Mrs. Margie's Three to Four Year Olds Class

Show and Tell Week

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November 28th. -- December 2nd

Monday

1.Adrina

2.Guerin

3.Natalie

4.Seyun

5. Trey

Tuesday

1.Aubrey

2.Blake

3.Emily

4.Joseph

Wednesday

1.Anika

2.Carlos

3.Jasmine

4.Zachary

5.Isabella

Thursday

1.Arlo

2.Ava

3.Kylie

4.Reese

5.Sergio

Friday

1.Addyson

2.Aleksndria

3. Evie

November 2011

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Halloween Songs and Finger-plays

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Black Cat (song) Little Ghost (poem)

Black Cat, Black Cat, I saw a little ghost,

It is Halloween~ He saw me too!

You don’t scare me, I said, “Hi!”

Cuz’-you can’t be seen. And, he said, “Boo!”

I can see you cuz’,

Your eyes are green…

Black Cat, Black Cat—

It is Halloween!

Five Little Jack O’ Lanterns I'M A LITTLE PUMPKIN

(Finger play) Tune: “I’m A Little Teapot”

Five little Jack O’ Lanterns I’m a little pumpkin,

Sitting on a gate, Orange and round.

The first one said, You can talk to me,

“Oh, my it’s getting late!” I can’t make a sound.

The second one said, But if you scoop me out,

“There are witches in the air.” And put a candle in,

The third one said, Carve me a face,

"But we don’t care.” I can grin and grin!

The fourth one said, By Jean Warren

“Let's run and run and run!"

The fifth one said,

“I’m ready for some fun!”

Then “OOOOOh” went the wind

And out went the lights,

And the five little Jack O’ Lanterns rolled out of sight.

October 2011

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Dear Parent,

Ten weeks of Preschool, we are on the 10th Commandment from God --how exciting. There will be a lot going on in the next few weeks that I’d like to let you know about. Plus last week, Wednesday, October 12th we had some very special visitors! Smokey the Bear and his Firefighter buddies came and shared fire safety with us. Friday, October 7th we had a special visit from Mrs. Maciel, on fire safety and her experience as a volunteer EMT/Firefighter. She showed us her uniform (letting the children try it on) and talked about fire safety with us. Such as Stop, Drop and Roll, 911, stay low to the ground, do not hide from firefighters, and never touch matches or lighters etc…

I’d like to take this time to “Thank you” all for making sure we have fresh snacks every day. You are awesome! As we start our Halloween Fun weeks, I’d like to fill you in on what’s happening. Our Great Pumpkin Patch Day Snack list is filled up (Thank You) we still have two items that need to be signed up for—if you dare J

1. 48 Spooky Day Little Mummies using the mini cocktail sausages (2/child)

2. 28 Plain undecorated pumpkin-shaped sugar cookies (We will decorate during our party)

We also will be posting a Halloween Carnival Sign-Up (Saturday, October 29th) to help work the “Fishing Booth we will share this with Mrs. Irma/Mrs. Romero’s class. We are asked as a class to provide a raffle item, usually a basket or Gift Certificate. I will find out what we are going to need and let you know how you can help.

Next week is conference week; although our class’ conferences will be held next month in November. OLM’s Library will be having a book fair next week as well. Please support our Library by stopping by and purchasing a book or two for your little one and you to enjoy together. Mrs. Poole our Librarian invited us visit the Library on Thursday, October 6th (Yea! mini field trip). She showed us around the Library and read a funny story about “A Cat in Boots.” We had a lot of fun and will be planning another visit around Christmas time.

Next week, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday I will be gone. Mrs. Romero and Mrs. O will be filling in for me on those days, along with Miss Vanessa on Tuesday. Mrs. Nicole will be helping Mrs. Irma out while Mrs. Romero fills in for me.

Reminders for your calendar, this week “Show and

Tell”, next week October 24 -28th. OLM’s Library Book Fair. Then, on Saturday, October 29th OLM’s Halloween Carnival and Monday, October 31st Our “Great Pumpkin Patch Day” Celebration and later that night ~ Halloween. Then bright and early on Tuesday November 1st. for our Tuesday children, we will be attending All Saints Day Mass. *Please encourage your child wear their OLM T-shirt for Mass.

God Bless you all and have a fun and safe Halloween!

Mrs. Margie Varner

Week Seven: September 26-30th.

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This week we will be working on ...

I Have a Little Apple

Tune: Have You Ever Seen a Lassie

I have a little apple,

An apple, an apple.

I have a little apple,

Just for me!

It has a little chimney,

A chimney, a chimney.

It has a little chimney,

Brown as can be!

This apple is a good house,

A good house, a good house.

This apple is a good house,

Just for me!

