Hello Lovely Preschool Parents!
Ahhhh, back into the swing of things again...I LOVE structure! Now that we are back into a "normal" schedule, here are some items that we will be underway!
Enrollment Agreement for the 2012-2013 school year:
An Enrollment Agreement will be sent home this week in the PENGUINS and SEALS classes. This Enrollment Agreement will tell us who intends to come back next year and at which level you want your child to attend. This helps us determine how many enrollment spots remain after the intentions have been made which ensures your student's spot. If you need advice or input on which level your child would best be suited, please do not hesitate to ask Mrs. Bloom or I as we would be more than happy to give you our professional input on this decision.
If you know of anyone who is interested in St. Francis Preschool or who is looking for a preschool, please encourage them to call my office extension (345-4049 ext 236) or visit us during Catholic Schools Week held during the week of January 30th.
Winter Conferences:
Winter Conferences will be held on Thursday, Feburary 2nd from 3:30-6:00. This conference session is NOT mandatory however, I would be more than happy to meet with anyone who wishes to conference with me. If you would like to request a conference with me on February 2nd, please contact me and we can set up a time to do so.
Our Polar Animal Theme:
We started our new year out, with a polar animal theme. This theme will last into this week as well. (We will do a Hibernation theme starting next week.)
The children have been learning all about polar bears, walruses, seals, different types of whales, and penguins. Last week we had our water table actually filled with water and polar animals...they L-O-V-E the water table. The students so enjoy the tactial learning stations!
Here some other parts of our theme:
* Letter of the Week: B (we are learning about Beluga whales!)
* For Penguins and Seals: Spanish Colour Word of the Week: rojo (red)
*For Pre-K Polar Bears- Spanish counting Words- once (11) and doce (12)
*For Pre-K Polar Bears- Sight Word of the Week- big
*For Pre-K Polar Bears- Word Family of the Week- "am" words.
Wonderful Question...for Q&A session!
Q- "I notice my child is still struggling with the fine motor. How can I help them with this?"
A- I encourage parents to allow their child to play with scissors...supervised of course! ;)
The same muscles it takes to open and shut a scissors are many of the ones they will use to hold a writing tool and write! If you want to contain the "mess" cutting can potentially make, allow them to cut Play-doh on a place mat or allow them to cut paper in a tote or tub.
Also sorting small items such as M&M's, Cherrios, or Lucky Charms works the "pinching" and "grasping" muscles. This can help the fine motor as well.
GREAT question! Thanks for the question!
Concluding Thoughts:
Thanks for all you do for your child and our preschool! We appreciate it. God bless.
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. Burd and Mrs. Bloom
