Happy Easter from all of us!!

The Perfect Easter

We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter holiday. It's a time to remember how much Jesus loves us. We also welcomed spring and look forward to all the spectacular sights and sounds the season brings. Registration for all programs is still open for the 2019 - 2020 school year.

Preschool Two Day

The flowers blooming, the baby birds chirping, and more sunshine, reminds us of all the beauty April brings. April also reminds us that Jesus has Risen!

April was an exciting month in our twos program! Our toddlers did their part in helping to save our planet. In honor of Earth Day we recycled egg cartons and created a lovely “Earth Day” tree. For Arbor Day we planted grass seeds and are looking forward to watching them grow in our classroom. We celebrated Easter by going on an Easter egg hunt. Each student looked for eggs filled with yummy treats to place in their bag and take home.

Letters S, T, and U were the letters of the month. We learned S makes a "S" sound as in snowman, T makes a "T" sound as in turtle, and U makes an "Uh" sound as in umbrella. Our students made a Squirrel for the letter S, a Turtle for the letter T, and a Unicorn for the letter U. The shape diamond/rhombus, the color yellow, and the number 8 were the shape, color, and number of the month. We continue to play our shape game to help with our shape recognition. Looking around the room for our number cards help us to remember our numbers. Dancing to our color song and looking for the color of the month in our classroom help to recognize our colors.

During chapel, Father Rick read the Easter Story , retold by Heather Amery and A Child's Story of Easter , retold by Susan Hardesty. Father Rick told the children how Mary went to look for Jesus and did not find him. An angel of the Lord told her that Jesus has Risen! Father Rick also told the children how Easter is a symbol of new life. Father Rick pointed out that the flowers we see blooming is one way we see signs of new life. We sang along to the songs "Good News" and "His is Risen."

We are continuing with our show-and-tell. Our students are enjoying speaking in front of their peers and bringing in letter and color related items to share and talk about with the class. Show-and-Tell is proving to be the highlight of our day.

To end our month of April, our students were hard at work preparing to celebrate our mothers and all that they do for us. We are all so excited to discover what the month of May has to bring.

Miss. Michele

Miss. Carole

Preschool Three Day

Time is flying by and the three year olds are learning so much! During April, we learned the letters U and V and created the letter crafts unicorn and vase. The students are doing great tracing their letters. They practiced writing Y, 2, 8, 9, and 10 and began our alphabet review pages. The students have also been practicing tracing first, then writing the letters in their names.

During Math, the students have been playing games as a way to reinforce concepts. They focused on position words such as in, out, before, and after. We will expand on this concept more in the coming months.

In Language and Literacy, the students fished for letters- one of their favorite activities. They first fished in the sound around box for an object and decided if it was a letter, then sorted it into piles accordingly. We took it a step further and began to sort ourselves into groups such as those wearing sneakers and boots, or certain colors, etc.

We read The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle and completed a ladybug craft. We will continue reading more from Eric Carle in the coming months.

We had the opportunity to celebrate Easter with the students this past month by decorating an Easter egg craft and conducting an Easter egg hunt. We also got to share with the students the importance of Easter as Jesus demonstrated his love for us. We also celebrated Earth day by making a fun craft and planted grass seed in cups that the students will take home.

Miss Amanda

Miss Carole

Preschool Five Day

April brought us spring in all of its glory - flowers blooming, birds chirping, and animals getting up after a long winter's nap. The students got a burst of energy, and it showed in all they accomplished.

Word Time: We finished our chapter on Social Behavior and started the chapter on School. With the help of Squawker, we learn the pronunciation, spelling, and meaning of words.

Penmanship: The students used their books to continue writing lowercase letters, words, sentences, and even labeled Mat Man's Body Parts!!

Math: The first half of the month our lessons were from our chapter - Geometry. They used their Mix and Make Shapes to identify shapes within a group and recognize shapes in real-world objects. They describe and sort three-dimensional shapes. The second half of the month we started our chapter - Data Representation. Children respond to questions by moving their bodies to different areas. They place objects in a simple graph to answer questions. We started our I Know My Numbers #9 booklets.

Language and Literacy: We've been working on the chapter - Writing, "It's My Story". Students learn to retell a story through pictures and dramatic play. Children learn about written language by drawing pictures and seeing how their thoughts become written words. They learn that print can be used to label items.

PATHS: With the help of our PATHS animals, the objectives of our lessons this month were making good choices and solving problems.

Chapel - We always look forward to a visit from Father Rick on Wednesdays to read us a bible story, sing songs, and pray.

The children made Easter cards for our senior friends at The Promenade. We had a lot of fun on our Easter Egg Hunt in Bentley Hall. We celebrated Earth Day with a craft and planted grass seed for Arbor Day.

God bless all creatures big and small.

Miss Ida

Miss Cindy