How do you make applesauce?

I can not wait to hear what they remembered from last week.

We will also be working on-

* Letters E and F, and beginning Alpha-friends starting with Letter Tt for "Tiggy Tiger".

*Numbers 1-5, and lots of counting! How exciting-this Friday we will be counting to 30!

Tuesday--Mrs. Wennberg's 7th grade buddies come to visit us at 10:45am. Mrs. Wennberg introduced us to Laverne (a little kitten that she found along Bear Creek).

Thursday--Mrs. Misenhimer's 4th grade buddies come to visit us at 8:30am.
The children get really excited for their "Buddies" to come and visit.

School Pictures are here!

Have a fun and wonderful week- God Bless you all! Mrs. Margie

September 13, 2011

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Dear Parent,

I am excited that this is week five and as a class we are doing so great!

Our theme is “Fly-Butterfly-Fly!” We have been having lots of fun looking for and chasing butterflies during recess. Your child will begin tracing their “school name” (capital Letter followed by lower-case, ex: Margie) this week. In class we are concentrating on the letters C and D, and numbers 1-5.

We have been working on learning and following our class rules:

1. Be a Friend.

2. Listen to the Teachers.

3. Use nice words, nice hands, and nice feet.

4. Walk inside, (we can run outside on the green grass).

5. Have Fun!

*Next week will be Show and Tell Week!!! I have assigned your child one day to bring in one item for sharing. If this day is not good, let me know and I will change it. This will be your child’s day during Show and Tell Week throughout the year. If your child is sick, or does not attend on their day, just have them bring in their Show and Tell item the next day they attend school. J The objective of Show and Tell is for your child to get comfortable sharing with their classmates. I will help them by asking a few questions about their Show and Tell, then letting them go around our circle to “show” their friends.

We also will be working on “Apples-Yum!” *Could you please have your child bring in one apple to share, by Wednesday of next week- (any color). We will be counting, graphing, tasting and making applesauce. Thank You!

God Bless you and your family,

Mrs. Margie Varner

August Songs

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*Jesus Loves the Little Children (This is the Religion page your child colored with Mrs. O).

Good Morning

Good Morning! Good Morning!

And how do you do?

Good Morning! Good Morning!

I’m fine, how are you?

We are teaching the children Sun Safety while

playing outside.

Sitting in the Shade All Day

Tune: Polly-Wolly-Doodle

Oh, I sat down under a great big tree,

Sitting in the shade all day!

Hiding from the sun shining down on me,

Sitting in the shade all day!

In the shade (clap, clap)

In the shade of a great big tree.

It’s cooler in the shade.

We really have it made,

In the shade of a great big tree!

(clap, clap)

I love this song…

Sing a song of Sunshine

Tune: Sing a Song of Sixpence.

Sing a song of sunshine,

Be Happy every moment,

Be happy every day!

No matter what you do.

Sing a song of sunshine

Just sing and sing and sing and sing

You’ll chase the clouds away.

And let the sunshine through!

Week Two: That’s My Name

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Dear Parent,

Happy second week!! We had a great week together, getting reacquainted and making new friends. Learning all about our classroom’s schedule, rules and most important where your child’s favorite toys are kept. We are working on learning each other’s name, plus listening and following directions. We will continue to work on projects for this Sunday’s Open House. Our classroom will be open Sunday, August 28th from 11:00am-1:00pm there will be a Tri-tip dinner served in the Cafeteria during and after classroom visits. You should have received this information in your family envelope. We hope to see everyone, and meet extended family as well!

Please remember to check our classroom file box daily for your child’s work that they have completed. Your child is so excited to be able to take home their work to show you. *Please feel free to visit our classroom with your child and “let them show you around” anytime—not just this Sunday.

I am so excited that Miss Nicole (another former OLM graduate) will be my Assistant on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Miss Vanessa will be my Assistant on Tuesdays and Thursdays; this week she is back to college. Mrs. O will be helping in our class as needed. I’m excited about the team we have to care for your child and make sure their day is fun, educational and safe.

If you sign up to help us with our snack for the day, I have listed on the snack calendar how many servings we will need for that day. On Mondays and Fridays we will need 14 servings. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays we will need 22 servings. *Right now our class is still growing; as we grow I will post any changes in count as needed on the snack calendar. A typical serving size would be small handful (i.e. approx. 5-8 small crackers/3-5 bite size fruit servings per child). OLM Preschool always provides the milk served along with am and pm snack times and lunch as well. *Our class also has cold filtered water available. YUM!

Show and Tell will start next month. I will try to schedule it around the third week of the month. I will assign each child one day that week to bring in one item to share. My goal for Show and Tell is that children become comfortable getting up in front of their friends. I will help your child with this so that they grow more and more confident through our school year. I will send home more information next month, with reminders each month for you.

