December Monthly Post

December 2016

Be not afraid; for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people; for there is born to you this day in the city of David; a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."

Thank you for the generosity you showed with your donations to the food pantry for Thanksgiving. An extra thanks for the gently used jackets that went to Catholic Charities. We thank you for the great impact you have made in other's lives.

If you did not get to make a donation and would like to participate we have a great opportunity for you. Catholic Charities gave us the name of a family in need of baby items. If you would like to help a giving tree will be outside with tags on it. You can take a tag and return the tag and gift unwrapped by Monday, December 19th.

Thank you for your generosity and God bless you and your family this Holiday season.

Merry Christmas from PCCA!

Mrs. Gail Bauer

Miss Cindy Dubek

Mrs. Colleen Ferlin

Mrs. Anne Garvey

Mrs. Mary Kay Gerardi

Mrs. Kerri Heller

Mrs. Julie King

Mrs. Kathy Lumbrazo

Mrs. Laura McErlean

Miss Diane Monteroso

Mrs. Kim Ogarek

Ms. Katie Pohlmeyer

Miss Darcy Trudelle

Mrs. Eva Vassal

Mrs. Mary Vlasak

Miss Sue Weber

Mrs. Carrie Wills

Mrs. Laura Ziesmer

Kindergarten Kapers

This month the kids will be getting ready for Jesus' birth. We will learn that Advent is a time of waiting and there are a lot of fun things they can do while they wait for Christmas. In reading, we are moving right along and we will finish up the letters of the alphabet and continue practicing sight words. We are excited to start focusing on short vowels after Christmas. In math, we will be comparing, writing and showing numbers 1-12. We will also be using ordinal numbers first through tenth.

PreKindergarten Press

Christmas is coming soon! We will celebrate Jesus' birthday! Now we are learning about Advent and preparing for Christmas. This month the children will be learning new letters and numbers. Please practice letter recognition and their sounds as well as number recognition and counting to 20. It is fun singing Christmas songs and making gifts for Mom and Dad! This month our Show and Tell is on Friday, December 16th and our theme is "A Sign of Christmas".

Preschool Pitter Patter

In November, we thanked God for our sense of hearing and taste. Then we turned our attention to Thanksgiving by talking about the First Thanksgiving and singing about Pilgrims, Native American Indians and turkeys. We talked about what we are thankful for. We added triangles and stars to our list of shapes, orange to our colors and the number 3. In December our main focus will be on the Christmas story.

We are very busy practicing our specials song and finger play for our Christmas program. We will also discuss the color yellow and the number 4. Our "Show' N Tell" will be on Thursday, December 15th and Friday, December 16th. Please have your child bring something that shows how you are getting ready for Jesus' birthday; for example, a Christmas tree ornament. Have a blessed Christmas season!

All School News

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

PCCA cordially invites all family and friends to our annual Christmas concert on Sunday, December 4 at 11:00 am in the Providence Catholic High School Sacred Heart gym.

Please arrive with your PCCA student at 10:45 am. Kindergartners and Pre-Kindergartners are dropped off to the left of the stage and Preschoolers to the right of the stage. Your invitation was sent home in your child's backpack. Please remember to keep your child's coat, hat and gloves with you.

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