Mrs. Maria Hearse

PreK-6
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Soon we will be sending out info about our Kindergarten program.  If you do not want information on St. Brendan's School Kindergarten please let us know.

Notes for the week of 1/27/2020-1/31/2020

Hello parents!

A few notes...

This past week we began our new unit of study on Clothing. We started by exploring the clothes in our Dramatic Play Area. We talked about the different people that would wear these clothes (firemen wear their fire jackets and helmets) and the different occasions we would wear these clothes (a dress for a tea party, a jacket [blazer] for work). We also talked about the clothes we had on and why we liked them. This week we will be talking about clothing size. We will be exploring the different sizes we wear as well as how our size has changed as we have gotten older. 

On another note this week St. Brendan's School will be celebrating Catholic Schools Week. There will be different activities going on in the school and pre-k will be joing in on the fun! Below is a list of what we will be doing each day. 

Monday - Literature Day: Students can dress up as their favorite character from a storybook (not from a movie, TV show or cartoon). 

Tuesday - Math Challenge Day: Students will participate in school-wide BINGO.

Wednesday - Penmanship contest/Community Sevice Project:  We will have a penmanship contest to see who writes their first name the best. We will also make Valentine's cards for Veterans and Senior Citizens. 

Thursday - Carnival activities.

Friday - Twins/Triplets Day: Students can dress up as twins/triplets. We will be enjoying hot chocolate!

Family Participation
Talk with your child about the clothes they wore as a baby and the clothes they wear now. Show pictures of what they wore as a baby. Compare sizes if possible.

If possible, send your child with a baby photo so we could talk about the different sized clothes they wore then and now. 

We are still looking for donations of clean clothing your children may no longer wear, to add to our collection in the Dramatic Play Area. If you have any please bring them to school with your child. Some children may be attached to their clothing so remember to explain that these articles no longer fit/are used and are now going to live in school for others to use. 

Parents:
Please label all things that come into the school with your child (Lunch boxes, jackets/coats/hats/scarves/gloves, blankets, extra clothes, water bottles etc). Families often buy similar things. It is easy to confuse the items. 

Now that the cold weather is here, please teach your child to put on and zip/button their coats. This fosters independence.

Please look in your child's folder regularly. There are important notes from the school as well as artwork. Please keep the folder inside your child's bookbag. 

Children sign their names everyday (and they are doing amazing!). Encourage your child to write their name at home. Start with 1 letter at a time.

Work on the numbers 1-10. Have them make groups with items in the house (ex. a group of 3 toy cars), point out the numbers of your house/building, etc. 

Read to your child every night for 15 minutes. This short time spent reading has lasting effects on your child's academic success.

Important Dates
2/14/2020 - 2/18/2020: School will be closed. 
2/21/2020: Posters for Multicultural Feast due. 
2/25/2020: Multicultural Feast @ 1pm. ​​​​

     As always, any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us.
          

                                      Mrs.Hearse & Ms. Anlly