I’m including some of our songs and finger plays if you happen to hear your child singing … you’ll be able to sing along too.

May God Bless you and your family this week!

“Mrs. Margie” Varner

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Mrs. Margie’s Three to Four Year Olds Class

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August Weekly Themes:

Week 1: Getting Acquainted

Week 2: My Name

Week 3: All About Me

Monthly Theme: For the month of August your child will be getting acquainted with each other and “our” classroom. I believe lots of painting and play-dough will be on our schedule! I will send home a parent letter at least once a month. This will include some of the songs and activities we are doing in class to keep you updated. I will also post this on our school’s web page under Teacher’s Blogs at olmlancers.com.

Extra Clothes: Please bring an extra set of clothes to keep in your child’s cubby. A large Ziploc with their name on it works well for this. Include underwear, pant’s/shorts, shirt/top and later when the weather gets cooler socks. Your child may never need these, but just in case it is always nice to have your own clothes to change into. *Please write your child’s name on their lunchbox, backpack and sweaters and jackets.

Snack: A Healthy Snack Calendar will be posted in the classroom if you wish to help with our morning nutrition break. Please sign up to bring the items that will be served on the date you sign up for. *Birthdays—we will celebrate birthdays once a month on the last Wednesday of the month. On this day a sign-up will be posted for birthday children to bring items for the celebration. If you have a snack idea for your child’s birthday month please let me know so that I can try to include it.

Classroom needs: We have a few needs that we need help with. Can you please provide a box of Kleenex, Baby wipes (hypo-allergenic-please) to help keep your little one’s face cleaned. Plus Antibacterial wipes for our classroom, to keep toys and surfaces germ free. (Thank you!)

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child and/or our classroom, please see me. I am always available to share with you in person, by phone 722-6657 and/or to schedule a conference. Thank you once again, for allowing us to share this important year with your child and you!

May God Bless you and your family-

“Mrs. Margie” Varner

August 8, 2011

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Thank you to all who attended Our Lady of Mercy's Back to School kickoff! It was wonderful seeing some "friends" from last year and getting to meet our new friends who will be joining our class. I want to Thank you all for allowing us to get your family photo...and a special Thank you to Miss Vanessa for taking the pictures. You all look wonderful, and it is so helpful to me to be able to match names with faces. Those of you who attended Monday's Kickoff received a packet explaining our class. For those of you who could not make it, I placed one in your child's folder. Our class is up to 20 students (Woo Hoo) and hopefully we will keep adding new friends as the year progresses.

Mrs. Margie’s
Three to Four Year Old Class
2011-2012

Dear Parent,

Welcome to Our Lady of Mercy Preschool! We are so excited to be sharing this important year of preschool with your child and you. Our goal this year is for your child and you to have a wonderful school experience. The three to four year old class is a fun class to teach, work and play with! I know we will have a lot of fun together. My wonderful Assistants this year is Miss Vanessa (a former OLM graduate) and from time to time Mrs. O, who is also our nap-room Teacher.

Our class curriculum is designed for your child and his/her classmates who are three and turning four this school year. We will concentrate on age appropriate learning activities in Religion, Socialization, Language Arts, Math, Art, Motor-Development (large and small) and the SPARK program (Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids). We will be working on early school readiness skills in centers by working first one on one (teacher-child) and progressing to small groups by the end of our school year. In a few months I am hoping our class will be ready to attend OLM’s monthly Mass and in the spring we will be performing in the school’s Spring Program.

Parents/guardians are welcomed to visit and help out in the classroom. To be a regular volunteer you must be fingerprinted and go through the safe environment program. More information about this will be available soon. We welcome and appreciate all extra helping hands which help us provide and even more enriching program for your child. We, at Our Lady of Mercy Preschool are here for you and most importantly we are here for your child and their needs. At OLM your child will be loved and cared for during their day at school. Together we will have a wonderful joy-filled school year. Thank you very much for choosing Our Lady of Mercy Preschool.

God Bless You!

“Mrs. Margie” Varner

May 2011

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What’s Happened this Month:

May will be a very busy month, the countdown to summer has begun.

Our last day of school is Thursday, May 26th full day schedule.

Happy Mother’s Day!! We hope all of you had a very, happy day

surrounded by your love ones. We had been talking all about our

Mommy’s last week. And sharing all the wonderful things that make

you so special to your child. You are very loved by your child.

Cinco de Mayo Snack-Yum! We enjoyed the Nacho snack on

Thursday May 5th and we had enough left over to share on Friday

as well. Thank you for providing all that we needed.

