception. Your child dictated to the teacher how many inches the Tomato and Gummi worm was. Then the teacher measured each worm to show how many inches each one was. Ask your child how long each worm was. Lastly the students learned number recognition,patterning,and the days of the week during calendar time.
Religion:Theme: God loves everyone and we need to be nice to all our classmates.Favorite religious songs,"The Seed Song," "God Made the Animals," "Jesus Is Coming," and "Easter People."
Important Information;
1. Thank you for all the great snacks. Due to your generosity,we will not send a snack calendar for April and May.
2. Please return your permission slip for our field trip if you have not done so. This way we can secure good seats.
Have a nice weekend,
Mrs. Eileen and Mrs. Susie
March 20, 2009
Week of March 16
Dear Parents,
Monday: The children enjoyed listening to a story read by Mr. George in Spanish and English.
Art: The students had fun creating shamrock wreaths in honor of St. Patrick's Day. These are displayed in the classroom. Feel free to view them when you pick up your child. You can also see the Irish flags displayed in the hall.
Math: The children used their sense of sight to find 3 and 4 leaf clovers in the sensory table. Next, they had to put the clovers in the right bucket according to the number of leaves.
Religion: A story about monsters was read. Ask your child what they remember about the story.
Tuesday: The children enjoyed helping to make green shakes. Art: Musical notes and stars were created as decorations for the Glimmer Auction.
Wednesday: Children enjoyed Gym with Miss Kim and playing outside.
Thursday: Favorite activities were tracing, cutting and painting Easter eggs for Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, March 28. The children also enjoyed listening to the story, Shawn O'Hisser the Last Snake in Ireland.
Friday: Highlights of the day were playing with playdough, duck-duck goose, and drawing their own creative pictures with markers.
Important Reminders: 1. Children are more cooperative when they get enough sleep.
2. Quality time is more important then quantity time spent with your child.
3. Children learn best through our examples.
Hope to see you this Saturday at The Glimmer Auction.
Have a restful and fun weekend.
Mrs. Eileen and Mrs. Susie
March 12, 2009
Footsteps of the Future Picture
Here is a photo of the painting entitled "Footsteps of the Future" that was created by Mrs. Susie and Mrs Eileen Pre-K class. Come one, come all to the Glimmer Auction to bid on this fantastic picture created by your child's footprint.Don't miss this one in a life time opportunity.
May the gift of God's love be with you.
February 27, 2009
St. John Berchmans Fun Activities
Candid Pre-K Photos
Preschoolers making bread before the story bus visit.
Story Bus visit Febuary 19, 2009
Mardi Gras 2009
A Yummy, King Cake was enjoyed by all! We encourage you to ask your child open ended questions about all of these photos.
King Cake photos:
It is a pleasure to provide you with these photos. We hope that you will enjoy viewing them as much as we enjoyed planning each of these fun activities.
May the gift of God's love be with you ALWAYS.
