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Pre-K Program
February 6 – 29, 2012

As you can see by the dates above, I am including information in this newsletter for the entire month of February.  Unless something changes, I will be including an entire month’s worth of information in each newsletter between now and the end of the school year.  If something comes up that I did not include, I will send a separate note to inform you.  Thank you to everyone for allowing your children to walk down the hallway by themselves and enter the classroom on their own—it really does make a difference in our morning routine!

Math – Throughout the month of February, we will count and make groups of objects to 10; compare groups to determine same/equal to, more, and fewer; recognize numerals from 11-20; explore the concept of high and low; order levels from highest to lowest; explore the concept of weight; and compare the weight of objects

Phone Numbers – If you have not turned in the paper letting me know what phone number you would like your child to recite to me, please do so by next week.  I will begin testing the children on how well they know their phone numbers during the week of February 6^th.  If I do not get a slip back from you, I will put your home number down as the one you want your child to know.

Reading – Throughout the month of February, we will be working more in our journals to add words to our pictures and to write the capital and lowercase letters from Aa – Zz.  I will also begin to test the children on how well they can recognize their last name.  By the end of the month, you will be receiving worksheets to help the children practice writing their last names in correct formation if they do not know how to do so already.  Also, throughout the month of February we will do some activities to honor our presidents—past and present!

Religion – During the month of February, we will discuss the following stories in Religion:  “Baby Diana’s Special Day,” “Helping Mom,” and “Everyone Had Enough to Eat.”  By Thursday, February 9^th, I would like each child to bring in a picture of his/her baptism since that’s what our discussion will be about.  The story, “Helping Mom” is a special story about sharing love on Valentine’s Day and throughout the year. 

Earthquake Drill – On Tuesday, February 7^th, we will be participating in the nationwide earthquake drill at school. 

McKendree University Field Trip – Just a reminder that Thursday, February 9, 2012, we will be heading to McKendree University with the Kindergarteners through 3^rd Graders to see the play, “Storytime.”  We will leave around 11:45 a.m. and return by 2:00 p.m. 

Valentine’s Day – We will celebrate Valentine’s Day on Tuesday, February 14^th.  Please have the children come to school dressed in something red, white, and/or pink for the day.  Our head room parent will be working on getting a snack and drink to us that day.  The children will also need to bring Valentine cards in to pass out to their friends during the afternoon.  The children may also include a small treat with their cards if they want.  We made a special Valentine’s card holder with our 5^th Grade buddies, so you will not need to send one in with your child.  I will be sending home a class list next week in case the children want to personalize their cards.  If you have any questions regarding this day, please feel free to contact me.

Scholastic Book Order – The February flyer will be coming home on Monday, February 6^th.  If you would like to purchase anything from the flyer or online, please do so by Friday, February 10^th. 

Catholic Schools’ Week – A huge “THANK YOU” to the 3^rd and 4^th Grade Teachers for planning all the wonderful events for Catholic Schools’ Week.  The Pre-K children loved participating in everything and were so glad to be included in the festivities!!