OLM Grandparent’s Day was very nice. We started with the Crowning

Ceremony of Mother Mary. Cody, Colby, Macie, McKenzie and Zackariah’s

grandparent/s came. It was so nice having them visit with us in our

classroom and our school.

***Our last Show and Tell- May 9th through May 13th!!

Friday, May 20th OLM Preschool celebrates the end of our school year

with our annual Family Field Day! This is a fun time to just be together

outside playing games, winning prizes, bouncing in the bounce house and

finishing off with a Hot Dog lunch-Yum! Our 7th grade friends will be helping

with the different activities. Hopefully you will be able to join us- if not

though, we will be there to help your child have a great time with their friends.

What we are working on in class-- Our last four Alpha-friends

letters: X, W, E and Y, numbers 0 – 10, we are continuing practicing

writing names (the children had a lot of practice last week making

their Mommy and Grandparent cards) along with listening and following

directions. Some projects coming up --Seed to Flower, Bees and Bubbles.

We would like to take this time to say “Thank You” to Mrs.

Bettencourt (Cody’s mom) for taking on the responsibility of

room mother and all that entails. Thank you to Mrs. Drum

(Macie’s mom), Mrs. Gibson (Cami’s mom), Mrs. Macay (Macy’s

mom), Mrs. Phyllis (McKenzie’s grandma) for helping during our

party days throughout the year. Mrs. Mary (Aleatha’s grandma)

who comes to help us on Tuesdays. Plus, all of you—always

helping and making sure we have all we need for our classroom

needs, snacks, parties, etc… Thank You!!!

I scream, You scream—We all scream for Ice-Cream!! We will

celebrate our summer birthday’s, end of school and start of

summer with an ice cream party on Wednesday, May 25th!!

Song for Month-

Sing a Song of Sunshine – (sung to "Sing a Song of Sixpence" )

Sing a song of sunshine Be happy every moment

Be happy every day! No matter what you do.

Sing a song of sunshine Just sing and sing and and sing.

You'll chase the clouds away. And let the sunshine through!

Show and Tell-- April 4th.- April 8th.

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Monday April 4th.

1.Alexandra

2.Cody

3.Jalena

4.Skyler

5.Aiden

Tuesday April 5th.

1.Branyon

2.Claire

3.Nicole

4.Macy M.

5.Marielle

6.Natalie

7.McKenzie

Wednesday April 6th.

1.Madison

2.Hayden

3.Kevin

4.Grace

5.Nolan

Thursday April 7th.

1.Braden

2.Brendan

3.Ian

4.Gavin

5.Kaleb

Friday April 8th.

1.Zackariah

2.Angela

3.Macie D.

4.Cami

5.Alexia

6.Colby

March 2011

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•What’s Happened this month:

•Ash Wednesday, we got to attend mass on Wednesday March 9th. We were able to receive our ashes (sign of the cross) on our foreheads together as a class.

•We learned about St. Patrick, and how he used the three leaves of the shamrock to teach the Irish people about God. Father, Son and Holy Spirit—three equals one.

•We’ve had “real” shamrocks in class. While outside on the playground we’ve searched for three leaf clovers.

•We learned that the colors yellow and blue make green!

•Our St. Patrick snack was a huge success. The shakes and snack were so yummy! We know because all we heard was “mmmm” “yummm” and a lot of “Slurpppp”!

•We worked with each child individually evaluating where they are academically and have sent out their progress report. We have requested a few conferences for our children that may be eligible to move on next year. Otherwise, there are no conferences being scheduled this time. Although if you would like a conference please call the Preschool 722-6657 or see us and we will arrange a time we can get together to share your child’s progress.

•Next Show and Tell will be April 4 – 8th. (we will send home notices as we get closer to this date.) Our class got hit with several children being ill this month. So we had children bringing in their Show and Tell to share as they returned to class.

•At a Glance: What’s happening in our class:

• Relay 4 Life – fight against cancer. After Mass on Friday, April 1st. We will join the school and participate in OLM’s own Relay 4 Life. We will pair up with our reading (4th grade) and game (7th grade) buddies to learn about living healthy. We will be studying our “Heart Power” unit for the next couple of weeks preparing for this event.

•Penny War—each class is participating in a Penny War. We are collecting pennies (of course we welcome other coins, as well) to help raise money for this wonderful cause. Please help our class participate by sending pennies to be added by your child to our jar.

$$ Thank You! $$

•Book Fair—going on right now in the school Library. Monday, March 21st – Thursday, March 24th 8am – 4pm, and Friday, March 25th 8am - 3pm.

Fly, Kite, Fly

Tune: Up on the Housetop Popcorn Popping

Up in the sky, I fly my kite. I looked out the window

And hold the string And what did I see?

with all my might! Popcorn Popping on my apricot tree.

