Full Day Preschool-December 3, 2021

Looking Back…
*I would like to thank all of the parents for meeting with me for Parent-Teacher Conferences.  I really enjoyed talking with everyone.  Thanks for all of your support and kind words.  It was really a rewarding way to kick off the Thanksgiving Holiday.
*We learned about Advent and made Advent wreaths to display in our class and to send home.  We lit our first candle this week!
*With such beautiful weather, we did a lot of walking.  One of our walks was a Prayer Walk.  We visited all of the beautiful statues and discussed each one.
*Our 6th Grade Buddies helped us make a Christmas Countdown Chain.  We will be removing one link each day until break and then it can be completed at home when we leave for our Christmas break!
*Practicing our songs for the Christmas Program was a daily event.  Next week, we will begin to practice in the Church.
*Letter review was our literacy focus.  Jolly Phonics kept us singing all about the letters F, G, H, I and J.  We are almost half way through the alphabet.
*Guiliana was our Cool Cat of the Week.  Thank you so much for the farm masks and Christmas goody bags she brought for each student.  What a special surprise!

Looking Ahead…
Theme:  Reindeer/Christmas
Colors of the Week:  Gold and Silver-lots of glitter fun!
Literacy:  Kk,  Christmas alphabet centers, name activities
Math:  Christmas shape projects, counting 0-30, number recognition 0-10 Christmas counting centers
Religion:  Advent and Christmas
Cool Cat of the Week:  Henry

Mark Your Calendar…
Thursday and Friday, December 9-10-Holiday Treasures Gift Shop https://stcletusschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Holiday-Treasures-Gift-Shop-Flyer.pdf
Friday, December 10-Wear green for our Grinch Day!
Tuesday, December 21-Preschool Christmas Program at 9:30 in Church.  Children should wear dress clothes.

Reminders…
*Please continue to dress for the weather!  We are still going outdoors each day.
*Please remember to send your child with a water bottle and extra masks.

Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About…
*What was your favorite statue on the prayer walk?
*What is your favorite Christmas song that we have practiced for our show?
*Explain how we made our Advent Wreath.
*Talk about our Countdown chain!
*What is the biggest number on our Pete the Cat number door? What is the smallest?

Sing a Song…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TGPokt-Z3M&list=RD0TGPokt-Z3M&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKkbIZtqhyQ

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