February 3, 2023!!

Dear Families,

Happy Friday!!!  Make sure to bundle up this weekend; brrrr!!
I hope that you all enjoy your weekends and get to spend time together just relaxing and not having to run errands:)

Catholic Schools' Week was wonderful, as always, and it was so nice to see so many of you at our Open House :)

Please remind your child to only print in PENCIL; no markers or pens.  Thank you!

Here are our plans for the up-coming week:

The theme of the week will be "Tools and Machines," the word of the week will be machinery and our letter will be Pp.

BIG IDEA:
Monday - We use tools to make things.
Tuesday - Saws and screwdrivers are tools.
Wednesday - Some tools push and pull.
Thursday - Some tools dig and drill.
Friday - Some tools help people to see and hear.

STORIES:
Monday - The Do Nothing Machine
Tuesday - Mike Mulligan and His Steamshovel
Wednesday - Machines, Big and Small
Thursday - And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
Friday - Tools That Help Me

PHONEMIC AWARENESS:
Monday - Friday - rhyming and end sounds

LITERACY:
Monday - Handle tools and discuss uses.
Tuesday - Use screwdrivers!
Wednesday - Discuss tools that push and pull and their uses.
Thursday - Discuss tools that dig and drill and their uses.
Friday - Discuss hearing aids, eye glasses, etc..


MATH:
Monday  Using measuring spoons, children measure out a snack!
Tuesday-  Examine measuring cups; compare and contrast measuring spoons and cups
Wednesday - Weight; use scale and classroom objects.  Examine, predict and check
Thursday - Deep and shallow; use play dough to discover if an object is deep or shallow
Friday - Build a ramp as a tool and explain how it helps someone move something

Have a wonderful weekend, enjoy each others' company and may God bless all of you!


Warmly,
Pat Batus



HOUSEKEEPING:  We have begun journaling each Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  Please help your child practice their handwriting at home to help them to meet with greater success.  Instead of using traditional paper and pencil, why not set up a shaving cream table or a sand table for them and help them form thier letters correctly?  Thank you for your continued support :)