Up in the sky, I fly my kite. Spring is bring such a nice surprise.

Up by the puffy clouds, Popcorn popping right before my eyes.

What a sight! I can take a handful and make a treat,

Fly, Kite, Fly A popcorn ball

Into the sky! That would smell so sweet.

Fly, Kite, Fly It wasn’t really true

Into the sky! But it seemed to be.

Up in the sky, I fly my kite. Popcorn popping

Up by the puffy clouds, On my apricot tree!

What a sight!

God’s Blessings this Spring--

Mrs. Romero, Mrs. Margie and Mrs. O

February 2011

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•What’s Happened this month:

•We have been learning about Groundhog’s –trying to predict whether or not spring is coming soon.

•Our Valentine’s Party was a great success! Thank you all who contributed to our snack . And a special “Thank you to Macie D.’s Mom and Macy M.’s Mom for helping us during our party. The children all had fun passing out their Valentines. I’m sure they had even more fun going through their bags with you!

•Presidents Day - Abraham Lincoln our 16th President and is on the penny. And, George Washington our 1st President as a little boy cut down his Daddy’s cherry tree. “Oh, My!”

•What a great time we had during Our Lady of Mercy’s International Night, February 16th. Preschool’s country was Italy. Mrs. Irma’s class and our class designed our favorite slice of pizza. We made them into hangers and they were on display at our booth. Mrs. Mary’s mother made the most wonderful lasagna (a big hit). We also had pasta, garlic bread and biscotti for sampling .

•We have started to practice the three songs we will be singing for Our Lady of Mercy’s Spring Program. "Five Loaves and Two Fish" “Have You Ever Been a Fishing” and “Rise and Shine”. We will be starting to practice on stage for our Spring program in April.

*Reminder: No toys are allowed at school except during your child’s assigned Show and Tell day. Lately we have been having a lot of toys being brought from home. Please check pockets and backpacks, we understand our little ones like and sometimes need something from home. But we can not guarantee it’s safe return.

•Dental Health Week: This week we are learning about the importance of taking care of our teeth, keeping them clean by regular check-ups, brushing and flossing. The children have been sharing their experiences of going to the dentist. Our favorite—is that they got their teeth “tickled” by the dentist.

•Songs and Fingerplays:

Georgie, Georgie Brush Your Teeth

Georgie, Georgie, Brush your front teeth,

Georgie, Georgie, Brush your back teeth,

No, no, no. Brush the bottom and the top.

Be careful what you do! If you brush them each

Hatches can be dangerous, And every day.

and you may get hurt , too! Then your smile will never stop!

May God Bless you and your family!

Mrs. Romero, Mrs. Margie and Mrs. O

*Please check out our blog at olmlancers.com. We try to post all newsletters and messages online. This is a great way to find out what’s happening at OLM and a way to check out other teachers blogs as well.

International Night

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Come Join Us Tonight

Wednesday, February 16th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm!!

On an adventure around the World!

Our Lady of Mercy’s International Night

Preschool’s country is Italy!

Our class has designed the perfect pizzicare (pizza)."—classroom style! We each colored a slice of pizza with all the toppings we love! Yum…

*Please join us in the auditorium tonight to try some great food--International style—

Buon appetito (enjoy the meal)!

It will be a great Buonasera (evening) to learn about different countries and visit with all our OLM family and friends. Vedere stasera (see you tonight)

Mrs. Romero, Mrs. Margie and Mrs. O

January 2011

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Happy New Year 2011!!!!

•We will be closed on Monday, January 17th as we honor and remember as a nation Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

•Welcome! Our New Year brought us four new friends joining our class.

•In class we are studying: Brr…it’s winter, Brr…it’s cold! Mittens and clothing we wear in winter. We will be concentrating on letters Vv- Vinnie Volcano, Aa-Andy Apple, Cc- Callie Cat and Pp- Pippa Pig and numbers 1-10. We will also be learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his dream of equality for all of us.

•We attended OLM’s all school Mass on Friday, January 7th. celebrating the Epiphany (January 6th) (the Magi’s visit to the infant Jesus). We were able to see our 4th grade friends /readers as they lead our school Mass.

•Classroom needs: We are need of Kleenex and Baby Wipes, if you can help we would be so grateful! Also, please check you child’s change of clothes. Replacing summer with winter if needed. Please include full changes—including “socks”--our biggest problem right now with the rain and mud puddles on the playground. Thank You!

•January 29 – February 4th. 2011 Catholic Schools Week: A+ for America Catholic Schools. As a class we will be participating in several of the activities. We will be thanking our 4th grade reading buddies and 7th grade activity/game buddies by inviting them for a special snack and making them a cards of thanks. Also, a Food Drive for Catholic Charities. We are encouraging children to bring 5 cans of food to share for those in need.

