Hi Everyone,

     Our class has completed its study of Recycling and the children learned a great deal.  We discussed The Three R's which means, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.  They also learned how they could help our planet by turning off the lights when they are not needed and also turning off the water when brushing their teeth when they don't need it.  We made binoculars and telescopes with paper towel and toilet paper holders.  The children helped make a car out of a large box.  We also made a robot out of tissue boxes and bottle caps as well as plastic cups.  They had a lot of fun.

     Our next area of study is "Life Cycles".  We will concentrate on The Life cycle of a Plant and The Life Cycle of a Butterfly.  We will start planting flowers and herbs in class and we will also witness the metamorphosis of live caterpillars into butterflies.  Very exciting.

Please have your children continue to practice writing their names at home.

Calendar Info:

Just a reminder: All permission slips should be handed back to the teacher as soon as possible for our trip to the library on Friday, May 19th.

School will be closed May 26th, 29th and 30th for Memorial Weekend.

On Friday June 2nd we will have our Spring Concert for all Pre-K classes.  It will be held in the gym and they should wear dressy spring like clothing.  I will update you when we know the time it is starting.

Thank you,

Mrs. Graham

Hi Parents/Guardians,

     Well our classroom has completed another area of study, "Clothes".  The children enjoyed many fun books like: Corduroy, Caps for Sale and The Mitten to name a few.  We discussed sequencing of the events in books and then they drew a picture of their favorite part of the book.  The children also had to sort mittens in size order of small, medium and large.  We also created art work on tee shirts the children brought into school which was a lot of fun for them.  Our final family engagement portion of the clothing study was Multi-Cultural Day which was a great success thanks to all of you bringing in various food items.

     Our next area of study is "Recycling".  We will discuss what is the difference between trash and recycling.  Where does trash go once it leaves your house?What does it mean to be green?  How can we all help to reduce, reuse and recycle.  In addition, we will reach all areas the curriculum such as, math, science, social studies, literature and art. 

     Please continue to have your children practice writing their names at home.  If they bring it into school, I will give them a sticker and write good job on the paper. 

Calendar Info:

Weds. March 15th -  The children can wear green this day to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, this is optional,

Thurs. March 16th -   St. Brendan School has a noon (12:00) dismissal so therefore, if you would like to pick-up your pre-k child at that time also just tell your teacher.  Pre-k has a regular 2:35 dismissal and there is after school.

Friday, March 17th -  School Closed

Hi Parents/Guardians,

     It's hard to believe 2016 is over and we are in 2017.  We have been very busy these past 4 weeks in our classroom working on "Buildings". The children have created a scenic view/skyline of their neighborhood using the boxes you brought into school.  They have also made houses using pop-cycle sticks and counted how many sticks they used to make their house.  Another type of building we created was a skyscraper using their hand prints as windows and counted the number of stories in the building, which we now call "a hand scraper".

     We have read a number of different books on this subject but the main book the children love is "The Three Little Pigs" by Bonnie Dobkin.  They like it so much we made three houses using large boxes:  One to represent the straw house (real straws the children cut into small pieces), one to represent the stick house (which we had from our class trip to the park), and one brick house they decided to paint red and use red tape and grey tape as mortar.  This week, we will act out the story of the pigs and the children will play different characters from the book.   You can ask your children :  Who are the main characters?  What are their personalities?  Which house is the weakest/strongest.  We will be finishing the "Buildings" theme this week and starting a new one for next week.

Calendar Info:

     On Friday, January 13th we have a regular dismissal of 2:35pm.  If you would like to pick-up your child at noon (12:00) when K-8 is being dismissed please just let me know so I can have them ready for you at that time.  There is after school starting at 2:35pm.  Also, no school on Monday, January 16th because it is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Hi Everyone,

Friendly Reminder:

Tomorrow the children have gym class so please make sure they are wearing sneakers.

Thank You,

Mrs. Graham

Hello Parents/Guardians,

     In the past week, we have been discussing the first Thanksgiving Feast in America.  The children watch "The Story of America" and we discussed:

                        - Who were the Pilgrims? - They were the people who first landed in America.

                        - Where the Pilgrims landed?- Which was at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. 

                        - How did the Pilgrims get here?- They sailed on ship called the Mayflower.

                        - What did the Pilgrims eat at their Feast? - They ate wild turkeys, corn, carrots, turnip and seafood.

On Monday, November 21st we will be celebrating Thanksgiving in the school cafeteria by having our own "Thanksgiving Feast".  Parents are invited to help serve the wonderful food you all provided or come to take pictures. Please not before 1pm.  You can drop off the food items during drop-off in the morning or when we discussed.  Thank you in advance for helping make this a wonderful experience.

We have completed of study of "Trees" and the children had a great time learning many different things about them.  Our next study will be "Buildings".  We will be learning concepts and skills in science, math, the arts and literacy.  We will also be using thinking skills to investigate, ask questions,solve problems, make predictions, and test our ideas.  Request:  We need your help!  If you could bring to school empty cereal boxes or pictures of real building ( apartments, gas stations, churches, castles, etc.) they would be great.

On Wednesday, November 23rd we will have a regular dismissal of 2:35pm.  If you would like to pick-up your child at noon(12:00) when the k-8 are dismissed just let me know so we can have them ready for you at that time.  There is After School that day starting at 2:35pm.

 Practice at Home

Writing their first names (upper case first initial and lower case the rest).

As always, if you have any questions or concerns just let me know and I will make time for you.

Thank you,

Mrs. Graham