•Show and Tell will be January 24 – 28th. We will send home a reminder for your child’s Show and Tell Day. During Show and Tell week each child is assigned one day to bring one item to share about. If your child is absent on their Show and Tell day, they may bring it to share the day they come back.

•Happy New Year (song)

Happy New Year to you,

Happy New Year 2011…

Happy New Year to you!

Happy New Year 2011! May God

Give you Peace and Happiness !

Mrs. Romero, Mrs. Margie and Mrs. O

November 2010

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Our Preschool Annual Thanksgiving Feast is this Friday, November 19th . Activities will be from 8am-11pm. Our class will be the Native American Indian’s and Mrs. Irma’s class are the Pilgrims. We will be preparing for our feast by getting dressing in our –dress/vest, headbands, necklaces and a little face paint to keep with the theme. If you are able to come and help in our class we would love to have you join us.

*PS-bring cameras!

Thanksgiving Week November 22 through November 26. Our school will be closed so that all of us may celebrate this wonderful time with family and friends. We will then be reunited on Monday, November 29th. We will then be entering the Advent season, awaiting Jesus' birth (Christmas). What a blessed and joyful time we will be preparing for!

We have been studying Alpha-Friends Rr (Reggie Rooster), Bb (Benny Bear) and Nn (Nyle Noodle) . Last month was the letters Tt (Tiggy Tiger) and Ss (Sammy Seal) and Mm (Mimi Mouse). Please review these letters at home to help reinforce your child’s letter recognition. We will be attaching the Alpha-Friends songs for you to sing at home. Please review numbers 0-5 with your child. And lot’s of counting! 1-10, 1-20 and 1-30! *We recommend for home use Leap Frog’s DVD’s Letter Factory and Math Circus. If you would like some extra help.

Our School Reading and Game Buddies: Has your child has been talking about their Buddies?? We are doubly blest, each Thursday, Mrs. Meisenheimer’s fourth grade class comes to our class to read to “their buddy” reinforcing the love of books. And, Mrs. Wennberg’s seventh grade class comes to play games with our class reinforcing sharing and creative play.

All School Mass and Programs: We are now attending OLM’s School Mass’ on the first Friday of the month (for Friday’s children) and other school programs that will be coming up in our school year. They start at 8:15am, so we will be leaving our classroom at 8:05am to get settled in the school’s auditorium. We will leave a note to let you know where we are and any other information that you may need. If you arrive later- you may take your child to Mrs. Irma’s (room 10). We will be reunited when we get back.

Songs and Finger-plays:

Leaves are Falling

Leaves are falling all around,

Red, yellow, orange and brown.

Twirling, swirling to the ground.

Look how many leaves I’ve found!

Playing Indians

Playing Indians is such fun,

Is such fun, is such fun.

Playing Indians is such fun!

Let’s be Indians NOW!

Ki-ya-ya-ya, Ki-ya-ya-ya, Ki-ya-ya-ya

KI!

I'm a little Indian

(tune: I'm a little teapot)

I'm a little Indian, on the go!

Here is my arrow, here is my bow!

When I get excited, hear me shout!

Bears and Buffalo--you better-

WATCH OUT!

May God bless you and your family
this Blessed Thanksgiving. Peace--
Mrs. Romero, Mrs. Margie
and Mrs. O

Mass this Friday!

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Our class will be attending this Friday’s All School Mass. (November 5th.) Please have your child in class by 7:50 am. This will allow time for restroom and drink breaks before leaving class at 8:05am. If you arrive at school after Mass begins you may take your child to Mrs. Irma’s class--room 10. We will then be reunited after we return to class.

God Bless,

Mrs. Romero and Mrs. Margie

Show and Tell next week (November 8 -12th)

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Please help your child choose one item for Show and Tell on their assigned day. *If your child is absent on their Show and Tell day just bring their Show and Tell the next day they attend school.

Show and Tell Week (assigned days)

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday

1. Alexandra 1. Branyon 1. Aleatha

2. Cody 2. McKenzie 2. Madison

3. Jalena 3. Claire 3. Hayden

4. Skyler 4. Nicole 4. Marielle

5. Jacob 5. Macy M.

Thursday Friday

1. Braden 1. Zackariah

2. Brendan 2. Angela

3. Ian 3. Macie D.

4. Gavin 4. Cami

5. Kaleb 5. Kevin

October Happenings in room 9

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At a Glance: What’s happening in October:

We will be starting our Houghton Mifflin Pre-K reading program. Our first theme: Welcome to School, we will also be incorporating October’s themes for Safety, Harvest and Halloween fun!

Letter of the Week: We have started our Letter of the Week with letter Tt. We will be introducing “Alphafriends” they are introduced in lower case form. We will also be using Leapfrog's “Letter Factory” DVD which introduces each letter in Upper Case. For each letter your child will be bringing home an “Itsy Bitsy Book” reinforcing the Letter of the Week.

Numbers: 0-10 are being reinforced throughout our day and classroom. We would like to share two of our newest center manipulatives for the children to work with. *Count and Match Fruits and Vegetables and *Cookie Jar Count. In class we are starting to practice rote counting 1 - 30. You can help your child by counting….everything . *Suggestion-Count how many steps it takes from car to class. Please have your child share the number with us.

Beginning tracing and writing names: Your child will start to practice tracing his/her name, progressing to writing their own name later in the school year.

Song: *May be used for any writing, reading etc…

Where do you start your Letters? (Thank you, Mrs. Tressider)

(tune: If your happy and you know it)

Where do you start your letters?

At the top, top, top.

Where do you start your letters?

At the top, top, top.

If your going to write a letter,

then you better, better, better-

Remember to start your letters at the top-top-top!

*Show and Tell Week- Our class’ first Show and Tell will be the week of Oct. 18-22nd. Each child will be assigned one day to bring their Show and Tell. *More information will be coming soon.

September 27 – Oct 1st. 2010

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What’s Happening This Week:

Preparing for Parent/ Teacher Conferences in October. We are finishing evaluating the children to find out their beginning knowledge of the alphabet, numbers 0-10, colors, shapes etc… we will be able to share this with you next month at parent/teacher conferences.

Week 7 already!!! Please stop by and check out your child’s fingerprint (using pointer finger) project. The children really enjoyed checking out their fingerprints using a magnifying glass.

School Picture—retakes will be on Thursday.

Snacks- Again thank you for all the nutritious, delicious snacks you have provided for our classroom this month. *While celebrating our Apple Theme, Aleatha’s grandma provided us with an all-in-one apple corer, peeler and slicer along with three different apples to sample. What fun we had preparing our apple tasting snack.

Mass-St. Francis- the blessing of the animals will be this Friday at 11:00am. We will not be attending this Mass, since it starts at the end of our preschool day. You may come with your “pet” and take your child with you to participate in OLM’s blessing of the animals outside mass.

Computer: Along with Mr. Somers, OLM’s computer teacher, we have been working on getting our class computer ready for learning programs to help reinforce your child’s learning.

September 7-10th 2010

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What’s Happening This Week:

School Pictures: Wednesday, September 8th. and Thursday, September 9th . “Smile!”

We are starting week four of school already! The children are settling into our class schedule. They are learning the class rules and how to share with each other. We are happy to see many friendships developing.

This week our unit will be: Dusting for Prints: We will be exploring our differences and how God made us all special and unique. *We will be starting to evaluate each child “to see what they know (academically) and how we (school and home) can work together as partners to help your child succeed in their own individual growth, development and learning this school year. (*Wednesday-Happy Birthday to Mother Mary)

Parent Participation: Tuesday was the Safe Environment class. If you missed it there will be another on Monday, October 4th at 6:00pm in the school’s library. We are looking forward to having you join our class!! What a wonderful resource your help will be for our children.

Change of Clothing: Please remember to supply a change of clothes for your child. This can be left in your child’s cubby at school. Accidents do happen from food/juice/milk spills to slipping in the mud etc… it is more comforting for your child to be able to change into their own set of clothing. Thank You!

Snacks: Thank you so much for the wonderful snacks that you have been providing. The children really look forward to the delicious, nutritious snacks after working on activities and playing with their friends.

At a Glance: What’s happening this month:

Week one: Dusting for Prints

Week two: Fishy Geometry

Week three: Tempting Apples

(Friday, Sept. 24th - St. Vincent de Paul lunches brought by Preschoolers.
Week four: Chicka-Chicka, Boom-Boom!

Songs and Finger plays for the month of September:

*Clap, Slap, Tap, Lap *God is so Good

*Preschool Friends *J-E-S-U-S

*Five Red Apples *Good Morning

Friendships (taken from Mailbox-Preschool)

Aspects of Three-Year-Olds’ Friendships

1. Although three year olds have the beginning social skills required to play in small groups, twosomes usually work best.

2. Three’s develop friendships easily; however, these friend-ships may not be lasting and can change from day to day.

3. When participating in an activity, three’s are generally more interested in the other children rather than in the activity itself.

Aspects of Four-Year-Olds’ Friendships

1. Pairs of four year olds' develop friendships based on shared activities and are less likely to exclude a third friend.

2. Strong friendships are quick to develop in four’s. Children start to have best friends.

3. By age four, children often play in groups. Play is generally cooperative and is often spent in construction-based or imaginative play activities.

God’s Blessings to you and your family!
Mrs. Romero and Mrs. Margie Varner

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Mrs. Romero and Mrs. Margie’s Class Daily Prayers

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Our Father (beginning prayer)

Our Father who art in Heaven.
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day, our daily bread.
And, forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Snack Prayer/Lunch Prayer
God is good, God is great.
Let us thank Him for our food,
And our friends. Amen.
And, Jesus-please watch over us and our families too. Amen.

Loving Father (ending prayer)
Loving Father, all this day.
Bless us in our work and play.
Bless the good I try to do.
Help me do it Lord for you. Amen.

Lunch prayer *(later in the school year)
Bless us O' Lord and these Thy gifts.
Which we are about to receive from Thy bounty.
Through Christ our Lord, Amen.

Hail Mary *(later in the school year)
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with you.
Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is thy fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.

Friday Class

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Dear Parent,

We will not be attending Mass this Friday. We are going to give our class another month of learning to sit, listen and follow directions at group-time. The children are forming friendships in class and are so excited to be sitting by their “new” friends that they forget that this is a time to listen. We want them to be happy and successful during their first “all school Mass” experience, so we will plan to go to October’s Mass. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask either Mrs. Romero or Mrs. Margie. You may also call the Preschool to speak to either of us at 722-6657. We are currently teaching the “Sign of the Cross” and “Our Father” prayer during our first group-time (Attendance). Thank you for your understanding.
God Bless you and your family,
Mrs. Romero Mrs. Margie

Week Two

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Dear Parent,

     Happy second week!!! We had a great week together, getting to know each other and making new friends. Learning all about our classroom’s schedules, rules and most important where your child’s favorite toys are kept. We worked on learning each others' name, as well as, listening and following direction skills last week. This week we will be working on projects for Sunday’s Open House. Our classroom will be opened this Sunday, August 29th from 11:00am-1:00pm there will be a Tri-tip dinner served in the Cafeteria after classroom visits. Check your family envelope for more information. We hope to see everyone, and meet extended family as well!

      We would like to remind you to check our classroom file box daily for your child’s work that they have completed. We hope everyone now has a file, if not please let us know—so that we can correct this. Your child is so excited to be able to take home their work to show you. This week your child's work up will be display in the classroom (preparing for Sunday). *Please feel free to visit our classroom with your child and “let them show you around” anytime—not just this Sunday.

   Thank you to all of you that have signed up to provide snack for us. We have had some wonderful snacks lately! Yum! We are asking for enough snacks to serve 24 children. *Right now our class is still growing and we would like to have enough snacks for new friends that may join our class. A typical serving size would be small handful (i.e. approx. 4-5 small crackers/3-5 bite size fruit servings per child). With seconds for those children who would like more. OLM Preschool always provides the milk served along with snack (and lunch as well). Many, many thanks for making snack so yummy, delicious and fun!

     We will be sending home some of our songs and finger plays as well as our class prayers. If you happen to hear your child singing … you’ll be able to sing along too.

May God Bless you and your family this week!

Mrs. Romero                         “Mrs. Margie” Varner

School Begins!

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Dear Parent,
Welcome to Our Lady of Mercy’s Preschool Young Four’s Classroom. We are so excited to be sharing this important year of preschool with your child and you. Together we will be co-teaching and are excited to be “partners in learning”.

Our goal together is first and foremost; that your child and you have a wonderful school experience. This year your child will be working on socialization, early school readiness skills, working first one on one and progressing to small groups by the end of our school year. Our young four’s academics will be centered on: Colors, shapes, alphabet, numbers and lots of fun learning activities that will be designed with our class and their interests in mind.

Monthly Theme: For the month of August our goals and teaching will concentrate on helping your child get acquainted with each other and “our” classroom.

Snack: We will have a “Healthy Snack” calendar posted on the parent’s bulletin board for parents to sign up/volunteer for. (Thank you!)

Classroom needs: We are in need of Kleenex and wipes for our classroom and would appreciate if each child could bring in a box of each. (Thank you!)

Please feel free to come to us with any questions or concerns regarding your child and/or our classroom. We are always available to share with you in person, by phone 722-6657 or schedule a conference. Thank you once again, for allowing us to share this important year with your child and you!

God Bless,

Mrs. Eleanor Romero Mrs. Margie Varner

August Weekly Themes:            Finger-plays:
Week 1: Get Acquainted          Welcome!
Week 2: That’s My Name      Feelings Galore
Week 3: All About Me                                                 Who is Here Today?
                             In the Shade